Notices by Roni Laukkarinen (rolle@mementomori.social)

For some, joining Mastodon might seem risky because "the server could shut down at any time" or because it's managed by a single administrator. While these concerns are understandable, Mastodon has far more safeguards in place compared to centralized platforms:

1. Admins are typically experienced sysadmins with a strong passion for server management.

2. It's generally recommended to have multiple admins (we have four).

3. Many servers have financial plans in place, such as donation systems. We have my company backing things up.

4. Infrastructure is often cost-effective, keeping operating costs low.

A few additional points to consider:

1. No server - or anything in life - is immortal. That's exactly why I chose the name mementomori.social (the stoic phrase "memento mori" means "remember death").

2. Web services come and go, but longevity is possible. My first website has been online continuously for 27 years (since 1998). While I've migrated servers a few times, the site itself has never gone offline. It will most likely happen after I pass away, but I hope my descendants keep it online.

Unlike centralized platforms - especially newer ones - that rely on user growth and profitability, investors can pull the plug at any time.

The decentralized Fediverse operates differently: sysadmins are committed to keeping their servers online and do so out of dedication, not for monetary gain.

#MastoAdmin #Mastodon #Fediverse #Decentralization #OpenWeb #SocialWeb #SocialMedia

"Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future"

Well, not really "very different". Nobody is talking about the truly different social media - The Fediverse and Mastodon, that is.

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/bluesky-and-threads-showed-us-very-different-visions-for-a-post-x-future-171046336.html

#SocialWeb #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Threads #Bluesky

The Fediverse is like the 2000s Internet and I love it. Never change.

"Elon Musk is about to change the way you email for good"

Haha fuck no.

#Xmail #X #ElonMusk

So a crazy thing happened. In a crime thriller film called Les chambres rouges (Red Rooms, 2023) there is a scene where the hacker protagonist is attempting to purchase a snuff film in online auction. The auction happens via IRC or IRC-like chatting environment and to my surprise there's actually me @rolle and my wife @mustikkasoppa who are one of the bidders.

1) The nickname of my wife is mistakenly written as "mustikasoppa" (with one k) but if I recall correctly she has used a mistakenly written nickname in the past
2) We are both operators and on the same IRC channel as we've been for the past 17 years

This is not a coincidence. One nickname can be made up by accident but not two with these features and definitely not in a French movie. My wife's nick "mustikkasoppa" is Finnish and means "blueberry soup".

Our IRC logs are more or less public because of open source and statistics so I presume the scene has been made with chatgpt which has scraped our nicks from the Internet so that they ended up in the movie. We still chat via IRC every day together.

The era of AI... Do your background check, folks. I'm glad this wasn't a dramatized documentary film but a complete fiction. However me and my wife are real. Mixed feelings.

#OpenAI #Privacy #Movies #IRC #GenerativeAI #ChatGPT

When people outside the Fediverse tell me that the Fediverse doesn't work

Some dude is stating that sharing posts to Fediverse is "horrible" and "dangerous" because it is a breach of your privacy. He's saying this on Meta platform.

https://www.threads.net/@photeric/post/C_OtvnNyisJ/

#Fediverse #FediverseSharing #Threads

Can't stay quiet about this as much as I don't like namedropping or any kind of blaming even when there is a reason. But there is this one Mastodon admin who refuses to take any responsibility of his server. He literally said on other social site: "I'm not doing anything about it, just writing this comment is too much trouble for that shit."

I confonted him and said: "So you want to give free server capacity to criminals and spammers. Because quite a few vulnerabilities have come out since 4.1.4. So you want to let the spambots continue their work in peace? Good luck with that 🫡"

He answered "Yes" and blocked me. This is disturbing to say the least. Don't know how to react.

You should probably defederate mastodo.fi.

Source (in Finnish): https://www.threads.net/@tero.ojala/post/C3nueFKICzw

#MastodoFi #FediBlock #MastoAdmin

User aaronrosspower at Threads:

”When Musk bought Twitter and there was that initial wave of people fleeing, Mastodon could've kept that momentum, and probably won out as the next big thing, if it'd (1) opened mastodon.social to registrations as the default server and (2) added quote posts. I'm convinced Bluesky's success was entirely because Mastodon didn't do (1) and (2), and while the Fediverse will still likely be the main decentralized network, once Threads federates, the process was significantly slowed and fractured.”

When will people understand that Mastodon or any other Fediverse app will not need to ”success” and be mainstream? I think we are not driven by profit and corporate gain. I think we will exist as long as there are people running their web services.

Please note: This is just my opinion. I have to state this, because I’ve been blocked for less. Comment if you agree/disagree.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialWeb #Threads #Bluesky

@kevinjardine I think it's not whether it should be done, it's about motivation and the "better way" for it to be done 🤷♂️

See the issues:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/22793
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/19889

I wonder what's @renchap's take on this?

Windows95man won UMK and will represent Finland at Eurovision 2024. Congrats.

#umk #umk2024 #umk24 #euroviisut #eurovision #eurovision2024

Birthday coffee. 🎈

Fedi on Fire first beta is now released! I just had to try and do it... Watch those endless Fediverse posts flow! :meow_hearteyes: Check it out at https://fedionfire.stream

#Mastodon #WebDev #MastoAdmin #CSS #JS #Streaming #API

@aral Thank you Aral for your words. What a great reminder! I should remember there is no rush here. My servers are running fine and will be for years from now, unlike for those companies who try to make money out of their users while their investors are breathing on their back.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who's excited about Fediverse outside of Fediverse. I have to believe that's not the case, it's just only the loudest ones catch the eye.

I should get over the fact people are not into Mastodon or Fediverse and do not care for the open web. This makes me very sad.

I've been feeling down lately anyway for about a week now. Not only because of this. Lots of things going on in my life. Can't wait for my Autumn Holiday next week. Every attempts to cheer me up welcome.

For all the people who say ”I had to select a server, it was so complicates to sign up to Mastodon. In Bluesky it was easy” - how are these two different logic-wise? I mean what the hell?

#Bluesky #Mastodon #SocialMedia

Just noticed Bluesky doesn't ACTUALLY add the alt text in the img itself. This is a big mistake and makes the service very inaccessible.

The text is actually in the very last part of the DOM (Document Object Model) tree... and is triggered via click. So, if the screen reader doesn't support JavaScript, descriptive text is nowhere to be found. Even when it is, it can't be accessed easily.

#Bluesky #Accessibility #WebDev

Omg even the paragraph is not really a paragraph.

WHERE ARE THE <p> TAGS

#HTML #Semantics #Accessibility #WebDev #Bluesky

Fun stats of the same post.

#SocialMedia #X #Reach #Bluesky

Source: @hplehkonen Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0hZi6NxGo/ #Scooters #Accessibility #City #CityScooter