fediverse

<p>I talk about the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> in this episode of Technically Optimistic, a terrific podcast by Raffi Krikorian and Emerson Collective. The topic: How to Save Social Media</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technically-optimistic/id1689164209?i=1000654155177" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technically-optimistic/id1689164209?i=1000654155177"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">technically-optimistic/id1689164209?i=1000654155177</span></a></p>

<p>Datasci.social is a Mastodon server for researchers &amp; practitioners in human-centric data science, including network science, social data science, computational social science, geospatial data science etc.</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://datasci.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>datasci.social</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://datasci.social/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>datasci.social/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://datasci.social/@mszll" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mszll</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/datascience/" rel="tag">#DataScience</a> <a href="/tags/datasci/" rel="tag">#DataSci</a> <a href="/tags/networkscience/" rel="tag">#NetworkScience</a> <a href="/tags/socialdatascience/" rel="tag">#SocialDataScience</a> <a href="/tags/geospatial/" rel="tag">#Geospatial</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

<p>Mountains.social is a Mastodon server focusing on hiking, mountaineering, climbing, backpacking and the outdoors:</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://mountains.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mountains.social</a></p><p>Mountains.social has an extended post size of 2362 characters per post.</p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://mountains.social/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mountains.social/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mountains.social/@bergmeister" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bergmeister</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/mountains/" rel="tag">#Mountains</a> <a href="/tags/climbing/" rel="tag">#Climbing</a> <a href="/tags/mountaineering/" rel="tag">#Mountaineering</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#Hiking</a> <a href="/tags/backpacking/" rel="tag">#Backpacking</a> <a href="/tags/outdoors/" rel="tag">#Outdoors</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

<p>Is anyone using <a href="https://fedify.dev" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedify.dev</a>? Has it been good for you in production? I have a tiny app idea that would be an excellent fit for activitypub, but I also don&#x27;t want to spend too much time implementing the federation bits.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</a> <a href="/tags/indiedev/" rel="tag">#IndieDev</a></p>

<p>You know what&#x27;s nice about here...knowing I can criticize and call out any corporation, politician, or wealth hoarder without being suppressed, hidden, etc at the whim of advertisers or megalomaniacs. <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>

<p>🚔 <a href="/tags/openai/" rel="tag">#OpenAI</a>&#x27;s New Social Video App Will Let You <a href="/tags/deepfake/" rel="tag">#Deepfake</a> Your <a href="/tags/friends/" rel="tag">#Friends</a>.</p><p>btw see image we even told you our strategy before hand and you braindead chumps still lost! </p><p>🥊 WHAT PART OF <a href="/tags/no_shot/" rel="tag">#NO_SHOT</a> DONT YOU UNDERSTAND? 🥊 </p><p>🏆 We didnt just win..🏎️ 🏁 its a slaughter, <a href="/tags/skunk/" rel="tag">#SKUNK</a> 🦨 which will continue if you dont PLAY NICE in OUR SANDBOX ;)</p><p>💭 THINK colonel custards LAST STAND! A GREAT DAY FOR <a href="/tags/natives/" rel="tag">#NATIVES</a> 🪶 AND A GOOD DAY TO DIE ⚔️ </p><p>~Little Big Man~</p><p>👔 👔 So lets compete ! Fair and Square or take your <a href="/tags/stanky_ass/" rel="tag">#STANKY_ASS</a> AND TOYS <a href="/tags/home/" rel="tag">#HOME</a>! and REMEMBER dont let that door hit ya in the ass on YOUR way OUT!</p><p>= NOW <a href="/tags/promoting/" rel="tag">#Promoting</a> 🚔 <a href="/tags/identity_theft/" rel="tag">#Identity_Theft</a> ???</p><p><a href="/tags/pumping/" rel="tag">#PUMPING</a> THE MASSES.</p><p>THIS IS NOT <a href="/tags/viable/" rel="tag">#VIABLE</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#TECHNOLOGY</a>. ITS A 🎩 <a href="/tags/black_hat_tool/" rel="tag">#BLACK_HAT_TOOL</a> TO STEAL! (ip theft) </p><p>OPENAI <a href="/tags/admits/" rel="tag">#ADMITS</a> THEIR OWN <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#SOFTWARE</a> IS <a href="/tags/fake/" rel="tag">#FAKE</a>. </p><p>✝️ DEEPFAKE YOUR FRIENDS??</p><p>👹 WHAT ABOUT YOUR ENEMIES?? </p><p>Listen Up.. <a href="/tags/investors/" rel="tag">#Investors</a> its all 🚔 <a href="/tags/illegal/" rel="tag">#illegal</a> and will be shut down. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.. Take your money and run before its to late;)</p><p>You’ll thank us later.. ;)</p><p>😿 <a href="/tags/welcome/" rel="tag">#Welcome</a> to the <a href="/tags/cat/" rel="tag">#CAT</a> and MOUSE <a href="/tags/game/" rel="tag">#GAME</a>! 🐭 26 YEARS &gt;&gt; 24/7 Veteran w/ 300K Software Development Hours UNDER BELT.</p><p>Enter MASTER of the CAT and MOUSE GAME. </p><p>Playing This VIDEO GAME for the LAST 25 YEARS on the Internet. But cut my teeth in VEGAS, where i was taught how to live on a 1 dollar chip for the day and play pool as good as Willie Mosconi?? Taught by 2nd Gen Apprentice. A <a href="/tags/real_apprentice/" rel="tag">#REAL_APPRENTICE</a> ..BTW</p><p><a href="/tags/internet_recap/" rel="tag">#Internet_Recap</a>: We Started as <a href="/tags/tom/" rel="tag">#TOM</a> 1/4 of a <a href="/tags/century/" rel="tag">#century</a> ago (26 YEARS AGO)--but ended up as <a href="/tags/jerry/" rel="tag">#JERRY</a>-- To our Surprise 😲 </p><p>You see folks.. When dinosaurs 🐲 ROAMED the earth &gt;&gt;&gt; JERRY was out to <a href="/tags/kill/" rel="tag">#KILL</a> ☠️ and EAT TOM?? </p><p>~Say what!?~</p><p>SO TOM <a href="/tags/watched/" rel="tag">#Watched</a> ( <a href="/tags/lurked/" rel="tag">#Lurked</a>) AND <a href="/tags/learned/" rel="tag">#Learned</a>.. From <a href="/tags/jerry/" rel="tag">#JERRY</a> for 2.5 Decades..</p><p>NOW <a href="/tags/jerry/" rel="tag">#JERRY</a> IS <a href="/tags/out_gunned/" rel="tag">#OUT_GUNNED</a> by the <a href="/tags/mouse/" rel="tag">#MOUSE</a>;) 🖱️!!!</p><p>.. BTW there is a Massive WORLDWIDE <a href="/tags/army/" rel="tag">#Army</a> of <a href="/tags/ethical_hackers/" rel="tag">#ETHICAL_HACKERS</a> (you have overlooked 👀 ;) That will can <a href="/tags/take_down/" rel="tag">#TAKE_DOWN</a> -- <a href="/tags/shut_down/" rel="tag">#SHUT_DOWN</a>.. <a href="/tags/any/" rel="tag">#Any</a> &gt;&gt; <a href="/tags/zionist/" rel="tag">#ZIONIST</a>, <a href="/tags/christian_nationalist/" rel="tag">#Christian_Nationalist</a>, Nazi&#x27;s, <a href="/tags/heritage_foundations/" rel="tag">#Heritage_Foundations</a>, <a href="/tags/ashkenazi_jew/" rel="tag">#Ashkenazi_Jew</a>, <a href="/tags/israeli_lobbyist/" rel="tag">#Israeli_Lobbyist</a>! Jewish Congress, <a href="/tags/aipac/" rel="tag">#AIPAC</a> <a href="/tags/openai/" rel="tag">#OPENAI</a>, <a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#CHATGPT</a>, <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#META</a>, <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#APPLE</a>, <a href="/tags/big_tech/" rel="tag">#BIG_TECH</a>. </p><p>Any <a href="/tags/network/" rel="tag">#NETWORK</a> that Ethical Hackers feels is a THREAT to THE ADVANCEMENT OF <a href="/tags/icann/" rel="tag">#ICANN</a> DECENTRALIZED WWW ORIGINAL VISION WILL BE EXPOSED AND/OR SHUT DOWN.</p><p>So lets set ALL STRAIGHT! WE BLOCKED CHINA for 2 DECADES (via IPv4 RANGES). It was not the GOVERNMENT WE BLOCKED; It was their MERCHANTS for SPAMMING OUR networks (think <a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#Chatgpt</a> <a href="/tags/copyright_infringement/" rel="tag">#Copyright_Infringement</a> or Blockchain <a href="/tags/gas_theft/" rel="tag">#Gas_Theft</a> to pay miners) &gt;&gt; Bloating and Exhausting advertiser’s ad spend?? Yes we are SERIOUS ABOUT PROTECTING our Publishers and Advertisers Pocket books from malicious activity like the clients money WAS OUR OWN;)! </p><p><a href="/tags/real_deal/" rel="tag">#Real_Deal</a> here;) &gt;&gt; cured of <a href="/tags/commisionitis/" rel="tag">#Commisionitis</a> (Worse than Covid Virus really) long ago.</p><p>Remember what many don&#x27;t understand is that since the advent of the internet (30 years ago btw) Countries have been reduced to States &gt;&gt; States to Cities &gt;&gt; Cities to Counties &gt;&gt; Counties to Precincts. Blocking a country when it comes to worldwide trade is equivalent to blocking a state and so on .. get it now? </p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="/tags/nobody/" rel="tag">#NOBODY</a> is too <a href="/tags/small/" rel="tag">#SMALL</a> TO FAIL ;) I love the Internet don&#x27;t you?? chuckles..</p><p>On your Marks, Get Set.. Let the REAL <a href="/tags/video_game/" rel="tag">#VIDEO_GAME</a> Begin! GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!&gt;&gt;&gt;</p><p>Playing filed LEVELED thanks to YOURS TRULY (TastingTraffic LLC;)</p><p><a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#Youtube</a> is another disinformation <a href="/tags/propaganda/" rel="tag">#PROPAGANDA</a> Centralized <a href="/tags/machine/" rel="tag">#MACHINE</a>; Google OWNED BY JEWS that needs to be SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY! Garbage in garbage out! </p><p>MAJORITY OF YOUTUBE content, of any value, has already been discovered and fully disclosed by <a href="/tags/tastingtraffic_llc/" rel="tag">#TastingTraffic_LLC</a> Within LAST 2 DECADES (SEE TASTINGTRAFFIC.NET ARCHIVED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) </p><p>Furthermore, on <a href="/tags/linkedin/" rel="tag">#LINKEDIN</a> b4 we were <a href="/tags/censored/" rel="tag">#CENSORED</a> after 12 years of <a href="/tags/on_boarding/" rel="tag">#ON_BOARDING</a> THAT PLATFORM from Startup.. (billions in unpaid advertising dollars lost btw and why we moved to a DECENTRALIZED NETWORK <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#MASTODON</a> 4 years ago. (<a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#FediVerse</a> <a href="/tags/decentralized/" rel="tag">#Decentralized</a> Networks) . </p><p>So basically THEY are all <a href="/tags/re_branding/" rel="tag">#RE_BRANDING</a> 20 YEAR OLD TECHNOLOGY &amp; TECHNOLOGICAL NEWS, as well, reinventing alphabet soup acronyms with good ole snake oil twists?? </p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a>, AGI, QUANTUM COMPUTING, ENERGY, BITCOIN is all about 2 things for <a href="/tags/real/" rel="tag">#REAL</a> INEPT <a href="/tags/cowards/" rel="tag">#COWARDS</a>!</p><p>1. Propaganda &gt;&gt; SURVEILLANCE &gt;&gt; Control &gt;&gt; Fear<br>2. Building Nuclear War Weapons FOR SALE!</p><p>DON&#x27;T BE FOOLED!</p><p>ALL THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IS <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#MURDER</a> WITH <a href="/tags/zero_innovation/" rel="tag">#ZERO_INNOVATION</a>.</p><p>BTW with one search on any ONE of our profiles you will find that EXACT SAME STORY.. they are <a href="/tags/rehashing/" rel="tag">#rehashing</a> NOW;) = all Copycat&#x27;s IMHO</p><p>OUR TRACK RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. </p><p>.. YOU GOTTA LEARN TO <a href="/tags/walk/" rel="tag">#WALK</a> B4 YOU CAN <a href="/tags/run/" rel="tag">#RUN</a>.. FATHER OF 4.</p><p>If I had a mother or a father this is what they may have said.. You can learn the easy way or the HARD way; it really doesn&#x27;t matter to mommy or daddy which way.. BUT YOU WILL LEARN!</p><p>🦅 OUR <a href="/tags/pledge/" rel="tag">#Pledge</a> of <a href="/tags/allegiance/" rel="tag">#Allegiance</a> to the <a href="/tags/flag/" rel="tag">#Flag</a> 🇺🇸 of the <a href="/tags/united_states/" rel="tag">#United_States</a> of <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#America</a>! </p><p>💞 &quot;WE (Tastingtraffic LLC) pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America 🇺🇸 , and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation <a href="/tags/under_god/" rel="tag">#Under_God</a> (Jesus Christ ✝️ ), indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,&quot; 👨‍⚖️ 👩‍⚖️ </p><p>~TastingTraffic LLC~</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_o</span><span class="invisible">f_Allegiance</span></a> </p><p>📛 DISCLAIMER: We Cover the &#x27;Way&#x27; the <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> is <a href="/tags/covered_up/" rel="tag">#COVERED_UP</a>! </p><p>DavidV: 25 YEARS 24/7 Experience:</p><p> 🌐 <a href="https://tastingtraffic.net/sitemap.xml" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tastingtraffic.net/sitemap.xml</a></p><p>🍷 🍾 TASTINGTRAFFIC_LLC are NOT affiliates of this provider or referenced images used. This is NOT an endorsement OR Sponsored (Paid) Promotion/Reshare.</p>

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<p>🌙🦄✨ Enchanted Moon Unicorn - where moonlight meets a touch of Halloween magic. 🎃 <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/enchanted-moon-unicorn-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/enchanted-moon-unicorn-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/enchanted-moon-unicorn-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/unicorn/" rel="tag">#unicorn</a> <a href="/tags/fantasyart/" rel="tag">#fantasyart</a> <a href="/tags/whimsical/" rel="tag">#whimsical</a> <a href="/tags/halloweenart/" rel="tag">#halloweenart</a> <a href="/tags/moonlight/" rel="tag">#moonlight</a> <a href="/tags/autumnvibes/" rel="tag">#autumnvibes</a> <a href="/tags/witchy/" rel="tag">#witchy</a> <a href="/tags/enchanted/" rel="tag">#enchanted</a> <a href="/tags/artprint/" rel="tag">#artprint</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/artistonmastodon/" rel="tag">#artistonmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/canvasprints/" rel="tag">#canvasprints</a> <a href="/tags/framedprints/" rel="tag">#framedprints</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/puzzles/" rel="tag">#puzzles</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/enchanted/" rel="tag">#enchanted</a></p>

<p>&quot;We believe that these kinds of user-generated, curated collections could help people to find their tribe more quickly when they join the Fediverse.</p><p>At the same time, envisioning a similar feature that prioritises user consent, and works across a constellation of independent servers, is no small feat.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/</span><span class="invisible">our-ideas-about-packs/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/starterpacks/" rel="tag">#StarterPacks</a></p>

<p>Hello! 👋 It’s time for an updated <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> because I’ve just moved instances to beige.party (I was formerly <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@brianlavelle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brianlavelle</span></a></span>) - any boosts would be most welcome! </p><p>I’m Brian, and I’ve been a <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> dweller since April 2022. This is my only social media…er, medium. </p><p>In no particular order, I quite like:<br><a href="/tags/improvisedmusic/" rel="tag">#ImprovisedMusic</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/experimentalmusic/" rel="tag">#ExperimentalMusic</a> <br><a href="/tags/fieldrecording/" rel="tag">#FieldRecording</a><br><a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#Cats</a> (I have two)<br><a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#TTRPG</a> (I have too many)<br><a href="/tags/tea/" rel="tag">#Tea</a><br><a href="/tags/meditation/" rel="tag">#Meditation</a><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#Poetry</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a><br><a href="/tags/trees/" rel="tag">#Trees</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/walking/" rel="tag">#Walking</a> (but not <a href="/tags/walkingtrees/" rel="tag">#WalkingTrees</a>)<br><a href="/tags/modernism/" rel="tag">#Modernism</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/brutalism/" rel="tag">#Brutalism</a><br><a href="/tags/selfhosting/" rel="tag">#SelfHosting</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a><br><a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/pascalcase/" rel="tag">#PascalCase</a> / <a href="/tags/camelcase/" rel="tag">#CamelCase</a><br>&amp; lots more</p><p>My website: <a href="https://brianlavelle.scot" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>brianlavelle.scot</a><br>My music: <a href="https://brianlavelle.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>brianlavelle.bandcamp.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/transrightsarehumanrights/" rel="tag">#TransRightsAreHumanRights</a></p><p><a href="/tags/introductions/" rel="tag">#Introductions</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;m thrilled about the launch of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@altstore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>altstore</span></a></span>&#x27;s support for ActivityPub. Welcome to the fediverse! </p><p>This integration will enable you to follow updates from your favorite apps and their developers right here on your fediverse timeline. </p><p>You can see their server&#x27;s local timeline here, to get an idea of what that looks like: <a href="https://explore.alt.store/public/local" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>explore.alt.store/public/local</a></p><p>To me, this represents an innovative and exciting new way to spread the social web to new and different kinds of apps and services. What should we make social next??</p><p>And a heartfelt thank you from the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span> team to AltStore for their generous donation 💞</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/alternative-app-store-altstore-raises-6m-connects-with-the-fediverse/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/alternative-app-store-altstore-raises-6m-connects-with-the-fediverse/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/alte</span><span class="invisible">rnative-app-store-altstore-raises-6m-connects-with-the-fediverse/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p>

<p>This is some rad shit.</p><p>Go <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> ! (and alternative app stores!)</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/795173/altstore-alternative-ios-iphone-app-store-more-countries-fediverse-social-web" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theverge.com/news/795173/altstore-alternative-ios-iphone-app-store-more-countries-fediverse-social-web"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theverge.com/news/795173/a</span><span class="invisible">ltstore-alternative-ios-iphone-app-store-more-countries-fediverse-social-web</span></a></p>

<p>There&#x27;s a new wave of spam - all around the Fediverse. </p><p>Please remember, there&#x27;s no &quot;Mastodon Moderation Team&quot; sending out strange verification messages.</p><p>That&#x27;s all spam.</p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/spam/" rel="tag">#Spam</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#CyberSecurity</a></p>

<p>🌼Happy Spring Equinox 📺📅 It&#x27;s the weekly <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>/ <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartycalendar/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyCalendar</a> screencap </p><p>Mar. 19-26 (Thu-Thu)</p><p> <a href="/tags/laesoterica/" rel="tag">#LaEsoterica</a> 2x this week</p><p>*UPDATED*</p><p>• CROSS, s2 on <a href="/tags/catitstu/" rel="tag">#Catitstu</a></p><p>• 3/22 <a href="/tags/princessbridewatch/" rel="tag">#PrincessBrideWatch</a> </p><p>📅Details &amp;🔗s ➡️ <a href="http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties</a><br>⏰️All times US Eastern</p><p><a href="/tags/westerns/" rel="tag">#Westerns</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/mysteries/" rel="tag">#Mysteries</a> <a href="/tags/action/" rel="tag">#Action</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/anime/" rel="tag">#anime</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#FilmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartyalert/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyAlert</a></p><p>Thanks hosts! <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MatthewTitus88" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MatthewTitus88</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@MirrorAyako" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MirrorAyako</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Taweret</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>analgesicsleep</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rsmon77" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rsmon77</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Hyde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Hyde</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@greenpepper22" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>greenpepper22</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dmv.community/@kamikat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kamikat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@bunnyhero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bunnyhero</span></a></span></p>

<p>A new release of TootSDK - 20.1.0 📣 </p><p><a href="https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/20.1.0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/20.1.0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/rel</span><span class="invisible">eases/tag/20.1.0</span></a></p><p>What&#x27;s changed:</p><p>- Make TootResponse Sendable when its decoded data is sendable <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@dale_price" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dale_price</span></a></span></p><p>Community contributions are greatly appreciated 🙌</p><p> <a href="/tags/iosdev/" rel="tag">#iOSDev</a> <a href="/tags/swift/" rel="tag">#Swift</a> <a href="/tags/tootsdk/" rel="tag">#TootSDK</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>

<p>Today, we just completed one year at <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> !</p><p>Thanks for all your support <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gbnewby" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gbnewby</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tilde.zone/@gluejar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gluejar</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_new" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_new</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@lhamilton1515" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lhamilton1515</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#ebooks</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicdomain</a></p>

<p>Your reminder that you DON&#x27;T have to talk about politics and other negative and depressing things on <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a>.</p><p>Facebook and Twitter brainwashed us into thinking this is what social media is for, and this is in great parts why we can&#x27;t have nice things.</p><p>Stop spreading doom and gloom. Talk about what you do, talk about what you love, not what you hate.</p><p>If we want the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> to be a better place than other platforms, it&#x27;s not only about how it works, it&#x27;s also about what we do with it.</p>

<p>Today something happened for the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>!</p><p>Petition <a href="/tags/e4769/" rel="tag">#e4769</a> was presented in Canada&#x27;s House of Commons on behalf of over 1000 <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#opensocialweb</a> supporters! The government must now respond!</p><p>It was a group effort including <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@Dragon" rel="nofollow">@Dragon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@chad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chad</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@Dunstable" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Dunstable</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@bougiewonderland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bougiewonderland</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@LALegault" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LALegault</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ottawa.place/@stephanie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stephanie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@danamcfarland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>danamcfarland</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://xoxo.zone/@bluefacedbeast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bluefacedbeast</span></a></span> and 1003 more!</p><p>In 🇨🇦? Write the Speaker and your MP! Send them this post! Outside 🇨🇦 ? Use this example!</p><p>We can make it happen!! 😊 👊 <br><a href="/tags/themediumisthemessage/" rel="tag">#TheMediumIstheMessage</a><br><a href="/tags/canpoli/" rel="tag">#canpoli</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span></p>

<p>You wanted open source and transparency from Loops.</p><p>We heard you. </p><p>The new Loops app is now developed in the open — follow the progress, clone the repo, or help build it.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://github.com/joinloops/loops-expo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/joinloops/loops-expo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/joinloops/loops-exp</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#loops</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#tiktok</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>

<p>Right now, I’m in the middle of interviewing steering committee candidates for the potential PeerTube co-op. And one thing stands out about this process:</p><p>Every single person I’ve spoken with hasn’t just said, “I want to be a member-owner.” They’ve said, “I want to be a member-owner—and I’m willing to roll up my sleeves, donate my time, and help make this business real.”</p><p>In the start-up world, founders spend enormous amounts of time on something called validation—figuring out whether there’s a genuine product-market fit. It’s slow, uncertain work. Even after launch, many founders have to pivot more than once before landing on what people actually want.</p><p>Forming a co-op is often described as labour- and capital-intensive—and for good reason. In Canada, you can register a conventional corporation with a single incorporator. But to incorporate a co-operative, you need at least three founding members. You must also agree on bylaws, define your mission and vision, and establish governance and membership structures before anything exists.</p><p>Yet this extra effort brings a unique advantage: validation is built in. A co-op exists to serve its member-owners. The people joining are the market. Their participation defines how the product fits. In other words, the process of organizing the co-op doubles as a live test of demand and alignment.</p><p>That’s why I’ve been asking every steering committee candidate the same question:</p><p><p>“What do you hope a PeerTube co-op will do for you?”</p></p><p>The answers have been diverse, but a clear pattern has emerged. People want creative freedom. They want fairer terms than YouTube offers. And above all, they want a platform that feels truly theirs—not subject to opaque algorithms or arbitrary policy shifts.</p><p>That, I believe, is what authentic product-market fit looks like. In a co-op, the owners and the users are—if not perfectly identical—fundamentally aligned. The market validates itself.</p><p><a href="/tags/peertubecoop/" rel="tag">#PeerTubeCoop</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/cooperative/" rel="tag">#Cooperative</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/digitalcommons/" rel="tag">#DigitalCommons</a></p>

<p>It “only” took me a few years to find out that I don’t need to have a PeerTube or Lemmy account to interact with them; I just need to copy/paste the link in Mastodon search and then follow or reply.</p><p>Why no one is saying this little detail FIRST to all the n00bs coming from the Horror socials? After this you can explain the fediverse; Now Activity Pub makes so much sense to an atechnical person. <br><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#twitter</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#x</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/reddit/" rel="tag">#reddit</a> <a href="/tags/lemmy/" rel="tag">#lemmy</a></p>

<p>🧵arguing that we should do away with “privacy level” options for reply posts (in case of Mastodon and Mastodon-like Fediverse platforms which follow that model), to eliminate the ability of racists to hide their abuse of black users behind “mentioned users only” replies.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/postprivacy/" rel="tag">#PostPrivacy</a></p><p>(continues)</p>

<p>Fediverse Report 137 - this week&#x27;s <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> news</p><p>- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@altstore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>altstore</span></a></span> joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms<br>- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span> is getting Starter Packs, with more details on the design, soliciting feedback<br>- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anewsocial</span></a></span> announced a new version for Bounce, which allows you to transfer your account from the fediverse to <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> </p><p><a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-137/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-137/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">connectedplaces.online/reports</span><span class="invisible">/fediverse-report-137/</span></a></p>

<p>I love how the Fediverse helps me find amazing things, such as this NO AI List that includes <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> flavors/things/OS&#x27;s without AI/LLM garbage <a href="https://starlightnet.work/posts/the-no-ai-list.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="starlightnet.work/posts/the-no-ai-list.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">starlightnet.work/posts/the-no</span><span class="invisible">-ai-list.html</span></a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NoAI</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>