Hot Potato
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Initial release | Italy |
|---|---|
| Directors | Steno |
| Music by | Totò Savio |
| Screenplay | Steno |
| Enrico Vanzina | |
| Giorgio Arlorio | |
| Producers | Achille Manzotti |
| Paolo Infascelli | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2530096 |
About Hot Potato
Hot Potato is a 1979 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Steno. The film discusses a range of issues such as homophobia in the political left, Anni di piombo violence, working class culture, and the sustainability of Eurocommunism.
What is inheritance tax and will it be cut?
...By Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentInheritance tax is a political Hot Potato, often discussed, but rarely changed...
Power struggle over who should watch over police in England and Wales
... That takes the heat out of a political Hot Potato for Kim McGuinness, who is running to be the mayor of the North East for Labour, but currently serves as the PCC for Northumbria...
Twitter users jump to Mastodon - but what is it?
... How is Mastodon moderated? This is a real Hot Potato...
Remi Wolf is casually rewriting the rules of pop music
... Elsewhere, though, her lyrics reference everyone from Brad and Angelina to UFC fighter Conor McGregor, while joking about Pilates classes, fast food orgies, and " Hot Potato pain"...
Twitter users jump to Mastodon - but what is it?
By Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor
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Under the bonnet, though, it works in a different Way .
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Here's a brief guide to finding your Way around it.
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Some of the popular ones - Such as social and UK - are currently running very slowly because of demand.
Ryan Wilding, who is running the Mastodon. UK server via his firm Superior Networks, said he had over 6,000 new joiners in 24 hours and had to pause registration.
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How do you find people?The server you choose becomes part of your user name - so for example, I used my current Twitter handle, zsk, and chose the UK server, making my user name @ And that's my address There - what you would Look Up to Find Me .
If you are on the same server, you can search just using the person's name, But if They are on a different server you will need their full address.
Unlike Twitter , Mastodon won't suggest followers you may be interested in.
You can also search hashtags.
Why are the servers There ?Okay, this is complicated, But I'm going to try to keep it very simple.
Mastodon is not one platform. It's not one " thing" and it is not owned by one person or firm. All of these different servers link together, and form a collective network, But They are owned by different people and organisations.
This is called decentralised, and fans of decentralised platforms Like them for exactly this Reason - They can't be run at the whim of a single entity, bought or sold.
However the downside of this is that you are instead at the whim of the person or organisation running your server - if They decide to abandon it, you lose your account. Mastodon is asking server owners to give their users three months notice if They decide to close it.
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If it's hate speech or illegal Content then those owners can delete it - But that does not necessarily delete it everywhere.
It's going to be a huge issue if this platform continues to grow.
There are already reports of people being targeted by hateful Content and The BbcContent ='JJ Lin'> has seen examples of homophobic abuse.
Are There any ads?No. There are no ads although There 's also nothing to stop you writing a post promoting your company or product.
Mastodon also doesn't offer a curated experience Like Twitter does in terms of how you view posts - you generally see what your followers are saying, as They say it.
Is it free to use?It depends which server you are on - Some are asking for donations, as They don't get paid, But it is largely free.
Source of news: bbc.com
