In the latest episode of #DotSocial I interview @snarfed.org, a passionate bridge builder with a focus on connecting people across the open web and the #fediverse. His latest work, #BridgyFed, connects #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol resulting in excitement, critique and *lots* of discussion.

Ryan and I talk about the parallel communities on #Mastodon and #Bluesky, their shared desire to create an open social web and the pros and cons of their underlying protocols, #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol. Can or should these be bridged? If so, how? As whole new communities continue to join the fediverse, how should the user experience evolve?

Listen to this excellent discussion on our @PeerTube instance or wherever you get your #podcasts.

https://flipboard.video/w/2Jj46hJaUQQG5TuiBYi9TR

Building Bridges to the Fediverse, with Ryan Barrett

The beauty of an open system is that anyone can build on top of it and try to make it a better place. In the fediverse, software engineer Ryan Barrett is one such developer. Ryan’s been building so...

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freeCodeCamp
freeCodeCamp's open-source mobile app

freeCodeCamp.org is an online learning platform offering a comprehensive curriculum in #web development and machine learning. The curriculum is self-paced and available free of charge. The App includes challenges, tutorials, Code Radio, and podcasts.
Contribute to freeCodeCamp: https://contribute.freecodecamp.org/

Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.freecodecamp

#FOSS #Android #OpenSource #Coding #Education #freeCodeCamp #OSS #Podcasts #python #Flutter #JavaScript #iOS

Can #podcasting be made to work with #ActivityPub as well as #RSS? Then podcatchers could work like a #Mastodon client, allowing us to interact directly via comments, favorites and spreading around the best episodes via boosts. #podcasts

update: it exists but no podcatcher fully supports it yet.

https://cosocial.ca/@evan/112106150061260659

Evan Prodromou

2024-03-16 15:48:16

OK, this is cool:

1. Look up a podcast on https://podcastindex.org/
2. Check the number at the end of the URL in your browser. Example: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/270016 -> 270016
3. Follow <number>@ap.podcastindex.org. For example, @270016 .
4. Get podcast updates over ActivityPub! Including audio!

h/t @samsethi

Podcastindex.org

The Podcast Index is here to preserve, protect and extend the open, independent podcasting ecosystem.

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It is April 3, 2024, and I am able to listen to podcasts in Google Podcasts.

#google #podcasts #googlepodcasts #googlegraveyard #fuckgoogle