Tim Chambers

Technologist, writer, who is fascinated by how new politics impacts technology and vice versa. #fedi22 #indieweb #fediverse

Indieweb Site: http://www.timothychambers.net
Gravatar: https://en.gravatar.com/tchambers
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@timothyjchambers
Loops: https://loops.video/@Tchambers

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2026-03-30 00:37:42 UTC

A great new toolset just opened up from @npub13fk…z5hw enabling users to browser, sort, sift through literally thousands of federated "magazines," brand or org accounts, and fipboard TV accounts - all federating out and ready to copy and paste into your Fediverse app to follow.
Searchable and sortable in every way you can imagine (by most followers, newest, by language, etc)
Check it out.
#Flipboard
https://flipboard.com/directory
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2026-03-28 12:33:49 UTC

Reminder ✊
You can follow this #Surfsocial feed on their app for today’s #nokings protests:
No Kings Protest
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01k7fma1sa0f66jewn6tv6thfc
#SurfFeeds

2026-03-27 17:45:18 UTC

I'm starting to kick around ideas for a #FASP for social feeds. @npub1764…nuj0 has suggested one for global hashtags, and the #Fediscovery folks are doing one for search. It feels like "feeds" is a missing & @npub13fk…z5hw, @npub1ekk…vy6m and @npub142g…kmy5 and others have great feeds in the wild now. And I think, correctly me if I'm wrong @npub1fd2…f2f9 that the exact new feed format is being sussed out at the WC3. I think maybe the time is right to consider what a Feeds FASP might be. Whatcha think? https://github.com/mastodon/fediverse_auxiliary_service_provider_specifications

2026-03-04 19:06:02 UTC

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OK here is my LXMF address and I'll add it into my Mastodon bio too while I'm at it:
LXMF Address c72355885808468cace245e407b9d8a4

2026-03-04 18:23:21 UTC

Hey #Reticulum hobbyists and dev folks. I just installed the "Reticulum Mesh Chat" on my Mac OS and need to learn how to share my account info publicly (and what not to share) and if there are any users up for chatting to help me see this in the wild working. Any advice for newbie getting started welcome.
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/116/172/298/607/696/958/original/dd15bf59cee2659d.png

2026-03-01 02:22:36 UTC

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Woza, looks like some one has done work on bridging this already.... kudos @npub1duj…nvwz
https://indieweb.social/@brisbane_meshtastic@howse.social
"This bot bridges Meshtastic traffic from the Brisbane area onto Mastodon! It's currently under development, so maybe unreliable or spammy.
This bot is not official in any way. Its brain is here: https://github.com/tjhowse/meshtastic2mastodon and it was made by @tj
Depends on: http://meshtastic.org/ https://wiki.mbug.com.au/"

2026-02-28 13:28:03 UTC

More evidence we need a form of mesh network peer to peer bridge to the open social web for time of internet blackouts. #iran
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/116/148/488/059/092/325/original/74bf72000fd86f23.jpeg

2026-02-24 21:41:33 UTC

Very proud of my teams work with PSG Consulting on this research. Hope it sparks a robust discussion on #LLM training and risks at each stage this... #AI #aifeeds
https://www.psgconsulting.com/research-publications/potential-risks-of-ideological-skewing
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https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/116/127/769/416/602/795/original/b3e9ca5f6b15b12b.png

2026-02-19 17:57:20 UTC

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My question is if they got bigger name creatators to vocally support this format and use it does that help drive the rest of the ecosystem....

2026-02-19 17:48:54 UTC

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Question: can creators support this but only if their podcasts hosting solution does? (I’d assume so) and secondly does creator support help drive adoption beyond Apple now? (I’d also assume so)

2026-01-30 19:00:43 UTC

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Following hashtags you care about is one discovery tool. Here is another: https://fedidevs.com/starter-packs/

2026-01-29 22:31:49 UTC

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Fascinating is the text to speech and vice versa model and code you’re working on platform specific?

2026-01-25 17:24:07 UTC

RE: https://werd.social/@ben/115956098700373051
Fully endorse that view. Build an open and better independent ecosystem start to finish, don't build just another stand alone X competitor, or AWS competior. Build a system for hundreds to thousands of solutions.
#note13ws…s53h

2026-01-22 22:42:00 UTC

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Curious what you think!

2026-01-20 21:12:52 UTC

""Our 1 week-old social network has already become entangled with a Russian disinformation campaign.... The Fediverse Trust & Safety team...They're doing the Lord's work over there. They, they truly are. The ED of @npub1y2r…kvzk Jaz, wanted to alert us to the fact that the Forkiverse is what's called an open registration service, & [such servers] are being targeted by a pro-Russia propaganda network...named Portal Combat."
Via: Hard Fork
📻 An Update on the Forkiverse
🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork

2026-01-17 17:45:34 UTC

Ok, Fedi: Inspired by @npub1drp…4unm here is what I wish could be vibecoded (or hand coded) - an app that enabled me to download and listen to a set number of podcast and easily see or generate their transcripts… but then made it dead simple to excerpt from those transcripts and post those excerpts to the open social web…. (At least to fedi, Bluesky)🔥 anyone working on such a thing or willing to? cc: @npub1hms…7fpv

2026-01-17 03:00:27 UTC

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cc: @npub142g…kmy5

2026-01-16 13:30:56 UTC

And in #Forkiverse news: every bit of this - starting at 51 minutes in - is great! @iftas@mastodon.iftas & @npub1hg6…nwn8 got a shout out & the whole thing was just fun… cc @npub1fec…7glq @npub1drp…4unm @npub1unt…k4k7 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-fork/id1528594034?i=1000745421942

2026-01-15 02:18:09 UTC

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Yes it is. And yes it is. cc: @npub13fk…z5hw

2026-01-12 23:43:40 UTC

So we now have almost 100 of the top acounts from the #Forkiverse on this starter pack... including @npub1fec…7glq @npub1drp…4unm @npub1unt…k4k7 and other top #Forkizens ....Will keep working on it but happy to hand it off to someone from the server to own too!
https://fedidevs.com/s/ODQy/

2026-01-11 18:59:09 UTC

"The #Forkiverse makes all of this visible...unfolding in real time. We are watching a community take shape, with excitement, disagreement, and inevitable growing pains. Whether or not it fixes the internet is almost beside the point...in the Fediverse, community is not abstract. Community matters more than algorithms....It is intentional, contextual, and deeply shaped by where you choose to belong. And there is space, even if you have too many faces." https://maho.dev/2026/01/the-forkiverse-experiment-and-why-instance-choice-matters/

2026-01-09 11:36:29 UTC

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So sorry that happened and deeply appreciate your work and creativity for the Fediverse…. It’s a much better place for your efforts….

2026-01-07 18:50:15 UTC

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They described eventually integrating AT proto. If so maybe that bridges to Fediverse too via [@fed.brid.gy](https://fed.brid.gy/ )

2026-01-05 14:33:27 UTC

First day back at work after two weeks away.
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/842/980/636/334/202/original/dfa4080da4476025.jpeg

2026-01-04 01:33:01 UTC

The more I look into it, the #podcast2 folks fighting for open podcasts are in exactly the same fight, with almost 100 % the same challenges & opponents as the #opensocialweb folks are. Just a different front. We should all be natural allies. cc: @npub1thg…zq23
https://podstandards.org/2025/03/24/podcast-standards-project-what-weve-achieved-and-what-comes-next/

2026-01-02 12:34:40 UTC

“Yes, the Fediverse is sometimes clunky, nerdy, uncomfortable. But it belongs to us. It’s not over-regulated, not driven by capital, not buggered up by algorithms. It’s what social media once aspired to be: A network of people, not brands.“ Via @npub1cjn…05q3

2025-12-28 18:50:34 UTC

@npub16h6…42gh I do hope you keep at FediIndex. I find it is extremely valueable resource and your work there helps the entire fediverse. https://fedi.wrm.sr

2025-12-27 16:26:52 UTC

Hi #podcasting2 folks: @npub1rcn…dw4h @npub1fmx…wp74
@npub13cg…ck4q
@npub1g2v…achf
…and others…
Is there a list of apps that support the #podcast2 <podcast:socialInteract> RSS extension ? And any consensus as to those that handle this feature in a particularly graceful and simple user experience?
https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/blob/main/docs/tags/social-interact.md

2025-12-25 13:01:46 UTC

Merry Christmas everyone!
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/780/334/726/213/308/original/bbb486f34d9f7850.jpg

2025-12-23 14:53:16 UTC

My 2026 Open Social Web Predictions: includes fediverse predctions focuesed on work being done by: @npub1q3u…r5gz @npub1ekk…vy6m @npub163h…mv0n @npub1hj4…533m @npub1dm2…324q @npub1vwf…95aa [@activitypub.blog](https://activitypub.blog ) @npub13rs…s8u8 @npub1tlf…wz08 [@fed.brid.gy](https://fed.brid.gy/ ) @npub1509…fjdz See what you think. What did I miss? https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/12/23/my-open-social-web-predictions.html

2025-12-17 01:56:12 UTC

RE: https://toot.io/@MediaOnMastodon/115691147939633040
Everyone on open social web should be grateful for #flipboard and them being a good actor for the open social web.
#note1ju5…5uy3

2025-12-16 02:44:14 UTC

A good rule of life. #riprobreiner
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2025-12-11 23:46:01 UTC

Wait, did @npub1vwf…95aa just come up with an elegant solution to one of the fediverse's 7 Deadly UX sins I wrote about six months ago? And no browser side kludges needed... ?
https://piefed.social/c/piefed_meta/p/1544929/new-automaticlly-turn-remote-fediverse-links-into-local-links
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/703/595/535/826/058/original/d51dec07b594ffcc.mp4

2025-11-30 14:11:04 UTC

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I’m more bullish on @npub19rt…adh9 than you were, even with more basic features, I’ve grown to really appreciate the internal RSS tool in the internal notes tool as ways to get around cloud based big tech….

2025-11-19 15:55:02 UTC

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High praise! Will check it out.

2025-11-19 15:38:12 UTC

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Cool! I did pay for older version of Mona, need to go check out the lastest!

2025-11-19 15:04:08 UTC

Periodic note that I really love @npub1lyn…ve6v @npub1cnh…wtw0 and #phanpy web app, and @npub1ekk…vy6m for the fediverse. My experience on the open social web is so much better for each of them existing.

2025-10-12 21:07:06 UTC

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Very cool! Thank you!

2025-10-12 14:09:46 UTC

This is so important and organizing on the open social web may be the most vital, free, and billionaire-proof places left to do digital organizing. Folllow @npub1ejm…g9td for more ways to help ahead of #nokings protest! ✊
https://channel.org/@renewedresistance/115361577846291040

2025-10-06 15:33:29 UTC

As #fediforum starts tomorrow, this is a good time to note the updated @npub1ekk…vy6m is live here: https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jvprse7ptd6b9gccy3m9g547 #Surffeeds

2025-09-21 22:43:40 UTC

More!
(*This does not count Sept numbers)
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2025-09-18 03:17:14 UTC

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Done.
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/223/129/555/190/048/original/2e6d9af90636fa5f.png

2025-09-18 02:56:59 UTC

This is the most impactful thing one can do to protest corporate caving to autocracy. Canceling Disney and Hulu subscriptions. I suggest you do the same. Now. And boost messaging like this to friends. Push back hard.

2025-09-18 02:05:03 UTC

It’s more important than ever to support independent media free from corporate caving to autocracy and wherever possible on the open social web and on direct open media.
https://journa.host/@w7voa/115222129277589068

2025-09-16 20:26:32 UTC

TikTok’s enshitification with its new right wing owners may accelerate as fast as X’s did. Might be next window for the open social web. #tiktok
https://www.thewrap.com/tiktok-purchase-close-oracle-silver-lake-andreessen-horowitz/

2025-09-15 21:45:35 UTC

This summarizes the situation better than anything else you will read. There, saved you a lot of time. #charliekirk https://youtube.com/shorts/tg7GgCQvaTI?si=lEnaKXSg9WEPvQYu

2025-09-15 14:08:49 UTC

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Silver Spring” - sign up now to join me! #NoKings https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/839815/?rname=Tim%20&share_context=event_details&share_medium=bluesky

2025-09-14 21:44:42 UTC

Pretty accurate progression so far. #Charliekirk
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/204/835/339/392/139/original/1a6d14beef4d8a6f.jpg

2025-09-14 16:43:37 UTC

We have to bulld a new healthier open social web. The current closed, commercialized siloes are indeed a cancer.
GOV. COX:
"Social media has played a direct role in every single assassination and assassination attempt that we have seen over the last 5, 6 years. There is no question... Cancer probably isn't a strong enough word. What we have done especially to our kids, it took us decade to realize how evil these algorithms are."
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-september-14-2025-n1312719

2025-09-12 14:47:31 UTC

This is my priors on this too, btw. But we will see what we see. As i said before believe nothign you don’t see validated by trusted sources. #charliekirk
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/191/870/267/611/924/original/1cbb661cc14a385b.png

2025-09-11 17:29:53 UTC

Mental note: do not trust anything on this story until it is verified by trustwothy sourcing. Just wait. #charliekirk
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2025-09-11 01:10:40 UTC

Very well put.
https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p/post/3lyiwoo4zd22n

2025-09-10 14:59:49 UTC

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Love this. Do you think this might be able to support podcast feeds directly or would it need additional work? BlueSky Feeds? Future Mastodon (or existing #Piefed feeds of fediverse content? cc: @npub1vwf…95aa

2025-09-07 20:38:22 UTC

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Posted on Bluesky too https://bsky.app/profile/timothychambers.net/post/3lybjwp276y2y #ATProto #ActivityPub

2025-09-07 20:32:44 UTC

✊ Am happy to endorse this statement - along with many thought leaders from both #ATProto and #ActivityPub sides of the Open Social Web dev community… https://writings.thisismissem.social/statement-on-discourse-about-activitypub-and-at-protocol/

2025-09-07 17:59:20 UTC

A small but big thing: every profile UX on the open social web should copy #Threads: Show the full handle w/ domain plus a “Copy” button in account details. None do now—Mastodon, Bluesky, PixelFed, etc. Only Threads does, and it’s a must-have.
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/164/312/916/635/968/original/c732fa3bfbe9f6a9.png

2025-09-02 17:27:28 UTC

First real study of #Threads-#Fediverse interop at scale. Key bits: Fedi→Threads replies dominate (likely due to current UX on Threads for fedi), surges tied to rollout events, steady growth, & interop didn’t worsen convo tone. Early but encouraging data: https://arxiv.org/html/2502.17926v2

2025-09-02 12:41:47 UTC

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Definitely @npub1dad…y568 and [@wearenew_public](https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public ) leap to mind. Will consider more….

2025-08-29 14:54:30 UTC

It's never ending. But so should our community push to keep us all safe from crap like this: Boost and share this around to all servers.
https://indieweb.social/@indiewebadmin/115112564435233227

2025-08-29 12:01:51 UTC

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Would this just mean a Google-free Android Linux phone stack? LineageOS? Or rebuilding from ground up on new Linux based OS?

2025-08-13 14:24:35 UTC

All the more need for the open social web, & discovery services like @npub13fk…z5hw & @npub1ekk…vy6m --
"The number of sessions resulting from Google Search traffic has declined to 28% from 52%...The decline has prompted People Inc. to internally use the term 'Google Zero.' ...'OK, we need to aggregate audience from as many sources as possible, ...What happens if Google goes to zero? What happens if Google no longer sends us traffic?'"
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4483889-companies-find-new-avenues-to-drive-up-sessions-as-googles-ai-search-tools-reduce-web-traffic

2025-08-09 01:20:42 UTC

#Wikipedia is one of the most important and underrated digital platforms around - every other one should take notes on this. https://www.theverge.com/report/756810/wikipedia-ai-slop-policies-community-speedy-deletion

2025-08-08 01:16:39 UTC

Amen. “My strongest belief about the social web is that if we want it to succeed, we have to keep lowering the barrier to entry.” #Ghost https://john.onolan.org/reflections-on-the-social-web/

2025-08-06 18:22:14 UTC

Updated #podcast numbers and #YouTube is dominating - worrisome as they do not use open podcast formats…. https://sherwood.news/business/podcasts-youtube-now-elephant-in-room-move-video-amazon-wondery/

2025-08-04 15:59:10 UTC

This is a big, big deal for the #OpenSocialWeb today - congrats to the #Ghost team! https://announcements.ghost.org/ghost-6-0/

2025-07-30 12:23:38 UTC

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What is the pricing for it these days?

2025-07-28 18:33:55 UTC

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Have heard good things about that. I'm at duck duck go so far. Mixed reviews but better than Google and in essence better than (but includes) Bing.com data.

2025-07-23 03:39:54 UTC

The fediverse and the larger open social web is such a better place because of the choices that @npub13fk…z5hw has made. We are lucky to have them.
https://flipboard.com/@haveago/mind-shift-828ph9kaz/-/a-4SnPqX4ASOqHQLtNccw59w%3Aa%3A7347489-%2F0

2025-07-22 13:23:06 UTC

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His work is great and immensely helped the UX experience for our server http://indieweb.social

2025-07-18 15:27:06 UTC

@npub1dad…y568 has proven to be an incredible and responsible steward of the #IndiewebSocial community here. https://indieweb.social/@indiewebadmin/114874416780189444

2025-07-11 00:54:08 UTC

This tracks. #grok https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/grok-4-seems-to-consult-elon-musk-to-answer-controversial-questions/

2025-07-10 16:31:19 UTC

Something I have been meaning to do since the hand off of the #admin of #IndiewebSocial to @npub142g…kmy5 who have been excellent stewards of this community - is to join as a reoccurring giver myself! ☑️ Done!
And if you are among the (almost) 12,000 who have made this server your social home, you should too!
cc: @npub1p6s…9358
https://patreon.com/indiewebsocial?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link
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2025-07-09 02:32:46 UTC

Pretty much. #grok
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/820/930/918/500/007/original/be477088d40c6a30.jpg

2025-07-08 20:39:21 UTC

Created this @npub1ekk…vy6m
feed about the upcoming #fedicon
Who else should be on? cc: @npub1t20…l7dl
@npub16d5…u6mu
#surffeeds
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jznvvmmqf3wbssd5b4zrh14q
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/819/540/991/901/504/original/47419d261cd6d01f.png

2025-07-08 13:21:34 UTC

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cc: @npub1thg…zq23 is this standard akin to you work?

2025-07-04 01:31:43 UTC

It is our best hope. Build on that hope.
“And while the decentralized aspects of Bluesky are mostly notional at this point, and Mastodon and its ilk are only being used by a tiny fraction of the population, they still exist — and the potential for federation of posts and other content is one of the few rays of hope in the current fractured landscape. Will it continue to grow, or will it always remain a good idea that never reaches fruition? I wish I knew the answer.” https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/reports-of-blueskys-death-have-been-greatly-exaggerated/

2025-06-25 20:16:45 UTC

ALERT: 🔥
Tucked away in the GOP's budget reconciliation bill, nicknamed the "One Big, Beautiful" bill, is a dangerous provision that would impose a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulations. Just as a gift to Trump donors.
This means states would be barred from enforcing laws related to artificial intelligence, such as those addressing deepfakes, algorithmic discrimination and job displacement.
Let your Congress folk know this is BS:
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-senators-to-oppose-the-ai-regulation-ban-in-the-spending-bill/?source=email250625&link_id=1&can_id=5d5c88d85104eb3b2284ceedcfc84ae7&email_referrer=email_2788343&email_subject=urgent-stop-your-senators-from-passing-the-ai-regulation-ban&

2025-06-25 10:43:08 UTC

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And part 2 is live now: https://indieweb.social/@tchambers/114739709799083596

2025-06-25 10:41:23 UTC

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Thank you!
I’ll go back and edit that a bit to show that I have nothing but love for the FEP process!
Also if there is one final or near final #FEP I should point to for each UX fix happy to go back and add them!

2025-06-24 23:40:15 UTC

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So for the Protocol hander discussion, I was particularly influenced by @npub19ua…53cv in articles such as this one: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/04/16/Decentralized-Schemes
Curious both if TIm thinks I took the right lessons from his writing....
And very much interested in @npub1764…nuj0 and his thoughts on the idea as describe in the post. And [@jenniferplusplus](https://hachyderm.io/@jenniferplusplus )
As well as what browser tech folks like @npub1e35…d5me and @npub130l…n5e6 would think of my rendition of the state of play and how to move forward on web protocol handler support.

2025-06-24 18:17:08 UTC

👋 Everyone: see what you think:
The Seven Deadly #Fediverse UX Sins Part 2: The Road To Redemption: https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/24/the-seven-deadly-fediverse-ux.html
Don't claim that these are final answers - but hope they help continue constructive motion to final answers!
cc: @npub1zu5…pytj @npub1q3u…r5gz
@npub1j2m…ngt0 @npub1m8t…zu6r @npub1dad…y568 @npub13za…8j89 @npub1387…vefs @npub1764…nuj0 @npub17m8…rsw8 @npub1y58…apm9 @npub1dkd…ra7u #fedidev #mastodev @npub19ua…53cv

2025-06-24 03:41:20 UTC

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My point: there isn't just one "fediverse wide proper goal" and there need not be.
For some communities its goal is to be it's own focused cadre of folks on more or less one topic for others its more general and mixed use and not one thing, more or less a ton of general things.
And both are fine.

2025-06-23 22:16:33 UTC

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My take: community servers are not one thing across the fedi, nor need they be. General purpose servers might have relatively indestinct local feeds from each other, like a big food court. Everybody mixes togtether. But specialized servers like @jazztodon.com, @me.dm, @mathstodon.xyz, and @mapstodon.space are unique bistros with their own flavor - and each type works for different folks.

2025-06-22 01:59:01 UTC

Decentralized platforms like Fediverse and Bluesky will be interesting to watch re: breaking news & disinformation. X/Twitter’s already the worst tonight, its former strength in breaking news now its worse than useless.

2025-06-21 15:45:19 UTC

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Bridgyfed attempt sto delete files in sync across the bridge, no?
See here: it works bidirectionallyt to delete posts delted on either side of the bridge: https://community.nodebb.org/topic/278e232e-69d3-4d38-9620-7e3a45d2a070/bridgy-fed-status-update-time?utm_source=chatgpt.com

2025-06-21 09:36:38 UTC

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The above was short hand for also assuming no admin set anything up for their users w/o several warnings to all, only applied to new, & were very clear to new users onboarding. Just saying giving each server ability to do opt in/out policies that’s culturally a fit for their server culture & needs seems a good idea — assuming the above plus that each user has full agency to overrule that for themselves should they wish.

2025-06-21 02:52:00 UTC

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I actually like the idea that at a server by server level, the choice of opt in, versus opt out can be appropriate for each community. And that the community servers can make that call, rather than a fediverse-wide fiat at what is best for everybody. Different communties have different cultures and different needs. As long as the end user has ultimate agency, which in this case they 100 percent do.

2025-06-18 19:21:32 UTC

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Do agree that we ned to play to the open social web's strengths and some of those strengthers are offering experiences that the big silos can't or won't and not just producing a decentralized clone of each existing mainstream platform.

2025-06-18 15:42:52 UTC

The Seven Deadly #UX Sins of the #Fediverse Web Experience (To Fix): https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/18/113327.html. cc: @npub1kxu…9fca @npub17m8…rsw8 @fediversenews @npub1j2m…ngt0 @npub1zdf…6u9l @npub1m8t…zu6r @npub1zpy…je3a

2025-06-16 12:10:33 UTC

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A big endorsement from us: we could not do any of our organizing online without this tool - and we tried all the other groups or group-like offerings for the Open Social Web. The Newsmast folks have built a powerful and secure and deeply needed toolset for organizers.
So a strong, strong yes to you trying out Channel Communities. And they are good folks who stand behind their tech! (A bonus)

2025-06-13 13:55:50 UTC

All the elements that makes the major platforms harmful to humans in general all make it equally or more hostile to online organizing, too. Convinced the open social web is future of organizing. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ice-protests-progressives-social-media.html

2025-06-11 21:19:02 UTC

Bookmarks for mobile and desktop web browsers should be totally reinvented & made fully (securely and with permission per bookmark) enabled to be federated to the Open Social Web. And the browser that should do it first is #Vivaldi.

2025-06-11 18:53:43 UTC

Very important news from #Wordpress: “Our goal for this year is to finalize the full ActivityPub experience — so that WordPress can be used as a first-class citizen of the Fediverse. This means enabling not only publishing to the network, but also following, reading, interacting, and moderating — all in a seamless way that feels natural for WordPress users.” https://activitypub.blog/2025/06/11/our-2025-roadmap-building-the-future-of-wordpress-federation/
cc: @npub1dkd…ra7u

2025-06-11 02:48:05 UTC

Fully agree: switched to #Vivaldi after losing faith in #Firefox management and zero regrets. Only a better experience. https://www.makeuseof.com/why-switch-to-vivaldi-browser/

2025-06-10 16:52:51 UTC

Good rule of thumb: don't spend your hard-earned time on any social platforms that do not have end users like [@_elena](https://mastodon.social/@_elena ) creating videos like this about them. :fediverse: Very worth viewing and sharing:
https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01JXCDST00FXKN9KCAQJ1QCMRJ
#EleFediVideos. cc: @npub1dkd…ra7u

2025-06-09 15:23:26 UTC

#NoKings Day Protest on June 14th. If you were considering going before, it is 10X more crucial for a massive show of organizing power now. Change whatever plans you have to now to join in. Here is a link to join in: https://www.nokings.org
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2025-06-09 13:50:40 UTC

#Ghost launch coming: “What if nobody owned this?” …The fediverse represents an alternative path… Will it work?… Up to all of us… Networks succeed when people use them. Difficult to start & nearly impossible to stop once it has momentum." https://activitypub.ghost.org/ramping-up-for-expansion

2025-06-08 13:10:59 UTC

States rights touting Republicans are awfully quiet right now.
#losangeles
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2025-06-08 00:20:58 UTC

Hmmm. I am wishing well to my LA friends tonight. Stay safe. Do not let them bait you. #LosAngeles #Trump #IceProtests
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2025-06-07 23:25:13 UTC

Trying out #GoboSocial toolset that launched on #Fediforum... So far impressed with the mix of simplicity and customiztion for posting across Mastodon and Bluesky at once. Not yet sure how it helps with charcter limits, but nice work, @npub1ssd…yhx6
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