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reiver

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I make things for the #Fediverse & #smallNet

Also talk about #FediverseUX #P2P #Privacy #SpreadFediverse

I post #SciFiArt

My work includes — #AllYourBases #FediverseAcademy #FediverseCity #FingerProtocol #GreatApe #PostFreely #SpaceHost #StarSeed

I life-cast at @reiver , collect at @reiver , threadiverse at @reiver

Once upon a time, was a mathematician, computer scientist, data scientist, software engineer, industrial researcher 🌞

The meaning of life — first survive, then reproduce 🌞

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.

reiver , to random
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Have you tried a Decentralization Social-Media Network OTHER THAN THE FEDIVERSE?

(Ex: bluesky, farcaster, lens-protocol, nostr, etc?)

If "yes", which ones?

Reply with your answer.

reiver , to random
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What Fediverse software OTHER THAN MASTODON are you interested in?

Reply with your answer.

BeAware , to random
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It's been 6 months since Meta laid out their plan for "end of the year full federation".

It's wild to me that, in that same timeframe, a solo third party dev was able to get BlueSky pretty much fully federated before Threads could. Bridgy Fed dev doesn't even work for Bluesky or Threads and he managed to bridge Fediverse AND threads to BlueSky.

I feel embarrassed FOR Meta at this point. What the hell is taking them so long?

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@BeAware

I worked for a couple of very large corporations in the past.

My experience was — they tend to be very slow moving. Very very slow moving.

I have heard similar from friends who worked at other very large corporations.

reiver , to random
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The definition of "Fediverse" seems to be expanding.

"Federated social networks, collectively known as the "fediverse," are emerging as a promising alternative to centralized social media platforms. These networks, such as Mastodon, Threads, and BlueSky, offer a decentralized approach to online interaction."

https://www.benton.org/event/fediverse-and-future-social-web-policymakers

dansup , to random
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Just finished my 35th lap around Sol

I don't feel 35 though 😎

reiver ,
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@dansup

Happy Birthday!! 🎂🎈🎊🎉🥳🎁

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BeAware , to random
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To ALL my followers and mutuals:

This weekend is WrestleMania weekend.

I am very excited. However, I know most of you don't follow me for that.

Therefore, I'm giving you a heads up! I will be using the following hashtags a LOT over the course of the weekend and it WILL contain spoilers.

If you don't want to see these posts on your timeline, FILTER THEM. Preferences > Filters

reiver ,
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@BeAware

I was really into Wrestling starting back in the early 1980s.

reiver ,
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@BeAware

I haven't watched it in decades.

I wonder how many of the characters I remember are still there.

I imagine many of them have retired.

I know some of my favorites have even passed away 🙁

atomicpoet , to Fediverse News
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So far, only 2,800 Threads accounts have turned on Federation. Of the ones I see, they’re quite active.

I suspect the reason for the minuscule federated accounts is because Threads users can’t see replies from the Fediverse yet. Why would you turn on federation if you’re oblivious to interactions from the Fediverse?

Nevertheless, we’ll see what happens once communication becomes two-way.

@fediversenews

reiver ,
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@atomicpoet @fediversenews

There are also quite a number of steps to turn on federation for a Threads account.

https://mastodon.social/@reiver/112191768847355806

reiver , to random
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I was curious how a Threads account shows up on the Fediverse.

I have seen Threads users on the Fediverse — but I noticed that when I tried looking up many people, they didn't show up.

Later, I saw mention of Threads users having to enable Fediverse.

This is how a Threads user turns on "Fediverse sharing" on their Threads account.

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reiver OP ,
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Step №1:

Go to your Threads profile.

Then tap the icon in the top-right with the 2 horizontal lines — that will take you to the Threads app 'Settings'.

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reiver OP ,
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Step №2:

On the Threads app 'Settings' screen, tap 'Account' — that will take you to the 'Account' screen.

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Step №3:

On the Threads app 'Account' screen, tap 'Fediverse sharing' — that will take you to the 'What is the Fediverse' screen.

(Note that the 'Fediverse sharing' option didn't show up for me last time I checked. Today is the first time I saw it there. YMMV.)

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reiver OP ,
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Step №4:

The Threads app will require you to scroll down on the 'What is the fediverse' screen.

Once you do that, the inactive button (near the bottom of the screen) that previously said 'Scroll to continue' will become active and say 'Next'.

Tap the 'Next' button to be taken to a 'Turn on fediverse sharing?' screen.

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reiver OP ,
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Step №5:

On the Threads 'Turn on fediverse sharing?' screen, tap the 'Turn on sharing' button near the bottom of the screen.

And —

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reiver OP ,
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If that was successful, then the Threads app should take you back to the 'Account' screen.

But where before 'Fediverse sharing' said 'Off', now it should say 'On'.

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reiver OP ,
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And now for the-moment-of-truth — will looking up my Threads account from Mastodon work‽

Yes! Yes, it does.

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FOLLOW-UP №1:

Even though I followed my Threads account from my Mastodon account, the Threads app is NOT showing me that follow in my in-app notifications.

reiver OP ,
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FOLLOW-UP №2:

When I try to look up my Mastodon account from the Threads app, it doesn't seem to work.

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BeAware , to random
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Ugh. I wish Fedi wasn't so reliant on domains....

Back when my naive self started Fedi, I went with the most known software (mastodon). But after months of dev incompetence, it's obviously not where I want to be, but I like my domain....

I guess I'm basically stuck with all these bad UI updates and no moderation features....😬🤦‍♂️

reiver ,
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@BeAware

That is one of my criticism, too — that identify on the Fediverse is tied to an Internet domain.

reiver ,
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@maegul

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The URL to get a fully-managed Lemmy server from is here:

https://spacehost.one/lemmy

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reiver , to random
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The Web and the Internet are largely ephemeral — documents, images, and videos disappear all the time.

If you find something on the Web or the Internet and you value it — download it and save it.

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