I gotta admit, I am very much enjoying @ghost's ActivityPub progress newsletter.
Last week they were having an existential crisis, this week they're saying it's our fault as the users, that ActivityPub is so hard.
(I'm paraphrasing the most dramatic part without context for the read receipts)
Tumblr promised ActivityPub support and then disappeared for 2 years. Ghost promised ActivityPub support, and then their engineers appear each week to tell us how they regret that decision. #activitypub
Writing the most basic #activitypub implementation in #php that is compatible with shared hosting. I've seen some other great projects, but I needed a "call this function with a simple message" functionality for some existing websites
One thing I want to point out about https://pubkit.net is that I know a service like this could be easily abused!
This is why you will have to verify ownership of servers you want to test against
It can be a text file or DNS record, and in special cases, I can make exceptions for devs who want to test against instances they can't publicly verify
The point is, PubKit will be opt-in, and won't require a fediblock, services like these can be done right 😎
So, #Smithereen no longer requires a username when signing up. You instead get assigned one automatically, of the form "idXXX" where XXX is the ID for your user record. You can change it later in settings if you wish. Current Mastodon versions handle this change no problem.
The username is only visible in two places:
The URL of your profile
When someone mentions you
So it's not very important. Definitely not important enough to be a required field when you register.
#postnews is again telling me they are shutting down. I want to be nice but they could have built sustainable services within the #ActivityPub ecosystem. It would have helped everyone thrive. They knew that. They weren't as ignorant of the options as most of their users. They could have helped improve any problems or deficiencies they identified in what was already available. instead they wanted to be the hero and get rich. I guess I'm sorry they fell for the Hollywood version of capitalism.
#ActivityPub für #WordPress installiert, Blog-Profil @blog (nicht Autor!) aktiviert, in Mastodon gesucht, gefunden und gefolgt. Folgeanfrage taucht aber in WordPress nicht auf.
What we think for granted is under threat. We're still alive and kicking though.
Technology is a power infrastructure.
The internet protocol means you could talk the protocol and be part of the network.
Over the last 20 years, people were naive about the internet. Strategic autonomy is at stake. Sovereignty is in danger. We should end with alternative networks and stop using Gaggle.
My #ActivityPub server is receiving “GET /poco” requests from #Friendica servers (based on the user-agent). Can anybody point me to the documentation for this behavior? #AskFedi
We updated our essay on revitalizing classified ads in local publications with a software specification in development called flohmarkt that offers an open-source backbone for want ads, as well as a mechanism for running classifieds from neighboring publications.
Thinking about attempting to code an #ActivityPub service as a learning project, and to perhaps solve the social lock-in issue of gaming platform profiles that really pisses me off. 🤔
I really really don't like #DRM, however I'm way too attached to my almost 20 year old #Steam profile and like to do video game achievements. Having a unified, federated profile that pulls its data from all the different sources (Steam, PSN, Xbox, RetroAchievements.org and especially GOG) would be neat. #gaming
https://loops.video is a very promising ActivityPub platform for short form video, and could use your financial support to help fund and sustain this initiative!
There are over 8K LoC for Pixelfed Groups atm, and that will likely double in the coming months (mobile apps, federation, etc...)
It's the most complex feature we've ever shipped, and we've pioneered several mod and safety tools to enable the best experience across Pixelfed instances
Rest assured, I will show the fediverse how it's done 💅
Post from @rabble on why he's chosen to use #Nostr and not #ActivityPub and the #Fediverse. He makes some compelling points. Personally I am not too worried about the server admin parts of his argument (I have enough control, even if I don't control the server), but I agree that this isn't ideal: