Working on an #activitypub server in #rust, mostly as a fun project to improve my Rust skills and due to my curiosity for the protocol. I learned a lot already, but I'm still not sure whether I create something smart or whether I'm on a road to nowhere.
But that's fine as long as it is fun and I learn something new! 
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What I also can't get my head round. Why should Mastodon be anything other than what it wants to be when there are projects in the Fediverse that are not microblogs?
To begin with I'm not against such a proposal, do have accounts on mastodon instance that for example have 5k limit and consider that reasonable and better. At the same time I came from diaspora, and wasn't so much looking for microblogging. In any case I loved twitter with only 144 characters, that at least was a challenge. Also the display toot's up to ~500 characters entirely and than go to "see more" already creates a certain self restriction for toots.
That said, to a certain extent this request is just another nail in the coffin of the idea of a #fediVerse. Same as the intent to create a mega instance like #mastodonSocial. #Diaspora* and it's developers made the mistake to create such a death star, and the project kinda went down with it, beginning with changes in the code like skipping "likes" because of the burden on the server. Anyone who really is in favor of the main idea of the #fedi and #activitypub, and that is decentralization, should always consider any idea, proposal or request in terms of "what does this mean for the entire setup"?
We already had, again and again criticism by the community on #mastodon because it doesn't respect activitypub definitions or interprets them in an uncommon way. Only dominance in user numbers makes that possible.
Like to say, you only can say:
"I give a sh** on common agreements because I can allow me to do so".
Same goes for the centralization of the community onto one (or two) server, obviously showing off with the fact that the main problems and bottlenecks in social networks weren't understood. That's just a childish conservative expression of the view that "big is beautiful" and that you are successful if you become a big player. Nothing new and not even a mean criticism, we humans are as we are and are children of our time. So if someone is caught by the Zeitgeist and fashion of the moment, that's just what should be expected.
For me it's fine if mastodon has a 500 character limit and that it takes a little bit more of digging into the code to change that. In any case I'd consider it a problem if because of that an instance gets blocked by "the founding father".
We truly don't need any kind of benevolent dictator, and fostering and supporting any kind of hard or softfork of mastodon, as well as all the other projects out their, is way more important than fighting details of a project that's alive and well as it is. In that context, in any kind a true hardfork is creating incompatibility with the activitypub standards at that's what we really should be aware of.
Your comment Matthias, as well as mine, is in favor of the fediVerse, not mastodon, in favor of diversity not monoteims. And, I hate to bring it to you but, people are tribal, identify with brands and where raised social walled gardens, so the y expect "eierlegende Wollmilchsaue" and that, as of now, is the platform you are on, so .. let them be, we for our selves will always be on the side of those who reach out to create interoperability and understanding. That's how we tick.
:)
.. my few cents ..
Love this clip from @molly0xfff's Fediverse House talk:
"Imagine for a moment a web where communities can create their own spaces while still simultaneously and seamlessly interoperating with others. Think of it like a network of independent neighborhoods, each with its own character and rules, but with shared community spaces, art galleries and libraries.
"In this web, you control what you create and decide how it's shared.The algorithms that shape that experience, they're transparent and customizable. You can peek under the hood or tweak them to your liking or replace them entirely if they're not serving your needs. If you're sharing a space with a group of others and you disagree with how they run that space, you can leave, but you can take your work and your community with you.
"This isn't just a dream. This is already happening. Take Mastodon and the broader Fediverse, where millions of people are building communities that talk to each other across servers and platforms."
@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social
please follow @ap.brid.gy so that people on #mastodon and other #ActivityPub services can communicate with you.
also, if everybody was bridged, the cost to move becomes negligible, pressuring #bluesky to never “go evil” in the first place.
fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky...
Bridgy Fed
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
please follow @ap.brid.gy so that people on #mastodon and other #ActivityPub services can communicate with you.
also, if everybody was bridged, the cost to move becomes negligible, pressuring #bluesky to never “go evil” in the first place.
fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky...
Bridgy Fed
@oliviajulianna.bsky.social
please follow @ap.brid.gy so that people on #mastodon and other #ActivityPub services can communicate with you.
also, if everybody was bridged, the cost to move becomes negligible, pressuring #bluesky to never “go evil” in the first place.
fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky...
Bridgy Fed
@mnateshyamalan.bsky.social
please follow @ap.brid.gy so that people on #mastodon and other #ActivityPub services can communicate with you.
also, if everybody was bridged, the cost to move becomes negligible, pressuring #bluesky to never “go evil” in the first place.
fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky...
Bridgy Fed
@mcspocky.bsky.social
please follow @ap.brid.gy so that people on #mastodon and other #ActivityPub services can communicate with you.
also, if everybody was bridged, the cost to move becomes negligible, pressuring #bluesky to never “go evil” in the first place.
fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky...
Bridgy Fed
@kellyscaletta.bsky.social
please follow @ap.brid.gy so that people on #mastodon and other #ActivityPub services can communicate with you.
also, if everybody was bridged, the cost to move becomes negligible, pressuring #bluesky to never “go evil” in the first place.
fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky...
Bridgy Fed
Fighting words from @molly0xfff's opening talk at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025:
“We're facing an existential threat. We need a web that serves people not profit, a web built on protocols, not platforms…It's being built right now by people like you in communities like this one.”
Thank you, developers and denizens of the open social web.
Hey babe, wake up, there's a project to standardize #fediverse links!
Progress on the FEP for Event objects
The FEP-8a8e (Fediverse Enhancement Proposal) had at lot of progress in the last months. In the meantime, the document has become somewhat more extensive than originally planned, but contains not only instructions for new features that have to be tediously implemented, but also a lot of advice and points that should provide orientation for developers of Fediverse applications that support events.
It now covers:
Many thanks again to all reviewers and co-editors:
@lesion @heiglandreas @naturzukunft @laurin
We warmly welcome further feedback from the communities of #Friendica, #Mobilizon, #Hubzilla, and other Fediverse platforms supporting events.
If you’re working on such an application or are part of these communities, your insights would be very valuable! @developers @mobilizon
have you had the chance to listen to the latest @dothewoo.io episode with the awesome @linos ?
we are talking about his work, bringing (WordPress) Events to the #fediverse 
this perfectly highlights the potential of a federated, self-hostable CMS.!!!
https://dothewoo.io/bring-federated-events-to-your-wordpress-site-with-andre-menrath/
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The guys at Ghost are doing a great job baking #ActivityPub into their core, and sharing the weekly exciting updates here:
Give them a follow, they lost most of their followers recently due to a malfunctioning in the systems.
https://activitypub.ghost.org/you-think-youre-following-us-but-you-might-not-be/
Olen miettinyt, kiinnostuisivatko #nuoret fediversumista, jos olisi olemassa heille suunnattu #instanssi. Onko sellaista olemassa?
Kyselisin nyt teiltä, joilla on kokemusta #ActivityPub -instanssien ylläpidosta, mitä se vaatii:
- tallennustilan
- suorittimen
- työmuistin suhteen.
Tiedän, että taakka riippuu ainakin siitä, sisältävätkö postaukset pelkkää tekstiä vai myös kuvia ja videoita, ja siitä, kuinka paljon siinä on käyttäjiä ja kuinka monen instanssin kanssa se on yhteydessä.
My stance on #ActivityPub's adoption of JSON-LD: Since we've already decided to use JSON-LD, I hope we do it properly. However, if we hadn't used JSON-LD from the beginning, things would have been much less complicated.
Luckily for me this project is open source and it supports ActivityPub so you can play chess right now on the fediverse!
Pretty cool huh?
https://github.com/stephank/castling.club
If you want a feature you can submit an issue at github.com/stephank/castling.club/issues
The first issue opened was in 2019 and the last one was in 2024.
Now if you're a lichess fan, why not play a game on the fediverse, then import it into a study?
I'll do that 
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