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Updates tagged with mastodon on Arkwood Pond Social!lnxw48a1: @bobjonkman @bobjonkman One positive is that some #Twitter clients are now advertising #Mastodon clients. I wish they'd also look at making clients for #GNUsocial, #Misskey, #PixelFed and so on, as not everyone supports the Mastodon API.
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lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 14-Jan-2023 20:19:28 UTC@<a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Bob Jonkman">bobjonkman</a> @<a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">bobjonkman</a> One positive is that some #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> clients are now advertising #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> clients. I wish they'd also look at making clients for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gnusocial" rel="tag">GNUsocial</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/misskey" rel="tag">Misskey</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pixelfed" rel="tag">PixelFed</a></span> and so on, as not everyone supports the Mastodon API.2023-01-14T20:19:28+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Medium has one or two #Mastodon instances! https://medium.social/ and https://me.dm/ ... I can't tell while using my phone whether the two converge to the same site.
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lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 12-Jan-2023 21:38:32 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/medium" rel="tag">Medium</a></span> has one or two #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> instances! <a href="https://medium.social/" title="https://medium.social/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://medium.social/</a> and <a href="https://me.dm/" title="https://me.dm/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://me.dm/</a> ... I can't tell while using my phone whether the two converge to the same site.2023-01-12T21:38:32+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a #Medium link; don't be surprised if it does weird things before showing you the article. "Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight" > Yes, yes, the network is under immense strain as people flee the Elon strain infecting Twitter. But come on, there are folks who really believe this is going to replace, or even stand alongside Twitter, as a massively scaled social network? I call bullshit. While it’s impressive that millions of users have apparently given Mastodon a try, the product is far too slapdash and clunky to keep folks engaged. A lump of coal. No, it isn't meant to be a #Twitter replacement. Keep your Twitter account until you no longer want it--or the company closes and the site shuts down--you can use Mastodon alongside Twitter. And the #Fediverse networks are much more than just #Mastodon. Don't think you have experienced the network and all it has to offer if all you've done is briefly tried to use Mastodon, because you haven't experienced it. > I’ve somehow avoided signing up for the service up until now. Largely because signing up was and is so comically obtuse — pick your server everyone, hope you choose wisely! Have you not used e-mail? It works the same way. You pick a server, such as Gmail or Outlook dot com, and sign up. Please tell me you realize that the people you communicate with are not all on the same e-mail service that you use. > But, but, it’s not a product, it’s a protocol. Yeah, that’s a nice thing to say. And to believe in. But I truly believe the ship has sadly sailed for such idealism in this space. Jack Dorsey can talk about how this should have been what Twitter was from the get go until he’s bluesky in the face. It’s just not going to happen. And he’s more to blame for that than most everyone else. As is he for the Elon element of this current equation. But that’s a different story. Okay, so how about this story: Twitter has only been profitable two or three years of its entire history. Since it started, it has existed by burning through investors' funds. Eventually, with or without Elon Musk's ownership, that runs out. Without such funding, their corporate-centralized ( #corpocentric ) model cannot exist very long. And same for their centralized competitors, such as Post.news, Gab, Parler, and so on. What is left is either #federated or #peer-to-peer approaches, where no single entity is responsible for funding and managing the entire network. So whether it is the #Fediverse ( with #ActivityPub and #OStatus and their successors ) & the Federation ( with #Diaspora ) or #Bluesky, or #Twister, or #NOSTR, the eventual future of #socnets is #decentralized, if not entirely peer-to-peer unless a national government takes over Facebook and Twitter in order to provide effectively unlimited resources. It is the protocol that makes it possible for thousands or millions of instances to displace and replace one big centralized instance. 1/2
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lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 29-Dec-2022 02:20:57 UTC<a href="https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a" title="https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a" rel="nofollow" class="attachment thumbnail">https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/medium" rel="tag">Medium</a></span> link; don't be surprised if it does weird things before showing you the article.<br /><br /> "Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight"<br /><br /> > Yes, yes, the network is under immense strain as people flee the Elon strain infecting Twitter. But come on, there are folks who really believe this is going to replace, or even stand alongside Twitter, as a massively scaled social network? I call bullshit. While it’s impressive that millions of users have apparently given Mastodon a try, the product is far too slapdash and clunky to keep folks engaged. A lump of coal.<br /><br /> No, it isn't meant to be a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> replacement. Keep your Twitter account until you no longer want it--or the company closes and the site shuts down--you can use Mastodon alongside Twitter.<br /><br /> And the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> networks are much more than just #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span> Don't think you have experienced the network and all it has to offer if all you've done is briefly tried to use Mastodon, because you haven't experienced it.<br /><br /> > I’ve somehow avoided signing up for the service up until now. Largely because signing up was and is so comically obtuse — pick your server everyone, hope you choose wisely! <br /><br /> Have you not used e-mail? It works the same way. You pick a server, such as Gmail or Outlook dot com, and sign up. Please tell me you realize that the people you communicate with are not all on the same e-mail service that you use.<br /><br /> > But, but, it’s not a product, it’s a protocol. Yeah, that’s a nice thing to say. And to believe in. But I truly believe the ship has sadly sailed for such idealism in this space. Jack Dorsey can talk about how this should have been what Twitter was from the get go until he’s bluesky in the face. It’s just not going to happen. And he’s more to blame for that than most everyone else. As is he for the Elon element of this current equation. But that’s a different story.<br /><br /> Okay, so how about this story: Twitter has only been profitable two or three years of its entire history. Since it started, it has existed by burning through investors' funds. Eventually, with or without Elon Musk's ownership, that runs out. Without such funding, their corporate-centralized ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> ) model cannot exist very long. And same for their centralized competitors, such as Post.news, Gab, Parler, and so on. What is left is either #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/peertopeer" rel="tag">peer-to-peer</a></span> approaches, where no single entity is responsible for funding and managing the entire network. So whether it is the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> ( with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ostatus" rel="tag">OStatus</a></span> and their successors ) & the Federation ( with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span> ) or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">Bluesky</a></span>, or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twister" rel="tag">Twister</a></span>, or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nostr" rel="tag">NOSTR</a></span>, the eventual future of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> is #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/decentralized" rel="tag">decentralized</a></span>, if not entirely peer-to-peer unless a national government takes over Facebook and Twitter in order to provide effectively unlimited resources. It is the protocol that makes it possible for thousands or millions of instances to displace and replace one big centralized instance.<br /><br /> 1/22022-12-29T02:20:57+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @fu @Fu@hostux.social #Mastodon does not support the #Qvitter API, so one cannot swap front-ends.
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lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 15:52:17 UTC@<a href="https://libranet.de/profile/fu" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Ji Fu">fu</a> @Fu@hostux.social #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> does not support the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/qvitter" rel="tag">Qvitter</a></span> API, so one cannot swap front-ends.2022-12-27T15:52:17+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics Tim Bray discusses the ethics of moving to #Mastodon (and probably the #Fediverse in general), considering the views of groups such as #BlackTwitter whose norms and needs differ from those of most Mastodon users. He concludes (correctly, I might add) that it is ethical to leave #Twitter and move to Mastodon and the Fediverse.
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lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 24-Dec-2022 19:39:32 UTC<a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics" title="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/21/Mastodon-Ethics</a> <br /><br /> Tim Bray discusses the ethics of moving to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> (and probably the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> in general), considering the views of groups such as #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/blacktwitter" rel="tag">BlackTwitter</a></span> whose norms and needs differ from those of most Mastodon users. <br /><br /> He concludes (correctly, I might add) that it is ethical to leave #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> and move to Mastodon and the Fediverse.2022-12-24T19:39:32+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Also, #Vivaldi now has its own #Mastodon instance. I think #Brave Browser had an unofficial instance at one time, and #Mozilla intends to open theirs early in 2023. I'm still not "there" yet, but I am doing some #PHP stuff. Maybe I'll be able to help make !GNUsocial and #Friendica competitive candidates for $ORGANIZATION deploying their own #Fediverse presence.
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lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 22-Dec-2022 20:42:51 UTCAlso, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/vivaldi" rel="tag">Vivaldi</a></span> now has its own #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> instance. I think #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/brave" rel="tag">Brave</a></span> Browser had an unofficial instance at one time, and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mozilla" rel="tag">Mozilla</a></span> intends to open theirs early in 2023. <br /><br /> I'm still not "there" yet, but I am doing some #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/php" rel="tag">PHP</a></span> stuff. Maybe I'll be able to help make !<a href="https://gnusocial.club/group/421/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group" title="GNU Social (gnusocial)">GNUsocial</a> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/friendica" rel="tag">Friendica</a></span> competitive candidates for $ORGANIZATION deploying their own #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> presence.2022-12-22T20:42:51+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html [finance yahoo com] Mask Group purchased the #Pawoo #Mastodon instance in Japan, giving them control of three of the largest instances in the #Fediverse.
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lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 21-Dec-2022 17:46:07 UTC<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html" title="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html</a> [finance yahoo com] <br /><br /> Mask Group purchased the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pawoo" rel="tag">Pawoo</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> instance in Japan, giving them control of three of the largest instances in the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse.</a></span>2022-12-21T17:46:07+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: A #Mastodon admin ( "Tootmaster" ? ) learns that #Amazon's S3 file storage is not always cheaper. https://blog.freeradical.zone/post/goodbye-s3/
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lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 21-Dec-2022 05:11:04 UTCA #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> admin ( "Tootmaster" ? ) learns that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/amazon" rel="tag">Amazon</a></span>'s S3 file storage is not always cheaper. <a href="https://blog.freeradical.zone/post/goodbye-s3/" title="https://blog.freeradical.zone/post/goodbye-s3/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://blog.freeradical.zone/post/goodbye-s3/</a>2022-12-21T05:11:04+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/ [www wired com] Wired: #Mastodon features that #Twitter should steal
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lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 19-Dec-2022 04:26:36 UTC<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/" title="https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/</a> [www wired com]<br /><br /> Wired: #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> features that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> should steal2022-12-19T04:26:36+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Anyway, Paul Graham (@paulg@twitter.com) had his #Twitter account suspended over a link to his #Fediverse #Mastodon account. Last I checked, the suspension seems to have been reverted.
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lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 19-Dec-2022 03:27:57 UTCAnyway, Paul Graham (@paulg@twitter.com) had his #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> account suspended over a link to his #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> account. Last I checked, the suspension seems to have been reverted.2022-12-19T03:27:57+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: > Later on Truth Social Mr Trump said the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were "very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting". > The "one-of-a-kind" assets in the digital world can be bought and sold like any other piece of property, but have no tangible form of their own. > They can be thought of as certificates of ownership for virtual or physical assets. > Advocates say NFTs are the digital answer to collectibles, but critics have warned about risks in the market, which emerged from the wider world of cryptocurrency. Activity in the space has dropped this year, alongside a plunge in cryptocurrencies. As I understand it, the actual files of #NFTs tend to be hosted on #IPFS, but if someone doesn't "pin" the files, they can eventually be deleted. And some have been hosted on a regular website, which really stinks if and when the site shuts down or even rearranges and replaces its former content with something new. > A report for the US Congress this year noted that NFT sales have been used to collect credit card and other financial information, and been subject to other scams. Which isn't surprising. Every other sales channel has been abused that way, from restaurant purchases to retail stores, to mail order. This line makes it sound like those are unique threats to NFTs, but they are part of the danger when one uses a credit card to buy anything. By the way, #Trump's #Truth_Social #socnet is supposedly a modified version of the #Mastodon software. As far as I know, it does not federate (so there's no need to get excited about #blockwars and push #fediblock).
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lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 17-Dec-2022 20:03:54 UTC> Later on Truth Social Mr Trump said the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were "very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting".<br /><br /> > The "one-of-a-kind" assets in the digital world can be bought and sold like any other piece of property, but have no tangible form of their own.<br /><br /> > They can be thought of as certificates of ownership for virtual or physical assets.<br /><br /> > Advocates say NFTs are the digital answer to collectibles, but critics have warned about risks in the market, which emerged from the wider world of cryptocurrency. Activity in the space has dropped this year, alongside a plunge in cryptocurrencies. <br /><br /> As I understand it, the actual files of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nfts" rel="tag">NFTs</a></span> tend to be hosted on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ipfs" rel="tag">IPFS</a></span>, but if someone doesn't "pin" the files, they can eventually be deleted. And some have been hosted on a regular website, which really stinks if and when the site shuts down or even rearranges and replaces its former content with something new.<br /><br /> > A report for the US Congress this year noted that NFT sales have been used to collect credit card and other financial information, and been subject to other scams. <br /><br /> Which isn't surprising. Every other sales channel has been abused that way, from restaurant purchases to retail stores, to mail order. This line makes it sound like those are unique threats to NFTs, but they are part of the danger when one uses a credit card to buy anything. <br /><br /> By the way, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/trump" rel="tag">Trump</a></span>'s #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/truthsocial" rel="tag">Truth_Social</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnet" rel="tag">socnet</a></span> is supposedly a modified version of the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> software. As far as I know, it does not federate (so there's no need to get excited about #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/blockwars" rel="tag">blockwars</a></span> and push #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediblock" rel="tag">fediblock</a></span>).2022-12-17T20:03:54+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836 > BREAKING NEWS: Gargron is no longer the most followed person on mastodon. This is great news (no offence to @gargron ) as it signifies the network is growing to be more independent of its most famous developer. > The new most followed person is @georgetakei@universeodon.com So let me tell you why this is NOT a good thing. George Takei is a celebrity actor. That people are crawling after actors and other celebs means that the #Twitter migration is bringing their culture (with all its flaws) here. Again, as they did this before during #Mastodon's early growth. Much Masto culture is merely Twitter and Tumblr culture, sometimes reflected in a mirror and sometimes adopted wholesale. Thankfully, the #Fediverse is more than just Mastodon.
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lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 16-Dec-2022 19:39:47 UTC<a href="https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836" title="https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836</a> <br /><br /> > BREAKING NEWS: Gargron is no longer the most followed person on mastodon. This is great news (no offence to <br /><br /> @<a href="https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">gargron</a> ) as it signifies the network is growing to be more independent of its most famous developer.<br /><br /> > The new most followed person is <br /> @georgetakei@universeodon.com <br /><br /> So let me tell you why this is NOT a good thing. George Takei is a celebrity actor. That people are crawling after actors and other celebs means that the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> migration is bringing their culture (with all its flaws) here. Again, as they did this before during #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>'s early growth. Much Masto culture is merely Twitter and Tumblr culture, sometimes reflected in a mirror and sometimes adopted wholesale.<br /><br /> Thankfully, the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> is more than just Mastodon.2022-12-16T19:39:47+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Since the #Twitter siege against journalists and alternative #socnet platforms began a few hours ago, the number of new #Mastodon accounts started surging again. > +3,992 in the last hour > +29,495 in the last day This doesn't count GS, Friendica, Pleroma, Misskey, Epicyon, PixelFed, or any other #Fediverse platform.
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lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 16-Dec-2022 05:43:53 UTCSince the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> siege against journalists and alternative #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnet" rel="tag">socnet</a></span> platforms began a few hours ago, the number of new #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> accounts started surging again. <br /><br /> > +3,992 in the last hour<br /> > +29,495 in the last day <br /><br /> This doesn't count GS, Friendica, Pleroma, Misskey, Epicyon, PixelFed, or any other #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> platform.2022-12-16T05:43:53+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: That's hilarious. What sparked a bunch of people to try #Mastodon in 2017? Ads on #Twitter and #Tumblr "it's like Twitter without the Nazis".
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/388044
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 16-Dec-2022 00:43:32 UTCThat's hilarious. What sparked a bunch of people to try #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> in 2017? Ads on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tumblr" rel="tag">Tumblr</a></span> "it's like Twitter without the Nazis".2022-12-16T00:43:32+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Official #Mastodon account suspended on #Twitter for posting a link to "Elon's Jet" account https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/388043
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 16-Dec-2022 00:42:05 UTCOfficial #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> account suspended on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> for posting a link to "Elon's Jet" account <a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443" title="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/109520284997462443</a>2022-12-16T00:42:05+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260 @evan@prodromou.pub @evan@identi.ca ( and formerly @evan@e14n.com ) has said this a few times, but here it is again. "Every time you post on Twitter, you produce value for the advertisers. You tell everyone in your network there that it's OK to stay. That you're all helpless to leave. You tell the people who've lost their jobs, the people who are being hounded and harassed, that they are not important to you. You know you're going to be ashamed of it later. Just stop posting. Do it here, not there. Connect here, not there. Don't reply, don't like, don't retweet. Stop feeding your life into the machine." This was true before Elon #Musk bought #Twitter, but I guess it wasn't as important before. I don't fully agree, simply because there may be some advantages to many people who continue to use Twitter instead of moving to the #Fediverse (e.g., #GNU_Social, #Mastodon, #Pleroma, #Misskey, #PixelFed, #Lenny / #Lemmy, etc) or they would have moved over already. Also, because unless one self-hosts one's own presence, an angry instance admin is all it takes to lose all posts and connections and have to start over. Or, if one has contacts on a different instance, then irate instance admins participating in #blockwars (including #fediblock) can separate the person from some portion of their contacts. So remember, everything that Twitter is or can do to you, your Fediverse instance can also do. Most instances will never do most of those things, but pretending that one is safe here could result in disappointment in the future.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387963
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 12-Dec-2022 01:58:05 UTC<a href="https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260" title="https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://prodromou.pub/@evan/109498060348615260</a> <br /><br /> @evan@prodromou.pub @evan@identi.ca ( and formerly @evan@e14n.com ) has said this a few times, but here it is again. <br /><br /> "Every time you post on Twitter, you produce value for the advertisers.<br /><br /> You tell everyone in your network there that it's OK to stay. That you're all helpless to leave.<br /><br /> You tell the people who've lost their jobs, the people who are being hounded and harassed, that they are not important to you.<br /><br /> You know you're going to be ashamed of it later.<br /><br /> Just stop posting.<br /><br /> Do it here, not there. Connect here, not there.<br /><br /> Don't reply, don't like, don't retweet.<br /><br /> Stop feeding your life into the machine."<br /><br /> This was true before Elon #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/musk" rel="tag">Musk</a></span> bought #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, but I guess it wasn't as important before. <br /><br /> I don't fully agree, simply because there may be some advantages to many people who continue to use Twitter instead of moving to the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> (e.g., #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gnusocial" rel="tag">GNU_Social</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/misskey" rel="tag">Misskey</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pixelfed" rel="tag">PixelFed</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lenny" rel="tag">Lenny</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lemmy" rel="tag">Lemmy</a></span>, etc) or they would have moved over already.<br /><br /> Also, because unless one self-hosts one's own presence, an angry instance admin is all it takes to lose all posts and connections and have to start over. Or, if one has contacts on a different instance, then irate instance admins participating in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/blockwars" rel="tag">blockwars</a></span> (including #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediblock" rel="tag">fediblock</a></span>) can separate the person from some portion of their contacts. <br /><br /> So remember, everything that Twitter is or can do to you, your Fediverse instance can also do. Most instances will never do most of those things, but pretending that one is safe here could result in disappointment in the future.2022-12-12T01:58:05+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee/109496392170002303 The monthly active users figures for #Mastodon seem to have peaked and started heading downward, even as new accounts continue to be opened. I wish they'd use a tracker that doesn't filter out everything that is not Mastodon. As I recall, when the number of accounts for Mastodon hit 5,000,000 the number for the #Fediverse as a whole was over 11,000,000 ... but those numbers will always be larger than MAU, so I'd also like to see those numbers Fediverse-wide.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387962
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 12-Dec-2022 01:40:08 UTC<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee/109496392170002303" title="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee/109496392170002303" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee/109496392170002303</a> <br /><br /> The monthly active users figures for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> seem to have peaked and started heading downward, even as new accounts continue to be opened. <br /><br /> I wish they'd use a tracker that doesn't filter out everything that is not Mastodon. As I recall, when the number of accounts for Mastodon hit 5,000,000 the number for the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> as a whole was over 11,000,000 ... but those numbers will always be larger than MAU, so I'd also like to see those numbers Fediverse-wide.2022-12-12T01:40:08+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://eiara.nz/posts/2022/Dec/09/a-case-study-on-raspberry-pis-incident-on-the-fediverse/ [eiara nz] The official !RasPi account on the official #Raspberry_Pi #Mastodon instance got crossways with a lot of people today. I don't know if it will be enough to make a noticeable dent in the demand for their products, but they have definitely made some former customers consider other #SBCs instead.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387924
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 04:28:47 UTC<a href="https://eiara.nz/posts/2022/Dec/09/a-case-study-on-raspberry-pis-incident-on-the-fediverse/" title="https://eiara.nz/posts/2022/Dec/09/a-case-study-on-raspberry-pis-incident-on-the-fediverse/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://eiara.nz/posts/2022/Dec/09/a-case-study-on-raspberry-pis-incident-on-the-fediverse/</a> [eiara nz] <br /><br /> The official !<a href="https://nu.federati.net/group/143/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group" title="Raspberry Pi and other SBC "Maker" board enthusiasts (rpi)">RasPi</a> account on the official #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/raspberrypi" rel="tag">Raspberry_Pi</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> instance got crossways with a lot of people today. I don't know if it will be enough to make a noticeable dent in the demand for their products, but they have definitely made some former customers consider other #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sbcs" rel="tag">SBCs</a></span> instead.2022-12-09T04:28:47+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Mastodon issue for #activitypub-troll denial-of-service vulnerability. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21977 with 2 pull requests. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22025 and https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22026 #security
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387854
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 05-Dec-2022 03:15:33 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> issue for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypubtroll" rel="tag">activitypub-troll</a></span> denial-of-service vulnerability. <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21977" title="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21977" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21977</a> with 2 pull requests. <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22025" title="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22025" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22025</a> and <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22026" title="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22026" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22026</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/security" rel="tag">security</a></span>2022-12-05T03:15:33+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @administrator @aab I'm just guessing, but it could be related to an exploit someone launched against #Mastodon and #Misskey yesterday. From what I read, it brought several instances to their knees. Misskey released a #security patch yesterday.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387846
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 22:26:16 UTC@<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/1" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="admin de gnusocial.net">administrator</a> @<a href="https://khp.ignorelist.com/index.php/user/1" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="aab">aab</a> I'm just guessing, but it could be related to an exploit someone launched against #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/misskey" rel="tag">Misskey</a></span> yesterday. From what I read, it brought several instances to their knees. Misskey released a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/security" rel="tag">security</a></span> patch yesterday.2022-12-04T22:26:16+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}administrator: Getting lots of "mastodon-user-index" user agent in logs. Anybody knows about this? #Mastodon #MastoAdmin
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387848
administrator's status on Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 20:26:41 UTCGetting lots of "mastodon-user-index" user agent in logs. Anybody knows about this? <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gnusocial.net/tag/mastoadmin" rel="tag">MastoAdmin</a></span>2022-12-04T20:26:41+00:00admin de gnusocial.netlnxw48a1: Tagging this thread with #Fediverse #Security ... whomever made the script obviously read some protocol docs and some source code. With just a little #JavaScript, they were able to knock some #Misskey and #Mastodon instances to their knees. This isn't the first, and it won't be the last. Remember when someone posted a humongous image and locked up any #GNUSocial instance that tried to download the image? Remember when someone's instance was replaced by some sort of cryptocurrency site and PuSH es from your site to theirs would crash your site because of their site's response? (I'll bet I still have that domain blocked at the firewall.) We have to stop being naive about the intentions of those in the current migration. The overwhelming majority will have benign, if not good, intentions. But a select few will have bad intentions. Among those intentions is to colonize the Fediverse with #Twitter's culture, to come here and impose that culture of anger and disrespect upon the inhabitants here ... which already happened once with the first wave of people joining #Mastodon instance, except it was Twitter and #Tumblr at that time.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387839
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 16:22:39 UTCTagging this thread with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/security" rel="tag">Security</a></span> ... whomever made the script obviously read some protocol docs and some source code. With just a little #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/javascript" rel="tag">JavaScript</a></span>, they were able to knock some #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/misskey" rel="tag">Misskey</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> instances to their knees. <br /><br /> This isn't the first, and it won't be the last. Remember when someone posted a humongous image and locked up any #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gnusocial" rel="tag">GNUSocial</a></span> instance that tried to download the image? Remember when someone's instance was replaced by some sort of cryptocurrency site and PuSH es from your site to theirs would crash your site because of their site's response? (I'll bet I still have that domain blocked at the firewall.) <br /><br /> We have to stop being naive about the intentions of those in the current migration. The overwhelming majority will have benign, if not good, intentions. But a select few will have bad intentions. Among those intentions is to colonize the Fediverse with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>'s culture, to come here and impose that culture of anger and disrespect upon the inhabitants here ... which already happened once with the first wave of people joining #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> instance, except it was Twitter and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tumblr" rel="tag">Tumblr</a></span> at that time.2022-12-04T16:22:39+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://k.lapy.link/notes/98bji8qbby #Misskey security update. Someone created "instances" which trigger a denial of service in Misskey and possibly #Mastodon. From what I hear, #Pleroma is not vulnerable. #GNUsocial is likely also vulnerable. We can expect a lot more of these kind of things now that the #Fediverse is getting attention.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387830
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 03-Dec-2022 22:25:49 UTC<a href="https://k.lapy.link/notes/98bji8qbby" title="https://k.lapy.link/notes/98bji8qbby" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://k.lapy.link/notes/98bji8qbby</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/misskey" rel="tag">Misskey</a></span> security update. Someone created "instances" which trigger a denial of service in Misskey and possibly #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span> From what I hear, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span> is not vulnerable. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gnusocial" rel="tag">GNUsocial</a></span> is likely also vulnerable. <br /><br /> We can expect a lot more of these kind of things now that the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> is getting attention.2022-12-03T22:25:49+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/tech/mastodon-twitter-explainer-trnd/index.html [www cnn com] This is a month ago, but this is a CNN reporter's take on #Mastodon (and the #Fediverse, though they apparently do not yet know that there's a lot more than Mastodon).
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387828
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 03-Dec-2022 21:12:54 UTC<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/tech/mastodon-twitter-explainer-trnd/index.html" title="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/tech/mastodon-twitter-explainer-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/tech/mastodon-twitter-explainer-trnd/index.html</a> [www cnn com] <br /><br /> This is a month ago, but this is a CNN reporter's take on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> (and the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span>, though they apparently do not yet know that there's a lot more than Mastodon).2022-12-03T21:12:54+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @clacke I agree. I typically want to see what a site looks like and what its users are publicly posting before I decide to join. But I also think most existing users of #Mastodon and #Pleroma don't use posting scopes to their advantage. If you don't want unmentioned non-followers to view your posts, choose a follwers-only scope. If you don't want your posts in the public timelines, choose a non-public scope.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387595
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 19-Nov-2022 18:39:55 UTC@<a href="https://libranet.de/profile/clacke" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛">clacke</a> I agree. I typically want to see what a site looks like and what its users are publicly posting before I decide to join. <br /><br /> But I also think most existing users of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span> don't use posting scopes to their advantage. If you don't want unmentioned non-followers to view your posts, choose a follwers-only scope. If you don't want your posts in the public timelines, choose a non-public scope.2022-11-19T18:39:55+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @sims04@gnusocial.net @gnu2 GS groups can usually be joined from any GS instance, but as @administrator mentioned, glitches may happen. #Mastodon intentionally does not support GS groups, and same for #Pleroma.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387545
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 16-Nov-2022 14:47:26 UTC@sims04@gnusocial.net @<a href="https://gnusocial.jp/index.php/user/19330" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">gnu2</a> <br /><br /> GS groups can usually be joined from any GS instance, but as @<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/1" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">administrator</a> mentioned, glitches may happen. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> intentionally does not support GS groups, and same for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma.</a></span>2022-11-16T14:47:26+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Pjuu ( #OtterSite ) starts planning a rewrite that adds #federation ( probably only #ActivityPub ). Looking to become an alternative to #Mastodon and #Pleroma, while still joining the #Fediverse. https://pjuu.com/joe/5b0383de620211edba040242ac140002 [pjuu com]
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387529
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 14-Nov-2022 20:23:02 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pjuu" rel="tag">Pjuu</a></span> ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ottersite" rel="tag">OtterSite</a></span> ) starts planning a rewrite that adds #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federation" rel="tag">federation</a></span> ( probably only #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> ). Looking to become an alternative to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span>, while still joining the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse.</a></span> <br /><br /><a href="https://pjuu.com/joe/5b0383de620211edba040242ac140002" title="https://pjuu.com/joe/5b0383de620211edba040242ac140002" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://pjuu.com/joe/5b0383de620211edba040242ac140002</a> [pjuu com]2022-11-14T20:23:02+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Oh, look! Evan has his own #Mastodon server now. https://prodromou.pub/@evan
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387505
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 12-Nov-2022 04:27:04 UTCOh, look! Evan has his own #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> server now. <a href="https://prodromou.pub/@evan" title="https://prodromou.pub/@evan" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://prodromou.pub/@evan</a>2022-11-12T04:27:04+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/288425 [ar al] Aral Balkan explains why the current designs of #Mastodon and #ActivityPub promote centralization.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387493
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 01:33:57 UTC<a href="https://ar.al/2022/11/09/is-the-fediverse-about-to-get-fryed-or-why-every-toot-is-also-a-potential-denial-of-service-attack/" title="https://ar.al/2022/11/09/is-the-fediverse-about-to-get-fryed-or-why-every-toot-is-also-a-potential-denial-of-service-attack/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/288425</a> [ar al] <br /><br /> Aral Balkan explains why the current designs of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> promote centralization.2022-11-11T01:33:57+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @lxo It isn't always that way. Sometimes I can see the post being responded to, sometimes I cannot. I often appreciate it when someone I follow repeats the post they're responding to into my timeline. But more to the point, people post these "rules" to newbies, giving them the impression that they are doing it wrong ... and that they must shape up or ship out. It turns out that most of the rules people post are contrary to the lived experience and expectations of those who were here before #Mastodon.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387438
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 07-Nov-2022 21:23:18 UTC@<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/157720" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">lxo</a> It isn't always that way. Sometimes I can see the post being responded to, sometimes I cannot. I often appreciate it when someone I follow repeats the post they're responding to into my timeline. <br /><br /> But more to the point, people post these "rules" to newbies, giving them the impression that they are doing it wrong ... and that they must shape up or ship out. <br /><br /> It turns out that most of the rules people post are contrary to the lived experience and expectations of those who were here before #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span>2022-11-07T21:23:18+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Mastodon user explains #Twitter's leveraged buyout and staff cuts. https://social.coop/@datatitian/109286918917800922
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387415
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 20:57:13 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> user explains #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>'s leveraged buyout and staff cuts. <a href="https://social.coop/@datatitian/109286918917800922" title="https://social.coop/@datatitian/109286918917800922" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://social.coop/@datatitian/109286918917800922</a>2022-11-04T20:57:13+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: I think some of the confusion is intended. When the grand poobah of #Mastodon refers to "the Mastodon network" instead of the #Fediverse, and is also the admin of Mastodon\.social, it is only natural that people who see this get everything confused.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387402
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 02:51:35 UTCI think some of the confusion is intended. When the grand poobah of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> refers to "the Mastodon network" instead of the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span>, and is also the admin of Mastodon\.social, it is only natural that people who see this get everything confused.2022-11-04T02:51:35+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @lxo I'm guessing that's the MastoSoc user asking Gargron for democratically chosen rules. I'm sure there are some such instances in #Mastodon land, or least there were in the past.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387326
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 29-Oct-2022 20:22:18 UTC@<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/157720" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Alexandre Oliva">lxo</a> I'm guessing that's the MastoSoc user asking Gargron for democratically chosen rules. I'm sure there are some such instances in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> land, or least there were in the past.2022-10-29T20:22:18+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Mastodon site photog.social possibly going to close soon. https://photog.social/@ambassador/109075971557534967
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/387090
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 29-Sep-2022 03:00:20 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> site photog.social possibly going to close soon. <a href="https://photog.social/@ambassador/109075971557534967" title="https://photog.social/@ambassador/109075971557534967" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://photog.social/@ambassador/109075971557534967</a>2022-09-29T03:00:20+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Apparently, tens of thousands of panicked #Twitter users have rushed to join the #Fediverse (primarily #Mastodon servers, it sounds like). There have been reports of employees misusing supposedly private direct messages for years, so it isn't like Elon Musk can suddenly reach into the database and pull up your nude selfies. He hasn't even bought the company and assumed control yet.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/385745
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 23:03:05 UTCApparently, tens of thousands of panicked #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> users have rushed to join the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> (primarily #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> servers, it sounds like). <br /><br /> There have been reports of employees misusing supposedly private direct messages for years, so it isn't like Elon Musk can suddenly reach into the database and pull up your nude selfies. He hasn't even bought the company and assumed control yet.2022-04-27T23:03:05+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Mastodon security releases coming on 2022-02-03. Preparatory releases available now. If you know a #MastoAdmin / #MastoMeister, tell them about the upgrades.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/384783
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 01-Feb-2022 16:01:31 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> security releases coming on 2022-02-03. Preparatory releases available now. If you know a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastoadmin" rel="tag">MastoAdmin</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastomeister" rel="tag">MastoMeister</a></span>, tell them about the upgrades.2022-02-01T16:01:31+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://mastodon.technology/@happybeing/107542694505497296 [mastodon technology] What do you hope for from your favorite decentralized network in 2022? He asks in the context of #safenetwork (the product that #maidsafe has been working on for years), but it is a good question to ask about #GNUsocial, #Mastodon, #Pleroma, #Friendica, #Hubzilla, #Zap, #Diaspora, #Matrix, #XMPP, and more.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/384380
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 31-Dec-2021 17:31:38 UTC<a href="https://mastodon.technology/@happybeing/107542694505497296" title="https://mastodon.technology/@happybeing/107542694505497296" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://mastodon.technology/@happybeing/107542694505497296</a> [mastodon technology] <br /><br /> What do you hope for from your favorite decentralized network in 2022? <br /><br /> He asks in the context of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/safenetwork" rel="tag">safenetwork</a></span> (the product that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/maidsafe" rel="tag">maidsafe</a></span> has been working on for years), but it is a good question to ask about #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gnusocial" rel="tag">GNUsocial</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/friendica" rel="tag">Friendica</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/hubzilla" rel="tag">Hubzilla</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/zap" rel="tag">Zap</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/matrix" rel="tag">Matrix</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/xmpp" rel="tag">XMPP</a></span>, and more.2021-12-31T17:31:38+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Apparently, Trump’s upcoming #socnet, TRUTH.SOCIAL, is based on #Mastodon. Which isn’t a bad decision, but the people managing the project do not know or care enough to follow the licensing requirements of the code, and it is unlikely that Mastodon’s copyright holder(s) and Mastodon GMBH will sue.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/383470
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 22-Oct-2021 01:01:04 UTCApparently, Trump’s upcoming #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnet" rel="tag">socnet</a></span>, TRUTH.SOCIAL, is based on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span> Which isn’t a bad decision, but the people managing the project do not know or care enough to follow the licensing requirements of the code, and it is unlikely that Mastodon’s copyright holder(s) and Mastodon GMBH will sue.2021-10-22T01:01:04+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Pleroma (and I assume #Mastodon) have ‘relays’ built in, where an instance can join other instances’ relays, so that their outgoing traffic is shared with all the other instances that are members of that relay. The advantage of a relay is that all of an instance’s public posts are automatically shared with other participating instances, where a followbot follows each user individually. (Another thing that #Diaspora did a long time ago to improve federation.) Hat Thieves (formerly at hatthiev.es/ but that appears to be gone now) was a group from Spain that was exploring independent and federated services. They operated GS, Mastodon, and Pleroma instances, plus lots of other FOSS but not federated things. Whenever they opened a new federated instance, they’d immediately start following a bunch of people, to get posts into their network feed. The Masto and Pleroma instances would get angry and mass-block the instance.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/382863
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 25-Aug-2021 02:13:01 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span> (and I assume #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>) have ‘relays’ built in, where an instance can join other instances’ relays, so that their outgoing traffic is shared with all the other instances that are members of that relay. <br /><br /> The advantage of a relay is that all of an instance’s public posts are automatically shared with other participating instances, where a followbot follows each user individually.<br /><br /> (Another thing that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span> did a long time ago to improve federation.)<br /><br /> Hat Thieves (formerly at hatthiev.es/ but that appears to be gone now) was a group from Spain that was exploring independent and federated services. They operated GS, Mastodon, and Pleroma instances, plus lots of other FOSS but not federated things.<br /><br /> Whenever they opened a new federated instance, they’d immediately start following a bunch of people, to get posts into their network feed. The Masto and Pleroma instances would get angry and mass-block the instance.2021-08-25T02:13:01+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Apparently, people are pretty upset about the new #Mastodon for #iOS app. It is definitely much more limited than similar apps ... I think it reflect's Eugen's vision of what the mobile Mastodon experience should be like. There are other apps available, even if they all stink. For what it does, it is probably one of the better apps, but there are plenty of limits, such as: * no unlisted posts * no local timeline * no federated timeline * shows the joinmastodon.org signup list, but does not permit browsing the local timelines to help with choosing an instance. * bug where autofilled @ mentions end up in the form "@username@username@instance.tld .tld" (including that space before the repeated TLD extension)
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/382408
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 01-Aug-2021 00:01:43 UTCApparently, people are pretty upset about the new #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ios" rel="tag">iOS</a></span> app. <br /><br /> It is definitely much more limited than similar apps ... I think it reflect's Eugen's vision of what the mobile Mastodon experience should be like. There are other apps available, even if they all stink. <br /><br /> For what it does, it is probably one of the better apps, but there are plenty of limits, such as:<br /> * no unlisted posts<br /> * no local timeline<br /> * no federated timeline<br /> * shows the joinmastodon.org signup list, but does not permit browsing the local timelines to help with choosing an instance.<br /> * bug where autofilled @ mentions end up in the form "@username@username@instance.tld .tld" (including that space before the repeated TLD extension)2021-08-01T00:01:43+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: I know that Gargron was invited to participate and even paid some amount of EURO, but I recall he said he did not integrate #Eunomia into #Mastodon. My impression is that there were some API hooks that could be used for their "social credit" system, and that those may have been enhanced. However, that is just my impression and not documented fact. I also get the impression that Eunomia is not just about the #Fediverse--they would like to eventually hook into #corpocentric #socnets also--and that Fediverse-related activities pretty much stalled out years ago.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/382058
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 10-Jul-2021 19:23:26 UTCI know that Gargron was invited to participate and even paid some amount of EURO, but I recall he said he did not integrate #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/eunomia" rel="tag">Eunomia</a></span> into #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span><br /><br /> My impression is that there were some API hooks that could be used for their "social credit" system, and that those may have been enhanced. However, that is just my impression and not documented fact.<br /><br /> I also get the impression that Eunomia is not just about the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediversethey" rel="tag">Fediverse--they</a></span> would like to eventually hook into #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> also--and that Fediverse-related activities pretty much stalled out years ago.2021-07-10T19:23:26+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @musicman I know #django moved to LiberaChat, but #python is still debating it. #haskell is moving also. I also checked #nim, but I did not see any discussion about moving. Neither Evan nor Alex have expressed an opinion about moving #pump.io, so I suspect it will remain on Freenode. I checked #hubzilla, but there doesn’t appear to have been any discussion about it. I left #friendica after someone set up a really noisy bridgebot, so I don’t know whether they’re moving. I also left #mastodon Freenode is the official IRC host for the GNU project, so a lot of GNU software is awaiting a decision from GNU. (All hashtags above are names of Freenode IRC channels / rooms, some of which are in the process of moving to Libera.Chat or OFTC.)
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/381305
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 25-May-2021 16:58:48 UTC@<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/12" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Douglas A. Whitfield">musicman</a> I know #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/django" rel="tag">django</a></span> moved to LiberaChat, but #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/python" rel="tag">python</a></span> is still debating it. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/haskell" rel="tag">haskell</a></span> is moving also. I also checked #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nim" rel="tag">nim</a></span>, but I did not see any discussion about moving.<br /><br /> Neither Evan nor Alex have expressed an opinion about moving #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pumpio" rel="tag">pump.io</a></span>, so I suspect it will remain on Freenode. I checked #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/hubzilla" rel="tag">hubzilla</a></span>, but there doesn’t appear to have been any discussion about it. I left #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/friendica" rel="tag">friendica</a></span> after someone set up a really noisy bridgebot, so I don’t know whether they’re moving. I also left #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">mastodon</a></span> <br /><br /> Freenode is the official IRC host for the GNU project, so a lot of GNU software is awaiting a decision from GNU.<br /><br /> (All hashtags above are names of Freenode IRC channels / rooms, some of which are in the process of moving to Libera.Chat or OFTC.)2021-05-25T16:58:48+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: The #Freenode takeover happened. https://blog.bofh.it/debian/id_461 The time may come for !gnusocial, #Friendica, #Mastodon, and other Fediverse software to move their #IRC channels to a different network. Hopefully, we can discuss and co-ordinate that move.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/381219
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 19-May-2021 16:32:40 UTCThe #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/freenode" rel="tag">Freenode</a></span> takeover happened. <a href="https://blog.bofh.it/debian/id_461" title="https://blog.bofh.it/debian/id_461" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://blog.bofh.it/debian/id_461</a><br /><br /> The time may come for !<a href="https://gnusocial.club/group/421/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group" title="GNU Social (gnusocial)">gnusocial</a>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/friendica" rel="tag">Friendica</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>, and other Fediverse software to move their #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/irc" rel="tag">IRC</a></span> channels to a different network. Hopefully, we can discuss and co-ordinate that move.2021-05-19T16:32:40+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: An article I recently read talked about the copyright battles of the late 1990s as instructive to what #decentralized, #federated and #peer-to-peer networks will face if and when we become threatening to the big #corpocentric networks. I think it is something we need to think about. Unfortunately, some parts of the #Fediverse (primarily, but not exclusively #Mastodon) have marketed themselves with promises of privacy, control, immunity from recourse, and personal security that none of these networks (nor the protocols they use) were ever designed to provide. The article looked at that as failure, instead of recognizing it for what it was: marketing & advertising puffery. “It slices! It dices!”
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/375096
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 23-Jul-2020 18:43:40 UTCAn article I recently read talked about the copyright battles of the late 1990s as instructive to what #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/decentralized" rel="tag">decentralized</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/peertopeer" rel="tag">peer-to-peer</a></span> networks will face if and when we become threatening to the big #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> networks. I think it is something we need to think about.<br /><br /> Unfortunately, some parts of the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> (primarily, but not exclusively #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span>) have marketed themselves with promises of privacy, control, immunity from recourse, and personal security that none of these networks (nor the protocols they use) were ever designed to provide. The article looked at that as failure, instead of recognizing it for what it was: marketing & advertising puffery.<br /><br /> “It slices! It dices!”2020-07-23T18:43:40+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Hmm. #Sphere now has a #Mastodon instance. https://social.sphere.com.ai/@spherehttps://blog.sphere.com.ai/sphere-mission-and-vision/ ... says they’ve been around since 2018. By the way, the things they state in that blog post are admirable: get people to interact with one another in person instead of from behind electronic screens. I foresee that their socnet presence will be seen as spam.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/374067
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 13-Jun-2020 00:53:16 UTCHmm. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sphere" rel="tag">Sphere</a></span> now has a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> instance. <a href="https://social.sphere.com.ai/@sphere" title="https://social.sphere.com.ai/@sphere" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://social.sphere.com.ai/@sphere</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blog.sphere.com.ai/sphere-mission-and-vision/" title="https://blog.sphere.com.ai/sphere-mission-and-vision/" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">https://blog.sphere.com.ai/sphere-mission-and-vision/</a> ... says they’ve been around since 2018. By the way, the things they state in that blog post are admirable: get people to interact with one another in person instead of from behind electronic screens. <br /><br /> I foresee that their socnet presence will be seen as spam.2020-06-13T00:53:16+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @gargron wants to replace the current scope limited #Mastodon fake direct messages with real DMs, E2E encrypted using OLM (an implementation of Signal’s encryption). Good. People have sent personally identifying information and financial data across fake DMs, not aware that others could accidentally see the contents. Bad: Scope limited posts are going away entirely. SLPs / SLMs are useful. They are just regular messages, but sent only to the @mentioned users. That could be the foundation for something like #Diaspora’s Aspects. If there’s no pretense that they are private, and they are treated and displayed like other posts, they are good. The issue has always been the name. Pretending SLMs are DMs means people send each other private information. I don’t believe any instance admins would intentionally read them or misuse information in such posts, but having that information in your database could be bad news when “John Q Cracker” breaks into the server. @trnwh@mastodon.social
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/373482
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 23-May-2020 17:16:36 UTC@<a href="https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">gargron</a> wants to replace the current scope limited #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> fake direct messages with real DMs, E2E encrypted using OLM (an implementation of Signal’s encryption). Good. People have sent personally identifying information and financial data across fake DMs, not aware that others could accidentally see the contents.<br /><br /> Bad: Scope limited posts are going away entirely. SLPs / SLMs are useful. They are just regular messages, but sent only to the @mentioned users. That could be the foundation for something like #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span>’s Aspects. If there’s no pretense that they are private, and they are treated and displayed like other posts, they are good. <br /><br /> The issue has always been the name. Pretending SLMs are DMs means people send each other private information. I don’t believe any instance admins would intentionally read them or misuse information in such posts, but having that information in your database could be bad news when “John Q Cracker” breaks into the server.<br /><br /> @trnwh@mastodon.social2020-05-23T17:16:36+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Definitely all #GS (and #StatusNet if there are any left; and #postActiv) instances, most #Friendica and a few #Hubzilla instances. A few remaining (not updated) #Mastodon and #Pleroma instances. At one time, there was a plugin for WordPress that let people comment over #OStatus. I do not know if said plugin is still maintained.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/372529
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 21-Apr-2020 03:16:06 UTCDefinitely all #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs" rel="tag">GS</a></span> (and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/statusnet" rel="tag">StatusNet</a></span> if there are any left; and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/postactiv" rel="tag">postActiv</a></span>) instances, most #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/friendica" rel="tag">Friendica</a></span> and a few #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/hubzilla" rel="tag">Hubzilla</a></span> instances. A few remaining (not updated) #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span> instances.<br /><br /> At one time, there was a plugin for WordPress that let people comment over #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ostatus" rel="tag">OStatus.</a></span> I do not know if said plugin is still maintained.2020-04-21T03:16:06+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @licho #Mastodon 3.x and #Pleroma 2x no longer speak the #OStatus federation protocol. !GNUsocial 2.0 will add the #ActivityPub federation protocol, so ask your admin to be ready to upgrade soon.
https://social.arkwoodpond.info/notice/372179
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 10-Apr-2020 16:17:51 UTC@<a href="https://gnusocial.no/user/53074" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">licho</a> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon</a></span> 3.x and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span> 2x no longer speak the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ostatus" rel="tag">OStatus</a></span> federation protocol. !<a href="https://gnusocial.club/group/421/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group" title="GNU Social (gnusocial)">GNUsocial</a> 2.0 will add the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> federation protocol, so ask your admin to be ready to upgrade soon.2020-04-10T16:17:51+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}