Good day all! Upcoming this week!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @haubles@hachyderm.io

11/02/2026 12:00 UTC-5

Mastodon community director / fediforum advisory board ☞ certified goof ♡ loves birds ☆ importantly, earnest

Special Guest: @scottjenson@social.coop

12/02/2026 12:00 UTC-5

Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team. Previously UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, and Apple Human Interface guidelines. UX Director at Symbian, manager Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design San Francisco. Head of Product for two startups. Returned to Google to lead the Physical Web in Chrome and explore multiple UX research projects in Android. Left 2024, now advising part time.

Special Guest: @joeress@mastodon.social

13/02/2026 21:00 UTC -5

Head of the Late Night Linux Family of podcasts. I mostly get paid to talk to my friends about computers which is nice. It seems I was radicalised by basic decency.

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

I'm planning on starting a new podcast called WorksOnMyMachine.live or womm.live . Are there any software developers out there would like to join me?

The premise is we hop on a video or audio call on a Sunday morning, 0900 UTC-5, and we talk about your software application. However, I also attempt to follow your docs and use your application live. If I get stuck, or we experience issues we learn live, troubleshoot live, etc.

This allows all of us to learn your app, it helps go over your docs, etc.

Are there any software developers out there interested in doing this?

If so, what's a good place to contact you, what's the link to your website, what's your app do, etc.

#software #podcast #qa #troubleshooting #docs #livestream #tech #techTrends

Good day all! Upcoming this week!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @haubles@hachyderm.io

11/02/2026 12:00 UTC-5

Mastodon community director / fediforum advisory board ☞ certified goof ♡ loves birds ☆ importantly, earnest

Special Guest: @scottjenson@social.coop

12/02/2026 12:00 UTC-5

Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team. Previously UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, and Apple Human Interface guidelines. UX Director at Symbian, manager Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design San Francisco. Head of Product for two startups. Returned to Google to lead the Physical Web in Chrome and explore multiple UX research projects in Android. Left 2024, now advising part time.

Special Guest: @joeress@mastodon.social

13/02/2026 21:00 UTC -5

Head of the Late Night Linux Family of podcasts. I mostly get paid to talk to my friends about computers which is nice. It seems I was radicalised by basic decency.

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

I'm planning on starting a new podcast called WorksOnMyMachine.live or womm.live . Are there any software developers out there would like to join me?

The premise is we hop on a video or audio call on a Sunday morning, 0900 UTC-5, and we talk about your software application. However, I also attempt to follow your docs and use your application live. If I get stuck, or we experience issues we learn live, troubleshoot live, etc.

This allows all of us to learn your app, it helps go over your docs, etc.

Are there any software developers out there interested in doing this?

If so, what's a good place to contact you, what's the link to your website, what's your app do, etc.

#software #podcast #qa #troubleshooting #docs #livestream #tech #techTrends

Thank you so much again goes out to @lefractal@mstdn.social ! Le Fractal donated to BT Free during our livestream yesterday when we were streaming on #Owncast, stream.ozoned.net.

Le Fractal is the creator of smol.stream . Smol Stream handles the #emojiwall I use on our #livestream.

A new version 2 beta is currently being tested. This includes both emojiwall and a chatoverly at beta.smol.stream .

Thank you so much Le Fractal for not only supporting us, but supporting the #Fediverse.

Thank you so much again goes out to @lefractal@mstdn.social ! Le Fractal donated to BT Free during our livestream yesterday when we were streaming on #Owncast, stream.ozoned.net.

Le Fractal is the creator of smol.stream . Smol Stream handles the #emojiwall I use on our #livestream.

A new version 2 beta is currently being tested. This includes both emojiwall and a chatoverly at beta.smol.stream .

Thank you so much Le Fractal for not only supporting us, but supporting the #Fediverse.

Was anyone aware that OBS now offers "Enhanced Broadcasting" aka Multritrack Video? This offloads video transcoding to the person that is streaming their content and off of the servers themselves.

This is the single biggest cost of hosting a livestreaming server. If users are willing to use what's in their system we can make the bar to entry incredibly low.

#livestream #owncast #peertube #stream #fediverse #fedi #EnhancedBroadcasting #MultitrackVideo #transcode #transcoding

Was anyone aware that OBS now offers "Enhanced Broadcasting" aka Multritrack Video? This offloads video transcoding to the person that is streaming their content and off of the servers themselves.

This is the single biggest cost of hosting a livestreaming server. If users are willing to use what's in their system we can make the bar to entry incredibly low.

#livestream #owncast #peertube #stream #fediverse #fedi #EnhancedBroadcasting #MultitrackVideo #transcode #transcoding

#FOSDEM is live for the next two days - and you can watch it as a #livestream . Great if you can't get to the event!

Currently watching a #KDE #Linux talk. And don't forget the new release of #guix
includes #plasma - maybe I'll try it out after the talk heh heh

#FOSDEM is live for the next two days - and you can watch it as a #livestream . Great if you can't get to the event!

Currently watching a #KDE #Linux talk. And don't forget the new release of #guix
includes #plasma - maybe I'll try it out after the talk heh heh

TODAY on Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @scottjenson@social.coop

Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team. Previously UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, and Apple Human Interface guidelines. UX Director at Symbian, manager Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design San Francisco. Head of Product for two startups. Returned to Google to lead the Physical Web in Chrome and explore multiple UX research projects in Android. Left 2024, now advising part time. mastodon.social: 2017-2022

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 29 January 2026 at 11:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

TODAY on Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @scottjenson@social.coop

Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team. Previously UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, and Apple Human Interface guidelines. UX Director at Symbian, manager Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design San Francisco. Head of Product for two startups. Returned to Google to lead the Physical Web in Chrome and explore multiple UX research projects in Android. Left 2024, now advising part time. mastodon.social: 2017-2022

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 29 January 2026 at 11:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

TODAY on FIRESIDE FEDI!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br

Main interests: Free Software, Neurodivergence, Veganism, Marxism, Politics, Social Justice, Environment, Vocal/Choir Music; Affiliations: GNU, FSF, FSFLA, 0G, Linux-libre, GCC, glibc, Libre-SOC, AdaCore; Languages: Portugueas; English; Espaol; learning Esperanto, French, Ukrainian, Japanese;formerly @lxo@gnusocial.jp @lxo@gnusocial.net @lxoliva@diasporabr.com.br @lxoliva@identi.ca

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 28 January 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

TODAY on FIRESIDE FEDI!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br

Main interests: Free Software, Neurodivergence, Veganism, Marxism, Politics, Social Justice, Environment, Vocal/Choir Music; Affiliations: GNU, FSF, FSFLA, 0G, Linux-libre, GCC, glibc, Libre-SOC, AdaCore; Languages: Portugueas; English; Espaol; learning Esperanto, French, Ukrainian, Japanese;formerly @lxo@gnusocial.jp @lxo@gnusocial.net @lxoliva@diasporabr.com.br @lxoliva@identi.ca

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 28 January 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org

Webcomic Creator | Fantasy humor Weekly comic strips | Longer series brewing in background Only use Free/Libre; Open Source tools | CC-licensed | No AI

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 06 February 2026 at 09:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org

Webcomic Creator | Fantasy humor Weekly comic strips | Longer series brewing in background Only use Free/Libre; Open Source tools | CC-licensed | No AI

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 06 February 2026 at 09:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance