This post is relevant to the degeneration of the #SocialHub project https://hamishcampbell.com/why-teach-everyone-to-code-has-become-a-dead-end-slogan/ this used to be the place for #ActivityPub and #Fediverse reboot, but now the social side is the few remaining unthinking "problem" people. This is a normal path, outcome, that we do need to compost to keep growing seeds #KISS
super nice.
#fedidev #ActivityPub
What I worked on the past weeks was to analyze the current news corpora of the University of Leipzig in different languages.
Then mixed it with an anonymized fedi corpus and wrote a thing which can
- compress ActivityPub Objects to 20% of its size by a combination of semantic compression where 256 languages can be covered. The rest would be uncompressed in multilanguage Objects (see Evans new Primer Page).
Result is UInt8Array for a database.
What I am working on now is to "preserve hashtags and common knowledge".
One byte is a pointer to Hashtags (where any word has a # at 0) and one byte is a pointer to 3x(256²) wikidata tables. So that we directly get the e.g. Q1055 for Hamburg and can ask the author if the prominent Hamburg is meant …
This was just a first demo for German https://github.com/sebilasse/compressDE which meanwhile improved and soon you can generate your lexica from corpora.
btw This can detect 852 languages https://github.com/redaktor/languages
Less data, better climate …
https://www.newsweek.com/new-jeffrey-epstein-survivors-come-forward-2113463
#Epstein #Survivors #JeffreyEpstein #ReleaseTheFiles #USA #Rape #SexualAssault #PressConference #News #America #Politics #tRump #Pedophile #MAGA #Pervert #Women #Children #Law #Justice #Impeach #Republicans #GOP #Congress #September #RemoveFromOffice #Newsweek #Mastodon #ActivityPub #Friendica #WriteFreeley #Lemmy #PixelFed #Peertube #Hubzilla
I have expanded my list of domain extensions I would recommend:
.be (Belgium)
.nl (Netherlands)
.is (Iceland)
.ch (Switzerland)
.at (Austria)
.tw (Taiwan)
.fi (Finland)
.se (Sweden)
.li (Liechtenstein)
.cz (Czech Republic)
All of these countries have strong protections for freedom of speech, including speech that defends and promotes minority rights — such as LGBTQ+ rights. Domain registration is open to everyone... You don’t need to be a citizen or own a business in any of these countries.
I would also add an optional, alternative:
.de (Germany, with registrar help * )
* Germany technically allows anyone with verified contact details within Germany to register. Many domain registers will provide this as a service. But you should make sure your domain register is outside U.S. Jurisdiction.
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #PeerTube #PexelFed #LGBTQ
What's the difference between the Fediverse and corporate social media?
Hypothetically speaking, if Mastodon ever became evil, there is always Misskey, which can effortlessly communicate with existing Mastodon sites (no bridge needed).
That's the wonderful thing about the Fediverse. There is always another alternative. But corporate sites like Blue Sky — you're their bitch, and your only choice is to put up with their shit or go without.
That's the difference. On the Fediverse, you always have choice, and you always have a say. But with corporate social media, you're at their mercy and their whims.
#Mastodon #Misskey #BlueSky #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Takahe is one platform I never got to try. Similar to GtS in that the focus was on small to medium sized instances.
https://github.com/jointakahe/takahe
I loved the article "Protocols Not Platforms" by Mike Masnick. I shared it incessantly.
But I hate that even great outlets like @onthemedia treat it like the origin of the idea of social media by open protocol. Like he came up with the concept in 2019. It was great to explain the concept to regular folks, but I assume the Twitter team knew about #ActivityPub for years before they considered rolling out #bluesky.
Can you clarify this @rabble?
I have a #fediverse #activitypub question. There used to be a microblogging software called Laconica, is it in anyway related to what we are using here today?
People often confuse #Mastodon, a microblogging software, with #ActivityPub, which also supports #Pleroma, #WordPress, #Misskey, #PeerTube, #BookWyrm and more. You're not chained to #Mastodon; using other platforms makes the #Fediverse stronger.
I have this Mastodon account & a federated #WordPress blog that interacts via #ActivityPub. #Mastodon is the microblogging part of the #fediverse. The arbitration clause in the latest TOS of #Mastodon is causing drama. You don't have to use it.
Recently on the #ActivityPub developers forum SocialHub, the last active admin announced an intention to stop doing essential maintenance. Since then, we've been talking about the need for new governance;
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/socialhub-developer-community-reboot-or-shutdown/5445/
We need an admin team responsive to the community who gather there (whether to comment or just read). People whose priority is to help us share knowledge and solve problems together, so we can make the fediverse better for everyone.
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How to Install #Pixelfed on #Ubuntu VPS (8 Step Quick-Start Guide)
This article provides a guide for how to install Pixelfed on Ubuntu VPS.
What is Pixelfed?
PixelFed is a decentralized, open-source photo-sharing platform similar to Instagram but built on the #Fediverse (federated social networks using the #ActivityPub protocol). It allows users to host their own instances and interact with users across different ...
Continued 👉 https://blog.radwebhosting.com/how-to-install-pixelfed-on-ubuntu-vps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.social #installguide #vpsguide #selfhosting