@vantablack I like to call the former the 'covenantal fediverse' for the reason you're stating -- instances banding together through their shared ethical values, summed up pretty well with the server covenant
Which is not to say that people all AGREE on how to implement ethical standards. (the disagreement is part of the... fun)
It's a clear explainer of #Mastodon, #ActivityPub and the #fediverse. It makes the case for public media to join the network. It mentions running a server versus joining an established one.
And above all, it's a public broadcaster walking the walking instead of just griping about X and then going back to X.
I know folks (including Lurk folks) who argue that we really ought to remove the expectation that messages will live forever, so that we can reduce the environmental impact of the fedi.
Latest #FOSSAcademic post: Researching the fediverse from the perspective of individual or instances. In which I draw on an article Christina Dunbar-Hester to talk about researchers' perspectives on the #fediverse, including my own.
Print books are so lame. They have no loading bars or spinning icons. No watermarks that remind me that my reading them is governed by Terms and Conditions. No tracking software. No way to authenticate myself so publishers know that I'm reading the book. I can just hand off a print book to a friend -- how lame is that? I can't plug them in because they have no batteries!
Just read @so_treu's interview with @CaribenxMarciaX in Logic magazine (https://logicmag.io/policy/ -- it's $5 USD for a digital copy). Incredible, as always, to learn from Marcia, and I really liked Ra'il's questions. It's a must-read for folks pushing back against the #whiteness of the #fediverse. And I hope the ornery old man keeps posting! 😀
Hello, fellow folks in #Canada! I'm collaborating on a project with @Af3marti on #news on the #fediverse. What Canadian news outlets (or individual journalists) have a presence here? We know about a few, but the fedi is vast. We're interested in fedi-based accounts, not bird-makeup type accounts or other sorts of mirrors.
@guigui3000 I've used LibreOffice Writer to write my last 3 books. It + Zotero = chef's kiss!
I do notice compatibility issues with Word users, including the issues you've seen. Typically if I collaborate with someone, I get them to agree to avoid track changes, partly because I cannot stand TC -- it just becomes noise. I prefer to have a collaborator and I use labeled drafts/revisions.
But most of my collaboration is with 1 or 2 other people, not teams of people. For the latter, I usually go along with Google Docs use and grumble under my breath.
This article is an opinion piece in which we argue that social scientists cannot simply port their work from X to #Mastodon or the rest of the #fediverse. There are key differences in culture, expectations of privacy, and of course topology to consider.
Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, York University.Currently writing a book, "Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Ethical Social Media" for Oxford University Press.Been on the fediverse since 2017. I'm now helping set up AoIR.socialhe/himTrans rights are human rights. I boost #BlackMastodon and #MutualAid posts. I also call for alt text for accessibility.