I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's unworkshop on March 2. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/ #fediverse #fediforum
fediverse
Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.
But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!
Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.
All https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.4.2
Thank you!
Learn more about this release here:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.2
If you are landing early or staying later for FediCon, and are looking for things to do —
Go spend time on Robson Street.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robson_Street
(BTW, the location of FediCon is on Robson Street.)
There are a lot of shops, coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores, and other places on Robson.
It is a nice place to hang-out on.
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🌐 FediCon 2025
📍 Vancouver, Canada
🗓️ August 1–2
#FediCon #FediCon2025 #Fediverse
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#Sunset #Reflections 2 - #Luna #Park By Kaye Menner #Photography Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:
#lunapark #sydneyharbour #buildings #goldenhour #calm #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts
![**ACHIEVED 2ND PLACE IN Early Morning or Late Afternoon or Night in Austra...
By Kaye Menner Photography
https://fineartamerica.com/contests/early-morning-or-late-afternoon-or-night-in-australia-photography-only.html?tab=leaderboard
Photograph of the infamous Luna Park at golden hour showing its reflections and the sunset sky in the harbour / harbor. I captured this image towards the end of the festivities of the Australian Navy Centenary in October, 2013.
Golden hour can have so much power and make photographs look seemingly different to their normal daytime view. I await this time of day for the amazing light/glow and hue that the sun offers our planet Earth whilst setting.
[From Wikipedia]
Luna Park Sydney (originally Luna Park Milsons Point, also known as Sydney's Luna Park) is an amusement park located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Luna Park is located at Milsons Point, on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour.
Luna Park is one of two amusement parks in the world that are protected by government legislation; several of the buildings on the site are also listed on the Register of the National Estate and the NSW State Heritage Register. The park has been utilised as a filming location for several movies and television shows.](/proxy/post_attachment/130412/39ec438bfd.jpeg "**ACHIEVED 2ND PLACE IN Early Morning or Late Afternoon or Night in Austra...
By Kaye Menner Photography
https://fineartamerica.com/contests/early-morning-or-late-afternoon-or-night-in-australia-photography-only.html?tab=leaderboard
Photograph of the infamous Luna Park at golden hour showing its reflections and the sunset sky in the harbour / harbor. I captured this image towards the end of the festivities of the Australian Navy Centenary in October, 2013.
Golden hour can have so much power and make photographs look seemingly different to their normal daytime view. I await this time of day for the amazing light/glow and hue that the sun offers our planet Earth whilst setting.
[From Wikipedia]
Luna Park Sydney (originally Luna Park Milsons Point, also known as Sydney's Luna Park) is an amusement park located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Luna Park is located at Milsons Point, on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour.
Luna Park is one of two amusement parks in the world that are protected by government legislation; several of the buildings on the site are also listed on the Register of the National Estate and the NSW State Heritage Register. The park has been utilised as a filming location for several movies and television shows.")
Retro.pizza is a Mastodon server for nerd culture, where we strive to uphold the values of the fictional heroes we admire: to value diversity like the X-Men, to be as kind as the Doctor, to defend the weak like Optimus Prime and fight against fascism like Princess Leia.
This server has been operating since 2022.
You can find out more at https://retro.pizza/about or contact the admin @trixter
#FeaturedServer #NerdCulture #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉
Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.
“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms, a place built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”
In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.
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I've gone live!
Fireside Fedi - Episode 64 - Jo Blakely - Artist (Oil, Acrylic, Digital)
#owncast #streaming #interview #fediverse #fedi #people #show #firesidefedi #FsF
"O fediverso é anticapitalista. O fediverso é a práxis anarquista. O fediverso não é um protocolo. O fediverso carrega uma ideologia de cuidado comunitário e ajuda mútua para nossos semelhantes. O fediverso nunca deve ser neutro em relação à ideologia. As ferramentas que estamos construindo fornecem infraestrutura para comunicação, mas também moldam essa comunicação."
WeHaveCookies.social is a general Mastodon server for everyone who is up for a relaxed and open community. Everything and everyone is welcome here: humour, technology, politics, cats, dogs, nerds, entertainment, incoherent thoughts, you name it.
You can find out more at https://wehavecookies.social/about or contact the admin account @admin
I think that the @BeigeParty people are also so prominent in my timeline because I need a positive change among all the sour-faced smart asses and moralisers on the #Fediverse 😬
Or like Frank O'Hara said "A record store or some other sign that people do not totally regret life".
So thanks @Lana @UnclePJ @RickiTarr @amiserabilist @TheBreadmonkey @adhdeanasl and all the others for bringing some record stores to #mastodon 😊
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In gaming, it is common for spammers to report legit accounts if they echoed back their own spam. We suspend them first to minimize the spam, go back to review it, and issue warnings if needed.
It's the same in social media. Please refrain from echoing or "revenge spamming" a spammer. The spammers—and potentially non-spammers—will report you for spamming.
We then have to suspend your account to avoid further spams, and then go back later to review if you are indeed a spammer or engaging in "revenge spamming".
- It is a hassle for you.
- It will be stressful once you receive a suspension email.
- It is also increasing our workload.
- It will paint your instance/community as "bad" or lacking moderation.
The only ones enjoying it are the spammers. They know they'll get banned so they wreak havoc by confusing and stressing everyone.
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I just so happen to be the type of moderator/GM in social media and the gaming industry who is reasonable, and takes the time to actually investigate. At least half in my line-of-work—voluntary or paid—are by-the-book. No investigation. If there's evidence = ban hammer. Forget the context.
So, please do not engage in "revenge spamming". Report the spammers and add them to your ignore list. We will get to your reports as soon as possible and suspend their accounts.
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation.
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I believe I can say this is on behalf of all modertaors, admins, GMs, employees, and volunteers. 🖖🏽
Tags: #moderation #Fediverse #socmed #SocialMedia #SNS #SocialWeb #OpenSocial
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FediCon kicks off tomorrow in Vancouver 💫
And... our co-founder @michael is making the trip across the Atlantic to be there - that's over 7,460 km!
We wouldn't make these trips if we didn't believe in the Open Social Web and how it can be used to better the world.
In particular, Michael is looking forward to meeting all the amazing faces we speak to regularly online in person.
If you're there, say hello!
#FediCon #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia #OpenSocialWeb #Tech #Event
Newsmast x Bonfire
We’re excited to share that Newsmast and @bonfire are working together!
We’re collaborating across several key areas:
🔎 Enhancing discoverability for Channels on Bonfire
🧭 Improving interoperability between the Channels app and Bonfire
🌌 Partnering to offer services for organisations around Bonfire’s Mosaic initiative
#Bonfire #Newsmast #Fediverse #SocialWeb #TechNews #FediNews
Bonfire x Newsmast
We’re excited to share that Bonfire and @newsmast are working together.
We’re collaborating across several key areas:
🔎 Enhancing discoverability for Channels on Bonfire
🧭 Improving interoperability between the Channels mobile app and Bonfire
🌌 Partnering to offer services for organisations around Bonfire’s Mosaic initiative
#Bonfire #Newsmast #Fediverse #SocialWeb #TechNews #FediNews
Delicate Fern Unfolding by Kaye Menner #Photography Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:
https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/delicate-fern-unfolding-kaye-menner.html
#exotic #unfurling #green #nature #plant #naturephotography #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts
#Rocks #Ocean #Surf And #Sun #Australia Print by Kaye Menner #Photography Quality #prints lovely #products at:
https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/rocks-ocean-surf-and-sun-kaye-menner.html
#beach #clouds #headland #nsw #australia #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts
Good morning Fedi friends!
I was supposed to start writing a new blog post about my tech stack - disclaimers about the apps/platforms I use and the ones I actively avoid for ethical reasons…
Well I just started doing some research and reading about #technofeudalism … and fell down a fascinating and haunting rabbit hole.
🔗: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451795/technofeudalism-by-varoufakis-yanis/9781529926095
“Technofeudalism” is officially my word of the year, if not the decade (century, possibly). I wish more people were aware of it.
The #Fediverse feels more and more like a safe haven for me. And in the bleakness of our current political and technological situation, I’m comforted by the fact I’m currently self-hosting essential services (thank you @yunohost ).
TL;DR: I’m super grateful for the existence of the #Fediverse and the fact I’ve learned how to self-host – two amazing ways to resist technofeudalism.
#SelfHosting #DigitalSovreignty #resistance #resist #BigTech #RebelAlliance
hello people of #Fediverse #Mastodon Hope you all are doing well. Its the feast of Immaculate Concepcion & just a heads-up anyway if ur not into that stuff its all okay.
Have a nice day! An my phone is barely hanging on 🥲 Can u guys help me out? 🥺🙏🏻 even if it's just a dollar its a big help 🙏🏻 if I could have a 50$ I could get a new LCD/Screen for my phone..Since I know I could not able to get a new phone yet.Its totally fine → [email protected] leave a note to my cousin🙏🏻
A new release of TootSDK - 17.1.0 📣
https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/17.1.0
What's changed:
- Expose HTTP response headers from API calls @iamkonstantin
Community contributions are greatly appreciated 🙌
Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities:
You can find out more at https://dads.cool/about and https://cooler.mom/about or contact the admins @alex & @sydney
cc @parenting
#FeaturedServer #Parents #Parenting #Families #Children #Kids #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
🎉 Today is Day 2 of FediCon 2025!
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Today's (SATURDAY) schedule is here:
https://techhub.social/@fedicon/114949952657681769
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🌐 FediCon
📍 Vancouver (Canada)
🗓️ August 1-2
ℹ️ https://fedicon.ca
🎟️ https://lu.ma/p4bbb941
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I've just updated my #Snac instance to version 2.81 👍 🎉
You don't know Snac? But you should: https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
A simple, minimalistic and well documented #ActivityPub instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit.
#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse
You don't know Snac? But you should: https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
A simple, minimalistic and well documented #ActivityPub instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit.
#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse
A new release of TootSDK - 18.0.0 📣
https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/18.0.0
What's changed:
- [BREAKING] Fix error parsing quote posts from Akkoma @dale_price
Community contributions are greatly appreciated 🙌