I'm considering taking on some contract development work, but it's been quite a few years since I've setup shop to do this. Looking for recommendations for general contract agreement templates and efficient ways to manage timesheets and invoices. This will be a one person show. I already have […]

Good day all! Another amazing week coming up on Fireside Fedi! All times are Eastern US, UTC-4. 2025-09-23 2100 - @reiver - he says he "makes things for the Fediverse" but I'm pretty sure he makes one of EVERYTHING for the Fediverse. Oh yeah and I'm pretty sure he's Batman. 2025-09-26 1400 - […]

I turned a tiny #mac mini into my own #mastodon server—secure, low‑maintenance, and running like a dream. Here’s the full build, from #docker to #cloudflare Tunnel, and why #selfhosting doesn’t have to be a headache. #fediverse #activitypub #homelab #devops #sysadmin […]

Just reminding everyone that the instance metalhead.club has it's own instance anthem, free to stream. You can donate for a downloaded version as well. https://music.metalhead.club/metalheadclub-anthem/ #fedimerch #music

A new addition to the #FediMerch collection! @Iconfactory is very active on the fediverse and had an extremely successful Kickstarter for their Tapestry app, which combines all kinds of content, including fediverse accounts, into customizable timelines. This […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@cheeaun/115242149735813956 Chee is working on quote posts for Phanpy and needs some test quotes to try out. Feel free to remove the quote to test, won’t hurt my feelings!

New album from Rebecca Sugar of Stephen Universe fame. You can really hear it in this song! ❤️ https://youtu.be/J77yQcT517E?si=xe0tY6ecbO_6eInl #music #songoftheday

When I first found the fediverse, I setup my site using #indieweb principles, thoroughly enjoying the use of sematic html and attributes to describe the data. It made so much sense! IndieWeb Kit was something I tried early on that may interest you - it uses the POSSE (Publish On Site, Syndicate […]

New music playlist, built from @franatee.bsky.social Franatee's Finite Playlist #3. Witty newsletters sent to my inbox, fun crafts to my mailbox each month. Curated collections of music that has created well-worn grooves in my brain. What more could you ask for?!

Looping some Saturday morning cartoon intro songs from the 80's and 90's. Grab your favorite cereal and relax! https://stream.box464.com/ #genx #cartoons

#Smithereen 0.11 is out! This one mostly focuses on groups and moderation. Groups now have discussion boards, admins can specify server rules (with translations!), moderators have more and better tools at their disposal, and users can now pin posts and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Thinking about building “#Fedify Studio” (tentative name)—a web-based #activitypub debugging & development toolkit, like a supercharged version of ActivityPub.Academy and `fedify inbox` command. Imagine having a proper UI for testing activities, inspecting actors, debugging federation issues… […]

My little pup is having a rough day. Vet visit, medicines and some pill pockets later, she's at least groggy and resting. Blood work was clear, tho it could be pancreatitis. Haven't seen the vomiting like last time, tho. Hoping to see some improvement overnight.

There's a renewed conversation around the lack of options for migrating post history when you move to a new Mastodon server. And seeing a few people mentioning how this can be a reason for folks to give up on Mastodon when their server shuts down, I hope the Mastodon team will prioritize this. […]

First time I’ve heard of Gush!, an activitypub based platform for sharing topical interests for video games. Other media types are being considered for development as well. https://codeberg.org/gush/gush #activitypub

The side of a styrofoam cup has me questioning my own purpose and existence today.

We’re taking another step in building a sustainable financial base as a non-profit. Today, we’re announcing new hosting and support offerings, tailored for larger organisations and public institutions. These enable organisations to own their social identities, on their own infrastructure […]

I purposefully set my iPhone contract to end 2 months after release dates. Then I can see how the gadgets shake out with friends before plunking down any money. I've tried android in the past, but purchased a lower end phone. It was a horrible experience. I feel like I should give it another […]

Excited to see this deployed on more instances in the weeks to come. From: @Gargron https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115224321548138026

Good morning! If you’re on mastodon.social (or another server running nightly builds) you can begin quoting posts in your posts (quooting?) starting today. Remember, you control whether you can be quoted, and call always retract your post from a specific quote. And you can quote me on that!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115224321548138026 Take note that @phanpy doesn't support composing native quote posts yet. It's a lot more work than expected. And also just trying this out from Mastodon web.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@box464/115224502465113389 Quoting a quote about quote posting. How many levels of quotes of quotes of quotes can there be?

Quote posting is here. It’s the interaction controls that are of interest to me! I wonder what clients have updated for this yet? I hear Ice Cubes allows for quotes now, not sure about these per post interaction settings tho. Will have to check out Phanpy, too. #mastodon

For a sneak preview of my followup to the Fediverse Schema Observatory, there's now a project page on the lab website for the ActivityPub Fuzzer: https://asml.cyber.harvard.edu/activitypub-fuzzer/ Basically it lets an ActivityPub server developer test against incoming messages from Fediverse […]

It would be disturbing enough if Kimmel's show had been pulled (at the FCC's behest, no less) for speaking ill of Charlie Kirk. But the monologue wasn't even about Kirk. It was about the hypocrisy and opportunism of those using Kirk's murder to advance a right-wing narrative. Comedy can be a […]

#phanpysocial changelog ✨ 📝 Composer relayout 🔍 Recent searches 🏛️ Edit History Snapshots 🔰 Show role badges with profile usernames ⌛ "X months/years later" hint between list of threads or comments 🔗 "Open link?" prompt when clicking links that don't show domain 🔬 Larger-than-rendered custom […]

I love that @_elena has started a #GratefulForYou hashtag! My #GratefulForYou is for @ozoned#gratefulforyou- for all that he's doing to uplift the #fediverse community, and particularly for the fascinating and diverse conversations he's been hosting on @firesidefedi

⚠️ Today is the last chance for you to shape the future of the Fediverse! If you’re a: ✅ Mod ✅Admin ✅Community organiser Do yourself a favour and take 5-10 minutes⏱️to anonymously fill in the IFTAS needs assessment today! https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/

Yall, I think they’re coming after social media next since the other scapegoat options didn’t work out. Guess we’re gonna find out how well this decentralization thing works.

<Pops gum> <Looks you up and down> So. What fediverse platform are YOU supposed to be?

the fediverse is diverse

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Retejo I have been working on a new type of web-server for serving static web-sites. I started working on it recently — on August 23rd. But, have had the idea for it for a number of years. ... What is different about this web-server for static web-sites‽ Well, of course, it supports HTML […]

@youronlyone Soon. https://codeberg.org/ap-next/ap-next/src/branch/main/nomadpub.md (although "this is the new domain, automatically re-subscribe please" doesn't require true nomadic protocol and many actively maintained fedi services already support it)

It's Scooby Doo's birthday! I owe my programming career to that mangy mutt. In college, I decided I wanted to learn about HTML, so I picked a topic and ran with it. Here's an early version from 1997 - a geocities page. I can't tell you how fun it was to build this, and the community that was […]

I love street art, and these are exceptionally beautiful. But more and more, when I see these images and videos in a timeline somewhere, I am immediately cautious to share them because I'm afraid it might be AI and that makes me sad […]

Notes on the implementation of Data Portability in #tootik https://github.com/dimkr/tootik/blob/v0.19.0/FEDERATION.md#data-portability #fep_ef61 #nomadicidentity

There are still Tapestry sponsorship slots available to help tout your iOS 26 app update! They're simple, affordable and a great way to reach outside your social bubble. Get in touch! - https://usetapestry.com/sponsors

I love how thoughtful the Mastodon blog post about introducing quote posting is. A really interesting way the team could be even more impactful on the open social web would be to share their research findings and the thinking that went into these sorts of features - that's the sort of body of […]

Found this gem on the internet archive - a CD-ROM game that came with Cap'n Crunch Cereal. For those that didn't have a computer, you got access to an audio file to listen to instead. https://archive.org/details/CrunchlingAdventure #retrogaming

We've just published an experimental pre-release version 1.9.0-pr.431.1597 that adds CommonJS support to all npm packages in the Fedify ecosystem! 🧪 ### What's new This experimental build addresses one of the most requested features—better compatibility with CommonJS-based Node.js applications […]

In my happy, slightly spooky place. This dog is so skittish, it warms my heart whenever I can get her to settle in. I’m trying my best not to move and ruin it. And no, it’s not too early for some spooky. #dogsofmastodon

@SoraSNS has a new feature coming out - merged timelines. Choose from all types of accounts - activitypub, atproto, nostr even. All content appears in a single feed! #fediverseapps #mastodonapps

pillbug is a cohost-inspired client for GoToSocial and other Mastodon API-compatible ActivityPub servers. https://pillbug.vivl.im/about #gotosocial #fediverse #activitypub

An ATProto based platform for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. “Northsky Social Cooperative is a group of passionate web developers and community moderators working to build a digital space designed around active moderation and user safety for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.” […]

This Windows 3.11 looking website for an analytics firm (GDPR compliant) is so fun. https://posthog.com/

Hear me out. “Dragboat Race” where Drag Queens and Kings participate in over the top drag boat racing.