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Interesting introduction of bluesky “decentralized” approach and feasibility of self hosting for individual users. #federated #activitypub #bluesky #selfhosting https://anderegg.ca/2024/11/15/maybe-bluesky-has-won?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
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Fediverse ActivityPub notes 3 - by default Mastodon search allows only a single keyword match :/ - by enabling advanced web interface (works only on desktop), one can use multiple hashtags!! - howto overview: - search for first hashtag - pin results - from options of pinned results select ‘additional tags’ - use any/all/none conditionals with up to three hashtags each - related bug/feature_request: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/6287
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Fediverse ActivityPub notes 2/2 - following is as much a sign of shared interest, as a mechanism to enable flow of posts between instances for benefit of all FOO users - boosting allows posts from FOO unknown user to propagate to FOO via another user who is already in X - mastodon RSS feed for each user is https://instance/@user.rss - searching hint: visit http://mastodon.social mastodon.social , search for posts with similar interest and follow users on your instance
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Fediverse ActivityPub notes 1/2 - Fediverse are federated servers exchanging data using ActivityPub protocol - think email or web+rss - a server instance FOO can have N local users following X users on other instances - server FOO will index all posts from both N and X users - all indexed posts are hashtag searchable - to gain access to more content, any of N users can follow new X users
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I’ve long been critical of social media, corporate heavy handed oversight and centralized power and influence. With FB and Instagram randomly blocking and unblocking my access due to their ineptitude (as I don’t post anything there so shouldn’t get blocked), I decided I can’t rely on their convenient services even for keeping in touch. Back to email (+PGP), phone calls, open web and federated services (ie. all of the above).
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