New blog post: Client-side comments with #Mastodon on a static #Jekyll website at jan.wildeboer.net/2023/02/Jeky…

Replies to this toot will show up as comments on my blog! It's magic! And this post explains how that works.

Client-side comments with Mastodon on a static Jekyll website

For many, many years this blog was a complicated, outdated and slow Wordpress instance. It became a constant bad thought: “You really need to update/fix/speed up that thing”. A while ago I did just that.

^{Jan Wildeboer (Jan Wildeboer's Blog)}

Yes #itWorksLikeEmail but still I really don't understand how #friendica works. For example on this thread libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-1… the original post was sent to 103 remote servers, my friend digit@iviv.hu commented on it. My response to his comment was sent to 24 servers, but my response to my own comment was sent to 105 servers. I suspect him being on Diaspora* and most of my contacts being on platforms like #Mastodon than only support #ActivityPub has an influence here.

If I try to reference the same post from my Masto account, I thought it would look super weird, like I was talking to myself in a way that didn't make any sense, but I actually only see the OP https://hostux.social/@fu@libranet.de/109835482564374801 while when I search for my later comment I see it libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2… and the comment of my own I was replying to, but not the OP !Friendica Support

Ji Fu

I wish more #local #governments worked this way. If enough folks in town want it, it will happen, if they don't, than its done. No need to #steal from your #...

^libranet.de

There are three kinds of timelines on here:

Home - Main timeline, shows all posts by accounts you follow, plus posts which include hashtags you follow

Local - Shows all public posts by all accounts on your server

Federated - Shows all public posts by all accounts that your server has noticed

On the official Mastodon app, Local is called "Community", click the magnifying glass 🔍 to see it.

Click here for practical tips on using timelines:

➡️ fedi.tips/what-are-the-local-f…

#Fediverse #Mastodon

What are the Local, Federated and Home timelines? How do I stop them scrolling too quickly? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

I’m lucky in my work to see firsthand the impact of what we do on systems and the people that run them.

We’re supporting @Mastodon through #FastForward because @Gargron, @renchap, and the entire #Mastodon team are doing important work and we want to help them scale it with integrity.

Well and it’s pretty neat to have a front-row seat (walk-on part?) to the revolution 😎 #TheFutureIsFederated

dev.to/fastly/welcome-mastodon… #ActivityPub #fediverse #OpenSource

Welcome Mastodon to Fast Forward!

We’re thrilled to announce that Mastodon is now a member of Fast Forward. We believe things are...

^{Hannah Aubry (DEV Community 👩‍💻👨‍💻)}

Nature has just put out correspondence that calls for scholarly institutes to join the #fediverse, and start their own #mastodon instances.

Together with that, the writers put out a longer article, 'Mastodon over Mammon', that explains the argument in greater detail, and is worth reading.

Great work by @brembs et al, which points to the core issue: the private ownership of public commons.

Full version:
zenodo.org/record/7652771
Nature Correspondence:
nature.com/articles/d41586-023…

Many scholars are leaving Twitter for #Mastodon, a public, decentralized alternative, impervious to private take-over:

science.org/content/article/mu…

Scholarly organizations are already supporting this migration:

nature.com/articles/d41586-023…

and

doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7643817

There are analogous solutions for another public good in private hands: journals. There are even levers the scholarly community could pull to incentivize an analogous migration:

doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5526634

What are we waiting for?

Want to know how to add a #Mastodon share button to your website? Check out how I accomplished it using a little bit of #HTML and #Javascript.

Boosts are welcomed for maximum reach! 🙏🏼

kylereddoch.me/2023/02/20/crea…

#Development #Coding #Developer #Developers

How to Add a Mastodon Share Button to Your Website

Learn how to add a Mastodon share button to your website using a little bit of HTML and JavaScript.

^{Kyle Reddoch}

🤩 Super nice!

SURF, the Dutch ICT provider for the #educational sector, now provides sector-wide authenticated access to #Mastodon at social.edu.nl ! 🥳 Everybody at #universities in the Netherlands can now easily join Mastodon using their existing university credentials.

Following @SylviaFysica fantastic suggestion, they adopted the awesome name @SLURF 🐘 😆

surf.nl/mastodon-pilot-voor-on…

SURF Mastodon Pilot

This is the Mastodon Pilot instance ran by SURF for the Dutch research and education community - more info https://surf.nl/mastodon-pilot

^{Mastodon hosted on social.edu.nl}

I wonder if #Pachyderms think about the folks who make these posts for us.

I do. I think wow, someone takes time off of their day to day hey you guys, look what happened while you were asleep. And it was only 430km in the sky. #Travelling at 25,000 km/hour.

To the person behind the #NASA badge here on #Mastodon, thank you for #keeping us enthralled.

Being an adorable Owl is a tiring job. I caught this little beauty mid-yawn 📸

Find more of my photography and buy prints on my website here shotsbydaz.com

#BirdWatching #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdLovers #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay #TeamMastodon #Mastodon #Photo #Photographer #Owls #BirdsofPrey

Between #Mastodonau & #Mastodonlol, it's a good thing #Mastodon gGmbH has put an end to using Mastodon in new domain names without explicit licensing.

The tech media will be having a field day with this soon

I wonder how many other significant instances are ran by people with personality trait issues &their users &their content is at the whims of unreasonable people, not suited for the responsibilities and sensibilities required.
#MastoAdmin

#mastodontips #MastodonSupport #Mastodon @Gargron Question:

Why are these showing up as two different #Hashtags ?

I find this problematic since not everyone capitalizes Hashtags like I do or someone else does

What's the difference between #DoctorWho and #doctorwho ??

Let's talk about engagement on the #fediverse:

The @EU_Commission
has 71k followers on #mastodon. They have 1.7 million followers on Twitter.

The same post got:
363 boosts on Mastodon
110 retweets on Twitter

So the same message got 3 times as many engagements on the #openweb

We really need to celebrate that a group of grassroots #4opens activists got the #EU to use #fediverse #openweb apps. This shows where the value comes from, good to link to this thanks

socialhub.activitypub.rocks/se…

Let's talk about engagement on the #fediverse:

The @EU_Commission has 71k followers on #mastodon. They have 1.7 million followers on Twitter.

This same post got:
363 boosts on Mastodon
110 retweets on Twitter

So the exact same message got 3 times as many engagement on mastodon, in absolute numbers. And that happened with only 4% of the follower count on Twitter!

Ya'll reaaaally love trains over here 🚆

Thanks for being here EC, and please give us more trains!

Hi #science #research #mastodon community! A few days ago, a post of mine recieved a lot of attention. Thanks for the engagement and the very interesting suggestions! neuromatch.social/@LeonDLotter…

On #Twitter, I loved the common practice of writing threads explaining new #preprints and #papers in an understandable way.
I uttered my concern that through the chronological timeline here people might miss interesting science. A solution would be to agree on names for hashtags and/or a.gup.pe groups to ease tracking these "paper threads".

Following tags were named more then once: #newPaper #paperThread #preprint #researchPaper #mastoPrint #tootPrint.
Also, there was #tootorial, but that might be a slightly different category?

I heard people like participation - so let's do a poll! What's your favourite tag for threads explaining research articles? 📊​ Multiple choices possible!

#twitterMigration #scienceTwitter #scientist @academicchatter @neuroscience @cognition @psychology @phdstudents

Leon Lotter (@LeonDLotter@neuromatch.social)

On #scienceTwitter, my favourite thing was reading and, on rare occasions, writing "paper/preprint threads". From the researchers I followed and through the #Twitter algorithm, this became my most important source for new #research.

^{Neuromatch Social}

• #newPaper (26%, 67 votes)
• #paperThread (37%, 93 votes)
• #preprint (27%, 68 votes)
• #researchPaper (34%, 85 votes)
• #tootPrint (9%, 23 votes)

Furthermore, in my first post, many very cool projects were mentioned, aiming to bring "algorithm-curation" to #Mastodon. Here are some links!

A discussion on algorithmic feeds for Mastodon: talkpython.fm/episodes/show/39… @ryneches

An #algorithm project on Github: github.com/hodgesmr/mastodon_d… @x1l3f @MattHodges

Cool projects by @mauforonda: mauforonda.github.io/mastodon_… github.com/mauforonda/mastodon…

@icymi_law, a bot that acts as an algorithm, maintained by @Colarusso

And finally, a working app that creates a curated version of your timeline: fediview.com/ @Sho_Ishiguro

Mastodon for Python Devs

Wondering what Mastodon is all about? More importantly, what does it offer Python developers and other open source folks compared to Twitter? There is a huge amount of interest in the tech community about what's happening at Twitter and whether they …

^{talkpython.fm}

The future of #Mastodon is up to us.

We choose the content & what to highlight & celebrate. On #Twitter & other platforms, we became used to posting & expecting the most infuriating/outrageous/triggering news. It became sport & spectacle & promoted narcissism.

We have an opportunity to actively share in other ways here. Curate curiosity. Build on each other’s ideas.

@Gargron & team have given us a chance to do things differently. So far, I’m optimistic.

12 years ago, my 2nd book, The Science of Kissing (Hachette, 2011) came out. It’s about the neuroscience, biology, evolution, history, real chemistry & potential future of connection.

With #ValentinesDay around the corner, would fellow #science & #culture nerds on #Mastodon be interested in a few facts & stories from the book?

Awesome! #Mastodon scheduling from #Buffer is out of beta, and I used it to post this.

Nice work @buffer! I'll be using this for @thunderbird!

After multiple people encouraged us to do so, we've just made a small annual donation to the #Mastodon project Patreon—at a bit less than the cost of a birdsite blue membership, it's a way for us to give back to this community that doesn't have paid memberships, advertising or algorithms.

patreon.com/mastodon/

Mastodon is creating Mastodon | Patreon

Become a patron of Mastodon today: Get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.

^Patreon

Never done a proper #introduction since opening my #Mastodon account in early October so here we go

I'm an ecologist based in Berlin and I currently work on #lightpollution & its effects on #insects. I have also worked on a range of other topics in #ecology like #foodwebs & #invasivespecies

I'm also an editorial board member at the journal Oikos & a working group speaker for science communication at the Leibniz Postdoc Network

Looking forward to expand my #Mastodon community in 2023

I got tired of forgetting where the #RSS / #Atom #feeds are on various #Fediverse platforms and having to track them down, so I started a list.

hyperborea.org/tech-tips/fediv…

Currently covers *deep breath* #Mastodon, #Bookwyrm, #Funkwhale, #GoToSocial, #Lemmy, #Misskey & forks, #Pleroma & forks #PeerTube, #Pixelfed, #Plume, #Snac2, #Takahe, and #WriteFreely

*whew*

Feel free to let me know what I should add to the list (or any corrections I need to make) in a reply to this post!

Finding Fediverse Feeds

How to find the RSS/Atom feeds for Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Misskey, and other Fediverse platforms.

^{Kelson Vibber (Hyperborea Tech Tips)}

If you're interested in upcoming features on #Mastodon, there's an official public roadmap at:

➡️ joinmastodon.org/roadmap

The abbreviations before each feature tell you which part of Mastodon it concerns. "MAS" means the web interface and core functions, "AND" means the official Android app, "IOS" means the official iPhone/iPad app.

Third party apps and interfaces will have their own roadmaps which may be completely different, as they are made independently by third party teams.

Public Roadmap

Learn what we are working on in Mastodon

^{joinmastodon.org}

Here’s @coachtony sharing more about what we’re up to with me.dm, why we’re excited about #Mastodon and the #fediverse, and what it will mean for #Medium writers and members.

blog.medium.com/medium-embrace…

As @coachtony writes:

”Today, Medium is launching a Mastodon instance at me.dm to help our authors, publications and readers find a home in the fediverse. Mastodon is an emerging force for good in social media and we are excited to join this community."

Medium embraces Mastodon - 3 Min Read

Today, Medium is launching a Mastodon instance at me.dm to help our authors, publications and readers find a home in the fediverse. Mastodon is an emerging force for good in social media and we are…

^{Tony Stubblebine (3 Min Read)}

#Mastodon is hiring!

› Remote-only
› Full-time

Looking for:

› DevOps Engineer
› Product Designer

It could be you! Apply now:

joinmastodon.org/careers

Careers at Mastodon

Join our team.

^{joinmastodon.org}

Independent media and independent microblogging are a dream pairing, which Steady wants to encourage more of, and support.

That's why Steady is waiving its 10% fees for admins of Mastodon instances for the first six months.

Find out more
steadyhq.com/en/magazine/posts…

#Mastodon #MastodonAdmin #IndependentMedia #Membership

Attention fedizens, it has come to our attention that more trolls are causing a ruckus on the #fediverse. Beware of users who use acronyms like lgbtq/lgbtqia in posts or on their profiles.

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA stands for Let's Get Banned Today Quickly (by) Instance Admins, is used to refer to a group of trolls who like to block evade or "speedrun" getting defederated.

They will make inflammatory posts such as the one below to see how quickly they can get on #fediblock.

If you see any #lgbtqia individuals please block and federate safely.

#FediTips#MastoTips#Speedrun#Mastodon

Podcast Empfehlung
Hochinteressanter Podcast zum Thema #Datenschutz und #DigitalServices Act bei #Mastodon. Ist aber auch meiner Meinung nach interessant für alle andere Software im #Fedivers
#Friendica
!Friendica Admins

rechtsbelehrung.com/112-mastod…

Mastodon-Recht für Instanz-Admins - Nutzungsbedingungen, Datenschutz und Digital Services Act – Rechtsbelehrung 112 - Rechtsbelehrung

Was man vor dem Betrieb einer Mastodon-Instanz rechtlich über Nutzungsbedingungen, Datenschutz, Moderationspflichten und Steuerrecht wissen muss. Mit Dr. Malte Engeler.

^{Thomas Schwenke (Rechtsbelehrung)}

Hello #Mastodon friends,
I have reported this fake account (in photos), where someone is impersonating me in many comments using my photos & bio to promote their writing. If this indieauthors.social account replied to you, don’t be duped.

Aside from reporting, there’s little I can do, but welcome any #tips. This happened on #Twitter & it’s disappointing to see it again here. But on social media, so it goes.

This will be great exposure for Mastodon, and I'm excited that it's happening on Reddit. These two are currently the only social sites I use.

#Mastodon #Reddit

#Twitter suspends #Mastodon account, prevents sharing links: Our statement

blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/12/…