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#fediverse @Cynik

Přátelé #fediverse, mám menší prosbu. Nenajde se někdo, kdo by vytvořil pěkný banner pro pixelfed.cz?

Pixelfed CZ

Pixelfed.cz je platforma pro sdílení obrázků, etická alternativa k centralizovaným platformám.
Pixelfed CZ
#fediverse

#fediverse #dobrerano

#fediverse #Mastodon

If you’re on mastodon.social, I would highly recommend that you switch to a different server that protects its people instead of exposing them to a well-known bad actor like Facebook/Meta via Threads.

For alternatives, see: fedipact.veganism.social

And remember that Mastodon is not the fediverse. The fediverse is much more than just Mastodon and definitely more so than mastodon.social and Mastodon gGmbH.

#mastodonSocial #mastodonGGMBH #mastodon #fediverse #threads #facebook #meta

Screenshot of reply by Eugen Rochko, CEO of Mastodon gGmbH and owner of mastodon.social that reads "Threads is part of the fediverse." Screenshot by looping@anticapitalist.party

#Fedipact - The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net

An interactive list to see which ActivityPub (Matodon, Lemmy, FireFish, etc) instances are federating with Threads.net
fedipact.veganism.social
#fediverse #facebook #Mastodon #meta #threads #mastodonsocial #mastodonggmbh

blog.commune.sh/federated-webr…

In the glory days of web 1.0, social websites would prominently link out to their digital neighbors via lists known as webrings; magical doorways to an expansive hinterland of digital villages.

Let's envision what a truly federated chat like #Matrix could do to improve the cross-connectivity of chat channels. Most of these features are already possible, they just haven't been implemented yet in a community-oriented client experience.

#CommuneApp #fediverse #community


Federated Webrings

Erlend Sogge Heggen (Commune Blog)
#matrix #fediverse #community #communeapp

Sensitive content

#fediverse #nsfw @Nepříliš oblečená děvčata

It looks like you can now view anyone’s Threads profile from Mastodon and Pixelfed instances that federate with them.

If you’re a Mastodon user wanting to block Threads, or a Mastodon server admin looking not only to block Threads from federating to your server but also block all inbound and outbound traffic (data scrapers, loads of traffic overwhelming small servers) from all their IP addresses, I wrote a guide that can help:

mastodon.moule.world/users/MOU…

#Threads #Fediverse #Mastodon #PixelFed

Screenshot of me searching mastodon.social for Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads profile, @zuck@threads.net, and it appears. It shows his profile picture of him smiling against a red bokeh blur background. It also shows he has 4 million followers, which just by federating Threads with the Fediverse would automatically make him the most followed person in the Fediverse.

MOULE (:Lampy: Lampy out 29/3) (@MOULE@moule.world)

#MetaBlock For #Fediverse server admins: #iptables commands to block inbound (loads of #Threads users) & outbound traffic (like data mining) from Meta's IP addresses: https://pastebin.com/eB4shL1R Sources: 1. https://ipinfo.io/AS32934 2.
MOULE WORLD
#fediverse #Mastodon #pixelfed #threads

#fediverse #digitaleoverheid @Belastingdienst @Ministerie van BZK @Alexandra van Huffelen @Ministerie van IenW @Logius @Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat

#fediverse #datenspuren #fedibuzz @Astro

#fediverse #Muslim

Ce JEUDI 14 MARS sur #NANTES

ATELIER #MATRIX - #MOBILIZON par @lafediversenantaise
au #BouillonduCoin, café associatif du quartier #Dervallières-Zola

Venez découvrir ou partager vos connaissances,
y rencontrer les groupes locaux qui se développent sur ces réseaux,
Y FAIRE GRANDIR ENSEMBLE LA COMMUNAUTÉ NANTAISE.

Entrée libre et gratuite..

N'hésitez pas à passer : mobilizon.fr/events/9753a03b-2…

Et merci d'avance à celleux qui pourront relayer l'info ! 🙂

#Fediverse
#Contributopia @Framasoft

Affichette : Jeudi 14 mars 19h : Atelier sur les Réseaux Libres et les communautés qui s'y créent, proposé par le groupe mobilizon "La Fediverse Nantaise" (mobilion.fr@lafediversenantaise) Pour créer des discussions Matrix et des Évènements Mobilizon. Entrée libre et gratuite. Au café associatif Le Bouillon du Coin, 120 bd de la Solidarité, 44100 Nantes.

DÉVELOPPONS DES COMMUNAUTÉS sur Nantes avec MATRIX et MOBILIZON (Atelier)

POURQUOI CET ATELIER ? Émancipons-nous des réseaux sociaux qui collectent nos données pour orienter nos choix et comportements afin d’accroître notre réceptivité à la publicité.
mobilizon.fr
#matrix #fediverse #mobilizon #nantes #contributopia #dervallieres #bouillonducoin @Framasoft @La Fediverse Nantaise (Nantes & environs)

#fediverse #dobrerano @𝔈𝔤𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔓𝔞𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔱 @Cynik

Keep the momentum going for free open source projects in this week's Follow Friday by giving your support with contributions, boosts and follows.

adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-f…

- LÖVR @lovr
A framework for rapidly building immersive 3D experiences.
- NV Access @NVAccess
A screen reader.
- BiznisBox @biznisbox
A web app for managing invoices, clients, & payments.
- BookStack @bookstack
Documentation system.

#FollowFriday #fediverse #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #ff #oss #foss #floss

A bold title of 'Discover The Fediverse' sits above a message of 'Keep The Momentum Going With Open Source'. The 'Open Source' text is found within a large foot print.

Discover The Fediverse: Keep The Momentum Going

Find the momentum in your challenging life and in your community of free open source projects with these highlights in fediverse.
Adam Douglas
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #oss #fediverse #floss #followfriday #ff @NV Access @BookStack @LÖVR @BiznisBox

I made a thing to help me find RSS feeds, and I really liked it. So I made it prettier so you can use it too, if RSS feeds are your thing.

As it turns out, in my corner of the fediverse there’s a ton of them…

rss-is-dead.lol

#rss #fediverse

RsS iS dEaD LOL

Explore RSS feeds in your network.
rss-is-dead.lol
#fediverse #RSS

Good morning #Fediverse!

Hope the day is well for everyone. Let’s start it off with our #KoffeeWithKyle chat and see what’s on the agenda.

For me, it’s just the usual day job stuff. I also am having to up the resources for the #AllThingsTech blog as it is currently down because we underestimated the interest we’d get.

Later today will be relaxing and working on week 3 of school.

#GoodMorning #HappyWednesday #AIArt

The image depicts a serene camping scene at dawn or early morning in a forest clearing. There's a campfire in the foreground with visible flames and smoke, surrounded by log seating. To the right of the fire, there's a small wooden stump serving as a table with two cups, a coffee pot, and some slices of citrus fruit on it. Behind the fire, there's a canvas tent pitched, partially open, revealing a glimpse of the interior with bedding. On the left, there's a suitcase with cooking utensils and a smartphone on top, suggesting a blend of rustic and modern elements. The background shows a dense forest with tall pine trees and misty mountains in the distance. The sky is clear with a soft glow, indicating early morning light. The words "GOOD MORNING" are overlaid at the top of the image, adding a welcoming touch to the scene.
#fediverse #aiart #goodmorning #allthingstech #koffeewithkyle #happywednesday

Just realized one of my favorite place is the perfect Fediverse IRL café

• Lofi hip hop music
• Multicultural
• Random mismatched furniture
• A copy of “Das Kapital” on display
• Library with free to take books
• Gender neutral bathroom
• "Barista antifascista" stickers

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Berlin

A portrait picture of the corner of the cafe. There is a red book on display on the wall "Das Kapital" And a a bunch of books stacked. There is also chairs, tables and a broken large lamp.
#fediverse #Mastodon #Berlin

#fediverse #photo #photography #sea #sunrise #fotomontag #Photomonday #pic #bsdcafe #picture

Good morning and happy Sunday #Fediverse

How is everyone doing today and what do we all have planned for today?

It's very possible the wife and I might head to the mall today, but not sure. We definitely need to catch up on some TV shows that we are behind on, so maybe that too will happen today as we keep putting it off.

Other than, just a relaxing day hopefully.

#MorningMoments #GoodMorning #HappySunday

An image that has a blue sky with clouds as the background and the words Happy Sunday written in a thin blue, script like font with a little smiley face above it.
#fediverse #goodmorning #morningmoments #happysunday

#fediverse #dobrerano

Regular Fediverse federation check.

According to @fedidb (fedidb.org) 22,37% of monthly active Fediverse users are currently on mastodon.social.

I very much welcome the upcoming Mastodon feature that closes registrations if the mods and admins abandon the server (no activity for a week), but when do we finally close servers automatically that have 10k active users?

I'll post about this somewhat regularly under #FederationCheck, but if someone wants to automate that with a bot feel free.

#Fediverse #FediverseMeta #federation #MastodonSocial #Mastodon

FediDB - Fediverse Network Statistics

Fediverse Network Statistics
fedidb.org
#fediverse #Mastodon #federation #federationcheck #FediverseMeta #mastodonsocial @fediDB

Are you seeing spam? A poll

The fediverse is dealing with a major spam attack -- Heise has some coverage (in German).

But not everybody is seeing spam. Are you? If so how much?

@fediversenews #fediverse #spam

PS: if you are seeing spam, there's also afollowon poll asking where


Mastodon: Spamwelle zeigt Schwächen auf und weckt Sorge vor schlimmerer Methode

Seit Tagen klagen einige User auf Mastodon über eine Spamwelle. Der liegen automatisierte Angriffe auf unzureichend geschützte Teile des Fediverse zugrunde.
Martin Holland (heise online)

  • No spam -- lucky me! (83%, 10 votes)
  • Just a bit (16%, 2 votes)
  • A lot (0%, 0 votes)
  • So much that I'm almost ready to log off (0%, 0 votes)
12 voters. Poll end: 1 year ago

#fediverse #spam @Fediverse News

Internationalise The Fediverse
shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/inter…

We live in the future now. It is OK to use Unicode everywhere.

It seems bizarre to me that modern Internet services sometimes "forget" that there's a world outside the Anglosphere. Some people have the temerity to speak foreign languages! And some of those languages have accents on their letters!! Even worse, some don't use English letters at all!!!

A decade ago, I was miffed that GitHub only supported some ASCII characters in its project names. There's no technical reason why your repo can't be called "ഹലോ വേൾഡ്".

Similarly, I'm frustrated that Mastodon (the largest ActivityPub service) doesn't allow Unicode usernames and has resisted efforts to change.

So I built a small ActivityPub server which publishes content from an Actor called @你好@i18n.viii.fi - it is only a demo account, but it works!

Some ActivityPub clients report that they are able to follow it and receive messages from it. Others - like Mastodon - simply can't see anything from it. Take a look at the replies on Mastodon to see which services work. You can also see some of its posts on the Fediverse.

What Does The Fox Spec Say?


The ActivityPub specification says:

Building an international base of users is important in a federated network.
Internationalization


I can't find anything in the specifications which limits what languages a username can be written in. But there are a few clues scattered about.

The user's @ name is defined by preferredUsername which is:

A short username which may be used to refer to the actor, with no uniqueness guarantees.
4.1 Actor objects


There's nothing in there about what scripts it can contain. However, later on, the spec says:

Properties containing natural language values, such as name, preferredUsername, or summary, make use of natural language support defined in ActivityStreams.
4. Actors


So it is expected that a preferred username could be written in multiple scripts. Which implies that the default need not be limited to A-Z0-9.

The ActivityStreams specification talks about language mapping.

Finally, the ActivityPub specification has some examples on non-Latin text in names.

So, I think that it is acceptable for usernames to be written in a variety of non-Latin scripts.

But What About...?


There are usually a few objections to "Unicode Everywhere" zealots like me. I'd like to forestall any arguments.

What about homograph attacks?


Well, what about them? ASCII has plenty of similar looking characters. I doubt most people would notice when a capital i is replaced by a lower L - and vice-versa. Similarly the kerning issue of an r and n looking like an m is well known. Are mixed language homographs more dangerous? I don't think so.

What if people make names that can't be typed?


Well, what if they do? Maybe not being found by people who can't type your language is a feature, not a bug. But, anyway, clients can let users search for other people, or copy and paste their names.

What about weird "Zalgo" text?


It is up to a client to decide how they want to render text input. The "problems" of strange Unicode combinations are well known. This is not a hard computer-science problem.

What about bi-directional text?


The spec makes clear this is allowed.

Do people even want a username in their own script?


I have no evidence for this. But I bet you'd get pretty frustrated if you had to switch keyboard just to type your own name, wouldn't you? In any case, why can't I have a username of @😉

What's Next?


If you build ActivityPub software, give some thought to the billions of people who don't have names which easily fit into ASCII.

If your software can see @你好@i18n.viii.fi and its posts, please let me know.

shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/inter…

#ActivityPub #fediverse #i18n #mastodon #unicode


I'd like to run an instance with non-ASCII usernames · Issue #8417 · mastodon/mastodon

Mastodon usernames are currently restricted to Latin characters. I'd like to have the option to run an instance which allows usernames like "莎士比亚". I'm not saying that it should be mandatory that e...
GitHub
#activitypub #fediverse #Mastodon #i18n #unicode

#fediverse #bluesky

Rebuilding FourSquare for ActivityPub using OpenStreetMap
shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/01/rebui…

I used to like the original FourSquare. The "mayor" stuff was a bit silly, and my friends never left that many reviews, but I loved being able to signal to my friends "I am at this cool museum" or "We're at this pub if you want to meet" or "Spending the day at the park".

So, is there a way to recreate that early Web 2.0 experience with open data and ActivityPub? Let's find out!

This quest is divided into two parts.

  1. Get nearby "Points of Interest" (POI) from OpenStreetMap.
  2. Share a location on the Fediverse.


OpenStreetMap API


OpenStreetMap is the Wikipedia of maps. It is a freely available resource which anyone can edit (if they're skilled enough).

It also comes with a pretty decent API for querying things. For example, nw["amenity"]({{bbox}}); finds all "amenities" near a specific location.

Map of a part of London. Some parts are highlighted.

As you can see, it has highlighted some useful areas - a pharmacy and a pub. But it has ignored other useful locations - the train station and the park. It has also included some things that we may not want - bike parking and a taxi rank.

What API call is needed to get useful locations of of OverPass?

It's possible to specify the type of thing to find using nw["amenity"="restaurant"]; - but adding every single type of thing would quickly end up with a very large query containing hundreds of types.

It is also possible to exclude specific types of places. This retrieves all amenities except for fast food joints:

nw["amenity"]({{bbox}});-nw["amenity"="fast_food"]({{bbox}});

Again, that would be complex.

Perhaps one solution is just to return everything and let the user decide if they want to check in to a telephone kiosk or a fire hydrant? That's a bit user-hostile.

Instead, this query returns everything which has a name nw["name"]({{bbox}});

Map of London with several bits highlighted.

That cuts out any unnamed things - like park benches and car-sharing spots. But it does add named roads and train lines.

It is possible to use filters to exclude results from OverPass. The best that I can come up with is: nw["name"][!"highway"][!"railway"][!"waterway"][!"power"]({{bbox}});

That gets everything which has a name, but isn't a highway or railway or waterway or powerline. It isn't perfect - but it will do!

This is the query which will retrieve the 25 nearest things within 100 metres of a specific latitude and longitude. It includes the name and any other tags, the location, and the OSM ID.

;nw%5B%22name%22%5D%5B%21%22highway%22%5D%5B%21%22railway%22%5D%5B%21%22waterway%22%5D%5B%21%22power%22%5D(around:100,51.5202,-0.1040);out%20center%20qt%2025;]overpass-api.de/api/interpreter?data=[out:json];nw["name"][!"highway"][!"railway"][!"waterway"][!"power"](around:100,51.5202,-0.1040);out center qt 25;

ActivityPub


There's good news and bad news here. Firstly, ActivityStreams (which are subscribed to in ActivityPub) supports the concept of "Place" and "Location".

Once the user has a latitude and longitude, the can share it - along with a message, photo, or anything else.

Something like:

{    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",    "type": "Note",    "content": "Here in NYC! <a href=\"https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/958999496\">John Lennon's Imagine Mosaic</a>.",    "attachment": [        {            "type": "Image",            "mediaType": "image\/jpeg",            "url": "https:\/\/fastly.4sqi.net\/img\/general\/590x786\/56367_9pxuZJD7d1hgPdaMFcFq1pipvTTMynBJsYcpHH-b8mU.jpg",            "name": "A photo of a mosaic which says 'Imagine'."        }    ],    "location": {        "name": "John Lennon's Imagine",        "type": "Place",        "longitude": 40.77563,        "latitude": -73.97474    }}

For example, here's a PixelFed post with an attached location - and this is the JSON representation. That status can be reposted into other social networks.

It is worth noting that Mastodon doesn't (natively) support location - if you view my repost of that PixelFed post you'll see there's no location metadata attached. That's OK! It just means that the status needs to include human-readable data.

Similarly, Mastodon doesn't support the arrive vocabulary. So this will be limited to a message with a location attached.

Other ActivityPub services do support location.

Putting it all together


Well… that's a job for next week. Probably!

  • Building a web site which gets the user's location is easy.
  • Getting the data from OverPass should be straightforward.
  • Creating an ActivityPub server which can post geotagged notes into the Fediverse might be a little beyond my skillset! Some testing with Darius Kazemi's AP Glitch suggests this should work.

If you'd like to help, please leave a comment.

shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/01/rebui…

#ActivityPub #fediverse #FOURSQUARE #geolocation #OpenStreetMap

05 - Find nodes by applying multiple filters

A basic tutorial covering the key features of the Overpass language
osm-queries.ldodds.com
#activitypub #fediverse #openstreetmap #FOURSQUARE #geolocation

Good morning and happy Saturday to all of you here in the #Fediverse

Tell me about your #MorningMoments such as what you hope to accomplish today, what you've already accomplished today or just a funny story of sorts!

I'm not sure what today holds to be honest. Might stay home and relax, might get out of the house for a bit with the wife. We'll figure that out shortly.

#GoodMorning #HappySaturday #AI #Art

An AI generated image that says Happy Saturday in a thick black font. In the background you can see a cityscape with some people standing and sitting around. The image contains vibrant colors around the sun in the background.
#fediverse #art #AI #goodmorning #morningmoments #happysaturday

Hey #Fediverse! @Seirdy has a 'forever' article: A look at search engines with their own indexes

One thing this article should remind you all about: there are three dominant #search indexes - Google, Bing, and Yandex. And Yandex is dominant outside of English.

But there are real options, and many of them are open source, especially for outside the commercial internet. (I am partial to the MarginaliaSearch project.)

#dev #internet


GitHub - MarginaliaSearch/MarginaliaSearch: Internet search engine for text-oriented websites. Indexing the small, old and weird web.

Internet search engine for text-oriented websites. Indexing the small, old and weird web. - GitHub - MarginaliaSearch/MarginaliaSearch: Internet search engine for text-oriented websites. Indexing ...
GitHub
#fediverse #dev #search #Internet @Seirdy

Have you heard the terms "Fediverse" or "Fedi" and wondered what they are?

I've done a little article that tries to explain what the Fediverse is, and how Mastodon is a part of it:

➡️ fedi.tips/what-is-mastodon-wha…

TL:DR - The Fediverse is a network of thousands of independent social media servers that communicate seamlessly using a common standard. Even totally different kinds of Fediverse server allow users to follow each other.

#FediTips #Fediverse


What is Mastodon? What is the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
fedi.tips
#fediverse #FediTips

#fediverse #dobrerano

We’ve been floored by everyone’s support for Project Tapestry! Three of the pledge tiers on Kickstarter are already sold out, but there are still several to choose from with rewards ranging from wallpapers to stickers, pins, and even a free year of Wallaroo. At this rate, we’re going to need to come up with some more stretch goals soon! kickstarter.com/projects/iconf…

#ProjectTapestry #Fediverse #RSS #iOSDev

#fediverse #RSS #iosdev #projecttapestry

#fediverse #dobrerano

@damtux @erAck @italovignoli

Already had some conversation in the past with #LibreOffice via #Fediverse.

I miss real versions numbers, that are useful on technical level.

That's why i asked, if there is somewhere one... hidden under the hood... ;-)

Advertising should maybe be separated from engineering... :-)

But i don't wanted to start a heavy or intense discussion... :-)

#fediverse #libreoffice @erAck @Italo Vignoli @Damtux (Mastodon)

Online media can be overwhelming. It's fragmented between countless services, websites, social networks, and apps.

You need an app that weaves together an overview of nearly everything that’s happening across all the different services you follow.

That’s our vision for Project Tapestry, the new Kickstarter we're launching today.

kickstarter.com/projects/iconf…

#ProjectTapestry #Fediverse #iOSDev

iPhone with a timeline showing posts from a variety of sources including blogs, social media, and other feeds. Text reads "Project Tapestry" and the Iconfactory logo - a stylized silhouette of a factory in a circle - sits below.
#fediverse #iosdev #projecttapestry

Project Tapestry is a universal chronological timeline of your favorite social media services, blogs, RSS feeds & more. All updates in one place, in the order they’re posted with no algorithm deciding what you see or when you see it.

But we need your help! Check out our Kickstarter campaign to learn more about the project and the backer rewards we have planned, then make a pledge to help us turn Project Tapestry into a reality.

kickstarter.com/projects/iconf…

#ProjectTapestry #Fediverse #iOSDev

#fediverse #iosdev #projecttapestry

There's a new free open source Reddit-style platform for the Fediverse called PieFed. It's still fairly early in development, but you can try out a demo server at:

➡️ piefed.social

There's more info on its official website at:

➡️ join.piefed.social

You can follow the project at:

➡️ @piefedadmin

It's lightweight and written to make it easier for developers to contribute. (For any devs reading this, it's written in Python.)

(via @Mrfunkedude)

#FediTips #Fediverse #Reddit

Piefed - Open Source Federated Forum

A link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse.
PieFed
#fediverse #FediTips #reddit @Mr. Funk E. Dude @piefedadmin

Hi #accessibility mastodon,

I’ve been building a #fediverse web app, “PieFed”, for the last few months and recently put a bit of effort into making it more accessible. It is almost WCAG 2.1 AA compliant now.

However I have no lived experience of using the web with disability so any feedback in this area is most welcome. Please give it a try at piefed.social and let me know what you think, from an accessibility perspective.

#Accessibility #fediverse

#matrix #activitypub #fediverse #Mastodon #NPR

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