Notices by DJM (freelance for hire) (cybeardjm@masto.ai)

Timeline cleanser...

Red pandas forever...

#RedPanda

Bring back Ngonnso

"A 2023 research article estimates that 40,000 objects from Cameroon are in German museums, a far cry from the roughly 6,000 pieces in the state collections in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. The artifacts in Germany consist of musical instruments, ritual masks, textiles, manuscripts, weapons, and tools, many of which were acquired through violent raids."

https://africasacountry.com/2025/01/bring-back-ngonnso

#Africa #Cameroon #Germany #Deutschland #Museum #AIAC

"Laundry Art" by Helga Stentzel in her Clothesline Animals Series

"Playfulness and simplicity of the idea is contrasted by fine details of the fabrics used and of the landscape."

#Art

If it fits, I sits...

#Kitten #Cats #Caturday

@neil You should try this: https://amf.didiermary.fr/feed/

J'ai mis du temps, mais je me suis (enfin !) remis à mon Guide d’utilisation de Mastodon en français...
Voici le 3ème chapitre de la 7ème partie : l'utilisation des Hashtags dans Mastodon, ainsi qu'une présentation de la fonctionnalité "groupes".

https://www.didiermary.fr/hashtags-groupes-mastodon/

#ActivityPub #Fediverse #Mastodon #Microblogging

Citizens for Hire

Kenya’s labor export model treats citizens as commodities, exploiting workers for remittances while neglecting domestic job creation.

https://www.theelephant.info/opinion/2025/01/15/citizens-for-hire/

#Kenya #Africa #AIAC

Hi @tchambers the account I created on 12/23/2024 [ @blogamf@indieweb.social ] was suspended tonight. After exchanging, it appears @webhat reported it as spamming.
It's an unfortunate misunderstanding, but OK.
As explained, this new account is managed by a human, to share African musics. It's not a bot, not automated. It was just trying to be polite by DMing a few previous followers, explaining it had moved. That's all.

Bola Tinubu pays U.S. lobbyists $2.7 million to help burnish image destroyed by drug dealing, certificate forgery scandals

“You can see the president taking pictures with world leaders, but no one answers his calls to discuss social and economic issues affecting Nigeria, which is what he actually needs.”

https://gazettengr.com/exclusive-bola-tinubu-pays-u-s-lobbyists-2-7-million-to-help-burnish-image-destroyed-by-drug-dealing-certificate-forgery-scandals/

Being a drug lord is not easy...

#Nigeria

[After Senegal & Chad,] Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so

https://apnews.com/article/ivory-coast-french-troops-3118a507ce4d1232d1982ebe574ba059

#CoteDIvoire #IvoryCoast #France #Africa

🐱 vs 🐶

#Cats #Dogs

Same for me here...

#Dogs #Doggo

@KuteboiCoder The same probably exists with babies...

Always discuss important details with your cat(s)

#Cats #Caturday

Alt Text: What to Write

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/write-alt-text/

Did you know that you should end your alt text with a period?

"End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text."

#AltText

@pfefferle Here it is!

Oh, having this block changes the style of the standard webmentions block to a very narrow column...

BTW, my theme is Twenty Twenty-Three in case it matters.

"Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web.

Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about."

More at https://surf.social/ (beta program)

Well, seems it's mobile only, this means I'll pass for now. And it appears, for these guys, Bluesky is part of the Fediverse... OK, nevermind.

#Mastodon #Bluesky #Threads #RSS

@pfefferle Ok, I'll add it again late tonite to avoid polluting my blog and take a screenshot...

@pfefferle Some people use the IndieWeb besides ActivityPub. Depending on my goals, I use the Webmentions or IndieBlocks options via brid.gy.

And I can assure you, your Reactions block is not able, as is, to manage the likes & boosts on posts like this one (scroll to the bottom): https://www.didiermary.fr/rss-club/calvin-and-hobbes-anniversary/

@stefan Seems BS T&S is abysmally bad. There have been many more problems since last week (Singal, etc.).

The composable moderation works with smart people. Bad players will profit if the T&S team is not up to the task.

Oh and never forget that everything's public on BS, even your block list...