A concerning pattern is emerging, which is that not only is Pippin (BC, Canada) still destroying the occasional mug, he seems to be destroying the mugs with the prettiest patterns. The Cat News team will keep everyone updated on this alarming development (while […] [Original post on mas.to]

“And now, inevitably, half of my #bluesky timeline is like: oh, we need a service that’s resistant to this sort of shit, something that’s not beholden to capitalist pressure, something that’s queer-friendly…, quickly followed by but don’t say #mastodon! Sorry, I’m saying it. We want fucking […]

I'm appalled to see the European Commission apparently embracing closed source, commercial, ID and age verification mandatory, social media today - in the very face of the technology sovereignty and online freedoms debates. I think they've just thrown away the greatest opportunity to be the […]

#mastodon 4.6 is here! It's been a long time in the works, but it's finally ready. In this release, we're introducing Collections—a way to share curated collections of profiles to help old and new users discover more of the #fediverse. We're also updating the look of profiles, alongside many […]

We're going to Vilnius this weekend. Any fedifriends want to meet up for a beer / bite to eat?

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116754155328837352 Loops now has official Android and iOS apps released and available!

I keep feeling the need to apologize for how I behaved during a brief period of the 8 years I've spent building for the fediverse. A lot of people don't like me, some even hate me. But I'm only human, and when it comes down to it, I was a bully and my ego got the better of me. You helped me […]

Et voila. Lees en houd svp in je achterhoofd dat dit in de eerste plaats geschreven is voor mensen die hier nog nooit zijn geweest. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/06/10/de-technologie-achter-mastodon-versus-bluesky-welke-past-beter-bij-het-sociale-medium-van-nrc-a4929641

Hey, friends. Do me a favour! Can we get enough followers for @esperantousa to get them to stay on the Fediverse? They have 900 or so Instagram followers and 460+ on the Fediverse. Can we get it to 2000 in the next two weeks? Please boost widely. #esperanto

I'm in the process of getting my passport to attend a conference in Europe later this year!

Any chance any of you local #montreal folks has a 20TB drive I can borrow for a few days? I need to upgrade my home NAS, and I'd like to have an on-site backup in case anything goes wrong.

if you want to join #mastodon, our national @SURF#mastodonhas a Mastodon service where you can login with your institutional account. Check out this page (or via the QR code): https://edu.nl/k8nxc #osflimburg

Question: If someone you follow on Mastodon is posting a ton and basically flooding your feed, is there any option other than muting or unfollowing them? #mastodon #socialmedia

Get your @vernissage accounts ready 👀 Something exciting is coming to Pixelix soon. #Pixelix #Vernissage#pixelix#fediverse

The new Pixelfed app Camera will support new filters + AR filters for both photos and videos, and include a better editing experience. It's pretty insane actually, we're planning to support 3rd party filters via the Filter Marketplace. Stay tuned, and if you want early access, subscribe to our […]

Started a new project, the #FreeSewingCrux climbing pants by @woutervw. Also my first project made of #toile (#muslin / #calico ), just to see what it's like to work with it. I have some nice pink denim with a bit of stretch to make the "real" one with, once this […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Lydia (Greater London, UK) is fast asleep, but she is keeping up her exercise routine anyway. All her legs are twitching and she looks like she's ready for some sort of action... real or otherwise. #cats #cat #CatNews #catsofmastodon#CatNews#cat#catsttps://cat-news.news/

Since GIF is pronounced with a hard G for "graphics interchange format", JPEG is pronounced "j-feg", for "Joint Photographic Experts Group". #gifnotgif

🏳️‍🌈 Today, I was at the Dutch National Opera & Ballet recording for 'Unfolded Voices'—a wonderful project by the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Foundation for World Pride Month. We recorded a brand new piece by #composer Thomas van Dun. Had great fun adding my voice to this collaboration alongside a […]

Mooi werk van @FTM_nl weer: Gedoodverfd opvolger van DigiD is niet te gebruiken zonder Gmail-account of Apple-ID […]

I get asked this every now and then, so here's a quick explanation for anyone on a smaller Mastodon server (like mementomori.social): If you open someone's profile and it looks empty or only shows a few old posts, it's not broken. It's just how Mastodon works. A server only receives posts that […]

Fan-tas-tisch: https://speld.nl/2026/05/27/kabinet-belooft-nederland-na-digid-niet-opnieuw-te-overvallen-met-wijs-en-doortastend-besluit/

From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?gift=fXb4ymsFcV2ntAzqIpmYvZ5SHmVudSgCCvY8EbJPC2Q #Musk #Billionaires #empathy #theatlantic

From "What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat" by Noah Hawley: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/

#Sewing Man... Sewing is just so much straight cutting. I'm making a sewing station organiser, to help keep my space a bit cleaner. This one: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-How-to-Make-a-Quilted-Sewing-Machine-Mat-Threa/ A really complete and well-crafted […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

The #Cat is doing a phenomenal job modelling the fabric I’ve laid out for cutting #sewing

Once in a while I come across an album I didn't know yet, and I get slightly obsessed with it for a while. The End of History by #FionnRegan was one; or Court and Spark by #JoniMitchell; Time (The Revelator) by #GillianWelch; PROTO by #hollyherndon#gillianwelch#jonimitchell#fionnregano Much for the City by The#Thrills... And […]

I'm in the market for a reliable sewing machine—I want to replace my old Singer. I made a mistake at first, buying an old Bernina Virtuosa with mechanical/electronic issues (luckily returned). A sewing machine repairman told me that early digital Berninas are risky, and he recommended a […]

RE: https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/116589561696890462 @neuSoM und @wikimediaDE haben ein Tutorial zum Einstieg ins #Fediverse veröffentlicht! PDF, 8 Seiten: 👉 https://cloud.wechange.de/s/K46GejqGn48PSrf Inhalt: @davidlohner#fediverseAlina Casanova und Mario Birkholz Schwerpunkte: #mastodon #pixelfed […]

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

Ik ben medestander van The Firewall, omdat ik weiger toe te kijken hoe techgiganten onze democratie ondermijnen. The Firewall vecht terug. Met het vrije woord en de rechtspraak. #staoptegenbigtech Word ook medestander van TheFirewall https://www.thefirewall.eu/doe-mee

Ever since reading "Getting off US tech: a guide" by @parismarx last year, I wanted to build a little website where you could check the #software you're using and get some shareable text, showing how much is from the US. Now it's finally done 👇🏼🥳 https://fingolas.eu/MyTech What do you think? […]

Vernissage! It's a fediverse photo hosting/sharing platform, that's been around for a couple of years now, but hasn't had much traction or visibility. I just (re)discovered it recently, and after getting in and playing around with it more this time, I kinda fell in love with it. It's what I was […]

"Politicoloog Léonie de Jonge zei het eerder al in deze krant: ‘Gewelddadigheden op straat kan je niet los zien van de normalisatie van uiterst rechts’. Die uitspraak had destijds betrekking op extreemrechtse relschoppers op het Malieveld die het partijkantoor van D66 vernielden. Dat gebeurde […]

RE: https://mastodon.nl/@support/116534899281085066 Voor wie net als ik op mastodon.nl zit en daar vrolijk gebruik van maakt; doe je ook een donatie? Het liefst een periodieke overschrijving, dat is lekker stabiel. Een paar euro per maand is al super (ga ik maar even van uit :) ). Dank […]

An abandoned French pottery factory. It specialised in producing plaster moulds that were used by ceramics factories elsewhere. Hundreds of forms remain on timber racks and wooden rail carts. The business collapsed suddenly when the owner allegedly fled with […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

For recently arrived people who are unfamiliar with how the Fediverse works: Pleez put hashtags at the end of your posts. Since Mastodon has no algorithms, hashtags -- and boosts -- are your way of gaining attention. Pro tip: Put a #linux hastag at the end of every post. Bonus Tip: John Mastodon […]

I have recently created two tools for promoting your favorite fediverse communities. (And you can even use them together!) The first one lets you create a customizable invitation page with your favorite apps and starter packs (collections will be supported soon!) […]

tags.pub is a global hashtag server for the Fediverse. You can follow an account like @[email protected] and it will boost all the content tagged #fediforum from across the Fediverse. Evan Prodromou demo'd it recently at FediForum . https://spectra.video/w/s3CHd83Hypu1f45pfuqCPT /cc […]

New from me, on the decision by the @EUCommission to not extend the DMA interoperability requirements to social media, and how this closes off a pathway for mass adoption of open social networks. https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr162-eu-regulation-wont-save-open-social-networks/

Here's a list of the ~160 GitHub repos the NHS have closed down due to security fears. https://github.com/orgs/uk-gov-mirror/repositories?q=mirror%3Afalse+fork%3Afalse+archived%3Afalse+nhs #opensource #cybersecurity #mythos

O, die had ik niet zien aankomen, zo'n uitgebreid antwoord van de voorzitter van de #hcc op de vraag of nieuws gedeeld kan worden op Mastodon. Klinkt wel goed. #nietzonder #mastodon

I’m currently looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team at @openproject. #getfedihired Boosts welcome. 🙏 Anyone interested? More details here: https://openproject-gmbh.jobs.personio.com/job/2604397?language=de #productmanagement #foss #agile […]

Pansement sur un trottoir de la rue de l'Espérance (Paris 13). #petitprince #flacking

Eén Europees treinkaartje. Of in ieder geval iets beters dan er nu is: https://act.greens-efa.eu/nl/ticket/ voor echt #CrossBorderRail

https://keepthingsopen.com/ Another good petition. An example of people who think security through obscurity is a viable tactic. My old computer science teacher taught me that that just isn't the case. Open software is, in fact, more secure. #UK #Petition #Software #OpenSource #nhs

Wil jij bijdragen aan een groener Utrecht? 🌿 Via Milieucentrum Utrecht kun je Tuincoach worden: een leuke vrijwilligersrol waarbij je buurtbewoners enthousiasmeert en helpt hun tuin te vergroenen. Je wordt onderdeel van een gezellige community (ik zit er ook […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Roxy (Brussels, Belgium) managed to pull a bowl of sauce off the table, and not have any of it hit her. Only the floor is a mess! She is very proud. #cats #cat #CatNews #catsofmastodon#CatNews#cat#catsttps://cat-news.news/

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@hpod16/116538344713848285 Het heeft even geduurd, maar de @EUCommission heeft Mastodon nu als eerste link onderaan op de website staan. (En het kruisje verwijderd). Geweldig nieuws op Europadag! https://nietzonder.nl