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tchambers

@tchambers@indieweb.social

Technologist, writer, admin of indieweb.social. Fascinated by how new politics impacts technology and vice versa. #fedi22 #indieweb #fediverse

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Jonathanglick , to Random stuff
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So when will it be possible to create a search engine of all ‘public’ users across Threads, Bluesky and the ActivityPub archipelago? Cc @tchambers

tchambers ,
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@Jonathanglick Good question. Thinking it over.

tchambers , to News from fediverse
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Love seeing the pictures flow in of the from all across the global tonight….well done, everyone.
https://mast.hpc.social/@ProjectPhysX/112419051680469161

tchambers , to Random stuff
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Siri has needed a massive upgrade for years now…
https://www.threads.net/@appleinsider/post/C6zOeCytJi_

laurenshof , to News from fediverse
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has no daily active user data, but it does have monthly active user data (1.02m MAU according to fedidb)

has both MAU and DAU: 1.37m MAU and 291k DAU, for a ratio of 4.7

If we apply that ratio to fedi we get a 271k DAU for fedi.

Thoughts?

tchambers ,
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@laurenshof Good data.

tchambers ,
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@laurenshof My thoughts: I do think "monthly active users" became a standard measurement for social platforms for a good reason - it gives a bit more of a sense of overall sustained usage of the platform than just DAU. And FAR more than whatever Elon's "unregretted user seconds" of usage ever was supposed to mean.

timothyjchambers , to Random stuff

From my main Mastodon account. All the various types of accounts I list in that post will all be first-class accounts on Threads too, once it fully federates. To the great benefit of all the platforms that connect to each other.

Fediverse Threads

tchambers ,
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@Jonathanglick They are. Yes, I do wish Mastodon supported optionally public lists, too.

tchambers , (edited ) to News from fediverse
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Welcome this legit funny parody account to the - @rfk.jr.brain.worm

tchambers , to Random stuff
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I know have separate Mastodon lists of bridged accounts I follow here (thanks @snarfed.org@snarfed.org), Flipboard accounts I follow here (thanks @mike), federated WordPress blogs I follow here (thanks @matthias ), federated Podcast feeds I follow here (thanks @dave ) and Threads accounts I follow here (thanks @jessel & @pcottle ) ... and that fact that we can do this at all, and now feels like the new normal, should be an Internet history milestone of some kind.

tchambers OP ,
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@samsethi @snarfed.org@snarfed.org @mike @matthias @dave @jessel @pcottle @evan @chrismessina

Fully agree, Sam.

developerjustin , to Random stuff
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Is anyone doing more to federate than @tchambers? He’s like a one man combination ambassador and welcome party 😂

tchambers ,
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@developerjustin - Thank you - but I'd note: This is entirely done selfishly - these are the accounts I most want to follow here!

tchambers , to Random stuff
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Welcome @scottderrickson - the director of the original film Doctor Strange, and the recent horror film The Black Phone - to the !

tchambers , to Random stuff
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"When I first arrived here, I was so excited to discover all the knowledge that the human brain must hold. But when I looked around, all I saw were conspiracy theories and mercury poisoning. Candidly, if you had said, 'What do you recommended the holder of this brain do next?' I would not have said, 'Run for president.' I would have said, 'Get somebody else to do that. This person should go sit down.'”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/09/rfk-brain-worm-kennedy-satire-petri/

kissane , to Random stuff
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I'm just going to leave this here and get back to work

https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana

tchambers ,
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@kissane @leapingwoman Him leaving being 1/3rd of the board is likely one of the best things he could have done for BlueSky at this point.

tchambers , to Random stuff
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Agreed.

"Activity Pub can also fulfill many of the same functions as AT. While Activity Pub servers are more monolithic making a “crawler” fairly impossible, there are several various Activity Pub server types (e.g. Mastodon vs Lemmy) that are mostly/partially compatible and would replace the need for crawlers. Throwing in user-owned account identification Activity Pub could also do everything AT can do."

https://nate.mecca1.net/posts/2024-01-30_microblogging-protocols/

tchambers , to Random stuff
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Love this new feature of regular "Trunk and Tidbits" showing the Mastodon development process as it moves forward!
https://oisaur.com/@renchap/112400726793139792

dave , to Random stuff
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The Podcast Index ActivityPub bridge now properly handles Mastodon "authorized fetch". If you had trouble following a podcast from an authorized fetch enabled instance, please cancel that follow and try again.

This may also resolve other sporadic follow issues from Sharkey/Misskey instances. Testing from people on those platforms would be welcome.

thx: @tchambers

cc: @steven @jo @Qazm

tchambers ,
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@dave @steven @jo @Qazm

Cool! if you have any notes Dave on what the issue was, and the fix needed --> I think that would help other ActivtyPub develpers deal with it as they build out their services...

tchambers ,
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@dave Brilliant. And just now beta testing using this from my server and seems to be working like a charm!

tchambers , (edited ) to Random stuff
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BREAKING: The head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement said the group has called Qatar and Egypt "and informed them of the Hamas movement's approval of their proposal regarding the ceasefire agreement."

A deal has not been confirmed or commented on by other parties, including Israel.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-hamas-war/?id=109948593

shoq , to Random stuff
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@tchambers @evan Have the Threads people suggested a timeline for when they plan to close the circle and let Threads users follow our open social accounts? Do you believe they’ll actually go through with it? I have my doubts.

tchambers ,
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@hankg @shoq @evan Yes, but only in aggregate. They see how many interactions but not each one.

tchambers ,
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@shoq @evan just that full two-way integration could take a year, I think. But I believe they will get there.

tchambers , to Random stuff
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That is good news for Bluesky in my book.
https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/112389689282765751

tchambers OP ,
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@JustinH Yeah. But better wihtout him particularly.

tchambers , (edited ) to News from fediverse
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“When asked what the next big thing in social media might be, Professor Angus points to the .

A portmanteau of ‘federation’ and ‘universe’, the fediverse is a collection of social networking services that can communicate with each other using a common protocol.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-04/what-is-the-future-of-social-media-after-facebook-x-instagram/103789924

foozmeat , to Random stuff
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🚨 I'm looking for a person or group to take over the running of pdx.social. I've been running the site since 2017 and I'd like to pass it on. If you're interested please reach out and please boost. 🚨

tchambers ,
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@foozmeat Good of you to give warning and time to find a new admin.

tchambers , to Random stuff
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The developments here are crucial to the development of the fediverse. And crucial for standardization and interoperability of the fedi as new applications join…
https://mastodon.social/@feditest/112374284258761075

tchambers , to Random stuff
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A good feature and know a very similar one coming to Mastodon. Looking forward to it.
https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/112383868294124972

tchambers OP ,
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@adnan They have already said once quoted posts with controls works here such threads posts would federate and interoperate.

tchambers OP ,
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@adnan Yeah will be confusing as federated threads, bridged bluesky and native Mastodon versions of my account all are live on the fedi.

tchambers , to Random stuff
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@dave I think I'm still seeing being in "perpetual almost following mode" with PodcastIndex accounts I try to follow. Continually seem to be in the requested mode, but not following yet.

Happy to be a beta tester on that bug.

tchambers OP ,
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@dave Cool: will add you!

tchambers OP ,
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@dave Perfect. just approved.

tchambers OP ,
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@dave Cool - let me know if I can help!

tchambers OP ,
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@BeAware @dave it is.

tchambers OP ,
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@dave @BeAware More here: https://hub.sunny.garden/2023/06/28/what-does-authorized_fetch-actually-do/

tchambers , (edited ) to Random stuff
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"The point of all of this, of course, is be careful. Kennedy — again, being very on-brand — is presenting complicated information in a way that obscures the reality of what he’s talking about. Here, the reality is that Kennedy has no path to the presidency.”

https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596b02b6ade4e24119ac1a18&s=66363f9718594a6ee0749009&linknum=2&linktot=58

tokyo_0 , to News from fediverse
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A lot of people have insisted isn't getting involved with the to embrace, extend and extinguish it...

... but even before fully implementing Fediverse interoperability in they're already talking openly about changing its protocols to add features like monetization. 🤔

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/why-meta-is-looking-to-the-fediverse-as-the-future-for-social-media/

Text in a screenshot reads as follows: McCue riffed on the idea that fediverse users could become creators where some of their content became available to subscribers only, similar to how Patreon works. For instance, fediverse advocate and co-editor of ActivityPub Evan Prodromou created a paid Mastodon account (@evanplus) that users could subscribe to for $5 per month to gain access. If he’s on board with paid content, surely others would follow. Cottle agreed that the model could work with the fediverse, too. He additionally suggested there are ways the fediverse could monetize beyond donations, which is what often powers various efforts today, like Mastodon. Cottle said someone might even make a fediverse experience that consumers would pay for, the way some fediverse client apps are paid today.

Text in a screenshot reads as follows: Later in the podcast, Cottle expands on how this could play out at the protocol level, as well, if creators offered their followers the ability to pay for access to their content. “You could imagine an extension to the protocol eventually — of saying like, ‘I want to support micropayments,’ or … like, ‘hey, feel free to show me ads, if that supports you.’ Kind of like a way for you to self-label or self-opt-in. That would be great,” Cottle noted, speaking casually. Whether or not Meta would find a way to get a cut of those micropayments, of course, remains to be seen.
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    • tchambers ,
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    @vetehinen @tokyo_0 Yes, looks like they will be in Mastodon 4.4…

    tchambers , to Random stuff
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    Welcome @rfkjr.facts to the Fediverse….this account is doing important work showing both the crazy and the dangers behind spoiler campaign - all funded by Trump’s largest donors.

    tchambers , (edited ) to Random stuff
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    @mike- new numbers, but ones that tell the same story we discussed on your podcast: on my server, we have about 1 moderator to 500 users. Here are the new numbers on how that dynamic plays out for major social platforms in the EU:

    "X does have the worst ratio of moderation staff to users, at 1/60,249, with LinkedIn coming in second (1/41,652), then TikTok (1/22,586) and Meta (1/17,600)."

    https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-has-significantly-fewer-moderation-staff/714650/

    tchambers OP ,
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    @mmccue @mike see this, too:

    tchambers OP ,
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    @hrefna @thisismissem @fediplomacy A fair point that it is only one data point, but it is the only data on moderation the big platforms have submitted to the EU to this degree.

    And as a non-paid Moderator, I am sure with certainty that I do more work on this than I would if I were paid at a 9-5pm gig.

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    @hrefna @thisismissem @fediplomacy Also: I'd wager that most Mastodon admins know their server users better, and know the local community that their server focuses on better than say a moderator covering all of say, France, or the entire EU...

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    @hrefna @thisismissem @fediplomacy

    Did I get this right? Your argument to the indieweb.social example is that my situation may be uncommon of most Mastodon servers, and as evidence, that the 10 largest Mastodon servers may have significantly worse user-to-moderator ratios?

    I think I also heard that my moderating experience and hours compared to paid mods may be unusual.

    I want to consider the objections but first make sure I'm hearing them accurately.

    How are "non-threads" relevant?

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    @angdraug @hrefna @thisismissem @fediplomacy It is a good point that quality control of commercial mods can vary too. And that many on paid services are likely so overturned -- as the mod to user rates from the EU show.

    atomicpoet , to Random stuff
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    I was just out for a run by the park, and this psycho lady let her pit bull off the leash -- it came running after me!

    She yells back at me, "Don't worry, he's friendly!"

    Lady, I don't care how friendly you think your dog is. I want him nowhere near me. Besides, this isn't an off-leash park anyway.

    That was terrifying.

    tchambers ,
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    @atomicpoet My own dog (on my leash) bit twice in about 2 years from exactly this scenario... off leash "friendly" dogs -- not managed by their owners who were standing right there.

    davew , to Random stuff
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    What software/website do you use to make transcripts for podcasts?

    tchambers ,
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    @davew Whisper via API….

    thisismissem , to Random stuff
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    I feel like anger is a great motivator, but a terrible sustainer — like anger gets things started, but doesn't necessarily last or have a positive feedback loop, it just dissipates & fades.

    And being continuously angry doesn't seem healthy to me.

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    @thisismissem Wise words.

    tchambers , to Random stuff
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    Lord, I hope so.
    https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/world-ttc83o3lz/-/a-Fe9jhJmMSoaQXD3TfhYmfQ%3Aa%3A2753605559-%2F0

    aral , to Random stuff
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    Co-founder of Twitter joins new Mastodon board of directors. Right, so federating with Threads wasn’t a mistake. This is just the direction Mastodon is going. Oh, well. Another Mozilla emerges.

    https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/

    tchambers ,
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    @vetehinen @FinchHaven @aral

    They do yearly reports of all income and expenses. No need to wonder. Here is the most recent one: https://joinmastodon.org/reports/Mastodon%20Annual%20Report%202022.pdf

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