So while mastodon.social is down, one can flex some of that #fediverse power and dust off long forgotten alts :)
mastodon
mastodon.social is currently undergoing a major Denial of Service (DDOS) incident. The team is working on this as a matter of priority. Thank you for your patience!
Did you know there's a newcomer EU comissioner on mastodon 
? 🇪🇺 Henna Virkkunen, @HennaVirkkunen , is the Executive Vice-President for #Tech Sovereignty, #Security and #Democracy of the European Commission. Together with @EUCommission , it's the only official #EU account on #mastodon, according to https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu/social-media-channels_en , at least for now...
It seems like a start, doesn't it? After all, the #fediverse is key in #TechSovereignty
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Donphan.social is a general Mastodon server welcomes enthusiasts of the Pokémon franchise, to talk about it or anything else.
This server has a post size of up to 1025 characters and up to 8 poll options. It has been online since 2018.
You can find out more at https://donphan.social/about or contact the admin account @Siphonay
#FeaturedServer #Pokemon #Mastodon #GlitchMastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
For devs who build apps on the #Mastodon API, I have started to document the dedicated endpoints for #FediHood. The common Mastodon endpoints are already supported.
https://fedihood.social/api-docs
Of course, these will be added to #Fedilab
IndieAuthors.social - Mastodon server for independent self-published authors to discuss writing and to support each other. Fans of their work are also welcome.
This server has a post size of up to 1500 characters.
You can find out more at https://indieauthors.social/about or contact the admin account @admin
#FeaturedServer #IndieAuthors #Authors #Writing #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Because human-authored side projects are still important to learn new things…
https://testflight.apple.com/join/vAgVxrw7
#testflight #ios #iosdev #wwdc #swiftui #buildinpublic #ios27 #ipados #swiftlang #beta #indiedev #xcode #mastodon
The annual #SocialWeb Operations Survey from @iftas is open!
With over 8,000 active installs, we want the #Mastodon community's voice to be heard. Whether you're running a single-person server or a larger community hub, your feedback directly shapes the tools, resources, and advocacy IFTAS takes on. And they've rebuilt the survey on Tally this year, so it's EU-based and mobile-ready.
Please take 10 minutes to complete the survey: https://tally.so/r/81MW6k
#mastodon 4.6 is everywhere now, I should get back to collection support
Photographers of The Fediverse 001: @StevenLawsonPhotography 📷
The guy behind an incredibly popular Monochrome March event. Based in Glasgow, Stevens’ work and presence on Mastodon have been a huge inspiration in recent years.
We talk creative avenues, collections, gear and social media. Enjoy!
https://mikehindle.uk/words/photographers-of-the-fediverse-001-steven-lawson/
Today, I decided to back @gotosocial with a monthly donation of 10,00€.
The #GoToSocial project is free and open source Fediverse software providing a social media microblogging system that you can host yourself (or join an existing instance of) – very similar to how #Mastodon works, the software this instance is running.
In years of hosting my own personal GoToSocial instance, I have come to love the project and never once run into an issue, even during setup, when upgrading to new versions or when performing database migrations. The team is lively, clearly passionate, responsive and amazingly friendly, and their direction has turned GoToSocial into what is in my opinion the best Fediverse server software out there at the moment.
Supporting the project with a (recurring or one-off) donation provides their two main developers the means to live and continue developing the software independently and for free – by enabling them to pay themselves a very, very modest wage of just 1.000€ a month, according to their donation drive. You'd support the health of the entire #Fediverse, software sovereignty and not least a queer-led, progressive collaborative software project that makes the internet a better place. I encourage anyone and everyone to consider their support if they can afford to do so! :)
Not affiliated with the team, just a supporter. :)
Der #fedilab Client für #mastodon und #pixelfed ist kaputt. Gestern eine verdammte Stunde mit chatgpt das Ding "debugged", bevor klar würde, dass da nichts mehr geht. Sehr schade. Vielleicht auch nur eine alte Version auf #f_droid ?
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It's also possible to add your #fediverse or #mastodon to the IndieWeb Ring.
Auth can be done for example with
In #snac you might add
Auth can be done for example with
rel="me" github (if it is "available").In #snac you might add
[←](https://xn--sr8hvo.ws/previous)An [IndieWeb Webring](https://xn--sr8hvo.ws) 🕸💍[→](https://xn--sr8hvo.ws/next) to your User Settings...Bio
Bonus #DadJokes
Q: What did the little firecracker say to the bigger firecracker?
A: "Hi, Pop!"
Q: Why did the firecracker go to the hair salon?
A: It wanted to have shorter bangs.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #4thOfJuly #FourthOfJuly #AmericanFlag #Patriotism #IndependenceDay #Fireworks #Firecracker #Jokes #Puns
![Meme with two line drawings of tube-shaped characters with lines coming out of their tops.
One has a hand in what is supposed to be his ear, and his other hand with a match lighting the top of the line above his head. His eyes are clenched closed, as if he is expecting to get scared.
The other is standing next to him and says, "Knock it off, stupid. We're tampons."
[Artist unknown]](/proxy/post_attachment/290093/d192471ecb4c0e4ffe1525e1d79bac10.jpg "Meme with two line drawings of tube-shaped characters with lines coming out of their tops.
One has a hand in what is supposed to be his ear, and his other hand with a match lighting the top of the line above his head. His eyes are clenched closed, as if he is expecting to get scared.
The other is standing next to him and says, \"Knock it off, stupid. We're tampons.\"
[Artist unknown]")
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Just a reminder for people using #Mastodon compatible software: you can add a media description to your profile and header pictures. #Fedilab lets you add them through your profile.
To see descriptions from other accounts, tap their profile or header picture to open it, then tap it again to display the media description.
https://codeberg.org/skittr/skittr-fe
here's my wip fedi client, only works with mastodon api
Is there a mastodon client that works like RSS?
My current clients look more like old twitter with chronological posts hitting a cental wall.
What I would like is to read from a creator and just that creator. Have a backlog like I do with RSS. Some people posts hundreds of times a day and they drown out EVERYONE else. I have to temp mute them to read anyone elses posts.
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Hum. Using the webinterface on a tablet. My instance upgraded to v4.6.2 and now all photos in portrait mode look small and are aligned on the left instead of using all of the available space. Is that a known bug?
edited: It's only small in the timeline view, an individual post still looks ok...
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Metalhead.club is a metal music themed Mastodon server hosted in Germany and powered by 100% green energy.
This server has a post size of up to 666 characters and has been online since 2017.
You can find out more at https://metalhead.club/about or contact the admin account @thomas
#FeaturedServer #Metal #MetalMusic #HeavyMetal #Music #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
I was debating whether I should share this here, but I do like getting feedback/yelled at, so here it goes:
A super simple, "normie"-friendly "please come back to Mastodon" page.
Well now...
Don't know how much attention any of you pay to #Mastodon #SoftwareDevelopment, but this is very interesting:
Off Github:
Person MJ:
"IMHO community/contributor communication has gotten worse and decreased from an already pretty minimal point in the last few months (with the exception of your engagement on this issue).
There has been basically no progress around the stagnant portions of the backlog.
If the reality is that you do not want external assistance, I would encourage you to just admit that publicly, update the docs to reflect that, close non-team-originated PRs/issues, etc."
Person ES:
"FYI, Andy resigned, so not sure who the point person is for this now"
Person AP:
"Some personal news... after an amazing 3 years working with the Mastodon team, first in developer relations and then as communications lead - it’s time for me to move on (after April 28). It’s been a privilege to work on something as meaningful and important as the Fediverse. 🧵👇🏻 (1/4)"
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The Gamers’ Tavern is a cosy Mastodon server talking mainly about gaming and other topics. The goal is providing gamers a cosy and safe home to play together.
This server has a post size of up to 1500 characters and up to 8 poll options.
You can find out more at https://gamerstavern.online/about or contact the admin account @tgt
#FeaturedServer #Gaming #Games #Gamers #VideoGames #Mastodon #Glitch #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
A new #StarterKit UI, inspired by the #Loops WebUI. You can also see #Mastodon #Collections from here.