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Does anyone know of some #普通话 (#Mandarin #Chinese) #mastodon servers?

From #Taiwan, #Singapore or even the #PRC?

I'm sick of just hearing from "#theWest". I want to hear from #theRest (the 88%).

#fedihelp #fedi #servers

random late night sales pitch for Fedi

TL; DR - yes, you are in the right place. and if you're not sure about the server you can change that later

every time there's a new wave of people looking for a home because of the insane fascist baby Space Karen I think back to when I first signed up on the main, original instance. this was March '22.

at the time I was signing up for everything:
counter social
spoutible
mastodon (part of the fediverse. you are here)
and eventually blue sky (when I was "lucky" to "get an invite")
threads was not a thing and by the time it was I had figured out the rest of this post.

anyway.. this seemed a quiet, foreign place.
it felt slow, clunky. maybe stale?
some of the other options seemed quite appealing
it took a while to figure out none of them were truly viable. and this place positively BLOOMS if you put the time in and are patient 🔥

none of them offered what we have here. real federation. real empowerment of the users. real organic interactions. and the people are the best part.

this is the only one that isn't controlled by a central entity - Twitter backer, malign billionaire, super weird VC.. or just some singular (probable) narcissist., who you better not piss off.. or else..

so if you're in this situation my advice is simple:

by all means create some of those other accounts but don't give up on this place just because it seems slow at first. remember you ARE the algorithm. and you won't lose everything because you can migrate.

ask for advice. go slow. build the network you want. you get to keep it!

and welcome to the FEDI 🤩🧀 and.. goodnight 😴

#MastodonMigration #fedi

New wave of folks hitting #Fedi - reupping the old #Introduction!

I'm Kit! I'm a political strategist by trade and a #musician / #geek. I'm also a mod here at #HoosierSocial.

I believe all humans deserve and can achieve dignity and grace. I love to meet new folks who share that value.

I post about #politics, #election policy, #Indiana, #inlegis, #civilrights #LGBTQ stuff, and other things like #cooking and my family.

Here's a selfie I took @ a Joan Jett concert recently!

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It's now officially #MusiciansDay on the #Fediverse, as previously mentioned by @radiofreefedi, which is hosted by @bestiaexmachina, @Kitty and @thomas. If you'd like to participate, they've put together the page below.

https://musiciansday.neocities.org

#Music #News #FediMusic #FediArt #Musodon #Bandcamp #Musician #Mirlo #JamCoop #Indie #IndieMusic #Musicians #MusicNews #DIY #Fedi

If you're a #musician who's moved over from #Twitter, here's four things (that lead to more things), that you can check out to help get acquainted with the #Fediverse.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/how-to-join-mastodon/

https://www.meljoann.com/pages/blogroll/

https://secretde.al

https://robertafidora.com/fediup

#Musodon #Music #TwitterMigration #Mastodon #Fedi #Blog #Blogs #MastoMusic #Links #Introduction

Do you love blobcats? Are you a fan of free culture? Then you’ll be happy to know there’s been a brand new blobcat pack made specially (but not exclusively) for the Fediverse! Now also available in English!

Designed from scratch for a neater look, these new blobcats try their best to preserve and emphasise the original’s fuzzy feel. Bold, yet lean. Refined, yet silly. Blob, yet cat.

And best of all? They’re all free! Not just free of cost, but free to use, share, and change in whatever way you see fit! Possibly the first truly original blobcat pack released under a free culture licence. What’s a blob if not malleable? Make them yours today! (Or tomorrow. No pressure.)

More info on the website, link above. Come in for a visit!

#lang_en #art #blobcat #blobcats #emoji #emojos #English #Fedi #FediArt #Fediverse #free_art #free_culture #stickers

Hi there, kind #fedizens 👋

Time for reintroductions. I have been a janitor on the #fedi for a couple of years, mopping floors, plumbing toilets, fixing intercoms. That kind of work. While satisfying in itself, it is unpaid and looked down upon, unthankful work.

So now I am reorientating. Don't wanna work for free anymore, can't even. I need food to help improve the world :)

Unsure where I'll walk, I put dreams first. And can gift you short introduction nuggets, as I know more.

#Introduction

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I'd like to take 2 seconds this morning and thank all the #commons janitors who do the ungrateful and unseen work of trying to increase #fedi's #cohesion and #culture.

#Janitors are #People who find it important to connect people. They spread bits of #information they find to other people for whom it may be useful. Usually in hopes that #attraction occurs between formerly unrelated parties, such as #stimulating a #collaboration between #fediverse projects.

Janitors *weave* #SocialFabric.. ✊

Kinda weird hearing about Threads devs talking at Fediverse House considering that they promised full federation by the end of 2024 and we're almost through the first quarter of 2025 and we don't seem any closer to that promise.

Those who were there, did they give an update on when they plan on allowing replies and such?

Feels like they're dropping the ball big time.

#Fedi #Fediverse #Threads #ActivityPub #FediverseHouse

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#FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, is now deployed on Github Pages and can be used from your web browser.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #Masto #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #MastoJS #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev

I've gone live!

Fireside Fedi - Episode 18 - Nik Clayton - Pachli

#owncast #streaming #interview #fediverse #fedi #people #show #firesidefedi #FsF

https://stream.firesidefedi.live

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Good day folks! #FiresideFedi #Episode 18 starts NOW!

Joining me today is @nikclayton with the @pachli project!

Watch the show live:
#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

#stream #owncast #live #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #podcast #fedicast #livestream #show #episode #peertube #vod #castopod #writefreely #lemmy #boostplease

✨ cool #Django events you should follow on the #fedi 👉️ @djangocon @djangoconafrica @djangodenmark @djangoconeurope. All team #Fosstodon! We’ll also be at @europython in one month

Evidently, I ruffled some feathers of a certain sort of people on a "Quiet Public" discussion by saying something that's not even that crazy.

They're reporting me en masse, even reporting posts that are completely unrelated to that discussion. They're seething because they can't accept that not everyone is going to have the same opinion on the Fediverse.

They want an echo chamber. Don't let them have it. Stand for digital freedom.

#fediverse #fedi #mastodon #discussion #freedom

Hello World!

I just spoke with a #US #Senator office about the #fediverse . They're asking for more information to help spread around #Capital #Hill in small bite sized easy to understand pieces. I'm obviously going to give them @elena beautiful #movie on the #fedi (with some light editing which she's agreed to).

I'll of course show them https://fediverse.info/ and https://fedi.tips/ which are great websites. I figured I'd give them examples of amazing #AP projects such as #mastodon , #pixelfed , #peertube , #bandwagon , and #bonfire ; even things like @admin .

I'd love to know from folks any EASY to understand projects that best encompass the Fediverse and explanations of it.

What are some projects you'd hand to your friends and family that would explain and display to them what we are?

I'll say this isn't going to happen over night. There's lot of questions around regulations, trust & safety, etc. But I feel it's pertinent to at least get the conversation going, especially considering the current state of disdain for big social media and the impending legislation around these things.

I'll finally state if there's anyone in this list that does NOT want to be involved with this, that's totally fine and I understand and I can exclude you from the materials I give to them.

#boost #boostplease #government #laws #activityPub

@benpate @peertube @bonfire
@stefano @dansup @Mastodon

I've gone live!

Fireside Fedi - Episode 30 - Emelia Smith - Trust & Safety

#owncast #streaming #interview #fediverse #fedi #people #show #firesidefedi #FsF

https://stream.firesidefedi.live

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new release of #Fedialgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, counts the number of times each hashtag appears in your timeline even if people don't use a "#" character to give you a better sense of what people are talking about in the Fediverse.

there's a little bit of art vs. science here because some strings are disqualified from this kind of counting (e.g. a word like "the" should not be counted even if some maniac decided to make it a hashtag) so let me know if you see any weirdly high counts.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #Masto #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #MastoJS #nodejs #node #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev #hashtag #typescript #hashtags

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Here is a preview design for a (business) card promoting the Fediverse (made in Inkscape).
I plagiarized the idea from @juergen_hubert who has created card templates people can print and give out at protests.
Instead, i'm doing fully designed cards for more generic use. Lending my graphic design skills to the community. I will put these out as print ready files under a (non-commercial) Creative Commons license - so anyone can get a stack cheaply printed themselves to give out places or leave in coffee shops etc.
If there is interest, I will do a bunch of different designs, different languages, and a US size (I'm designing to EU standards). Plus maybe some stickers and posters too?
This particular design is my trademark 'busy with movement' style. I've based the design on the colours and shapes from the official Fediverse logo.

#fediverse #fedi #fedicard #fedihelp #graphicdesign #graphics #inkscape #fedipromo #creativecommons

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