Notes tagged fediverse

Fixed a couple minor issues with Share on Mastodon.

Know how I wrote that WordPress plugin to crosspost to Mastodon? Comes with a bunch of filters that let you completely modify what ends up being posted to Mastodon’s API. Well, I added another one that allows me to create proper Mastodon threads, from my own site.

Bookmarked https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/ActivityPub-as-it-has-been-understood.

“ActivityPub as it has been understood”

Almost flawlessly updated geekcompass.com to v3.1.0, using the prebuilt Docker container. Also, docker-compose run web *bundle exec* rake db:migrate.

Even though my knowledge of Go is entirely non-existent, I’d love to see that code!

Bookmarked https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615108/column-aron-dsouza-gawker-jake-lodwick-sarah-cone-social-network-peter-thiel/.

Companies like Mastodon, MIT Technology Review?

Companies like Mastodon, Ello, and Peach have all been touted as alternatives to Facebook and Twitter, which are rife with harassment, abuse, and misinformation.

Looking into Mastodon maintenance—like keeping the (federated) statuses database from exploding—and I think I’ve finally found something IndieWeb sites (and “broadcast-only” ActivityPub actors) do better. Well, sort of.