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@evan To be honest, I haven't looked that deeply into the protocol. I'm sure what you're telling me is true. After all, you literally wrote the book on ActivityPub. Also, this is perhaps not exactly what you're talking about, but as soon as a post federates to another server (because the poster has a legit follower there) the originating server is no longer in exclusive control of the content of that post, is it not?

Unless I'm fundamentally misunderstanding something here—which I'll admit is a possibility—a single misbehaving server could circumvent this entire system, could it not? Obviously, there's the option of defederating such a server, but you'd have to know it's happening first. It's not just about trusting your own server, but also every server you federate your posts to.

Am I way off base here? If so, I'd love to understand how.

I FREAKING PASSED MY EXAM!!!!!

BOO-YAH! 🥳🎉

Hey Fedi,

For those who don't know, my mother had a major #stroke a little over a month ago. We're very fortunate to live in a country (Canada) where we have free #healthcare, but as her discharge from the #hospital looms closer, we're having to raise funds to make #accessibility modifications to my parents' home so that she can return. Boosts are welcome (and appreciated).

gofund.me/a69e0cdc4

#a11y #MutualAid

@pawpower @Fragglemuppet @matt @adhdeanasl @WittiePenguin @wx1g @RareBird15 I believe he's recently switched to a Linux distribution* (which I understand doesn't play well with screen readers to begin with). I can ask him for more details. Unfortunately he's in the UK, so I can't assist in person.

* I don't know which.

Hey all,

I have a friend who's been trying to get on Mastodon but tells me that it doesn't seem to play well with screen readers. I know there are plenty of people on the fedi who do use screen readers, but I have no experience with them myself, so I can't really direct him.

Can someone who does use a #ScreenReader point me in the direction of some resources that might be useful?
#AskFedi #a11y

When a #neurodivergent person tells you about how something is difficult for them, rather than thinking of them as whiny, consider that this probably means they have a certain level of trust in you to drop their mask enough to do so.

Invalidating that struggle is likely also a pretty effective way of eroding that trust.
#ActuallyADHD

I am officially an old person* now.

* I have a supply of Werther's on my person at all times.

Went to the emergency room today (everyone's fine) to discover that the two main hospitals in town have merged.

Me: Hmm... I wonder what the implications of this are going to be.

First words out of the doctor's mouth when he sees us: Are you okay with us using AI to record and transcribe this conversation?

Me: ಠ_ಠ