doboprobodyne
@doboprobodyne@mathstodon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago
@christianp

Just a thought, from a knuckle-dragging biology scientist. TL;DR: I believe there is scope to make the hosting of a peertube instance even more lightweight in the future.

I read some time ago of people using #webAssembly to transcode video in a user's web-browser. https://blog.scottlogic.com/2020/11/23/ffmpeg-webassembly.html

Since then, I believe #WebGPU has done/is doing some clever things to improve the browser's access to the device's GPU.

I have not seen any #peertube capability that offloads video transcoding to the user in this way.

I imagine, though, that this would align well with peertube's agenda of lowering the bar to entry into web-video hosting, so I cannot help but think that this will come in time.

My own interest is seeing a #Piefed (activitypub) instance whose web-pages could #autotranslate posts into the user's own language using the user's own processing power... One day, maybe!

Thank you again for all your hard work; it is an inspiration.

#mastodon#webVideo #HLS #transcoding #video #decentralization#edgeComputing#webGL#W3C #activitypub#AI #ffmpeg #selfhosted #degoogle #mathstodon

Saskia
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Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@newsmast.social  ·  activity timestamp 23 hours ago

Our private beta testers seem to be enjoying https://Channel.org 👀

If we're honest, we've been enjoying all the challenging questions they've asked just as much!

You can join the waitlist for https://Channel.org today to get your hands on our Channel builder early, helping us find the bugs and improve the experience before https://Channel.org leaves beta.

To join, just email support@newsmast.org letting us know you're interested.

#SocialWeb#Channels#Mastodon#Fediverse
Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Dear @Gargron — Can we take another, fresh look at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/20694 ? Hashtags should ultimately support full UTF8, IMHO, but adding at the very least the dash would be very helpful. It's not just band or artist names. CVEs are a better example. It would be really helpful when I can use #CVE-2025-6019 instead of #CVE20256019 as I am forced to do now. I guess hashtags are not in scope of the ActivityPub protocol, @evan ?
Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷
@larsmb@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
@jwildeboer @Gargron @evan Is #cve_2025_6019 an option for you?

(Edit: had to remove the / variant, #Mastodon doesn't do nested-obsidian-style variants either :)
Mastodon Engineering
@MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

We've released the second beta of #Mastodon 4.4 - including some UI fine tuning and new updates, additional integration for Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers, and more progress on support for incoming quote posts. Please give it a try on your instance, if you can - we appreciate feedback. 🪧

Next up will be a Release Candidate, and then the full release itself 🤞🏻

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.2
hannah aubry
@haubles@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Today I have the distinct honor of representing @Mastodon as we are acknowledged by the Digital Public Goods Alliance during the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies's Open Source Week.

This news comes at a time when it has never been more imperative for public institutions to communicate directly with their constituents. Rarely in history have we trusted the truth and trusted each other less than we do today. Mastodon provides the infrastructure for organizations to maintain sovereignty over their digital presence, and empowers them to reach out to citizens without algorithmic barriers or paid promotion.

Recognition of Mastodon as a digital public good validates our commitment to building transparent, ethical technology that serves people over profit. Because truly, our values drive everything we do. We believe that true digital freedom comes from the ability of communities to connect, learn, and play together, while preserving each community's right to self-determination.

This recognition belongs to our entire community: every instance admin, developer, and fedizen who believes in building a more human-centered internet. Together, we're showing the world that social media can be transparent, ethical, and community-driven. We're proud to be part of a movement that puts people first and proves that genuine connections flourish when communities have the freedom to govern themselves.

Thank you 💞

#Mastodon#Fediverse#SocialWeb#UnitedNations #DigitalPublicGood#OpenSource
Robert W. Gehl
@rwg@aoir.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
Flipboard Tech Desk
@TechDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Eagle-eyed product developer @parkerortolani spotted something in Apple's WWDC 2025 presentation: Mastodon. During designer Billy Sorrentino's section on visual intelligence, there's a clear shot of @ivory. "It was clearly both a way to subtly show developers what they can do with their own apps, but also read as a sort of endorsement of Mastodon as a social platform," Ortolani writes on his blog. "Apple didn’t show Bluesky, Threads, or X. They chose to show a third-party Mastodon client."

https://flip.it/WaNDJK

#Tech#Technology#Mastodon#Ivory#ActivityPub#Fediverse#Apple#WWDC