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box464, 2 months ago to random

One of the sessions yesterday at the #FediForum focused on CSAM, quite a tough topic.

If you host your own instance, even if it's just YOU on that instance, you need to read this and consider taking action to protect yourself and your moderation team.

Kudos to @thisismissem and @iftas for exploring new ways to manage this without scarring moderators for life.

https://www.w3.org/wiki/ActivityPub/Primer/Detecting_and_Reporting_CSAM

#FediAdmin

box464, 1 year ago to random

Calckey offers an interesting feature that I wish Mastodon apps included - the ability to view from what PLATFORM an account comes from. It's missing one thing, which is a clickable link that would take you to the official site of each platform to check it out. I think the beta API from FediDB might be able to assist with that.

Would love to see this in more apps, regardless of platform. Gives casual users a chance to check out other pockets of the fediverse out there.

box464, 1 year ago to fediverse

I'm reviewed #Spoutible before, and it was less than glowing.

But they have something right now that is missing from #Mastodon. A way for the legacy blue checkers on Twitter to transfer their precious blue check.

The process is much simpler that what a normal person would have to do on Mastodon. (What's a rel attribute? I have to own a website?)

The people that had these blue checks were highly followed. Where they go, so goes their fans. Even if it's to an unsecure mess with no native app.

box464, 9 months ago to Salesforce

So it looks like I will begin a journey into #Salesforce and ultimately #SalesforceDev. Any tips for a small dev crew with a #DotNet background starting up? Licensing / usage gotchas also welcome.

box464, 10 months ago to fediverse

Mastodon certainly has a lot of creative, unique apps. You can definitely find a fit just for you.

But I think the #Threadiverse is having it's own golden era right now with a plethora of choices for us finicky #Fediverse users. The best list I could find for #Lemmy is attached, but it's still missing a few newcomers, like @bean

Nothing near as comprehensive for #kbin yet (the API is still getting it's legs) but there is the amazing @ArtemisApp

https://github.com/dbeley/awesome-lemmy

box464, 3 months ago to random

This will be my oscars thread. I’ll likely delete it after today. Set to unlisted, but you can find it by looking for the tags #oscars #oscars24

box464, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

😬 I see the truly good intentions here, but...it feels similar to all the CW and ALT text replies - but coming from the official mastodon organization itself.

It was noted in the replies that Twitter and Facebook already have similar feature sets.

You can dismiss the warnings after you see it for the first time, which is good.

** Edited with new info

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/11/improving-the-quality-of-conversations-on-mastodon/

#Mastodon #MediaCoverage

box464, 10 months ago to linux

Here we go. First time attempting to use #Linux as a daily personal driver. Let's see what happens. Install was simple. Getting Firefox Developer Edition wasn't as easy as I'd hoped, but doable. #popos

box464, 7 months ago to random

Going to post about the #AppleEvent today in this thread. Marking it as unlisted to reduce the clutter on timelines. Let's go!

box464, 18 days ago to animals

Controversial discussion. Thinking it’s time to switch from #DogsOfMastodon #DogsOfPixelfed to something more generic.

Maybe #DogsOfFedi or #DogsOfSocialWeb as reach begins expanding beyond the known fediverse.

Maddie needs to be known across all platforms!

box464, 7 months ago to music

I think my next Home Lab experiment will be installing some kind of music library manager. I have Plex already and tried using that a few years ago, but it wasn't exactly my cup of tea for music.

My library is large. Over 25 years of collected music in MP3/MP4 format.

Any recommendations out there?

#Music #HomeLab

box464, 2 months ago to fediverse

We need ActivityPub platforms that go beyond core social media concepts. @bonfire is exploring modular extensions and access control as building blocks for creative ideas.

Here's my guide to the install process on my little homelab system.

https://box464.com/posts/bonfire-setup-guide/

#Fediverse #Bonfire #HomeLab #ActivityPub

box464, 4 months ago to plex

Plex is adding their own branded store for purchasing movies and tv shows.

As someone that bought a lifetime Plex membership a lifetime ago at bargain bin pricing, even I am considering a swim over to Jellyfish at this point.

Waiting to hear if there is a way to opt out of it.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/18/24043706/plex-store-movies-tv-shows

#Plex #Tv #Movies

box464, 7 months ago to twitter

I’d like to delete all my tweets en masse. There’s not many. Is there an open source option to do so? These “delete my tweets” platforms all look sketchy to me.

#Twitter #twitterexodus

box464, 11 months ago to til

#TIL how to paginate through my followed accounts lists using the #MastodonAPI. It takes awhile, and I only have 435 people I follow. Surely there is a more efficient way when I only need the user account names.

Guess I'm going to have to sneak a peak at Phanpy and Semaphore's codebases to see how they are handling this. But not tonight. 💤

box464, 11 months ago to random

Looking for safe flight movie recommendations - I always seem to pick something that has that one scene that needs a NSFW content warning! 😅 #SafeFlightMovies

box464, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

Please settle this, fediverse! #HappyNewYear

For good luck, black eyed peas should be eaten on:

box464, 4 months ago to random

The founding developer of Firefish has officially stepped down from the project. Keys are being transferred to one of the dev leads.

It appears Firefish IS still breathing, albeit flopping around at the edge of the pond right now.

Many instances migrated to other Forkeys - Sharkey or IceShrimp. A newcomer, Catodon, is also emerging.

Glad to see Firefish given a chance to survive, and wish them the best!

https://git.joinfirefish.org/firefish/firefish/-/issues/10847

#Firefish #Forkeys #IceShrimp #Sharkey #Catodon

box464, 8 months ago to mastodon

Where does one go for a reputable selection of blocklists for a federated instance? New to admin-ning. Copy and paste from a like minded server?

#FediAdmin #Mastodon #Firefish #GoToSocial

box464, 5 months ago to random

I'm about to go live with a stream of Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, complete with retro 80s commercials you don't want to miss. #JoinIn #SitTogether and have a few chuckles. You won't believe some of the celebrities that SHARE some time with Pee Wee.

https://stream.box464.com

box464, 2 months ago to random

A takeaway from the #FediForum is people need ways to make money here.

Very little funding reaches fediverse developers. Regardless, they push forward because they believe in this idea.

Not to mention users that want to make a living in this space.

I support fedi projects and the people making them, even when those investments make it more expensive to be here.

It's worthwhile. It's not enough.

Wish I had a solution. But I'm happy to offer support to those that do, and hope you will too.

box464, 2 months ago to random

Oooh @ivory roadmap is getting down to the last few items. What's next? I'm curious what improved audio will bring, but betting on notifications filtering. :ivory_logo:

https://tapbots.com/ivory/#roadmap

box464, 7 months ago to knitting

Saw this today and just wanted to share it with the fediverse #knitting community. A #crochet tired cover with spooky pink ghosts. 👻

box464, 2 months ago to threads

In addition to @whitehouse, the official spanish account @lacasablanca is also federating now.

#Threads #spanish

box464, 16 days ago to random

As part of my husbandly duties, I am being asked to attend a pool party this afternoon with a bunch of people I do not know.

I will not be pooling. Small talk will be awkward. My vampirishly pale skin is already immolating just at the thought of being in the sun that long.

I have prayed and sacrificed to all known deities for rain or other calamity to no avail. Curses.

A pug (dog) has been placed in a tiny innertube in a pool. He is wearing a black and white striped bow tie for some reason. He is not amused.