falktx @falktx@mastodon.falktx.com

@hisham_hm we got this real life location in Czech republic. Never visited it (not counting one ride trough their train station).

I am really sick and tired of these "the fediverse and what is wrong with it" posts promoting podcasts etc. This is all still deeply embedded in the algorithmic approach of centralised services that promote negativity to sell advertisement space. Don't do that. There's a better way. Offer solutions, not more problems. Le Sigh.

What other #digitalrights orgs are now here on Mastodon? So far I am seeing @eff @APC @awo @EngageMedia @citizenlab @digitalrights @privacyint @Privacymatters @privacylab @CriticalAI @criticaldatalab @digitalfreedomfund @DAIR @torproject @signalapp Who else is focused on #techopolitics #criticaltech #ict4d #digitalrights #surveillance #disinformation #onlinegbv #hatespeech ?

@diogo this is also why I say folk who boost a lot are in some ways heros of the fediverse. Some folks might find it strange but it literally is how those of us on self-hosted and very small (<1000 users) servers find things as there are very few relays around

one of the hardest things about self hosting isn't being discovered. it is DISCOVERING, as in finding posts by other people that interests you. I just realize I am following 1k people which is pretty extreme but even then I sometimes miss a lot.

This is probably one of the harder aspects of self-hosting. relays help a bit and I am looking forward to being able to re-enable them.

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Mastodon, is in fact, Fediverse/Mastodon, or as I've recently taken to calling it, Fediverse plus Mastodon. Mastodon is not a social network unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Fediverse system made useful by GNU Social, ActivityPub and blobcat emoji comprising a full Fediverse as defined by the World Wide Web Consortium.

Many ActivityPub users run a modified version of GNU social every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU social which is widely used today is often called "Mastodon", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically GNU social, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Mastodon, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Mastodon is the instance: the program in the network that disseminates the shitposts to the other instances that federate. The instance is an essential part of a Fediverse, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete Fediverse. Mastodon is normally used in combination with ActivityPub: the whole system is basically ActivityPub with Mastodon added, or Fediverse/Mastodon. All the so-called "Mastodon" instances are really instances of Fediverse/Mastodon.

NEW FEDIVERSE @

I am now @woof@aria.dog

(web view: https://fedi.aria.dog/)

Please follow me there manually (or don't), the instance I'm on has no options to move accounts.

A gentle reminder to all newcomers who are used to birdsite culture: fedi/masto communities are not simple alternatives to the place you're moving from. Please be mindful about rules and codes of conduct, take time (week or more) to learn about what is expected of you here. This is a space for people that are active agents of interpersonal connections, not promotional space for your business presence.

You cannot seek audience or customers here. You can only find your new community.

#fediTips

Currently Masto.host is experiencing the highest volume of traffic that has ever reached the infrastructure.

The service is partially degraded and I will be doing fast upgrades on the platform.

These can lead to partial downtime, errors and large delays in support requests.

Really sorry. Doing the best I can on my end. Hope you understand. Thanks.

by the way if you are like me and host mastodon in #yunohost. if you migrate to new debian version, do a forced an upgrade of mastodon after. (it basically refreshes it without erasing your data)

(some maintenance tasks might not run otherwise and can cause your media cache to balloon up)

#followFriday some folks who have been here for a while and amazing

@luka experimental media and electronic music, admin of sonomu music instance

@anaisfae magical watercolor art

@paperdigits Open source software photographer and community builder

@womensart account featuring art by women artists of mastodon.