Evoterra

@Evoterra@calckey.social

OG Podcaster from way back in 2004. Co-authored Podcasting For Dummies way back in 2005. Ran Podiobooks.com from 2005–2015. Hall of Fame class of ‘22.

Retired from podcast punditry and now focused on curating #AudioFiction at @theendupdates

#AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #RadioPlay #RadioTheater #RadioTheatre #podcasting

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Evoterra, to random

Happy 20th birthday, .

https://podnews.net/update/podcast-20th-birthday-history

Evoterra, to fediverse

Dumb idea of the moment:

Say a competent & committed person launched a premium instance. , let’s say, but it could be any flavor.

By premium I mean that it would require all accounts to pay $15/month.

Further assume that 100 people would sign up for that. (For the record; I would totally sign up for that.)

That’s $1500/month. Not a living wage, but possibly enough to make it worth their while to do all the backend shit people like me cannot do, which likely is not anywhere near a full-time job.

I know the devil is in the details, but on broad strokes… why wouldn’t this work?

Evoterra,

@kainoa True. But all servers are not created equal. And the other people on a server are at least part of the draw.

People join topic-specific instances. What if this instances “purpose” is to give members better reliability, some say in policies, etc?

I mean, I could pay $15 a month for a managed hosting service to run it for me. Spending the same to get a more personal touch and a voice seems… intriguing.

Evoterra,

@HarkMahlberg Yep. Or just refund them their money. One of the benefits of keeping it to ~100 accounts.

Evoterra, to random

No, I’ll not be signing up for Threads.

Yes, I’m ideologically opposed to all things Zuck.

No, I’m not worried about Threads fucking up the Fediverse. (Though some say I should be, and I’m glad those people exist.)

Yes, I’m sure the UX over there is, or will soon be, fantastic.

The reason I’m not signing up for Threads is simple: I blew up my Instagram accounts months ago and can’t be arsed to make a new one.

And I’m happy here. 🍻

Evoterra, to fediverse

My instance has been mostly down all day, which is a PITA but the cost of living on the bleeding edge.

But it does make me more productive when I don't have a to check in with periodically!

kainoa, to random

​:boost_requested:​

So, an update on things.

  1. I'm very sorry for all of the degraded performance lately on calckey.social. As you may or may not know, we've been testing changes with our codebase, database deployment, ims deployment, and a whole lot more. After a lot of testing and changes, I thought that we were good enough to start opening signups again. Turns out... we're not. As I continue to work on things and start team up with some very smart people who've worked in deployment and scaling systems, we're going to do our absolute best to make sure that we can handle things on all ends, and hopefully get extra hands on deck for day-to-day operations, so it's not all on my shoulders. I was sadly unable to attend to a lot of things yesterday due to being out of town for the holiday, and being in a no-service area for the majority of the day, so I didn't know that there were issues until it was too late. Thank you for your patience as we go through growing pains. A full write-up on what went wrong, the steps we took, and how it's fixed (once it's fixed!) will be made after all this is done. For real.

  2. I did NOT expect this amount of support, interest, and coverage! Hitting 13k from 11k in a little over 2 days across all servers is still boggling my mind. And it's not just calckey.social -- so many other servers are getting new users, and even ~30 new servers cropped up! Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. I'll make sure that I do my hardest to make sure you all have a great experience.

  3. As promised, you all deserve a peak into what we've been working on in secret for months. More details to come tonight/tomorrow. Stay tuned. 😉

Sincerely,
Kainoa

Evoterra,

@kainoa Thanks for the update. Not gonna lie—the downtime is starting to bug me. Not in a “I’m fucking out of here if it goes down one more time” way or anywhere near, but more of a “really? Again? [sigh]” sort of way.

So again, thanks for the update. I’m looking forward to reading the report and to a more stable future. Cheers!

Evoterra, to Phoenix

It is inhospitable outside.

Evoterra, to fediverse

Calckey has been down a lot today, so I must have missed the news on what triggered the latest .

Anyhoo… to the ! It’s different here.

Evoterra, to random

Trying some Mendo Purps for the first time in an effort to get a good night’s sleep.

Don’t trust any posts from me for the next 12 hours or so.

scottjenson, to UX
@scottjenson@social.coop avatar

Curious about Lemmy and boy, we're not making this easy are we?

  1. Lemmy or kbin?
    What is the difference? Do they still aggregate the same things? Just getting my head wrapped around the difference is confusing.

  2. Lemmy requires me to join a server?
    Not this again... I DON'T care what the server's 'topic' is. I just want something that is reliable so I can see MANY topics.

Note: I really REALLY don't want you to help me (I know the answers)
I'm pointing out a problem

Evoterra,

@scottjenson Now that I've switched to , I've been dealing with a fair amount of downtime. Hey, groovy. New shit, it breaks. I get it.

But that means I've missed conversations about "Covenant 2.0". I found this via searching: https://github.com/bildpunkt/fediverse-friendly-moderation-covenant/blob/master/covenant.md

Is that the spot? Or is there another resource you can point me to? We're about to spin up a instance and open it up, and I'd love some guidelines to follow. (Though I do love whipping out the when warranted!)

Evoterra, to random

Wanna not look like a goober because you claimed "first ever" and someone comes along and shows you evidence that you were not the first ever? Here's a surefire trick:

Never make that claim.

Problem solved.

Evoterra, to random

SiriusXM is replicating Spotify’s move from [checks notes] 2018 and will be mixing podcasts in with whatever other content SiriusXM has in their app. Cool.

Screenshot from https://stitcher.helpshift.com/hc/en/1-stitcher/faq/974-why-is-stitcher-being-discontinued-and-where-can-i-listen-to-podcasts-moving-forward/ reads:

Why is Stitcher being discontinued and where can I listen to podcasts moving forward?
Last Updated: 1h
SiriusXM, the owner of Stitcher, is focused on incorporating podcasts into its flagship SiriusXM subscription business. Subscribers can listen to podcasts within the SiriusXM app and will see an all-new listening experience later this year.

All podcasts on Stitcher can also be found anywhere else podcasts are distributed.

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weirdwriter, (edited ) to bookstodon

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    Evoterra,

    @weirdwriter There’s @audiofiction, Robert. It’s not exclusive to audiobooks, but is inclusive of.

    Evoterra, to random

    After 26 hours with the 5-y-o, I am beat like a broke dick dog. And I'm arguably in the best shape I've been in in at least two decades.

    No idea how parents in their 50s do this stuff full-time. I need a gummy, a nap, and the rest of my Sunday on the couch.

    Good thing she's cute.

    Evoterra, to fediverse

    Happy birthday, @kainoa! Suggested gift sent. Thanks for all you do to make a groovy flavor of the !

    RE: https://social.wake.st/users/liaizon/statuses/110605464023539679

    Evoterra, to fediverse

    Hey, users! What iOS app are you using?

    I’ve been using for a while, but it’s an imperfect tool for Calckey. Too many things I can do, like auto-fill user names, handle alt text, show alt text… you get the idea.

    And if a fantastic Masto apps now support and I missed the memo, let me know!

    Evoterra,

    @rscottjones A sense of exploration, mostly. But longer posts, cool “antennas” for following topics, and the fact that most others on the never knew I switched flavors!

    Evoterra, to Russia

    Look, I’m probably going to keep sharing quips like this about the in until it’s over or we’re all dead. Thought you should know.

    RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/users/garius/statuses/110596015862131951

    Evoterra, to Russia

    Wow. Lots of reports here on the Fediverse about and a possible coup. Good news sources. Not linking to any as it’s early. Wow. Hold on to your butts.

    Evoterra, to random

    More evidence that niche-based podcast apps/directories are a future, via @podnews: https://podnews.net/press-release/kidspod-app

    Related: It strikes me that the makes it much more straightforward to do something like this, using https://podcastindex.org as the "main" source of publicly available content, adding in "exclusive" content (if you want), and then customizing the listener experience to cater to whatever niche your servicing.

    Nifty.

    Evoterra, to random

    I’m convinced that had more people somehow been forced to watch the lyrics as the listened to Rage Against The Machine albums in the ‘90s, we’d not be dealing with this shit.

    Hi. I’m more people.

    grammargirl, to random
    @grammargirl@zirk.us avatar

    I've been thinking about why I feel so strongly about not being on Twitter, since I recently saw that some of my friends who took a break are going back.

    I mean, I'm on Facebook and Instagram. It's not like I'm pure.

    I think the red line for me is the owner very actively promoting things I believe are real and urgent threats. From elevating Russian misinformation to the attack this weekend on a vaccine scientist — I don't want to support that in any way.

    Evoterra,

    @grammargirl @DrBonesMD I'll never post to the bird site again, but that's a personal decision. I still look in multiple times a week to check on the zeitgeist and get a little schadenfreude. And one of my (not personal) accounts is re-posts from the Fediverse via an IFTTT integration, but the idea of any sort of engagement there has become anathema to me, largely for the same reasons Mignon cites.

    But I've stopped trying to brow-beat others for staying (or returning). Instead, I invest my time and efforts on original content in other places, with plenty of breadcrumb trails to lead the curious to what I feel is a better experience.

    (Eventually, they'll likely realize how much better it can be away from there too!)

    Evoterra, to RedditMigration

    An exceptional (and quite non-techy) rundown of the rise and current state of the , thanks largely to the ongoing self-own that is the (called or ).

    https://privacy.thenexus.today/8-days-later-draft-kbin-lemmy-landed-gentry/

    Read it!

    Evoterra, to random

    Yesterday, i joined serval hundred people for a funereal and celebration of life of my dear friend Bruce Press that became several dozen friends and family sharing a meal that became us two olds and a half a dozen 30-ish peeps who forced me to drink with them until the restaurant was closing.

    Damned kids.

    And .

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