A #blocklist is not going to be polite
It's a blocklist after all
So much for "#composableModeration" on #centralized #Bluesky
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bluesky
The GoToSocial post import tool, slurp, now supports BlueSky post and media imports, backdated and all. I even used a custom PDS.
I'll do a write up at some point.
The most suprising thing, which probably should not have been a surprise - all your BlueSKy posts and media are completely public, and you can grab ANYONE's collection of posts and media if you want....no auth required.
https://github.com/VyrCossont/slurp?tab=readme-ov-file#downloading-and-importing-a-bluesky-archive
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Fediverse Report 137 - this week's #fediverse news
- @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms
- @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with more details on the design, soliciting feedback
- @anewsocial announced a new version for Bounce, which allows you to transfer your account from the fediverse to #bluesky
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-137/
The year is 2025. Social is entirely occupied by Enshittified Corporate Goons. Well, not entirely. One small decentralized platform of indomitable nerds still holds out against the invaders.... 
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i found a small. error in the math notation when i tried to replicate it from #Bluesky ,
which is the way it goes until they 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙛𝙛❕
but since no one attempted it, here is this math puzzle i made for this #wordle
or i should say H⊥∀W Puzzle 😉
#Wordle1518 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩when rotated 180⁰
S = {(2x−1)∧x} where
x = A×10¹ + B×10⁰
and
2x−1 = B×10¹ + A×10⁰
enjoy, fellow math nerds 😁
what a lot of people don't understand about #mastodon (hello new #bluesky people) is that, due to the nature of federated servers, you're almost certainly not seeing some (or any!) of the responses to someone's post. to gain this important context, the default mastodon web client has an option in the three dots menu to "open original page". you will then be enlightened. #FediTips
Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news
- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky network
- @loops is getting closer to joining the fediverse
Read at: https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-138/
Bluesky has just started officially hosting and verifying dozens of accounts from Trump's regime including the Whitehouse, Homeland Security / ICE, the Department of War etc (https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115393404732174116).
*All* of these accounts are spreading bigotry, hatred and dangerous lies about vulnerable groups.
It is NOT enough to just "block and forget", here's why: https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing/112581263140051643
This is a 1930s moment, and #Bluesky is choosing to host vile hatred. It is going down the same path as Twitter/X.
It “only” took me a few years to find out that I don’t need to have a PeerTube or Lemmy account to interact with them; I just need to copy/paste the link in Mastodon search and then follow or reply.
Why no one is saying this little detail FIRST to all the n00bs coming from the Horror socials? After this you can explain the fediverse; Now Activity Pub makes so much sense to an atechnical person.
#fediverse #activitypub #twitter #x #bluesky #reddit #lemmy
Jeszcze raz zobaczę kolejną alternatywę dla twittera to wysadzę serwery Internetowe, poważnie, ILE MOŻNA? MAMY ICH ZA DUŻO
Mastodon istnieje, ma masę serwerów, na co więcej kopi twittera? Po co nam platforma "W"?
Dosłownie toniemy w mikroblogach i mam dosyć...
#Rant #Twitter #Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse #Problem #Stopplease #X #W #Europe
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Who really owns Bluesky?
Not some deliberately misleading two year old press release. Who are the owners of the Bluesky PBC corporation? Is there any debt or warrants? To whom? Where is the money coming from?
Why is this a secret?
Seeing reports of algorithmic amplification and suppression over there. Who has their hands on the knobs?
Who owns Bluesky?
Head's up, if you want to disconnect the bridge to Bluesky, here are the instructions. I exercised this option today, as a result of them "blue checking" ICE. I'd never allow Federation of an ActivityPub instance with Nazis on it, and Bluesky is no exception. #Bluesky
https://fed.brid.gy/docs#fediverse-protocol-bot-user-blocked
Wow. Bluesky has just welcomed and verified ICE.
For anyone still thinking Bsky is a real alternative to Twitter: No, it's not.
Mastodon is. Bsky is just X at its infancy.
I will be opting my account out of the #Bluesky bridge next week. If you follow me from Bluesky (I think there are about 3.9K of you) and want to continue seeing my posts you will need to get an account on the fediverse. Cheers.
An important PSA for people who are active on #Bluesky and who, upon hearing that the ICE account was officially verified, are saying: "I will just block it."
Blocking on Bluesky is NOT PRIVATE: it's very easy to see who is blocking any account by visiting sites that list that information.
I took a screenshot from https://clearsky.app, listing all the accounts that are blocking ICE (I pixelated avatars and usernames for privacy purposes).
The safest bet is to mute (that info is private) 😫
PSA: The "verification" scammers / phishers arrived in the ATmosphere [social] network. 😅
NEVER CLICK THE LINK!
#ATmosphere #Bluesky #scam #phishing #SocialWeb
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115937101960287352
Exactly. Pointing out that #Bluesky isn't *practically* decentralized yet is not a critique, it's a statement of the work they need to do. (and I wish them luck!)
Mastodon has its own demons to slay. No one is perfect here! We're just talking about how things should improve. I so don't want us to form a circular firing squad. We can all win.
#Sydney #Harbour #Bridge #Star #Mandala by Kaye Menner #Photography Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:
#mandala #kaleidoscope #symmetry #digitalrendition #bluesky #PNGbackground #geometric #star #symmetry #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts
#opensocialweb #fediverse #bluesky #nostr
very interesting conversation between @rabble.nz and @mike
(and I wish @rabble.nz had a #peertube channel 🙂 )
New information on W social:
* Bluesky and W: "posts and comments made on one will be visible on the other"
* Ingmar Rentzhog of We Don't Have Time owns 25%, other investors also have shares in that company
* Received €2.5m in funding and the team is 25 people
* Eurostack chair Christina Caffarra and other politically well connected individuals on board of advisors (see full list below)
* Monetization through ads and microtransactions for paywalled content
Très intéressant de constater la différence de réception entre les communautés #Bluesky et #Fediverse dans le cas de l'exemple d'une publication récente par @LeMuseum :
Le post Bluesky
👉 https://bsky.app/profile/mnhn.fr/post/3melyyj5t722v
Aucune conversation, seulement 7 reposts pour un compte affichant 4,8K abonné·e·s.
Le toot #Mastodon
👉 https://reseauculture.fr/@LeMuseum/116053189327439939
Véritable conversation avec plusieurs personnes, 39 boosts pour un compte affichant 1,3K abonné·e·s.
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What does a Discord replacement look like, and how might the open social web play a part?
@laurenshof
looks at what needs to happen — different apps built on the same protocols, active collaboration to make sure it all fits together — and how that's already fundamental to the Atmosphere and fediverse.
flip.it/QdL.F…
#ActivityPub #Mastodon #ATProtocol #Bluesky #Blacksky #Discord #Technology #Tech
Blacksky went from a "custom feed that created a sense of shared space" to being the first independent ATProto microblogging community outside of Bluesky.
This is where the focus needs to be in the fediverse as well. Creating safe and welcoming communities that people want to be part of.
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Every now and then people break into a fight on here over fediverse vs the Atmosphere (or Bluesky, as its main representative).
I get it. Many of us get frustrated when we see people flocking to a VC-funded fediverse competitor.
But let's focus this energy on making the fediverse a place people want to spend their time in.