This instance seems to use some entirely new software, which is kinda cool in theory, but it federates pretty badly. The user interface also has some annoying bugs, notably the timeline refreshing throws out whatever you were writing in the input box, so I've had to compose this in a fucking text editor.
The thing you probably care a bit more about is that it doesn't have any real verification beyond a captcha. No email, no manual verification.
#fedimeta #hashtag #fedibonk
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Emelia 👸🏻
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A pretty hard challenge on here seems to be, refraining from telling people about *alternatives* that aren't really *alternatives*.
If someone asks about a service they don't have to self-host, a self-hostable service is *not an alternative*.
If your *alternative* doesn't have at least 75% of the features that the other app has it's *not an alternative*.
Most people aren't actually searching for another puzzle they have to decrypt, they're searching for apps that do the same or similar things without destroying the world more or making some rich asshole eternally richer.
A pretty hard challenge on here seems to be, refraining from telling people about *alternatives* that aren't really *alternatives*.
If someone asks about a service they don't have to self-host, a self-hostable service is *not an alternative*.
If your *alternative* doesn't have at least 75% of the features that the other app has it's *not an alternative*.
Most people aren't actually searching for another puzzle they have to decrypt, they're searching for apps that do the same or similar things without destroying the world more or making some rich asshole eternally richer.
pospi
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We've got a word in German, "Selbstbeweihräucherung". If you're wondering what it means, look no further than the current Fediverse posts clapping each other on the shoulder on how much greater than BlueSky the Fediverse is.
If you'd like to figure out how "great" the Fediverse is, go follow what few black people remain.
And perhaps think a bit about why there are so few left.
And stop the Selbstbeweihräucherung. We aren't that great.
We've got a word in German, "Selbstbeweihräucherung". If you're wondering what it means, look no further than the current Fediverse posts clapping each other on the shoulder on how much greater than BlueSky the Fediverse is.
If you'd like to figure out how "great" the Fediverse is, go follow what few black people remain.
And perhaps think a bit about why there are so few left.
And stop the Selbstbeweihräucherung. We aren't that great.
Wouter Tebbens ⁂
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It seems like a perfect time to (re)introduce ⁂ as a symbol for the fediverse! Read our proposal at https://symbol.fediverse.info
hi frogzone hear! im still alive
i realise everyone has probably forgotten me and with think, who is this spammer, but after 9 months without fediverse, I figured that i better login to explain myself.
Basically near the start of the year two things happened at the same time to make it impossible to access fedi. Anyway Im enabling #javascript in a browser now to tell you this but i NEVER enable javascript in this browser normally and will probably disable it again, hopefully not for 9 months but this #distrohop is a BIG one, more like a distro-leap! @nimda it would really help if the #BloatFE interface was available over #i2p. @silverpil is there anyway to force a non-js experience, using a specific uri combo? FYI ive been recommending #mitra more in the meatspace lately, so heads up you may be getting more traffic??? or not.... lol
@gabriel i LOVED ur interview on #corbettReport, it is disconcerting to see his non-acknowledgment of your interest in #fediverse. He has known about fedi for a long time and probably should have known better than to pump S.S. (i mean sCRubstack), anyway sorry to hear u were set upon by S.S. drones. I've been meaning to inform u that your libresolutionsnetork.i2p site is broken, it redirects to gabe.i2p, so i may be missing out on insights. i was enjoying your updates on ur health drive but havnt been able to keep upto date lately.
The recent #openSource orgs sign onto the #unitedNations pact is super creepy. The last clause, ie. to do the bidding of the United Nations makes me a bit squeemish, just because we all saw covid, right? Even the other clauses about "diversity and inclusion" a nasty, and seem to require developers identify themselves, meaning no more anonymous contributions? i expect better from the #libreoffice folks that to sign onto something like this (i already knew #gnome were heading down a nasty path by their locked-down communication channels). My feeling is this is a result of the engineered #inflation ( #covid / #nft / #moneylaundering) crises means people are grasping at straws to maintain their income and status, forcing developers to accept ridiculous contracts. i dont know. Maybe im talking out a nether orifice. If i hear that everyone is plotting forks of LibreOffice and GNOME, it wouldnt surprise me.
I'm also interested in what appears to be the lawfare-based extortion of archive.org, not able to research it lately. I bet a billion bitcoins (that will never exist, because bitcoin is capped at 21 million) that #archiveDotOrg no longer accept #bitcoin donations. AMIRIGHT? (i dunno again I might be wrong, i literally have not checked, lol but seriously they are partnering with the US government to be a repo of govt documents??? now???)
The word of the day is '#SUSPECT'
... and remember everyone, #iran is to blame for ALL OF IT. including of cause the genocide that almost everyone on fedi knew was a #genocide almost 2 years ago. Why would it take 2 years for people on corporate media pratforms to work this out.... INSERT THINKING EMOJI
anyway there is so much to talk about and i will not be able to do it now. and will not be checking messages, because my connection is REALLY, REALLY, REALLY bad now. and i'll be here forever and die. so this is just a i'm still alive, just working thru technical coincidental problems.
love you all, and hopefully i can be online proper, in the near future.
Jess Mahler
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By observing everyone's posts I get the feeling that on the one hand there are a lot of people who would enjoy to find more artists and musicians in their timelines. On the other hand there are a lot of artists of any kind looking for audience.
I noticed a few posts of people who felt like there are hardly any artists or musicians in the Fedi, but I also see people struggling to sell their art.
How do we bring both together? There are a lot of related hashtags.
By observing everyone's posts I get the feeling that on the one hand there are a lot of people who would enjoy to find more artists and musicians in their timelines. On the other hand there are a lot of artists of any kind looking for audience.
I noticed a few posts of people who felt like there are hardly any artists or musicians in the Fedi, but I also see people struggling to sell their art.
How do we bring both together? There are a lot of related hashtags.
Is a 24 MiB video file too large to share on fedi? Not technically but trying to be polite. #FediMeta#FediAdmins
It seems like a perfect time to (re)introduce ⁂ as a symbol for the fediverse! Read our proposal at https://symbol.fediverse.info