jaz :twt: :wales_flag:

Founder of Tŵt, Llanilltud Fawr born and bred. #Defaidodon am byth!

Help pay Tŵt's bills with a small donation: https://opencollective.com/twt-cymru/contribute

This is my personal account, see IFTAS (npub1y2r…kvzk) for my work supporting and advocating for the Social Web.

My personal home page: https://jaz.co.uk

About Me: https://jaz.co.uk

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npub1hg6ku0pxvl5ta6d0suz9rauk8chdd57vy90z3p83u98eay8z902suenwn8

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jaz_at_toot.wales@momostr.pink

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2026-04-01 11:31:27 UTC

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Free Parliament Points! Follow @npub1yuj…425k

2026-04-01 07:00:03 UTC

Toot has been a fun start but we have no elephants in Wales. To better align with our ecosystem we are rebranding as hoot.wales
"Toots" become "Hoots". Hoots sent at night earn bonus "Parliament Points" that can be used to remove any future advertising. The app will be locked to Night Mode for obvious reasons.
The local timeline will be rebranded "The Woods". Migration begins at midnight. Let us know your thoughts below.
Hwhw!

2026-03-30 14:22:22 UTC

@npub19hh…yxnx and I are in #Chicago at #ONA26 (Online News Association) to talk about using open social to reclaim audiences for independent newsrooms. If you're attending, come visit us at our booth!
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/318/565/645/231/474/original/8a78375425b49b26.jpg

2026-03-19 11:33:38 UTC

The age of the self-regulated Internet is ending.
Long-held beliefs about platform freedoms are being tested, and are having real impact on decentral social web services.
This isn't just legal hurdles, it's a fundamental shift in how we manage and govern our spaces.
https://jaz.co.uk/2026/03/13/there-are-a-million-fediverses-and-theyre-all-regulated/
#note1k6w…4d2f

2026-03-16 23:09:14 UTC

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Well, this was educational. One in five respondents do not/did not realise copies are created on third party services.
The federating software/interfaces need to start explaining this more thoroughly and simply in my opinion.
Started a discussion here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/37955

2026-03-12 12:25:03 UTC

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Report-and-suspend is a losing proposition. Bots can DDoS our collective time and patience to moderate the fediverse. We will need friction at account creation, and content classification to find these accounts, and automation to flag or suspend them.
We may even need to use bots ourselves.
Or we drown.

2026-03-12 12:24:48 UTC

One AI bot signed up for 20 fediverse accounts in seconds, at a cost of pennies for its operator.
The bot details its accounts here: https://andy.agentwire.space/ - and blogs about its experience here: https://dev.to/agent-andy/what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-tries-to-join-30-online-platforms-12md
20 humans had to reactively take let's say 60 seconds each to respond to reports and suspend these accounts, with no compensation, taking a hundred times as long as the bot takes to create accounts.

2026-03-09 16:58:22 UTC

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Some additional reading:
How do I delete a post? https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-delete-a-post-on-mastodon/
Who can see my posts and replies? https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon/
Fediverse never Forgets https://berk.es/2022/12/23/fediverse-never-forgets/
Provide a mechanism for acknowledgements of Delete activities https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/406
Improve UI/UX copy for "Automated Post Deletion" to clarify data persistence https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/37955

2026-03-09 16:54:52 UTC

📊 Fediverse Awareness Check:
When you hit send on a post, your app sends copies of that post to be stored on over 40,000 connected servers (hard drives) around the world.
When you delete a post, it sends a request to those servers to delete their copy, but it can't always be guaranteed and your post may remain visible online.
Are you aware of this?

2026-03-05 13:38:31 UTC

As some of you already know, although the #TootWales event has been planned for quite some time, due to a very sudden and unexpected death in the family last week the tenor of this trip took a very sharp turn.
It's been uplifting to be home with family, and with all who attended the event and are now beginning to #TellEveryone about our app and our community.
It's hard to describe how daffodils reach into your heart at this time of year as we witness rebirth, but they really being me joy.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/176/831/296/760/201/original/545df07c66938038.jpg

2026-02-28 23:50:13 UTC

Wow, haven't been able to check my phone til now, but absolutely so happy and grateful to everyone who attended or posted from afar, thanks to the entire @npub14hk…5flf team for all the work putting this together. The venue staff were fantastic, flippin good evening, hugs to everyone. #TootWales

2026-02-28 09:21:40 UTC

Those of you travelling by train to #Cardiff for #TootWales today, please be aware it is mandatory to say/whisper/scream "Tŵt Tŵt" as you leave the station.
Thank you in advance for your compliance.

2026-02-27 19:49:04 UTC

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I got the sense that while the production team fully understood the larger picture, the presenter thought this was a tiny local cutesy community, I think I confused her when I said thousands of communities and millions of people. Ah well.

2026-02-27 10:32:06 UTC

I just listened back to my BBC interview on air this morning, other than completely failing to say the words "toot dot wales" I think it went well, I'm at the 1 hour 43 minute mark in this replay:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rp5m

2026-02-27 06:39:54 UTC

Not that I think too many people are setting their alarms to tune in, but in case you plan on listening, I've been moved to 840am on the BBC Radio Wales Breakfast show today. I'm pretty sure it pops up on iPlayer later in the day also.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rp5m

2026-02-26 15:41:19 UTC

People of #Cardiff - when I'm home I usually visit the Goat Major for a mandatory pint of Brains Dark, but Goat is now the Blue Bell and no Dark on tap, anyone know a pub in Central that carries Dark?

2026-02-26 11:49:16 UTC

I will be interviewed on BBC Radio Wales' Breakfast program tomorrow (Friday) at 745am with Oliver Hides and Megan Davies - to talk about Tŵt Cymru, the Social Web, and how it's different than the big tech platforms.
I will now work on condensing all of that into a five minute interview 😃
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rp5m

2026-02-24 15:47:08 UTC

It's nice to be in the Barry & District News, but until we're covered by the Llantwit Major Gem, we haven't truly made it...
https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/25882039.welsh-social-network-t-t-launches-new-app/

2026-02-19 23:10:15 UTC

I'm adding a dedicated page to the Web site for the forthcoming Toot Wales mobile app to track known issues, describe the roadmap, explain some of the design decisions.
#WorkInProgress
https://croeso.toot.wales/en/help/toot-wales-mobile-app/

2026-02-19 13:29:51 UTC

I've been asked to do a five minute interview on BBC Radio's "Radio Breakfast" on Friday 27 Feb to talk about the current social media landscape and the new Tŵt app!!
It's interesting and reinforcing to me to hear people see "new app" and equate that with "new project" or "new social network".
People really really do see the app stores as an exclusionary source of truth, it's where "things" are, not the web, but in the app stores.
This is why we built an app. It's how people use the web.

2026-02-18 18:37:08 UTC

https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-social-network-twt-launches-new-app/
@npub1zhz…9xyw bringing the most important news 😉

2026-02-18 16:43:15 UTC

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obviously this comes with the "how do I get new followers if I'm not posting publicly" and we can have interesting conversations about mods announcing new accounts, or making any post with certain hashtags public (intro, introductions, newhere etc), or have a community wide announcement when a new profile is created with something in the bio - but important to remember roughly 1% of community members post, 10% reply, 90% lurk. Why are we solving for the 1% of the 1% that want super broad reach?

2026-02-18 16:32:29 UTC

If there was a button that made all new social web accounts publish to "followers-only" by default, and making something public came with a one-time message that says "you are about to publish content to 30,000 web sites that may keep a copy of your content whether you like it or not" - I would push that button in a heartbeat.

2026-02-17 22:08:26 UTC

Keep calm and Defaidodon
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/088/240/719/855/412/original/0f4323534829c309.png

2026-02-17 14:23:01 UTC

Absolute last call, we are organising a meetup for the Toot Wales and Fediverse community on Sat 28th, 5pm in Sophia Gardens, #Cardiff.
Any and all who can see this message are more than welcome to come see the app launch and get a hot buffet dinner and some fun Toot Wales hats and coasters and stickers!
Oh, and a digital caricaturist on site!
Let us know if you'd like to attend: https://croeso.toot.wales/en/twt-app-launch-event/ - we have limited spots and need to give the venue final numbers.

2026-02-12 16:31:56 UTC

RE: https://toot.wales/@teamtoot/116058537526076652
I'm so incredibly proud of what we’re building at @npub14hk…5flf - this isn't just another platform, it’s a community-owned space where the entire team works hard to keep a welcome.
We have 9 spots left for the launch event in #Cardiff - I’d love to see some familiar Fediverse faces and local advocates there to help us kick this off!
If you're ready to see what a digital cwtch looks like in the real world, we’d love to have you with us. Come grab a seat at the table! 👇
#note14tj…8jrt

2026-02-12 00:10:23 UTC

8 years ago Tŵt was just a little idea. Today, I’m posting from the beta of our very own custom app thanks to @npub142g…kmy5 Apps For Change.
As I look at this little screen, I’m thinking of 8 years from now. I hope by then, this isn't "tech stuff" anymore, it's how we just talk to each other.
The Defaidodon machine is going mobile, see you in 2034!
#LittleThings #PethauBychain #YmaOHyd
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/054/751/487/403/465/original/f8d23fc859ac2b66.png

2026-02-11 13:43:18 UTC

The Toot Wales mobile app is progressing nicely, and we'd like to start inviting beta testers. If you'd like to participate please ask for an invite here:
https://forms.gle/Gd1yrBGhsZcgr4Ag6
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/052/287/073/203/492/original/5691fe46a576bbb0.png

2026-01-22 13:17:07 UTC

This bizarre, hurried cut-and-paste Bluesky clone called "W" (wsocial.eu) says it will fill this huge gap in Europe where no social media platforms exist.
Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/938/929/556/491/817/original/e390a3ac91b08a12.png
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/938/934/990/339/842/original/b287258fda351424.png

2026-01-21 22:53:07 UTC

These fine folks were good enough to publish our little announcement, give them a click or two:
https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-social-network-launches-campaign-inspired-by-dewi-sant/
https://swanseabaynews.com/new-welsh-movement-aims-to-reclaim-the-social-web-with-pethau-bychain-digital-campaign/
https://herald.wales/south-wales/cardiff-south-wales/twt-announces-new-digital-movement-reclaiming-the-social-web-for-wales/
https://newsfromwales.co.uk/gwnewch-y-pethau-bychain-new-digital-movement-reclaiming-the-social-web-for-wales/

2026-01-13 17:13:00 UTC

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stay tuned, my goal is to support a white label option so everyone can have one, no dev required. This project is to some degree a proving ground to see if my instincts are right and a dedicated app actually meets the brief. My personal belief is every instance that wants one should have it's own app.

2025-12-24 18:14:26 UTC

To our wonderful Tŵt family and the wider Fediverse, whatever you celebrate - Nadolig, Hanukkah, Midwinter, Kwanzaa, or the simple joy of community - I wish you good tidings and a healthy new year!
Cymru is a land of many voices, and our dwti digital home is richer for its diversity.
May your timelines be kind and your new year bright.
Nadolig llawen a heddwch i bawb!
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/775/864/246/263/373/original/f66fd3d72d0d0da5.png

2025-12-21 21:51:15 UTC

The Christmas trifle takes five days to build. Today is day one. In honour of our trip to Portugal, I've replaced the usual sherry with a tawny port, along with black cherry jelly. Stay tuned for day two, I'm thinking pears and peaches for the next layer.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/759/759/075/088/463/original/fba36505c55f9e8e.jpg

2025-12-19 15:18:08 UTC

I don't think I ever posted this, here's the video of me at #SFSCon talking about why I built Tŵt and how others can use the Fediverse to support minority and endangered languages.
14 quick minutes, it happened to fall on #DefaidodonDay so there are some sheep involved.
https://vimeo.com/1137388272

2025-11-10 10:14:31 UTC

OK Fediverse.
According to my map, I am surrounded by Fedinauts. It's just after 11am in #Berlin, I'm near Potsdamer Platz, it's cold and rainy, and whatever happens I need to buy replacements for my lost headphones.
At noon I will step out into this grand city and attempt to kill four or five hours doing... what exactly?
Go.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/524/858/949/354/238/original/49021c5603ece08f.png

2025-11-09 09:12:41 UTC

Taking the train from #Bolzano #Bozen to #Berlin might not have been such a good idea. My connection in #Munich is cancelled so I chose a new train and wrestled with international card declines trying to book seats on the new two connections.
Made it to the station, now THOSE connections are not available.
Might make Berlin by tonight, might not.
Ho hum.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/518/963/507/518/446/original/831ae8a6c8910eac.jpg

2025-11-07 21:07:05 UTC

Its 10pm where I am and the #Defaidodon posts are still rolling in, thank you everyone for making this #DefaidodonDay a success.
Keep 'em coming!

2025-11-07 09:43:26 UTC

Saw these lovelies on the bus ride to Bolzano yesterday #DefaidodonDay #DyddDefaidodon
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/507/750/365/224/299/original/d948813deafb3227.jpg

2025-11-07 06:16:17 UTC

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#DyddDefaidodon Explainer: https://toot.wales/@sheepnik/113440921811546256 has the skinny.
#DefaidodonDay in history: https://toot.wales/@jaz/115429483766137332
Fediwall - sit back and enjoy: https://fediwall.social/?servers=mastodon.social&tags=defaidodon,lambspam,sheepofmastodon,defaidodonday,dydddefaidodon,mahmittwoch&accounts=&hide=nsfw,replies,boosts,bots&text=no&title=Defaidodon&theme=auto&autoplay=no&interval=300

2025-11-07 06:08:30 UTC

🐑 🐏🐑 🐏🐑 🐏
#DefaidodonDay #DyddDefaidodon starts now! It's time for lamb spam - shear joy and woolly good vibes all day!
On this day every year we celebrate our fuzzy farm friends by drowning the fediverse in sheep!
Got no sheep? We happily accept goats, chickens, horses, cows.
But mainly sheep.
No use bleating around the bush, just post something, tag it, and watch our annual flock grow!
:sheep_cute: :sheep_cute: :sheep_cute:
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/503/703/140/796/516/original/384b89866f453ea4.png

2025-10-31 13:54:39 UTC

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Both buttons contain my pinned posts, but "Featured" doesn't - despite the fact I have "featured" those posts by pinning them.
Should I write a proposal to
1. Add pinned posts to "Featured"
2. Rename "Posts" to "Activity"
3. Remove pinned posts from posts and posts and replies
Or am I old and crotchety and the buttons make perfect sense to you?

2025-10-31 13:52:58 UTC

Pet peeve for me:
in my Mastodon desktop interface my profile has "Posts" and then "Posts and replies".
I always assume "Posts" has my posts, and "Posts and replies" has my posts and my replies.
But in fact "Posts" is not my posts, it's my Activity. Boosts and posts. A lot more boosts than posts. Mostly boosts.
"Posts and replies" - which sounds like everything in the previous button plus more stuff, removes the boosts.
cont'd...
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/469/097/422/833/869/original/ce80568a50371b4d.png

2025-10-31 12:54:13 UTC

#NosCalanGaeaf
https://stephraemoran.com/nos-galan-gaeaf-a-traditional-night-of-the-supernatural/

2025-10-27 12:35:33 UTC

Every day is a new adventure
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/446/150/183/772/122/original/1eece6829ec0dc3b.jpg

2025-10-24 11:39:26 UTC

I had a lovely live-streamed chat with @npub13c7…3szn this week on the 50th episode of @npub16k9…2nry - we talked IFTAS, moderation, trust and safety, the Fediverse in general, and a little bit of life story crept in at the end - it was a blast to talk about the things so close to my heart in such a welcoming environment!
It's long, but if you're interested you can catch up on the podcast at https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/rfCpqU15ifB59eiaeovpKk and I think audio only shows up at @npub12ma…laye at some point

2025-10-24 01:21:10 UTC

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/science/sea-otter-surfboard.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

2025-10-24 01:19:34 UTC

Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in California. Again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/science/sea-otters-surfboard-santa-cruz.html

2025-10-22 17:14:13 UTC

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies
Anna Fiteni explores what Welsh Culture has to do with Fleetwood Mac, Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki, and more.
https://lithub.com/the-outsize-influence-of-wales-on-fantasy-music-and-movies/

2025-10-21 14:08:05 UTC

🦉 PSA - with earthstream.social disappearing I almost lost Owls in Towels, but they are reconstituted at @npub1yuj…425k
Recommend #FediAdmins / #MastoAdmins purge the earthstream.social domain, no self-destruct was sent as far as I can tell.
https://fedi.wrm.sr/instance/earthstream.social

2025-10-21 13:52:44 UTC

Cofio Aberfan.
I, like many here, had family that raced to the village to help dig. Growing up, any time a car trip took us past the village, the whole car would be silent.
The event is considered one of the worst mining disasters in British history and was entirely preventable. Concerns about the tip were ignored by the National Coal Board.
If you'd like to learn more, here's a BCC documentary "Surviving Aberfan"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stZuw7UslO0
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/412/455/158/987/821/original/a158f5b661b8aaac.png

2025-10-15 17:25:50 UTC

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Thank you everyone for the amazing feedback! I know I can't expect too much after posting the question in English, but I'd love some non-English replies...

2025-10-13 15:55:25 UTC

👋 If you can see this toot you are on the #Fediverse enjoying #BetterSocialMedia
How flippin' awesome is that!?
In one or two sentences, tell me one thing that stands out for you personally, one of the reasons you enjoy being here.
And if you're ok with me using your answer in promotional material to get more people here, add the tag #TellEveryone 📢

2025-10-03 19:28:41 UTC

@npub18s7…wqln now listed on https://jaz.co.uk/projects/orgs-using-ap?
Do you know a company or organisation running their own Fediverse service? let me know!

2025-09-24 20:37:10 UTC

I'll be updating https://jaz.co.uk/projects/orgs-using-ap/ - which is a database of companies and organisation self-hosting (as in, on their own domain) an ActivityPub service of any kind.
if you know of any, please let me know.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/261/190/744/205/661/original/e176e33a04665726.png

2025-09-17 22:34:51 UTC

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also schooled in Wales, lots of singing, oddly almost never in music class.

2025-09-12 15:37:12 UTC

It's #FediForumFriday so I'll point out I and others will be presenting at a dedicated Fediverse track with twelve (!) presentations in one day at #SFSCon in November.
Hopefully our attendance will spur SFSCon into creating an account somewhere Fediversal...
You can review the Fediverse track at https://www.sfscon.it/programs/2025/ (choose Fediverse in the drop down)

2025-09-10 20:29:27 UTC

Oh. My. Goodness.
I'm giving a talk in November at #SFSCon about building Tŵt Cymru, and I was just adding the session to my calendar when I realised...
It's on #DefaidodonDay #DyddDefaidodon !!!
I am now going to have to figure out how to incorporate the hashtag into the presentation, and I expect everyone to pile in with their #SheepOfMastodon on the day.
I think I'll do a grand finale and load the FediWall up on a screen, assuming I have a screen behind me.
https://www.sfscon.it/talks/hiraeth-and-hashtags-building-a-bilingual-community-on-the-fediverse/

2025-09-09 22:12:56 UTC

Um, hello. As long as it's weeds you're eating, I'm ok with it.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/176/631/639/130/432/original/63cd3028fe6861fe.jpg

2025-08-26 13:50:11 UTC

Poked my head into a random tinned fish shop in #Lisboa and saw this sign (a la https://toot.wales/@jaz/114665041476482675 )
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/095/381/625/295/796/original/f128fee4169f5dbe.jpg

2025-08-15 14:54:49 UTC

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on my latest blog post, it's been really invigorating to hear from folks.
I've added a "further reading" section at the bottom as I think there's plenty of great conversation about this topic and I'm happy to add more:
https://jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-million-fediverses/
In my next post I'll talk about the safety issues that come with connecting social spaces.

2025-08-14 16:00:51 UTC

New blog post:
https://jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-million-fediverses

2025-08-10 18:00:34 UTC

This just arrived! @npub1jhf…35pm
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/005/769/921/826/716/original/4e5e1f8fe357bfb8.jpg

2025-08-09 20:51:09 UTC

End of an era
Read: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued
Listen:
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/000/780/251/646/013/original/3e373eee22f8f533.mp3

2025-08-04 17:58:17 UTC

#StartHereSocial has been upgraded and updated, and new services added. Work in progress. All feedback welcome.
https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/

2025-08-02 23:02:24 UTC

Wrapping up #FediCon with a speaker panel
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/961/656/547/057/292/original/d00285fe2bd67054.jpg

2025-08-01 21:30:53 UTC

Day 1 session 5 #FediCon with @npub1xjl…5mj0 talking open social beyond microblogging.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/955/631/386/934/868/original/d990da92bd44b0d3.jpg

2025-08-01 18:53:40 UTC

Day 1 Session 3 #FediCon with @npub1dvx…gems discussing "a plausible narrative for growing the social web"
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/955/009/310/337/680/original/0a7d4553b4349a5f.jpg

2025-08-01 15:58:25 UTC

Day 1 Session 1 of #FediCon underway with @npub1764…nuj0 opening with today's keynote "Connecting the Social Web"
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/954/319/756/829/632/original/2362fa1f5b94fcc7.jpg

2025-08-01 01:04:38 UTC

Finally on the ground in #Vancouver for #FediCon - looking forward to an exciting and inspirational weekend!

2025-07-17 23:44:36 UTC

Hudson River approaching sunset.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/871/221/489/690/364/original/e909cc827593fe87.jpg

2025-07-15 23:44:14 UTC

Yeh, I see you lovely
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/859/901/656/593/110/original/4cd4192e1ff62401.jpg

2025-07-12 23:50:22 UTC

Three things I saw today
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/842/936/714/090/433/original/9cee05194c2d4618.jpg
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/842/936/911/648/125/original/5d2837241e6a0958.jpg
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/842/937/106/052/265/original/091fc90e878d751c.jpg

2025-07-01 21:10:40 UTC

The pollinator garden is coming to life!
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2025-07-01 16:49:56 UTC

Whoops, pressed save before I edited the working title.
Anyway, new blog post:
https://jaz.co.uk/2025/07/01/digital-equity/

2025-07-01 12:47:11 UTC

#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #2
There are 14 servers listed that support a language classified as Vulnerable or Endangered by UNESCO
These spaces promote digital language equity and help safeguard cultural heritage, enabling communities to connect and express themselves in their own languages online.
#Brezhoneg
#Català
#Cymraeg
#Euskara
#Føroyskt
#Gaeilge
#Galo
#Gàidhlig
#Lëtzebuergesch
#Stellingwerfs
#Sámi
#TeReMāori
#беларускаямова
https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/shs-language/

2025-06-30 19:48:02 UTC

🐑 Random reminder that you can load up a relaxing #FediWall of #Defaidodon #LambSpam and #SheepOfMastodon anytime you need a moment of peace:
https://fediwall.social/?servers=toot.wales,mastodon.ie,mastodon.scot,ailbhean.co-shaoghal.net,toot.community,mastodon.social,mastodonapp.uk,phpc.social,mindly.social&tags=defaidodon,lambspam,sheepofmastodon&accounts=&hide=nsfw,replies,boosts,bots&text=no&title=Defaidodon&theme=auto&info=no&autoplay=no&interval=60

2025-06-11 21:44:47 UTC

I've updated the map of organisations self-hosting their own Fediverse platform - you can now toggle by category:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/organisations-self-publishing-on-activitypub_1011537#3/8.41/23.29
Let me know if you have charities, NGOs, governments, companies, media, news, weather... anything I can add!
EDIT: Thank you! So many great suggestions!
The spreadsheet now has... drumroll.... 98 entries. I'd love to get that to 100 today.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/666/908/086/543/699/original/5c7503af0e50775f.png

2025-06-11 19:56:57 UTC

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Whale done everyone! Thank you to everyone who participated, this was a lot of fun! I was felling a bit koi asking for suggestions, but it turned out you all are very efishent at puns. Reely good, in fact.
Maybe I'll do a menu of the month going forward...

2025-06-11 13:48:00 UTC

🐟 Idle new business thought for the day:
Seafood restaurant called "Sofishticated" and all menu items are terrible puns.
So far I've got "Shrimply Irresistible", "Prawn to be Wild" and "Just for the Halibut".
If you're hooked on this idea, add your suggestions for the menu below.

2025-06-07 20:27:23 UTC

Wow, what a #FediForum ! Great to see and hear old friends, meet new ones, so much to take away, so many people heartily engaged in building ethical, safe, civil spaces.
Invigorated, tired, next job will be reading all the notes for all the sessions I couldn't get to. If you couldn't attend, the notes and demos are usually online pretty quickly at https://fediforum.org/

2025-06-06 18:21:28 UTC

So much talk at #FediForum about local communities, and self-publishers.
I curate two maps, one for local- or language-centric fedi communities, and another for organisations who self-host and self-publish on ActivityPub.
I am always open to suggestions for additions!
Community inclusion criteria: https://jaz.co.uk/projects/mastodon-near-me/
Self-Pub orgs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Msmq_vgm1ggLEeR9fEjPWEPLmJbw3WuIB2fBwAstrRs/edit?gid=1436818131#gid=1436818131
(Feel free to message me here)

2025-06-06 17:40:50 UTC

https://www.theverge.com/news/680895/fediverse-fediforum-2025-open-social-web-apps

2025-06-06 16:15:40 UTC

I just witnessed the world premiere of an amazing four minute fediverse video.
I am maniacally reloading the page where I expect the video to be made public, I cannot wait to share this.
I'm not ashamed to say, I cried a little bit.
Stay tuned.
And massive kudos and thanks to [@_elena](https://mastodon.social/@_elena )
#FediForum

2025-06-06 12:17:02 UTC

On big social, you yell into the void.
On open social, you yell into thousands of interconnected, slightly different voids.
And sometimes, you find a void that truly understands you.

2025-06-05 14:54:27 UTC

It's that time again! Heading to #FediForum to join developers, advocates and #Fediverse folks moving the open social web forward. Three days, lots of news and demos, can't wait to hear from all the participants, see old friends and maybe meet some new ones!

2025-06-03 14:28:01 UTC

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Ditto for the Golwg360 site, I don't see any ads on the site but maybe there's a way to do an advertorial or something....
Actually, any ideas at all, if anyone has thoughts on how/where we could be promoting our community, I'm all ears. Paid or free, I'm open to putting some money into it.

2025-06-03 14:06:40 UTC

If anyone knows anything about how to become a small sponsor at the Eisteddfod, or any other way of engaging with the Eisteddfod, please reach out to me, I'm interested in highlighting/showcasing Tŵt to the Maes visitors.
I wish I could be there to run a small stall, but I don't think I can make that happen this year.
Side note, 10% of all posts on Tŵt are yn Gymraeg!

2025-05-27 05:16:00 UTC

https://owlsintowels.org/ 🦉

2025-05-10 19:30:22 UTC

So simple. So complex. So beautiful.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/485/191/631/714/406/original/e84b83ae8a66b1e7.jpg

2025-05-09 13:59:56 UTC

Unfortunately, I don't #DysguCymraeg - I know enough to be dangerous but cannot hold a conversation and certainly can't write.
BUT.
The fact that I can't is one of my motivations for building toot.wales and helping assure digital equity for #Cymraeg - and to help in that mission I've been working on a promotional Web site to invite new members.
If you'd like to volunteer time to help translate the site, please lmk.
https://croeso.toot.wales - still working on it but it's almost ready.

2025-05-08 22:14:47 UTC

A wise man once told me, "if you buy wood chips - you're buying mushrooms too".
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/474/512/065/873/886/original/071341c43d3e48c3.jpg
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/474/512/701/385/479/original/2f94b77ac6f37113.jpg

2025-04-20 15:50:11 UTC

Just stumbled onto https://video.infosec.exchange/w/aU3zSpaoWVe4LGu9uZxqcF - looks like Dafydd is exploring video publishing on Peertube for his botanical medicine channel, give him a follow and let's see what he posts! "Gwynedd herbal medicine practice. Using the power of plants to give optimal health. Education and outreach promoting a natural path to health in community."
cc @npub1fhd…qgaz @npub100p…acx6

2025-04-19 16:16:32 UTC

"Each Mastodon-powered community should have its own look and feel — and its own distinct features. Mastodon’s greatest strength isn’t in being a single network — it’s in being an ecosystem of communities, each with its own identity, design, tooling, and norms."
Couldn't have said it better myself. tootwales is not a generic onboard point for a global directory, we are a bi-lingual community with a very real reason for existing.
Excellent blog from @npub1lrq…pn8w
https://werd.io/2025/if-i-ran-mastodon

2025-04-16 19:22:04 UTC

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Voila
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2025-04-13 17:41:58 UTC

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Hello my pretty
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/331/883/917/385/130/original/a64513c38c006c4b.jpg

2025-04-13 17:41:21 UTC

Soon
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/331/878/001/359/827/original/1f854c023bb2c8a5.jpg

2025-04-10 20:11:28 UTC

I'm unaware of any Fedi service for #KalaallitNunaat / #Grønland and #Panamá - if anyone knows of any please let me know, I'd like to add them to the map.
The people of #Greenland will likely soon be subjected to a torrent of social media information intended to sway popular opinion.
Now is a good time for all communities to put a locally-governed alternative in place to ensure digital sovereignty and language equity.
Local voices must remain independent, safe, and heard.
#BoostLocalVoices
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2025-04-09 12:03:09 UTC

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good thing to be mindful of! if ever there's an issue, please reach out to @npub14hk…5flf and myself directly - between our fiscal host and the Open Collective staff I think it'd be taken care of pretty quickly.

2025-04-09 11:53:31 UTC

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apologies, we don't have control over the text they use. I will follow up with Open Collective and let them know it's confusing. If anyone has the ability to shoot me a screenshot of where the text shows up, that'd be helpful to send along with the note, I'll try to recreate from my side as well.
As long as you use the box as shown below, they will /not/ charge your card again.
And thank you for the support!
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/307/859/224/996/734/original/c1ff7930395f1354.png

2025-03-18 16:32:42 UTC

https://polimapper.co.uk/2025/03/the-16-new-senedd-constituencies/