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I'm disappointed that there aren't more people interested in the #fediverse simply because of what it is, as opposed to what "experience" it currently offers.
I dunno, I just find it inherently interesting that all of this is run by regular people free from the malignant influence of Big Tech. 🤷♂️
I understand that people have their needs and communities, but it's the blank stares at the prospect of digital freedom that I don't understand.
For those who have questions about #Holos. I've seen a lot written recently, and since the project is young, it's normal that things stay ambiguous or get misunderstood. This is a thread, with one post per remark most often read, and a direct answer.
If you'd like to preview the #tutorial I'm writing on building a small federated image sharing service, similar to @pixelfed@mastodon.social, with @fedify@hollo.social and @nuxt@webtoo.ls, here it is:
pr-731-0.fedify.pages.dev/tuto…
If you'd like to give feedback after reading it, please leave a comment on the following PR:
github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/p…
#Fedify #fedidev #ActivityPub #Nuxt #Pixelfed
“Creating an image sharing service” tutorial by dahlia · Pull Request #731 · fedify-dev/fedify
This PR adds a second end-to-end tutorial for Fedify, parallel to the existing Creating your own federated microblog, that teaches Fedify through a Pixelfed-style federated image-sharing service bu...GitHub
Main account: @HolosSocial
Your opinion?
- Yes, with relay support (44%, 56 votes)
- Yes, purist mode (no relay) (26%, 33 votes)
- No, mobile is enough (4%, 6 votes)
- No interest (24%, 30 votes)
BOJ (Baekjoon Online Judge), a big competitive programming site in Korea, says it's shutting down on April 28. It has been around since 2010 and, as far as I know, has mostly been one person's work the whole time. The notice doesn't say why. The rumor is that the server bills finally got too high.
What caught my eye is that some people in the Korean #fediverse, including @2chanhaeng@hackers.pub, are already talking about whether a federated replacement could work, with #ActivityPub coordinating things and volunteer nodes doing the judging. I have no idea if that can really work, since timing differences between machines are a serious problem in competitive programming, and I'm not the right person to help with it. Still, I like that the first reaction was to try building something.
Consent Driven Curated Collections, aka Starter Kits.
Now available on Loops, and compatible with Mastodon Collections rolling out next week.
Spread the word. Boosts appreciated.
This is proof we can build ethical, interoperable discovery based on opt-in support at the protocol level.
🚀
#StarterKits #StarterPacks #Loops #Mastodon #ActivityPub #ConsentDriven
Loops - Starter Kits
Curated collections of accounts hand-picked by the community. Go from zero to a vibrant feed in seconds with Loops Starter Kits.joinloops.org
It’s not about features. It’s about culture.
#ActivityPub comes out of the #openweb tradition.
#Bluesky comes out of a split lineage - #openweb roots, shaped by #dotcons incentives, with an #encryptionist upbringing.
Meeting minutes from the last Social Web Working Group call, which covered topics like discovery, groups, trust and safety, and more.
github.com/w3c/socialwg/blob/m…
Reminder that the fediverse is a "group project" and really does take a village.
Care to join in and help?
#fediverse #ActivityPub #W3C #SocialWeb
socialwg/meetings/2026/2026-04-03-CG-WG-joint.md at main · w3c/socialwg
Social Web Working Group. Contribute to w3c/socialwg development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
This is why I'll _almost_ never understand the excitement around the #ATmosphere . It's designed with FOSS aesthetics and private interest profiteering in mind.
Not to say that #ActivityPub doesn't have some pretty big problems, it does. Ones that #Bluesky does a much better job with. But with ActivityPub? It's not designed or built around a private platform first. It was built to be an open ecosystem from its inception.
Bluesky was built to be open as a side quest, not a driving mission.
thank you for sharing the article.
The same considerations should be honestly made for the #ActivityPub fediverse as well. So we may address them in time. Not all is well. I am writing a blog post on open standards divergence and increasing unattractiveness of an ecosystem that hems itself into a straitjacket of narrow application areas, by the protocol decay we allow to fester. Combined with inadequate work methods to reconcile the tech debt that this incurs. We must go "back to standards" or have an ecosystem based on enabling technologies that are increasingly unattractive to adopt.
RE: mas.to/@Aubreader/116330793703…
This article is a must read.
An excerpt: “Why would anyone fund an Atmosphere project if #Bluesky, with $100 million in the bank, might ship a competing feature at any moment? Why would a founder bet their career on this ecosystem? The presentation didn't just hurt Graze. It made the entire ecosystem look unfundable.”
Why do I keep bringing up this topic?
Because #ATproto is often put in the same category as #ActivityPub (“open protocols yay”) but I strongly disagree with that stance
Aubreader Masto (@Aubreader@mas.to)
The Marshmallow Test - Bluesky signals it's willing to eat its young | Trezy.com https://trezy.com/blog/the-marshmallow-test > At AtmosphereConf, Bluesky celebrated its community, then signaled it's willing to eat them alive. No context.Aubreader Masto (mas.to)
The #CFP for the Fediverse & Social Web track at COSCUP 2026 (Taipei, Aug 8–9) is now open! If you're working on #ActivityPub, the #fediverse, or anything in the open social web space, we'd love to hear from you. The deadline is May 9. #COSCUP is free to attend.
👉 hackers.pub/@fedidevkr/2026/fe…
(Boosts appreciated!)
Fediverse & Social Web track at COSCUP 2026: call for participation
FediDev KR and FediLUG are launching the first dedicated Fediverse & Social Web track at COSCUP 2026 in Taipei, creating a landmark gathering point for the open social web community in East Asia.Hackers' Pub
