GNU socialtag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-28:TagTimeline:blueskyNotices tagged with blueskyUpdates tagged with bluesky on Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Nu_uc_lc.svg2024-03-28T13:09:01+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://pirati.ca/objects/ec054ce7-1865-8bd6-7fe8-b3b710256316New note by heluecht<a href="https://pirati.ca/search?tag=Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> hat jetzt deutsche Übersetzungen - und ich ahne, dass sie automatisiert erfolgt sind 😀<br /> <a href="https://pirati.ca/photos/heluecht/image/1067865387658bd5b8dad9e469910431">https://pirati.ca/photos/heluecht/image/1067865387658bd5b8dad9e469910431</a>3433864http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-12-27T07:47:11+00:002023-12-27T07:47:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://pirati.ca/profile/heluechtheluecht<p>Entwickelt Open Source in der Freizeit, hat zu viele Fahrräder und ist Fan des HSVH (Das erste "H" steht für "Handball") und von islieb, Franzbrötchen und guter Schokolade. Wunschliste: alles unter <a href="https://www.rausch.de/schokolade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rausch.de/schokolade/</a></p><p>Wer Amazon mag: <a href="https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0ZL3MN3ZT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0…</a></p><p>Liberapay: <a href="https:// … 53.5617367 9.986725heluechtMichael Vogel<p>Entwickelt Open Source in der Freizeit, hat zu viele Fahrräder und ist Fan des HSVH (Das erste "H" steht für "Handball") und von islieb, Franzbrötchen und guter Schokolade. Wunschliste: alles unter <a href="https://www.rausch.de/schokolade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rausch.de/schokolade/</a></p><p>Wer Amazon mag: <a href="https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0ZL3MN3ZT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/3VWK0…</a></p><p>Liberapay: <a href="https:// … Hamburg, Germanyhomepagehttp://digitale-notdurft.de/truehttps://pirati.ca/objects/ec054ce7-1865-8bd6-7fe8-b3b710256316#contexthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-21:noticeId=3433646:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub" title="https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-292858">https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub</a> [www theverge com] <br /> <br /> The Verge article extolling the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse.</a></span> I personally think the writer has the wrong point. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a></span> isn't good. Its attraction is "everybody I know is on Facebook" and not any of its half-baked features. Therefore, multiprotocol / multi-network federated social is important to dethroning #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> like XTwitter ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/xcom" rel="tag">x.com</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">twitter</a></span> ) and Meta's Facebook & #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/instagram" rel="tag">Instagram.</a></span> <br /> <br /> We need bridges to connect #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nostr" rel="tag">Nostr</a></span>, the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ostatus" rel="tag">OStatus</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> fediverses, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/farcaster" rel="tag">Farcaster</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">Bluesky</a></span>'s #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/atproto" rel="tag">ATProto</a></span>, etc. Or we need instances that speak all of the above protocols / languages. <br /> <br /> I feel this writer's exuberence will turn out to be fantasy, mostly because of misunderstanding what keeps people in the walled gardens and what it will take to free them.3433646http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-12-21T03:09:16+00:002023-12-21T03:09:16+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-12-21:objectType=thread:nonce=31d828c0ab32fd46http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2023-06-07:noticeId=3426229:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">Bluesky</a></span>'s #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/atprotocol" rel="tag">AT_Protocol</a></span> seems to be pretty complex. And its #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federation" rel="tag">federation</a></span> may even be called "centralized by design", as it is designed to "[send] messages to a much smaller number of big aggregators, which then broadcast that data ... across the network." <br /><br /> > On a technical level, prioritizing big-world indexing over small world networking has multiple benefits.<br /><br /> It does ... if every node interacts with every other node on behalf of every one of its users. But if a PDS at pds.example.net mostly interacts with the fifty or so instances where its users have contacts while rarely to never interacting with 10,000 other instances, it doesn't need the BGS firehose, and it can integrate "app views" for its users directly into the same server.<br /><br /><a href="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture" title="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture</a> [blueskyweb xyz] <br /><br /> Also, even most US companies know to use ISO-style dates (YYYY-MM-DD) in URLs, not US style or European style.3426229http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-06-07T02:47:05+00:002023-06-07T02:47:05+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2023-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=25cc6067c26d1802http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-9964-6d3f-c2cb-6f9963442080New note by fu<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bluesky</span></a> connector included in latest <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>friendica</span></a> update3425593http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2023-05-23T22:35:46+00:002023-05-23T22:35:46+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://libranet.de/profile/fufu<p>#FamilyMan been married for >15 years and have two daughters. Those three girls are my greatest love on this planet.</p><p>I consider myself a #GNU Evangelist. Learning about what #FreeSoftware was, including GNU/Linux, opened my eyes to so many things: governments aren't the only ones stealing individual rights, I know so much less about computers than I thought I did, the idea of code, I can make a difference without having to know anyone particular.</p><p>I'm employed as contract Engineer in th … fuJi Fu<p>#FamilyMan been married for >15 years and have two daughters. Those three girls are my greatest love on this planet.</p><p>I consider myself a #GNU Evangelist. Learning about what #FreeSoftware was, including GNU/Linux, opened my eyes to so many things: governments aren't the only ones stealing individual rights, I know so much less about computers than I thought I did, the idea of code, I can make a difference without having to know anyone particular.</p><p>I'm employed as contract Engineer in th … https://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-9964-6d3f-c2cb-6f9963442080#contexthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-29:noticeId=3418994:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a" title="https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment thumbnail">https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/medium" rel="tag">Medium</a></span> link; don't be surprised if it does weird things before showing you the article.<br /><br /> "Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight"<br /><br /> > Yes, yes, the network is under immense strain as people flee the Elon strain infecting Twitter. But come on, there are folks who really believe this is going to replace, or even stand alongside Twitter, as a massively scaled social network? I call bullshit. While it’s impressive that millions of users have apparently given Mastodon a try, the product is far too slapdash and clunky to keep folks engaged. A lump of coal.<br /><br /> No, it isn't meant to be a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> replacement. Keep your Twitter account until you no longer want it--or the company closes and the site shuts down--you can use Mastodon alongside Twitter.<br /><br /> And the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> networks are much more than just #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span> Don't think you have experienced the network and all it has to offer if all you've done is briefly tried to use Mastodon, because you haven't experienced it.<br /><br /> > I’ve somehow avoided signing up for the service up until now. Largely because signing up was and is so comically obtuse — pick your server everyone, hope you choose wisely! <br /><br /> Have you not used e-mail? It works the same way. You pick a server, such as Gmail or Outlook dot com, and sign up. Please tell me you realize that the people you communicate with are not all on the same e-mail service that you use.<br /><br /> > But, but, it’s not a product, it’s a protocol. Yeah, that’s a nice thing to say. And to believe in. But I truly believe the ship has sadly sailed for such idealism in this space. Jack Dorsey can talk about how this should have been what Twitter was from the get go until he’s bluesky in the face. It’s just not going to happen. And he’s more to blame for that than most everyone else. As is he for the Elon element of this current equation. But that’s a different story.<br /><br /> Okay, so how about this story: Twitter has only been profitable two or three years of its entire history. Since it started, it has existed by burning through investors' funds. Eventually, with or without Elon Musk's ownership, that runs out. Without such funding, their corporate-centralized ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> ) model cannot exist very long. And same for their centralized competitors, such as Post.news, Gab, Parler, and so on. What is left is either #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/peertopeer" rel="tag">peer-to-peer</a></span> approaches, where no single entity is responsible for funding and managing the entire network. So whether it is the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> ( with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ostatus" rel="tag">OStatus</a></span> and their successors ) & the Federation ( with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span> ) or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">Bluesky</a></span>, or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twister" rel="tag">Twister</a></span>, or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nostr" rel="tag">NOSTR</a></span>, the eventual future of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> is #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/decentralized" rel="tag">decentralized</a></span>, if not entirely peer-to-peer unless a national government takes over Facebook and Twitter in order to provide effectively unlimited resources. It is the protocol that makes it possible for thousands or millions of instances to displace and replace one big centralized instance.<br /><br /> 1/23418994http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-12-29T02:20:57+00:002022-12-29T02:20:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-12-29:objectType=thread:nonce=89b132ac69170b9fhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-19:noticeId=3411219:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">Bluesky</a></span> launching 🚀 its #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/atprotocol" rel="tag">AT_Protocol.</a></span> <a href="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/10-18-2022-the-at-protocol" title="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/10-18-2022-the-at-protocol" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-288164">https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/10-18-2022-the-at-protocol</a> [blueskyweb xyz] … <a href="https://atprotocol.com/" title="https://atprotocol.com/" rel="nofollow external">https://atprotocol.com/</a> beta signup waiting list available <br /> <br /> CC: @geniusmusing@federati.net3411219http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-10-19T21:56:32+00:002022-10-19T21:56:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-10-19:objectType=thread:nonce=c8df898a687ee18ahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-18:noticeId=3408076:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1<a href="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-4-2022-working-in-public" title="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-4-2022-working-in-public" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-4-2022-working-in-public</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">BlueSky</a></span> is now experimenting with technologies as they work toward implementing their vision for decentralized networking. <br /><br /> They started out as part of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>, but I'm not sure whether they are still corporately related, nor whether T would ever wind up adopting BS's federation protocol.3408076http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-08-18T17:36:15+00:002022-08-18T17:36:15+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-08-18:objectType=thread:nonce=f84581319602157chttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-04-14:noticeId=3397778:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>'s #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">Bluesky</a></span> describes what they want from a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federation" rel="tag">federation</a></span> protocol. <br /><br /><a href="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol" title="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment thumbnail">https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol</a> [blueskyweb xyz] <br /><br /> In light of Elon Musk's purchase offer, this may all be moot.3397778http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-04-14T23:39:52+00:002022-04-14T23:39:52+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-04-14:objectType=thread:nonce=74ec9c379c00fb23http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-04-07:noticeId=3397107:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> finally tells where they're going with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">BlueSky.</a></span> <a href="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol" title="https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol</a> [blueskyweb xyz]3397107http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-04-07T03:20:41+00:002022-04-07T03:20:41+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-04-07:objectType=thread:nonce=d5c6a61cbbd2098chttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2021-01-16:noticeId=3354762:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1"The post"{<a href="https://mst3k.interlinked.me/@Elizafox/105562613778968936" title="https://mst3k.interlinked.me/@Elizafox/105562613778968936" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://mst3k.interlinked.me/@Elizafox/105562613778968936</a>} seemed to be a lot of fear-mongering, even more than the article itself.<br /><br /> (1) #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> has millions of users. There is no #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> nor #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ostatus" rel="tag">OStatus</a></span> implementation in which an instance hosted on a $5/mo #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/digitalocean" rel="tag">DigitalOcean</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/linode" rel="tag">Linode</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/vultr" rel="tag">Vultr</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/vps" rel="tag">VPS</a></span> could handle the volume of a seamless connection with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter.</a></span> If they adopted AP OStatus, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span>, or any other current open federation protocol, instances that didn't use firewall blocking would topple once the two userbases had sufficient interconnections (within a few hours or a few days after they started federating).<br /><br /> (2) Twitter's business model is to push ads disguised as tweets. If their users could escape those and still interact with all the same contacts, they would. I'm certain that Twitter's management know this. They also turn all links into tracking links, and sell access to media (images, video, audio) uploads of important news events to news organizations.<br /><br /> (3) Most Fediverse instances are financed out of the admin's pocket. Some have financial contributors, but nothing like Twitter's revenue. As the largest and best-financed instance, they would immediately have to start implementing modifications to make AP or other existing federation protocols useful to them, and those modifications would (as Mastodon's currently do) become unofficially mandatory in order to be compatible.<br /><br /> (4) This isn't the first time that Twitter has considered federation, though this may be the first time they openly discussed it. Back when Identica was still a happening place (during Twitter's fail-whale days), Twitter considered federating. They didn't do it then, and I honestly do not believe they will do it now.<br /><br /> (5) I'd say that Twitter's #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">BlueSky</a></span> initiative is more meant to try to get bidirectional connections across #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a></span>'s moat and wall than it is to surround Twitter with a cloud of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> instances.3354762http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2021-01-16T18:28:49+00:002021-01-16T18:28:49+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2021-01-16:objectType=thread:nonce=dbb6c1ca11f5c1ddhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-07-30:noticeId=3326763:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1If #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span>'s #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bluesky" rel="tag">BlueSky</a></span> project would up recommending they federate in a way that is compatible with existing projects, what would happen?<br /><br /> Well, just about every Fediverse instance in existence would fall over under the load. We'd all have to block T at the firewall and hope that would be enough. A lot of $5 droplets would probably go over their monthly data allocations, too.3326763http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-07-30T20:32:11+00:002020-07-30T20:32:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-07-30:objectType=thread:nonce=4676f9c62a261370