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@SimonCHulse @essjax Good question. My understanding is that if you boost a post from a new, unknown-to-your-instance, then that post now is visible to everyone on your instance. If that post as a hashtag that others on your instance follow, they will now see it. But they won't now see every post with a particular #hashtag from that previously unknown instance. Or at least, I think that's how it works. Frickin' confusing I know.

Can anyone help with an email enquiry I've received about the history of the hashtag?

"I've been looking at how the symbol evolved from the abbreviation of libra pundo to what we see today. But I'm finding very little about the visual history of the symbol pre-20th century ... of what printers were using for this symbol — and how — between the 17th and 19th centuries.”

cc @shadychars — perhaps this is covered in your book?

Monthly Reminder:
The Fediverse is global. People who read you know nothing about you.
So PLEASE put a #hashtag with your country. What you hold for obvious may make no sense in a different context. You want to be understood ? Your choice.
Thank you.
Rappel Mensuel:
Le fediverse, c'est pour la planète. Ceux qui vous lisent ne savent pas qui vous êtes. Alors SVP indiquez votre #pays. Ce qui vous semble évident ne veut peut-être rien dire ailleurs. Vous voulez être compris ? Votre choix.
Merci.

I turned my photo of Dickinson Square Park from last night into a promotion for my favorite hashtag event, which I have the honor of guest hosting tonight.

#ILikeToWatch is a weekly gathering of friends riffing along to good music. The hosts and music genres vary each week.

Tonight's rain themed playlist is headphone friendly and has a little something for everyone.

#HashtagGames #hashtag #music #art #DigitalArt #promo #nighttimephotography #DickinsonSquarePark #Mastodon #HashtagEvents #rain #RainyNights #AmateurPhotography #AmateurArtists #AprilShowers #April

Microsoft thinks you should recycle pcs that can't be upgraded to windows 11...

Please do not do this. Try linux or give them to someone else who will, or donate them to charitable organizations.

Goblins need spare computers everywhere!

#question
Can we have a #hashtag on here for people who wish to discard perfectly good computers, so other people on here who are less fortunate can get them and use linux or something?

Any opinions on a best hashtag for that?

*edit @generationX mentioned a hashtag, #computertruhe (which is a group or the german equivalent to this paying it forward of computers or related parts, and is active on mastodon!) This may translate to #computerchest and is the best lead on a relevant hashtag for this purpose so far!

#retux (for games?)
possibly #upcycling

Unique for this purpose suggested:
#takemytech (at least 2 votes!)
#sparePChere
#pc2hand

by area:
@PCsfueralle for Austria, like computertruhe for DE

#LinuxInstallParty may be relevant! DE I think!

#FreeGeek for #Portland and maybe #Minneapolis !

#Debian 12 Bookworm made installation and GUI much easier than previous versions, including nonfree repositories for proprietary driver support! Debian 13 Trixie (stable) drops later this year. It is upstream and all about open source, as a Linux option.