Okay, I've finally published an extremely preliminary attempt at building a specification for the music streaming thing I've been rambling about for a while. https://github.com/PlaidWeb/Canimus

Oh no! I just found out that earthstream.social went down without notice, taking with it 38,000 posts from 1,500 individual accounts, including the beloved Owls in Towels :( Make sure to follow them on their new account: @owlsintowels __ […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

It's #clonkwave time! Now! Right now! https://stream.axw.ax/

Right, gotosocial update time. it's that kind of day. This update apparently might take a little while with database migrations so botgts / ftmf / evilgeniusbots might be down for a bit.

Go home DuckAssistBot, you're drunk.

Anyone using image2midi- it'll be down for a little bit while I move it to another server. Shouldn't be more than an hour or so, hopefully a lot less. Also, I can see it does get a reasonable amount of use but I have no idea by whom - let me know what you're doing with it, I'd love to know! […]

We just released Mastodon 4.4.7. It fixes a bug with moderation warning e-mails, introduced in 4.4.6. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.7 #mastoadmin

"Babbage saw the analytical engine as a mathematical device. After all, it primarily stored and operated on numbers. But Lovelace recognized that a machine de­­signed to crunch numbers could do much more if the numbers represented other things. “Supposing, for instance, that the fundamental […]

And if you're reading the above post on #bluesky, consider bridging your account and getting involved (and then everyone over here can see your posts). It doesn't take long to set up. :pensive_party_blob: Info on bridging accounts: https://fed.brid.gy

OK, I finally made a cover for my Pulsing Bulb album, so no excuses left not to release it. It's on Mirlo - other services coming later. https://mirlo.space/pulsing-bulb/release/grains-and-pulses #music #release #mirlo #mastomusic

Oh great, my headphone configuration app now has a built in AI assistant. Just.. why?!!

#totp somebody get those men a cornetto

If you really can't stand it you could, you know, just... Stop. #totp

Am I the only one who really doesn't like this one then? #totp

Great... Awful.. Great.. it's a rollercoaster of an episode this one #totp

Oh well. #totp

Ok this is more like it! #totp

Aren't they missing one? #totp

The red keytar is back? #totp

The dancers feel a tad overenthusiastic for this track #totp

@losttourist by this point, the hat had embarked on its own solo career due to artistic differences. However, its debut single never even broke the top 40, and it tragically ended up living on the streets. #totp

Oh hey, the one Jamiroquai song I actually like.. this one has a good riff !! #totp

That's more what I had expected.. everyone's favourite converted neo nazi.. but hey, they have a lovely red keytar! #totp

So I have just turned on #totp 1998 with very low expectations but whatever this is, it is not at all bad!

"slopinionship" feels like a new word we could make some use of these days.. https://botgts.evilgeniusrobot.uk/@anotherevilgeniusrobot/statuses/01K73ASRA3BBEA1M1WZA2GWAHV

Hello to anyone swapping #bluesky for the #fediverse. It's far from perfect, but we've got our own independent version of #mtv (or at least we will do soon), so that's good. :toot: Consider yourself invited here: https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/#weneedyou […]

I completely missed this from a few weeks back - Github/NPM responding to the Shai-Hulud attack on npm libraries: https://github.blog/security/supply-chain-security/our-plan-for-a-more-secure-npm-supply-chain/ #SupplyChainAttack #shaihulud #npm #github

RE: https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/115225197729360107 Any #musicians or #music fans who recently joined Mastodon or the wider #fediverse - this diagram should tell you all you need to know about the local music scene round here: #bonkwave #notbonkwave #honkwave

Posted without further comment: I just looked for a #neurodiversity slack emoji. I found a couple of nice ones, but next up in the "related items" was the #fediverse logo...

I want to use a more efficient image format for my evilgeniusrobot blog posts - the graphs are currently PNGs which range from 500-900Kb each - not huge but they are starting to add up to several Mb of disk space. To retain the visual quality it looks like JPEGs with 85%+ quality would be […]

Test post to check if replying from GTS works..

Having a lot of fun remixing a tune for @CCirco It’s getting there… hopefully the soul of the original is intact but I have gone wild with it 😆 I added 2 extra parts to it. *Must resist temptation to make it even longer!* It’s been a pleasure; and working with such a great song to begin with […]

Thanks hugely to the folks who bought some Key 13 music on Bandcamp yesterday! It is hugely appreciated.

This is absolutely fantastic. Indie music TV, live on the Fediverse. The Indie Beat Television. So cool. Bravo @limebar (and the rest of the talented music collective here on Fedi, namechecked in this blog post!) https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/

Just a reminder that if you're doing #looptober this year, I'd be happy to add a link to your submissions to https://looptober.neocities.org!

@limebar just let me know that they're working on an amazing project with a lot of folks from the Fediverse! A MTV style #Fedi powered 24x7 #music #video #channel . I know there are a few creators on TubeFree.org that might be interested? Perhaps @labr or @enoent#fedi#music#video#channelMore info here […]

Heads up: it's five days until the next #fairtrademusicfriday. https://isitfairtrademusicfri.day/ #ftmf #fairtrademusic

Found this album via @mixtape and liked it: https://music.bonkwave.org/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-003-disc-a/ Maybe you like it too #music #fedimusic #bonkwave

UK Petition against introducing Digital ID cards. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

It’s #musiciansday, so here’s some stuff for #musicians: A #federated and independent MTV-style channel being launched: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115261175683865834 An open source #bandcamp alternative that has very nice, functional label pages […]

Apparently it's #musiciansday which is nice. You can find a lot of rather lovely indie musicians on the #Faircamp #webring here: https://faircamp.webr.ing/directory.html - all self-hosted and free of vested corporate interests. If you happen to notice https://music.key13.uk on your way around […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RobertaFidora/115033218190587426 Alright, alright, where's all the weirdo #animators and/or #musicians with weird fun music videos *in general*? Animation and animated music videos: http://animationarray.com Everything (music videos, idents, short clips […]

RE: https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/115196896263757177 The disc 2 tracks have now been added to the radio as well #bonkwave #notbonkwave #tibr

The lobby is now open at https://party.bonkwave.org - come join us for the latest release party! Please bring your own Vimto. #bonkwave #notbonkwave #fsobw #fourseasonsofbonkwave

The release party for "The Four Seasons of Bonk Wave: A Midsummer Bonk's Dream 2" starts in just over 90 minutes from now at 19:00 UTC/20:00 UK/21:00 CEST. Join us at https://party.bonkwave.org to see what @defaultmediatransmitter had cooked up for us this time (it promises to be something […]

Huh, spam from 1Password offering me “Early access to Comet, the new AI browser from Perplexity”. I’m perplexed all right, about why 1Password, an outfit I mostly like, is doing this. I want a serious relationship with my security-technology providers, not a spammy one that flirts with sketchy […]

For the first time in a while, yesterday's problem turned out *not* to be DNS!!! However, today's problem definitely was, so the counter has been reset regardless. Days since "it was DNS": 0

The complaint form Ofcom says you should use to report websites for violations of the #onlinesafetyact does not allow you to enter URLs, because it might be illegal for Ofcom to look at them. What is going ON over there.

The Whitstable Oystercatchers may be turning to the Dark Side..