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  1. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:28:39 EST Ji Fu Ji Fu
    Just a reminder if you are using #Mastodon and you aren't using it in #Windows95 mode you are doing it wrong @lily https://libranet.de/photos/fu/image/12764735106377d2b0cd1cc430048870
    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:28:39 EST from libranet.de permalink
  2. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:03:45 EST Ji Fu Ji Fu
    I'm guessing not as there hasn't been any active development since 2017, but there seems to be a renewed interest translated.turbopages.org/prox…


    ♲ @Fu@hostux.social: Is it possible to configure #mastodon to use the #qvitter front end, or does that only work with #GNUsocial

    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:03:45 EST from libranet.de permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 24-Dec-2022 14:39:32 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics

    Tim Bray discusses the ethics of moving to #Mastodon (and probably the #Fediverse in general), considering the views of groups such as #BlackTwitter whose norms and needs differ from those of most Mastodon users.

    He concludes (correctly, I might add) that it is ethical to leave #Twitter and move to Mastodon and the Fediverse.
    In conversation Saturday, 24-Dec-2022 14:39:32 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Dec-2022 15:42:51 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • GNU Social
    • lnxw48a1
    Also, #Vivaldi now has its own #Mastodon instance. I think #Brave Browser had an unofficial instance at one time, and #Mozilla intends to open theirs early in 2023.

    I'm still not "there" yet, but I am doing some #PHP stuff. Maybe I'll be able to help make !GNUsocial and #Friendica competitive candidates for $ORGANIZATION deploying their own #Fediverse presence.
    In conversation Thursday, 22-Dec-2022 15:42:51 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Dec-2022 12:46:07 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html [finance yahoo com]

    Mask Group purchased the #Pawoo #Mastodon instance in Japan, giving them control of three of the largest instances in the #Fediverse.
    In conversation Wednesday, 21-Dec-2022 12:46:07 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Mask Network Acquires Pawoo.net, one of the largest Mastodon instances
      The Social Coop Limited (Social Coop), the entity affiliated with Mask Network has acquired Pawoo.net, one of the largest Mastodon instances. The new team will be taking over the operation and maintenance of Pawoo.net starting from December 21st, 2022, with no impact on existing users.
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Dec-2022 00:11:04 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    A #Mastodon admin ( "Tootmaster" ? ) learns that #Amazon's S3 file storage is not always cheaper. https://blog.freeradical.zone/post/goodbye-s3/
    In conversation Wednesday, 21-Dec-2022 00:11:04 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      Goodbye, S3
      Amazon charges way more than their competitors, so we moved.
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 18-Dec-2022 23:26:36 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/ [www wired com]

    Wired: #Mastodon features that #Twitter should steal
    In conversation Sunday, 18-Dec-2022 23:26:36 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Mastodon Features That Twitter Should Steal (but Won’t)
      from WIRED
      Elon Musk's platform could learn a thing or two from its most popular alternative—like how to build a social platform people actually want to be on.
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 18-Dec-2022 22:27:57 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Anyway, Paul Graham (@paulg@twitter.com) had his #Twitter account suspended over a link to his #Fediverse #Mastodon account. Last I checked, the suspension seems to have been reverted.
    In conversation Sunday, 18-Dec-2022 22:27:57 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 17-Dec-2022 15:03:54 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    > Later on Truth Social Mr Trump said the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were "very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting".

    > The "one-of-a-kind" assets in the digital world can be bought and sold like any other piece of property, but have no tangible form of their own.

    > They can be thought of as certificates of ownership for virtual or physical assets.

    > Advocates say NFTs are the digital answer to collectibles, but critics have warned about risks in the market, which emerged from the wider world of cryptocurrency. Activity in the space has dropped this year, alongside a plunge in cryptocurrencies.

    As I understand it, the actual files of #NFTs tend to be hosted on #IPFS, but if someone doesn't "pin" the files, they can eventually be deleted. And some have been hosted on a regular website, which really stinks if and when the site shuts down or even rearranges and replaces its former content with something new.

    > A report for the US Congress this year noted that NFT sales have been used to collect credit card and other financial information, and been subject to other scams.

    Which isn't surprising. Every other sales channel has been abused that way, from restaurant purchases to retail stores, to mail order. This line makes it sound like those are unique threats to NFTs, but they are part of the danger when one uses a credit card to buy anything.

    By the way, #Trump's #Truth_Social #socnet is supposedly a modified version of the #Mastodon software. As far as I know, it does not federate (so there's no need to get excited about #blockwars and push #fediblock).
    In conversation Saturday, 17-Dec-2022 15:03:54 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Dec-2022 14:39:47 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Eugen
    https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836

    > BREAKING NEWS: Gargron is no longer the most followed person on mastodon. This is great news (no offence to

    @gargron ) as it signifies the network is growing to be more independent of its most famous developer.

    > The new most followed person is
    @georgetakei@universeodon.com

    So let me tell you why this is NOT a good thing. George Takei is a celebrity actor. That people are crawling after actors and other celebs means that the #Twitter migration is bringing their culture (with all its flaws) here. Again, as they did this before during #Mastodon's early growth. Much Masto culture is merely Twitter and Tumblr culture, sometimes reflected in a mirror and sometimes adopted wholesale.

    Thankfully, the #Fediverse is more than just Mastodon.
    In conversation Friday, 16-Dec-2022 14:39:47 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Dec-2022 00:43:53 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Since the #Twitter siege against journalists and alternative #socnet platforms began a few hours ago, the number of new #Mastodon accounts started surging again.

    > +3,992 in the last hour
    > +29,495 in the last day

    This doesn't count GS, Friendica, Pleroma, Misskey, Epicyon, PixelFed, or any other #Fediverse platform.
    In conversation Friday, 16-Dec-2022 00:43:53 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 15-Dec-2022 19:43:32 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    That's hilarious. What sparked a bunch of people to try #Mastodon in 2017? Ads on #Twitter and #Tumblr "it's like Twitter without the Nazis".
    In conversation Thursday, 15-Dec-2022 19:43:32 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 15-Dec-2022 19:42:05 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Official #Mastodon account suspended on #Twitter for posting a link to "Elon's Jet" account https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443
    In conversation Thursday, 15-Dec-2022 19:42:05 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  14. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 17:40:58 EST Ji Fu Ji Fu

    ♲ @anonymiss@despora.de:

    Why is a #surveillance #cop working for #RaspberryPI?


    source: raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_…

    This caused a #shitstorm on #Mastodon. In the end raspberrypi.social was blocked on mastodonapp.uk -> mastodonapp.uk/about/more
    Blocked Server: raspberrypi.social - Reason: #Harassment & Generally poor #Fediverse members.
    #news #community #fail #problem #microblogging #job #ethics #communication #internet
    In conversation Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 17:40:58 EST from libranet.de permalink
  15. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 11-Dec-2022 20:58:05 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260

    @evan@prodromou.pub @evan@identi.ca ( and formerly @evan@e14n.com ) has said this a few times, but here it is again.

    "Every time you post on Twitter, you produce value for the advertisers.

    You tell everyone in your network there that it's OK to stay. That you're all helpless to leave.

    You tell the people who've lost their jobs, the people who are being hounded and harassed, that they are not important to you.

    You know you're going to be ashamed of it later.

    Just stop posting.

    Do it here, not there. Connect here, not there.

    Don't reply, don't like, don't retweet.

    Stop feeding your life into the machine."

    This was true before Elon #Musk bought #Twitter, but I guess it wasn't as important before.

    I don't fully agree, simply because there may be some advantages to many people who continue to use Twitter instead of moving to the #Fediverse (e.g., #GNU_Social, #Mastodon, #Pleroma, #Misskey, #PixelFed, #Lenny / #Lemmy, etc) or they would have moved over already.

    Also, because unless one self-hosts one's own presence, an angry instance admin is all it takes to lose all posts and connections and have to start over. Or, if one has contacts on a different instance, then irate instance admins participating in #blockwars (including #fediblock) can separate the person from some portion of their contacts.

    So remember, everything that Twitter is or can do to you, your Fediverse instance can also do. Most instances will never do most of those things, but pretending that one is safe here could result in disappointment in the future.
    In conversation Sunday, 11-Dec-2022 20:58:05 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 11-Dec-2022 20:40:08 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee/109496392170002303

    The monthly active users figures for #Mastodon seem to have peaked and started heading downward, even as new accounts continue to be opened.

    I wish they'd use a tracker that doesn't filter out everything that is not Mastodon. As I recall, when the number of accounts for Mastodon hit 5,000,000 the number for the #Fediverse as a whole was over 11,000,000 ... but those numbers will always be larger than MAU, so I'd also like to see those numbers Fediverse-wide.
    In conversation Sunday, 11-Dec-2022 20:40:08 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 23:28:47 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Raspberry Pi and other SBC "Maker" board enthusiasts
    https://eiara.nz/posts/2022/Dec/09/a-case-study-on-raspberry-pis-incident-on-the-fediverse/ [eiara nz]

    The official !RasPi account on the official #Raspberry_Pi #Mastodon instance got crossways with a lot of people today. I don't know if it will be enough to make a noticeable dent in the demand for their products, but they have definitely made some former customers consider other #SBCs instead.
    In conversation Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 23:28:47 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      A Case Study on Raspberry Pi’s Incident on the Fediverse
      A short case study covering what happened with Raspberry Pi on the Fediverse.
  18. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 22:15:33 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Mastodon issue for #activitypub-troll denial-of-service vulnerability. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21977 with 2 pull requests. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22025 and https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22026

    #security
    In conversation Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 22:15:33 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Any idea to stop activitypub-troll.cf or likewise attacks? · Issue #21977 · mastodon/mastodon
      from GitHub
      Pitch From about one hour ago, my instance's federated timeline was spammed with contents from activitypub-troll.cf, and the sidekiq queue is full of pulling requests. I have to purge all the t...
    2. Fix unbounded recursion in account discovery by ClearlyClaire · Pull Request #22025 · mastodon/mastodon
      from GitHub
    3. Fix unbounded recursion in account discovery (v3.5 backport) by ClearlyClaire · Pull Request #22026 · mastodon/mastodon
      from GitHub
      This is a straightforward backport of #22025 to stable-3.5. Some changes were needed for ActivityPub::FetchRemoteAccountService because it's been split into ActivityPub::FetchRemoteActorService bet...
  19. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 17:26:16 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • aab
    @administrator @aab I'm just guessing, but it could be related to an exploit someone launched against #Mastodon and #Misskey yesterday. From what I read, it brought several instances to their knees. Misskey released a #security patch yesterday.
    In conversation Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 17:26:16 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  20. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 11:22:39 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    Tagging this thread with #Fediverse #Security ... whomever made the script obviously read some protocol docs and some source code. With just a little #JavaScript, they were able to knock some #Misskey and #Mastodon instances to their knees.

    This isn't the first, and it won't be the last. Remember when someone posted a humongous image and locked up any #GNUSocial instance that tried to download the image? Remember when someone's instance was replaced by some sort of cryptocurrency site and PuSH es from your site to theirs would crash your site because of their site's response? (I'll bet I still have that domain blocked at the firewall.)

    We have to stop being naive about the intentions of those in the current migration. The overwhelming majority will have benign, if not good, intentions. But a select few will have bad intentions. Among those intentions is to colonize the Fediverse with #Twitter's culture, to come here and impose that culture of anger and disrespect upon the inhabitants here ... which already happened once with the first wave of people joining #Mastodon instance, except it was Twitter and #Tumblr at that time.
    In conversation Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 11:22:39 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
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