@signalapp @Mer__edith any plans for adding multi-chat support to Signal groups (ala WhatsApp communities)? 🙏🏻 A few local groups in my area would LOVE to move off of WhatsApp to Signal due to all of the AI stuff being forced on them, but it would be a nightmare for admins to manage because […]

#wrapstodon2025 https://mastodon.social/@jesseplusplus/wrapstodon/2025/8e6a50ac4216e858

The deterioration of GitHub continues... made a new issue, clicked on the issues tab, it wasn't there. Had to do a hard refresh for it to appear in the list. C'mon y'all 🙄 I know that caching is one of the hard CS problems, but this is literally one of the simplest cases of cache invalidation.

How do I get push notifications to work with the official @Mastodon iOS app? I have enabled them in the OS settings for the app, checked each type on and off multiple times in the in-app settings, ensured background app refresh is enabled.. still nothing is coming through. I had no problem […]

Just watched the Corey Doctorow @pluralistic interview on the daily show - so cool to see this sort of stuff getting more mainstream coverage! I dunno if many normies would be able to follow what he was saying though, unfortunately.. it was still full of a lot of technical and academic […]

lol @fedidevs do you automatically boost stuff from fedi devs? I've been making a few test posts recently from the @frequency account and you always seem to boost them within seconds before I can verify my test and delete them, even when they say to just ignore it 😂

I always thought of chair yoga as mainly being for folks who couldn't physically do yoga on a mat, but one of my teachers recently showed me a few supported poses to do while working for those with desk jobs, and I am making use of it almost every day! My hips are so much happier 😃

Didn’t sleep well last night, and clearly I woke up feeling spicy today 😅🌶️

RE: https://mastodon.social/@andrewnez/115672824196543078 As someone who used to work for GitHub, this makes me unbelievably angry. We refused to build something like Actions for a very long time, despite many requests for it, because of the complexity of the security implications. I knew when […]

The two relics of exploding stars are black holes and neutron stars. Both were discovered by women. Jocelyn Bell discovered neutron stars, in the guise of “pulsars”, in 1967. Since then, three Nobel prizes have gone to male scientists for their work on pulsars, but none to Bell. Louise Webster […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@joanpla/115637445845733350 Very cool! I want to see electric cars go more in this modular direction and hope that the EU’s right to repair laws give the industry a nudge

Today’s culinary experiment for the potluck: a persimmon custard tart with vanilla cinnamon chai infused whip cream 😋😋

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@rmondello/115607066809840896 What a delightful blast from the past to see Strong Bad Emails again 😊

Cafe Zoetrope, San Francisco "Many other musicians and musical groups were allowed to utilize this studio, including the Grateful Dead." "Francis Ford Coppola bought the building in 1972 to be the headquarters for his production company, American Zoetrope. A […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/115519900952263701 This is so spot on. I remember being so excited when Pandora first came out. It *did* help me discover the kind of music I wanted more of. But then the economics of streaming turned it into what every other streaming service is now […]

My take on empathy - and people on the right who mock and fear empathy - is slightly different. We mock, dismiss, and otherwise fear and fight in others what we are unable to tolerate in ourselves. People who say something's "cringe" when others are being earnest or sincere are afraid of the […]

Thank you again to @jesseplusplus #founder of @frequency for joining me on today's episode of Fireside Fedi. #fedi #fediverse #privacy #private #photos #videos #peertube #vod - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/nJx5yUZTZ7Mi3vdz2FbYVq #castopod #fedicast - […]

Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 53 starts NOW! Special Guest: @jesseplusplus @frequency #frequency #loops #socialmedia #photo #socialnetwork #sharing Watch the show live: #owncast #livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live After the show: #peertube #vod - […]

Good day all! Only one show this week due to me being on call again. Special Guest: @jesseplusplus #founder @frequency a #followersonly #federated #photosharing #app Watch the show live: #owncast #livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live After the show: #peertube #vod - […]

If you’re a user of Libby (the library app), consider before following their suggestion to type #inspireme into the search bar. It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that. This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]

Social media does not have to be on a public town square, or manipulate you. Here's @jesseplusplus's demo at #fediforum showing off Frequency Social, a federated, privacy-first social networking app. https://spectra.video/w/1ubnyBJFWZTwQfXaVDz619

Here’s my writeup of #FediForum (the openings at least). Loved the message of @ben’s keynote — everything big starts small — and I was impressed by the fedi products showcased: @altstore ( @rileytestut), Bounce ( @quillmatiq, @snarfed.org), Frequency ( @jesseplusplus), CrowdBucks ( @reiver#fediforum & […]

💯 This excerpt from @pluralistic’s Enshittification book is so good! I’m eagerly waiting for my copy to arrive to read more! https://lithub.com/how-american-tech-cartels-use-apps-to-break-the-law/

Just downloaded this app, presented at #FediForum today by @jesseplusplus#fediforum Photo sharing without the bigco algorithms! https://frequency.app/@frequency/115327818938811236

I see lots of people walking around with weighted vests these days, but for the nerds in your life, you gotta get ‘em a weighted typing companion 😹

War ravaged Portland

I’ll keep posting this until I find a great person to come be my manager: the Monterey bay aquarium is looking for its next VP of Technology! […]

Still catching up on the chatter over the weekend, but I fully endorse the statement posted at https://writings.thisismissem.social/statement-on-discourse-about-activitypub-and-at-protocol/

Recently there has been a lot of discourse about ActivityPub and AT Protocol which has been quite dividing and heated. Yesterday at the Social Web CG meeting (the group that maintains the ActivityPub and related specifications), I proposed releasing a statement that counters the narrative that […]

Ugh, I slept like crap last night and am way too groggy to be getting “well-actually..” replies to a joke I made on the internet. Chill out ppl! The 😂 emoji signifies I’m not being serious!

We're looking for a journalist with development chops (or a developer with journalism chops) to join our news apps team and build new web-based interactive stories, databases, and experiences. It's a remote role; candidates must be eligible to work in the US […]

It’s a long article, but I really think every person on the internet should read this: https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales

We're ramping up our funding efforts at @anewsocial to ensure we can run Bridgy Fed and Bounce for the long run. As a non-profit, we want to be as community-funded as possible, so we're focusing on ways to make that easier. A quick thread about where we're at in terms of funds: (1/3)🧵 […]

😂 love getting praised by the wordle bot for this word choice

So cool! https://mastodon.social/@kottke/115107598334922932

Solving ActivityPub's Hard Problems — backfill, discovery, permanence, and more (FediCon 2025) by Julian Lam @julian https://spectra.video/w/72dbS6nFMwrgEtRb5h3Sk2 #fedicon #fedicon2025 #fediverse

The Last Network Effect (FediCon 2025) by Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq https://spectra.video/w/1KfW6pGc7sw39NpXKVFVtq #fedicon #fedicon2025 #fediverse

What a special 2 days it was at #FediCon. So great to meet everyone in person and have so many wonderful conversations! Thank you for organizing @reiver#fedicon great work!!

@johannab ”people not product“ “slow down and be kind” ❤️❤️❤️ #fedicon

Really appreciated @benpate’s thoughtful talk about how to get to the future of the fediverse we all want. Hint: it means designing for the next subset of early adopters, not just current fedi enthusiasts #fedicon

@dansup sharing a multilayered approach to distributed community governance at #fedicon

Shout-out to @jesseplusplus for repping @anewsocial's People, Not Platforms merch at #fedicon!

@news live panel at #fedicon

@quillmatiq talking about how powerful Bounce will be to give users full choice and freedom on the social web at #fedicon2025

Remember when “social media” was “social networking”? What changed? That second word: media. It’s all about capturing your attention and selling you stuff. Humans are social and want to connect with one another. That’s what makes the #fediverse special to me - authentic connection. We haven’t […]

[South Park spoilers] https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/south-park-donald-trump-ai-penis-1235393024/ So glad South Park is back and not afraid to go all out on Trump and Paramount 😂😂😂 The depiction of Trump as basically a reincarnation of the old Saddam Hussein […]

Just grabbed my #fedicon ticket! Excited to meet up with all you wonderful folks helping to build this place 🫶🏻😊🥳