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 Yay! My #Plushtodon from #Mastodon was delivered today! I was not expecting it until after #Christmas 🎄, but I am glad that @Mastodon was able to expedite deliveries for those of us in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸. Thanks @Gargron! Hmm…now I need to figure out what to name it‽ Mister Masto‽ Super Masto‽ Nasty Masty‽ 😂 I will not use the latter, lest folks think I won this from a Dirty Santa 🎅🏾 game! 🤣🤪     @_elena @evan @cwebber Thanks for alerting everyone about this! The only reason I do not publish my public block list on #Mastodon is that it requires extra time & energy typing in the explanation. If someone sees my block list on #Bluesky, then it will not bother me, as I am barely on Bluesky at all. I know #ActivityPub does not exactly have an official holiday, but on January 23rd (2018) the WC3 gave their official recommendation of ActivityPub, which I believe helped it gain popularity amongst numerous social platforms. 👉🏾 Happy #Fediverse Day! https://darnell.day/happy-fediverse-day So if you can, raise a glass of gratitude to the five founders of the Fediverse (listed in the link), as without them the masses would lack credible alternatives to the major social networks that exist today. This is a reasonable approach to the “block or do not block Threads” debate. Kudos to @jerry for taking this approach. 👉🏾 Threads and Infosec.Exchange – Infosec Exchange Blog https://blog.infosec.exchange/2023/12/27/threads-and-infosec-exchange/ I also like what @dansup is doing with @pixelfed’s approach which allows users to undo domain bans on an instance (a feature Mastodon should adopt). For those wondering, I am treating Threads like any other instance in the Fediverse.  As much as #China 🇨🇳 hated #Trump for his sanctions, #JoeBiden is making it 100 times worse. 📹 https://youtu.be/ovvQdCmnCLo What I worry about is if future sanctions by #Biden (they are coming!) will push China 🇨🇳 to the breaking point where #XiJinping considers foolishly attacking #Taiwan 🇹🇼 to divert attention way from the new deflationary economy (yeah, it would not make rational sense, but wars are usually irrational). #Twitter removing legacy blue check marks means that celebrities & businesses will probably cease tweeting on the platform. We will probably see a greater shift towards #Instagram from Twitter by celebrities & businesses in all industries. Twitter Blue’s price (personal: $8 per month, business: $1,000 per month) will not appeal to most entities.  Well, okay, celebrities and businesses will probably cease tweeting. That's the good part. What are the downsides? Hey @chiefgyk3d! You can now sign up for #Pixelfed managed hosting upon @12vpx! https://12vpx.com/social-network I remember we chatted about this on #Twitter before.  Hey Darnell, This would be a really good thing if you would like to post it in the #Fediverse_City matrix room for everyone at: https://matrix.to/#/#fediverse-city:matrix.org #fediverse-city:matrix.org ⛵ . Oh wow! I just realized that #Pixelfed has an #iPad app now! (Albeit in beta but it is still there) Thank you @dansup! I remember asking #Instagram for 📅years📆 about creating an iPad app, but they just told me to pound sand & be grateful I have an #iPhone app that shows me strangers instead of my friends. I can hardly wait until the iOS/iPadOS app launches upon the App Store!  @QasimRashid So @turnsignl has an app already‽ $30 to $60 a year is not bad! The US service is available in: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin. Next year they intend to expand into the rest of the country. This makes a great #Christmas gift too! 😁 For those wondering I was also partially inspired by @atomicpoet who continuously advocates for the #Fediverse to support ourselves. With all of this social chaos going around I am thankful of what @Gargron & @dansup have created with @Mastodon & @pixelfed, respectively. You both are the unsung heros right now, & I know you both are busy putting out digital fires upon your respective servers. If you can, please support them: |
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