Notices by Jeff (box464@mastodon.social)

It's been almost two weeks since our pup passed. Hubby has already hinted at fostering, which is the gateway drug to getting a new dog.

I don't think I'll be ready for a while, but agree that the house is just too quiet without her. I still catch myself "hearing" her nails click clacking down the hall to come check on me.

#DogsOfMastodon

Taken out of context, but an excellent new meme for Mastodon. 😆

Meow. :blobcat:

#FediCon

I got access to the iOS version of @HolosSocial and I'm excited to give it a go.

I'm wanting to setup my own relay, but not sure I can wait until next weekend to try it out! Might break down and setup a temp account on holos.social.

#FediApps #FediDev

I have confirmed this is real, although out of stock. Dalek Bread: a dalek made of pull apart garlic bread. 🤖🍞

#DoctorWho #Dalek

Holos Discover added a couple of new filters to its API search - minimum likes and minimum boosts. Additionally, you can pass contentType=image|video|audio|text|all|none to the `/api/search` endpoint and it works.

Interesting combinations, which I took advantage of for the Open Web Image Gallery.

https://gallery.box464.social/?adapter=holos&instance=discover.holos.social&tag=bloomscrolling&minRepostsCount=10

#FediDev #OpenWeb #HolosDiscover

The Ivory TestFlight has added audio playback and upload and I love their playback animations. Really fun.

It's ok to mute people on here for awhile, even people you genuinely like.

Sometimes you just don't want to hear about their latest lego crochet retro game built on a windows 3.1 emulator running off potato power for a few hours.

Let them be excited about it! Check back in a day or two, they'll have moved on to something else by then.

Usually.

After a careful review of the Holos Discovery codebase, I have added it to my FediGallery app (still working on the configure page)

https://home.scoobysnack.net/gallery/?adapter=holos&instance=discover.holos.social&tag=watercolor&minFavouritesCount=10

There are a few differences to note.

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@Gargron Your alt text is spot on. 😄

I'm officially opening the job hunt. As y'all know, I love technology. Finding ways to make the most of resources on hand is my specialty. Non-Profit world for the past decade.

I love building teams that feel valued, with a clear vision of how their work makes a difference.

Looking for orgs with a drive to make the world better & offer my skills to help that happen.

Boost, Like, Reply, have at it. 🙂

Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.

https://jeffsikes.com

#FediHire

Apologies all, I thought I had registered, but I guess I did not. Embarrassing.

I'll look for some other people attending and provide their accounts to watch.

For some reason, all of these fediverse events keep hitting up against real life stuff. I'm going to make the first two sessions for the #FediForum un-workshop.

This one is more group discussion oriented so my live streaming of the event might be a bit consolidated as I want to participate in the discussions, especially around marketing the fediverse.

Starts at 10 AM CST

https://fediforum.org/2026-03-growing-open-social-web/agenda/

How do we pay for the fediverse? Co-ops, subscriptions, donations, even advertising (gasp). They don't have to all be federated with each other - just to the communities that make sense for their needs.

I'm starting to hear this more often. Newsmast group is thinking similarly as well.

Evan says "We need meaningful choice for our social web. Choosing your own platform, your own client and most importantly, keep your existing connections - the people that matter to you."

Evan's not making a great argument for using social media!

52% of users report feeling worse after using social media.

Evan asks "Do social networks matter?" - more then 50% of adults check social media daily. And in 2025, more people get their news from social media than new outlets. So, the answer is yes. They do matter!

Algorithms are optimized to keep you on platform and engaged. Stay here for EVERYTHING. The platform will decide what's important for you in the moment.

Jeff Side Note: I want to re-iterate that algorithms aren't evil in and of themselves - it's the platforms that manipulate you with their algorithms that are the problem.

All of the current big platforms rely on advertising and even moreso, targeted advertising based on your online behavior. So keeping you locked in to their platform is essential so they know even MORE about you.

Good morning! #FediMTL is getting started! Follow along in this thread for live posting about what's happening on stage.

I believe you may still be able to purchase a live streaming ticket, too so check that out.

If you'd rather not see this thread, you can mute me for a few hours. :)

https://fedimtl.ca/#register