box464

box464, 25 days ago to random

I'm gay/cis and in some situations, passing for whatever straight means if you don't look too close at my sparkles.

But not when I visit my rural hometown.

I know what it is to be bullied. To be dismissed by loved ones. That sinking feeling you get in your stomach when you realize you don't feel safe somewhere.

I also know that is nothing in comparison to what others continue to battle.

Safe spaces are precious things and even I forget that sometimes.

It's good to be reminded.

box464, 26 days ago to GenX

My brain decided to bring up this memory for no reason today. Cereal box records. Back in the day, kid cereals would add cardboard records on the back of their boxes. You could cut them out and play them on any normal record player. The grooves were made with thin plastic and songs were pretty short.

Sound was horrible. But fun.

https://youtu.be/DCb9IfndLz8?t=52&si=ZdEciuWE1c2DFZ0d

#GenX #Records #Retro

box464, 27 days ago to random

I've got some thoughts about how the tech world ignores the needs of users with cognitive disabilities like dementia. Hit me hard this week.

There are degrees of dementia. Some people live with mild or moderate forms for years and deserve respect, dignity and as much freedom as we can offer them. That includes access to the internet.

#Dementia #SocialWeb

box464, 27 days ago to drupal

Drupal has an ActivityPub plugin…since 2019?!

https://www.drupal.org/project/activitypub/

#Drupal #Cms #ActivityPub

box464, 28 days ago to mastodon

It’s good to know Bluesky has the same issue explaining the concept of Unlisted…I mean…Quiet Public…I mean…Discouraged visibility…posts.

#Mastodon #Bluesky #UnlistedPosts

box464, 29 days ago to random

Doing some family tech support and ran into this dialog. First time I’ve ever seen a piece of software tell me to remove it! Following its advice.

box464, 1 month ago to fediverse

Been on the TestFlight of this one. @feeeed is incorporating content from everywhere. While the configuration options says “Mastodon Handle” any fediverse handle I’ve thrown at it works so far.

PeerTube. Lemmy. Firefish. IceShrimp. Friendica. Threads. All alongside blog feeds, Reddit, YouTube, news services, personal photos, birthday reminders and more. The only thing missing is the ability to interact - like or reply direct from the interface. ❤️🥳

#FediApps #Fediverse

A video of an iPad showing the feeed app. A Catodon.social account is added to the feed and shows up immediately, alongside personal blogs, photos, pixelfed accounts and more.

box464, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to fediverse

Owncast and Peertube news on the same day!

https://joinpeertube.org/news/newsletter-2024-04

#Peertube #Fediverse

box464, 1 month ago to fediverse

After a short hiatus due to some technical updates made my Roku, Owncast (a federated live streaming service) is available again on the platform.

In addition, a new Owncast channel is now in the app, too!

Also don’t forget Owncast has an iOS app out as well. Lots going on with the platform.

https://channelstore.roku.com/es-us/details/2179326b6b85869a1a3a18d48ca76de6/owncasts

#Owncast

box464, 1 month ago to random

What's the best iOS/Mac/Web Podcast listening app?

I want to sync between all devices of course.

box464, 1 month ago to random

Post.news shutting down. I think the largest fault was that it was JUST news. I guess for pure news junkies that’s great, but it’s not enough - you need to be tied into larger social networks.

Agree with Tim, federation is key. Not sure how they would have managed the paid posts, but they could have tried.

@tchambers

From: @timothyjchambers
https://www.threads.net/@timothyjchambers/post/C58vld7xlNuJqjHYIYXyBkIaAGkkeEkK1XF5gM0

box464, 1 month ago to fediverse

Since #FediForum, the demo of Emissary has been wiggling around in my brain. This article from @deadsuperhero of @hello walks through the process of using the framework to create just about any federated object you can imagine. 😱

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/emissary-social-web/

#FediDev #ActivityPub

box464, 1 month ago to random

#FediHire opportunities for techies. US based, full time. A national non-profit looking for an IT Project Manager (remote ok), Data Analytics Manager (remote) and a Help Desk Technician (onsite in Austin, TX).

These are all new positions, and they don't happen often. Current team has stayed together for 8-12 years, so come join us!

https://www.aanp.org/aanp-careers

box464, 1 month ago to Discord

Fill in the blank with any open source group. Not picking on Mastodon, just using as an example.

Mastodon has used Discord since at least 2018. I found essential tidbits about how featured profiles originated for an article I wrote - that information did not exist anywhere else.

All of that history will be lost if / when they move somewhere else.

I wish there was more use of self-hosted forums, but I get the enticement of real time chat.

#Discord #OpenSourceHistory

box464, 1 month ago to random

Hooray! @phanpy now has an integrated animated gif selector (not enabled by default)

box464, 1 month ago to fediverse

I love seeing these smaller activitypub creations popping up in various programming languages. Makes me think documentation on the basics is getting better, and with Evan's ActivityPub book coming out soon, even more so. Exciting, y'all!

https://github.com/purifetchi/Toki?tab=readme-ov-file

#ActivityPub #FediDev

box464, 1 month ago to random

Is there an all in one "So you want to run a fediverse instance" type guidebook in relation to legal, moderation and long term sustainability tasks?

Things like templates for Privacy Policies, Server Rules and About sections, understanding moderation tasks and the importance of having multiple administrators, funding plans.

How to deal with government requests for data.

All the fun things.

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

box464, 1 month ago to random

If someone entices you to an in-person meeting with the promise of bagels, and then brings only asiago cheese bagels and no cream cheese because "there's already cheese on it", they don't understand bagels, they don't understand you, were never your friend, and now will never be.

box464, 1 month ago to random

Taking my stupid mental health walk and this wonderful weather, flowers, bees and butterflies are making it difficult to be grumpy.

#naturephotography #MentalHealthWalk

box464, 1 month ago to threads

Hmmm interesting Threads find - if you don't put alt text on your images, they attempt to guess at what it is and add it for you - and it federates with the image.

It's not very confident in it's answer, always seem to be "Photo by {yourName} on {date}, may be an image of {noun}."

Always better to add your own. But for people who just aren't going to do it, I guess it's better than nothing.

#threads #alttext

box464, 1 month ago to random

IFTAS releases a practical guide for fediverse admins and platform creators (among others) subject to the EU’s Digital Services Act. Which would be…everyone.

Bookmark this one.

https://about.iftas.org/2024/04/09/dsa-guide-for-the-fediverse/

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

box464, 1 month ago to random

Every once in awhile, I look up variations on my name to see if I can pickup the domain name. Over the years, I've lucked out and been able to grab many of them.

But...WTH is going on here.

https://jeff.com/us

box464, 1 month ago to fediverse

It can get lonely on a small instance. Relays to the rescue!

I decided to take a deeper look into what they are, how they work, and how to install one - the Fedi Buzz Relay.

https://box464.com/posts/fediverse-relays/

#Fediverse #Mastodon #FediBuzz

box464, 1 month ago to random

Oooh there are gonna be a lot of sad eclipse fanatics in Austin, Texas today.

☁️ 🌔 🌩️

#eclipse2024

box464, 1 month ago to nature

Was checking out my skyline for the eclipse and my neighbors are being really nosy today. 😠

#Nature #Deer