Notices by Jason Beaird (jasongraphix@me.dm)

While the fairy dust effect in Threads’ new spoiler alert feature is fun, there are more versatile methods of obscuring content on both Threads and Bluesky.

Implementing an existing pattern could have moved the network one step closer to federation.

https://www.theverge.com/news/687655/threads-hide-spoilers-test-launch

Of course! A day after I whine about a lack of progress toward federation from Threads, they announce a major milestone. I’m excited about the new Fediverse feed and profile search!

https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/its-now-easier-see-more-fediverse-content-threads/

Vibes this morning from the pale blue dot of Orange County, Florida.

@BeAware @jasongraphix@threads.net and that there's an intentional 5min delay, and that replies to replies show up but you miss the thread and... 😏 there's a lot of room for improvement.

I always appreciate @tchambers’s wisdom and insightful enthusiasm about the social web. It was great to hear his thoughts on a wide range of past, present, and future #Fediverse topics in this conversation with @mike for the DotSocial podcast.
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/tim-chambers/

I was thinking over the holiday break about how custom domains are about to become a lot more common on the Fediverse. I just hit publish on a blog post about it and then learned that the AP plugin for Wordpress @mentions every profile you link to. 😳
https://jasongraphix.com/journal/custom-domains-the-social-web/

It's been over 3 years now, and I'm still very happy with our office shed. The one regret I have is my HVAC choice. Our wall-mounted unit does the job, but is a lot louder than a mini-split system like the one Kyle installed.

Here's the breakdown of our project from 2020:
https://jasongraphix.com/journal/office-shed-budget-breakdown/

If you've ever considered building a backyard office shed, @kylelambert's project breakdown is a helpful resource.

https://www.imkylelambert.com/articles/building-a-backyard-office-the-build-and-cost-breakdown

@aral Weird. Unless the battery is almost dead, it should have enough juice to roll forward to keep you balanced. You could also try riding in Elevated mode, but I hate riding with the nose raised.

@aral Only if it's such a steep incline that the nose is near the ground. Do you have simple stop turned on? If so, starting to roll backwards could cause it to disengage.

Ok, so moving to another Mastodon server *is* easy, but list migration still isn't. If you follow more than a hundred or so accounts, sorting your follows into separate feeds via Lists is super helpful. You can export your lists, but there's no import process and rebuilding them manually is painful. As usual though, there's a community tool for every Mastodon problem. My lists are back in order thanks to @Eliot_L's masto-list-importer: https://www.eliotlash.com/masto-list-importer/