I appear to be incapable of any banger-grade toots. I'm tempted to blame it on the #autism. Have any of my fellow Autistics had any banger toots to speak of? Like are we all generally bad at it, I'm wondering? Is there some sort of measurable banger toot drought we are all doomed to suffer, as our lowly lot in the #fediverse? Maybe one of us is a scientist and can measure this, just saying. @autistics

In the #Fediverse there are now
716 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
618 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@ShortListMag
@UsbeketRica
@CosmopolitanUK
@UOL
@NewScientist

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

just pitched the "+1" idea that each publicly funded media outlet should have at least one open channel like the #fediverse at he #fediverse demo table at #SFSCON.

I think @rstockm mentioned it in https://berlinfedi.day/schedule/#:~:text=Ralf%20StockmannZLB

@pheonix It's a part of the #Fediverse that's decentralized. There's no tracking unlike mainstream platforms. People here are very nice. And the number of toxic people here is extremely low.

#socialmedia #socialmediaplatforms #SocialMediaPlatform #notracking #decentralized

I'm having high hopes for the latest Mastodon release, and I hope it will be widely installed.

The feature I care the most about, and contrary to what I'd guess many believe, is actually not the quote posting (though it was indeed about time, most other Fediverse services has had this for years).

But the functionality that has me really excited, and which will be a boost for the Fediverse at large, and what will make it more worthwhile for smaller instances to at least try to run their own little community-instance, is...back-filling of posts.

Most Mastodon users, especially on the large instances, had no idea it wasn't working, and the assumption for most new people/users to the Fediverse is that you see everything there is to see. That hasn't been the case.

The lack of it goes against everything one would have thought if coming here from any other service. Basically Mastodon will now load replies to posts from remote servers/instances even if they don't Federate historically.

The lack of that particular piece of functionality made it really annoying, borderline anti-social, to set up your own instance. Users of smaller instances thought they replied and contributed to posts. Meanwhile, the posts/replies from those smaller instances were literally invisible to the people on large instances. This obviously leads to people on small instances feeling "what is the point of replying?" which isn't a great starting point for building a social media community.

But as I say, apparently they have now fixed this, which was about time. The first bugs about this functionality missing are over 9 years old by now. Great to see it fixed.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/34
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14017
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/22608

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Update

My fediversary is also November 2022, not sure what day. But these three years have been excellent- here's to many more. And it's all you cool folks who make it so great to be here, so thank you all for that. 💥

#fediverse #fediversary #DecentralizedFTW

I just tried to upgrade from 4.5.0.rc2 to stable.

git fetch / checkout
bundle / yarn
assets:precompile / db:migrate
restart

Version shown is still 4.5.0.rc2

Someone any hints ?

#mastodon #developer #admin #fediverse #4.5.0

Addendum: I cannot reply to people on Bluesky who don't use brid.gy to connect to the #Fediverse .

Sind Sie Administrator einer Mastodon-Instanz?

⚠️ Aktualisieren Sie jetzt auf Version 4.5! ⚠️

Ältere Versionen von Mastodon enthalten bekannte Sicherheitslücken. Außerdem können veraltete Instanzen bestimmte Arten von Inhalten (z. B. Zitate), die in der neuesten Version eingeführt wurden, möglicherweise nicht richtig anzeigen oder übermitteln.

Um die Sicherheit, Kompatibilität und Benutzerfreundlichkeit für Ihre Nutzer zu gewährleisten, sollten Sie Ihre Mastodon-Instanz so bald wie möglich auf Version 4.5 aktualisieren.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Fedi #FediAdmin #Administrator #Admin #MastoAdmin

Looks like #Mastodon 4.5 has both features I've been waiting for: conversation feeding and quote posts. Can't wait to have my bad takes dunked on by Internet micro-celebrities.

#quotepost #quoteposts #update #Fediverse

Morning my #Fediverse friends. Are we having a nice cup of coffee or tea if that’s your thing?

It’s a brisk morning here but going warm up to a blistering 80°. What’s on everyone’s plate? I’ll hopefully be finishing my site facelift today. I also have the usual work stuff.

#GoodMorning #KoffeeWithKyle #MorningHandshake #DailyBootup

@demsmight Come natively to the #fediverse The cost is low, we would welcome you, and your entire existence can't be wiped out on a billionaire's whim. Build with us, on free, open source software. Be the change you want to see in the world. Love you.

Hello, friend! This is the #introduction post for the ACP section, which works on #artificialIntelligence, #cybersecurity, and #programmingLanguages at the University of Southern #Denmark.

It's dangerous to go alone! Take this… ❬ ACP #starterPack ❭ for your trip on the #Fediverse!

Use "Preferences > Import and Export > Import" (or similar) to import:
• https://gitlab.sdu.dk/acp/fediverse/-/raw/main/following_accounts.csv as "Following List" to follow all ACP members, or
• https://gitlab.sdu.dk/acp/fediverse/-/raw/main/lists.csv as "Lists" for a dedicated ACP timeline.

In the past, I have frequently mentioned how easy it is to move from one #Mastodon instance to another. I have done so twice in the past, and I generally recommend that people use that feature to get away from the big instances (such as Mastodon.social) and to one of the smaller ones so that the #Fediverse is more "spread out".

However, there are always some people who object to this, noting that while you can migrate your follows, followers, bookmarks, blocks and so forth, you _cannot_ migrate your old posts.

This has never bothered me since Mastodon is essentially a #microblogging system, and I see microblogging as "fire and forget" in nature - any given post might be shared for a few days, but is soon forgotten unless someone bookmarks it. Besides, it's not as if the posts are actually gone from the old instance unless it closes down.

But many see this as a major obstacle to migrating instances, and thus I want to know: Does it bother you that you cannot migrate your posts when migrating Mastodon instances?

#Fediverse

Alright, is this thing on?

This is my first post here on Mastodon. I'm Freddy, the guy behind the "Freddy's Cine IT" blog.

I'm moving my work here, reviews, and a lot of other stuff to come, for one simple reason: we need to defund the billionaires. It starts by ditching their data-mining playgrounds and supporting decentralized networks like this one. So, here I am.

To kick things off, I've just posted my review of The Institute. What an intense show. I loved it.

I'll drop the link to the full review in the replies. Let me know what you think. Glad to be here.

#Introduction #TheInstitute #StephenKing #TVReview #Thriller #CineIT #Fediverse #Decentralization

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A promotional poster for the TV series The Institute. In the foreground, a group of silhouetted young people walk through a dark field towards a large, ominous-looking institutional building. Looming above them in the dark, cloudy, green-lit sky are the giant faces of a concerned-looking woman (Mary-Louise Parker), a central young boy (Joe Freeman), and a serious man (Ben Barnes).

@FredRosa Welcome to the #Fediverse! Glad you're here and looking forward to reading your work.

You can optionally bridge your posts to Bsky by following @bsky.brid.gy

You might also enjoy the hashtag #monsterdon on Sundays.

#ShamelesslyStolenFromReddit

Some poor slob stuck in a "Corporate Team Building Exercise" where they're required to write their "superpower" on the board.

If I had to engage in that exercise - I suspect I may put something like

Leverage Synergy between Verticals to Achieve a Forward Looking Vision of Client Focused Solutions Designed to Maximize Team Engagement While Minimizing Inter-Organizational Friction

And then I would likely organize an away team to head to the local pub.

#Fediverse: What is your #CorporateSuperPower?

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an empty board with the text at the upper left: WHAT'S YOUR SUPERPOWER?

On #Mastodon there are now
412 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
123 instances.

262 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@ElSaltoDiario (SPA)
@BylinesEast (ENG)
@Arbejderen (DAN)
@ComputerBase (GER)
@videnskabdk (DAN)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Any bloggers here? I want to see and read your blogs because I am curious about how others create their blogs, what the topics are about, and the design. 😄☀️

#bloggers #weblog #selfhosting #indieweb #fediverse #humane_tech #webdesign #writing #techcommunity #blogging #curiosity #opensource #newblog #itstudent #creative #design #internet #community #sharing

Une nouvelle gesticulation dégagiste s'organise. En débat:

· L’Europe numérique colonisée à l'heure du technofaschisme.
· Solitudes du réseau social. Violences du like et de l'audience compétitive
· L'intimité, territoire de collecte pour l'industrie technopublicitaire
· Construire sa communication artistique en dehors des GAFAMs à l'aide du fédiverse
————
vendredi 13.03.2026
La fille de son père: 9, Grand Place, 1430, Rebecq, Belgique
#gafams #fediverse
https://vousrevoir.org/events/120

I am going to repost my past content to my newly installed weblog website to fill it. I will include #NoBot so that Fediverse content distributor/booster accounts do not get annoyed if I push the same or too many contents in a short time.

#fediverse #weblog #repost #contentcreation #nobot #mastodon #etiquette #humane_tech #digitalrights #selfhosting #tech #community #updates #newsite #blogging #autism #schizophrenia #neurodiversity #privacy #respect #NoBot #nobot

they walk every day in big flocks over my #fediverse sky

#timeline #mastodon

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a photo of a info table beside a street in a park probably. The topic of the desk is "Walking With Mastodons".

I used to ask my Gemini AI chat bot. Sometimes I wonder what should be my true intention for self-hosting. I asked if I self-hosted a fediverse server, should I have a large fan base first, like those TikTok celebs? My Gemini said no. It doesn't have to be that way. It doesn't need to be popular or have celebrities like those TikTok live streamers or Instagram good-looking artists. It told me that what is most important in self-hosting is: "data sovereignty". I think it really makes sense. My data isn't for big companies to mine and target me with ads anymore because I simply don't consent to it.

#datasovereignty #selfhosting #fediverse #digitalautonomy #humane_tech #privacy #tech #autonomy #nomoredatamining #bigtech #techactivism #itstudent #schizophrenia #neurodiversity #independence #control #dataprotection #foss

Please boosts 🙏

We want more people 🙌🏼

#Vimovember #vim #neovim #editors #terminals #linux #opensource #mastodon #fediverse

Day 3: delete

While we have the common dd, x or d{motion} like dap to delete a paragraph or daw to delete a word, there are less known ones.

When you do a 'd' like 'dap' to delete a paragraph, Vim copies it in the _yank_ register, overwriting what you have copied before.

To avoid that, use the "black hole register":

"_d{motion}

"_dd will delete the line without storing it.

#Vimovember #vim #neovim #editors #FLOSS #opensource #fediverse #mastodon

1/3

00:07—Good night #Fediverse! 😴💤

Time for bed, and yes, also time to shitpost the sacred image of the workers, activism at its finest.

https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/114672495405375557

#NorskTut #Anarchism #Syndicalism #Sleep #Zzz #Bedtime

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The poster promotes the Norsk Syndikalistisk Forbund (NSF), the Norwegian Syndicalist Federation affiliated with the International Workers' Association (IAA). It features a black-and-white photo of a large group of people, likely members of the organization. The text "Anarkosyndikalismen i Norge!" ("Anarchosyndicalism in Norway!") is prominently displayed, emphasizing the group's focus on anarcho-syndicalist activism. Contact details for the NSF-IAA appear at the bottom of the poster. The design has a vintage style reminiscent of early 20th-century revolutionary movements, aiming to attract support for anarcho-syndicalism within Norway's labor movement.

Ich finde ja wirklich sehr ungern Dinge gut, die im #Fediverse irgendwie an Twitter erinnern, aber #MastoDeck mag ich sehr. Wärmstens denen empfohlen, die früher TweetDeck nutzten, bevor es teuer wurde.

Endlich ist die neue #Loops App für #Android da, nur ist der fette weiße Kasten da unten, der ein Teil der Videos verdeckt, etwas seltsam.

#Fediverse

On #Mastodon there are now
412 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
123 instances.

258 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@freezenet (ENG)
@alamedapost (ENG)
@Deskmodder (GER)
@journalistense (SWE)
@EsquerdaNet (POR)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

⚠️ Do not be HACKED !! 😱

Software updates include not only new features but also critical security fixes. To keep your site secure and stable, ensure you always use the latest version.

We frequently observe numerous sites across the Fediverse running very outdated versions of Mastodon or Misskey. Some sites are even using versions over a year old.

Be the smart administrator and keep your site up to date.

#Mastodon #Misskey #Fediverse #ActivityPub #PixelFed #PeerTube #InfoSec #Security

Hey #fediverse folks - I'm kind of stuck. It seems there is less engagement nowadays on posts, outside a few very prolific (and awesome, and thankless) folks.

The main way I see to increase at least my own engagement, is to have a client/ActivityPub stack that handles both Mastodon/etc style user posts, and also handles Lemmy discussions. BUT most stacks seem to just dump *all* replies to *all* lemmy discussions into your feed.

Anyone ever wanted that too, or know of a client/stack for this?

Hello #fediverse

Here is my next post on my #GitRaven pet project that's written in C++ and Qt.

This time, I am integrating Monaco editor (editor/viewer of VSCode) to this project.

Give it a read:
https://blog.suryatejak.in/ghostllm-how-to-setup-monaco-editor-for-qwebengine

#git #opensource #monacoeditor #cpp #javascript

⚠️ Do not be HACKED !! 😱

Software updates include not only new features but also critical security fixes. To keep your site secure and stable, ensure you always use the latest version.

We frequently observe numerous sites across the Fediverse running very outdated versions of Mastodon or Misskey. Some sites are even using versions over a year old.

Be the smart administrator and keep your site up to date.

#Mastodon #Misskey #Fediverse #ActivityPub #PixelFed #PeerTube #InfoSec #Security

Ein Foto von heute Morgen. #Hund Jimmy und #Mensch Basti schicken liebe Grüße und positive Gedanken aus dem Remstal ins #Fediverse.

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Ein schwarzer Hund steht auf einem asphaltierten Pfad in einer Landschaft. Der Pfad führt in die Ferne und wird auf beiden Seiten von Gras bewachsen. Rechts vom Pfad befindet sich ein Feld mit braunem Vegetation. Im Hintergrund sind Hügel zu sehen. Der Himmel ist orange und gelb, wie bei Sonnenuntergang oder Sonnenaufgang. Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Gemma3:27b 🌱 Energieverbrauch: 0.072 Wh

Do much Mastodon users use Lemmy?

#Mastodon #Lemmy #Fediverse #AskFedi

Too bad there is no preview.

Formatted toot example - Level 1 title

Allowed formatting - Level 2 title

Standard text + bold + italics + underlined + strikethrough + highlighted

Level 3 title

• Make a list
  • like
  • this

This is some quote.

A numbered list

1. First item
2. Second item
   • Sub-item.
   • Another one.
3. One, Two, Three

Now some code

Highlight some code: python scritp.py

int main(void)
{
  // A block of code.
  return 0;
}

Standard Mastodon tags at the end:
#TryStuff #Fediverse

Good morning #Fediverse friends. How was y’all’s weekend? I didn’t do much, which was great. Just had a nice, relaxing time. Kinda singed off.

Do we have any good plans for the day? I’m just going to be doing the usual work thing. Gonna work on my new project also.

#GoodEvening #KoffeeWithKyle #MorningHandshake #DailyBootup

Which #OpenSource #decentralized, group #chat which supports E2E (end-to-end) #encryption is best? #infosec
#fediverse #Matrix #XMPP #Deltachat #privacy #security #OMEMO

I would like to thanks all the #fediverse for reacting so much to https://mastodon.projetretro.io/@shalien/115478888457235695

A bad German and computer joke, made by a non German speaker going this far is tremendous and I love you all very very much for it.

Du willst dich mit der Magie vertraut machen und suchst nach Infos zum Thema #FCSP und #fediverse
Dann schau mal hier - for a start: https://blog.stpauli.social/st-pauli-starter-pack-fuer-mastodon/

#StarterPack #StPauli #Mastodon

To those of you who wondered what happened to my website outage problem, I have come to the conclusion that the virtual hosts I bought from my provider (Gandi.net) simply were insufficient for hosting a MediaWiki system. And yes, all the LLM crawlers were a problem - but so were the links I posted to the #Fediverse, as they proliferated through the instances. 1000 "GET" commands within the span of a few minutes seemed to have been too much.

I have now upped my hosting plan twice - from "Small" to "Medium" to "Large" - and there haven't been any major outages since then. Even the preview card problem seems to have resolved itself.

🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

Deshalb spreche ich im #Fediverse gerne von „Qualitätsfollowern“. Denn die kriegen ausnahmslos alle Nachrichten angezeigt.

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Vielleicht erklärt sich auch so, weshalb Digitalcourage dort mit viel weniger Boosts (so nennt man dort die Shares bzw. Retweets), so viel mehr Antworten erhält.

#Reichweite #Mastodon #sozial #medien

I've now witnessed second hand how #harassment and #CyberStalking works on the #Fediverse . The offender simply creates a new account on an open instance, and immediately replies one of the person being harassed. This account is then quickly reported and closed - but they simply create a new one.

What are the options for fighting this kind of harassment beyond the obvious "stop/block open instances"? How do admins deal with this kind of thing?

En mielellään ala seurata käyttäjiä, joiden tööteistä suurin osa on jonkun toisen uudelleenjaettuja juttuja. Hankala päätellä, mikä ko. käyttäjän arvomaailma tai agenda on. Sieltä voi tulla vastaan mitä tahansa, ja se ei oikein nappaa. Vaikuttaa siltä, että tosi monella suurin osa julkaisuista on uudelleenjaettuja.

#Mastodon #Fediverse

⚠️ Please update your site

We frequently observe numerous sites across the Fediverse running very outdated versions of Mastodon or Misskey. Some sites are even using versions over a year old.

Software updates include not only new features but also critical security fixes. To keep your site secure and stable, ensure you always use the latest version.

#Mastodon #Misskey #Fediverse #ActivityPub #PixelFed #PeerTube #Loops #InfoSec #Security #InfoSecurity

In the #Fediverse there are now
722 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
504 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@90min
@IlSole24Ore
@THR
@clevelandnews
@GQ_Germany

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Out of my over 150 friends back on Facebook, only 3 ever reach out to me. Quite a few of those people I knew for 15+ years.

I didn't leave the mainstream socials to gain a feeling of moral superiority. I left because, for me, it was the right thing to do.

Doing the right thing can be a lonely path.

#Socials #Mastodon #Sharkey #Fediverse

So ein toller Abend gestern und sooo ein schlimmer Kater heute. Und seit Freitag Error 8 wenden sie sich an den Jura Kundendienst, kein Kaffee. Scheibenhonig. Postalkoholische Depressionen, die eigentlich nur mit der Liebe einer (nackten) Frau überwunden werden können, oder mit Fotos von #Hund Jimmy von letzter Woche. Grüße ins #Fediverse

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Ein Foto zeigt einen kleinen schwarzen Hund, der sich über grünes Gras und braune Blätter beugt, um an etwas zu schnuppern. Der Hund hat ein blaues Halsband an. Der Hund trägt ein schwarzes Gurtgeschirr. Im Hintergrund sind weitere grünes Gras und braune Blätter zu sehen. Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Gemma3:27b 🌱 Energieverbrauch: 0.069 Wh

Happy Sunday! Sharing one of my new abstracts: Pebbled Stones No. 02 - https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/pebbled-stones-no-02-lisa-s-baker.html

#abstract #abstractart #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #painting #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #purple #fun #geometric #stones #beachglass #contemporaryart #modernart #giftideas #interiordecor #artist #mastodonart #CreativeToots

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An Abstract painting displayed on canvas inspired by smooth, water-worn stones in tones of teal, plum, pink, and sand with organic, flowing texture, by Lisa S. Baker.