Social Media fool on multiple platforms. I tend to talk about #Fediverse :fediverse: and it's nuances. Also post #AIart using #Midjourney from time to time. I am your typical hippie and :weed: smoker. Follow me for a variety of topics like #gaming; comments and opinions on tech news; World news opinions; occasional self-loathing and #depression messages. VERY #ADHD. Sometimes my thoughts aren't organized. If this isn't your thing, just keep moving, or block, I really don't care :) #fedi22 tfr
The Melon Men wholesome group is gaining a lot of steam in the 2b2t community! More and more users are joining our pledge to make 2b2t a less toxic place!
The Melon Men wholesome group is gaining a lot of steam in the 2b2t community! More and more users are joining our pledge to make 2b2t a less toxic place!
Anarchy doesnt equal being an asshole.
#Games #Gaming #VideoGames #2b2t #PCgaming #Minecraft
#PCGaming
@CWSmith@social.mechanizedarmadillo.com 😭I literally cried when I found out. I don't wanna lose more friends.
I even made his Minecraft skin a part of me since he'd been gone.
His skin is on the left, my new skin is on the right.
Sooo....holy shit.
Sooo....holy shit.
When you're playing games with your friends and having fun, it takes you out of reality for a bit and lets you forget about real life for awhile.
However, sometimes things happen that take you back to reality and show you that life is still very real.
Last week, my 2b2t group co-leader went AWOL and we had no idea what happened.
It turns out he was in the hospital and then we didn't know why until yesterday. He showed back up and revealed he had been in a horrific car accident which threw him and a friend from the vehicle, suffering multiple injuries. Unfortunately another friend of his that was also in the car didn't make it.😔
We're so thankful he pulled through and was able to talk to us yesterday. I feel so horrible for his friend though.😭
#Games #Gaming #VideoGames #Minecraft
#PCGaming
This is pretty much me with Fedi. Can't hold hobbies to save my life. Pretty sure I've dropped one tonight. 🤷♂️
This is pretty much me with Fedi. Can't hold hobbies to save my life. Pretty sure I've dropped one tonight. 🤷♂️
I've been here for almost a year and half now. There's been ups and downs but I've always been here and will continue to be here until this place isn't.🫶
#Fedi #Fediverse #ADHD #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #Neurodivergence #ADHDmemes #Memes #Meme
Seems like the new Mastodon version is a must skip for those of us who like actual information about notifications...😒
Seems like the new Mastodon version is a must skip for those of us who like actual information about notifications...😒
Soo that's what I'll be doing. Skipping it.
Still looking for an alternative that doesn't require Linus Torvalds to personally come to your house and install it himself, but that's currently not a thing. Need Linus Torvalds or the equivalent for pretty much everything.😩
#Fedi #Fediverse #Mastodon
@abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us Well I'm technically an admin of my own instance, so if it could live on my own instance and report like a normal user and not use the "forward to original instance" that'd be just fine. I got blocked by Eugen Rochko for suggesting such a thing.🤦♂️
@abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us I've been begging for something official that could just report it to me and nobody else. Like a personal automatic reporting system for posts that i might wanna check out based on keywords like regex.
It sure would be nice to have some automated reporting by keywords right about now....you know, the thing I was explicitly told was NOT gonna happen...🤬
It sure would be nice to have some automated reporting by keywords right about now....you know, the thing I was explicitly told was NOT gonna happen...🤬
#Spam #Nonsense #Moderation #Mastodon #Fedi #Fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin
@JPEGuin@mastodon.social I forgot to tag you. Here's my thoughts. 👆
Overall good experience. There's still some random crashes that I can't reproduce effectively enough to help you solve them.😬 They seem to happen sometimes when I open the details of a post but it's not often enough to ruin the experience for me. Overall very good app.
I do suggest you come up with some exclusive features for your premium model and don't return to locking posting behind it, that was what initially turned me off from the app but since then, I've enjoyed it overall.
I've been using Saturn for iOS for a bit now and ever since the most recent updates, it seems very enjoyable.
I've been using Saturn for iOS for a bit now and ever since the most recent updates, it seems very enjoyable.
It has most of the same features as other third party Mastodon apps, but with its own look and feel.
I think the only thing that could make it better for me, would be if it had a "Hashtag Drawer" type feature for the composer so that I could save individual hashtags with CamelCase for re-use.
It's something I've been wanting in a Fediverse app for SO long.
But if you want a new app to mess around with, Saturn is very good from what I've seen with it.👍
#Saturn #iOS #iPhone #Mastodon #Fediverse
@parpol@programming.dev not much we can do when you know they were gonna take over the whole protocol.
I'm just a single person wanting to talk to people on those platforms. Defederating them wouldn't have stopped them from doing anything they're doing or plan on doing.
Ugh. Threads keeps adding Fediverse features that are only benefitting themselves.
Ugh. Threads keeps adding Fediverse features that are only benefitting themselves.
They can now see our usernames if we follow them and if we like their posts.
Still can't mention us or follow us back...which is the main part that's keeping their integration from being functional.🤦♂️😩
I just want open communication across platforms dammit. It's not that hard. It doesn't take a whole year. One man did it for a platform that he doesn't even work for, in just a few months!
#Fediverse #Threads #Fedi #SocialMedia #BlueSky #BridgyFed
@lonelyowl13 @pixelworld_ai if it was normal art that takes hours or days to complete, I can see wanting to earn money from it, but yeah, AI art isn't really worth that unless you do a lot of editing to make a final product.
@pixelworld_ai@aipub.social I got one subscriber, and that's the devs...🤷♂️
I appreciate them, but I posted 1 thing there and it's just saying that I don't know what to post there.😂
About to give Saturn another go for a few days hopefully.
About to give Saturn another go for a few days hopefully.
The dev has removed the post limit for free users, which is definitely good.
Paying to post on Fediverse where everywhere else is free, is wild.
They also said they fixed the crash bug with notifications. Those two things immediately killed my motivation with wanting to use the app so hopefully it's better this time.🤞
#Fediverse #Fedi #iOS #Mastodon
Maybe I should deactivate my sub.club
Maybe I should deactivate my sub.club
I don't have anything "exclusive" I want to post there.
I'm not a "content creator", I just like Fediverse and tend to ramble about it and like to try out new projects sometimes.
I would like to earn a little on Fediverse, but so far I don't think I've done anything worth earning.🤷♂️
#Fediverse #Fedi #Subclub
There's something I've been wanting to talk about for awhile.
There's something I've been wanting to talk about for awhile.
Quote posts, limiting of quote posts, and how those features might be added to core AP.
As it is now, the way Threads does quote posting is when a person adds a link to another Threads post, it automatically turns into a "quote post".
They also have the option to limit posts from being quoted, which in turn completely stops anyone on Threads linking to that post.
To me, that is wild, but I can see it making sense on a closed platform.
However, given the way Fediverse works and a ton of people have their own instance/website, I think it would be absolutely asinine to attempt to stop someone from simply posting a link to another post.
Links have been part of the internet for awhile now and there's no other platform that stops people from using links, AFAIK.
So, to those working on AP, please consider another route for quote posts because if I cannot link to something on my own website, I'll be pretty livid honestly.
#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Threads #SocialMedia
Well...after a few posts using Saturn, it prompted me to pay...
Well...after a few posts using Saturn, it prompted me to pay...
Guess my trial period is over in less than 2 hours.
Not much to say tbh, since I didn't get a fair amount of time with it.
Notifications crash the app, that's about all I can say....😬
@JPEGuin@mastodon.social, I would definitely remove the limit on posting. I'm a poster, if I can't post without paying, I'll use something else.
Also, the app crashed several times in the short time I've had with it. The most consistent being when I tried to open my notifications, it crashed every time.
Overall, I can't say much more because I was very limited by the paywall.🤷♂️
#Saturn #iOS #Mastodon #Fediverse
@TransitBiker@urbanists.social so, it's very vague, but it's basically a foundation that's supposed to be the official "decision makers" on AP, the protocol that runs the Fediverse.
The worrying thing, is that their board of advisors are big companies like Meta and Automattic, who both have massive financial incentives to change things for their benefit.
Well, immediately I noticed that once I got a notification, if I tried opening the notification tab on the bottom, the app crashes.
I can no longer open it.😬
@emaechler@mastodon.maechler.cloud that seems like it'll be normal going forward. A lot of newer apps use things in the new versions that have better optimization.🤷♂️😬
I am testing out Saturn, an iOS app for Mastodon, at the request of the developer.
I am testing out Saturn, an iOS app for Mastodon, at the request of the developer.
After I give it a week or so of messing around in the app, I'll give my thoughts about it.
Hopefully it's good, we can use more apps with different styles and features.
Many options are always a good thing to me.
#Mastodon #Fediverse #iOS
@pixelworld_ai@aipub.social :lul: :pog:
Good point...but a bit of both tbh. It's quite different here lately.😔
@evan@cosocial.ca I just hope there's no major financial influence from the major companies involved like Meta.
I don't want to lose control of my own site because I am not a programmer. I have a bit of control with Mastodon right now. However, there are some gripes everyone has had like lack of moderation features.
I worry a financial influence to change certain things will lessen my control and I'd have to find another software.
My worries always come from a place of passion and concern.
Thanks for your response. I appreciate you.
@DrakkenZero@retro.pizza I'm on iOS version of Firefox and it just loops back on itself to the homepage from my end.
@TransitBiker@urbanists.social I'm still digging my heels into it right now. From the surface it seems very suspicious and financially motivated centralization of a decentralized platform, which is not good.
However, there may be some underlying bright side.
I'll have to get back to you with my full thoughts once I wrap my head around it all.
@tom@tomkahe.com maybe. However, I never hear that about AP. Only mastodon specifically and that's because mastodon not complying with most of AP standard...😳
And people wonder why I don't post here that much anymore.
It's not the same as it was just a few short months ago.
Mastodon has taken over and they refuse to do anything about major issues here.
They're set to make a ton of money from this, all while their 20,000+ instance admins don't even have basic automated reporting or useful moderation tools.
You wanna know why harassment is rampant on Fediverse? Cause moderators have to have eyes on the post themselves to moderate it.
If you don't report it, it doesn't get moderated.🤦♂️
Ugh!😩
Told y'all mastodon being the majority here is not a good thing....
Told y'all mastodon being the majority here is not a good thing....
<https://socialwebfoundation.org/>
I hate this.
I hate that I was right.
Everything is about 🤑🤑🤑. It always has been.
#Fedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialWebFoundation
@WonkeyFX@mastodon.world 1000% agree. Same for BlueSky, but that's only because the Fedi Mafia harassed Ryan to make it "opt-in"🙄
@WonkeyFX@mastodon.world I don't see those because I don't have an actual meta account, I just browse the word "Fediverse" through threads public search, but that is quite disappointing...🤦♂️
Kinda weird seeing some people on Threads say "I'm sharing to the Fediverse!" but they're totally not...😳
Kinda weird seeing some people on Threads say "I'm sharing to the Fediverse!" but they're totally not...😳
That's the major issue with Threads implementation.
People just assume posting there by default is "on the Fediverse".
🤦♂️
#Threads #Meta #Fediverse #SocialMedia
@stoy@lemmy.zip good question, not sure.
I'm not one of those people.
I just know most people here do that...so yeah...🤷♂️
Just a tip for any new developers in the Fediverse space:
Just a tip for any new developers in the Fediverse space:
If you're making any sort of "search" function to browse Fediverse posts, make sure that it respects people's "Discoverability" settings in the Mastodon software.
This might not be the easiest thing to do.
However, given that 73% of people on Fediverse are interacting with Fedi strictly through Mastodon, you don't have much choice.
If your project gets widely known and you're disrespecting people's privacy options, you'll be highly vilified and probably Fedi cancelled.
#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub
@abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us thanks. Strange that it just started happening for me recently. Its quite annoying.
There's no upvotes on Mastodon so it does no good to lie for clout. It seems to be a problem there...🤦♂️
Does the feature that makes posts based on hashtags come from Mbin or just Fedi.io specifically?
Does the feature that makes posts based on hashtags come from Mbin or just Fedi.io specifically?
It's quite annoying to have people constantly attempting to dunk on you for upvotes and failing.
Might have to block Fedia.io
I suspect this will go there so hi fedia...😒
#Fediverse #Fedi #Mbin
I wish there was an easy way to browse threads Fediverse content.
I wish there was an easy way to browse threads Fediverse content.
I'm sure there's many accounts that have federated that I'd enjoy, but I don't know they're federated or even know that they exist.
Same for bluesky.
I could go there, but there's no way to tell who's federated.😩
#Threads #Bluesky #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Fedi
Kinda weird and sus that some Mastodon instances aren't respecting deletes....
Kinda weird and sus that some Mastodon instances aren't respecting deletes....
Had a post I deleted last week that just got replied to, from a mastodon instance.
And people wonder why casual users don't wanna be here...🤦♂️
#Mastodon #Fedi #Fediverse
Apparently I have a habit of finding out about Fedi projects ahead of time. Causing me to get excited and leak them before they're announced.😅
Apparently I have a habit of finding out about Fedi projects ahead of time. Causing me to get excited and leak them before they're announced.😅
That's either whoops or hurray!
Still trying to judge which it is.🤣
Posted about BridgyFed before Ryan announced it was live and just found out I posted about sub.club before it was announced officially.
Ya'll not very good at hiding things tbh! :kek:
#Fedi #Fediverse
As a single user instance, I'm glad to see something slighly positive from Mastodon finally.
As a single user instance, I'm glad to see something slighly positive from Mastodon finally.
Still no word on better moderation tools for small instances, though.
Maybe someday.
#Mastodon #Fedi #Fediverse