Notices by Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social), page 3

@erikkemp I'm aware of it and I even did it in the past to bridge my GoToSocial account.

It's just that the culture of the two places is SO DIFFERENT.

Bluesky reminds me of the old Twitter days and a desire of broadcasting messages to friends and strangers with the ultimate goal of being seen. By as many people as possible.

The Fediverse to me feels more about genuine connections, sans ego. Learning, conversing...

I realize this is a highly subjective personal take / I respect differences

@erikkemp yes. an issue I see is interesting people with both Fediverse and Bluesky accounts who now post far more frequently on the latter... and they're not bridging because they have accounts in both places.

So one would assume they've gone quiet on social but they are in fact posting so much more frequently there...

@erikkemp yeah I don't like speculating but maybe part of the appeal of the other place is the broader audience (as in, not so niche).

I don't know, I'm just sad to see for every one post they publish here, they publish 10 there... with a very different tone, too.

Others (including favorite authors, photographers, cinematographers) have completely abandoned Mastodon in favor of Bluesky and aren't even bridging their accounts

There should be a word for it: the feeling of disappointment / sadness when you realize interesting people you got to know on the Fediverse have since decamped to Bluesky.

Of course, there must be valid reasons for it. Still, this makes me a little sad.

I have a dormant Bluesky account and from time to time I check in and see them posting so much there.

Not me. Why? I don't trust a place funded by Crypto Bros -> https://www.blockchaincapital.com/portfolio

I'm 1000% ALL IN on the Fediverse, not going anywhere ❤️

One of my favorite things about being a parent is that I'm constantly learning fascinating facts about the world - stuff that I normally would not be exposed to.

My child's current obsession? Drawing flags.

So yesterday I bought her a book about flags and we learned about the #Wiphala (her favorite flag in the book) - "a square emblem commonly used as a flag to represent some native peoples of the Andes."

Find out more about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiphala

#TIL

@liaizon @cwebber @spritely LEGENDS!!!!! 🤩

So happy to see you connecting. Sending you the biggest hug from Paris!

🚀 New on #TheFutureIsFederated 👩🚀

#PeerTube: the Fediverse’s decentralized video platform (part 2: creator edition)

https://blog.elenarossini.com/peertube-the-fediverses-decentralized-video-platform-part-2-creator-edition/

My PeerTube account: @elena

mentioning @Framasoft @peertube @paige @srosset @MakerTube

#ActivityPub #tech #Fediverse #activism #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog

Good morning Fedi friends!

I just added a new link to my Mastodon profile: @elena 🤗

How many #ActivityPub profiles do I have now? I don't want to know 😆

Off I go continue writing about #PeerTube for #TheFutureIsFederated (part 2, showing what it's like to use the software from the POV of a creator). I look forward to doing some tests and seeing what it's like to embed PeerTube videos on my website. Article coming tomorrow.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

Just setting up my #PeerTube 🤗

https://makertube.net/a/elena/video-channels

Hosted by the awesome @MakerTube - for which I just set up a monthly donation because... gotta make the Fediverse sustainable.

I just imported my first video from Vimeo - it took just a few minutes and it automatically grabbed its description and subtitle file. An excellent experience so far (from the POV of a creator) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you @Framasoft and MakerTube!

Today I got an email notification from #Unsplash informing me that my #Fediverse stock photo just hit the 1,000 downloads milestone. But when I clicked on its link I saw that the number is actually closer to 2k downloads - yay 🥳

🔗: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-person-holding-a-smart-phone-in-their-hand-9Xf-jxvfpW8

Long live the Fediverse - and yes I plan to create more stock photos! ❤️

Good morning Fedi friends!

I'm currently working on part 2 of my post about #PeerTube – this time from the POV of a creator. Aiming to publish it later this week.

In other news: I may have just botched my at-home haircut (yes, I've been cutting my own hair since the Covid days) so I need to learn how to style my hair with "beach waves" to cover up my mistakes. Let's see if my daughter, husband or my parents (over FaceTime) notice anything 😅 🤣

@leberschnitzel OMG I would be too scared to get that near my long hair. A mistake with this and it's game over 😆

I have been invited to speak at a conference about my #selfhosting adventures - which makes me feel honored and thrilled. Extra bonus points: it's here in France.

I'll try to see if my husband & daughter can come attend the short talk.

Whenever I ask my 4-year-old "what does mommy do?" she replies: "mom prints photos" (because she often sees me printing on photo paper portraits I take).

Photography & LEGOs is what she associates me with.

Finally an opportunity to see me in another light 🥰 🤗

@miaq @pluralistic I cannot wait for the video to drop!

"Move fast and break Kings" is my new motto 🤗

@evan I sincerely hope there will be more events in Europe… my transatlantic travel is off bounds because of my small child.

And I wouldn’t set foot in the U.S. for the next 4 years (at least), until there’s a regime change

I just came across an article that says #Bluesky now supports uploading videos up to 3 minutes long.

Sorry for the extremely newbie question but I wonder what the impact would be on the hypotethical of a self-hosted relay?

In a phenomenal article from last year @cwebber wrote that running a relay in November 2024 required 5 TERABYTES of storage (https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky)... up from 1 TB in July 2024.

Does video make Bluesky decentralization / self-hosting a relay even more unattainable? 🤔

Hello Fedi friends and happy Sunday!

Just wanted to share how AMAZING it feels to see my #Fediverse “stock photo” being used by writers to accompany their articles.

Extra happy points when the article in question is brilliant: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-fediverse-isnt-the-future-its-the-present-weve-been-denied/ thank you @Daojoan ❤️

I had read it a couple of days ago and just spotted it again at the top of Explore.

A reminder I should create more Fediverse stock photos (laptop, Android phone…). Anyway wishing you all a lovely Sunday!

@darnell amazing!!! Lucky you!!! I’ve only been to Japan 3 times… but absolutely LOVED Kyoto (in addition to Tokyo) and Kamakura (easy day trip from Tokyo)

🚀 New on #TheFutureIsFederated 👩🚀

#PeerTube: the Fediverse’s decentralized video platform (part 1: first impressions)

https://blog.elenarossini.com/peertube-the-fediverses-decentralized-video-platform-part-1-first-impressions/

mentioning @Framasoft @peertube @fedihost@mstdn.social @fedihost@video.fedihost.co @paige @veronicaexplains @ewen @docpop @hikingdude

P.S.: this is the 20th article for The Future is Federated 🤗

#tech #Fediverse #activism #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog #ActivityPub #video

@dansup @reiver amazing!!! I can't wait to hear more about this (hoping it's in Europe so maybe I can attend) 🤗