# Twtxt is an open, distributed microblogging platform that
# uses human-readable text files, common transport protocols,
# and free software.
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# nick        = vgn
# url         = https://twtxt.net/user/vgn/twtxt.txt
# avatar      = https://twtxt.net/user/vgn/avatar
# description = Retired I.T. nerd – RV Life – vegan – atheist – aspirational writer, musician, genealogist
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# following   = 6
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# follow = antonio https://twtxt.net/user/antonio/twtxt.txt
# follow = dooven https://twtxt.net/user/dooven/twtxt.txt
# follow = ionores https://twtxt.net/user/ionores/twtxt.txt
# follow = lukem https://twtxt.net/user/lukem/twtxt.txt
# follow = off_grid_living https://twtxt.net/user/off_grid_living/twtxt.txt
# follow = prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt

2020-09-19T04:42:16Z	so I am here :)
2020-09-19T12:43:15Z	@<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> (#<vuob54a https://twtxt.net/search?tag=vuob54a>) Hey there. I have questions. lol  - for starters, what's with the random hashtags? Some form of UUID?
2020-09-20T04:07:14Z	@<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> (#<vuob54a https://twtxt.net/search?tag=vuob54a>) gotcha, cool
2020-09-20T04:07:33Z	@<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> @<stats https://twtxt.net/user/stats/twtxt.txt> (#<eztqdgq https://twtxt.net/search?tag=eztqdgq>) wow, 130! Very nice.
2020-09-20T04:13:27Z	@<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> Question - what is the benefit (if any) of installing this on my Mac vs just using the web interface?
2020-09-20T04:26:08Z	@<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> @<stats https://twtxt.net/user/stats/twtxt.txt> (#<eztqdgq https://twtxt.net/search?tag=eztqdgq>) also, what do I win? :)
2020-09-20T15:02:30Z	(#<hyqzfza https://twtxt.net/search?tag=hyqzfza>) @<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> Got it. So no reason to run it on any server that isn't always on (e.g., hosted). Yeah, I'm good w/ the browser, even for mobile. I have no group or community to justify running a separate pod on my own. Is there a list of existing pods anywhere? Or is it pretty much just this one?
2020-09-20T15:13:21Z	@<dooven https://twtxt.net/user/dooven/twtxt.txt> (#<vpsntmq https://twtxt.net/search?tag=vpsntmq>) nice! I used to run Mint on my Lenovo - my current daily driver is a MacBook Air, but I am getting an error when trying to upload a photo :( - any ideas @<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> ?
2020-09-20T15:24:18Z	(#<eztqdgq https://twtxt.net/search?tag=eztqdgq>) woo-hoo! 🤩 🤔
2020-09-20T16:08:41Z	(#<2tjspma https://twtxt.net/search?tag=2tjspma>) @<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> @slashdot @<off_grid_living https://twtxt.net/user/off_grid_living/twtxt.txt> For the full 1Gbps mmwave, yeah - seems like a poor cost-to-benefit scenario. However, in certain scenarios it could work - mass transit stations, arenas, stadiums, etc. Main benefit is connections per tower. From my reading, a *lot* of the benefit is network and traffic congestion handling. So mainly it helps where towers get too busy, or if you are in a rural setting. Right now this means only T-mobile. More info: [The 5G lie: The network of the future is slow](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/08/5g-speed/)
2020-09-20T16:12:00Z	(#<2tjspma https://twtxt.net/search?tag=2tjspma>) @<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> @<off_grid_living https://twtxt.net/user/off_grid_living/twtxt.txt> On the other hand, I recently got over 100mbps download speeds in northern California in a small town (4G LTE on Verizon) - and *these* speeds off my AT&T wireless router/hotspot (don't remember the location):

 ![](https://twtxt.net/media/RMtRDDoTWFk95dy4fRE9MN)
2020-09-22T00:23:07Z	(#<2tjspma https://twtxt.net/search?tag=2tjspma>) @<off_grid_living https://twtxt.net/user/off_grid_living/twtxt.txt> @<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> I am so sorry for your loss :/
2020-09-22T00:25:15Z	(#<vpsntmq https://twtxt.net/search?tag=vpsntmq>) @<dooven https://twtxt.net/user/dooven/twtxt.txt>  ![](https://twtxt.net/media/i8b7D2PdacHEWUN8VW72xf) there we go!

@<prologic https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt> may have been my poor connection, not sure. Working now!
2020-10-20T23:27:47Z	(#<mhlxgeq https://twtxt.net/search?tag=mhlxgeq>) I pronounce this as 'tootizens' in my head lol