What is the Forkiverse, how did it get started, and where's it going? For #DotSocial, @pj, host of the Search Engine podcast, talked to @mike about how conversations with @evan and @cwebber led to collaboration with Hard Fork's @Casey and @kevin and eventually, a fediverse instance, a community, and a feeling of hope. ""It's immensely, immensely rewarding to try to build the internet that you want to find."
Join the conversation around DotSocial via the Surf feed. Tag your comments #DotSocial so they appear. You can also see what past guests including @pluralistic, @molly0xfff, @Gargron and @j12t are saying about tech.
Use Surf to build a feed about science! You can keep things broad so you're always up to speed on scientific developments, or gather together all the best sources that cover your particular niche. Here's a thread of science-y feeds we love, starting with @peterdutoit's Climate Crisis:
Holy moly folks, we made it! The weekend is within touching distance and we plan to use it productively: Watching telly, listening to music and, let's face it, probably sticking our faces into a family-sized bag of chips. Here are a few feeds for inspiration, starting with @dylyricus's definitive (highly unofficial) #BobDylan feed:
f you appreciate the work of Bill Lawrence, keep up with his shows past and present, from "Spin City" and "Ted Lasso" to "Rooster," via this feed (h/t to @timothyjchambers, whose "Shrinking" feed is included as a source.
To discover more independent outlets, check out the @Flipboard ❤️ Indie Media feed (let us know if we're missed your favorites or if you'd like to be included). And remember, support indie media with your money, subscriptions, clicks and listens.
And new to Surf: Rogue, which has created the Independent Media Collective feed. This includes RSS feeds from them, Mothership, Pete Volk, One More Catch, Jenna Stoeber, @Aftermath, @rascalnews, and Never post.
Today is International Workers Day. In honor, here are some #SurfFeeds made by worker-owned publishers. To start, here's Defector Sports, with a really important piece of reporting from Diana Moskovitz, and a fantastic read from E.Y. Zhao on table tennis.
Surf's not just for keeping up with big stories. Use it to create a feed about your niche hobby, fandom, or esoteric pursuit by weaving together searches, hashtags, profiles, RSS feeds, YouTube channels and podcasts, then filtering for the things you do and don't want.Here's a thread where you can discover everything from scenic views from cameras around the world to the latest bookbinding chat.
Isn't it Friday yet?! Head to the Binge Watchers section of Discover for feeds to inspire your weekend viewing, including Peabody winners #Pluribus#HeatedRivalry and #Andor