The focus for us at @Vivaldi has always been to do what our users want us to do. So we have spent time on things like: - Work spaces and tab stacks - Tab tiling - Mouse gestures - Customizable keyboard shortcuts - Tracker and ad blocker - Panels and Web panels - Cross platform, encrypted sync […]

I just read The Colonization of Confidence by @WeirdWriter and you should too. I've talked about hating the tools that subvert cognition and creativity. This piece puts into words those concepts by telling you a story. It's raw. It's messy and emotional. It's human. It's something LLMs could […]

Vivaldi Social has been upgraded to Mastodon v4.5.3.

this fall I worked with the core Git folks on writing an official data model for Git and it just got merged! I learned a few new things from writing it. https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitdatamodel.adoc

The family has grown! #plushtodon #mastomerch

Tonight at 18:00 in #sagene kirke, #oslo, my choir, Skala Operakor is performing a Christmas concert! 🎄🎵 Details on the choir website at skalaoperakor.no #opera #concert #music

Slik lurer de deg https://www.nrk.no/nyttig/xl/slik-lurer-de-deg-1.17628217

Uk citizens may wish to sign this Parliamentary petition to call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/744215

RE: https://fribygda.no/@eivind/115608749830807164 This is why one does not give way to traffic not yet on the roundabout (I see buses do this all the time at this roundabout, so it was only a matter of time until this happened...) #oslo #alexanderkiellandsplass

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/115583053748045238 Vivaldi Social has been upgraded to Mastodon v4.5.2.

Hey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition. #mastodon #fediverse #socialweb

Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi/115552988428712015 It's 3 years already!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/115543797133534356 Vivaldi Social has now been upgraded to #mastodon v4.5.1.

RE: https://mementomori.social/@rolle/115510168521583995 The v3.0.0 release of #mastodonbirdui has now been deployed on Vivaldi Social.

Had a wonderful time catching up with other #operasoftware alumni yesterday. Thanks to @Vivaldi for hosting!

RE: https://nileane.fr/@TangerineUI/115505692813803331 The v2.5.1 update of #tangerineui has now been deployed on Vivaldi Social.

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi/115503470287218717 Yes, now we can quote posts to our hearts' content.

Preparing to upgrade Vivaldi Social to Mastodon v4.5.0...

We’re happy to announce that Mastodon 4.5 is now ready for prime time! Quote posts, async fetching of replies, server timeline visibility settings, more moderation tools, and lots and lots of other tweaks and improvements. Announcement on our blog […]

Scenes from Vivaldi HQ in Oslo: I menace Haakon, our glamorous Comms/ PR chap, with a banana until he ideates sufficiently vigorously. My t-shirt reads "Big Tech? Big No!"

Whelp! I seem to be a few million kroner in debt now...

We just released Mastodon 4.4.8 and the second 4.5.0 beta release. These versions fix a security issue allowing quote controls to be bypassed. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.8 […]

Vivaldi Social has been upgraded to Mastodon v4.4.8.

So #iceland decided to put on a little light show. My camera is pretty poor on this phone so is not really doing these #northernlights justice.

A beginner-friendly guide to view transitions in CSS https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/view-transitions-beginner-guide/

Vivaldi Social has been upgraded to Mastodon v4.4.7.

We just released Mastodon 4.4.6, 4.3.14, and 4.2.27. These versions contain security fixes, as well as a few other bugfixes mostly related to handling of quote posts. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page […]

Vivaldi Social has been upgraded to Mastodon v4.4.6.

We're excited to announce that @altstore has joined the fediverse! Their innovative implementation of ActivityPub allows you to follow updates from your favorite apps, demonstrating a new way to bring more apps to the open social web. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for their generous […]

Impolighthouse https://www.jonoalderson.com/impolighthouse/ "Get brutally honest performance feedback that actually tells you what's wrong and how to fix it." Fun, and great marketing!

Vivaldi Social has been upgraded to Mastodon v4.4.5.

Attention Gen Xers and boomers with registered domain names 🚨 If you, like me, put a fictitious organization in your domain name registration 25 years ago because NetSol or ICANN did not allow you to leave that field blank, recent policy changes will make that organization name the *legal […]

Just a quick reminder that there's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see me perform on stage in Verdi's opera adaptation of Shakespeare's "Scottish play" tomorrow at Lillestrøm Kultursenter! Full details at https://www.skalaoperakor.no/macbeth #oslo #opera #verdi #shakespeare

A couple of events involving me that are coming up soon this month if you're in the #oslo / Lillestrøm area: On Saturday 6 September (that's this weekend) at 19:00 I'll be taking part in a small stage production of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni along with a bunch of other amateur soloists, with […]

A couple of events involving me that are coming up soon this month if you're in the #oslo / Lillestrøm area: On Saturday 6 September (that's this weekend) at 19:00 I'll be taking part in a small stage production of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni along with a bunch of other amateur soloists, with […]

If anyone's looking for a nice apartment in #oslo, I can definitely recommend this nice one in Ensjø: https://www.finn.no/realestate/homes/ad.html?finnkode=414448285 #forsale #apartment #cheekyad

I do appear to have purchased a house.

Vivaldi Social has been upgraded to Mastodon v4.4.3.

SCAM ALERT An elderly adult may go up to you and pinch your nose without your consent then claim to have stolen your nose Do not attempt to pay them to reacquire your nose They do not have your nose Their supposed proof is just their thumb in between two of their fingers Do not engage them […]

Vivaldi Social has been updated to Mastodon v4.4.2.

Deployed a minor update to Vivaldi Social, bringing Mastodon Bird UI to version 2.3.2.

Mastodon upgrade incoming shortly...

[UKPol] Hey Brits, go sign this if you want Mastodon to still exist here. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

Right now I'm on vacation in this beautiful place (Baschi, Umbria, Italy 🇮🇹), but while I'm enjoying the sun, my colleagues launched the fun little website I helped make: https://onlyfjords.com

Friday Night #boardgames #terrorscape

My notifications were smiling at me today, and that amused me.

Great review of @Vivaldi : https://www.makeuseof.com/why-switch-to-vivaldi-browser/ #windows #macos #linux #computers #browser