2026-05-18T01:49:40Z https://yabu.me Mathew Storm https://yabu.me/npub1a9n27yya59gzavmrdm0y3yeseqw2vgajuv6dl0zjtnudtgjehass26820k https://m.f-h.co/socialontario-ca/accounts/avatars/115/791/087/209/893/711/original/ea87e4a3db0fa4a5.jpg https://m.f-h.co/socialontario-ca/accounts/avatars/115/791/087/209/893/711/original/ea87e4a3db0fa4a5.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qcpwh0z93z6fukxewdceta2t4kls3c660lnqzs6tzglekp3phaszyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkz3cjmwc Self-hosting Forgejo has been on my radar for a while. Can&#39;t exactly advocate for digital sovereignty while my source code lives on GitHub, eh?<br/><br/>Setup was quick - Canadian VPS, Docker, done in 30 minutes. <br/><br/>The real rabbit hole was custom templates, the usual CSS, and meta-tags :P<br/><br/><a href="https://git.stormdevelopments.ca/">https://git.stormdevelopments.ca/</a><br/><br/>blog/guide: <a href="https://mathewstorm.ca/tech/self-host-journey/forgejo/">https://mathewstorm.ca/tech/self-host-journey/forgejo/</a><br/><br/>It&#39;s private for now, but honestly... we don&#39;t really have a Canadian Codeberg, do we? 🤔 <br/><br/>#Forgejo #SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/socialontario-ca/media_attachments/files/116/091/231/835/011/280/original/b7619a90881f9d6d.png"> <br/> 2026-02-18T10:50:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90f9fasv9cek5c7ve6u24gw5r47j08fktmhesrwtsfe2xl02h9rgzyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkztdh9zq Sam Altman said Trump was Hitler in 2016. Then he gave $1M to Hitler&#39;s inauguration because OpenAI&#39;s $830B valuation depends on his deregulation.<br/><br/>Canada&#39;s Bill C-11 protects these companies from Canadian competition. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> is right - repeal it, legalize jailbreaking, and go into business disenshittifying their garbage.<br/><br/><a href="https://abcnews.com/US/openais-sam-altman-warned-america-trump-now-partnering/story?id=118145337">https://abcnews.com/US/openais-sam-altman-warned-america-trump-now-partnering/story?id=118145337</a><br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/">https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/</a><br/><br/>#RepealC11 #Canada #CdnPoli 2026-02-11T23:56:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsthm0lhvyeugzv9046exyrhk5hdmqmr7fnfuwluqh4sddklu9yeygzyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkzkrckhk RE: <a href="https://socialontario.ca/@smattymatty/116042189042136595">https://socialontario.ca/@smattymatty/116042189042136595</a><br/><br/>The problem isn&#39;t &#34;too much software.&#34;<br/><br/>It&#39;s who owns the software, and what they optimized it for.<br/><br/>Healthcare isn&#39;t worse because of software. It&#39;s worse because healthcare software was built to maximize billing extraction, not patient outcomes.<br/><br/>Social media isn&#39;t worse because of software. But it was built to maximize engagement, not connection.<br/><br/>More proprietary closed #software built for profit extraction? Yeah, that&#39;ll keep making things worse.<br/><br/>#openSource #foss<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1qnns6ketusaud062nkyauqv97yjzv5v2jtv22hj02ru8zjaq7cdqfu93qv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1qnn…93qv</a></span><br/> </div> Is the problem the software itself, or the people who own the software, and their perverse incentives to prioritize profit over all else? <br/><br/>Maybe Capitalism was the problem all along O___O<br/><br/>I don't think vibe coding will fix that by any means, especially since the LLM providers are part of that perverse profit incentive (on top of the myriad of other issues, of course).<br/><br/>I think more open-source/self-hostable software is good -- more propriety closed software is bad. </blockquote> 2026-02-09T19:37:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqfecdtv47gw7xha9fmzw7qxzlzfpx2x9f9k99te84p7r3fws0vxszyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkzqxq2pl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz4s2x0kcvlpavjwgnnwl0h0dzpenrud7ppxkl28qtsrt6gwjcvzss7jdhk'>nevent1q…jdhk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is the problem the software itself, or the people who own the software, and their perverse incentives to prioritize profit over all else? <br/><br/>Maybe Capitalism was the problem all along O___O<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think vibe coding will fix that by any means, especially since the LLM providers are part of that perverse profit incentive (on top of the myriad of other issues, of course).<br/><br/>I think more open-source/self-hostable software is good -- more propriety closed software is bad. 2026-02-09T18:54:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst736kfewheqamf6wsat4snwv3rvzmxyp9y3vwmc7tm9278g4ucvqzyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkzjht0aq <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxbaCNIwg8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxbaCNIwg8</a><br/><br/>WOW! <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> - I read the transcript but now I can watch the talk! Great!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13q65v7c6s2qz2d445yr0lqhl9dv4jt4k039afs9xqf6peau0kdzsjyqfvj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty</span> (<span class="italic">npub13q6…qfvj</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#Canada #DigitalSovereignty #MastoCanadaGOV 2026-02-04T15:32:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9wxkxhfh7kkn8zwf200a743rmqj9aj4rnqk663hhk30chxvhf3czyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkznhvafy Inspired by the movement &amp; website from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub198dr2ry8jzs050qfpk0r3v84nkvfle3d2dkcsum73vn7f5mat9ys03vtld" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Leave X - Protect Democracy</span> (<span class="italic">npub198d…vtld</span>)</a></span> - a team of passionate &amp; talented Canadians have gotten together with a similar goal:<br/><br/><a href="https://elbowsupdigital.ca/">https://elbowsupdigital.ca/</a><br/><br/>Pictured below is a showcase of our politician tracker tool! You can view Federal, Provincial, and even Municipal politicians - copy their emails!<br/><br/>We are trying to get people to join the #Fediverse, that begins with us lobbying our politicians who want our votes!<br/><br/>#Canada #DigitalSovereignty #MastoCanadaGOV #cdnpoli #Mastodon<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/socialontario-ca/media_attachments/files/115/979/517/049/271/087/original/2d22195fd1c4a4b0.png"> <br/> 2026-01-29T17:21:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9zr7rz7e9gzh5xguejdfgdhkrcu28qcm5az5kac940a5czrjlpgzyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkzmx0hxc Couldn&#39;t have said it better, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wjsn2g5dvkgam98qfyn4k86yup9dvk6yd92cm0tyguphm4vgpumqwzfy28" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Avi Lewis</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wjs…fy28</span>)</a></span> put #DigitalSovereignty on the table - and then showed up here on the Fediverse to prove he means it.<br/><br/>He&#39;s got my endorsement too. Remember, there&#39;s only 1 day left to get a membership and vote!!!<br/><br/><a href="https://lewisforleader.ca/endorsements/">https://lewisforleader.ca/endorsements/</a><br/><br/>#NDP #cdnpoli #Canada<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/socialontario-ca/media_attachments/files/115/968/340/716/068/446/original/19463dbe1580d3c4.png"> <br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/socialontario-ca/media_attachments/files/115/968/342/008/442/264/original/df473c0baf9e8cd9.png"> <br/> 2026-01-27T17:59:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrnysjwn2c4sylzz0waucxw55a46plqe2sjsg8nruk6522myxmryczyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkzkw54kr Question for my fellow #Fediverse #Tech enthusiasts: <br/><br/>Imagine your friend is on the fence about joining #Mastodon, and they ask:<br/><br/>&#34;What is an instance, anyways?&#34;<br/><br/>What is your go-to answer? <br/><br/>The email provider comparison is common, but maybe over-used, or too technical? <br/><br/>What other metaphors/explanations do you have up your sleeves? 2026-01-18T21:49:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqarwck094cz62u7q8zl65qrgra563zg4xatrh4rc6fr5dzhgl3sczyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkzwaul4q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy4vtzu0ej030pjatuv3e3fjc2r4z48adg9vckrv38y5xq4za6fc3k59wf'>nevent1q…59wf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s more alive than ever :D <br/><br/>Forkiverse, new X scandals weekly - this is the place to be 2026-01-16T23:26:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg7a93e7j6aw6tmqg40xfklqsjdcf4yfy82gyefc5huc00ml92r4szyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkzpjkmn4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxqdlaprna2gzl4j6tqeymq5p7eygppp68a6lnj7tcw0rkqzty82s6va22f'>nevent1q…a22f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s crazy. I wonder why they are trying so hard to look decentralized, when under the hood they really aren&#39;t.<br/><br/>If they truly cared about decentralization, they would have implemented the already existing ActivityPub it became a W3C recommended standard in 2018... <br/><br/>Something fishy about bluesky. Thanks for sharing, I didn&#39;t know about this! 2026-01-16T23:22:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mwjj0gtek9r3ctmq46fnvsd6vfpyvyn8f9pzlywj5w8lqpvmjsgzyr5kdtcsnks4qt4nvdhdujynxrypef3rkt3nfhau2fw034dztxlkz5dsjyc from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet#t=661">https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet#t=661</a><br/><br/>&#39;If someone threatens to burn your house down unless you follow their orders, and then they burn your house down anyways, YOU DONT HAVE TO KEEP FOLLOWING THEIR ORDERS&#39; - when referring to American tariffs.<br/><br/>All the claps and cheers, EU seems done with American bullying.<br/><br/>Now hopefully Canadian leadership can see that and stop pandering to the dipshit dictator<br/> <br/>#cdnpoli #Canada 2025-12-29T15:07:17Z