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Updates tagged with socnets on Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social!lnxw48a1: Also https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112150756702618943 Dansup generally tries to do the right thing (other than trying too hard to clone existing #corpocentric #socnets), but app-centrism is another way we end up taking too much control of our users' lives.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3436362
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 24-Mar-2024 13:14:02 UTCAlso <a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112150756702618943" title="https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112150756702618943" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-293596">https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112150756702618943</a> <br /> <br /> Dansup generally tries to do the right thing (other than trying too hard to clone existing #<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>), but app-centrism is another way we end up taking too much control of our users' lives.2024-03-24T13:14:02+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://fedi.layer02.net/objects/3648a41c-5268-4d02-9cb2-b974151b7949 Interesting idea about how to present #socnets in non-addicting ways.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3435454
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 05:11:58 UTC<a href="https://fedi.layer02.net/objects/3648a41c-5268-4d02-9cb2-b974151b7949" title="https://fedi.layer02.net/objects/3648a41c-5268-4d02-9cb2-b974151b7949" rel="nofollow">https://fedi.layer02.net/objects/3648a41c-5268-4d02-9cb2-b974151b7949</a> <br /> <br /> Interesting idea about how to present #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> in non-addicting ways.2024-02-16T05:11:58+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub [www theverge com] The Verge article extolling the #Fediverse. I personally think the writer has the wrong point. #Facebook 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 #corpocentric #socnets like XTwitter ( #x.com / #twitter ) and Meta's Facebook & #Instagram. We need bridges to connect #Nostr, the #OStatus and #ActivityPub fediverses, #Diaspora, #Farcaster, #Bluesky's #ATProto, etc. Or we need instances that speak all of the above protocols / languages. 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.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3433646
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 03:09:16 UTC<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.2023-12-21T03:09:16+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/292755 [theconversation com] I saw this link elsewhere recently. I don't still have the source in a tab, so I'll just mention this here. Online likes for toxic social media posts prompt more ... not surprising at all. Most #corpocentric #socnets are designed to be addictive. If someone posts foot pics and gets likes, they'll post more of them. If they post kitty pics or doggy pics and get likes, they'll post more. If they post hideous socio-political concepts and get likes, they'll post more. Every day, they'll be waiting to hear their phones ding as the likes flow in. It is almost as though MFB (Meta / Facebook) and XTwitter (Xdotcom / Twitter) direct-connected a tube of heroin to people's brains.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3433404
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 11-Dec-2023 19:41:08 UTC<a href="https://theconversation.com/online-likes-for-toxic-social-media-posts-prompt-more-and-more-hateful-messages-218220" title="https://theconversation.com/online-likes-for-toxic-social-media-posts-prompt-more-and-more-hateful-messages-218220" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/292755</a> [theconversation com]<br /> <br /> I saw this link elsewhere recently. I don't still have the source in a tab, so I'll just mention this here. <br /> <br /> Online likes for toxic social media posts prompt more ... not surprising at all. Most #<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> are designed to be addictive. If someone posts foot pics and gets likes, they'll post more of them. If they post kitty pics or doggy pics and get likes, they'll post more. If they post hideous socio-political concepts and get likes, they'll post more.<br /> <br /> Every day, they'll be waiting to hear their phones ding as the likes flow in.<br /> <br /> It is almost as though MFB (Meta / Facebook) and XTwitter (Xdotcom / Twitter) direct-connected a tube of heroin to people's brains.2023-12-11T19:41:08+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @clacke Nope! Never! equel.social gets a hard pass from me. I'm against real name policies in socnets. I'm also against so-called job-hunting sites / #socnets that are not fit for their claimed purpose ( #LinkedIn / #LockedOut ).
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3419405
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 05-Jan-2023 00:58:27 UTC@<a href="https://libranet.de/profile/clacke" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛">clacke</a> Nope! Never! equel.social gets a hard pass from me. <br /><br /> I'm against real name policies in socnets. I'm also against so-called job-hunting sites / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> that are not fit for their claimed purpose ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/linkedin" rel="tag">LinkedIn</a></span> / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lockedout" rel="tag">LockedOut</a></span> ).2023-01-05T00:58:27+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a #Medium link; don't be surprised if it does weird things before showing you the article. "Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight" > 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. No, it isn't meant to be a #Twitter 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. And the #Fediverse networks are much more than just #Mastodon. 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. > 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! 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. > 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. 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 ( #corpocentric ) 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 #federated or #peer-to-peer approaches, where no single entity is responsible for funding and managing the entire network. So whether it is the #Fediverse ( with #ActivityPub and #OStatus and their successors ) & the Federation ( with #Diaspora ) or #Bluesky, or #Twister, or #NOSTR, the eventual future of #socnets is #decentralized, 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. 1/2
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3418994
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 29-Dec-2022 02:20:57 UTC<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 /> 1/22022-12-29T02:20:57+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: One thing about this surge of people migrating from #Twitter to the #Fediverse is that people who gave up on #federated #socnets years ago and solely used #corpocentric platforms are now coming back. Thus, I get announcements about people I knew from #Tent (thanks to fellow former Tentler @bthall) along with news about people from #Identi.ca and other #StatusNet and #Pump.io instances returning.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3418932
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 19:25:03 UTCOne thing about this surge of people migrating from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> to the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span> is that people who gave up on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> years ago and solely used #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/corpocentric" rel="tag">corpocentric</a></span> platforms are now coming back. <br /> <br /> Thus, I get announcements about people I knew from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tent" rel="tag">Tent</a></span> (thanks to fellow former Tentler @<a href="https://mastodon.social/users/bthall" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Brandon Hall">bthall</a>) along with news about people from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/identica" rel="tag">Identi.ca</a></span> and other #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/statusnet" rel="tag">StatusNet</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pumpio" rel="tag">Pump.io</a></span> instances returning.2022-12-27T19:25:03+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/289034 [www forbes com] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/technology/byte-dance-tik-tok-internal-investigation.html [www nytimes com] #ByteDance owned #TikTok tracks employees and journalists in unsuccessful attempt to find who leaked internal information. TikTok is under substantial pressure from federal and state agencies concerned that it gathers infromation for the Chinese government. Here's a hint: if you make gathering any information above the minimum necessary to operate into a crime, both TikTok and all other #corpocentric #socnets will have to make major changes. As an instructor taught us decades ago, "All information that you collect will eventually be stored. All information that you store will eventually be misused."
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3418590
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 22-Dec-2022 23:45:05 UTC<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/12/22/tiktok-tracks-forbes-journalists-bytedance/" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/12/22/tiktok-tracks-forbes-journalists-bytedance/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-289034">https://nu.federati.net/url/289034</a> [www forbes com] <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/technology/byte-dance-tik-tok-internal-investigation.html" title="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/technology/byte-dance-tik-tok-internal-investigation.html" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-289035">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/technology/byte-dance-tik-tok-internal-investigation.html</a> [www nytimes com] <br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/bytedance" rel="tag">ByteDance</a></span> owned #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tiktok" rel="tag">TikTok</a></span> tracks employees and journalists in unsuccessful attempt to find who leaked internal information. TikTok is under substantial pressure from federal and state agencies concerned that it gathers infromation for the Chinese government. <br /> <br /> Here's a hint: if you make gathering any information above the minimum necessary to operate into a crime, both TikTok and all other #<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> will have to make major changes. <br /> <br /> As an instructor taught us decades ago, "All information that you collect will eventually be stored. All information that you store will eventually be misused."2022-12-22T23:45:05+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Libervia / Salut a Toi project is working on a protocol bridge, so that !xmpp based #socnets and #ActivityPub + #HTTP based social networks can interact. See https://goffi.org/_ap/item/goffi%40goffi.org/libervia-progress-note-2022-w45-MTdL
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3415645
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 27-Nov-2022 17:55:07 UTCLibervia / Salut a Toi project is working on a protocol bridge, so that !<a href="http://status.hackerposse.com/group/1430/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group">xmpp</a> based #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/activitypub" rel="tag">ActivityPub</a></span> + #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/http" rel="tag">HTTP</a></span> based social networks can interact. <br /><br /> See <a href="https://goffi.org/_ap/item/goffi%40goffi.org/libervia-progress-note-2022-w45-MTdL" title="https://goffi.org/_ap/item/goffi%40goffi.org/libervia-progress-note-2022-w45-MTdL" rel="nofollow">https://goffi.org/_ap/item/goffi%40goffi.org/libervia-progress-note-2022-w45-MTdL</a>2022-11-27T17:55:07+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: To what @lxo@gnusocial.net posted, because vertical scaling ("bigger servers") has its limits, the big #corpocentric #socnets split things up and use technological workarounds to appear to be one big server. For example, one of the first things is to move the #database management system ( #dbms ) to a separate machine. Once this happens, hoizontally scaling the database by clustering (multiple servers handling the same db) is possible. Next, we can perform similar clustering with the web server, and we can perform similar clustering at the processing layers. Once we do this, we can expose things through various interfaces. This is what #cloud providers do with their separate compute, database, and storage services. Each such service relies on hundreds of servers pretending to be one. Finally, we come to #federation, where we skip the pretense that everything is one big server and instead have many separate individuals and organizations running servers. It isn't inherently more complicated, but it does mean users have to know that we're not all on big-centralized-server.com.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3414838
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 19-Nov-2022 21:25:24 UTCTo what @<a href="https://gnusocial.net/index.php/user/157720" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">lxo</a> posted, because vertical scaling ("bigger servers") has its limits, the big #<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> split things up and use technological workarounds to appear to be one big server. <br /> <br /> For example, one of the first things is to move the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/database" rel="tag">database</a></span> management system ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/dbms" rel="tag">dbms</a></span> ) to a separate machine. Once this happens, hoizontally scaling the database by clustering (multiple servers handling the same db) is possible. <br /> <br /> Next, we can perform similar clustering with the web server, and we can perform similar clustering at the processing layers. <br /> <br /> Once we do this, we can expose things through various interfaces. This is what #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/cloud" rel="tag">cloud</a></span> providers do with their separate compute, database, and storage services. Each such service relies on hundreds of servers pretending to be one. <br /> <br /> Finally, we come to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federation" rel="tag">federation</a></span>, where we skip the pretense that everything is one big server and instead have many separate individuals and organizations running servers.<br /> <br /> It isn't inherently more complicated, but it does mean users have to know that we're not all on big-centralized-server.com.2022-11-19T21:25:24+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: It would be nice to have a big chunk of the people who are using #corpocentric #socnets like #Twitter and #Facebook and #Instagram move some or all of their presence over to the #OStatus and #ActivityPub branches of the #Fediverse, but I'd much rather they come because they want to try something different instead of coming because they are fleeing some change or impending change over there. Why? Because these networks will never give them everything that those did. I personally believe that these networks can give some benefits that those cannot, but thus far, we've mostly tried to replicate their functionality ... without the benefit of nearly unlimited VC cash and a centralized model which puts $CentralizedNetwork at the center of its users' communications, where benefits built upon centralized knowledge of users' actions / choices / contacts. Therefore, in 2-3 weeks, I expect 9 out of 10 new users to have have returned to Twitter ... or to some centralized network that springs up to duplicate Twitter without the Musk factor. This has happened before. Maybe not on this scale, but it has happened. Multiple times. And always, most of them leave.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3399119
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 23:11:54 UTCIt would be nice to have a big chunk of the people who are using #<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 #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/instagram" rel="tag">Instagram</a></span> move some or all of their presence over to 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> branches of the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediverse" rel="tag">Fediverse</a></span>, but I'd much rather they come because they want to try something different instead of coming because they are fleeing some change or impending change over there. <br /><br /> Why? Because these networks will never give them everything that those did. I personally believe that these networks can give some benefits that those cannot, but thus far, we've mostly tried to replicate their functionality ... without the benefit of nearly unlimited VC cash and a centralized model which puts $CentralizedNetwork at the center of its users' communications, where benefits built upon centralized knowledge of users' actions / choices / contacts. <br /><br /> Therefore, in 2-3 weeks, I expect 9 out of 10 new users to have have returned to Twitter ... or to some centralized network that springs up to duplicate Twitter without the Musk factor. <br /><br /> This has happened before. Maybe not on this scale, but it has happened. Multiple times. And always, most of them leave.2022-04-27T23:11:54+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: ... in the hands of #corpocentric #socnets.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3397507
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 11-Apr-2022 12:32:28 UTC... in the hands of #<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>2022-04-11T12:32:28+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Sean (Dead Superhero) writes about improving the experience in #federated #socnets https://deadsuperhero.com/new-fediverse-architecture/
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lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 18-Feb-2022 12:59:05 UTCSean (Dead Superhero) writes about improving the experience in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/federated" rel="tag">federated</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> <a href="https://deadsuperhero.com/new-fediverse-architecture/" title="https://deadsuperhero.com/new-fediverse-architecture/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-285007">https://deadsuperhero.com/new-fediverse-architecture/</a>2022-02-18T12:59:05+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: WTF is wrong with our regulators? https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-feds-are-letting-debt-collectors-slide-into-peoples-dms [www pcmag com] #Debt_collectors (honest and upright people that they are) now allowed to contact people via DMs on #socnets. Imagine turning those scumbags loose to harass people on yet another channel.
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lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 03-Dec-2021 21:42:04 UTCWTF is wrong with our regulators? <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-feds-are-letting-debt-collectors-slide-into-peoples-dms" title="https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-feds-are-letting-debt-collectors-slide-into-peoples-dms" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-283778">https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-feds-are-letting-debt-collectors-slide-into-peoples-dms</a> [www pcmag com] <br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/debtcollectors" rel="tag">Debt_collectors</a></span> (honest and upright people that they are) now allowed to contact people via DMs on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets.</a></span> <br /> <br /> Imagine turning those scumbags loose to harass people on yet another channel.2021-12-03T21:42:04+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: I know that Gargron was invited to participate and even paid some amount of EURO, but I recall he said he did not integrate #Eunomia into #Mastodon. My impression is that there were some API hooks that could be used for their "social credit" system, and that those may have been enhanced. However, that is just my impression and not documented fact. I also get the impression that Eunomia is not just about the #Fediverse--they would like to eventually hook into #corpocentric #socnets also--and that Fediverse-related activities pretty much stalled out years ago.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3371620
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 10-Jul-2021 19:23:26 UTCI know that Gargron was invited to participate and even paid some amount of EURO, but I recall he said he did not integrate #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/eunomia" rel="tag">Eunomia</a></span> into #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mastodon" rel="tag">Mastodon.</a></span><br /><br /> My impression is that there were some API hooks that could be used for their "social credit" system, and that those may have been enhanced. However, that is just my impression and not documented fact.<br /><br /> I also get the impression that Eunomia is not just about the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/fediversethey" rel="tag">Fediverse--they</a></span> would like to eventually hook into #<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> also--and that Fediverse-related activities pretty much stalled out years ago.2021-07-10T19:23:26+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: It is irritating that so many #socnets think they have to be entirely depending on #JavaScript. Mastodon and #Pleroma both require #JabbaShit before they display anything or have even basic functionality. It is bad, anti-human design.
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lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 03-Dec-2020 22:15:20 UTCIt is irritating that so many #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span> think they have to be entirely depending on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/javascript" rel="tag">JavaScript.</a></span> Mastodon and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/pleroma" rel="tag">Pleroma</a></span> both require #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jabbashit" rel="tag">JabbaShit</a></span> before they display anything or have even basic functionality. <br /><br /> It is bad, anti-human design.2020-12-03T22:15:20+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @vegos I agree. To most organizations, their primary concern is reach. So they congregate on big #corpocentric #socnets, even when the central corporation running things is actively hostile to their point of view. Then they're butthurt when their accounts are shadowbanned. Years ago, I tried to persuade some local Black churches and ethic-focused organizations to join !GNUsocial and #Diaspora, but was unsuccessful. I think they all joined #Facebook, where their posts are hidden by the algorithms.
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lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 24-Nov-2020 15:48:57 UTC@<a href="https://loadaverage.org/index.php/user/86749" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="VegOs ✔♋">vegos</a> I agree. To most organizations, their primary concern is reach. So they congregate on big #<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>, even when the central corporation running things is actively hostile to their point of view.<br /> <br /> Then they're butthurt when their accounts are shadowbanned.<br /> <br /> Years ago, I tried to persuade some local Black churches and ethic-focused organizations to join !<a href="https://gnusocial.club/group/421/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group" title="GNU Social (gnusocial)">GNUsocial</a> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/diaspora" rel="tag">Diaspora</a></span>, but was unsuccessful. I think they all joined #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a></span>, where their posts are hidden by the algorithms.2020-11-24T15:48:57+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: I may back up, remove and reinstall #Manyverse before I give up on it. A lot of the people I used to see are overly political. I don’t miss that, but I’m interested—or at least I was—in the potential to enable normal (not politically obsessed) people to connect outside of #corpocentric #socnets.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3340975
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 19-Oct-2020 04:25:38 UTCI may back up, remove and reinstall #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/manyverse" rel="tag">Manyverse</a></span> before I give up on it. A lot of the people I used to see are overly political. I don’t miss that, but I’m interested—or at least I was—in the potential to enable normal (not politically obsessed) people to connect outside of #<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>2020-10-19T04:25:38+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: https://toot.cafe/@nolan/104580682382486704 People discussing problems of #corpocentric #socnets without considering the various decentralized networks that try to avoid some of those problems.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3325906
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 26-Jul-2020 18:17:05 UTC<a href="https://toot.cafe/@nolan/104580682382486704" title="https://toot.cafe/@nolan/104580682382486704" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-273298">https://toot.cafe/@nolan/104580682382486704</a> <br /> <br /> People discussing problems of #<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> without considering the various decentralized networks that try to avoid some of those problems.2020-07-26T18:17:05+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: A year or two old, but relevant to the news of today. https://nu.federati.net/url/269983 [www techdirt com] #SCOTUS #1st_Amendment #Public_Access #SocNets
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3313562
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 28-May-2020 05:47:19 UTCA year or two old, but relevant to the news of today. <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190617/16001942415/supreme-court-signals-loud-clear-that-social-media-sites-are-not-public-forums-that-have-to-allow-all-speech.shtml" title="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190617/16001942415/supreme-court-signals-loud-clear-that-social-media-sites-are-not-public-forums-that-have-to-allow-all-speech.shtml" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-269983">https://nu.federati.net/url/269983</a> [www techdirt com]<br /> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/scotus" rel="tag">SCOTUS</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/1stamendment" rel="tag">1st_Amendment</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/publicaccess" rel="tag">Public_Access</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">SocNets</a></span>2020-05-28T05:47:19+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}n5admin: http://www.obscuritus.ca/Technology/Federated_vs_Global.html #NoteToSelf: When you start writing more about #federation and #SocNets and #messaging, you'll want to go back and reread this.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3220151
n5admin's status on Friday, 27-Dec-2019 02:39:01 UTC<a href="http://www.obscuritus.ca/Technology/Federated_vs_Global.html" title="http://www.obscuritus.ca/Technology/Federated_vs_Global.html" rel="nofollow" class="attachment">http://www.obscuritus.ca/Technology/Federated_vs_Global.html</a> <br /><br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://n5.federati.net/tag/notetoself" rel="tag">NoteToSelf</a></span>: When you start writing more about #<span class="tag"><a href="https://n5.federati.net/tag/federation" rel="tag">federation</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://n5.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">SocNets</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://n5.federati.net/tag/messaging" rel="tag">messaging</a></span>, you'll want to go back and reread this.2019-12-27T02:39:01+00:00N-5-O-bodylnxw48a1: @moonman You're better off just getting the equivalent of a DO droplet (but don't use an account you already have) and hosting a separate instance. Whomever pulled the strings to make all the #corpocentric #socnets drop them at once could easily do the same with your dedi-hosting provider.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/2140476
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 07-Sep-2018 01:48:13 UTC@<a href="https://shitposter.club/user/1" class="h-card mention">moonman</a> You're better off just getting the equivalent of a DO droplet (but don't use an account you already have) and hosting a separate instance. Whomever pulled the strings to make all the #<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> drop them at once could easily do the same with your dedi-hosting provider.2018-09-07T01:48:13+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @jrmy No, I haven't, but I've not been paying much attention to the #Wordpress world recently. I also don't watch the #Joomla or #Drupal worlds, but I do remember seeing some sites which used something like https://extensions.joomla.org/category/clients-a-communities/communities/ to add "social" features. #socnets
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lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 23-May-2017 00:44:50 UTC@<a href="https://plateia.org/user/4481" class="h-card mention">jrmy</a> No, I haven't, but I've not been paying much attention to the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wordpress" rel="tag">Wordpress</a></span> world recently. I also don't watch the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/joomla" rel="tag">Joomla</a></span> or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/drupal" rel="tag">Drupal</a></span> worlds, but I do remember seeing some sites which used something like <a href="https://extensions.joomla.org/category/clients-a-communities/communities/" title="https://extensions.joomla.org/category/clients-a-communities/communities/" class="attachment" rel="nofollow">https://extensions.joomla.org/category/clients-a-communities/communities/</a> to add "social" features. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/socnets" rel="tag">socnets</a></span>2017-05-23T00:44:50+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}n5adminN-5-O-body