Linux (@Linux@mastodon.cr)
I, myself, also fell for a scam on the Fediverse — Sharkey.
I ended up giving 1,000 bucks because the developers claimed they needed a new physical server, and they also said they were going to create a professional “Join Sharkey” website where you could find Sharkey instances.
In total, they tricked not just me, but more than a few others — over 2,000 bucks. They ended up using that server as their personal PC to play Minecraft, and when enough people called them out on their nonsense, they suddenly claimed there was “new” management.
Eventually, over a year later, they deleted their old account and moved to a different Fedi instance. When they still couldn’t escape what they had done, they finally made that “Join Sharkey” website — only it doesn’t help you find Sharkey instances. Instead, it just lists 15 sites run by their close friends. I guess that counts as "helping". 🤣
#Sharkey #Scam #Fraud #Fediverse #ActivityPub
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Linux (@Linux@mastodon.cr)
The Fediverse is soft on scammers!
I noticed this earlier this year when I called out a scammer who kept making up stories. They lost track of their lies — first asking for money for their mother's funeral, then later claiming their father was trying to buy medication for their mom.
And that wasn’t the only inconsistency. For example, they said they needed money for rent, but less than a week later, they claimed they needed help with the mortgage on their house.
There was a lot of pushback when I exposed that scammer. And when you point out the Gaza scammers — more pushback.
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #Scam #Fraud
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hrefna (@hrefna@hachyderm.io)
I have been, and continue to be, of the view that the "fight" between #ActivityPub and #ATproto is a distraction.
Whether one is "more distributed" or "more decentralized" is, at best, a technical criticism based on de jure analysis that has little bearing on the practical, practiced reality of most people using these platforms.
There is value in that criticism on a _technical, de jure_ level.
But the moment you touch what this looks like in practiced reality it serves everyone poorly to set us _against_ each other.
Don't like how they are doing things?
Cool. Let's talk about how we can get the things we want ported over there, rather than denigrating people who want those features or saying that trivial interface features are part of "the mindset that led to Trump" or whatever.
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posts (@posts@kandr3s.co)
Added support for following people on the Fediverse from my personal GoBlog instance last week. Didn’t know at the time, but a whole can of new worms was opened… Itches…
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DeNachtvlinders (@DeNachtvlinders@mastodon.nl)
Geweldig! Alles wat we schrijven is vanaf nu te volgen via @denachtvlinders@denachtvlinders.nl ! Dus wissel snel naar dat account voor alle updates!
#activitypub #ghostcms #horror
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pfefferle (@pfefferle@mastodon.social)
@davew and @nathanwrigley talking about "Decentralisation, WordPress and Open Publishing"
https://wptavern.com/podcast/186-dave-winer-on-decentralisation-wordpress-and-open-publishing
also don't forget to listen to the openchannels podcast with @davew and me!
https://openchannels.fm/exploring-wordpress-textcasting-and-open-web-standards/
#fediverse #activitypub #wordpress #textcasting #rss #openweb #indieweb #blogs #web20
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objects (@objects@epiktistes.com)
Release v2.4.14 of Ktistec is small in terms of features and fixes, but it improves in two areas where I thought Ktistec was weak: light/dark mode support and autosave.
I'm not hardcore dark mode, but I do prefer it in some cases. Ktistec selects light or dark mode based on the browser or system setting—there is currently no means to select the mode directly. A nice side effect of light/dark mode support is that custom theming support comes nearly for free.
Figure 1: Ktistec editor showing the Dracula themeKtistec was meant for writing. I post my fair share of one-line bits of wisdom, but I started building Ktistec because I wanted a space to write long form, and existing Fediverse platforms were more for social interaction. When writing long form, autosaving is an essential feature. Ktistec will now autosave draft posts and replies. If you navigate away before publishing, you can always find the incomplete draft in the Drafts collection which is accessible from your timeline page.
Added
- Add design system page for previewing UI elements.
- Support custom themes with automatic light/dark mode switching.
- Add autosave functionality for new posts, draft posts, and replies.
Changed
- Add external link indicators.
#ktistec #fediverse #activitypub #crystallang
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nick (@nick@hhmx.de)
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social @stevenixon@mastodon.social
Your account is managed by your instance. You can't use it to login to other instances.
You can use your #Fediverse identity to communicate via #ActivityPub to people on other instances.
Unless, you want to use specific features of other instances (that may use different server software and/or configurations), you don't need to login to other instances.
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stevenixon (@stevenixon@mastodon.social)
If #Funkwhale is #federated and uses #ActivityPub then why do I need an account? Why can't I login with my Mastodon account? That's my identity, I don't want yet another account to keep track of.
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ben (@ben@bluetoot.hardill.me.uk)
@pfefferle does the ActivityPub plugin have controls for allowing/blocking quote toots yet?
I'm assuming not yet, as I think it would be in this section
#WordPress #quoots #activitypub
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sky (@sky@fedimonster.de)
Meine Gedanken heute:
Wenn ich das Fediverse betrachte, bin ich jedes Mal aufs Neue geflasht. Es ist, als wäre es ein alternatives Internet. Eins das frei atmet und in dem die Wesen wirklich zählen (ausnahmen gibt es natürlich auch hier).
Hier gibt es kurze Gedanken wie bei Mastodon, lange Texte bei Friendica oder Sharkey, Foren zum gemeinsamen Diskutieren wie NodeBB oder Discourse, Videos bei PeerTube, Fotos bei Pixelfed, Musik und Podcasts bei Funkwhale und Castopod, Blogs und Artikel bei WriteFreely oder WordPress, Bücherwelten bei BookWyrm, und das ist nur die Oberfläche es gibt noch so so viel mehr. Hinter jeder dieser Plattformen steckt die Idee, dass alles miteinander sprechen kann, über alle Grenzen hinweg. Das machen manche besser, manche (noch) nicht so gut, aber es wird.
Aber das größte Geschenk sind nicht die vielen Möglichkeiten. Es sind die Wesen im Fediverse die es eigtl. zu diesem wertvollen Ort machen. Wesen, die mit Herz schreiben, die zuhören, die sich gegenseitig tragen und helfen. Wesen, die kreativ sind, die lachen, träumen, streiten, vergeben. Wesen, die in ihrer Vielfalt das Fediverse zum buntesten Ort machen, den ich im Netz je erlebt habe.
Das Fediverse fühlt sich an wie ein Garten, den niemand alleine besitzt, aber in dem jede*r etwas pflanzen darf: Gedanken, Kunst, Musik, Geschichten, Erinnerungen. Kein Algorithmus, der bestimmt, was ich sehen soll. Keine Firma, die mich zur Ware macht. Sondern Begegnungen, die echt sind.
Für mich ist es wirklich das genialste Brett seit der Erfindung des Internets. Ich bin so froh, dass ich vor vielen Jahren (ca. 2016 oder so) zufällig über Mastodon beim blauen Vogel gestolpert bin und 2018 dann endgültig ins Fediverse wechselte. Damit habe ich eine Welt entdeckt, die zeigt, wie Internet eigentlich gedacht sein kann. Frei, vielfältig, menschlich, oder besser gesagt: wesenhaft 
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Friendica #Sharkey #PeerTube #Pixelfed #Funkwhale #WriteFreely #BookWyrm
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objects (@objects@social.harpia.red)
Are there plans for DID DNS here on the #activitypub?
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