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  @dansup Really? The only degradation I’ve seen is to my battery, but I’m also on a 13 Mini. Other than that, it’s been smooth sailing on my end here.   @dansup @pixelfed What I’d like to see is Stories which are visible only to mutual follows/people the poster has chosen. That would be more important for the use case of stories, as they’re a medium for ephemeral sharing with people one knows, as opposed to publishing to anyone who finds it interesting.  Good Morning! Stories on Android/iOS are now shipped! Now I’ll be focusing on: - Pixelfed Groups
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 @dansup Edit: It's live! The new @pixelfed for Android build is being compiled and will be available soon on https://pixelfed.org/mobile-apps!
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I had a family emergency yesterday and was unable to go through with the #Androidlust release as planned, it will be released tonight at 10pm MST
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Pixelfed.social is about 100K jobs backlogged, and growing, the site is still chugging along but you may experience issues - I’m working on it Not to sound like a broken record, but you gotta watch out for suspicious instance growth Spam accounts can give the impression that platforms or servers are growing faster than they are, and if not handled, can indicate a lack of proper moderation A good rule of thumb is to use the MAU count, age of the instance, monthly post count and user count if you are in doubt Spam is beneficial to devs but not users 😉
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   @dansup I wonder what is going on with pixelfed.social right now? My recent post hasn't federated at all, and I can't even delete posts (web interface)! I'm a children's/book illustrator, so I don't think I was blocked or something? I'm not sure what's going on. https://pixelfed.social/EugeniaLoli It's okay to be a solo developer, it's not an ego ting for me, I just seem to be able to do everything myself and like working alone i have yet to meet someone I would trust enough to take over in the event something happens to me, so I guess we're still bus factor: 1 in this bish that being said, I haven't met kevin systrom or mike krieger but yeah, I'd def work with them in a heartbeat. could you imagine??? It's looking like the @pixelfed app will be released around the same time as Groups, but the app won't support Groups initially. I hope everyone agrees this is the best way forward, otherwise I can delay the app for another two months so it has Groups support, but I don't think that makes sense Pixelfed mod tools are a joke, I know, I wrote them When I started @pixelfed, I didn't know about private profiles, or even how blocking worked My privilege proved detrimental to the very platform I'm building, and that's why I value your feedback so much, and explore ways we can improve further The current mod tools are okay, but I can't take credit as y'all helped inspire them I need help to improve moderation on @pixelfed, and please call me out if needed, this is more important than ever I remember when the #fediverse didn't take @pixelfed seriously and constantly made jokes about it using PHP, or when I missed self-imposed deadlines I had to prove myself, constantly, and I admit I almost gave up a few times All that negativity and hate, I used that as motivation to be better, not just for me, but for other devs Maybe those haters were busy building fediverse tools like https://fedidb.org or https://fediverse.info Who knows, anyways I'm still here, queer, and building!
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 @dansup @pixelfed The growth of Pixelfed has honestly been nothing short of incredible to see. I personally mostly use the microblogging style fedi platforms, but I think Pixelfed is the most polished and new user friendly platform for most people to start using, I recommend it to people all the time  Close friends has been in the works for months Every few months I begin a new cycle of feature development, and while many of them never get announced or see the light of day We (@pixelfed) are always innovating and experimenting, and it may seem that progress can be slow at times, but that's because we have a lot on the go 😎  Blocking an account on @pixelfed means you will never see posts from that account, but should it also prevent that account from viewing your posts? Enforcing this across instances would be challenging, is this something @pixelfed should explore? #askFedi Anonymous poll
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Yes, I'm all for improved blocks
242
70.6%
No, can't guarantee enforcement
56
16.3%
I'm unsure
343 people voted. 45
13.1%
Voting ended 15 Sep 2023 at 10:14.
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I know that the ephemeral nature of @pixelfed Stories can encourage FOMO and are considered a dark pattern When you remove monetary and for-profit incentives, it doesn't really matter how many views or ad impressions you get Stories aren't about trying to get you to check frequently so we can show you ads, they really are just a more intimate form of sharing. Isn't this the way it should be? #stories
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 >When you remove monetary and for-profit incentives, it doesn't really matter how many views or ad impressions you get I'm not sure that's 100% true. Many people (I felt it myself) don't get money from there but still feel the dopamina boost from likes and it can be quite addictive. In addition, when then you have less "recognition" it can affect negatively to you, emotionally. Of course, when there is monetary incentive then you find this **for design** and its potentiated.  @dansup @pixelfed But they do still force you to check frequently :/ I check in on Facebook and Instagram about once a month (probably even less for Facebook, actually). I don’t like using them but it’s where family and friends overseas are posting. I’m frustrated by the growing trend of many people I know to post almost entirely using stories. I want to catch up on their posts in my own time, not when the app forces me to based on an arbitrary limit.  |
@dansup Dansup you took a break!?
@dansup glad to hear you’re self caring and happy to hear you’re feeling better
@dansup a well deserved break!!