Notices tagged with lemmy, page 13

https://lemmy.ml/post/1818412

The admins of Lemmy.ml decided to preemptively block #threads

I expect more to do the same.

#lemmy #kbin #fediverse

We are working to add the ability to follow #Lemmy instances (ie: pin timelines).
You will be able to interact with your Mastodon accounts. It will work like other followed instances. #Fedilab

#Lemmy gets a (new) search engine

It already had search (with some rough edges), but people are already making their own to fill specific needs ... chiefly it seems to replace the Google `site: reddit.com` search facility.

See ...

https://lemmy.world/post/963301

https://www.search-lemmy.com/

Interesting to see a platform culture completely embrace being open and public.

@fediversenews

#FediPact is an agreement between all current Mastodon instances to never federate with #Facebook, in response to the #Meta corporation's recent announcement that they will be making Facebook compatible with the #ActivityPub standard, and thus allow Mastodon and other ActivityPub services to federate with Facebook.

Most of the arguments I hear in favor of federating with Facebook come down to trying to expand the reach of the fediverse and Mastodon in particular. If people on Facebook can interact with Mastodon, this can only grow the fediverse and make it more relevant. This is a failure to recognize the real threat of Meta.

This pro-Facebook sentiment is usually accompanied by accusations of #FediPact supporters being irrationally dogmatic, overly paranoid about advertising and other for-profit ventures, overly concerned with privacy, and/or ignorant of how technology works. The attitude here is "Don't be so paranoid, just try it and you will see the benefits." This is a straw-man argument against #FediPact.

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#Mastodon #Kbin #Lemmy #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Fediverse #Facebook #Meta #FediPact

#Mastodon (and other #ActivityPub #fediverse services) needs to see themselves the way the #Meta corporation sees Mastodon: as a competitor and a bitter enemy. Mastodon and the larger fediverse needs to strive to make itself a better and separate from #Facebook. The federation should not be providing free content that improves the quality of their competitor who is trying to shut them down.

Therefore all #fediverse instance admins (#Mastodon #Kbin #Lemmy #Pixelfed #PeerTube) should agree to #FediPact . Federating with Facebook entails nothing but risk, and provides no actual reward. Federating with Facebook will not grow the fediverse, it will destroy it, slowly but surely.

Maybe, if hell freezes over**, Meta might agree to pay admins of Mastodon instances for federating with Facebook. Those who provide the service of quality content should be compensated, after all. But that is a separate discussion entirely. Let's just say that any Mastodon admin that allows Facebook to federate with their instance without compensation, especially for the increase in web traffic to their server accompanied by the increased bandwidth costs, is poorly informed fool who is happy to be exploited by a massive corporation.

**EDIT (2023-06-23 16:10) Someone I trust has explained to me that Meta will in fact pay some instances for federating with Facebook. In that case, I favor an evidence-based approach to deciding whether to defederate with the instances "blessed" by Facebook.

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#Mastodon #Kbin #Lemmy #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Fediverse #Facebook #Meta #FediPact

#Mastodon (and other #ActivityPub #fediverse services) needs to see themselves the way the #Meta corporation sees Mastodon: as a competitor and a bitter enemy. Mastodon and the larger fediverse needs to strive to make itself a better and separate from #Facebook. The federation should not be providing free content that improves the quality of their competitor who is trying to shut them down.

Therefore all #fediverse instance admins (#Mastodon #Kbin #Lemmy #Pixelfed #PeerTube) should agree to #FediPact . Federating with Facebook entails nothing but risk, and provides no actual reward. Federating with Facebook will not grow the fediverse, it will destroy it, slowly but surely.

Maybe, if hell freezes over, Meta might agree to pay admins of Mastodon instances for federating with Facebook. Those who provide the service of quality content should be compensated, after all. But that is a separate discussion entirely. Let's just say that any Mastodon admin that allows Facebook to federate with their instance without compensation, especially for the increase in web traffic to their server accompanied by the increased bandwidth costs, is poorly informed fool who is happy to be exploited by a massive corporation.

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#Mastodon #Kbin #Lemmy #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Fediverse #Facebook #Meta #FediPact

As much as I understand it myself, why can't follow numbers be synced between servers with #ActivityPub ?

(Specifically between communities between #Kbin and #Lemmy servers)

Is it a feature that is missing or a side-effect of the protocol?

You still use email, right? That's how users in the #Fediverse are addressed with an extra @ at the front. But if you are capable of #email addressing, you can do user addressing on #Mastodon #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Misskey #Pleroma #Funkwhale #BookWyrm #Owncast #Castopod #Microblog #WriteFreely #Plume #Lemmy #kbin #mobilizon etc.
It's always @user@server - the simple magic of #ActivityPub.

@feditips With my #mastodon account how can I interact with a #kbin or #lemmy instance.
All being part of the #fediverse I shouldn’t need to create an account there, right ?

@padraig I set up a #Kbin account there but couldn't seem to find/subscribe to communities so set up a #Lemmy one and that seems to work smoother for me right now (at the very least I was able to post about important things, like #Futurama within moments).

As it's not only twitter that's gone down the drain, but also #Reddit, it would be nice to explore alternatives to that.

Is #Lemmy worthwhile? Anyone able to explain it to a noob? Can I use this mastodon a/c to link up to it or will I need to find and join a new Lemmy instance with a new account?

If I join one Lemmy instance does that mean I won't see posts in other instances?

#feditips

Hi new folks!

* Follow generously. If you don't follow anyone, you won't have anything in your Home feed! That's fine if you're here to broadcast, but it might be hard to find followers if you don't follow.

* Lead generously. If you don't let anyone follow you, you won't have any reach into networks outside your own. That's fine if you want a private experience, but remember: nothing is really private in the Fediverse. Even DMs are not really private.

* Mute on a whim. You can silence users and threads with a click, either temporarily or permanently. You don't have to take any shit.

* Block at will. Silencing the bigot not good enough? You can block individual users, or whole domains. Probably most of the worst of the worst are already defederated from your instance. But if not, you can do it yourself, for yourself.

* #Mastodon is NOT the #Fediverse. You can migrate from Mastodon instance to Mastodon instance. Or, you can migrate from Mastodon to #Calckey. You can have a #Pixelfed user, and see and boost your pics in your Calckey timeline, or Mastodon timeline, or #Lemmy or #kbin or, or, ... Don't limit yourself to this one playground. YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL.

While you are checking out a #Twitter alternative (#Mastodon, #Calckey, #Pleroma), why don't you check out:

The #Instagram alternative - #Pixelfed

#Reddit alternatives - #Kbin, #Lemmy

and more - https://jointhefediverse.net/join

#riptwitter #TwitterDown #TwitterMigration

#Lemmy settles on its big central instance: lemmy.world (#lemmyworld) run by @ruud

Its numbers are now big enough to be counted amongst the top 5-10 masto instances! (https://fedidb.org/network/instance/lemmy.world) as #threadiverse become the “second platform” by size.

Apart from running it well and keeping up to date (recent update seems to have gone well, with a nice example of instances and admins helping each other!?), some redditers seek the big instances?? Curious how communities will adapt.

@fediversenews

For those getting into the #threadiverse, you may find my newly published "guide" (and commentary) interesting/useful! https://shellsharks.com/threadiversal-travel. Appreciate any and all feedback.

edit: #kbin #lemmy #redditmigration

Lemmy.ml (the Lemmy developer's instance) is blocking all requests from /kbin nodes based on user agent alone. Admins in their Matrix room haven't answered multiple requests as to why. This is creating cascading failures for /kbin server owners because Lemmy.ml continues to send outbound requests to /kbin servers while not allowing them to communicate in return, and entirely defederating /kbin instances would honestly be more effective. https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/104218/Lemmy-ml-is-blocking-all-requests-from-kbin-Instances
#kbin #Lemmy #LemmyML

https://blog.erlend.sh/lemmy-frontend-alternatives-are-popping-off

The Lemmy UI works fine, but alternatives are still much needed:

* lemmy-ui is styled like legacy Reddit, which isn't everyone's preference. (I personally have no need for the sidebar.)
* Inferno is a rather niche framework that raises the bar-to-entry for some prospective contributors.
* Alt-frontends make for a healthier app ecosystem.

If you're in the market for a new #Lemmy frontend, you've got plenty of promising options in the making!

#fediverse #opensource

curate public timelines and shield users from interactions that could be unwanted but which can be allowed if the users decided to accept a follow or follows back.

And most importantly, any big moderation decisions need be discussed with time, a cool head and a user-oriented attitude first.

Otherwise what's the point of us smaller instances existing if we're going to be rolled over by larger ones on a whim?

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Lemmy #Kbin