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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 threads

Threads has added achievement badges during special events. I wondered if the fediverse has similar and sure enough there are ideas around this! I know Sharkey has achievements but not sure they are federated.

https://activitybadges.org

#Threads #ActivityStreams #fedidev

box464, 1 month ago to fediverse

Continuing my journey into fediverse past, I listened to this fun interview with Eugen Rochko from 2019 on a podcast called “Nothing but the Toot”.

Nowadays I think Gargron is often seen as a caricature of sorts, and it was nice to hear a more human side here. Good to know their love of cat posts has been consistent all this time! 😸

https://overcast.fm/+QZaLLicSU

#Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenSourceHistory

box464, 1 month ago to random

Threads has been adding special effects to specific hashtags and full screen animations when you like the post. Initially it was done for the cherry blossom festival. This time, Swifties were treated to similar.

What’s funny is that I built a plugin for Firefish last year that places sparkles on specific words in your timeline - very similar, eh?! 😅 Where’s my cut?

https://box464.com/posts/firefish-plugins-highlighter/

carnage4life, 1 month ago to random

Few things bring home how much big tech caring about diversity was a zero interest rate phenomenon like Women Who Code shutting down due to lack of funding.

https://womenwhocode.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era-women-who-code-closing

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

Found an "ActivityPub Conference" channel on YouTube - looks like this happened from 2019 - 2021. I love running into little pockets of fediverse history!

https://conf.tube/c/apconf_channel/videos

#Fediverse #History

box464, 1 month ago to random

So we are using open web and open social now?

Does that cover all types of federation, even outside of ActivityPub? Nostr, ATProto, etc.

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

panos, 1 month ago to dotnet

I promised I'd be giving updates on #Iceshrimp's #dotnet C# rewrite -a brand new fedi platform really- so here's where we're at at the moment! The backend's basic functionality is more or less finished, although there will undoubtedly be stuff to fix and improve during beta. So theoretically you could use it, but we don't have a frontend yet so you could use it only with masto apps atm. However, the frontend is where the focus is going now, and we plan to have a basic/working frontend soon so that we can release our first beta in a couple of weeks or so!

We expect performance and server requirements to be comparable to #Akkoma. Things are about to get exciting!

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

Birth year pickers when you’re getting a little long in the tooth be like:

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

chilli, 1 month ago to random

@andycarolan thank you for creating my amazing avatar! 😍

box464, 1 month ago to random

Dealing with U.S. Healthcare Billing

“You owe us $8,000!”

Me: Lol, no.

Doctor: “Ok, we negotiated with your insurance and it’s really $300. You are past due now!”

Me: Lol, no

“Ok we checked again and it’s really $30. LAST NOTICE!”

Me: Tries to pay online at youoweus.billpays.nz/3384848392992 and then gives up and calls someone.

“It’s an extra $20 because you called in. Also we show you owe us $8,000. Visa or Amex?”

:blobugh:

thisismissem, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

I have some exciting news to announce tomorrow, once I’ve had a chance to process it all and start figuring it out. Some eagle-eyed people may already know what this is.

No, this isn't me accepting a job with Mastodon gGmbH — I know they're hiring again, and in fact suggested that I wouldn't be a good hire for them right now & recommended someone else.

box464, 1 month ago to random

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

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

anniegreens, 1 month ago to random

🛌 I'm going to bed at 9pm because there's no fucking AI in my bed.

dtgeek, 1 month ago to ai

Humane AI Pin reviews - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/24132139/humane-ai-pin-launch-review

#ai

vernissage, 1 month ago to random

As you may already heard Vernissage will became independent platform (backend and web). One of the Fediverse 🌎 part like Mastodon, Writefreely, Pixelfed and others.

For this reason I would like to change current Vernissage for Pixelfed client name. Something that you will like and connect with Pixelfed 😉.

On this occasion, please send me your suggestions on what the new Vernissage for Pixelfed could be called. This is an app created with ❤️, for you, and you can create a part of it.

MastodonEngineering, 1 month ago to mastodon

We are looking for a new member for our #Mastodon core team to work with @Gargron, @renchap and @Claire on building the Mastodon #backend and web app!

This is a #remote #fulltime position and requires an overlap with the CET timezone.

Ideally:

• You are a #Ruby expert
• With prior experience in maintaining #opensource projects
• Prior knowledge of #ActivityPub is a big plus!

For more info and to apply:

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/de1e4d8a-5639-4b6a-86d7-97bd9c768b02

#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring