Notices by Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)

@dansup I hope he gets well soon! Flu season has been so strong this year 😭

@pfefferle Aw indeed and maybe next year I’ll try to stay a little longer.

As for the photos: I’ve been meaning to publish them on my site… but my child has been off from school with the stomach flu for the past few days, so I didn’t have time to. I’ll do it ASAP

@pfefferle it was so nice to finally meet you Matthias! I also plan to come back next year, the Social Web Foundation track was incredible. Take care & keep up the inspiring work

@dansup ah awesome! I only attended one (the last one) but it was fantastic.

Sadly I don’t think I can make the next one because it’s on a Tuesday-Wednesday at a time when I’m taking care of my little one (while my husband is still at the office). I could maybe make the last hour on both days but not sure if it’s worth the frustration (of having to sit out most of it) le sigh 🥲

Question: do I update my #Fediverse stock photo with this screenshot (it has the shortcut to #Friendica too)?

Disclaimer: Friendica & #Lemmy do not have official apps, so these are iOS shortcuts to URLs (of instances).

A reminder that this stock photo is for articles about the Fediverse, so it’s the most vanilla, KISS (Keep It Simple) version imaginable for people not familiar with the Fediverse. My *real* Fediverse folder has Ivory, Mona, Phanpy, Surf and Voyager.

Let me know your thoughts!

Heads-up: I updated my #Fediverse stock photo, adding #Friendica (since there have been so many discussions about it as an alternative to Facebook). Here we go: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Fediverse_smartphone_apps_%28photo_by_Elena_Rossini%29.jpg

A routine reminder that this is to illustrate articles about the Fediverse and it shows popular software as alternatives to Big Tech platforms.

special thanks to:
@matt who touched up my screenshot to improve the appearance of Friendica & Lemmy

@nacly who told me that Wikimedia Commons supports versioning

@dansup sorry for the delay 😅

HUGE congrats for the success, I see your campaign is already at 240% of its original goal, YAY

@dansup thank you Dan! 🥰

#EleFediVideos update 🎬

Yesterday I had a eureka moment and realized that, for my Fediverse video to be impactful, it needs to have a real person on screen carrying the message. Who? Me - I guess 😱

I've been making videos for AGES and I always happily avoided appearing on screen. I LOVE my privacy. I shudder at the thought of having to sit down, look at my face on screen & hear my recorded voice over and over.

But #Fediverse I love you and I'm willing to take one for the team.

Let's go 🙈

Before we left for preschool this morning, my 4-year-old stopped in front of the table where I left my #FOSDEM stickers. She perused them, picked one up and said "I'm giving this to M" (her best friend).

What did she pick?

"Make art, not billionaires".

You should have seen my smile.

Wishing you all a great day!

P.S.: off I go actually make art - aka a video - promoting the Fediverse and criticizing tech oligarchs

@dansup awww thank you Daniel! Feeling so much pressure now 😅🙃

Today is the day I find out if film editing and VFX skills stay embedded in your memory… or if they need to be reacquired.

In an ideal world I would start project codename #MyFediValentine (aka my video promoting the Fediverse) today and have it ready by Feb 14… but I haven’t done any editing/VFX since Jan 2022 🥲

Realistically I may need a month.

The most important thing is: I have the best intentions - to promote the Fediverse and crucify the malevolent empires of Big Tech.

Wish me luck!

And it’s a wrap for my first #FOSDEM - which was glorious.

It was incredibly inspiring and energizing to hang out and exchange ideas with so many Fediverse champions.

I’m also super grateful for the words of encouragement and nice feedback re: my series #TheFutureIsFederated.

This community is amazing ❤️

Onwards and upwards #Fediverse! 🚀

Day 2 at #FOSDEM — another portrait of the amazing @Mastodon team, since yesterday I had missed David and Felix 🤗

From left to right: @mellifluousbox @renchap @andypiper @dave

And it’s a wrap for my first (EPIC) day at #FOSDEM.

It’s hard to put into words how incredible - and energizing - it feels to be around the creators of the #ActivityPub protocol, founders of #Fediverse software, admins of popular instances and developers of tools I use every day.

I took the opportunity to thank them in person for their incredible work 😊

It’s also been amazing to finally meet IRL lots of cool people I had been corresponding with for months on the Fediverse.

The best day 💛

✨ EPIC selfies from #FOSDEM part 2 ✨

with two legends: @johnonolan (founder of Ghost) and @pfefferle (creator of the Wordpress #ActivityPub plugin)

✨ The @Mastodon team at #FOSDEM ✨

@Gargron @renchap @andypiper

Loving Andy’s t-shirt “federated and fearless” — YES!

EPIC first selfie from #FOSDEM with the amazing @Mastodon team: @Gargron @renchap @andypiper 🤗

@oblomov @dansup 😅🤣 this genuinely made me laugh out loud - but it’s not my style - I like to take pics of people at their best 🤗

@dansup of course Dan! I’ll be in full paparazzo mode (I even brought my Canon 5D) 💁🏻♀️📸