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Thoughtful comments on at least one irrelevant topic. #writing #software #democracy #pirates.

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benpate , to random
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Ok kids, here we go:

, the open alternative to is ready for its first steps into the light.

I have a waitlist online at
https://bandwagon.fm if you'd like to try it out.

I'm planning to build the first (dozen? I don't know) profiles in the waitlist personally, with an email questionnaire and FaceTime follow-ups if necessary.

Once I'm confident in the UX, we'll open up self-serve signups for everyone.

hrefna , to random
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Me: "Maintaining an always-online server is overly complex and not something we can ask people to do who just want to do some social networking."

Reply: "Oh this is a long solved problem between these various technologies with obscure acronyms and guides! This was being done before Docker, that's not a requirement!"

Thank you for proving my point for me.

Also I don't understand why people keep talking about Docker with me when I talk about things like this. Like, seriously, do not get it.

benpate ,
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@hrefna Yes. Servers are far too complex for most people to operate. Strong agree

But tech today lacks imagination

My car is too complex for me to maintain. But I can take it to the dealer to fix. I still own the car

I should be able to “self host” my own server as easily as getting an account on someone else’s.. then let the mechanics step in to change the oil every now and then. We just don’t do that because of a) economics, or b) lack of imagination

Let’s change the paradigm

dansup , to random
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Anyone building a federated Stack Overflow?

benpate ,
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@dansup Yes. After Bandcamp.

I had an online discussion about a Federated-Yelp that raised some interesting points that might apply to SO as well -- How do you “federate” the features that DON’T fit into the standard social media formulae? Things like “accepted answers” might only work on a centralized server.

Also, this might fall under the threaded discussion WG. I’d love to talk in more detail if you’re ever interested.

benpate , to random
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Woo Hoo! Check out Baby's first FEP...

If you're a #Fedidev developer, please check out FEP-3b86 at https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/3b86/fep-3b86.md

I'm working on "Remote Likes" and "Remote Shares" that help you jump back to your own home server to post when you find something cool on another website.

Imagine those "Share on Facebook" buttons, without all the ick.

I know it needs some work (that's what FEPs are for, yea?) so please read, comment, and help me get this over the finish line.

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