Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/

@Gargron steps down as CEO of #Mastodon, and then #Cloudflare immediately falls over. Coincidence? I THINK NOT, WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

Fortunately, my image assets for my #Mastodon instance are on AWS and that never goes down-

Wait a minute. Never mind. #SoMuchCoffee
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Outage at Cloudflare Disrupts Parts of the Internet - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/business/cloudflare-down-challenges-error.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E8.pvrz.G3ek45TMccxK&smid=url-share

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969

I am passing the torch to @mellifluousbox, who will be the new Executive Director. Felix has been involved with #Mastodon since 2020 and has been instrumental in evolving the organization, raising funds, and growing the team to get us to where we are now. With @haubles and @renchap by his side, and the team we have assembled over the years, I have faith that the new leadership will do a stellar job.

Everything in your main "Home" timeline on Mastodon is there for one of these reasons:

-An account you follow posted it
-An account you follow boosted it
-The post contains a hashtag you follow
-An account you follow replied to an account you also follow
-An account you follow replied to itself

Nothing else gets in your main feed, it's just these things.

If hashtags are at the end of a post they are displayed in a smaller font below the post, which some people miss.

#FediTips #Mastodon

@FediTips I believe that there is another case, which is somewhat a special case of the third point: the post *contained* a hashtag you follow, but was later edited so it no longer does.

The initial hashtag pushed the post into your home feed, but the later edit does not *remove* the post from your home feed.

If people abuse this, block them. 🙂

#FediTips #Mastodon

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/

Not sure how I feel about Eugen Rochko cashing out with one million euros from the #Mastodon project.

That kind of money should have funded further development in my opinion.

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

Edit: Wir versuchen das nochmal - habt Ihr Lust, auch den Hinweis auf unser #EndOf10-Event am Samstag: https://vhs.social/@karlsruhe/115565145009865575 zu boosten?

Wir bräuchten da mal Eure Hilfe, um "Auf #Mastodon erreicht man doch niemanden" zu widerlegen!

Es gibt bei der #vhs #Karlsruhe wieder den legendären Mathesalon mit Prof. Dr. Rainer Roos und Nikolett Bernáth.

Verbreitet die frohe Kunde und retröötet, was das Zeug hält - wir kriegen den Saal der #Volkshochschule voll, oder?

Am 30.10. geht es um #Primzahlen - eine unterhaltsame und inspirierende Reise durch über zweitausend Jahre #Mathematikgeschichte – von Euklids Beweis der Unendlichkeit der Primzahlen bis zu modernen Rekorden und ungelösten Rätseln. Sie erfahren, warum amerikanische Zikaden mit Primzahlen zu tun haben, was es mit Primzahlzwillingen auf sich hat und warum selbst einfache Fragen in der Mathematik manchmal Millionen wert sind.

Das Beste: Sie brauchen keine besonderen Vorkenntnisse – nur ein wenig Neugier. Alles wird anschaulich und mit viel Begeisterung erklärt.
Und weil Denken auch Musik verdient, begleitet Nicolette Bernȃth den Abend am #Klavier.

Ein Abend für Kopf und Herz – spannend, überraschend und voller „Aha!“-Momente.
Kommen Sie mit auf eine faszinierende Reise in die Welt der Primzahlen!

Anmeldung hier: https://www.vhs-karlsruhe.de/p/gesellschaft-politik/zeit-geschichte/vhs-salon-mathematik-faszination-der-primzahlen-699-C-253-25052

Das mit Verbreitung via #Mastodon hat ja richtig gut geklappt - da versuche ich das doch nochmal mit dieser interessanten Veranstaltung am 22.11., die ebenfalls mehr Interesse verdient, als sie bisher findet:

Mit dem Supportende von #Windows 10 im Oktober wurden - ginge es nach #MicroSoft - Millionen von voll funktionalen Computern zu Altmetall.

Praktisch alle können durch Upgrade auf #Linux noch jahrelang gute Dienste leisten und so der Umwelt Millionen Tonnen von Elektroschrott ersparen.

Linux und die dafür existierende Open-Source-Software können Windows / MS-Office mehr als nur ersetzen - und der Umstieg ist gar nicht schwer, schon gar nicht mit kostenloser fachkundiger Hilfe ehrenamtlicher Helfer*innen bei der #vhs #Karlsruhe.

Am 22.11. könnt Ihr Euch informieren, Linux auf der eigenen Maschine testen und mit Unterstützung auch gleich installieren.

#OpenSource #EndOf10

https://www.vhs-karlsruhe.de/p/699-C-253-67051

News and social. One app.

We are incredibly excited and, honestly, really proud to be launching The Bristol Cable iOS app with The Bristol Cable today.

Our mission to unite knowledge sharing communities has never been more apparent as we continue the introduction of our Social Web enabled community apps. This time, with a news flavour! 🗞️

#SocialWeb #BristolCable #Journalism #Fediverse #Mastodon #News #SocialMedia #App

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A graphic showing three screenshots of The Bristol Cable app over text which reads: "Developed by Newsmast Foundation for The Bristol Cable". The images show various screens on the The Bristol Cable app, focusing on local, independent journalism.

The registration on the Glitchy.Social Madtodon instance is now possible!

https://www.glitchy.social/docs/mastodon/join

#GlitchySocial #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #SelfHost #HomeLab #DecentralizedWeb #Mastodon

#OverUnder 042 with @robb
He's a developer, podcaster, and blogger.

He also created Echofeed, an app that looks great! Just go check it.

Today, he shares his thoughts on #Avengers, #WeekNotes, #Stickers, #BuJo , and #Tacos

He recommended also two books:

- How to lie with statistics
- So you've been publicly shamed

#books #bookstodon #BulletJournalning #blog #fediverse #mastodon

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-042

I'm reading a New York Review of Books article about the Internet and the World Wide Web. The article discusses recent books by Tim Berners-Lee and Cory Doctorow. This paragraph caught my eye. Berners-Lee is the "he" at the start of the passage. Hurrah for Mastodon, I say. #Mastodon #Fediverse #Technology #Internet #SocialMedia #OpenSource

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A quote from an article in the New York Review of Books: "He [Tim Berners-Lee] urges us to walk away from Facebook and X in exchange for “something pro-human”—decentralized platforms like Mastodon, a user-controlled, open-source alternative in the so-called Fediverse. One virtue of the Fediverse, as [Cory] Doctorow also emphasizes, is that users can move freely from one server or community to another without losing their friends and followers.

Today is our third anniversary on Mastodon and the Fediverse for our daily 9PM #HashTagGames.

This past year, #Fediverse players have played over 100,000 game plays.

Including the special games that popup, we have shared over 1100 unique hashtag games since November 16, 2022.

Thank you for joining me every day for our little moment of silliness.

You friend and host,
@paul

See you at 9PM EST, (6PM PT / 2AM GMT / 3AM CET / 1PM AEDT / 2PM NZST) for our new game.

Proudly hosting daily games since November 16, 2022
#Fediverse #Mastodon

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Poster Meme announcing New Game Featured image, large blue hashTag and Text: 9 o'clock Hashtag How to play #HashTagGames Write something awesome, Use the Hashtag, Toot/Post and Repeat! Please Boost Hashtag Games on Mastodon and the entire Fediverse. hosted by @paul@OldFriends.Live Thanks for play our games each night! Every Night, 9PM EST, (6PM PT / 2AM GMT / 3AM CET / 1PM AEDT / 3PM NZST) Proudly hosting daily games since November 16, 2022

So Tokodon is a pretty good KDE client for Mastodon. Is there any equivalent out there for Bluesky, or that might handle both in the same program?

#linux #archlinux #mastodon #bluesky

Found on a @delta app that I'm not fully understanding how it works.

Still, spot on definition of the fedi. Which is also pretty much both is strength and weakness. You don't need to REACH the world, you just need to find your people. For mass advertising messages go to commercial social media and pester them there with random angry people, for a sense of worldwide close-knit neighbourhood where people matter, and you know each one by name: stay.

🥳 LESS IS MORE 🥳

#Mastodon

Franchement, le projet @phanpy est vraiment pas mal du tout 🤙
Petit rappel, c'est un client #Mastodon minimaliste et original 😉
Et sur certains points, je le préfère même à l'interface originale 👌
➡️ https://phanpy.blablalinux.be

From the mastodon roadmap. I can't wait to see that!

#mastodon

Three years ago today, we opened the doors to our corner of the Fediverse. 💙

What started as an idea has grown into a friendly space for good conversations, smart humor, and authentic interactions. It’s been amazing watching this community grow with all of you.

Thank you to everyone who’s shared, posted, and made Vivaldi Social part of their online space. You’ve helped shape this community into what it is today.

Here’s to everyone who’s been part of it, and to all the new voices we’ll meet along the way.

Happy 3rd birthday, Vivaldi Social! 🎉

- Team Vivaldi

#VivaldiSocial #Fediverse #Mastodon #Community

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Illustration of the Vivaldi Social mascot Tony and a cheerful yellow Mastodon mascot celebrating three years. They stand beside a large golden number three with a red banner that reads Vivaldi Social Anniversary. Confetti and stars fill the background.

Ok, what’s “Filtered notifications” in @IceCubesApp ? And why some notifications are filtered? First time seeing this.

#Mastodon

Hi, guys. I broke my Mastodon installation. Next time, I should use a server dedicated solely to Mastodon, lol, because it conflicts with my other apps, lol.

#mastodon #fediverse #selfhosting #devops #tech #technology #fail #learning #decentralisation #server #linux #it #networking #development #coding #sysadmin #openweb #community #troubleshooting #web

Mon petit drama avec #LibreTranslate et #Mastodon, c'est de l'histoire ancienne 😎

Some #BSDCafe #Mastodon #Sidekiq stats

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Sidekiq Busy page showing 302017636 processed jobs, 9700663 failed, 5 busy, 0 enqueued, 3013 retries, 437 scheduled, 2684 dead. Status shows 3 processes, 65 threads, 5 busy threads, 8 percent utilization, 3711 MB RSS. Three processes listed: bsd_cmas01:44821 with 853 MB RSS, 25 threads, 0 busy; bsd_cmas01:50747 with 1827 MB RSS, 25 threads, 2 busy; bsd_cmas02:25091 with 1031 MB RSS, 15 threads, 3 busy.

I think I might try to stand up a temporary mastodon instance on my home server, which is behind a wireguard VPN, and use nginx on a public facing $5 VPS to serve the content via reverse proxy.

I wonder if that's possible.

#Mastodon #Wireguard #nginx #SelfHosted

mstdn.social, masto.ai and mastodon.coffee have been updated to #Mastodon v4.5.1

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.1

I've updated the guide on how to transfer your Mastodon account from one server to another:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

It now has an additional step where you switch off email notifications for new followers on the account you're moving to.

Apparently some people have been receiving lots of email notifications for new followers when they've transferred followers over. For some reason no one has raised this issue before, but it seems to have happened to a number of people.

#FediTips #Mastodon

Mastodon will implement automatic missile deployment for users that ignore quote controlls in order to get other softwares to support its implementation.

#Mastodon #yassieIsDead #real

The #illumosCafe #Mastodon instance has been upgraded to v4.5.1

#illumosCafeServices #illumosCafeUpdates

The #BSDCafe #Mastodon instances have been upgraded to v4.5.1

#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates

Ich kann mich noch gut an den Aufschrei erinnern, als #Meta mit der News um die Ecke kam, dass #Threads nun auch ans #Fediverse andockt.

Frage in die Runde: Folgt ihr Accounts von dort?

Ich bin ehrlich gesagt verdammt happy, dass ich grossen Threads Konten via meiner #Mastodon App folgen kann und so nicht auf dieser Zuckerberg-Schleuder aktiv sein muss

Neue Artikel auf unserem Elternblog
https://elternblog.digital
(stimmt - der Elternblog hat eine neue URL :-)

- Meinung: Warum wir dezentrale soziale Medien nutzen sollten
- Handyregelung an Schulen in Baden-Württemberg
- "Italian Brainrot" - schon mal gehört?

#eltern #digital #digitalisierung #fedilz #socialmedia #mastodon #brainrot #handyverbot

Sex Umfrage !!! 🫦

weil es einfach Spaß macht...
äh...auch darüber zu quatschen
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Was tut man eigentlich wenn man gerne Sex hätte, aber nichts in Aussicht hat??
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Ja, ja die offensichtliche Antwort fällt auch mir gleich ein 😆

#mastodon #fediverse #sex #sexy #umfrage #boost #gedanken #spass #liebe #welt

Filters are one of the best parts of #mastodon. I'm here for anime and coffee. I don't need people's rage over whatever political atrocity is going on today.

I get my news through #RSS and save my rage for that.