I have a Ph.D in #ComputerAlgebra and am in charge of the care and feeding of a number of /heavy/ subsystems in Maple. So, sometimes I do important work, like going through the #pokemon type advantage graph and look for five type subsets that are isomorphic to the graph of Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock. There is exactly one.
meta about organisations on the fedi
If you're an organisation that wants to participate on the fediverse, you really need to be running your own Mastodon instance.
Most of the Mastodon infrastructure right now is being run by individuals or small groups, for the community.
Trying to put your "official account" on community infrastructure is extremely rude.
It’s interesting that the biggest communication challenge facing Mastodon communities is explaining that it’s basically a protocol and a network of independent, interconnected servers, which is what the Web, e-mail, even DNS and most of the fundamental services we use on the internet are, and always were.
It just illustrates just how much ‘Big Tech’ proprietary social media platforms swallowed up and walled off, if it’s now difficult to explain what the internet actually is!
i've identified the issue as being caused by an overwhelmed DB and have upsized it slightly, should hold us off for a while until i get better monitoring in place. apologies for the downtime!
For all it's advantages and faults, #Mastodon was not built to be a *new* Twitter. It was built to be *not* Twitter.
That distinction is important.
Hey, if you want to be "verified" on the fediverse as being _actually you_, you don't need some third party to verify you or to check some list.
Got a domain you own, that's obvs you?
Paste `<a rel="me" href="https://your.server/@your_username">Mastodon</a>`into the html on that domain, add that domain to your profile links, bam, verified at least as comprehensively as a lot of folks on birdsite.
If this seems hard, I will help you! You can verify yourself, promise!
(boosts for reach a-ok)
Here is an #introduction post so that I can find my people while the #fediverse is having a moment:
Hi, I'm cdata! I'm a former browser #engineer and currently building https://subconscious.network with @gordon . #Subconscious is a networked #notebook and browser for a new kind of #web built on #ContentAddresses and #SelfSovereignIdentity using a protocol we call #Noosphere .
Also: a proud #dad , a #sustainability and #bicycle enthusiast and an avid #TableTop and #BoardGame player.
Fedi culture meta
I've been posting a lot about Mastodon in the last days. Fact is, we're creating it together. Old users AND new.
My goal is to make the new users aware that we old users are often here because we HAD to switch away from the overload and hate of corporate social media, seeking the relative quietness and seclusion of the Fediverse. Many of us fear that if the climate here changes for the worse, we'll have to leave again.
It's about being inclusive. To old AND new users.
Initial thoughts on using Mastodon: https://www.jefftk.com/p/trying-mastodon
Now available!
My in-depth comparative review of eight Mastodon apps for iPhone
Please boost (or share on Twitter) 🙏
https://transponderings.blog/2022/05/21/eight-mastodon-apps-for-iphone/
hey @jefftk and fans! thanks for trying out masto, lmk if you have any questions or requests for server improvements :)