Notices by Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social), page 2

@Gargron ah! The actor, not the WebFinger?
Thanks.

What are the *technical* steps behind moving a Mastodon account?

I understand how to do it from a user perspective (https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/#move) but what does the new server need to do?

Is it as simple as adding an "aliases" to the webfinger?

#MastodonAPI #ActivityPub

I've managed to get a basic bot posting to #Threads.
Only problem is, the #OpenGraphProtocol images aren't being picked up.

Any ideas why?
https://www.threads.net/@openbenches_org/post/DB6FZ3SskCM

🆕 blog! “A Cheap and Lazy way to create Mastodon Bots using… BlueSky?!”

With the sad news that BotsIn.Space is closing down, I needed to find a new way to host some of my automated accounts. I didn't want to spin up an entirely new instance, or self-host anything. So here's what I ended up doing. RSS → BlueSky → Bridgy → Mastodon RSS to BlueSky I set […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/a-cheap-and-lazy-way-to-create-mastodon-bots-using-bluesky/

Remember, it is both fun *and* cool to abuse Unicode to create weird looking URls!

https://🅂𝖍𝐤ₛᵖ𝒓.ⓜ𝕠𝒃𝓲/🆆🆃🅵/

Thinking about creating a Mastodon instance only for automated accounts.

Wouldn't have to deal with replies, following accounts, or anything complicated.

I even had a comedy name picked out for it - but someone beat me to it.

https://masto.bot/

Thinking about this further… I would like your advice and wisdom on how I should self-host my many bots.

All one one sub-domain?
@bot1@bots.edent.tel
@bot2@bots.edent.tel

Separate sub-domain for each?
@bot@bot1.edent.tel
@bot@bot2.edent.tel

Buy a new domain for each?
(LOL nope!)

Something else?
(What?)

Because #BotsInSpace is shutting down (😢) I'm looking for a new home for my bots.

I have an RSS feed which posts to BlueSky…
And I have Bridgy which converts BSky to Fediverse…

So… Welcome @openbenches.org !

(This is an experiment. Feedback welcome. I might try self-hosting. Not sure yet. I don't know how to move followers across.)

OK! Want to self-host your own bots now #BotsInSpace is going away?

I've made the *simplest* possible server just for you!

https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/

Upload two files to your server (index.php and .htaccess), fill in a couple of details, and… that's it!

This is designed for write-only bots. It isn't interactive, it won't store or reply to messages sent to it, but it will post hashtags, links, mentions, and images.

You can see the sample bot @bot

Feedback very welcome!

Some updates to #OpenBenches!

We've moved to OpenFreeMaps. This is *much* cheaper for us - and means we now have better looking maps, with 3D buildings, which are much faster to load.

Improved support for geolocation, satellite images, and custom icons.

If you spot any bugs, please let me know.

You can support us at: https://openbenches.org/support

🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Appeal - Janice Hallett”
★★★★★

I was 25% of the way through reading this when I purchased the sequel. It is an utterly compelling murder mystery - not least because the death doesn't occur until well after the halfway point. Who dies? Why? Who did it? Why?! With every paragraph I felt myself trying to decipher the characters' motives. A […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/10/book-review-the-appeal-janice-hallett/
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#BookReview

Raspberry White Chocolate Stout. Outstanding!
Drinking: Megaera
By: Tartarus Beers
At: The Green Goddess
🍺🍺🍺🍺
https://untappd.com/user/edent/checkin/1426111615
#untappd

Hey #London friends.
Have you spend all day on video calls? Want to meet some people in a pub?
Come out for a quick drink tonight.
#ItsPubOClock!

@ryanc huh! Makes sense.

Somehow @pfefferle has time travelled.

(Or do I not understand how GitHub dates work?)

https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/commits/trunk/

My #OggCamp talk is at 1500 in Pendulum.

I will teach you how to build an ENTIRE social network in 20 minutes.

Please come along 😃

#ActivityPub #OggCamp2024

Suspect a large part of the future will be "AIsbestos Removal".

Asbestos was a wonder material which was going to revolutionise the world. Only then we discovered just how carcinogenic it was.

And now, every day, we have to gently unpick it from the urban environment.

How many companies will belatedly discover that a load-bearing process is actually riddled with AI? Then they'll have to pay to carefully remove it without any further environmental damage.

Hence AIsbestos.

Bloody hell! Tried to report a missing cat online, it wants to charge me up to $100 *per week* to run Facebook adverts!

Do you find yourself exaggerating your emotional responses when you know you're being watched?

Would you like your phone's selfie-camera to record your face when you receive a message so it can automatically reply 😄, 😢, or 😯?

Blog post: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/10/performative-emotions/

Looking for recommendations. Has anyone purchased branded USB-C headphones as a promotional item?

If so, who do you recommend for UK delivery?

I used to buy branded 3.5mm headphones - but the world's moved to USB-C. Ideally, I want something with a colour logo printed on the headphones themselves, but I'll settle for a branded case.

Go on then, marketing friends, what do you recommend?

(I cannot stress enough that I don't need you to Google for me. I'm looking for personal recommendations.)