(3/3)

I'm really into a neighborhood-based approach to both fediverse service hosting and population growth;

https://tv.lumbung.space/w/aebd157e-ad49-4ce6-b761-bd06fda6962d

Or a workplace-based approach, where unions set up a small service, with its own domain name, for each workplace where they have members. Stuff like that. Growing at the edges.

#fediverse #NeighborhoodFirst #unions

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“With Majority in Hand, Liberals Get to Work Pushing Warrantless Wiretapping Following one of the least surprising outcomes of an election, warrantless wiretapping is apparently back on the menu for the Liberals. http...”

https://noc.social/@freezenet/116410811654180687

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I recently discovered ntfy.sh and it is brilliant in its simplicity. I am currently rewriting my bash scripts to drop AWS SNS in favor of it.

Getting a direct push notification to my phone (and not only this) via a simple curl command is so much cleaner than setting up IAM roles and SNS topics.

I still absolutely love email as a primary protocol, but my inbox really does not need to know every single time a cron job finishes successfully 😅

#SelfHosted #Bash #DevOps #Linux #ntfy #HomeLab #AWS #Fediverse #Linux

Since there is no revoking sessions in Pixelfed, and changing password doesn't log you out of any sessions, be careful with your Pixelfed credentials.

If you use Pixelfed and your account gets hacked, you can't do anything. Perhaps contacting Dansup is the only option.

#pixelfed #fediverse

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The E.U. heard you're demands for more online censorship and mass surveillance and is proud to announce that its ready to roll out it's very own age verification app! "Von der Leyen explicitly compared the effort to the...”

https://mastodon.social/@adamsaidsomething/116410808635845797

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RE: https://federate.social/@mattblaze/116410416460769052

Unfortunately and sadly, I’m going to have to need or use #Mastodon account / #Fediverse to promote my business—if one day in the future I decide to start a tiny small business of my own. I don’t use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, or anything like that any longer.

Hopefully I won’t get yell at too loudly when that time comes 🤞

AodeRelay boosted

Matt Blaze » 🌐 2026-04-15
@mattblaze@federate.social

Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.

For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.

Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Huh, my conspiracy theory would be that Netgear just agreed to give the US government backdoor access to all their routers. Not sure I'd trust Netgear now. # Surveillance https:// arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...”

https://mapstodon.space/@adventure_tense/116410306122572696

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I always ask similar questions like the following,

What will you do when you discover that the kernel of your favorite Operating System now gets programming assistance in any form of a power guzzling ocean warming large language model?

Will will you fork the kernel yourself? Do you have the programming capability

There are a lot of folk who are pissed off at Linus Torvalds, for allowing some of his maintainers to use large language models to assist in finding bugs.

The Head Programmer of the fantastic and Beautiful curl also uses a large language model in some form, to hunt for bugs, because both he and Greg from the Linux kernel, saw that the LLM used on GitHub is now suddenly much better at finding those pesky bugs.

Mind you, the only LLM I like is the one that runs locally on my low powered Android phone. That's a micro LLM

Thanks in advance for your response

@RussSharek

https://github.com/stevelaskaridis/awesome-mobile-llm

#LLM #AI #slop #miscreant #hallucinated #kernel #curl #Linux #BSD #investation #StopSlop #noAI #keepass #FediVerse #copilot #GitHub #Bull #kaka

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Orwell imagined a Ministry of Truth in London. The actual architecture is a $12.2 million sole-source contract, a former Raytheon exec, and an AI that maps your "patterns of life" from your phone and Wi-Fi. ICE calls it ...”

https://lighthouse.co.im/@alan/116410123856855318

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“KTLA: Former Orange County officer used police database to track mistress, harassed her with thousands of texts and phone calls "...Between June and December of 2023, Josett was accused of using the California Law Enfo...”

https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/116409343019035988

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“p.s. The main advantage Groups have over hashtags is that they federate much more effectively. Every post in a group is federated to everyone who follows that group, no matter which server on. You can use hashtags and g...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116409756868578583

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“someone dug into their local logs on Falcon video systems and found evidence of Flock Safety employees and VPs (and cops and other unknown actors) watching kids gymnastics and pool cameras: https:// jasonhunyar.substa...”

https://kolektiva.social/@dgfitch/116409198672116843

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Maintenance

Upgrading to Mastodon v4.5.9 - might have an intermittent reboot shortly. Sorry about the inconvenience and thank you for bearing with us as always.

#MastoAdmin #OpenBSD #Fediverse #Hackers

Wer sich keine 2000 Worte reinzimmern moechte: die Story rund um #LinkedIn und wie

- sowohl Chromium-Browser nach Extensions durchsuchen
- wie auch der @EUCommission nur "sichere" APIs im Compliance Bericht untergeschoben haben

die gibt es auch hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e6279e4 als #Podcast

Wuerde mich freuen, wenn ihr diese so wichtige Story mit eurem Netzwerk teilen koenntet.... Boosts sind also super gern gesehen.

Vielen Dank fuer euren Support #Mastodon und das gesamte #Fediverse 🙏

## Maintenance

Upgrading to Mastodon `v4.5.9` - might have an intermittent reboot shortly. Sorry about the inconvenience and thank you for bearing with us as always.

#MastoAdmin #OpenBSD #Fediverse #Hackers

Dass es den europäischen Regierungen und der EU bei den von ihnen vorangebrachten Alterskontrollen (= Identitätsdatenkontrollen) im Internet nicht um den Jugendschutz sondern um die Kontrolle von Informationszugängen und Kommunikationsräumen geht, zeigt sich gerade wieder beim Vorhaben Frankreichs, auch das dezentrale Fediverse/Mastodon als "Pornographieplattform" einzustufen um es entsprechenden Kontrollen unterwerfen zu können.

Mit dem Argument, dass diese oder jene Kanäle, Plattformen, Programme oder Angebote dafür genutzt werden könnten, neben anderem auch nicht jugendfreie Inhalte zu teilen, wird so ein Vorwand geschaffen, der die umfassende Kontrolle von alledem rechtfertigen soll.

https://www.heise.de/news/Paris-plant-Social-Media-Verbot-fuer-Kinder-Alterskontrollen-auf-Bluesky-Co-10439513.html

#Bluesky #Mastodon #SocialMedia #EU #Alterskontrollen #Frankreich #Fediverse #Datenschutz #Daten #Privacy

@benpate @evan

So what are all the possible ways they can block things, I wonder now. Not an expert. Couldn't they simply block all of #fediverse based on content-type or other aspects of #ActivityPub network communication? Deep msg inspection, etc. They want to drag their population over to that state-controlled platform I forgot the name of.

Melihat kasus #komdigi yang makin ngotot sama #wikipedia, jadi penasaran kapan ya komdigi gabut mau blokir instance-instance #fediverse

Yuk komdigi, bisa yuk, bisa makin mempermalukan diri kalian sendiri maksudnya 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

#indonesia oh Indonesia

Nîmes to Biarritz: that's your trip next time in france. - Embark on a controversial Nîmes to Biarritz road trip! Uncover shocking truths, hidden gems, and why mainstream tourism is hiding this path. Click NOW!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/nimes-to-biarritz-shocking-road-trip
#FlipboardUserGroup #fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#NimesToBiarritz #FranceTravel #CityGuides #FrenchAdventure #SouthernFrance

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

Just look at all this GREAT STUFF! Isn’t it awesome?! Well now’s an excellent time to set up a donation to @jerry to help keep this instance running smoothly.

#Fedi #Fediverse

https://infosec.exchange/@jerry/110781964594201103

Hello, middle-aged, neurodivergent, dog servant looking for his 'Internet People', my bio tells you a bit more about me, and as I've given up the idea of a blog in favour of conversation, it's probably best if you just ask me 'stuff'. Meanwhile, here's some tags to prompt interest:

#Introduction #Music #Books #Jazz #Swimming #Health #Diet #Metabolism #Science #Allotment #Yardening #FiftyPlus #MentalHealth #Neurodivergent #Fediverse #Linux #HomeBird #HomeBody #PotteringAbout #Cornwall #Kernow

Ich war schon in so vielen sozialen Netzwerken. Jahrzehnte. Mit unterschiedlichen starken Mitteln der Moderation und Selbstschutzmechanismen.

Daher:

Das Blocken oder Stummschalten ist eine höchst individuelle Entscheidung von jedem Menschen hier im Fediverse (und anderswo) und sollte grundsätzlich nie in Frage gestellt werden, wer dieses Mittel, wie stark und oft, anwendet. Egal wie (un)sensibel das einem erscheint, das ist eine persönliche Sache. Punkt.

Man kann mit der Entscheidung unzufrieden sein, aber man sollte deswegen keine Vorwürfe äußern. Das ist respektlos, weil damit die Grenzen anderer in Frage gestellt werden, die sich schützen möchten.

Just my 2¢.

#SocialNetwork #Fediverse #Selbstschutz #Blocken #Stummschalten #Meinung

RE: https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/116398792971354243

#Fedle is now in testing!

A daily word guessing game played directly on the #Fediverse, inspired by #Wordle / #Sutom. Guess the word in 6 attempts, challenge with other instances.

Follow the bot to play:

FR: @Fedle_fr
EN: @Fedle_en

More info: https://fedle.fedilab.app

Still in early testing, so feedback and bug reports welcome! Boosts appreciated. Thank you

fedicat boosted

Fedilab Apps » 🌐 2026-04-13
@apps@toot.fedilab.app

I have been working on the fediverse word game. It now has a name: #Fedidle (fedi + riddle).

How a day will look:

12:00 UTC: bot posts the word to guess (followers only for better moderation and spoiler prevention)
11:55 UTC next day: game ends, bot posts public results

No time pressure. Play whenever you want. Just finish before 11:55 UTC the next day.

(1/6)

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Screenshot of a Fedle game in progress on Mastodon. The french bot @Fedle_fr displays attempt 2 of 6 with colored letter tiles: green for correct position, yellow for misplaced, and gray for absent. Two guesses are shown: ABSCISSES and ABAISSAIT. 4 attempts remaining.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“2016 article about a study on how people interpret police body camera videos. Includes videos taken from different perspectives and quiz questions:
https://www. nytimes.com/interactive/2016/0 4/01/us/police-bodyc...”

https://better.boston/@athorn/116400079777506243

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Ich bin Lehrerin (BBS), nutze das erste Mal Social Media und bin eigtl. nur und #neuhier, um #Mastodon/das #Fediverse zu entdecken und anderen Lernenden eine Alternative zu den Social-Media-Plattformen der Big-Tech-Konzerne zeigen zu können - ohne personalisierte Werbung und intransparente Algorithmen 🙃 #DIDit

Wenn dabei noch toller Input für den Unterricht abfällt, umso schöner (:

Ich wünsche euch eine fabelhafte Woche.
Maria

Ein paar #Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Branchen und Größen haben ja Accounts im #Fediverse und dazu hätte ich gerne ein Meinungsbild.

Explizit ausgenommen sind Accounts die angelegt aber nie oder seit längerer Zeit nicht bespielt werden.

Bei Option 3 (Kommt drauf an) bitte mit Details auf den Toot antworten.
Bzw. würde mich bei allen Optionen eine ausführlichere Meinung freuen :)

#askfedi

Was ist eure Meinung zu Unternehmen im Fediverse?

Oh, ich hab heute 4 jähriges #Fediverse dasein. 🥳

Ihr Armen

We opened the open beta access for the waitlist! Join us and try it out! #socialmedia #opensource #mastodon #fediverse

On a note related to my last post, this is a nice list of funding-related resources for fediverse developers, curated by @smallcircles.

"These initiatives are looking for new more ethical and sustainable sources of incomes, and reject e.g. venture capital investments that are common in Silicon Valley style startup culture."

https://delightful.coding.social/delightful-funding/

#fediverse #funding #grants

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“youtube doing this a lot recently no, i won't sign in i'll use a youtube proxy instead # youtube # privacy # surveillance”

https://mastodon.social/@rapsneezy2/116399370173750310

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Long Beach Fish Taco Recipe, REVEALED! - What locals DON'T want you to know about Long Beach's top dish. Find out the secret ingredients and steps NOW!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/long-beach-ca-recipe-revealed
#FlipboardUserGroup #fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#LongBeachCA #MetropolitanRoutes #TravelGuide #FoodieTravel #CaliforniaAdventures

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The UK Parliament will debate the future of Palantir’s NHS data contract on April 16. Ask your MP to attend to keep up the pressure! # uk # politics # nhs # palantir # surveillance https://www. foxgl...”

https://infosec.exchange/@TheKeystoneCollective/116399182399122350

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Have you seen this news?

#Mastodon just got funding to add end to end encryption into their software.

So, some time next year, you’ll be able to send truly private messages to the vast majority of the #Fediverse

Im so excited about this.

Because it’s an open spec, this opens the doors for every Fediverse app to join the party.

Yesterday, this project was a proof of concept. Today, Mastodon has turned it into a stampede.

#E2EE

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

Hello #Mastodon! Brief Ecology is finally on the #fediverse, which means it's time for an #Introduction

We're a small publisher of ecology-related #news, essays, and #fiction. We publish two monthly periodicals: The Eco Update and The Rotting Leaf.

Lastly, we are proudly anticapitalist. We don't shy away from #politics and regularly publish pieces on #ecosocialism, #degrowth, #socialecology, #anarchism, and other places where ecology and politics intersect.

Alright, real question 👇

🎮 What game are you playing RIGHT NOW?

Drop it below — I’m tryna see what everyone’s on 👀

(PC, console, mobile… anything counts)

#gaming #videogames #gamers #gamingcommunity #mastodon #fediverse

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116373337382317940

Being an early adopter to @dansup‘s @loops myself, I am extremely happy to hear this!

It’s very well deserved!

Please feel invited to also follow me on #loops via @Awet where I post content early (and sometimes exclusively).
#fediverse #diday

AodeRelay boosted

dansup » 🌐 2026-04-09
@dansup@mastodon.social

I am proud to announce that Loops has been selected to receive our 2nd NLnet grant (6th overall) for Live-streaming and other features!

Super stoked to have another year of funding to bring Loops even further 🚀

https://nlnet.nl/project/Loops-Live/

#Loops

It's great that the language selection button changes color when it detects the toot is not in the default language, but I'm afraid too many users are colorblind because they appear no the see to button. The language should change automatically or popup a question about it #fediverse

Alt...

Screenshot of toot input box with toot visibility and language buttons visible

testing
Es ist toll, dass sich die Farbe des Sprachauswahlbuttons ändert, sobald erkannt wird, dass die Sprache nicht die Standardsprache ist. Leider sind viele Nutzer farbenblind, da ihnen der Button nicht angezeigt wird. Die Sprache sollte sich automatisch ändern oder eine entsprechende Abfrage erscheinen. #fediverse

Alt...

Screenshot of toot input box with language selection button highlighted due to german language detected

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Carceral Nation: Twenty Years from Blog Post to Book

In December 2006, I published an article on this blog about mass incarceration, racial disparities in the American prison system, and a concept I was trying to nam...”

https://bolesblogs.com/2026/04/13/carceral-nation-twenty-years-from-blog-post-to-book/

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“There's a scammer on the move, see the quoted post for details. Genuine admins will NEVER demand that you verify your identity. I've done a guide to scams and how to recognise them at: ➡️ https:// fedi.tips/how-to-a...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116402025217447217

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Mein lieber Kokoschinski, der Kollege #Magyar raeumt aber wirklich vom Tag 1 in #Ungarn auf!
Gleich mal direkt den "Orbanfunk" eingestellt... was ein starkes und hoffnungsvolles Zeichen.

Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Dienstag. Alles wird gut!

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hungarys-election-winner-magyar-says-suspend-state-media-news-broadcast-2026-04-13/

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. europesays.com/ie/?p=433531 Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # ArtificialIntelligence # CustomsAndBorderProtection # Éi...”

https://pubeurope.com/@ie/116398680035307824

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“I am of the opinion that if everybody understood the problems with the RTB system, the world would be a better place. We explain it (concisely) here:
https://www. rebeltechalliance.org/rtbsyste m.html The money ...”

https://mastodon.social/@patrickleavy/116398597464591330

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“ONWARD: a # OneHealth , pan - # European multidisciplinary # network advancing # surveillance , # research , clinical management and control of zoonotic # hepeviruses , https:// etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2...”

https://mstdn.science/@GMIK69/116398483670903965

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@macaronus

Hello machi,

Welcome to the #fediverse
I’m not a manga specialist. My favorites are Akira and Battle Angel Alita.

I hope you can feel free to express yourself here.

@minimoysmagician

By way of an overdue #introduction; I'm rather a simple soul, I mainly enjoy tinkering with #computers, strumming #guitars and a wee bit of #spaniel sitting. I'm now taking some tentative first steps into #gardening too, just to fall in with the #retired stereotype I suppose. I'm also reading the #internet and I'm currently about halfway through it. I detest #BigTech, the #algorithm, #AI and #SurveillanceCapitalism. I love the #Fediverse because it reminds me of the olde worlde internet. I try to post/boost a little bit of everything and anything, including #art, #science, #botany, #transport, #animals, #architecture and #humour, without getting too mired in #politics, although it's not easy to avoid politics when you care about #nature and the #environment. I'm happy to interact with everyone/anyone irrespective of creed, colour, nationality or gender/sexual preferences. In the nicest sense of the word, I really don't give a fuck what you are. I consider myself to be a floating voter of centre/left leaning persuasion. I support the notion of managed #degrowth and #social responsibility. I would rather discuss the common ground we share and aim to respect our differences. I try to avoid fuckwits wherever I encounter them. That'll do for now although I dare say I'll edit this over time. Thanks for reading and peace out☮️

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology When Flock secures a contract, the company installs cameras to "reduce crime" and claims to also "solve violent crimes like "assau...”

https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/116398468910916020

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Purple, florals, and a pup, what more is needed? Gold Veiled Floral Pup 2 - get it here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/gold-veiled-floral-pup-2-lisa-s-baker.html

#purple #floral #floralart #pup #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #mastodogs #watercolor #gold #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativeToots #cuteanimals #puzzles #stationary #cute #beautiful

Alt...

A whimsical depiction of a dog is adorned with vibrant splashes of pink, purple, and teal, alongside golden accents. Delicate floral elements seamlessly blend with the animal, creating an enchanting composition. Art by Lisa S Baker.

@willsigg

you're melting my cynical social media encrusted heart

EVERYONE WELCOME WILL HOLLINGSWORTH TO #MASTODON and the #FEDIVERSE!

give him a follow

who?

we were charmed by Will's presentation to his city council of #Ravenna #Ohio against an #AI #datacenter proposal there

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116389416128065655

Will heard our love and now Will is here

Will:

you are a fucking inspiration

you have warmed hearts and clarified minds

welcome! 🥳🏆

EDIT:

i asked for proof it's will and will posted it

#SelamatPagi warga #fediverse +62.

Jangan lupa sarapan ya. Ingat sarapan nya pakai nasi biar minum nya air putih, karena kalau pakai harapan nanti minumnya air mata.

Eaaaaaak eaaaaaaak

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#poem #poetry #individuality #authenticity #sovereignty #tolerance #reconciliation #letterlab #source #zero #writing #letterportals #wordpuzzles #programming #perception #encryption #code #polarity #one #unity #binity #trinity #quadrinity #singularity #duality #ternity #quaternity #p01 #fediverse #exquisitesocial

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ gtbarry more info: https:// stateofsurveillance.org/news/d raft-ice-confirms-graphite-spyware-active-use-congressional-letter-2026/ "ICE told Congress it uses spyware that reads encrypted messages. It told Co...”

https://mastodon.social/@cobblefresh/116398250078823341

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#mastoblaster #snac #fediverse

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# Google : Mass # surveillance
# Meta : Ass surveillance”

https://bonito.cafe/@flan/116397673467190336

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I've never tried to hide that I want to build up my side business of translating old German folk tales into a significant side income. "Quit your day job" levels are unrealistic, since my day job pays decently and I quite like the benefits, but maybe it will be possible to work reduced hours one day.

Currently, I earn about €200 per month. I do have some expenses - commissing cover illustrations, hiring a copywriter, and pay for domain and website maintenance (which has gotten more expensive as of late - thanks, #LLM scrapers!).

https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/

Right now, my books are primarily a marketing tool for my Patreon campaign, although I do get some money from them.

My sales per year are:

2020: 71 (Release of "Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles")
2021: 69
2022: 133 (Release of "Lurkers at the Threshold")
2023: 78
2024: 50
2025: 52

Even though I haven't released a new book since 2022, book sales haven't declined nearly as much as is usual for books. I assume that this means that knowledge of their existence is spread by word of mouth - thanks to everyone who has recommended them to others! Still, I really need to get "Old Goatfoot" out (the next book) - and I have enough material to start on the manuscripts for "Magic in Theory and Malpractice" and "Unnatural Taxonomies" as well (with "Spirits in Motion" not far behind). While publishing my weekly translations on Patreon remains the first priority, this is the second highest one.

https://graphtreon.com/creator/sunkencastles

Speaking of my Patreon campaign, it has generally plateaued since its high point in 2023. I suspect the reason for this, too, is the lack of new books, which are the visible representation of all the work I do. If my people see more of my books on the shelves, they will be more intrigued in the early release material I publish there.

And once my Patreon campaign grows big enough, I hope to use it to pay for custom illustrations for the tales - but alas, I am not there yet.

But of course, I do further marketing beyond selling books. After I abandoned/fled Twitter, I focused on #Mastodon as my primary marketing tool. I tried a #Facebook page for two years or so, but that was a waste of time - I never attracted even a hundred followers, and I refused to pay Meta for advertising. Better to stick to the #Fediverse, where there is no algorithm that hates you.

Still, even my Mastodon-based approach has seen some refinement. I used to share my tales as screenshots, but that was not ideal from an accessibility point of view. Thus, I spent seven months on building up a wiki repository, and now share invididual tales as links:

https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Main_Page

This required a lot of effort which distracted me from working on the book manuscripts. But now it is functionally complete, and I think the end result is worth it.

So here you have it: My focus for the rest of the year is to get my next book published, and hopefully this will bring me a further increase in revenue.

Does anyone have any further questions about my work as an independent author/translator, and my future goals?
#amwriting

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“A Mexican # surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border https:// restofworld.org/2026/mexico-se guritech-government-surveillance-profile/ # Mexico # GrupoSeguritech # privac...”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116392683297060003

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“Do you want your public posts to reach as many people as possible? If so, you might want to opt into Mastodon's "full text search" system which makes your public posts a lot easier to find. Full step-by-step instruction...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116398138440315899

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I recently stumbled upon a new privacy-focused email provider called atomicmail.io. You may have heard of them already.

The landing page is very convincing, full of aggressive comparisons to Proton Mail, Tuta, GMail and others.

But there is zero information about the people behind the product. Just an anonymous "team of enthusiasts and developers".

I decided to do a quick audit of their legal entity. It turns out the registered share capital of this company is exactly €1.

Well, that completely clears up any doubts about trusting them with my private data. Absolutely bulletproof.

#Privacy #InfoSec #EmailSecurity #TechAudit #CyberSecurity #OSINT #Proton #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts

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Screenshot of a company registry page for an Estonian company named ATOMICMAIL SYSTEMS OÜ. A red arrow points specifically to the "Share capital" field, which is listed as exactly €1.

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Screenshot of a company registry page for an Estonian company named ATOMICMAIL SYSTEMS OÜ. A red arrow points specifically to the "Share capital" field, which is listed as exactly €1. Reputation score -40. Turnover 2025 - zero.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“For anyone who missed it, last week the Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed "a bill requiring social media companies to implement age verification systems to prohibit users under the age of 14." ...”

https://better.boston/@athorn/116390734067937689

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Hello people of #mastodon & #fediverse

🫂

...und weil ich früher schon mal im #Fediverse war und es wohl immer noch viele meiner früheren Begleiter hier nicht mitbekommen haben das ich wieder da bin...

...bitte ich euch mal den Troet hier lautt ins Fediverse zu brüllen

@hspmauli ist wieder daaaaaaaaaaaa

#Teilen #Followerpower

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Who holds the key to your data? Spoiler: It's Not You. 3rd party doctrine
# privacy # surveillance https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=iakgpq4p9yM”

https://social.vivaldi.net/@rogerc2738/116389990659997267

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# Webloc , a global # geolocation # surveillance system developed by # Cobwebs Technologies and now sold by # Penlink , monitors hundreds of millions of people using data from # consumerapps and # digital...”

https://eicker.news/@technews/116389833310186263

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Anyway, it's Monday morning and it's windy.
This song came back to my mind.

Happy week, #BSDCafe
Happy week, #illumosCafe
Happy week, #Fediverse

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=2vRsEC65NTA

#Music #MastoMusic #MastoRadio #FediMusic #FediRadio #JukeBix

Es tut einfach gut, so in die neue Woche zu starten.

Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Montag. Alles wird gut 🙏

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ungarn-wahl-magyar-100.html

#ungarn #magyar #orban

Dear @admin ( noc.social ),

Here we are again. I am sensing something non-kosher.

It has been weeks, that I have been trying to reach you and have not heard back.

Please send me a password reset email, as I have forgotten my password.

Please respond, and have a nice day!

Thanks,

#Mastodon #Fediverse #MastoAdmin
#Freedom #Justice #EqualRights
#Privacy #ElectronicFreedom
#Fairness #Karma

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Tech\'s evolving, & data collection is a growing concern. 🤔 Learn how new surveillance tech impacts privacy & what it means 4 the future – read more & stay informed! # privacy # tech # surveillance https:// ...”

https://techhub.social/@GigCityGeek/116389414105648660

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“How your data is powering Trump’s # surveillance state
They checked Google Maps for directions, logged a sunset run on Strava, booked a yoga class with ClassPass, swiped into NYC subway, and sent and received hundred...”

https://hachyderm.io/@BenjaminHCCarr/116388896490949536

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🛡️ # Cybersecurity news & tips across the # fediverse “" # Webloc is a global geolocation # surveillance system that monitors hundreds of millions of people based on data purchased from consumer apps an...”

https://privacysafe.social/@ivycyber/116388799288950285

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I make a bit of fun of the #Fediverse because it sucks in many interesting ways but don't get me wrong, it's still the best place to be.

Did you know over at #Bluesky you can't even edit your 300 character posts yet, and there are no polls?

RE: https://mastodon.social/@iwritelike/116393843658018750

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Which word would you use to refer to yourself? "I", presumably, in the singular. And how about you and a group of people? "We", of course, in the plural.

But how about you and one other person?

In modern English, there is no word for that. You would probably just use "we" or "the two of us".

But more than 1,000 years ago, you would have said: "wit".

This term, once also used affectionately to describe the closeness between two people, is one of many personal pronouns that have been lost or transformed amid huge social and political change over the centuries. The English language has become simplified – but at times this has left gaps, creating confusion.

"Wit" means "we two" in Old English, a Germanic language spoken in England until about the 12th Century, which evolved into the English we speak today. Now completely lost, "wit" was part of an extinct group of pronouns used for exactly two people: the dual form, which also includes "uncer" or "unker" ("our" for two people) and "git" ("you two"). That dual form vanished from the English language around the 13th Century.

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#poem #poetry #individuality #authenticity #sovereignty #tolerance #reconciliation #letterlab #source #zero #writing #letterportals #wordpuzzles #programming #perception #encryption #code #polarity #one #unity #binity #trinity #quadrinity #singularity #duality #ternity #quaternity #p01 #fediverse #exquisitesocial

Centralized and corporate-owned social media hurts Native communities

Tech billionaires do not care about us; for them, our communities only serve to be exploited for capital gain... They’ve revolutionized the art of cultural appropriation, making algorithms that can steal Native art and use it without consent much faster than was ever before possible.

Read more → https://www.patreon.com/posts/centralized-and-155143186

#Native #Indigenous #Mastodon #Fediverse #FOSS

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“A # Redditor Criticized # ICE . # Trump Is Trying to # Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand # Jury . source: theintercept.com/2026/04/10/re… An ICE summons to get the user’s # identity...”

https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-1369-dad4-a7d0-235411239886

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Warm tones, layered geometry, and texture that holds up at scale. Maroon And Gold Abstract: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/maroon-and-gold-abstract-lisa-s-baker.html

#AbstractArt #WallArt #ModernDecor #InteriorDesign #ArtCollectors #HomeDecor #ContemporaryArt #art #arte #artwork #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #maroon #gold #geometric #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativeToots #abstractwallart #livingroomdecor #livingroomart #circles

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Geometric shapes overlap and interlock, creating an intricate mosaic of circles and squares in warm tones of gold, maroon, and purple. Hints of texture and gradation add depth and complexity to the visual composition. Abstract art by Lisa S Baker.

🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“If you follow someone whose own posts are good but they boost too much, you can hide just their boosts if you want: 1. Go to their profile page
2. Click the ⋯ icon
3. Click "Hide boosts" (If you change your mind, go ...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116393517868451333

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ kali @ mf_analysis It's more than that.

Palantir is basically an enabling tool for the authoritarian right's agenda.

It takes the mountains of data generated through surveillance capitalism, and sells it ...”

https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/@aj/statuses/01KNZCHWDHY5A1EXMJPSTHRFBW

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Here's the #fediverse!

https://nevermind.jointhefediverse.net

Tomorrow, April 12th, 0900 UTC-4, Works On My Machine Live!

We'll be taking a look at @manyfold@3dp.chat by @Floppy@mastodon.me.uk !

manyfold.app/

MANYFOLD

Browse

View and enjoy your collection, and easily find the models you need; all in full interactive 3D.

Categorise

Sort your models and files by tag, creator, collection, and add metadata like original source, notes, supported/unsupported, and more.

Share

Share content publicly or privately, follow content on other instances, or anywhere on the Fediverse.

Tidy

Automatically reorganise files on disk based on your tags or other metadata, with fully customisable renaming options.

Troubleshoot

Easily spot duplicate files, nested models, inefficient formats, and more to come. #womml #WorksOnMyMachineLive #fediverse #Fedi #livestream #owncast #vod #peertube

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#HolosDiscover will use the "web+ap" scheme to let #Fediverse apps open posts natively. If no app handles it, the link falls back to the browser. #Fedilab already supports this scheme. Any app developer can add support for it too.

Previously: https://github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/issues/5027

Moved to: https://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/issues/5027

Week in Fediverse 2026-04-10

Servers

- PeerTube v8.1.5
- diaspora* v0.9.1.0
- Stegodon v1.8.3
- Mitra v5.1.0
- Catodon v26.4.0
- Gush! v0.0.35
- NeoDB v0.13.9
- flohmarkt v0.18.0
- Vernissage Server v.1.33.0
- NodeBB v4.10.2
- PieFed v1.6.18
- Wafrn v2026.04.01
- Designing Collections (Mastodon)
- Trunk & Tidbits, March 2026 (Mastodon)

Clients

- toot v0.52.0
- Coho v0.9
- Summit v1.81.2
- Pixelix v4.3.3
- Mitra Mini v0.2.0
- Holos v1.3.0
- Aria v1.4.9
- SmolFedi: A lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse client written in PHP

Tools and Plugins

- Enable Mastodon Apps v1.6.0 (WordPress plugin)

For developers

- Fedify v2.1.3

Protocol

- FEP-9f9f: Collections

Articles

- FR#158 – What is Mastodon for?
- Grassroots fediverse evolution

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019d54b3-fd82-7233-1375-436f54d83aff

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116373337382317940

In the #fediverse, we don't have venture capital firms funding our work, only hard-earned grants, and each other, willing to put in the effort and limited resources.

Congratulations to @dansup, and thank you to each and every one who contribute to making the fediverse a fun, safe, and diverse place to be!

AodeRelay boosted

dansup » 🌐 2026-04-09
@dansup@mastodon.social

I am proud to announce that Loops has been selected to receive our 2nd NLnet grant (6th overall) for Live-streaming and other features!

Super stoked to have another year of funding to bring Loops even further 🚀

https://nlnet.nl/project/Loops-Live/

#Loops

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116368379234020589

here it goes:

what surprises me about the #fediverse is the diversity of ages. am turning 60 and there’s A LOT of folks here 10-20 years older.

so if #Mastodon #Lemmy #Pixelfed aren't just scripty kids but also grandparents, who’s here?

people finding their communities without shitty techbro algorithms.

the fediverse is a new era of #Luddites. we are not here to serve the interests of capitalists. we’re here for the #anarchy of community; because celebrating our Humanity is punk as fuck.

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Elena Rossini ⁂ » 🌐 2026-04-08
@_elena@mastodon.social

Dear Fedi friends,

Next week I have the honor of doing a presentation advocating for the Fediverse in a really prestigious venue (I can't share more now, but I will after it takes place).

I'm currently working on slides and I would love to hear testimonies from YOU. Why the Fediverse is so special to you in contrast to Big Tech platforms (bonus points if you speak French & can reply en français).

I'll share a selection of your testimonies in my slideshow presentation.

Merci beaucoup ❤️

Masto.nu is a general purpose Mastodon server. All languages are welcome but English, Dutch and Spanish are preferred.

https://masto.nu

You can find out more at https://masto.nu/about or contact the admin account @mkevenaar

#FeaturedServer #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

To people who love publishing pictures and videos, #HolosSocial allows you to connect your S3 or WebDAV cloud so your media are served directly from your own storage across the Fediverse.
As a direct consequence, there is no size limit and videos are automatically transcoded by your device (from 854p to 1920p depending on your choice).
Every feature in #Holos is built toward full independence on the #Fediverse.

You can find lots of news and journalism accounts sorted into categories on the Fedi.Directory website:

➡️ https://fedi.directory/news-media

To follow an account listed on the site:

1. Every listing includes the account's Fediverse address. Copy this.
2. Paste the Fediverse address you copied into the search box in Mastodon etc.
3. The account's profile will appear, where you can click "Follow".

If you have any questions, please ask! 🙂

#News #Journalism #Fediverse

New version of #SmolFedi, a lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse client written in PHP. It respects #smolweb specs.

It works fine with all basic browser such as #netsurf So you can access Fediverse on #retro computer have a basic browser (need cookies feature).

You can install it on a simple web server with php8.x / pdo_sqlite / php_curl

https://codeberg.org/adele/smolfedi

Test it on https://smolfedi.pollux.casa/ and log to all your fediverse instances (tested on #gotosocial and #mastodon). You can connect to multiple account and switch between them easily.

#smallweb #fediverse

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Dear Fedi friends,

I'm really proud to share with you a video I made: "Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media" https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/

In this 4-minute video I explain what the #fediverse is to people not familiar with it, mentioning some of its great features and benefits (interoperability, no ads, no surveillance...) and I set it in contrast to the world of Big Tech social platforms. I argue that, with the rise of Big Tech oligarchs and the current political climate, there has never been a better time to join the fediverse.

I hope you will enjoy this video and that you will find it useful (maybe as a tool to introduce your friends, family, colleagues, school administrators, local government officials to it).

The fediverse has truly changed my life, making me a better, more empowered digital citizen. I am endlessly grateful for it, so this is my contribution to the cause ❤️

I am also incredibly thankful for the work of @samaaberg and @patel.riyen who helped me bring my vision to life with their amazing cinematography skills and their assistance throughout the process, providing brilliant feedback to the script / edits from the POV of fedi newbies.

And I was also moved by the generous help of people of the Fediverse who volunteered to translate the script into many foreign languages: @jan @fritjof @erikkemp @sknob @severin @clabru @tarcisiosurdi @hongminhee @danielcasanueva @ainali @nacly

Lastly, I'm thankful for the opportunity I had to premiere the video last week at #FediForum - thank you @j12t and @anca

The video is up on my self-hosted PeerTube instance (thank you @yunohost) and for now it is unlisted as I have no idea how my VPS will hold up. I also included an alternate location in the blog post.

I hope you'll enjoy it! It's been a real labor of love (a month of full time work on it)... I see it as my love letter to the fediverse 💌

#TheFutureIsFederated

Just a little bit frustrating to read people saying "the Fediverse should have starter packs" when I've spent the last four+ years hand-curating recommended accounts to follow on @FediFollows and https://fedi.directory

I'm not the only person doing this kind of initiative, the Trunk directory (https://communitywiki.org/trunk) was the first, and the Fediverse.info directory by @dansup (https://fediverse.info/explore/people) is an automated way for people to add themselves to suggested lists.

We already have these things on the Fedi, people just need to ask around and discover them, and let their friends know about them.

#Fediverse

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 91

This week's news:
- @loops has launched and is now available for everyone!
- @radiofreefedi will shut down early next year
- Bridgy Fed talks about potential governance directions

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-91/