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J12t

@J12t@social.coop

Technologist, founder, organizer.

Let's put people back in control of their technology. The Fediverse is a good start. Also wondering aloud where we are taking this planet.

Check out my home page for more info and links.

He/him. tfr

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zackwhittaker, to random
@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social avatar

NEW, by me: The check-in computers at several hotels around the U.S. are running a consumer-grade spyware app called pcTattletale.

pcTattletale was seen stealthily and continually capturing screenshots of the hotel booking systems, which contained guest information and reservation details.

This was discovered because a security researcher found a flaw in the spyware is exposing these screenshots to the internet, not just the spyware's intended users.

More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/spyware-found-on-hotel-check-in-computers/

neuSoM, to berlin German
@neuSoM@bewegung.social avatar

The of , one of the best-known of has decided to close its account on #X:
"In light of developments on the social media platform X, Freie Universität Berlin has decided to shut down this channel."
https://www.fu-berlin.de/informationen-fuer/beschaeftigte/aktuelles/news/240424-ausstieg-x/index.html

In its justification, it commits itself to the principles of the and :
"Freie Universität Berlin has been present on Mastodon since December 2022. is part of the decentralized Fediverse network. Compared to large commercial social networks, Mastodon relies on chronological feeds and reduces the algorithmic sorting of posts. This ensures that information is always openly available and reduces the likelihood of so-called filter bubbles forming."

Bravo, @freieuniversitaet ! A good decision!

🌻 🐘 🐘 🐘

xoxo, to random
@xoxo@xoxo.zone avatar

🎉🎟 One last time, XOXO returns this August 22–24 with three days of people and projects we love from the internet. Registration is now open, surveys close Wednesday, May 29! https://2024.xoxofest.com/

bart, to random
@bart@moth.social avatar

Seriously pissed about this. Offering $10,000 in seed funding for a Deviant Art alternative built on ActivityPub. Q&A below or email your pitch to info@moth.social. https://slate.com/technology/2024/05/deviantart-what-happened-ai-decline-lawsuit-stability.html

stefan, (edited ) to fediverse
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online avatar

I'm prototyping a fediverse sharing button. Anyone interested in giving it a try?

Feature highlights:

  • shows a logo of supported fediverse software
  • lets you share selected text
  • remembers the last fediverse domain used

Demo: https://fediverse-share-button.stefanbohacek.dev/
Download: https://github.com/stefanbohacek/fediverse-share-button/

anca, to fediverse
@anca@allpeep.social avatar

An amazing in-person meetup with @miaq @Gargron @J12t @andypiper and more. Meeting moderators, users, and some of the folks building apps.

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andypiper, (edited ) to fediverse
@andypiper@macaw.social avatar

Today was a great set of meetings and discussions, moving the forward. Nice to reconnect after too long with @chrismessina - and to meet @snarfed.org@snarfed.org @J12t @anca @frozencanuck in person, lots more connections to make tomorrow. It is an exciting time in the and ecosystem!

fediforum, to random
@fediforum@mastodon.social avatar

Mark your calendars!

The next FediForum, the unconference for the people who move the Fediverse forward, is coming up September 12-14, 2024.

The most recent Fediforum in March had the largest attendance ever of developers, users, moderators, and many other people interested in building a better social media environment. We will build on this in September, for the first time in a 3-day event. We'd love to see you join us and your peers.

More info and registration: https://fediforum.org

dansup, to random
@dansup@mastodon.social avatar

I’m not an expert when it comes to encryption by any means, but from my work on Sup and my knowledge of the Signal protocol, I’m confident that the lies Elon and Telegram are spreading are unfounded.

You can review the Signal protocol to see for yourself, like they (Elon and them) would be pointing to smoking gun vulnerable code if they had any real dirt, but I’ve yet to see any 😉

hello, to bluesky
@hello@social.wedistribute.org avatar

It's now possible to connect and accounts together, and talk across a bridge! We get into the nuts and bolts of how it works, and what you can do to get started!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/fediverse-bluesky-bridge/

foone, (edited ) to random
@foone@digipres.club avatar

I'm a "full stack developer", in that my stack is full and if you try to push any more tasks on me I'm gonna overflow it and start corrupting my own memory

rbreich, to random
@rbreich@masto.ai avatar

Call me crazy, but maybe presidents who get themselves indicted shouldn't have their criminal trials presided over by judges they themselves appointed.

ben, to random
@ben@werd.social avatar

The folks at @19thnews are committed to covering voting rights in this very important election - as they should. It's worth your time to take a look. If you have the means, consider supporting their work. https://19thnews.org/2024/05/voting-rights-coverage-2024/

julian, to random
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You know what I just noticed about @mike's DotSocial podcast? The introductions are always succinct and to-the-point. There's no 30-second "John Smith spent 15 years at X doing Y with Z, and revolutionized foo by barbaz, and is also on the board of Fizzbuzz. He is a leading champion for..." blah-de-blah-blah.

Take @snarfed.org@snarfed.org's introduction:

The beauty of an open system is that anyone can build on top of it, and try to make it a better place, in the fediverse, software engineer Ryan Barrett is one such developer. Most recently, Ryan built a bridge to connect Bluesky, which uses the AT Protocol, to Mastodon and other platforms, using the ActivityPub protocol. He wanted to advance the fediverse's promise of interoperability. His work ignited a firestorm, revealing learnings, lessons, and insights discussed today.

I never realized how often meaningless polished intros happens on podcasts, radio shows, TV interviews, etc., because I've just learned to tune it all out.

... or maybe it's because if you're an ActivityPub dev, Ryan needs no introduction 😆

mosseri, to random

The ability to limit who can quote your Threads posts is now available to everyone. You can allow quotes from everyone on Threads, only the people you follow, or disable quote posts entirely. I hope this will help keep Threads a more positive place and give people more control over their experience. If you’ve been using this feature, would love to hear your thoughts.

pcottle,

Quote approvals aren’t quite a thing yet on the Fediverse but if/when they are, it’d be great to match up these systems!

digiphile, to journalism
@digiphile@mastodon.social avatar

On #WorldPressFreedomDay 2024, the 🇺🇸 has dropped to 55th on RSF’a index. https://rsf.org/en/country/united-states
📰📉”After a sharp increase in 2020, #PressFreedom violations have fallen significantly in the United States, but major structural barriers to press freedom persist in this country, once considered a model for freedom of expression.”

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feditest, to random
@feditest@mastodon.social avatar

FediTest is progressing. Major update this week.

Blog post: https://feditest.org/blog/2024-04-30-update/

Want to try the work-in-progress? https://feditest.org/docs/quickstart/

fedidevs, to random
@fedidevs@mastodon.social avatar

We are thinking of hosting a periodic "Welcome to the Fediverse! Ask your fellow developers anything!" online meetup.

Many people are now looking at developing for the Fediverse, as this week's announcements show, and we know it can be daunting to get started. Maybe other developers can help?

Thoughts?

jackwilliambell, to Futurology
@jackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com avatar

RIP Z80. May your opcodes live forever in our hearts.

> Z80 Product Line: Z85C00 End of Life. https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf

(The Z80 was the second microprocessor I ever wrote Assembly to target – the 6502 being the first.)

Flipboard, to threads
@Flipboard@flipboard.social avatar

We've got new Dot Social podcast episodes coming with fediverse leaders, starting with @mike's conversation with Meta's @rklambo and @pcottle, two key people building . That one releases on Monday, followed by episodes with @snarfed.org@snarfed.org and @molly0xfff. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Here's more info:

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/dot-social-new-episodes/

beaware.live, to random

So, @mosseri @pcottle, I have a Fediverse question. I have my own instance that has already been reviewed and approved for federation (https://social.beaware.live) but, I am coming to realize that Mastodon moderation features aren't up to my standard so I'm thinking about migrating to Sharkey, possibly on a different domain. My question is, if I migrate and make a new instance with Sharkey, is there something I have to do to get re-reviewed and approved again for federation?

https://social.beaware.live/

sblackst,

Hey @beaware.live, we don't have an allowlist, just a blocklist, so there's nothing special you need to do here for a new instance 🙂

eb, to internet
@eb@social.coop avatar

TRUTH SOCIAL SENT ME THEIR SOURCE CODE: https://boehs.org/node/truth-social

Fedi takes another huge win. I wonder what we'll find.

Garwboy, to random
@Garwboy@ohai.social avatar

"If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions"

I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today with the Cass Review fallout. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance.

Why? I'll tell you why

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ketmorco,
@ketmorco@fosstodon.org avatar

@justafrog @enoch_exe_inc @Garwboy I just saw the best thing ever:

> Never trust someone who won't apologize to a child.

And that's my new litmus test for "is this human being someone I can trust as far as I can throw them?"

feditest, to random
@feditest@mastodon.social avatar

Early(est) access to work in progress on FediTest and the Fediverse test suite now available.

More: https://feditest.org/blog/2024-04-09-earliest-access/

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