askfedi

So, if you're working as a consultant and need to setup something like Microsoft Bookings (which I had at my previous employer), what are the best options?

Free is good, reliability is more important.

#AskFedi #Consulting

Where should I go to shop for interesting, unique coloring books for my daughter? Preferably made by independent artists.

Self-promotion welcome. Encouraged, even

#AskFedi #art

1) Why do you love plants and how do you interact with plants in your life (intentionally/background)?

2) What makes learning about plants/ecology accessible/inaccessible to you (ie compare with birding)?

3) Do you prefer a formal or informal teaching environment, and why?

4) What are some subtopics relating to native plants that are of interest to you?

5) Would you prefer to learn to ID plants with or without phone apps?

6) How many plants would you be comfortable learning to ID in a 1 hour session?

#Plants #Ecology #Education #Gardening #AskFedi #Conservation #Teaching #Environment #Science

David G. Wells’ “The Penguin dictionary of curious and interesting…” books are excellent and have been great source of inspiration for me.

They are now are almost 30 years old.

What new entries would you put in these books—either because they’re new after publication, or could have (should have) been included at the time?

#mathematics #geometry #books #bookstodon #askfedi

I need to figure out how I can set up a self-hosted system to sell my documentary The Illusionists.

Sure, I could host it on PeerTube and add all kinds of foreign language subtitles there... but I need a solution to generate unique URLs for everyone who purchases a 48-hour streaming license... all this to avoid piracy of course.

Yes I know the Fediverse loves 🏴‍☠️​ but how can we independent filmmakers survive?

I've been using a mainstream platform to sell my film and they have just been bought by an infamous company, so I want to decamp ASAP.

I would love your suggestions.

And no, services that offer to sell digital products won't work because it's a 90 minute film that requires subtitles for many so the viewer needs to see it on an online platform that displays subtitles.

#AskFedi

I'm looking for a lightweight single account fedi server that's suitable for a small company wanting a fedi presence on their own domain. Any suggestions for projects I should look at? #askfedi

The #Fediverse is a decentralised world, but some things have established themselves in my timeline over the years. So as a refresher, here a few hashtags you could use, feel free to add more in the replies.

#FediHire when you are looking for a job
#FediGive when you have something to give away or donate
#FediBlock If you want to warn others of accounts/instances to block
#Caturday Needs no explanation ;)
#SelfHost to discuss running your own online stuff
#AskFedi #FediHelp to ask stuff

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Curious what brings you here to fedi / Open Web? 💖 #askfedi #crissyPolls

What domain would you prefer? for a #fediverse linktree, I want to buy a domain

#askfedi

bon je vais devoir acheter un pljs gros disque...
ca coute une blinde... des recommandations ?
les western digital ca va ou c'est pas top ?
#askfedi

What’s a good iOS app for #snac software?

#askmastodon #askfedi

Does anyone here use tut as their Mastodon client of choice? Any customization tips? For those not familiar, see <https://tut.anv.nu/>. Forgive the color scheme that thinks its CGA, that's the first thing I fixed.
#Mastodon #askfedi

It seems since my mastodon instance got updated that up arrow no longer moves to next toot in my timeline, but instead slightly scrolls it up. Purposefully changed, known regression?

#AskFedi #Mastodon

Any #Plan9 or #9front expert on fedi? I heard a lot about it and few days ago when I spotted a new release of the 9front and there was #qcow2 #QEMU images, I started to look at it. However I never get the #rio #GUI session to work. I am starting the #VM by:

qemu-system-x86_64 \
-machine q35 -enable-kvm \
-m 2g -cpu host \
-vga std \
-drive "media=disk,if=virtio,file=$HOME/Downloads/9front-11952.amd64.qcow2" \
-netdev user,id=vioif0,hostfwd=tcp::5699-:22 \
-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=vioif0 \
-no-reboot \
-daemonize

my host system is #Debian #Linux running on #X11. The error message after login with glenda was not very informative though:

hjfs: fs is /dev/sd00/fs

init: starting /bin/rc
bind: #i: no frame buffer
rio: cannot open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: file does not exist: '/dev/draw'
init: rc exit status: rc 217: rio 326: display open
init: starting /bin/rc

#Unix #FOSS #AskFedi #SDF

Which #fediverse #activitypub server is the easiest to run in #docker?

I'd like to test my own AP software without littering the live network

#askfedi

What is a good small server to use for general posting on Mastodon?

#askmastodon #askfedi

How come on #snacdotbsddotcafe we can't search #'s?

#askfedi #askmastodon

Fediverse friends and acquaintances:
when self-hosting a service, what do you prefer?

I need your help to improve the developer experience (DevX) of #badgefed. #fediverse #askfedi #mastodon #activitypub

Besides Phanpy and Enafore , what are some other good choices to access the fediverse from snac account?

#askmastodon #askfedi

I would love to hear how everyone found the fediverse and how you found the instance / server that you are on?

#askfedi #askmastodon #server

Dear Fedi Hive Mind:
Is there a word for a societal pressure, a zeitgeist, of pretending to be happy & successful & without problems such that anything contradicting that is not so much swept under the rug as bulldozed over? & not so much on the parts of individuals & family or friend groups; but seemingly as the operational policy of whole towns & communities?
I *think* there's a word for this; but the more I think about the concept, the more elusive that word seems.
Thank you so much.

#AskFedi
#HiveMind
#Thesaurus
#Fedisaurus
#WhatsThatWord
#OnTheTipOfMyTongue

Fediverse AOTY List – So Fedi, what albums got your attention in 2025? 🎧 🎶

Once again we’re compiling a Fediverse-wide, community-sourced Albums-of-The-Year (AOTY) list, of the albums – from any year – that rocked our worlds and got us through the last 12 months!

About 60 of us joined in last year and people seemed to like the idea of doing another round this year, so here we are! The call is open from now until the end of the year, then around New Years I’ll do up a blog post on the 1001 Other Albums site with the final list, complete with links to find the albums. You in?

The Rules:

1) Anyone with an account in the Fediverse can participate. I’ll include each submitter’s username in the final list, leaving off the instance unless asked to keep it in.

2) Reply/DM to this post with your top album(s) of the year, to a MAXIMUM of 3 per person. I also accept emails (johnmastodon@1001otheralbums.com) if you include your Fediverse username. You can also reply to the parallel toot on the automated account https://linernotes.club/@1001otheralbums.com@1001otheralbums.com.

👉 “Top” is absolutely however you want to define it – favourite, most listened to, most personally important, most thought about, most surprising find, representative of an artist you really got into, etc.👈

👉 “Of the year” does NOT have to mean the album was released in 2025. Your submissions can come from ANY year, so long as it was key in your 2025 listening.👈

3) The final list won’t be ranked or voted on, and will simply be ordered alphabetically. Multiple entries for the same album are most welcome and will be noted in the final list.

4) Notes/reasons for your picks aren’t necessary but totally welcome and, if included with your submission, I’ll probably put them in the footnotes like last year.

Feel free to boost this as widely as possible, I'd love as many people to join in as would like.

In the meantime, we’ll continue going through our 1001 Other Albums list and will have a handful of regular spotlights before the final Fedi AOTY list is posted. Also, a reminder that we're doing a Fedi-sourced blog post on January 8 celebrating the 10th anniversary of Bowie's Blackstar album - check out the pinned toot for details if you'd like to join in on that as well! 😎

Until then, hope you’re all enjoying AOTY season and (re)finding some great albums to get you through the rest of the year.

#AOTY #AOTY2025 #AskFedi #BestOf2025 #YearInReview #music #1001OtherAlbums

FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Speakers

I have been trying to create a list for #fosdem26 and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at #fosdem26 please send them my way. I will update this thread with the list of confirmed speakers.

The Fosdem 26 social web track List:

@pfefferle
@andypiper
@andypiper@flipboard.com
@evan @evanprodromou
@haubles
@mapache
@darius
@bjoernsta
@django
@resieguen
@openforfuture
@iusondemand
@cwebber
@tsyesika
@zzepposs
@melaniebartos
@Pepijn
@Floppy
@tobias
@mayel
@ivan
@hongminhee
@samvie
@benpate
@neiman
@hongminhee@hollo.social

Social Web Track

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/

Boosts are also appreciated!

P.S. Special thanks to @liaizon for the suggestions.

#askfedi #activitypub #fosdem

Share a strategy (any kind) you use to calm yourself down when you are catastrophizing, and why you think it works for you.

#MentalHealth #AuDHD #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic @autistics #ChronicIllness #Disability #AskFedi #Boost4Reach #ChronicPain

I am running #FreeBSD RELEASE 15.0 with #pkg for package management, no #ports at all. It appeared to me that the Joe's Window Manager port, x11-wm/jwm, was built without #SVG image support by default. However svg files are actually widely used by multiple icon themes, meaning that many of them will not work under #JWM . Should I simply compile it manually out of ports tree? I mean getting the ports tree is not difficult but setting up #poudriere and all just for one package seems tedious. Are there any other simpler waysnto achieve this?


#AskFedi #BSD #RunBSD #unix #WM