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Lately I have been thinking a lot about the issue of #Fediverse sustainability.

Thank you @stefan for writing a superb article about this topic! (for reference: stefanbohacek.com/blog/the-way)

A question for #FediAdmins: in addition to regular donations, is it a recommended thing to set one's posts to auto-delete (after a specified time) to keep server costs down?

I'm thinking of setting my toots to auto-delete after 2 weeks for this very reason...

A tinted screenshot showing results of the main poll from the article on the various ways people fund their fediverse communities.
stefanbohacek.comThe ways we keep the fediverse sustainable | Stefan Bohacek
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8/ To sum it up, this is why I think that the #Fediverse as it is now is far more oligarchy-proof than #Bluesky - which, due to the current rise of #fascism around the world, is of extreme importance to me. If human civilization is to have a chance of survival in the long run, we _must_ learn how to circumvent the systems the oligarchs have control over.

And right now, the #Fediverse seems to have the best chance of doing that as far as I am concerned. So whatever we can to make it more attractive and increase its userbase, we should do.

And if you want to understand the technical details better, read @cwebber 's article which explains it far better than I ever could.

dustycloud.org/blog/re-re-blue

dustycloud.orgRe: Re: Bluesky and Decentralization -- Dustycloud Brainstorms
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7/ In contrast, the #Fediverse (including #Mastodon ) uses a "Decentralized" approach. Each node is more or less equal in function, and even if one or more of the major nodes goes down, the rest could still go on without any interruption.

(For example, I currently follow 3496 accounts, of which 555 are on Mastodon.social, the biggest instance. So losing my connection to Mastodon.social _would_ be painful, but I would still be able to maintain my connections to 85% of all the accounts I am following.)

Those (not us) who thought they were escaping Twitter/X by joining BlueSky might usefully note that a third of the money raised so far to run it was raised as a cross investment from.... Twitter/X.

So while they might be 'safe' from Musk right now, behind the scenes he's hardly disconnected.... oh dear.

If you really want to be in the fediverse you need to be in the fediverse

The #fediverse shows that we can build a better world by ignoring clickbait, billionaires, venture capital and the growth mantra. Decentralisation leads to a better world. When you care about your neighbours, things change. I am tipsy, but I believe we are building better things, the Open (Source) Way. It'll take time. Patience and stoicism will win. There's a book hiding here, but I won''t write it. I'll continue to do. When enough people do, we win. Thanks for listening!

Hi #Fediverse, I've got myself into a bit of a bind 😊

I have been working with a local primary school to try to get them to adopt the fediverse either through Pixelfed or Bookwyrm.

However it's become clear that this exposes the users to too much risk if I use an existing instance.

So....if you were to be setting up a fediverse instance for a class in a primary school, what would you choose (Pixelfed, Bookwyrm, Mastodon etc) and has anybody done this before?

Many thanks for guidance!

#TechTuesday
This #Lemmy post programming.dev/post/22672085 links to the recording of the talk I gave earlier in the year, about how #dotNet #dotNetMAUI and other #programmers #developers can get the most out of #Mastodon and the #Fediverse in general. Show to people you want to come here, or watch yourself if you feel like you could learn more about it.

CC @andypiper @evanprodromou@evanp.me @evanprodromou@socialwebfoundation.org @Gargron @mapache @alvinashcraft @alvinashcraft.com @jamesmontemagno

programming.dev"Finding your way around the Fediverse" recording - programming.devEarlier this year I gave this talk which is about how programmers can get the most of the Fediverse, particularly for dotnet/MAUI developers - some of the killer features which are available and how to use them. The focus of the examples are with dotnet/MAUI, but these things would undoubtedly also be available for other languages/ecosystems, I was just using dotnet/MAUI to illustrate the underlying functionality available to us here. This recording would be good for anyone who isn’t familiar with these features (maybe anyone you want to convince to come here, or just if you feel you don’t know everything that is available). The first part of the recording is a different talk about MAUI, and the first link below will be where my talk starts, and then some more links for other key points, if you just want to see the parts you don’t already know about. Following these recording links will be links to resources that I talked about… 30:06 start/MAUI Lemmy community [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=sDQXhygjxDBQPitL&t=1806] 31:31 overview of talk [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=izcKF3v1mtdqu3FZ&t=1891] 33:20 what is the Fediverse? [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=qkcwJq1LZ0IgdGbv&t=2000] 38:15 Lemmy [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=cUdRxzt-zbtSZsCW&t=2295] 42:08 Mastodon [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=02oTLWHQ9IsZSFAq&t=2528] 43:40 Mastodon dotnet.social [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=alg3HYcUZNagjHac&t=2620] 46:33 Mastodon Local timeline [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=WIpFq8h1Oh7ooYua&t=2793] 48:01 Mastodon Federated timeline [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=9Gh1Dz8FYigBv3qR&t=2881] 60:11 Mastodon Lists [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=zoIl6VtHiCEBZnDs&t=3011] 56:28 Mastodon hashtags [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=njy2vmPxeTSm8YYC&t=3388] 56:25 Mastodon pinned posts [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=3nAWOpnG95W8rQHZ&t=3566] 1:00:20 follow Twitter accounts from Mastodon [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=23Dwa58JrSHNssm2&t=3620] 1:01:51 how to use Lemmy from Mastodon [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=JxBjpdeoMasVhGpt&t=3711] 1:07:25 Mastodon’s killer feature for dev’s - github bots [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=i3JsdK39Ffehx9ep&t=4045] 1:10:47 Guide to Mastodon for .NET and MAUI people [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=VZps5Df6oljHcVBr&t=4247] 1:13:15 Pixelfed, UI comparison [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=Q3_cba-A-cAdN_KM&t=4430] 1:15:41 Maho Pacheco’s repo (federate static website, etc.) [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=lbmmpMTf7nESMjxo&t=4541] 1:17:52 Microsoft DevBlogs [https://youtu.be/hCzYawTqnT4?si=Y61LToQMQ_Utnas_&t=4672] Links to resources from this talk Creating MAUI UI’s in C# [https://dev.to/smartmanapps/creating-maui-uis-in-c-1adf] fediverse.party [https://fediverse.party/] .NET MAUI @ programming.dev [https://programming.dev/c/dotnetmaui] .NET MAUI Mastodon bot [https://dotnet.social/@dotnetmaui@programming.dev] .NET Mastodon bot [https://dotnet.social/@bot] @SmartmanApps@dotnet.social [https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps] Join dotnet.social [https://dotnet.social/invite/q8pzN9rL] Join dotnet.social and auto-follow @SmartmanApps@dotnet.social [https://dotnet.social/invite/JntHpwzG] How to follow multiple hashtags in a column [https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/110858924945208556] @Microsoft@bird.makeup [https://bird.makeup/users/microsoft] Github bots by Carlos Sanchez of Microsoft [https://dotnet.social/@foo_fighter]… Dotnet github bot [https://dotnet.social/@dotnetbot] MAUI github bot [https://dotnet.social/@mauibot] MastodonGitHubBot repo [https://github.com/ChayoteJarocho/MastodonGitHubBot] Guide to Mastodon for dotNetMAUI and dotNet peeps [https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/110648925352232498] Github repo [https://github.com/mahomedalid] of Maho Paheco of Microsoft [https://dotnet.social/@mapache@hachyderm.io] Maho’s guide to implement ActivityPub in a static site (or any website) [https://maho.dev/2024/02/a-guide-to-implement-activitypub-in-a-static-site-or-any-website/] Follow Maho’s blog [https://dotnet.social/@blog@maho.dev] from Mastodon (or almost any Fediverse service!) Follow Microsoft DevBlogs [https://dotnet.social/@msftdevblogs] (federated thanks to Maho)

Good morning #fediverse, I need some advice from people in the UK who have experience in organising small cultural events. I am planning a small Argentine tango event in March, and I need to find a good public liability insurance. Does anyone here have experience with insurances for event and can recommend an affordable but good one?

✍🏻 New blog post! 📰

There's been much consternation over why people chose #Bluesky over the #Fediverse and #Mastodon during the latest #TwitterExodus. It's almost a familiar event that bears repeating every time something like this happens. So I thought I'd take the opportunity to collect my thoughts and speak my mind about it.

I've debated if I should even bother to post this on here at all, because the last time I brought up points of contention it turned ugly real quick. Even now I'm debating if Fedi is even worth all this frustration and effort when hovering over that "Post" button, for this very post fills me with dread of what I'm about to get myself into by sharing this.

I wanted to believe that Fedi had something going for it, but with the way things are going on here, I think it's just a matter of time before it becomes a "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" kind of deal. Some key experiences have just left me wary and disenchanted.

If that sounds like I'm giving up on Fedi, that's because I kinda am.

blog.sebin-nyshkim.net/posts/w

An upset Mastodon logo next to a group of people talking, with one person jumping out from the group with a Bluesky logo on its head giving the Mastodon logo a big, indifferent thumbs up
Sebin's BlogWhy Bluesky is running circles around Mastodon - Sebin's BlogRecently, the question of why Bluesky was gaining significantly more traction than Mastodon from yet another Twitter exodus came up again. I used to ask myself the same question, so I went digging.
🍎 #SocialMedia is part of your daily diet - so why not make it healthy?

Corporate platforms feed you ads, algorithms, and infinite scroll designed to keep you hooked on junk food. The #Fediverse is different:

✅ No ads, no algorithms
✅ Real communities run by real people
✅ Diverse cultures and positive content

Stop feeding on junk. Switch to something organic: JoinMastodon.org

#Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb #bluesky #Twitter #threads

(Concept by @_elena@mastodon.social - https://mastodon.social/@_elena@mastodon.social/113515893967595481)