Great to meet @Gargron, @andypiper and many other #Fediverse and #Mastodon enthusiasts in SF.
Thanks to @mike and @Flipboard for holding the social event!
Thread 🧵
@beardedtechguy and myself are looking for someone to help us grow #AllThingsTech in every way possible. This includes our blog, our instance, our wiki, our Discord and our community in general.
We're looking for someone that is super active here on Mastodon and will continue to do so going forward.
We're looking for someone that is willing to talk about the instance, advertise the instance and recruit for the instance if possible. (cont...)
#Community #Blog #Site #Mastodon
Todo lugar es perfecto para el amor y los besos.
#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods #follow
little #mastodon protip: due to how posts federate there's no guarantee someone will see a link/video preview when they see your post, especially on small servers. this means that you'll probably want to add some kind of relevant description in the post where you're posting the link, like repeating the headline or quoting a relevant excerpt
Ok I should really know this but can’t find the setting for the life of me. How do I get a little icon on the bottom right hand corner of my profile picture? #mastoadmin #mastodon just like below
Nel 2024, per la prima volta, si ha finalmente la sensazione di avere una massa critica di persone e piattaforme interessate a ridare vita a Internet per riportare in vita ciò che abbiamo perso e creare qualcosa di nuovo. Solo nell'ultima settimana ci sono state conversazioni fra #Mastodon, #Flipboard, #TheVerge, #Buttondown, #WriteFreely e diversi co-autori della specifica #ActivityPub. C'è la sensazione palpabile che questo possa essere l'anno del web aperto!
https://activitypub.ghost.org/day-0/
Can't believe @ChorltonArtsFestival are on #mastodon. 
One for all the #Manchester tooters to follow!
🚨 Please, Help: Need Remote Work!
This happens in cycles & is happening again. Despite 11 books to my name, and 25 years varied work experience — United Nations, HBO, Pearson, etc…
If you know of any creative, meaningful work: communications, copywriting, even marketing, kindly, reach out.
The 🐺 is at the🚪
CV, below:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yahialababidi
#work #jobs #Fediverse #Mastodon #help #boost #writing #creativity #WritingCommunity #CreativeToots
#silentsunday #reflections #Sunset #nature #meditation #peace To all my #mastodon friends: Today I celebrate #MothersDay ❤️ We come in all sizes& colors. Some have given birth in a physical way. Some have birthed in other ways. 🌈 We are a dynamic force around the world, helping keep things together with #love as sometimes that’s all we have. 💐🥰🌻
@paul
"Susan Jane Backlinie, American actress and stuntwoman best known for her role as Chrissie Watkins, the first shark attack victim in Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws, dies at age 77." #RIP
I remember seeing Jaws at the theater. Spielberg is probably the reason why I've had an irrational hatred for all sharks.
And Spielberg is probably the reason why I hated Jeff Goldblum. Uh, no.. That's not Stevens fault.
#Mastodon #Sunday #Humor #HappyMothersDay
Soy el ying y el yang de la belleza.
#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods
If you make tools for Mastodon, consider increasing compatibility with the rest of the fediverse.
This guide might help.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/making-fediverse-apps-for-everyone/
Yeah, I'd call this a problem somewhere. #nofiles open files of the mastodon user, which just runs mastodon.
Good morning, Fediversians! We made it to #Friday! #Mastodon #Fediverse
Currently, all students, teachers and employees of 36 #Dutch educational and research institutions can use #Mastodon and the #Fediverse with 1 click by using their pre-existing institutional account.
🎓 social.edu.nl (#edu & #research)
🇳🇱 social.overheid.nl (#gov)
📺 social.npo.nl (#broadcast)
🌐 social.publicspaces.net (public org)
#vocationaleducation #highereducation #research #university #umc #library
I've been sitting here the last few minutes thinking about my connections on fedi 
there are people I talk to every day, people that literally just follow me then seem to cease to exist, and everything in between, but these connections aren't just on fedi, they actually spread into the rest of my life, and it's been so cool to experience 
LOL.
Yup, most of the features that I used on #mastodon are on #gotosocial and I've been really happy with this new instance. Gotosocial is way easier to manage since it's just one binary without a bunch of external parts (like Redis, PostgreSQL and Sidekiq). And backups are super simple since it's just an rsync of the directory (I'm using sqlite for the database, which is more than enough for a single-user instance). And... $4/mo Hetzner instance runs it just fine with a lot of headroom left over.
There are some features I hope it will gain in the future, but they're nothing big. A couple are auto expiry of my posts after X days; auto purge of remote posts that haven't been interacted with in Y days; editing of posts; and export of following list.
#phanpysocial has been an excellent front-end for gotosocial.
LOL.
Yup, most of the features that I used on #mastodon are on #gotosocial and I've been really happy with this new instance. Gotosocial is way easier to manage since it's just one binary without a bunch of external parts (like Redis, PostgreSQL and Sidekiq). And backups are super simple since it's just an rsync of the directory (I'm using sqlite for the database, which is more than enough for a single-user instance). And... $4/mo Hetzner instance runs it just fine with a lot of headroom left over.
There are some features I hope it will gain in the future, but they're nothing big. A couple are auto expiry of my posts after X days; auto purge of remote posts that haven't been interacted with in Y days; editing of posts; and export of following list.
#phanpysocial has been an excellent front-end for gotosocial.
Alright #mastodon, I want to break completely from the #hell that is #godaddy
Hit me with THE BEST #registrars out there.
Not the ones that dangle a cheap price for the first year and then jack the price 1700% in year two. I also don't need the cheapest out there.
I just want a solid domain registrar that has a reasonable interface and isn't asking for the virginity of my first born.
See what we've been working on and what's coming next in our new, hopefully regular series on #Mastodon development:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2024/
Does anyone have a very detailed and comprehensive guide on how to scale up a Mastodon server?
I'm pretty noobish to Linux but I can follow guides if they have commands and stuff. Though, the only guides I could find were very light on the commands for certain steps.
My Sidekiq has been getting backed up every now and then with thousands of jobs. Of course they eventually clear out but I'd like to just mitigate it by adding more processes or whatever because I'm not even using 50% of my server resources🤷♂️
Any help would be much appreciated.
PS. My server is currently backed up so if you reply to this, I probably won't see it for a bit.😬
#Mastodon #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #MastoHelp
The little nuances of Fedi are still sometimes confusing to me, even though I've been here for almost a year, in realtime cause I have insomnia😬.
For example, I have an alt on mastodon.social for browsing certain stuff but when I login, some replies I've made from my main (this account) to others, don't show up on the home timeline. I have to go into the thread to see them...🤔and no, they're not "unlisted".
Strange....
Blog from @Mastodon outlines upcoming features in Mastodon 4.3 https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2024/ #Mastodon #SocialMedia #OpenSource #software #tech
👋🏻 notice me. hug back please 🥺🙏🏻
#Mastodon #Fediverse #kindnessmatters #toot #today #Boost #bekind
Pinning a Community on the Newsmast app is easy.
Just log on with your Newsmast or Mastodon account, select a Community that interests you, and hit the pin!
Pinning a Community means you can seamlessly swipe between the things that matter to you, no matter your home server.
#fediverse #tech #mastodon #community #fedidev #feditech #socialweb
I don't get blocked on #Mastodon often, buuut when I do, the *extremely* aggrieved blocker ALWAYS announces right before, along with some caustic burn that'd make Rickles weep.
No chance to respond, or plead my case and beg for mercy (🤣). Just a furious invective followed by the obligatory announcement.
I just don't get it- why even bother? Is it to have the last word?
If you barge into my comments to troll me (or in this case- Bernie Sanders, for some reason), and then you block me. YOU LOST.😂
So Mastodon has an "instance/peers" endpoint that lists "domains that this instance is aware of".
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/instance/#peers
Example: https://mastodon.social/api/v1/instance/peers
I'm playing around with this a bit, and looking at one instance that knows about mine, but I can't find my own posts or my account on it.
Is this expected behavior?
I knew Zuck would find a way to fuck it all up! With interconnectivity comes a dick with no Vaseline!
#Threads #Fediverse #Mastodon https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/112391192672337102
Flipboard curators have seen over 100,000 boosts, likes and replies from people across the fediverse since April 11. Given this positive signal from the community, today we're federating another 100 accounts representing more than 2,500 Magazines about everything from climate to culture. Read more here:
If you’re an active Flipboard curator and you would like to federate your account, let us know by applying here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PB69W6L
And if you’re still getting up to speed on what the fediverse is and does, please check out our Fedi Curious Magazine:
https://flipboard.com/@mia/fedi-curious-fdg527fez
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #FediCurious
⚠️ mstdn.social, masto.ai & mastodon.coffee have been updated to #Mastodon v4.2.7 
Also on mstdn.social the search index is rebuilding for full-text search!
> This release is an important security release fixing a major security issue.
Patch notes: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.7
Time for some coffee in my #Mastodon ish cup 
Good morning, kindred spirits of the #Mastodon! Here's wishing you a lazy #Sunday! #Fediverse #SilentSunday
Super cool, this post is "auto posted" from my #WordPress blog with the "Mastodon Autopost" plugin 💪
When you publish a post you can check a box to also post it in certain formats to #Mastodon
https://wordpress.org/plugins/autopost-to-mastodon/
It's such an exciting time for social media.
Fediverse is going near-mainstream due to wide adoption.
Bluesky now "unofficially" federates with the fantastic work of Ryan Barrett's BridgyFed!
Threads has one-way federation and claims to plan to fully federate soon enough.
Flipboard is actively working on Federation, some parts already working!
Nostr is federated using the Momostr Pink bridge which also bridges Threads.
The future of interconnected social media is now. Exciting times, we are in!😁
#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #Misskey #Sharkey #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #NodeBB #GoToSocial #Meta #Threads #Nostr #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Momostr #Bridge #Flipboard
New features for Newsmast: We are so excited to announce a release we have been working on for more than a year - The Amplifier. 🧭
We believe curated timelines let you discover more. But only if you are the one in control.
Our Amplifier will be able to:
✅ Opt-in or out of posts from Bluesky & Threads
✅ Choose whether to include Posts, Reposts or Replies
✅ Cycle back through time and pick up where you left off with a version of Phanpy’s “Catch-up” feature
Another week and another #FollowFriday!
We’re going to be logging off now but we wanted to give you another weekly suggestion of Community Feeds you should follow (if you aren’t already) 👀
We’ll be back on Tuesday next week (Monday is a holiday in the UK) at 9am BST - we look forward to seeing you!
Check out this thread for this weeks Feeds and their unique contributions to the social web 👇
#fediverse #mastodon #socialmedia #politics #music #travel #space
🔉🎙️I’ve got about 10% of my X following in numbers here, who’s interested in EV related podcasting? #podcast #climate #electricvehicle . Please boost! #mastodon
If I can ask for a boost @lisamelton
For those unaware, the BlueSky-Fediverse bridge is LIVE and seems to be federating profiles who "opt-in" to BlueSky.
If you want to opt-in, you just have to follow @bsky.brid.gy and then if you have a BlueSky account, you can login and find your account by using the format @user.domain.ap.brid.gy, so mine is @BeAware.social.beaware.live.ap.brid.gy
This is SUPER exciting! Bridging open protocols is a super cool thing and I'm so happy to test out this super cool project!
#BlueSkyBridge #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Mastodon #Fediverse #Fedi #ActivityPub #Bridge
An interesting conversation on #Flipboard #DotSocial
@flipboard@flipboard.video @Flipboard
To learn more about what Flipboard's doing in the fediverse, sign up here:
Catch up on past episodes of the podcast in Mike’s Storyboard collection: https://flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965
#Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #Mastodon #DotSocial #Flipboard #SocialMedia
When he built a bridge to connect Bluesky to Mastodon and other ActivityPub-powered platforms, @snarfed.org started a new chapter for the fediverse. The software engineer opens up to @mike about his rollercoaster ride in the latest episode of Dot Social:
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/ryan-barrett/
#BridgyFed #Fediverse #Bluesky #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb #DotSocial #Federation #ActivityPub #Flipboard #SocialMedia
In the latest episode of #DotSocial I interview @snarfed, a passionate bridge builder with a focus on connecting people across the open web and the #fediverse. His latest work, #BridgyFed, connects #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol resulting in excitement, critique and *lots* of discussion.
Ryan and I talk about the parallel communities on #Mastodon and #Bluesky, their shared desire to create an open social web and the pros and cons of their underlying protocols, #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol. Can or should these be bridged? If so, how? As whole new communities continue to join the fediverse, how should the user experience evolve?
Listen to this excellent discussion on our @PeerTube instance or wherever you get your #podcasts.
Ugh. I have so much resentment for Fedi admins who shut down instances without doing their due diligence to make sure their users are taken care of.🤬🤦♂️
Worst, if you make an announcement about a shutdown, claiming you'll help, then proceed to delete that announcement and then your account, making getting that help impossible.🙄
Like wtf.
They released videos of the hostages last week and all the sympathy terrorists on #mastodon would prefer not to discuss this and would like everyone Genocide screaming.
Amigos son los amigos.
#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods #dogsofmastodon #dogs
FTR, the US 503(c) for #Mastodon was already planned for quite some time, the non-profit status in Germany being revoked doesn't seem to be directly related to that.
"Set up a US non-profit branch (501(c)(3)) with a board of governors to become eligible for larger grants from US-based donors and allow US donors to make their contributions tax-deductible."
From the 2022 annual report, page 12, created 29. Sep 2023, available at https://joinmastodon.org/reports/Mastodon%20Annual%20Report%202022.pdf
The whole small vs big instances argument is also exhausting, you're somehow wanting consent with federation and every interaction, but expect your instance to be slurping up data from other instances such that your small instance isn't "quiet".
Where's that consent model again?
(And there's ongoing work by a and others around replies collections & the management of them, as to ensure you can request full reply trees)
”But Mastodon also has [...] a lot on its plate including integration with Threads“
It's lines like this that makes me completely unable to take those calling for a hard fork of Mastodon seriously.
All Mastodon do for Threads is the same they for any fediverse developer having issues federating with them. (And there's certainly limits to that)
Along with perhaps writing more FEPs to standardize behaviour, which benefits *everyone*
”The recent confirmation that release 4.3 still won't make it easy for new instances to start with a blocklist that protects people from the nazis and TERFs that are active on the fediverse is a good example“
Yeah, because I closed the pull request for that a) because the code was an absolute mess, b) because one-time imports of moderation data are really terrible & only at all useful for DNI lists.
That's why I'm working on FIRES with NLNet funding.
Co-founder of Twitter joins new Mastodon board of directors. Right, so federating with Threads wasn’t a mistake. This is just the direction Mastodon is going. Oh, well. Another Mozilla emerges.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/
Between app purchases and donations to the network itself, I’ve spent more money in a year on Mastodon than I have in a lifetime on traditional, centralized algorithmic social media.
I appreciate not being the product, just the user.
Cada cual descansa donde mas le gusta.
#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods
Still waiting for a *good* Fedi app for iOS that isn't stuck on Mastodon...😩
Been wanting to migrate to Sharkey for awhile now because Mastodon Gmbh refuse to add any useful moderation features for some weird reason. (Completely manual moderation in 2024 is inexcusable)
However, I access Fedi mostly from my iPhone and the only app I could find is Sora and it's not my cup of tea.🤦♂️
Not sure how I feel about being on Mastodon after the announcement of the cofounder of Twitter Biz Stone being appointed to the board of directors on Mastodons new US nonprofit. 😅 I'm wondering how it's going to change things.
Just a quick comment on the latest Mastodon developments, as everyone seems to need to have an opinion.
I don’t think it is bad to have a board that has experience of certain technologies, or from certain companies.
In fact, if you try to navigate around, or out of, some of the things mentioned, like blockchain, AI or becoming like Twitter, whilst still identifying and possibly utilising the good/usable parts of those things, doing so with experienced people is a lot easier than for everyone else to learn things from scratch, or too late.
I think more focus should be put on the steering documents, plans and strategy going forward, as soon as they are published or becomes well-known. That will teach us more about the route Mastodon is actually taking.
Just my £0.02
And yes, that actually comes off as defending Eugen/Mastodon (something I’m not known for, and as you know I am not even using Mastodon myself) but…give it all some time to get some insight and facts before throwing a fit.
Chill.
Es la mejor hora para los enamorados.
#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods
Lo que pasa es que estoy muy cansado.
#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods
It’s good to know Bluesky has the same issue explaining the concept of Unlisted…I mean…Quiet Public…I mean…Discouraged visibility…posts.
#Mastodon #Bluesky #UnlistedPosts
