Bigue Nique @biguenique@masse.québec.tk

#introduction I came on here in order to be a new and better person to the one I was on Twitter, more open and respectful, less preening and rude. Lol, no, I came on mastodon bc I was doing a feature for the Guardian on mastodon, but in the course of it I realised I could stand to be less preening and rude. Hi everyone. I'm nice now.

I've been thinking about the Fediverse for a looooong time, since before it was called the Fediverse. I'll admit my thinking hasn't evolved much for much of that time. The basic structure of it has been clear for nearly 15 years.

But today (so far - it's only 8:30 AM here!) I've learned *three* new perspectives that have changed/improved the way I think about the Fediverse/Mastodon in subtle but important ways.

So. Much. Gratitude. 🙏❤️

Please join me in sharing a big “thank you” on behalf of us newer #Mastodon users to all the folks at @Mastodon including @Gargron and the team, as well as the Instance admins and existing user base, and everyone else in the #fediverse. You all created an amazing, innovative platform that is finally getting the recognition it deserves and provides a better alternative to legacy #socialmedia platforms that are currently imploding. My sincere thanks!

#TwitterMigration #Mastodon #TwitterTakeover

Evan Prodromou, who helped inspire & create the #ActivityPub protocol that makes @Mastodon run, called this recent #Twittermigration a “tipping point”.

“I have not been this excited about federated social networks since we published ActivityPub. The shift has started. … We’re doing this. Don’t be on the wrong side of history.” @evan

Blog post here: https://evanp.me/2022/11/11/its-happening/?utm_source=thenewstack&utm_medium=website&utm_content=inline-mention&utm_campaign=platform

@Niklaas80s L'instance est présentement sous 3.5.3.

Une mise à jour vers la v4 est prévue ainsi qu'une mise à niveau matérielle. Ce sera probablement jeudi durant la nuit. Une annonce sera diffusée pour vous avertir du downtime.

Precedents like the German government running a Mastodon server are important beyond the obvious reasons. They reinforce the urgency of serious public funding for open code.

If we treated open code as part of the essential infrastructure of the 21st century and funded it at billions of USD/EUR as opposed to tiny grants here and there, the "fediverse" model of interconnected, self-governing communities would become the norm, not the exception.

See also (but not only): https://publiccode.eu/

Mastodon v4.0.0 was released 20 minutes ago! 🎉 https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.0

🎉 #Mastodon 4.0 is out now! This server software update includes a ton of improvements, like following hashtags, translating posts, editing, an improved filtering system, customizable user roles for administration, but also some important security fixes.

Check out the full changelog:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.0

Our new https://pixelfed.org website and server directory took longer than expected 😅

We are now focusing on improving federation support and releasing the Android app beta! #pixelfed

I am frustrated, but maybe someone on the fediverse can help me

I am mute and the text to speech app on our phone no longer has a setting that sounds like a robot

I do not want to sound like a lady or a man

I liked the computer-y sounding voice and there is no longer a setting for it

and the free one in the browser also does not have a robotic/computer setting either

I understand why these things exist

but it is not enjoyable for me

is there one left with an unnatural robot setting?