2026-04-03T20:45:22Z https://yabu.me sb arms & legs https://yabu.me/npub1d5d8ysej5nuwvdxcr7zkcwxqhv6sd7567fm89yp3425c2dcltqls5qsm0d https://metroholografix.ca/system/accounts/avatars/113/693/497/687/169/085/original/1c93c78540d71a29.png https://metroholografix.ca/system/accounts/avatars/113/693/497/687/169/085/original/1c93c78540d71a29.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8gmtzjfftersylh78u383uhljfez0psvnuhkcv23uw7gtg0fwf9gzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr748cj8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspg5psg8mnr6n2jcq6zx46cmw50xwashqyew3jwt4l6sl8zdnxw2g8prd4l'>nevent1q…rd4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d like to celebrate earth day by gathering with my community to physically and permanently shut down the oil refinery poisoning our town and the planet. 2026-04-19T16:25:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqe3rwrp6q3z62ayzeqcczdhzd7gr8duvg9myshfmdxv7gjgk307szypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7tv66ex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28368657dx9efkctd6vjmm0x6clzetcj6u0hccvzefehnnns4kmqd9c768'>nevent1q…c768</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Its about time the casting directors get some credit. There are some truely good ones out there. 2026-02-03T00:07:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspwudganqv4j4vxged4xqr5kghcweavj6f6cmh5lguv3dahcs5fzczypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr707z0ex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9gswlh3l5vja3mhgtfveyhx34fpw6rq3q2dlycfh7ul3luxq5kckap80p'>nevent1q…p80p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot of the folks here - including everyone in this thread - *are* adept students of history. You&#39;d be wise to see the value in their words. 2026-01-24T21:35:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgph4jvtmcmw2x3whhh7qpxs6lpla4sr7zzky5f8afwmtmlueqy3gzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7dd6a30 Hey #fiberarts folks! My moms is looking for software for designing clothing that will produce workable patterns. Any recommendations would be appreciated!<br/><br/>#software #FiberFedi 2026-01-19T22:40:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5eguvqzd37kr9xhrcpr9xa447larkyanevvhu649en8hmlmqf9szypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7ah5272 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8w42q2xs5dsl7pkt8h7hwpcdzatnc5tzu7sr6gfez5ujgpyacnlglz0g33'>nevent1q…0g33</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This sounds like the sort of thing someone with the leaded-fuel/fossil fuel/asbestos/tobacco/anti-seatbelt lobby would say. 2026-01-13T20:42:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnpw3qru90nm9p504509rvujjz9m44rfqduzutzwnsc8k6dymnzszypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7lzw3xw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5xajg0vz7lulur98cusrnumn626kfvltk3ychdpw9usnwm0q8ks4yhjjv'>nevent1q…hjjv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>6 billion for 700MW? Yikes. 2026-01-13T17:58:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlr0swp68rt5anx066wq6ccpe0x5r3f3pahh0aqcxlkcfzkvldagzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr73khun6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3hul305wsnnnw8twldrsthcek36dfc2varequjt4cpx87t9sq3qd2ywjq'>nevent1q…ywjq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Finally - a graphic that accurately depicts TDE! 2026-01-03T17:59:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqrrkyhkwz9n5z6j7xmqsh3v2ek4t0fgjjvqwfyyyzj9vsp8866gzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7fm09ka My heart goes out to everyone in #Gaza as they are beset by storm. May you all find shelter and some modicum of comfort. May it pass quickly and bring with it light and a better tomorrow.❤️<br/><br/>To those elsewhere, enjoying the warmth of your homes, please take a few moments to reach out to someone in Gaza. Send them money if you can - every bit helps. Boost their posts. Let them know you are pulling for them - that they are seen &amp; heard, loved, cared for and will not be forgotten by us. Tell your friends, family and coworkers about them. <br/><br/>#FromTheRiverToTheSea #FreePalestine #MutualAid #storm 2025-12-26T21:22:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstm3dxzg3strdazhumwlpmyjvm8lj7fhm582l7g0ys8zhvulvsexqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7lf0ef6 One of my favourite features of the #fediverse is seeing people *learning things*. There are so many folks here discovering dying arts and trades. People learning how the things we take for granted work, and endeavouring to implement them themselves!<br/><br/>People getting their #HAMradio licenses, #selfhosting, making clothing, blacksmithing, gardening, repairing their own things, backporting modern software to run on windows 3.11... <br/><br/>Y&#39;all are my people. Never stop learning, and never stop sharing what you&#39;ve learned. 2025-10-20T17:55:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlape5sl2ke2geca3v9806f4j4evdq6udcervjgvxdpxtugc8fxqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7cx2ah8 Do you still read and share #substack articles, even though your clicks generate money for #nazis? 2025-10-20T03:51:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqx7uanhdsq7s8qhn9mq0er989qv0492t2k88rscnjj2ll4rrelwczypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7v3wpqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyflkdr5mmculz5uaxx7jht9rdgm3h7zls9cwp5d8wsm829gvdugqqga42t'>nevent1q…a42t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re welcome to join mine:<br/><br/><a href="https://element.sbcloud.cc">https://element.sbcloud.cc</a> (homeserver: sbcloud.cc) 2025-10-18T20:37:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3mdee0emh5y8njs0yecqv7mufkqzhusudytjxh3lswm3qz92w2qzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr75v9260 Hi, I&#39;m Sean.<br/><br/>I&#39;m from the oldest incorporated city in so-called #canada, #SaintJohn - home of the #irving empire.<br/><br/>I am an iconoclast - staunchly #antifascist, #antiracist, #anticapitalist, somewhere on the #autism spectrum, and 3 years into punishing #LongCovid. #WearAMask!!! <br/><br/>I&#39;ve worked the last decade as #HeadOfSound at a beautiful heritage #theatre. Before that I was in #tech for a decade doing #development and #reverseEngineering. I&#39;ve also worked in #electronics and other #audio fields. <br/><br/>I grew up in a musical family and have played in bands since 13. I&#39;m on around 60 albums, have toured canada and the us, and am part of what is likely the most prolific band in canada: #Slugmilk.<br/><br/>I run a home mixing studio and a small printshop and I have a small &#34;datacentre&#34; which #selfhosts this #mastodon instance. <br/><br/>I&#39;m here on the #fedi to learn from everyone, and to help others learn. I will help anyone with anything I can.<br/><br/>I&#39;d love to meet more like-minded friends - don&#39;t be shy! <br/><br/>#FREEPALESTINE<br/><br/>#Introduction 2025-10-07T21:07:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszu7ukunm8xhvpm9ywgm5rpt6snpk7dcqket3yustmtzn9dazht4szypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7cd8474 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf6wq3255eeeufznjq43gvmx03lntry4cdw39acu05we0hyvnxl3s8swpky'>nevent1q…wpky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Their editorial has been captured since harper. 2025-09-15T16:56:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg3m3w9kk0j622ec0a5ryhgsrtuyvg7wg8s2tdxdf74vhdpgdscjczypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7g5agtl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyv9whanfn46ak0l8wcceugsgjz3pwa93s6yq07fg3y3szjmphgaqhymdmf'>nevent1q…mdmf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice! Also running a few prosody instances myself. I&#39;ve yet to try out ejabberd myself. Gotta get on that. 2025-09-12T00:52:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9436ev2jzl33mkepg07fsnagxth47gzmtwkze0mvkamq84xszergzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7p6zlwa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppdym0fa8rr0ye0nwn76h4jssnxvllv4cldwxgvp5yaa3u5wy05ch4cy4p'>nevent1q…cy4p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If a phone number is a dealbreaker, #jabber / #xmpp is a great option, and it can be selfhosted. 2025-09-12T00:12:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxpumayr2ayrp4mmpsf0vgvlf860lz5kj6s2q2hh08qw0ts4v3jgzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7hn56x3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu9cjgsan067sqgztm7vs9nh4a2x0c9xdgy4u4704gn4ve03qdegtpnq22'>nevent1q…nq22</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Palestinians and all non-fascists are welcomed with open arms at metroholografix.ca. 2025-09-10T16:15:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84q7gejauv7a5lm4teaf6ttgm0lw9pqsnfef2qk3rdj3m9ukg8gszypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr709e3dg I just finished reading &#34;More Everything Forever&#34; by Adam Becker.<br/><br/>It explores the delusions of tech CEOs, the philosophers they follow, and the sycophants and zealots who cling uncritically to their every whim. <br/><br/>TL; DR:<br/><br/>- AGI won&#39;t happen<br/>- space colonisation won&#39;t happen<br/>- billionaires must not exist<br/><br/>Thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vc39pnjdqd77zzdxff4qyv8h3x0ey2mkx33c3vl8egr0a9ysxkxsk0axsh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BrianKrebs</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vc3…axsh</span>)</a></span> for the recommendation! <br/><br/>#books #AdamBecker 2025-08-27T16:17:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqwkc6da4qdvt4ynelmkgp3g6lpn2h8x9crpprelp78qh0rxy8yqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr78hczm6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrj6jlkjktl79lwyjl03jpegwj0x0dcv7r304la48ncp3g2l0q6tc2lycpw'>nevent1q…ycpw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I liked this poster so much the last time I saw it make the rounds that I recreated it. Here&#39;s a link to a 300dpi TIFF suitable for printing you own:<br/><br/><a href="https://cloud.sbcloud.cc/s/8j5sbMp97ZLzg65">https://cloud.sbcloud.cc/s/8j5sbMp97ZLzg65</a><br/><br/>SVG available upon request. <br/><br/>#CC0 2025-07-15T17:44:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzx083c688twx4nch5ykuk5ta4jk90axsh5qajpars2d80s9um8gzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr76fkkm0 Is it normal to lose 14 friends, relatives and close acquaintances - only three over 40 - within 5 years?<br/><br/>Asking because this is my experience and it does not feel normal. 2025-07-14T17:53:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7f9e0dhlys5sd9c008az9l49e633fqw4ydhrlcude9p8d53gcyqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7nux8m4 Today is a GREAT day to begin your #selfhosting journey, if you haven&#39;t already!<br/><br/>Tired of paying billionaires to make life on earth worse for everyone, in exchange for a few trinkets and a load of hostility?<br/><br/>You can replace:<br/><br/>- #spotify -&gt; #navidrome<br/>- #youtube -&gt; #peertube<br/>- #netflix etc -&gt; #jellyfin<br/>- #gsuite -&gt; #nextcloud<br/>- #google #bing etc -&gt; #SearxNG<br/>- #whatsapp etc -&gt; #xmpp<br/>- and so much more! <br/><br/>Any steps you take to reduce your interactions with BigTech is a win for you, me, and humanity!<br/><br/>Need help? Drop me a line! 2025-07-12T15:43:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ud47drnysddkkqsxpa0yngma5l92jslz472lglp965fmm804mwszypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7sf5jph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr59n9hqpckje5gngp6g8jy8e46xxnmqwk6u6jlyq5yeewvzz54ncfkttef'>nevent1q…ttef</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s an archived, paywall-free link to the article:<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.ph/6Y4AK">https://archive.ph/6Y4AK</a> 2025-07-09T17:43:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6e5pka826wvp8gahne08kflf4qwu7qr73plwlk7dxp9c786a99qzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7329y2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fqdguvjvnmgf8n4ut37auvca26c5py0narght6x4fp3flq0df7sxag3tn'>nevent1q…g3tn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://metroholografix.ca/system/media_attachments/files/114/761/382/690/131/484/original/254080924ac07247.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-28T14:11:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4j68g9lrjhh2vctvvaaqnmm558lu63k5u04yt6cejxdqfx3adyqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr747cdjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9prxv5nglmgvx7ks4w2r8wm52ychknq5aw8l59r8e5wmc46tw7usqa87g7'>nevent1q…87g7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The problem isn&#39;t democrats not having enough money... The problem is democrats supporting #genocide, #antiimmigration, #oilAndGas, etc. The problem is that they are spinless and won&#39;t even stand up for themselves, let alone their constituents. 2025-06-13T14:28:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqa5mtuyzkq7c3pwlnv9r33jjvtaa7wnhrhswahl6spr9yas0a49szypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7jft5w4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhqyprjm8zsffy2z3kg3tarwscje70esez434dkrdfhaa60etgas46gg4e'>nevent1q…gg4e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t suppose you&#39;d have a link to the video? 2025-06-04T23:34:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtdzefn6rc6zhnqk9atgfmp7ne4jzs4ax2w404jkvrxqfh9hs4jgzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7rxy8lc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfe05rp2m44zlz06pk6jn5xclfmeqhdeehqneflkjjcvx3gra6yrgntsjuc'>nevent1q…sjuc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Its awesome that you are intentionally NOT on #substack. You are proof that it&#39;s a wide-world of non-nazi-enabling options out there. 2025-05-26T15:41:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdf8khvn632jt2zftuwzwshvdepxpx2ndt70yhlne0l3vgxjvkxrczypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr73csxn3 Boy oh boy... Its 2025 but I sure am seeing a lot of #URLShortener links here. <br/><br/>A lot of people refuse to click shortened links. <br/><br/>Why?<br/><br/>Because most link shortening services are commercial. They are not free. You pay in data. <br/><br/>They can also be misused, captured and redirected. <br/><br/>The good news is, you don&#39;t need them on the #fedi! Put any URL of any length in your post and it will count as 25 characters - no shortener required! 2025-04-15T16:15:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxp9krnuavvszyj536k4pxfwu5t2cs24qpuf026w36f3r6zkj37qzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7x2a8x5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ha8n6m53m7k6kkf8trz3x446f2vup5qvcqe68wrfpgkg2x798zc5macyj'>nevent1q…acyj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought this one was *surely* a joke. No such luck. 2025-02-08T17:22:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphav8yfawwy5jj29v6zn5xx3tsavc2ezdf52knweknaf22rzvscqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7sarhcr Remember how #twitter forced #musk to buy it after he chickened out, even though they knew what he was planning on doing with it?<br/><br/>Remember how you trust #bluesky? 2025-02-08T04:49:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqggsejxnmtdkw9ngxgqhzhy6rd9zl0jkval52weyprr33sypusqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7z3s26q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsruqem7663fsvcgpxjdnvmqnyakk8xqg2plg6v6z2kl9sqtu2t0zgxhupp2'>nevent1q…upp2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You gotta checkout Fedi&#39;s own <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fazu8xs2ammpnr84unqughhtg0hnmh8xaytxu9k87r4wl7k8vmzswkvc22" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dilman Dila</span> (<span class="italic">npub1faz…vc22</span>)</a></span> ! 2025-02-01T16:03:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfyld3gkr2tpl5xm0l656narmepvwjnrru89lpeg88a3yghzxckdszypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr79fljdj If #bluesky is #decentralised, where are the non-bsk-owned servers? Who owns them? 2025-01-30T22:10:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswawruy2mkcyss3r57uwx56r463ac3400z0jcej4mev2y46s3t7jgzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7fnavxf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxraagd8vz9jhxnadg0s64ln66alf869lhmzfr0j8nzngxjdsr52gga3cs9'>nevent1q…3cs9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nextcloud is incredible, and it&#39;s not too bad to host if you&#39;re fairly familiar with the processes. <br/><br/>One thing I CANNOT recommend strongly enough is to spend the time to follow ALL (applicable) tuning &amp; hardening steps as laid out in their guide. Before I took that time, the performance was not very good, despite running on a powerful box. What helped me the post was tuning php-fpm, adding redis and apcu cache and dialing in opcache. <br/><br/>Best of luck on your project! 2025-01-20T21:17:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd93xf47wxzyrh4hzvflmprvy0cfuxy0qd7ce5hrkj38jhguqyrkgzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7vk2p0a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswulh2fygpfxjv7x09yej280v0n6lsnk76999xfkf9369m2cfzjuq2sn4z6'>nevent1q…n4z6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just laughing at the joke with a reference to the movie &#39;Hackers&#39;. 2025-01-18T19:34:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pn9pez0vhpsjsrpg6ctjs8eqxujc0p64kth6nzmvgtfz7el0ulqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr78fm62p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfr4nd9h2mdkkchpg3h9c2dm8xcaq5cxl59rwwv7xzpt5usv9g3stl77sj'>nevent1q…77sj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lol - the password is &#39;god&#39;. 2025-01-18T19:07:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0a03lmjae4ju4g435qeym8kj86c5wh7kmn37hyt0v4z55drg27vszypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr76k722x I wonder if it&#39;s possible to put a #mastodon instance behind a subdomain like mastodon.mydomain.com while the instance THINKS it is behind mydomain.com by re-routing requests for .well-known to the subdomain.<br/><br/>The reason for this would be so users could have @myUser@mydomain.com instead of @myUser@mastodon.mydomain.com, leaving mydomain.com free for a landing page or something else.<br/><br/>You can do this with #matrix, as explained here:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/master/docs/configuring-well-known.md">https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/master/docs/configuring-well-known.md</a> 2025-01-02T00:13:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdy5p8me30786a0wmfqs8ya7hg3nqt75hnyvspp9n5775eqcdj4qzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7n37rkp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstz8wrwzgczy52g97un7k7tvgm7t032wctxy9zkkwd5hxegv5ek6cl6hstx'>nevent1q…hstx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m &#34;new&#34; to fancy digital scales with a tare, so I&#39;m used to weighing my container which I always do - but then the tare resets and by then I&#39;d forgotten the weight of the bowl. <br/><br/>In short, THANK YOU. 2024-12-27T00:30:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv2x2z42yzdmpckpggrqzng0tmx4unk6pgn8rjwyyg06s4ka0f9aqzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7j6dmum It would appear that the vast majority of #mastodon and #fediverse #relays which are publicly listed are no longer online.<br/><br/>In fact, I&#39;ve only found ONE that works currently - one my former instance used as well.<br/><br/>Relays are critical for new instances, as an out-of-the-box instance doesn&#39;t &#34;know&#34; about ANY instances. This means that you see ZERO posts. A user on the instance must manually follow a remote account by finding the URL for the user, pasting it into search, and then following.<br/><br/>Then, the instance the user belongs to is known by you instance.<br/><br/>There are THOUSANDS of instances. This is where relays come in. Relays provide a gateway to small instances that &#34;teaches&#34; it about other instances.<br/><br/>If you know of any active relays, hook a fella up! 2024-12-23T21:08:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsznzgaeh9utfkyyfadtsj5dyh8cp9vg6ctsfe0khegkx5n2cmvjkgzypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr7mjf5l8 Hot take: I&#39;m totally cool with (and would actually prefer) to receive USED items for Christmas. <br/><br/>A second-hand leather jacket, an old ThinkPad, camping gear, whatever! There&#39;s more than enough stuff for all of us and the next few generations. 2024-12-22T23:42:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw54ef5ta453rcpv5t97797h09y0d6zs893l23rve2aazy40vmptczypk35ujrx2j03e35mq0c2mpcczan2ph6nte8vu5sxx42npfhravr749syzl Hoooooly it is a drag to find/add people on a fresh #mastodon instance!<br/><br/>If you see this post, kindly boost it up so I can find my peeps again! 2024-12-22T22:26:13Z