Notices by Stefan Bohacek (stefan@stefanbohacek.online), page 2

Ah, yes, this will be very useful today.

"People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, and unwind wherever you are. Take a breath and soak in the forest sounds as they breathe with life and beauty!"

https://www.tree.fm

via https://graphics.social/@metin/113430110536339159

#relax

The @loops app is now available for both Android and iOS.

More about #loops:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/26/24280075/fediverse-tiktok-alternative-loops-pixelfed-mastodon-activitypub-signups-open

Download links via @dansup:

- https://loopsusercontent.com/downloads/apk-beta/v1.0.0.5-d64f2ef8-599e-44b3-a0e4-4021359b422b.apk
- https://testflight.apple.com/join/d7aPfftU

@cwebber Is there anything at all that the AT protocol does legitimately better and that would be pretty much impossible to achieve with ActivityPub?

I'm just having a really hard time not believing that this is all about AP not (yet) supporting ads and ad-related data surveillance.

Happy birthday, ARPANET!

"At 10:30 p.m., 29 October 1969, the first ARPANET message was sent from this UCLA site to the Stanford Research Institute."

https://ethw.org/Milestones:Birthplace_of_the_Internet,_1969

#arpanet #internet #history #OTD #OnThisDay #technology

The botsin.space Mastodon server has been a huge part of the fediverse, and while it's sad it's being retired, I trust that the creative botmaking community will continue to thrive.

"So, given two choices -- asking for more donations so I can pay for more hardware to keep the instance running, or retiring it and encouraging people to support more community-oriented instances, I'll choose the second option every time."

https://muffinlabs.com/posts/2024/10/29/10-29-rip-botsin-space/

#BotsInSpace #bots #CreativeBots

@_elena @ricmac Thank you for tagging me!

I don't use Bluesky, and haven't looked at their API, so I can't really make a fair comparison, but it's hard for me to imagine how it could beat the fediverse.

"Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay, according to research released Friday."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/iceland-shorter-working-week-economy/index.html

#news #workers #labor #WorkersRights #WorkWeek #FourDayWorkWeek

Just a reminder that 0% of fediverse admins took on debt to support their communities.

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112399842395585906

#fediverse #SocialMedia #sustainability #bluesky #VentureCapital

Very happy with how https://looptober.glitch.me has been coming along, now with a "best of" playlist!

If you've been taking part in #looptober, or just joining in in the final days, do reach out!

#music #musicians #MusicLoop #loop #MusicChallenge

And @glitchdotcom + @eleventy are such a perfect match.

Definitely will be experimenting more with this setup!

#MadeWithGlitch #eleventy #11ty #MadeWithEleventy #MadeWith11ty #opensource

@PaulaToThePeople Nice!

I've been thinking about doing this ever since I wrote https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/alttexthealthcheck-image-accessibility-report-1/.

@morph Yes, of course, that makes sense. Many of the non-Mastodon platforms do have at least some basic compatibility layer with Mastodon, so I was wondering if the same applies here.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/making-fediverse-apps-for-everyone/#mastodon-compatibility

@morph Honestly, if you look at the rest of this guide, trying to make a third party app that works with all the fediverse platforms is tough, it's all a bit messy.

Not sure if you know about the ActivityPub Client-to-Server API, I really wish this has been actually adopted.

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/activitypub-client-to-server-faq/1941

EDIT: I think I should have enough datapoints for now, thank you all so much for sharing and replying!

Hey, is there anyone who uses the #ActivityPub #WordPress plugin? I'd just like to check how it handles a few things.

Boosts for visibility would be very appreciated 🙏

@DavidBHimself Great!

Do these URLs work on your site?

/.well-known/nodeinfo
/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:USER@DOMAIN
/api/v1/accounts/lookup?acct=@USER@DOMAIN

@morph Ah, sorry about that will look into this a bit later when I'm back at the computer!

Hey, if you've enjoyed my work in the past, won't you sign my guestbook?

https://signatures.stefanbohacek.dev/signatures?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstefanbohacek.com%2Fsupport-my-work%2F

I do want to say that I don't think we necessarily have to make the fediverse "grow bigger", but I do want to see it become more diverse, and welcoming.

Another idea I'm playing with: a fediverse starter pack.

https://fediverse-musicians-starter-pack.glitch.me

Made with @glitchdotcom and @eleventy.

#fediverse #mastodon #StarterPack #FediverseStarterPack

I wrote an open letter to artists and other creatives who are thinking about giving the fediverse a chance:

"There’s a better way!"

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/a-fediverse-invitation-for-artists/

Feel free to share, and be sure to add your signature!

#fediverse #mastodon #creatives #artists #musicians #twitter #x