I don't know if this is the better place to post this, but this is something annoying me in the fediverse, especially using/following Lemmmy and Mastodon profiles/communities....
It's partly an issue of keys. Every fediverse actor has a private key and a public key. When my instance sends this to fediverse@lemmy.world, it's signed by my private key, and lemmy.world uses my public key to verify it. When fediverse@lemmy.world sends this comment out, it uses it's own private key to sign it. It can't just re-transmit my comment, because it doesn't have my private key. All it can do is Announce that I've made the comment (and sign the Announce).
Mastodon treats Announces as Boosts, so every post/comment is interpreted as a thing that fediverse@lemmy.world has boosted, so you get all these un-connected posts appearing. I think it's mostly up to Mastodon to remedy.
It works better if a Mastodon actor posts into a Lemmy community, then you get the mix like you imagine. e.g.: https://mastodon.world/@Flash/112095241193510662 (this particular post was crowbarred into Lemmy via !tails, but it would be the same if the author had done it.)
Infographic on the aroma of books. The smell of old books is produced by the gradual breakdown of cellulose and lignin in paper. Type of paper and age of the book affect the compounds produced, which include furfural, vanillin and benzaldehyde. The aroma of new books is equally variable, the compounds causing it coming from adhesives, inks, and chemicals used for paper treatment. Many of these chemicals are odorless themselves, but can react and contribute to the release of aroma chemicals.
(sorry to intrude). This has had a few cross-posts on Lemmy. The link that goes to !tails is attributed to the author of the image, so you can reply to them via that community if you wish.
Infographic on the aroma of books. The smell of old books is produced by the gradual breakdown of cellulose and lignin in paper. Type of paper and age of the book affect the compounds produced, which include furfural, vanillin and benzaldehyde. The aroma of new books is equally variable, the compounds causing it coming from adhesives, inks, and chemicals used for paper treatment. Many of these chemicals are odorless themselves, but can react and contribute to the release of aroma chemicals.
(sorry to intrude). This has had a few cross-posts on Lemmy. The link that goes to !tails is attributed to the author of the image, so you can reply to them via that community if you wish.
Given the shared underlying protocol, I didn't like that if I saw something interesting on Mastodon, and wanted to post it on Lemmy, I'd have to screenshot it and/or re-attribute it to me rather than the original author....
The real fantasy element of Dungeons & Dragons is pretending that you have a group of friends who all get along with each other and can manage to meet regularly for four hours at a time....
A list of casual communities on Lemmy (that aren't just tech news or politics)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2216085...
Better Mastodon/Lemmy Integration? ( leminal.space )
I don't know if this is the better place to post this, but this is something annoying me in the fediverse, especially using/following Lemmmy and Mastodon profiles/communities....
The chemistry behind new and old book smells ( media.mstdn.social )
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/15118169...
The chemistry behind new and old book smells ( media.mstdn.social )
cross-posted from: https://mstdn.social/users/compoundchem/statuses/112053145362352366...
Tails: A Place on Lemmy for Mastodon Posts
Given the shared underlying protocol, I didn't like that if I saw something interesting on Mastodon, and wanted to post it on Lemmy, I'd have to screenshot it and/or re-attribute it to me rather than the original author....
Ancient Aliens [warandpeas@mastodon.social] ( files.mastodon.social )
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/warandpeas/statuses/111874433235642097...
The real DnD fantasy ... [evacide@hachyderm.io]
The real fantasy element of Dungeons & Dragons is pretending that you have a group of friends who all get along with each other and can manage to meet regularly for four hours at a time....
Wiser with time ( mander.xyz )
A list of casual communities on Lemmy (that aren't just tech news or politics)
Searching Lemmyverse is good for finding communities. !trendingcommunities is also a nice tool for finding new places....