Tim Chambers

Technologist, writer, admin of indieweb.social. Fascinated by how new politics impacts technology and vice versa. #fedi22 #indieweb #fediverse

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2024-08-18 00:55:28

I love how @npub1nef…f8vw builds out its fediverse functionality in public and opens up all the sources of that work. That's the best and helps everyone else...
https://activitypub.ghost.org/the-slow-march-of-progress/?ref=build-log-newsletter

2024-08-10 19:26:04

Vegas rally from #harriswalz2024 live here later today: https://www.youtube.com/live/XEN0y0NaEvc?si=abymFp_hUDxQpiPN cc: @npub1u3u…658a

2024-07-29 14:34:02

75,000! #Mastodon4Harris #MastodonforHarris
https://www.threads.net/@timfullerton/post/C-AmkHKxvdH

2024-07-18 00:31:58

I love #Firefox, but this is troubling. And now would be the time for @npub15c0…hxke to double down on privacy and easy of use...
https://lifehacker.com/tech/why-you-should-disable-firefox-privacy-preserving-ad-measurements

2024-07-13 22:36:46

#Admin #IndiewebSocial
Given the turbulent news, a reminder that we will enforce our terms of use on this server relating to violent language.
" Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing through the crowd. Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. There appeared to be blood on his face. "
https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5

2024-07-10 13:24:52

Should have noted this publicly a few days ago when the upgrade occurred, but #IndiewebSocial is upgraded and now on Mastodon 2.10.
#Admin
This upgrade included a number of key security fixes:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.10

2024-06-26 17:37:48

'I am experimenting with the new #Buffer toolset to post simultaneously on both my #Threads and #Mastodon accounts using the same content and tags. So far, so good.😄

2024-06-26 01:58:03

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@npub1lt4…y39w Sure thing, seeing it fine over here! 🙌

2024-06-23 03:08:30

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@npub14nh…50uw Great!

2024-06-23 03:07:26

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#Calmtech #Fediverse One article I am rereading…https://caseorganic.medium.com/sit-siri-designing-our-tech-to-have-good-etiquette-c64bc7c6a94a

2024-06-23 01:27:29

FYI: looking fo the best recent writings or social postings on #Calmtech. If you have seen any good things on this lately LMK.
Bonus points if you find it relating to #Fediverse UX evolution.
For those new to this idea see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calm_technology

2024-06-23 01:21:51

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@npub120z…33r2 👀

2024-06-21 21:45:28

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@npub1qum…wjwj @liaizon.social.wake.st.ap.brid.gy@social.wake.st
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/112/656/798/352/845/813/original/a036ddccd7c44c68.mp4

2024-06-21 16:13:08

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@npub1fc4…adca Nostr, Bluesky

2024-06-21 11:14:07

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@npub1tdn…c2mh I’d also say that mastodon and the Fediverse stopped being a monoculture about three migrations and 8 million accounts ago….

2024-06-20 11:00:57

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And looking over this: https://arxiv.org/html/2406.04175v1 #AI

2024-06-20 10:58:47

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Looking through this too: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.01313
#AI

2024-06-20 10:27:24

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@npub1cwk…qe8n great find, thanks!

2024-06-19 21:50:30

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@npub167d…xzt7 Maybe that technique with the BIG assumption they’re open about the training data - would be the best way to test this?

2024-06-19 21:14:18

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@npub167d…xzt7 I saw this effort that at least tried to create a means to do so: https://huggingface.co/blog/leaderboard-hallucinations

2024-06-19 20:39:28

Question for the Fediverse hive mind. Is there any evidence that the #AI models hallucination rates are getting ANY better over time?
I'm wondering if a 5 to 15% hallucination rate may just be the nature of the best with LLM's and an unsolvable problem.

2024-06-18 23:56:31

The Venn Diagram of both Super-Important and Super-geeky is nearly just one circle on this one.. https://mastodon.social/@feditest/112638513456514985

2024-06-18 20:52:58

Hmmmm. Not sure. Maybe. But never seen it done well to date. Ever.
"It's all about 'privacy-centric advertising...
Is such a thing possible for an industry that never respected people's wishes?"
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/18/mozilla_buys_anonym_betting_privacy/

2024-06-18 20:19:47

This is OUTSTANDING news:
https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/112638591219035657

2024-06-18 00:43:21

What a great resource! Instantly bookmarking this one:
https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112634729255433487

2024-06-17 12:57:55

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@npub14nh…50uw Thank you!

2024-06-17 12:57:31

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@npub15wy…zwed Yep. I view exclusion lists in robots.txt to be a speedbump and one bad actors will ignore. But better than no speedbump.

2024-06-17 02:34:43

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@npub1jzf…egry
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/112/629/624/324/302/782/original/bfeefd93e2c83e0c.png

2024-06-17 02:26:58

#Admin #Indiewebsocial
Just posted this update on "AI, the Fediverse and Indieweb.Social" to my blog and to our server's Patreon:
https://www.timothychambers.net/2024/06/16/ai-and-the.html
Love to hear any feedback!

2024-06-17 02:22:56

Ai and the Fediverse, and Indieweb.Social : https://www.timothychambers.net/2024/06/16/ai-and-the.html

2024-06-16 12:58:40

#happyfathersday to all the Dads on the Fediverse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7clwrlPI64U

2024-06-16 11:40:27

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@npub1ykn…drq8 I feel seen.

2024-06-15 20:51:01

Fedify is new to me but going to dig into it more after reading this: https://activitypub.ghost.org/day-4/?ref=build-log-newsletter
cc: @@hongminhee

2024-06-15 20:28:07

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@npub12ty…vnqc Breaks for social are good. Be well!

2024-06-15 01:02:46

Good: they should always have been branded as tasty AND healthier, not about climate or veganism, etc….
https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS/112606103489748447

2024-06-14 13:55:03

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@npub1jvr…8tkt A good note! Taking it…

2024-06-14 11:55:50

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@npub175x…2fat Sadly is the case.

2024-06-14 01:20:49

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@npub1627…cw7q Thanks for tracking that metric...

2024-06-14 00:45:27

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@npub1elg…3u9v You are very welcome: more news on this soon!

2024-06-14 00:20:12

My response….
https://mstdn.social/@Mediagazer/112612050975319309
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/112/612/108/299/018/275/original/5929a8724779585b.mp4

2024-06-13 22:10:48

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@npub1r9q…nv55 yep. I’ll write more on this later but it is only a speed bump. But better that than nothing.

2024-06-13 22:09:50

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@npub14ht…4zk3 🙏 Thank you!

2024-06-13 21:26:56

#Admin #IndiewebSocial - Looking for the best list of AI scraper bots to block on this server. Aany others?
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Omgilibot
User-Agent: FacebookBot
User-Agent: Applebot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
User-agent: Omgilibot
User-agent: Omgili
User-agent: YouBot

2024-06-13 11:00:27

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@npub1627…cw7q Yes, yes it is.

2024-06-13 10:55:23

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@npub1q8m…vm9d

2024-06-13 10:36:32

So true. https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/112607271918614961

2024-06-12 21:05:27

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@npub1pzt…lgnk link?

2024-06-12 01:54:18

A good read: "Want to build your audience? Consider the #fediverse https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2024/06/11/want-to-build-your-audience-consider-the-fediverse/

2024-06-10 12:50:22

Domain support for accounts would be a huge deal…
https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112592035650286064

2024-06-09 02:42:46

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@npub18wz…qglm Here's hoping.

2024-06-09 00:24:22

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@npub14s3…hnzd accurate-ish.

2024-06-08 11:17:07

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@npub13r2…8n9t @npub1c94…7y29 Yes.That would be great.

2024-06-08 10:49:48

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@npub1c94…7y29 Is there a labeler to find and discover bridged users, too?

2024-06-07 21:43:43

The larger federation keeps federating!
https://www.threads.net/@quillmatiq/post/C77dzIby7Oo

2024-06-06 15:56:00

Ok you win. Watch this space.
#indiewebsocial #admin https://indieweb.social/@tchambers/112549559995757659

2024-06-06 15:52:55

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@npub1c0m…5s7y in related news, I’m old.

2024-06-06 02:55:11

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@npub14dw…szy8 Just did. 👍

2024-06-06 02:48:28

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@npub1ugf…l50r Well, glad you are here!

2024-06-05 18:17:22

This is my periodic appreciation post at how great #phanpy is as a Mastodon UX. Makes me happy to use it every week. cc: @npub1jc6…7v67 http://phanpy.social

2024-06-05 11:27:50

Wow! This is evolving fast.
https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/112543500225773324

2024-06-05 11:26:40

Watching closely 👀
https://mastodon.social/@chockenberry/112561928710194910

2024-06-05 11:22:29

Hard to overstate how important this work is to the health of the Fediverse and to the Fediverse development community….
https://www.threads.net/@johannes.ernst/post/C70dsZ9tWiz

2024-06-04 23:27:47

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@npub1527…eh7n no clue from my side.

2024-06-04 09:01:36

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@npub12ty…vnqc Thank you!

2024-06-04 02:22:03

Walking is my exercise of choice: something I love doing around the forest trails in my state - and will able to do till I'm old as bones. Now at about 13,000 steps per day as my target.
#Fitness
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/cm/rm-quiz-benefits-walking?ecd=soc_thd_240603_cons_rmq_benefitswalking&linkId=100000264639123

2024-06-04 01:41:39

Very well put @npub1lsl…9c2x...
https://moth.social/@bart/112553926606829129

2024-06-04 01:36:13

This is an important distinction that @npub120z…33r2 and the #Fediverse can offer: a respite from the storm of AI junk posts, junk images, and noise. #CalmTech and #HumaneTech is built into the Fediverse DNA.
https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/112554306111278137

2024-06-02 23:57:26

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@npub14uk…2erc Fully agree.

2024-06-02 19:50:04

These are always great updates….
https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/112548107969223414

2024-06-02 19:46:28

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@npub17u8…uhnv Same. Really lame that this is so.

2024-06-02 02:49:00

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@npub14xc…zqkc So true.

2024-06-01 22:01:57

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@npub175x…2fat Nice!

2024-06-01 18:02:27

#Admin #Indiewebsocial
This server is now upgraded to Mastodon 4.2.9 which is a bug fix release.
More details here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

2024-06-01 17:53:36

Fully endorse. #phanpy
https://mastodon.social/@siddhantgoel/112514727999531892

2024-06-01 17:40:21

I'm about to do my own self-check on how well these 2024 predictions for the Fediverse are doing now that we are at the half-way mark for the year. What do you think on each?
Some still seem unlikely others, I think are on route, and some I think are objectively already hit. Before I do my own gut check, what say you?
https://www.timothychambers.net/2023/12/29/fediverse-predictions.html

2024-06-01 17:30:41

#Admin #IndiewebSocial
Happy Pride Month, everyone...!
It's a good time for the reminder that we at Indieweb.social adhere strictly to the Mastodon Server Covenant which includes committing to active and strict moderation against any against homophobia and transphobia.
We work hard that our community here is a safe, welcoming and open place to all.
#Pride2024
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/112/542/539/770/792/227/original/b49b21c122d76920.jpeg

2024-06-01 16:43:57

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@npub1dzn…4dfn Great data here!

2024-06-01 12:36:16

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@npub1jtm…rxtn Fully agree.

2024-06-01 12:33:26

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@npub1e7x…l0wu Very much appreciate your posting to the fedi and your presence here!

2024-06-01 01:36:44

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@npub1lrv…tth9 They claim it will be two way within a year.

2024-05-31 02:30:00

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@npub12lx…jvjy He’s not wrong.

2024-05-31 00:16:36

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@npub1zdc…6exm Bet this will be an oft edited page today.

2024-05-30 22:49:04

Well done @npub1kvn…hm73 …
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/112/532/477/607/734/721/original/fa5e0a61a65ecc29.jpeg

2024-05-30 21:31:26

I like Presidential candidates not convicted of 34 felonies.

2024-05-30 15:03:08

Good data here on #podcating usage: https://www.westwoodone.com/blog/2024/05/28/8-new-findings-about-the-podcast-audience-from-cumulus-medias-2024-audioscape/

2024-05-29 17:50:40

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@npub14s3…hnzd Thank you for your continued posting here! Has been incredibly helpful!

2024-05-29 12:30:56

Congrats @npub12vl…34ut!
https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/112524356723253999

2024-05-28 13:46:23

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@npub1w57…ent3 Am interested for #IndiewebSocial

2024-05-26 19:50:31

Here's hoping.
https://www.threads.net/@gtconway3/post/C7cYTcCJ9AH

2024-05-24 17:15:51

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@npub1grx…uxfe My own opinion: it won't be a zero-sum gain. More folks joining federataed threads will eventually equal out to more jumping over to Mastodon accounts too.

2024-05-24 13:27:27

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@npub19da…8xa6 You rock! Glad you are here and thanks a ton for the support!

2024-05-24 01:22:11

Here is one of my favorite new newsletters: it is from @npub16jc…x9rf and called "Human Generated Content" -- If you miss the original vision for the open and social web and wish it could be resuscitated, check it out and thank me later.
https://www.augment.ink/human-generated-content-1/

2024-05-24 01:14:39

Am such a fan of hers:
https://newsmast.social/@rapplerrss/112493404471993577

2024-05-24 00:56:08

#Admin #IndiewebSocial
🌟 Hey Mastodon fam! 🚀
11,425 users have made this their social home on the Fedi!
Thanks to the 255 Patreon members already giving to support this labor of love!
We're on a mission to keep our server thriving & your support is crucial! 👍
If this is your Fedi home base & you are not giving yet, consider joining our Patreon.
💵 Even $1 per month helps greatly!
➡️ Join here: https://www.patreon.com/indiewebsocial
If you have given, boost and share to others here!

2024-05-22 14:11:41

This one is still funny.
https://mastodon.social/@MissingThePt/109817611656635863

2024-05-22 11:56:39

Made me laugh.
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/112/484/613/653/159/963/original/7ee6f74141feb0cf.jpeg

2024-05-19 22:08:43

Fully endorse.
https://xoxo.zone/@mathowie/112452420619405557

2024-05-19 22:07:49

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@npub1fx5…kq6u Agreed. 👍

2024-05-18 13:54:02

A great way to accelerate the improvement of the Fediverse is to help fund Emelia’s work.. https://hachyderm.io/@thisismissem/112450607238988400

2024-05-18 00:19:07

I really wish someone would create a Matrix Web and mobile client (or maybe a customized client/server?) that was as simple to use, and full featured as the #Signal app.
Does that exist and I missed it?