Notices by Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social), page 3

OK, for real, why does #Mastodon use an attachment type of "Document" when posting a video?

I think the spec says "Video" is OK to use.
https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-video

Or am I misunderstanding something fundamental?

@silverpill good spot!
I assume if it isn't a reply, the field should be excluded?

Or should it be null?

@silverpill @julian @general
Ah, I assume that `cc` should also be null if it isn't copied to anyone?

Hey #ActivityPub friends. Are there any new ActivityPub / Mastodon features I should add to #ActivityBot?

It's a small bot-only ActivityPub server in a single PHP file.

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

It can be followed, post images, allow quote posts, etc.

Is there anything else you would like a bot-server to be able to do?

I'm going to ask a stupidly geeky question.

Has anyone here used a FRM - Friend Relationship Manager?

Like a CRM. A database of people you know, with entries about when you last met, if they stood you up, what their favourite drink is, what you argued about, etc.

I'm looking for *personal* recommendations from people who actually use one of these tools.

What do you like about them? What would you change?

No need to reply if you don't use one, thanks!

New laptop day! Go on, Fedifriends, which #Linux distro should I put on it?

I usually use Pop / Ubuntu / Debian - but happy to try anything modern and supported.

(Chuwi Minibook X N150 if it makes a difference.)

Gonna give Windows 11 a spin first. Mostly because a separate gadget has a firmware update which is packaged as an .exe.

Haven't connected it to the Internet get, but so far Windows is just as I remembered it from a couple of years ago. Unexciting.

> "If NVIDIA's Vera Rubin ships tens of millions of units, each requiring over 20TB of SSD, it will consume approximately 20% of last year's global NAND production capacity

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/many-consumer-electronics-manufacturers-will-go-bankrupt-or-exit-product-lines-by-the-end-of-2026-due-to-the-ai-memory-crisis-phison-ceo-reportedly-says/

AI is a NAND Maximiser.

🆕 blog! “Social Media Payments and Perverse Incentives”

At the recent "Protocols for Publishers" event, a group of us were talking about news paywalls, social media promotion, and the embarrassment of having to ask for money.

What if, we said, you could tip a journalist directly on social media? Or reward your favourite creator without leaving the…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/social-media-payments-and-perverse-incentives/
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#BSky #mastodon #money #SocialMedia

@frank @pfefferle

I have a blockless theme. There are a bunch of things which I deactivate.

See https://gitlab.com/edent/blog-theme/-/blob/master/includes/remove.php?ref_type=heads#L127

I don't have reactions though. I keep going back and forth about whether I want them and whether it is possible to back-fill them.

I run a small business and I would like to accept credit / debit card payments on my Android phone running #GrapheneOS

Does anyone know of an app or paired terminal which will work?

SumUp asked me to turn off Developer Tools, but still said the device didn't meet the security requirements for accepting payments.
They offer a Bluetooth paired card reader - but I don't want to spend £30 if it won't work with Graphene.
Anyone have experience *receiving* tap-to-pay on their GrapheneOS device?

A question from the GitHub fringe at #FOSDEM.

Do you count people who write detailed and useful bug report as contributors?

Would you list a bug reporter in your contributors / credits?

Why? Why not?

Truly there is truth in jest.
#FOSDEM #HomeAssistant

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@evan/115994422306737367

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
Have submitted a proposal to fund https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot

You know what? The vegan meal on Eurostar was pretty decent for "aeroplane food".
Might need a little snooze now 😃
#FOSDEM

The journey to #FOSDEM starts with overcrowding at the Eurostar St Pancras.

Looks like the passport eGates are down causing congestion at passport control.

@Gargron 🎉 and many more!

🆕 blog! “A small collection of text-only websites”

A couple of years ago, I started serving my blog posts as plain text. Add .txt to the end of any URl and get a deliciously lo-fi, UTF-8, mono[chrome|space] alternative.

Here's this post in plain text - https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/a-small-collection-of-text-only-websites.txt

Obviously a webpage…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/a-small-collection-of-text-only-websites/
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#blogging #blogs #text #unicode #utf-8

@tedmielczarek @skinnylatte
Dammit! Now I need to buy more blue flavoured Takis!

@tedmielczarek @skinnylatte
I appear to have accidentally manifested these! Thanks universe 😄