Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ
I want to do a test on how much traffic and resources the Mastodon embed takes on my server, so boost this plz Edit: *all done, you can stop sharing now lol* https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/steam-deck-most-played-for-april-2024-has-plenty-of-fallout/ 23 comments
Aks :quake_verified:โ :kde:
@gamingonlinux this is some 4D chess advertising campaign :aks_wheeze: /j
Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ
Well nearly 100 boosts and it's done practically nothing, interesting.
RDN
Were you testing because of today's post on itsfoss.org saying "Please don't boost this on Mastodon"?
Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ
@rdnielsen yes, and so far from this post being multiple times more popular than the majority of their posts.... there's literally no issue 
Julian Fietkau
@gamingonlinux @rdnielsen The "Mastodon effect" is a real thing, but its impact will depend heavily on how a site is set up. I'm surprised a news site would struggle with it. Discussion on the Mastodon GitHub here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/23662 A fix seems to be currently planned for 4.4.0.
Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ
@julian @rdnielsen overall, it seems like their site or server is just...poorly done
The VHS Wizard ๐ผ๐ง
@gamingonlinux @julian @rdnielsen Dare I say it sounds... like a skill issue? 
popey
@gamingonlinux You need to write some click-bait, my man. You can have these for free.. Number 11 is the best! 
Robert @ Tech Addressed
@gamingonlinux this is because of that bit from It's FOSS? I hope you can conclusively show this is FUD. 
Oblomov
@gamingonlinux I think who boosts you is more important than how many. A single boost from someone follows by users on thousands of servers is going to do more than 100 boosts from single-digits. That being said, I've done my part twice in case timezones matter too 8-)
Fritzy ๐ฏ
@gamingonlinux they didn't describe anything that should make a static site sweat at all. The scale they described is laughable. Their chokepoint is probably some overburdened and optimized comment database or something.  
Elias Mรฅrtenson
@gamingonlinux As @jeffgerstmann mentioned in the podcast, people have discovered they made a whole game series based on the TV series. Shocking. ๐
PotatoesFall
I love that on mastodon, people asking for boosts is not a thinly veiled attempt at manipulating the algorithm for more future engagement like it is on other platforms. Because there is no such algorithm. I love it
Draconic NEO
@gamingonlinux Context if you don't know what I'm talking about: 
Darth ล ฤ! :t_blink:
@gamingonlinux I imagine you already have test results, but an embed happens only once per Mastodon instance, which caches it locally. If 100 different instances cache your image, then it will be downloaded 100 times, which is nothing for a web server. |
Gregory's Server
@gamingonlinux
Your post isn't pulling in the image, so boosting it probably isn't going to DDOS your system as strongly as it might.