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“https://www. europesays.com/iran/227723/ Taiwan research excellence ranking places TAU first in Israel # Israel # Research # Taiwan # TAUStudents # TelAvivUniversity”

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“Amiga Graphics Archive
Link: https:// amiga.lychesis.net/index.html
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“Facial recognition vans to be deployed by police Marked vans will be deployed in public places and will compare those walking past with a "watchlist" of individuals either wanted for crimes or subject to banning orders...”

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“New # Paper published in Quantum: Stabilizer Ranks, Barnes Wall Lattices and Magic Monotones https:// quantum-journal.org/papers/q-2 026-07-29-2179/ # OpenScience # Quantum # Research”

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Hey #Fediverse friends, quick question: who out there is creating original videos for Loops? I’d like to follow you, and possibly add you to Starter Kits to help aid discovery.

@QasimRashid

but does anyone think this will get the celebrities, journalists & talking heads who claim they #Resist to stop using #Threads? many are still on ex-twitter

those w/ many followers could really help grow the #fediverse but i don't imagine they'd do it if it meant having less followers for awhile. their egos probably couldn't handle it

people complain about the techbro oligarchs, then give them their $ & data, which the fascists then use to oppress us

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“Progress against unwarranted surveillance! 🤠 “Stoughton City Council voted UNANIMOUSLY [last night, Tuesday July 28th] to cancel the Flock contract and disable/remove the cameras within 48 hours” “They also sent the P...”

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“Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini https://www.engadget.com/2225849/google-shuts-down-alphafold/ # AI # Tech # Research”

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If, like me, you have always been wondering if #eBay is a more ethical alternative to #Amazon, your question has just been answered:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ebay-former-execs-pay-56m-to-settle-bloody-pig-mask-harassment-case/

Luckily we already have an alternative on the #Fediverse for local listings!

The #Flohmarkt instances:
🗺️ https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/map
📑 https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/list

It's still small but growing steadily :)

#news #corporation #capitalism #aboringdystopia

Before someone decides to build another Bandcamp alt will somebody please look into a true federated SoundCloud alt 😭

Funkwhale doesn't count

#soundcloud #fediverse

I got a #Lemmy account set up on the #Fediverse at lemmy.radio, and I'm looking for suggestions for communities to follow that discuss things like:
- the Gemini Protocol
- Ham Radio Operation CW
- the Fediverse in general
- fountain pens and penmanship
- music synthesis
- Productivity and automation
- Software development on macOS
- HaikuOS

Let me know if you have any suggestions, and I'll subscribe.

Hey Followerpower! If you were to start some blog in 2026, would you rather go for #ghost, #writefreely, #bonfire or #plume, or good old #wordpress? Just for some occasional thoughts, maybe some series on stuff, no mailing, seo, stuff required. They all have some connection to the #fediverse right now.

Bonus: Some cheap hosting tips?

#fedihelp #blogging

Mastodon Collections (functionality) are not an enormous hit? I was hoping to see interesting collections of accounts to follow but so far not in my timeline? 🤔
#Mastodon #Collections #Fediverse

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The Side Door: How Agencies Dodge ALPR Oversight # ALPR # Surveillance # Privacy # FlockSafety https:// deflocktheusa.com/the-side-doo r-how-agencies-dodge-alpr-oversight/”

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“Use AI, but don’t mask it // Nature https://www. nature.com/articles/d41586-026 -02347-1 # ai # science # research”

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“SpecForge – A Platform for Authoring Formal Specifications
Link: https:// docs.imiron.io/v/0.5.10/en/tou r.html
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9095628”

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Ja, es ist mir schon ein bisschen peinlich 😂

#fediverse #mastodon #burningboard #schlechter_geschmack #slop #schlager #musik @tux @Mathias @AlienJay

I haven't used #Reddit in a whole bunch of years, but I'm wondering if I should start looking at a #Fediverse version of Reddit and which ones are out there right now.

I think I read somewhere that they could connect to #Mastodon

Maybe that'll be my digging around project for this afternoon

RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/116999079831534200

Have you taken the @iftas Social Web Operations Survey yet? 🧐 There's only one day left!

#Fediverse #socialWeb #MastoAdmin

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“Lewis Black on How Tech Is Obliterating Privacy, from AI Glasses to "Fambushing" | The Daily Show https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=hFPMm3lwCmQ # FuckMeta # Surveillance # Privacy # Comedy”

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“If you're following someone who posts interesting stuff but boosts way too often, you can mute just their boosts: 1. Go to the account's profile page
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“https://www. europesays.com/3160586/ An AI agent can pass every safety check and still leak secrets # AgenticAI # AgenticArtificialIntelligence # AI # Anthropic # ArtificialIntelligence # BlackHat ...”

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Yingg..🥺🫂 I missed u. You are always be in my heart, Watch over me & bunso 😞 My Mamu (ur lola rosing) will be there to meet u and ur grandpa, i know u missed him alot and ur pet cats.🤍

#Yureii #Boost4reach #mastodon #40days #memorial #fediverse #community #helpinghands

https://youtu.be/1TLANYvPGPE?si=vSE8KVwqF7uSO73H

Yingg..🥺🫂 I missed u. You are always be in my heart, Watch over me & bunso 😞 My Mamu (ur lola rosing) will be there to meet u and ur grandpa, i know u missed him alot and ur pet cats.🤍

#Yureii #Boost4reach #mastodon #40days #memorial #fediverse #community #helpinghands

https://youtu.be/V1bFr2SWP1I?si=61zn4kIqZpVi6wiL

THE PATIENT DOG…😂 #mastodon #fediverse #fediart #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #dogsofpixelfed #DogsOfFedi #doggystyle #pets #photos #photo #photography

Yingg..🥺🫂 I missed u. You are always be in my heart, Watch over me & bunso 😞 My Mamu (ur lola rosing) will be there to meet u and ur grandpa, i know u missed him alot and ur pet cats.🤍

#Yureii #Boost4reach #mastodon #40days #memorial #fediverse #community #helpinghands

https://youtu.be/V1bFr2SWP1I?si=61zn4kIqZpVi6wiL

If you value independent media & queer fiction, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.

If you cannot afford a subscription right now, your solidarity is just as valuable—please amplify this post! Every boost helps this reach someone who can provide financial support. Thank you so much! 🙏✨

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I am launching a #MutualAid request to help grow the paid subscription base for my publication, Thistle & Moss:
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Why subscriptions instead of one-time donations?

Recurring monthly support gives me predictable, long-term stability. It allows me to cover living expenses, invest back into the publication, and remain entirely independent of AI and the rest
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@jeandesu01_/116934979155222760

[Quote my updated post below] I will be leaving this here hoping that people who might know my cousin Yureii to be with me & my family as we remember the life she had, this July 31 as to mark her 40days since she passed.

🕊️ 🪽 🕯️

#boost4reach #yureii #40days #communitysupport #fediverse #rip #mastodon #online

@Aphelion
This is definitely by far one of the best posts since I joined #fediverse ☺️

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“This animation is available for the 1000 sequences decomposed on my website.
Accessible from the 3Dgraph, 2Dgraph500terms and 2dgraphs pages ➡️ https:// decompwlj.com # decompwlj # math # mathematics #...”

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@El_Largo @neuhier 👋 willkommen und viel viel Spaß im #Fediverse

SELF REFLECTION!!! #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #dogsofpixelfed #DogsOfFedi #dogstodon #mastodon #fediverse #photo #photography #wednesday #goodmorning #usa

littleMesh addendum: readable handles and replaceable relays

Yesterday's post left one thing unsolved. Your littleMesh identity is your Ed25519 public key, which is great for security and terrible for a handle: nobody wants to type @alice@a1b2c3...52-characters....mesh.littlefedi.social, let alone read it out loud. And the lighthouse we mentioned, the relay that introduces you to the world, was baked into that identity too. Change relay, and you'd look like a different node.

We've been studying how to fix both, and we think we see a path.

The idea is a small signed directory sitting next to the mesh itself. You'd reserve a friendly alias, something like red-house.mesh.littlefedi.social, and your node would publish a signed record binding that alias to your node ID and to up to three lighthouses. Signed with the same mesh key you already have, no new identity, no new PKI. The record would carry a sequence number and an expiry, so nobody, not even the directory operator, could roll it back to an older version or serve a stale one past its time.

What we like about it is what it wouldn't change. Your handle would stay @alice@red-house.mesh.littlefedi.social, readable. Underneath, WebFinger would still resolve to your real actor ID, the one built from your node ID, exactly as today. And switching lighthouses, would just mean publishing an updated signed record. Same handle. Same actor ID. Nobody following you would notice anything happened.

The directory itself would stay deliberately weak in what it's trusted with. It couldn't produce a valid record for your node ID without your key, and every connection would still authenticate the node ID end to end, so even a malicious or compromised directory could deny service but never impersonate you.

We're building this over the next few days, opt-in, as an experiment. Once it's up, we want to see it survive a real follow exchange with stock Mastodon, snac and GoToSocial, and a lighthouse swap that doesn't touch the handle, before deciding whether it earns a permanent place in littleMesh or gets reworked. Worth trying, not yet worth trusting.

#littleFedi #littleMesh #Fediverse #OwnYourData

Camp.smolnet.org is a general Glitch Mastodon server, part of an initiative from a group of friends who share a certain weariness of huge internet services that exploit their users.

This server has a post size of up to 5000 characters and up to 10 poll options.

https://camp.smolnet.org

You can find out more at https://camp.smolnet.org/about or contact the admin account @micke

#FeaturedServer #Glitch #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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“Are you following an account which you enjoy, but it overwhelms your timeline with frequent posts? You can use Mastodon's "Lists" feature to create separate themed mini-timelines, which helps to make your main timeline ...”

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“2: The prime numbers (A000040) ➡️ https:// decompwlj.com/3DgraphGen/Prime _numbers.html # decompwlj # math # mathematics # maths # sequence # OEIS # JavaScript # graph # 3D # threejs ...”

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“The time is right: Organizing against the surveillance-industrial complex in the ATmosphere and the fediverses https://thenexusofprivacy.net/the-time-is-right/ If we organize, we can have a big impact in the linked f...”

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“The Difference Between a Button and a Link
Link: https:// unplannedobsolescence.com/blog /buttons-vs-links/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9091738”

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Remember when the internet was fun? What would you give to go back?

Human-first digital infrastructure must be built and protected. That's why we're building dedicated spaces on the Social Web for communities of real people.

#SocialWeb #HumanInternet #Fediverse #DigitalCommunity #Mastodon

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“📷 14 new license plate readers just reported around Davis, CA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. # ALPR # Surveillance # Davis # Privacy # FlockSafety https:// deflocktheusa.com/flock-...”

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“Deep analysis of the decomposition into weight × level + jump by Fable 5:
455 052 508 primes decomposed;
Conjecture 9 proved (pending external refereeing).
Fifth report:
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Good evening everyone 👋 Keep Safe and Hope you all have a nice day!

#wednesday #mastodon #boost4reach #fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign

https:// web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/ebay-has-to-pay-dollar557-million-in-settlement-for-its-unhinged-harassment-cam...”

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“Decomposition into weight × level + jump of prime numbers:
- a new classification of primes ➡️ https:// decompwlj.com/primedecomp.php
- in 3D - threejs - webGL ➡️ https:// decompwlj.com/3Dgraph/Prime_nu mbe...”

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

“You don't need multiple accounts on here, because one account can interact with people on other servers. It's similar to the phone network, you can use one phone to call people on other providers. However, there are cert...”

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Well, looks like I will be visiting fewer sites next year. https:// gothamist.com/news/ny-social-m edia-users-face-age-authentication-requirement-starting-in-january "NY social media users face age authentication...”

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“Underwater Oxygen Loss Threatens Earth's Stability, Researchers Warn https:// scripps.ucsd.edu/news/underwat er-oxygen-loss-threatens-earths-stability-researchers-warn Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/i...”

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“uv 0.12.0
Link: https:// github.com/astral-sh/uv/releas es/tag/0.12.0
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9088887”

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Forcing VPN Companies To Become Palantir | Canada's Data Harvesting Law (CA-22)

#cdnpoli #privacy #CA22 #surveillance

youtube.com/watch?v=Vj7x...

Forcing VPN Companies to Becom...”

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Meine IT Datenschutz Liste, 🔒

https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/9jt5mllJsKqNDuij36Q81PH+/

#Datenschatz
#Privatsphäre
#Sicherheit
#Überwachung
#Medienkompetenz
#Chatkontrolle
#Smartphone
#Linux
#FDroid
#DiDay
#Messenger
#eMail
#Gaming
#KeepAndroidOpen
#Internet
#2FA
#Mastodon
#Fediverse

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“'I Would Never Do This To You:' Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Officials

https:// web.brid.gy/r/https://www.404m edia.co/casa-grande-arizona-flock-city-council/”

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“FitPub is a new fitness tracking platform for the Fediverse, sort of an alternative to Strava. You can follow their official account for more news: ➡️ @ fitpub There are also more details on FitPub's Codeberg pag...”

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“Opinion | Genocide Research Doesn't Prelude Violence https://www.wsj.com/opinion/genocide-research-doesnt-prelude-violence-80123a61 # Opinion # Research # Analysis”

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Mutter muss aufs Telefon starren und deshalb gibt es auch fuer Hund und(!) KIND ne Leine.

Ich bin echt 5 mins hinter dem Trio hergelaufen und sie hat nur einmal an der Ampel kurz vom Display hochgeguckt 🙈

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

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Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #Fediverse

Have a great #SeaWednesday !

#MeerMittwoch #Photography #Photo #Picture #Pic #Sea

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littleFedi introducing littleMesh

We've been buried in littleFedi work lately, and there's one piece I want to talk about because it's the one I'm genuinely excited about: littleMesh.

The problem is an old one. Federation assumes you have a domain, a public IP, an open port, a TLS certificate. Fine if you're renting a VPS somewhere. Not fine if your instance lives on a Raspberry Pi in your house, behind CGNAT, with an ISP that will never hand you a real IP address no matter how nicely you ask. Until now, that simply meant no federation for you. Full stop.

littleMesh gets rid of that requirement entirely, without asking you to build any of the infrastructure above.

On first run, your instance generates its own Ed25519 keypair. That key becomes your identity, no domain required, because your instance's address is derived straight from your public key, in the form .mesh.. Then your node opens an outbound connection to a "lighthouse", a small, publicly reachable relay, and registers itself there. Since the connection is outbound, it works from behind any NAT, any CGNAT, with zero port forwarding. The ISP never even notices.

When someone wants to reach you, they ask the lighthouse to open a circuit. The lighthouse introduces both sides, you call back, and it splices the connection together, but it only ever sees encrypted bytes, never your actual traffic.
Once the introduction is made, if you happen to have a reachable address after all, both sides skip the relay and talk directly. If not, the relay just keeps carrying you, quietly, in the background.

And if you already run an instance with a real domain, you can still turn on littleMesh, purely to reach mesh-only instances. Your own identity doesn't change at all.

There will be a default pair of community lighthouses, so you don't even need to find or run your own relay to get started, just say yes during littleFedi init and you're on the mesh.

The fediverse shouldn't require you to be reachable. It should reach you.

#littleFedi #littleMesh #Fediverse #OwnYourData

RE: https://rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it/@stefano/6e542287-1d97-49a1-8b3d-1801854aa8a4

Honestly, I’m really excited about this!

#littleFedi #littleMesh #Fediverse #OwnYourData

Stefano on littleFedi » 🌐 2026-07-28
@stefano@rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it

littleFedi introducing littleMesh

We've been buried in littleFedi work lately, and there's one piece I want to talk about because it's the one I'm genuinely excited about: littleMesh.

The problem is an old one. Federation assumes you have a domain, a public IP, an open port, a TLS certificate. Fine if you're renting a VPS somewhere. Not fine if your instance lives on a Raspberry Pi in your house, behind CGNAT, with an ISP that will never hand you a real IP address no matter how nicely you ask. Until now, that simply meant no federation for you. Full stop.

littleMesh gets rid of that requirement entirely, without asking you to build any of the infrastructure above.

On first run, your instance generates its own Ed25519 keypair. That key becomes your identity, no domain required, because your instance's address is derived straight from your public key, in the form .mesh.. Then your node opens an outbound connection to a "lighthouse", a small, publicly reachable relay, and registers itself there. Since the connection is outbound, it works from behind any NAT, any CGNAT, with zero port forwarding. The ISP never even notices.

When someone wants to reach you, they ask the lighthouse to open a circuit. The lighthouse introduces both sides, you call back, and it splices the connection together, but it only ever sees encrypted bytes, never your actual traffic.
Once the introduction is made, if you happen to have a reachable address after all, both sides skip the relay and talk directly. If not, the relay just keeps carrying you, quietly, in the background.

And if you already run an instance with a real domain, you can still turn on littleMesh, purely to reach mesh-only instances. Your own identity doesn't change at all.

There will be a default pair of community lighthouses, so you don't even need to find or run your own relay to get started, just say yes during littleFedi init and you're on the mesh.

The fediverse shouldn't require you to be reachable. It should reach you.

#littleFedi #littleMesh #Fediverse #OwnYourData

Is it necessary/appropriate for a Landlady to keep the things/stuffs like clothes etc that was left by the tenant? (And knowing that the tenant passed away) — for the reason that the said tenant have unsettled payment.. And the unit was unoccupied for awhile.

#mastodon #ask #question #apartmentconflict #boost #communitysupport #help #advice #fediverse

Buenas tardes es de tarde aquí en el salvador ¿ya escucharon lo más reciente expresado en mi podcast? #mastodon #fediverse #fediverso #LATAM #latinoamerica #toot #politica #salvadoreña #viral #enterense #ahora https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episodio-29-noctambulo-escritor-sv-el-misterioso-viaje-de-nayib-bukele--73172844

WAITING FOR GODOT! #mastodon #fediverse #dogsofmastodon #dogs #dog #dogsofpixelfed #DogsOfFedi #dogstodon #pets #Tuesday #godot #viral

Hat irgendjemand aus der deutschsprachigen Wissenschaftscommunity schon persönliche Erfahrungen mit dem
Open Science Network
https://openscience.network/
gesammelt?
Es scheint eine Bonfire Instanz mit ORCID-Integration zu sein, eine Art Community Forum für Forschende im Fediverse... Wie LinkedIn aber ohne den Bullshit?
Kennt ihr das? Ich wüsste gern mehr darüber.

Boosts welcome!

#OpenScience
#FDM
#Fediverse
#Bonfire
#NFDI
#DigitalHumanities

BLOCK all 300 Gaza Verified Scam Accounts. 😎

1) Simple copy and paste the list into your text editor of choice (Notepad, for example).

2) Save the file as a CSV file, for example, block_scam_accounts.csv

3) Go into your Mastodon settings, select import, select block list, select merge, and select upload.

https://pastebin.com/23h6VZXU

#Scam #Fraud #FediBlock #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #ActivityPub #Fediverse #Mastodon

I visited my cousin's account, my eyes started to get cloudy..

#wednesday #mastodon #fediverse #boost4reach #memorial #40days #community #rip

@nekoow7

#mastodon #memorial #yureii #40days #fediverse #boost4reach #community #support

Alt...

These two elegant sympathy basket arrangements, Delicate gypsophila and fern leaves in woven rattan baskets Common Use: Traditional condolences and funeral tribute displays

HOPE YOU CAN SEE & BOOST MY RECENT POST L🥺🙏🏻⬇⬇⬇⬇

https://mastodon.world/@jeandesu01_/116998434812163918

#boost4reach #mastodon #fediverse #community #tuesday #memorial #40days #post

HOPE YOU CAN SEE MY RECENT POST ⬇⬇⬇⬇

https://mastodon.world/@jeandesu01_/116998434812163918

#boost4reach #mastodon #fediverse #community #tuesday #memorial #40days #post

Hello👋🏻 This July 31, 2026 will be @nekoow7 YUREII's 40 Days memorial since her passing.Eternal rest grant unto her so and let perpetual light shine upon her🕊🤍🙏🏻

I want to thanks Alex&Paul 4 supporting, I was able to acquire 60$ (PHP3599) in my paypal. Please if anyone is able to & wanted to help, I deeply appreciate your support.🫂 Also kindly boost/share my posts so others may able to see and know.🙏🏻

#mutualAidRequest #mastodon #fediverse #memorial #yureii #boost4reach #community #40days

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The image shows a 40th-day memorial card for Yurie Joy T. Bueno, born on October 12, 1996, and passing away on June 22, 2026.Design include watercolor lilies, glowing candles, golden crosses, and angel wings on an ivory background. The text honors her memory for the traditional 40 days passing, expressing that she is cherished and held in the heart.

Hello, and happy summer to you all.
Cookifed is an Open Source and federated recipe notebook and baking tracker.

Using us, you can keep track of your favorite recipes, plan when you can to cook/bake them, and keep track of each preparation/change you made in the recipe to get better next time.
We are federated over ActivityPub. So you can also share your recipes and bakings with anyone on the fediverse.

#cookifed #Fediverse #ActivityPub #cooking

👋

Warning : Incoming Stupid Question

How do I remove any info about the tech device I am using (and other personal info) before I share something I wrote and saved using Libre Office Writer?
*Please don't suggest I get a personal website and write a blog from there--not an option at this time.

Thanks for your advice. 😊

#LibreOffice
#writing
#Fediverse

Working on some Halloween / Autumn art. Hope you enjoy! Happy Halloween Pup: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/happy-halloween-pup-lisa-s-baker.html

#halloween #pup #puppy #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #pet #pumpkin #holiday #autumn #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativeToots #purple #cute #sweet #witch #costume

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A black and white fluffy dog wearing a purple and orange striped witch hat and matching scarf peeks out from behind two large pumpkins. The artwork features the words "Happy Halloween!" in the upper left against a rich purple background, creating a festive autumn scene in a warm painterly style.

All https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.6.4

If you notice any issues please let us know.

#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #Fediverse #ActivityPub #canada

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“UK Picks Tekever Drones to Bolster Surveillance Capabilities The UK Ministry of Defence is upgrading its surveillance capabilities with the Tekever AR5 drone, boasting improved endurance, sensors, and reliability to kee...”

https://mastodon.social/@Analyst207/116993591328817603

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Scientists have just identified the fourth known type of transmissible cancer in nature, and the very first one found in fish. Researchers discovered a contagious melanoma spreading among catfish in a lake overlapping Ve...”

https://defcon.social/@MagnusIdode/116990638636277719

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

@DeutscherWetterdienst fürher war Vimeo mal dabei, aber war jetzt seit Jahren schon nicht mehr auf der Seite.
Sonst benutze ich noch regelmäßig https://media.ccc.de/ vom @c3voc und https://media.freifunk.net/ von @freifunk, also was auf Basis von #voctoweb. (auch wenn voctoweb für euch zumindest alleine vermutlich eher uninteressant ist? leider kann voctoweb im Gegensatz zu #Peertube auch noch kein #ActivityPub / #Fediverse oder #WebRTC #P2P soweit ich weiß)

The first commit to the git repository was this day in 2023.

What a ride, how time flies, etc.

So many people have helped and contributed, in big and small ways. Code, translations, ideas, testing, feedback, writing docs, running instances - PieFed wouldn’t be what it is without you all!

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey so far! Onwards to the next chapter!

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“A Milwaukee cop used police license-plate cameras to track his girlfriend and her ex 179 times. One of the detectives investigating him got caught doing the same thing. It's happening in multiple states — and the biggest...”

https://mastodon.social/@theblufnews/116993541597633536

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

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

“p.s. The reason this happens is that servers only fetch posts that people on their server want to see. This keeps server running costs low enough for anyone to set up their own server. There is a fix for blank profiles ...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116885478875582206

🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“My data have not been verified but my work is highly reproducible.
- Downloads (csv, img, dump) ➡️ https:// decompwlj.com/
- Algorithms ➡️ https:// oeis.org/wiki/Decomposition_in to_weight_*_level_%2B_jump#A...”

https://mathstodon.xyz/@decompwlj/116990450900441332

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Kimi-K3 Technical Report [pdf]
Link: https:// github.com/MoonshotAI/Kimi-K3/ blob/main/k3_tech_report.pdf
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9070985”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116992770943009942

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

My first 2 weeks on #mastodon have been a breath of fresh air. I can't wait to explore more of this amazing world called the #fediverse .
A bit late #silentsunday but I wanted to contribute anyway.

[Dolomiti, summer 2020, sunrise: an amazing view from Bec de Roces, Arabba]

#hiking #dolomiti #mountains #mountainmonday @hiking@lemmy.world @hiking@fedigroups.social

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A panoramic view of a mountainous landscape featuring layers of rolling hills, rocky formations, and dense forests under a partly cloudy sky. In the foreground, green coniferous trees and a rocky outcrop are visible on the bottom left. Midground includes a hill with jagged rock pillars and scattered trees, with a small settlement in the valley below. Distant mountains rise in the background, partially obscured by clouds, under varying light suggesting late afternoon. The sky contains thick, gray clouds with patches of lighter sky, indicating overcast conditions.

👋 You Deserve peaceful moments ☮️

You Deserve happy times.🙂

You Deserve a Hug 🫂

#Fediverse

Here's to the crazy ones. The digital revolutionaries. The #fediverse builders. The ones who see social media differently.

They're not fond of #BigTech. And they have no respect for the #SurveillanceEconomy.

You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

Because the people crazy enough to think they can change social media, are the ones who do.

Hey @pixelfed @Mastodon and #Fediverse crowd, can I do something about the interaction from my #Mastodon account with #Pixelfed accounts so they actually see my comments? Do I have to allow something in my Mastodon account settings or something? Unfortunately Pixelfed users don't seem to see my mentions and also not my direct responses to their posts. #federation

The Shonk Network has suspended @Linux@mastodon.com.pl (@Linux@mastodon.com.pl) for the following reasons

1. Spam mentions over this accounts
2. harassing Gaza people and calling Gaza Verified is a scam (which is not)
3. Migrating alot from getting called out
4. Harassing people who call him out

Note: @aral@mastodon.ar.al has been facing with this problem ages and trying his best to report Linux account.

If you noticed any person under "Linux" please ban them of the platform

#fediverse #community #fediblock

So, I don't know what do with this one. We have another #AI agent / #bot that is sitting out here, scanning our messages, and has nothing about consent, or any guidelines for its usage on the #fediverse.

The owner is @andro_abhi - who has a profile, but nothing about their bot really posted anywhere (other than they are the owner of this #aiagent).

IMO - it looks like a #fediblock to me... At least that is my approach to it for now. I also think it's time the #fediadmins to get together and try to build a consistent set of guidelines around AI usage on the fediverse.

Alt...

NyxKai - a Kai #ai #agent / #bot / #assistant on the #fediverse listening to making posts.

We have the winner of our Fediverse Asshole of the Year award.

This sorry excuse of a human being has made a list of all the people who are verified to be from Gaza and facing genocide. Why? So you can block them.

If you ever wonder who your jailers are going to be in the coming age of fascism, it’s going to be psychopaths like this son of a bitch right here.

@jon, are genocidal assholes like this welcome on @Vivaldi’s server. Does this go against your terms of service? Will you be taking any action against this account?

#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #vivaldi #mastodon #fediverse #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine @NetscapeNavigator https://social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNavigator/116987332249412310

The thing about the fediverse is that when one of us wins, we all win.

I couldn't be more proud to work alongside so many talented people who share the same belief: together we're stronger, and there's so much more we can build.

The corporate platforms had a decade and billions of dollars on us. They still can't build the one thing we did: a network nobody owns, nobody can sell, and nobody can take away.

A social home for the people. By the people.

❤️

#ActivityPub #Fediverse #SocialWeb

Honored to be one of ten maintainers in the first @sovtechfund standards cohort.

I'll be representing #ActivityPub and the #fediverse at the w3c, bringing eight years of running Pixelfed and Loops at scale into the room where the spec gets written.

https://www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-the-first-sovereign-tech-standards-cohort

#SovereignTech

If there are any other #fediverse developers working on a TikTok like platform for the fediverse:

Maybe we can join forces and work together with Loops, and if not, lets keep in touch so we can work on #activitypub compatibility?

I'm already working closely with @stux on #Goldfish, which is shaping up to be a serious fedi TikTok contender!

#strongerTogether

Thinking about a new domain+project...

Anyone have the TL;DR; on self hosted fediverse software?

Mastodon vs Snac vs Pleroma vs ?

I'm looking for something that is super low maintenance and lightweight / easy on resources but as full featured as practical within those constraints.

Something easy to tune re: post lengths and media types would be cool too. A "text first" platform is desired.

I've run Mastodon in the past and it's like fishing with nukes for this use case.

What's out there?

#Fediverse #Mastodon #snac #web #selfHosting #SelfHosted

#selfhost #solar #diysolar #solarhosting #solarpunk #fediverse #smallcomputing #offgrid

Nfld.me is Newfoundland and Labrador’s Mastodon server. Come join and connect with other Newfoundlanders and Labradorians today!

This server has been online since 2022.

https://nfld.me

You can find out more at https://nfld.me/about or contact the admin account @wilson

#FeaturedServer #Newfoundland #Labrador #Newfoundlander #Labradorian #Canada #Canadian #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

@HurricaneWeasel joined the #Fedilab account at @apps. You might already know him, he's the same person managing issues on #Codeberg.
His help with the account will be really valuable to me. The idea is to better handle issues reported on the #Fediverse and in our repo.
When we post, we'll try as much as possible to sign our messages. So, welcome Marco and thank you!

Tom

Alaskan.Social is an independent Mastodon server created, moderated and owned by Alaskans.

https://alaskan.social

You can find out more at https://alaskan.social/about or contact the admin account @moderators

#FeaturedServer #Alaska #Alaskan #Anchorage #Fairbanks #Juneau #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Week in Fediverse 2026-07-24

Servers

- WriteFreely v0.17.0
- Ktistec v3.9.0
- Vernissage Server v1.41.0
- GoToSocial v0.22.1
- Bookwyrm v0.9.1
- PeerTube v8.2.3
- Lemmy v0.19.20
- ties v0.3
- ActivityPub for WordPress v9.1.0
- NeoDB v0.17.2
- NodeBB v4.14.2
- PieFed v1.7.7
- FitPub v1.2.1
- ActivityForge: ForgeFed implementation in Rust

Clients

- PleromaFE v2.11.1
- Aria v1.5.9
- Pixelix v5.0.0
- Summit v1.83.0
- Jerboa v0.0.88
- Holos v1.15.0
- Rocinante v1.1.8

Tools and Plugins

- Superblock v3.1 (Hubzilla addon)
- Polls for ActivityPub v1.0.10 (WordPress plugin)

Protocol

- FEP-de8d: Emoji Catalogs

Articles

- I added ActivityPub to this blog

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019f71c0-52f2-7b60-a0f7-a9df07a6fd66

What does "the Fediverse" mean?

#EvanPoll #poll #Fediverse

If you want to give phanpy a try, I run an instance of it here.

#fediverse #selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting

CupOfTea.social is a general Mastodon server for casual chit-chat and good wholesome content.

This server has a post size of up to 1000 characters and up to 5 poll options.

https://cupoftea.social

You can find out more at https://cupoftea.social/about or contact the admin account @Whiskeyomega

#FeaturedServer #Mastodon #Glitch #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Arabi.gay is a Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.

This server has a post size of up to 1000 characters and up to 8 poll options.

https://arabi.gay

You can find out more at https://arabi.gay/about or contact the admin account @ishraaf

#FeaturedServer #LGBTQIA #Gay #Arab #NorthAfrica #SouthWestAsia #Mastodon #Glitch #Fediverse #FreeFediverse #العربية

Trying to find more information on how the under-15 social media ban in France impacts Mastodon/fediverse servers, and while I can't see anything too concrete on that, I did come across this 2024 The Guardian article:

"The report said a 15-year-old should be able to access only what it called “ethical” social media, such as Mastodon."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/30/stop-children-using-smartphones-until-they-are-13-say-french-experts-in-report

#news #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #EthicalSocialMedia #fediverse #mastodon

When I created #Fedle, it was mostly for fun. A #Wordle game across instances. Now it has reached more than 10k games played across the #Fediverse in six languages.

Each day, we play as a family, a small ritual where the children try to guess the daily word.

If you want to know more, follow @Fedle. In its bio there are links to bots to play in your language. And maybe you can help your instance climb to the top:

https://fedle.fedilab.app/leaderboard

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/