2026-02-05T14:51:38Z https://yabu.me Ojārs Kapteinis https://yabu.me/npub1rvtk2zq430ktrlkdavmcs0gxym83jd78d70wryrgts5j7md4ye0q2788vj https://kapteinis.lv/system/accounts/avatars/112/925/934/324/167/590/original/2ce288459da62b9b.png https://kapteinis.lv/system/accounts/avatars/112/925/934/324/167/590/original/2ce288459da62b9b.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qyk80vvdhvkxk3j5gd6pm4v7ftmjtyef5e633a43qeqvzwp44tgzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9un6xmh8 Finally, I had time to break free from Spotify’s tight grip. My main use was for podcasts, so I set up self-hosted solution — using <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rk6czmpvny876kqvc4aqseuku3zmnxlphyxs2940g6u59te5m2yq57hv4q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nextcloud 📱☁️💻</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rk6…hv4q</span>)</a></span> to host everything needed for the YourPods app on my phone and laptop: <a href="https://asecretcompany.com/yourpods/">https://asecretcompany.com/yourpods/</a><br/> <img src="https://kapteinis.lv/system/media_attachments/files/116/013/219/435/629/553/original/1e288aa03c0b63f7.png"> <br/> 2026-02-04T16:22:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsquj254qd8qd74wc83d6ytsuqljmketu95v3v2dcn72maj6cz3klczyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9ug0v90p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqszcgurhykfnnjjsg48ezv6jxmtvk8den5eu2zt4eg4ghvea2eeqau0345'>nevent1q…0345</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>double-checked — it looks like he disabled federation for his posts, so I was wrong. @keithedwards@threads.net is not on the Fediverse anymore 2026-01-02T23:15:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvym9yj0xgj97qyph9d7euzecv70wngcupqy4yay66yhew3l0usszyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9uz067w6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszj6tk48na7q63nlw5uumw8ch0gfysgxp9g6eqhtxl7350k0s08jsly5rgd'>nevent1q…5rgd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>fyi, he is on the Fediverse, but he uses Meta&#39;s Threads: @keithedwards@threads.net 2026-01-02T23:10:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rfzxpexk89k3nzjm84qxz3tty7tq9jfp9aznlhkxz6mrzpkeycqzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9u6qugtr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtz4ef44u0sm000pjp4myqq9h38fuxmjgmgn2kd45vyy7cxw7ulgeqmug0'>nevent1q…mug0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Somehow nobody in my family considers kvass a Christmas drink 😞 2025-12-25T07:57:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqk0xyqpw9pjc2jqv69et3e79pzhh9gutpetjcta6sd0ea37p6w5szyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9udd7v9k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ekty9y6vum73re439fnucv378zk57yllww8c5mjxqjd9mdt85jcnkqnlx'>nevent1q…qnlx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As usual, the first day of Christmas is starting with decarbonated Coke from yesterday and rasols (kind of a salad where potatoes and sausage chopped in cubes are swimming together with canned green peas in mayonnaise). Then finally, I will have time just for myself, as the last few weeks were spent preparing for Christmas Eve. 2025-12-25T07:50:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs850ckp2lsqyccv0eensz2frwua5r5wenkxystqu3jsmwv6ly35eqzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9uq28xx5 te var redzēt vēl vienu iemeslu kāpēc ZZS stambulēja un vēlas atkratīties no konvencijas pret vardarbību <a href="https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/23.12.2025-par-bijusas-draudzenes-nolaupisanu-un-vairakkarteju-izvarosanu-virietim-15-gadu-cietumsods.a627566/">https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/23.12.2025-par-bijusas-draudzenes-nolaupisanu-un-vairakkarteju-izvarosanu-virietim-15-gadu-cietumsods.a627566/</a> 2025-12-23T10:09:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxf4agca72r0j2smhsqgvedemhfkmsmxc6lgx6r885qhdq7jy8q8qzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9u0gdk78 Priekā! For us right now the #solstice is happening — to be more precise, at 17:03 EET. So from now on, our days will become longer. Like today, our day was 6 hours and 44 minutes, but the night will be 17 hours and 16 minutes. #IrAlus<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/kapteinislv/media_attachments/files/115/758/144/294/849/714/original/532c6624ca9085f4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-21T15:00:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszztkqfu9jp2nvjtqgsxxw4lufdu40jv5v8gnyhe06ehccve7x6rgzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9uacnsj9 With all the news from #Mozilla about Firefox’s future as possibly an AI browser, the sad situation is that there are essentially no alternatives. What options do I have as a user? Move to Vivaldi and take part in their losing battle over Manifest V3 with Google? Start using some Firefox fork that’s maintained by one person and doesn’t have a mobile version, even in the EU? <br/><br/>So, it looks like the only option is to disable all the AI functions in Firefox and then later see how things turn out. 2025-12-17T11:27:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5nys8ennl2vt9qk7yyhj85wmm4mvhjscyxtj95whcefh5309uwqzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9usszkhs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrrfran0ase5rgn449tyuu6gnud3hzpknqywgqmvyqj8ae0pdulms0ahdws'>nevent1q…hdws</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tarā dominē zero kola, bezalko alus un sarkano apelsīnu sanpellegrino. Plus man ir paliela ģimene. 2025-12-09T15:30:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2crh6fed9n0yyegseq63er7u9ps38cpmt86lwlhryqxa9w25pulczyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9unkpq5p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppk6r0qnmuu7nlz3ze4uqwxhwee5v89s3fxch7mp9jtuqjrhv4qq7ga44s'>nevent1q…a44s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice, mums kopā arī apmēram tik pat. Un tad pats svarīgākais — depozīts €63 2025-12-09T14:15:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrz3586c2e8j46sfm3h4jg86ladd5huyqnch0rdz9ceq3cfeyvnwqzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9uz8v52q If you’re on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ekk7lalr2sjnymaetdmjuwqpd44y8fxf256na22e99uleleee7fsvmvy6m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Surf</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ekk…vy6m</span>)</a></span>, I made a feed that follows #Eurovision and #ESC2025<br/><br/><a href="https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jv5mczsjnwq6phg7c0vfgyk9">https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jv5mczsjnwq6phg7c0vfgyk9</a> 2025-05-13T20:25:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfnu2aatjyjtkus78a8fv3gku7dwurefpzz0tfhp3sytw33x5h09qzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9urtkdfu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zctaamzu8gahzayrpzqxxcvqa0a4xz9tusnnksshzp5j3plnruch3r5cj'>nevent1q…r5cj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know it’s not a self-hosted open-source solution, but Kit offers 10,000 newsletter subscribers for free. Maybe this could work in this case? <a href="https://kit.com/pricing">https://kit.com/pricing</a><br/><br/>fyi, if I remember correctly, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jxl3fxeyjhdsxgaad9m9swj2q5ywpe3recqgdfj2wjhhxp0hfeysuyur50" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ansis</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jxl…ur50</span>)</a></span> is using it, and I assume he’s satisfied since I haven’t seen any complaints about it in my feed from him. 2025-02-17T09:01:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw49f0w0hrdedqruxsytg5y24g9272jr3n7wzteesmw0pydkvnx2czyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9ufsttch In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tuyhsmpvwhgj6gznd8hkscxazep75ug2p5e2cunsrjk9j3ljm2cdggyne'>nevent1q…gyne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok, Matrix is a franchise, but that doesn’t change the point. 2025-02-01T18:18:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstc69r2nrfvvy92kaj09hdgxsmrcv2s2ch8c4y08tprpx7r5ncq5czyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9uqdtezu So. This is from one of my chats with friends. <br/><br/>Which film series is the cringiest? 2025-02-01T14:33:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrl2ch8cs7wpljtndp3gv4084s9eeesw9rmkhfxukm498k072ff4szyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9u9mhea0 Folks! <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gq5adv20nj55whcr53l3es5x9lqg6kkhfpcx4506n2456urefxgq0wqcul" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>pixelfed</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gq5…qcul</span>)</a></span> is a nice alternative to Instagram. Plus, your friends can follow your account there from Mastodon, bridged Bluesky, or any other account on the Fediverse.<br/><br/>I suggest using <a href="https://pixey.org">https://pixey.org</a> as your home server, as <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s20wsx5d90r4sqljl03v9g4fw6h7cuhw3rj45qrmxmfr8ea29klqwntwmm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>stux⚡️</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s20…twmm</span>)</a></span> is doing a great job there.<br/><br/>Here’s the Android app: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfed">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfed</a>
And here’s the iOS app: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixelfed/id1632519816">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixelfed/id1632519816</a> 2025-01-14T15:46:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3u66kd3t7df8tvtwug54aqpc0nc70p9kjkjz9xf3at9u6nkatcszyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9ug3l960 Nice, I just noticed that [@bsky.brid.gy](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/">https://bsky.brid.gy/</a> ) is also working for [@threads](<a href="https://threads.net/@threads/">https://threads.net/@threads/</a> ) users. As an example, Bluesky users can see posts from [@0xjessel](<a href="https://www.threads.net/@0xjessel/">https://www.threads.net/@0xjessel/</a> )<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/kapteinislv/media_attachments/files/113/612/719/692/239/551/original/ffbe29057eff8773.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-07T17:28:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxz23x35hh8epm8kjr628aeu8ra4f0sqa0nl0047w6nsdd6g3gm4szyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9urgh5z6 I think the best place to follow the U.S. elections is on Mastodon, because you can see posts from [@threads](<a href="https://threads.net/@threads/">https://threads.net/@threads/</a> ), <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nfly4xdzvc8uwca4z960jvu9axggm86crj4hvj0cnf0mjm2tjz5svsnul3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bluesky</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nfl…nul3</span>)</a></span>, and Nostr, and also get news updates from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13fke9xvm3382npmrqsf9axvhxrxzdtvpqp9juh7npl5l7me2stesjdz5hw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Flipboard</span> (<span class="italic">npub13fk…z5hw</span>)</a></span>. 2024-11-05T14:14:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4t632w08ccf8crnj4rgzh52k2n4q9cen9lz5u4hrcqtfscjrucqzyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9ugmjjmk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vnvpfg4d9u7ypkncpe9x9h42e59g57nkawmgztesfdc5f97057qtcmfl5'>nevent1q…mfl5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>btw, please spread the word about <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pqr3g2gk3vsnrqk9kwfqqcxc6d5cwjr0hyc0nlzz9py5nf92vd9sn02sck" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bridgy Fed for Bluesky</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pqr…2sck</span>)</a></span> so new folks can join the Fediverse <a href="https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-follow">https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-follow</a> 2024-10-19T09:02:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtw9z2s8wj3kualg5p7fn4q6zgg738max035ywmhh7w4ffzsewvczyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9uudzhn5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8u6ass4rtwvr8yfamgsj0dd5clh68js954rqv3wqgxu5ej9efzjc9let0m'>nevent1q…et0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>or complain about Threads and how Meta is managing things there (nobody sees their posts and won’t follow them). <br/><br/>Instead of taking ownership of their work. 2024-08-25T10:24:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8u6ass4rtwvr8yfamgsj0dd5clh68js954rqv3wqgxu5ej9efzjczyqd3weggzk97ev07eh4n0zpaqcnv7xfhcaheacvsdpwzjtmdk5n9u49nc3y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs040xdgn76jspj5vgqfn3nlwcjjd420fjp6ymupdrdze0jd6z9j7srn4qyt'>nevent1q…4qyt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s funny that journalists can&#39;t understand the Fediverse and how things work. Instead, they ramble around, looking for the next rake to step on. For example, they create accounts on BlueSky (heh, they complain that there are only a few users on Mastodon—sure, there are zillions on BlueSky 😄)… 2024-08-25T10:24:33Z