2026-04-20T13:10:51Z https://yabu.me contrapunctus ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ https://yabu.me/npub16txq0fx78qn4p8uzhraxcz2cajq7tuduw87vjm67ljfg5c8hn9hspdjaf3 https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/accounts/avatars/113/314/010/566/395/992/original/0e5532e433c1579b.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/accounts/avatars/113/314/010/566/395/992/original/0e5532e433c1579b.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztenpjf6uk88tunhyq8jt6vz2zhzfx8mul9q3f6sm49nd2kg6zmczyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk74gj29u Me and some #FreeSoftware friends are setting up a #Fediverse + cloud server aimed at getting #Indian users away from the mass surveillance, censorship, and disinformation of proprietary platforms.<br/><br/>Please let us know which services are important to you by filling out this 2-minute survey, so we can prioritize accordingly and estimate the costs.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.formbricks.com/s/cmavbkwso0c89wb01dp4j0z3f">https://app.formbricks.com/s/cmavbkwso0c89wb01dp4j0z3f</a><br/><br/>#BoostPlease<br/>#India #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #Federated 2025-05-19T19:28:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84n6y93l4za4fwuxem6gh40cugs0zwz74v9alnr62tcj3h4xp3qgzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7zwm2g3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszjp2yhjt5n59cezk8s53tyujr6q0l9h9yg4xlk3nmy3yghmfx3rcy6vk33'>nevent1q…vk33</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the beginning, most of our mapping parties were held in posh areas of central and south Delhi. Obviously, this leads to uneven coverage.<br/><br/>This year, we started going through a clockwise pattern around the city, alternating with locations in central Delhi -<br/>January - GTB Nagar (central)<br/>March - Dwārkā (west)<br/>April - Chāndni Chowk (central)<br/>May - Rohini East (northwest)<br/>June - Gol Market (central)<br/>July - Shāhdarā (northeast)<br/><br/>#OpenStreetMap #Delhi #India 2025-05-16T11:11:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjp2yhjt5n59cezk8s53tyujr6q0l9h9yg4xlk3nmy3yghmfx3rczyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7g2mttx 🧵 Sharing some developments in the #OpenStreetMap #Delhi community.<br/><br/>#India 2025-05-16T11:08:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5rq89976rknsr43gxnvlemgyj59dpurhslartrtjhymlptkczugzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk74vpthc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx4xy9ulm55fuld585th4yqkj23ea6sle9p2kg3434rk9x8pw3zgqw8lcax'>nevent1q…lcax</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Beautiful! Where was this? 2025-05-10T16:15:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg7y4qtr6gjzdpemlxjp6h0px5dj49tquvajw9pqftq0r50mzm66szyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7dydjcp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwx09cqvled3tl3wgs8tzcnn5lhzjy0wgx0e3xzurlrfcxs9a4ps3v7e24'>nevent1q…7e24</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for reading 🙂 <br/><br/>Speaking of herds...the crowd had a notable mix of people.<br/><br/>1. Some angry at me for god knows what.<br/><br/>2. Some who seemed to _know_ that I wasn&#39;t lying, wasn&#39;t the villain they made me out to be...but not helping to placate the crowd either. Just telling me to be quiet. At best they were too cowardly to speak up, and at worst they were just there for their own entertainment.<br/><br/>3. Some inebriated or intoxicated, looking to steal my stuff for drug money.<br/><br/>etc 2025-05-03T06:09:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26pmtvy3gau9ty8rc5rrkzdrzxpnzfqsgluex8g7yyg9x9semsmgzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk78yvxns In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkjhpdq3c0mxq8ut2njk4juduct8jh87ez2vmyn8t9z8rsvq53lcf07xve'>nevent1q…7xve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Changed the man&#39;s name to something slightly more respectful. Even if I don&#39;t like his behavior, I shouldn&#39;t be making psychological diagnoses 😅 2025-05-03T05:14:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkjhpdq3c0mxq8ut2njk4juduct8jh87ez2vmyn8t9z8rsvq53lczyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7pg2snl I wasn&#39;t sure if I wanted to share this story with the world, but here we go.<br/><br/>On the 1st of May, I was beaten up by a crowd while I was out on an #OpenStreetMap survey in Mandāwali, #Delhi, #India.<br/><br/>1/ 2025-05-02T18:38:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2823s38vkxznzxrs6v9exu8m3pgdyca5khhlf0zydmqm9urmsnlgzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk70k5ly4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdf8p8rr2l8ursae9kqlceger75f73txjcat8h3saw6znz6r7uks7nqg6n'>nevent1q…qg6n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s what <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1x7enuadeaks62u788q5cmpns8h8q6dm7npl56cfsshu6qayn9eqqhu39vw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Simon Poole</span> (<span class="italic">npub1x7e…39vw</span>)</a></span> suggested to me, which is why I tried pitching it on the Discourse...and the rest is history - only the bloody rather than the rosy sort 😅<br/><br/><a href="https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/osmf-should-host-a-forgejo-gitlab-instance/112200/21">https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/osmf-should-host-a-forgejo-gitlab-instance/112200/21</a> 2025-03-27T04:37:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdz8etqrvu0j6j834gj73svnvvn8cj5vzt0m8hmdl5sg06w72d9lszyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7fg6g4l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxv43dxegp0egqrhznmymhlcyjuxflhu97tl4nesz8ctv8gdyhm7qldv739'>nevent1q…v739</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. It&#39;s simply that - in our capitalist world where private property is unfortunately still a thing - when you&#39;re on someone else&#39;s private property, you&#39;re there on their terms (and whims).<br/><br/>The terms of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fh736ae0xzk98s59wggazdpqg0g78mg2rwk7qf87ew96cqhc4lrst3ee83" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Codeberg</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fh7…ee83</span>)</a></span> and their European laws are undoubtedly better than those of GitHub and the US. And Codeberg is undoubtedly going to be a better host (in the &#34;party host&#34; sense) than #GitHub. I&#39;ve seen communities provide much greater transparency of process than any company.<br/><br/>1/ 2025-03-26T09:29:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrsece6g2lkc5gtt0y5tsfs7uq3zvnxu6np4g2ftzzmcv9wsw4zvqzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7jzz6qm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9k4646shqr6vdm6nhq3kq0l9tksa3wkhfm46jxz0pluxq3zxgfg5n78qx'>nevent1q…78qx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Remember - the rest of the #OpenStreetMap #FreeSoftware ecosystem is still on #GitHub. The OSM website, the iD editor, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c6huzgunl4uvwc3fheeyv4qrkyqtj7aapc9rapr4aqphzs0dmfeq3h7mmf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>OsmAnd</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c6h…7mmf</span>)</a></span>, [@vespucci_editor](<a href="https://en.osm.town/@vespucci_editor">https://en.osm.town/@vespucci_editor</a> ), <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1l32vrgewgayyq78uet4gg4arpfsvy4tks5pdr9d8murdhvw8l6dsg6wy7q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Every Door OSM Editor</span> (<span class="italic">npub1l32…wy7q</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xjemlhmw266l27zrsj6vpms0ulf8xvycl5q63hh0suajsynnlrds3effq5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>OsmAPP</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xje…ffq5</span>)</a></span> ...despite offers to help with the move.<br/><br/>I know the devs to be otherwise very friendly and supportive people, but on this issue we are at an impasse.<br/><br/>Why do they wait to be abused by #proprietary platforms when they could avoid the whole problem from the start? 2025-03-26T05:35:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9k4646shqr6vdm6nhq3kq0l9tksa3wkhfm46jxz0pluxq3zxgfgzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7k8sa94 On the train ride back from Patna (#BiharFOSS), <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub188m00pgwj0a2fx53m7wch8wxwkftm6ysk3kae47fs5myfcqj228qn0kczn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ravi Dwivedi</span> (<span class="italic">npub188m…kczn</span>)</a></span> and I sardonically thanked Trump for the state of things in the US, which may have been why #GitHub disabled the #OrganicMaps repo and forced them to move to #FreedomRespecting #Codeberg.<br/><br/>&#34;This will hopefully teach people why it&#39;s important to boycott #proprietary platforms. But why do people always wait around for such things to pass? #FreeSoftware activists had been warning them for like 10 years!&#34; (Also...Sourceforge???)<br/><br/>#OpenStreetMap 2025-03-26T05:19:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr47f5jfnu6n534ztxvqsq6j6zrwu9vw2dychtjstprzfre5w0j8szyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk79s8f53 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs078eavd2lq2p939xa0dhuqvj4z243lc8fzkz8lgw7ymnamvj304csxzsjl'>nevent1q…zsjl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you see these replies? 🙂 Delta Chat was one of the first counter-suggestions in this thread and a number of issues have been raised about its value proposition.<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@DiWoWo/113843205412270385">https://mastodon.social/@DiWoWo/113843205412270385</a> 2025-03-25T04:25:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhvktm25l6ewcwpwv2utaw2y3ukqntv35d7vxhw0ed7purkep0yszyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7rvtpyg Another happy landing. Or - another mappy workshop 😇<br/><br/>I look @#₹%ing gross in the photos, but I&#39;m really satisfied with how this workshop went 😀<br/><br/><a href="https://mas.to/@fossunited/114205780662308374">https://mas.to/@fossunited/114205780662308374</a><br/><br/>Also, thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eykutrlcsxk89w7vlxcga7zry2z7vl66vp284k5uallefag844pq7dndu6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Prāv Cooperative</span> (<span class="italic">npub1eyk…ndu6</span>)</a></span> for sponsoring the travel costs. My official role at the conference was to help with the Prav talk and table 🙂<br/><br/>1/<br/><br/>#OpenStreetMap #BiharFOSS 2025-03-24T02:08:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp90a8sg37xxx4k3yas0euce6lw0f3d6lh9fwtp3xuzq4ndrx8k8szyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7ql965a New respie profile picture!<br/><br/>Inspired by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hzk3r7rsn3hxxkpp53eq65lsjyugcsaml4hrta5gn6guqhvrpfrs6ux2pa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>katharine</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hzk…x2pa</span>)</a></span> [@elana](<a href="https://babka.social/@elana">https://babka.social/@elana</a> ) [@hannu_ikonen](<a href="https://zeroes.ca/@hannu_ikonen">https://zeroes.ca/@hannu_ikonen</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ggl0gretz3aefzp0mvw6736ddj3k95lhnp755h4u84unhm65xtnqajkevu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lety Does Stuff</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ggl…kevu</span>)</a></span> [@craig_groeschel](<a href="https://zeroes.ca/@craig_groeschel">https://zeroes.ca/@craig_groeschel</a> ) (So jelly of that Secure Click! Waaant that speech diaphragm.) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1szz2a5n67z8nfx2s5z87xqk5znexu3kfdmprq5cqva8g0gdd8snq07t4fx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Graham Sutherland / Polynomial</span> (<span class="italic">npub1szz…t4fx</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1re49l7uznmsuxchckysh23gd7qcrm33qlkzttqulxzwth9jwh7rq0amq7d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jason Parker (he/they)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1re4…mq7d</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xjaympjps5nmq3jtwzyjr83newxke2550mykhpfeg6zlje7q6wpse469y4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>hex</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xja…69y4</span>)</a></span> (🙌)<br/><br/>...and of course, our robot overlords<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nzfreag9avjx3lyf2j9zpehma3n4hhp3jzad9pfymeeuf9ldd8wqapyec0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>inactive ␇-707570-aurora</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nzf…yec0</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rvzmpuat5uuldemvdjggcdx8ah7hzznupe3memmzau3lpqgwf79qacay8v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>:anne_triangle: Δ-44203.1 'Carbon' :neobot_floof:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rvz…ay8v</span>)</a></span> [@sophie](<a href="https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@sophie">https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@sophie</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19t6xyd8k0ydcz9fkyyae7vlpwjxt9566ymypkjekaktw8njfyz8qvfpnz2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>3A29 (Abandoned account)</span> (<span class="italic">npub19t6…pnz2</span>)</a></span> ... 2025-03-19T21:00:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5wt70h0wn0067jndhlcl2wjp2wd8f46prtcwfj0kjn5chzh27jczyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7sjt84f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvv3dvv9y4cet6zqkj7x4m7azj2h6yy0eewj8h845feqsv0h9zzvs8900a0'>nevent1q…00a0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for sharing this. I always want to improve my Hindi so I can write better Hindi poems, but somehow never get around to it. This helped a little! 2025-02-17T14:39:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ft75g4lfugmpcwn0pw08vplmas49dydylxck500vczxdv8zk7wszyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7aqwprq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdy7xz0p7wz50vyqnq0ajf8v6gc5wsvxrmz3gzle5e7uq8l2l9zesvrsm87'>nevent1q…sm87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Modern #XMPP clients have message moderation. <br/><br/>I can personally attest that Cheogram, Monocles Chat, Gajim, and Prav have it.<br/><br/>According to <a href="https://xmpp.org/software/">https://xmpp.org/software/</a> so do ConverseJS, Monal, Movim, Poezio, and others.<br/><br/>This XMPP guide makes it easy to find the best of the XMPP world. 🙂<br/><a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html">https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html</a> 2025-02-07T11:31:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtlqcxl2g8h5emxfwpqucssu5f8wh45per8adae5sp953ytwq9fqzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk78lsrck Over the years, I&#39;ve onboarded close to 100 non-geeks to #XMPP. I ask them to install Quicksy (Android/iOS), and we&#39;re good to go.<br/><br/>XMPP is the only chat system I&#39;ve used since 2017. I onboard family, friends, coworkers (from the arts), OSM contributors...<br/><br/>But the #Signal #WhatsApp #Discord and #Telegram silo-lovers (and the #DeltaChat and #Matrix NIH fanboys) have the gumption to loudly proclaim that XMPP is unusable.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a bit like telling a fish that swimming is impossible. 🙄<br/><br/>1/ 2025-01-22T20:19:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxtrnxn7hs3tugzz8gmst3f26yc0cw95m566gq87jxwtpceamyuqszyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7azt6qr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszw8kj70s9aaf8pys3mrvuerfvxvpx87krcyeynzw2fndr2t2gafc85l9dh'>nevent1q…l9dh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was ready to boost in the first paragraph, and then I saw the #DeltaChat recommendation 😅<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t heard good things about DeltaChat UX. #XMPP allows you to self-host, register on public servers without even providing an email address, and ask non-geek contacts to install Quicksy or Prav (so they can register using phone numbers). It&#39;s got AV calls and other features expected in modern chat.<br/><br/>And XMPP is actually made for chat from the ground up. 2025-01-22T09:38:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkl5zslpr6slq8nwgzsncqfs6r98553fykyr3h9tqsdgae69hdsczyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7xytdja I&#39;ve seen a lot of people talking about leaving #WhatsApp. Great!<br/><br/>Only, don&#39;t replace one WhatsApp with another.<br/><br/>#Signal and #Threema are centralized services, and just as vulnerable to #enshittification as Twitter or WA.<br/><br/>Instead, use a platform that&#39;s standardized and federated - #XMPP, a.k.a. #Jabber.<br/><br/>The easiest way to use it is to install #Quicksy from the Play Store, App Store, or F-Droid.<br/><br/>Or check out my XMPP guide for more options - <br/><a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html">https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html</a> 2025-01-17T10:08:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrh2a02y6w3n5dyl3jr4xj6hr0t7se2w0tx87p6vfjf48mdwcwyszyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7aff584 #huskyapp claims to have &#34;Markdown support with WYSIWYG editor&#34;, but I don&#39;t see anything of the sort when using my #Akkoma account (fe.disroot.org)...nor does it appear with my #Mastodon account (but Mastodon doesn&#39;t support Markdown, right?)<br/><br/>#FediHelp<br/><br/>(Husky v1.6.1 from F-Droid.) 2024-12-19T19:26:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs260l5nxf5t0qpcuesnxwkeaq3sswvpeypqa6wvkkwdmcu6jhqykqzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk73a06zq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmqj9e348kyayyp652gsh76svpcxhepnqpe5kwh5wc229nw2rxcslts85j'>nevent1q…s85j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Verily 🙂<br/><br/>Matrix for reasons described elsewhere in the thread (unsustainable and inefficient protocol which encourages centralization, and poor data/metadata privacy.)<br/><br/>And Signal because of the centralized design. End-to-end encryption means nothing if a single party controls all the ends. 2024-12-05T14:50:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswg5cnmm5980d63zrqu8gsk0csavl0tmcpdxkez5v73c088hrngpqzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk73gc76j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrr494wzz02xveqngrx0ktrtyshmptrd26p9qe5z2ulfpcg9jrrshvpuuz'>nevent1q…puuz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Twitter was centralized, which allowed a change in ownership to affect the whole platform, to spread misinformation and hate across the world, and to engage in election interference.<br/><br/>Bluesky seems to be &#34;centralized with extra steps&#34;. If we allow it to become as dominant as Twitter used to be, we will get a new centralized and corporate-controlled social media, which we can all very much do without.<br/><br/>I highly recommend reading -<br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/">https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/</a> 2024-12-05T14:43:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg3xlxda4xp8lx8neh9dv5vfhhfq2fkp0mcmnutahhymvsma5dw0czyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk74qjh4n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgx4xd7q8vjx5ucanq5nz4laxqzsfuaktjjqht5mrpxe4q05vsvhqkzz68d'>nevent1q…z68d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s critical to prevent #Bluesky from becoming the next #Twitter, and the time to prevent it is right-freaking-now.<br/><br/>It&#39;s important to not let it get as bad as #Telegram / #Matrix / #Discord / #SignalApp vs #XMPP. Or #GitHub vs #Forgejo. Trying to fix things at that stage is far more difficult.<br/><br/>5/ 2024-12-05T07:03:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgx4xd7q8vjx5ucanq5nz4laxqzsfuaktjjqht5mrpxe4q05vsvhqzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk75fhqqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8x42w0fhz2rd9kth954rx4kkrl2cac44m09xepa42dwnm36dhrga6vvgy'>nevent1q…vvgy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The solution is the same as ever -<br/><br/>1. Onboard people to free platforms like #XMPP and the #Fediverse<br/><br/>2. Increase the value you create (e.g. posts, replies, interactions, etc) on free platforms, and decrease it on abusive platforms.<br/><br/>3. Get others to do the same.<br/><br/>4/ 2024-12-05T06:59:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv8x42w0fhz2rd9kth954rx4kkrl2cac44m09xepa42dwnm36dhrgzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7zd58jt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszc4g34nzurxfsnwkq0ga5uy6yg9q2zrqc8tsu787vpfmdfr3mn7glm8gs9'>nevent1q…8gs9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Communities can choose freedom-respecting platforms, thereby forcing a significant number of people to use it.<br/><br/>But most communities are too cowardly to do that. Just try getting free software projects off GitHub, or try moving Telegram/Discord communities to XMPP. See how much pushback you get.<br/><br/>3/ 2024-12-05T06:10:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszc4g34nzurxfsnwkq0ga5uy6yg9q2zrqc8tsu787vpfmdfr3mn7gzyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7kzduza In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqh9w5aje53w2zus668kzqjl4k06mqnw0zu8a6zt7encncfesjufs69nrju'>nevent1q…nrju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You try onboarding people to a better platform. But nobody has space on their phone for a freedom-respecting platform, because all the space is taken up by &#34;necessary&#34; abusive platforms.<br/><br/>The same goes for _mind_ space. They may install your app. But they never post, never read, never interact - because all their time and mental capacity has been taken up by the other platforms. And then, one day, they uninstall it.<br/><br/>2/ 2024-12-05T06:07:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqh9w5aje53w2zus668kzqjl4k06mqnw0zu8a6zt7encncfesjufszyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk72nxxus The #Fediverse may end up suffering from what #XMPP is going through.<br/><br/>Better-funded (but enshittification-prone) platforms (like #WhatsApp, #Telegram, #Discord, #Matrix, and #Bluesky) can swoop in, provide better marketing and faster development. A critical mass of people moves there.<br/><br/>Suddenly, you&#39;re socially pressured into using them. They become a necessity to find work, to organize communities, to buy and sell stuff, to apply for government programs...hell, to even book Metro tickets. <br/><br/>1/ 2024-12-05T06:04:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxea79zs6ujhalrcn0gap6au5xcxxedne5swv7fzyx82sdyqweufszyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7sm6egl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20t66vhxsymfsd5h4p8ft3urn9u50hawtwc20qmfhd4a37v9vr6stcysnf'>nevent1q…ysnf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You should use Tor Browser 🤔 2024-12-04T08:21:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8kr02jwzlw70l3nwwe9yv053tganv0jprre7ppgdh55ezzpltcwczyrfvcpaymcuzw5yls2u05mqftrkgre03h3clejt0tm7f9znq77vk7ucgwzx v2 of the #XMPP client #MonoclesChat made it to #FDroid the other day, and it&#39;s a big update!<br/><br/>Let&#39;s start with the shiny new features -<br/><br/>1. Material You theme, joining upstream #Conversations<br/><br/>2. Proper UI for emoji reactions, joining #Gajim and Conversations<br/><br/>3. Type @ to complete usernames, with shortcuts for mentioning all mods and mentioning all active participants. Type : to insert emojis.<br/><br/>4. Per-chat custom backgrounds.<br/><br/>(1/4)<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/113/394/346/473/536/208/original/85a7c9b868dc2c88.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/113/394/351/129/130/780/original/218eba4126f7d878.png"> <br/> 2024-10-30T02:49:40Z