Good intro to using #TypeScript in the form of JSDoc tags: https://alexharri.com/blog/jsdoc-as-an-alternative-typescript-syntax - I've been using this recently in one small-ish project (#Bluesky thread reader) and I think I like it. I can run a typecheck when I want, but I don't need a build phase, don't need to install the npm package on the server, it's still just JS that a browser can open as is.
What a pleasant surprise to have found an app (@openvibe) that aims to bring together all decentralized social networks in one! It saves you the trouble of having to post on each one separately. For now, it works with #Mastodon and #Nostr, but they plan to add #Bluesky and #Threads. Very good news! Check it out if you can. 😉
Pretty good summary of the drawbacks of having a single-user Mastodon instance that result from ActivityPub's architecture (and partially from Mastodon's implementation): https://mull.net/mastodon
It's nice to be in control of your account, but you need to know what you're getting yourself into.
@jglypt I don't really feel the need to follow more people here in general, I follow a bunch of iOS devs already that I found through Twitter connections.
If I want to look for content outside of my Following, e.g. trending news or a hashtag feed, like to see who's talking about #bluesky, I go on mastodon.social and browse it logged out. Then if I want to like or reply to a post, I need to fetch that post on my instance first - 4.2 makes this a bit easier, though it sometimes just doesn't work.
https://HoneyTreeTech.com team has released a Bash script to automate the installation and hardening of LibreTime, the open-source radio automation suite. 🚀
It simplifies the setup and security hardening
You can check it along with the other installer/hardener scripts we've created for #Mastodon#PixelFed#Ghost#Bluesky and other popular #fediverse apps at the following URL
My biggest #gripe with #Mastodon is reach and the ability to discover stuff outside of chronological scrolling. Lists in #BlueSky make that better. Imho the algorithms in #Threads are too intrusive.
If there were simpler ways to connect with different topics on here it would make it excellent, to me at least. I guess it might come down to why you use different social media.
J’ai jeté un œil à Bluesky (vu qu’apparemment c’est trop woke pour Jack)
Alors oui c’est super simple (centralisation oblige) et y’a des bonnes idées :
personnaliser l’ordre d’affichage des réponses (chrono ou anté chrono)
bloquer par défaut les players externes (youtube, spotify…)
masquer son compte aux gens non connectés
MAIS.
Ben c’est vide. Au moins autant qu’ici. La seule diff c’est que quand t’arrives l’algo te pousse du contenu. Alors qu’ici ta TL principale est VRAIMENT vide.
Je me dis que si c’est un des freins à l’adoption (en plus du choix de serveur) il suffirait de charger la TL locale voire la fédérée par défaut à la création d’un compte.
Ou mieux peut-être, un message qui dit “votre home est vide pour le moment, mais viendez dehors c’est animé”
Mastodon is a weird place. Most of the time it feels like it’s just a buncha folks who would rather cruise around on horse drawn buggys. It’s really no surprise why this place didnt take off the way we hoped. Then again that was Eugens whole point.
I hate going down this hole but it really does suck. Someone I know who’s a fairly staunch liberal at work today mentioned how they’re on bluesky. Folks I used to love following like @parkermolloy@owillis@Popehat@nikkimcr completely gave up on this pace and went #bluesky. I’m starting to think if I should do the same.
UI differences are a big factor in the success/failure of decentralised federation of diverse platforms and content
And this seems a good example: bridged #mastodon posts onto #BlueSky which has a lower character limit than Mastodon.
So, just like #lemmy posts on mastodon, you don't get the full content of the post (which ends with an abrupt ellipsis here) and have to take a link to the original platform.
However powerful the underlying protocols, this isn't far from screenshots.