RookieNerd

@RookieNerd@hachyderm.io

Analog learner, tireless optimist, professional curious, #selfhosting enthusiast, hacktivist + feminist, methodical explorer, inventor of evocative pairs of words

I believe in a future where communities, individuals, and critical voices are empowered to improve the world through knowledge and technology

> I 🏴 #hackmeeting
> ~ byte::a ~
> Internet Society Youth Ambassador 2023
> tootfinder? yes!

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RookieNerd, to memes

Let's help Dave getting his way in the Fediverse :)
Stolen from @memes

RookieNerd, to fediverse

@fediverse Let's face it. When talking about the Fediverse, it is very hard to sell interoperability between different types of instances as a major advantage.

RookieNerd,

@fediverse The point is that, given the current characteristics and limitations of the Fediverse at large, how should we recommend software to people interred in joining?
Should we aim to have them use only one software/instance given their interests? i.e. I'm interested in having the most similar experience to Instagram, so I should use ONLY Pixelfed? But what if, like me, I want to have an official presence online and still want to interact with other communities online that are thread-based?

RookieNerd,

@ShellMonkey To be honest, I totally agree. Again, it boils down to the type of needs you have as a user. I want to have a personal profile where I can post stuff I've written, doing campaigning, share stuff about events I've participated to, and so on. That would be a profile I hand out on business cards and such.

At the same time, I love content/link aggregators, as that is the way of interacting online I find most interesting.

TLDR; I'm still in the search of the best software for my needs.

RookieNerd,

@youronlyone @fediverse This is a great suggestion. So, as you correctly are saying, there must be a focus on the user and their needs. I think a wizard could be useful (but not like https://distrochooser.de , because options are limited, same results).
This hypothetical wizard should allow the user to choose between software and instances, based on a set of characteristics.
I think we lack something like this. Am I wrong?

RookieNerd,

@Zoidsberg yes! 1€ per week

Looking for fediverse platform for a minimal corporate website.

Some friends have websites. I encourage them to do. But they have them only to publish contact info, opening times, and a couple of photos of their business. What would be the best fediverse platform for this? Of course being able to post/toot news every now and then, is also a good feature.

RookieNerd,

@geoma @zzepposs There is some value in this. It is vital to understand real world needs and issues. Looking forward to follow the discussion

RookieNerd,

@ziby0405 @geoma Mmm so, you envision something that is on website as an "official presence online" and then also a separate account on Mastodon and things for social media purposes?
I mean, it makes sense. At the end of the day, even current mainstream businesses have a website and Instagram accounts for things, so yes.

RookieNerd,

@h3ndrik @geoma There are other things to consider, like what kind of dependency you want to have to other organizations. You might be a network of small orgs ready to share resources for setting up a collective Mastodon instance. Similar approach with a big entity with enough resources (be those donations, own money, or whatever) to fund all of that. A different case would be just a small project/business that currently uses Instagram for PR purposes, but that wants something alternative

RookieNerd,

@talou @caos @deadsuperhero A nice and good read in this regard comes from the ActivityPub academy: https://seb.jambor.dev/posts/understanding-activitypub-part-2-lemmy/
This explains it very well

RookieNerd, to random

The Organiser's Activity Book - Our Data Our Selves.
An amazing resource by @info_activism

This will help you develop your data policy and understand risks and benefits of having personal data around

https://ourdataourselves.tacticaltech.org/posts/the-organisers-activity-book/

RookieNerd, to Bulgaria

I would like to thank everyone that was in the organization of #FNF23! This was a great step in my journey in #DigitalRights and #DigitalInclusion.

We had a lot of fun and kickstarted an initiative to bring closer the #EU institutions to the Fediverse (more updates soon! @vishnee @zzepposs @erikkemp)

Also, with MEP Patrick Beyer we discussed about how #CSAR may undermine our fundamental right to privacy, as well as new developments in border control by the EU

RookieNerd,

@TheOneWithTheHair that is one of the amazing ideas concerning the new gTLDs program by ICANN. I wonder what was the original idea behind it...

RookieNerd, to kbin

Any thoughts on ?
It looks amazing TBH

RookieNerd,

@brome I am currently trying to deploy an instance with Docker on our hacklab's infrastructure

RookieNerd,

@brome Yeah, we are experimenting with different software in order to have something a little bit more "2023" than a Wiki. I mean, Wikis are super cool, but it would be fun to also have that social media part added to it

RookieNerd, to jerboa

@jerboa Feature request: it would be amazing for the search function to let you know when something can't be found anywhere or if it is still searching

We're the creators of Lemmy, Ask Us Anything. *Starts Monday, 7 Aug, 1500 CEST*

This is an opportunity for any users, server admins, or interested third parties to ask anything they’d like to @nutomic and I about Lemmy. This includes its development and future, as well as wider issues relevant to the social media landscape today....

RookieNerd,

@HR_Pufnstuf @OtakuAltair can you give some more context?

RookieNerd,

@VantaWhite @JohnDClay how did you start using Lemmy? Did someone introduced you to? How could you pick the instance where to register?

RookieNerd,

@HKayn @HR_Pufnstuf A wizard that gives you a random choice based on your interests could be an interesting tool from a UX perspective. Questions to refine down the options could be based on language, specialized vs generalist, categories within specialized, number of users (S, M, L) age of the instance

RookieNerd,

Mmm, what do you mean with "instance-agnostic"?

RookieNerd,

@pinkdrunkenelephants @dessalines That would be very useful. Mastodon has this feature and it comes in handy when I am tired of seeing random porn

RookieNerd,

@dessalines yesterday, I asked around about the desired improvements to Lemmy and @bmp replied that conversation flows could be improved. Threads or comments aren't always explicitly showed and makes the user unsure about how to actually interact in the conversation.

Also, what are your next points on the roadmap? (If you have one)

RookieNerd,

@VantaWhite so basically lemmy.world was the default instance for the app you registered your account on?

RookieNerd, to random

Vint Cerf told in the past that "privacy may have been an anomaly on the Internet", but I think that this sentence is connected to the way the Internet economy works, that in turn has a direct connection to how the Internet was born. From an economic perspective, data (especially personal data) is an extremely valuable resource. Probably the question here on the evolution of the Internet is more related to the evolution of business models, than on social values themselves

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