Are you curious about Mastodon? Mammoth, the Google-funded app, could be the app that will use all of you to destroy the Fediverse*
Dear friends of decentralization, welcome to the end of the world!
One of the most serious limitations of Mastodon (not to mention other obscene software, such as the cumbersome Friendica or the toy Misskey) is that... it sucks!
No it's not true, it doesn't suck, in fact it has improved the ergonomics a lot, but compared to commercial social networks it still seems to be several years behind.
At the moment only Bluesky seems to do worse, but in that case we are actually talking about a dead fetus kept artificially alive by American journalists, so it's a bit out of competition...
** Did you want to know why I titled it “funded by Google”?*
The app is definitely well made and has some interesting new features.
The updated app will introduce a number of features designed to appeal to former X users, including personalized suggestions of accounts to follow, to help you rebuild your network on Mastodon, as well as curated “smart lists” that help you find interesting conversations that take place on Mastodon.…
Mammoth will also integrate with the editorial staff of Flipboard, the social magazine app for curating news on topics from across the web through accounts such as News , Tech , Culture and Science. And it is a partner with Newsmast , another curator of news and communities on Mastodon, as well as Press.coop, which imports feeds from popular news websites into Mastodon. These integrations allow Mammoth 2 to create a number of other “smart lists,” including those for News, World News, Business, Tech, Environment, and Nature.
In short, to use Mastodon more easily, users will give up the most important aspect offered by Mastodon: decentralization!
That's how: following other people's lists, integrating rubbish like Newsmast (one of the projects most oriented towards the Anglospheric centralization of news which is starting to have some singers even in the Italian Fediverse), everything we always wanted to avoid by migrating from Twitter to Mastodon!
I won't hide from you that seeing Mammoth become so popular in some way in the last few days is truly disheartening: a campaign of a few thousand dollars is enough to infest the entire Fediverse with the editorials of a small US company.
By the way, many of Mammoth's features had already been implemented by IceCubes . Not to mention, IceCubes has always been free and open source!
Mammoth has also become open source. But when you launch it, the first thing it does (how horrible!) is make you automatically follow their account (I got visual messages on the new features screen, but I wasn't able to stop the following on that screen) and they a very shitty icon similar to that of Threads.
Most concerning though is their SmartLists feature: send your handle to their official moth.social instance, which uses a Mastodon fork that serves the “Smart Lists” feature. One can reasonably see how this undermines decentralization…
In the photo, Hänsel and Gretel appreciating the ergonomics of the apps financed by BigTech
A final bitter consideration? It's not true that we always want to ruin the beautiful things we have. But unfortunately it is true that we always have this overwhelming desire to help anyone who wants to ruin what we have. As long as he is rich, beautiful and powerful…
I’m meeting with my local work union tonight to suggest a citywide Wikipedia half-day event where we improve pages about labour law and the history of work unions. I hope they’ll like the pitch!
I saw an effort at trying to systematize solarpunk elsewhere that felt a bit confused, but it reminded me of this. I’m not typically inclined to try to taxonamize everything, but I’ll admit that the appeal definitely isn’t lost on me. This felt useful.
I’d recommend donating to your national Wikimedia chapter if you aren’t in the US. They’re not funded by megacorps and they often struggle financially, and they’re the ones doing a lot of work on the ground.
First thing I did upon starting my work day was to open a beer. Just one out of two purchased for the occasion of yesterday being payday. I then proceeded to skim through my inbox and appointments for the day, concluding that beyond migrating this one production system over to the new VPN there’s not going to be a whole lot...
Personally, I’m pretty unhappy in my company, but I’ve mostly been using the free time to do things that I can be fulfilled with - especially Wikipedia editing, which can be done while remaining available for the colleagues and even looking like I’m working because I’m online :)
Maybe this could be some kind of partial solution for you as well?
As for the alcohol, I’m so sorry for this and I hope things will get better. If you feel like you’re losing control, I highly recommend checking out if you can get professional help, by a specialist who won’t judge and is there just for that.
Yeah, almost mentioned them but they wouldn’t be covered by the Pope’s decisions, but you’re right - and I assume in some catholic communities they might have similar practices even though that’s a minority case.
hahaha you’d be surprised! I don’t know why but when I started doing more sports and eating well, I gained weight (a little bit) for an entire month and then lost A LOT in the span of a couple of weeks. The beginning can be weird while your body adjusts.
Ah non, moi je cherche personne. Je parlais de mon projet perso et je disais que si quelqu’un avait envie de participer, le sujet de jlailu pourrait être intéressant. Faut pas mettre la pression aux gens comme ça :D
En vrai c’est pas le principe, mais si t’as pas d’hébergement et que tu veux écrire je pense que le plus important c’est que ce soit pas sur une plateforme commerciale. Je peux sûrement mettre un lien vers un post en indiquant qu’il est pas indieweb, mais pas non plus sur une plateforme dégueu :)
Je ferai probablement partie du jury cette année et j’ai très hâte de voir les résultats. Ouvrir la connaissance à tout le monde, c’est tellement important !
Wikimédia France ne gère pas les infrastructures et ne peut pas faire grand-chose pour améliorer la plate-forme Commons, de la même façon qu’elle ne gère pas OSM et les initiatives locales (au demeurant très utiles). Je pense que c’est pas plus mal que l’asso se contienne à ce qu’elle maîtrise, mais c’est un avis perso :)
Je ne l’ai pas lu comme ça et je suis entièrement d’accord avec toi. Je voulais seulement dire que le label se concentre sur ce que l’asso organisatrice gère - manifestement on s’est tous les deux mal compris :)
(I don’t think that’s it - it’s 9.99 if you’re paying on desktop and 12.99 with the Apple tax (also applied to Android), but applies to your whole account.)
C’est important de s’aligner sur un foresight et une vision partagés par le leadership autant que par le segment cible. Tu le noteras pour la prochaine fois, comme ça tu pourras prendre du recul, étudier la big picture et prendre une décision data-based avec une implémentation qui optimise pour les bons KPIs :)
Bref, rien de grave mais c’est une learning experience, l’important c’est d’améliorer son mindset de façon incrémentale sur le temps long.
Back in June 2002, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth was experiencing space for the first time, the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Microsoft was reaching its final arguments, and Adam Price, using what was then called Mozilla on a Mac, had an issue with persistent tooltips....
singular they/them users are usually non-binary, ie. neither men nor women, and they’ve been around for a while and are getting more visibility now thanks to a more accepting society.
while it can be hard to read the first few times you encounter them, you’ll get used to it, don’t worry! :)
We need media dedicated to positive trans news. Happiness! Uplifting each other! Allowing ourselves to forget for one minute that there is bad stuff out there!
Fellow French - wait until you realize their unions only apply to one company and not a whole industry so they can’t actually do anything on a large scale. This broke me.
Running around with StreetComplete, the app sometimes tells me to leave a note instead, which I do. Short time later, I receive an email that another person has resolved my note. That’s nice, but wouldn’t it be better to do it all on my own?...
I feel like OSMAnd is easier to use than the super advanced Vespucci. Haven’t gotten many cases where I couldn’t solve my StreetComplete issue in OSMAnd, and idk, Vespucci is just very overwhelming for me.
Context: I am visiting a high school friend. Another friend who we both knew in high school has posted some interesting things recently. This friend has changed their name, but the friend I am visiting is not following them and is not aware of their transition....
Years back, it was more simple. Food, shelter, and water. But now, as technology, advances and people get stressed out more and more from life getting too complicated, needing manuals for almost everything. What do you guys think the bear necessities are now?...
Access to the Internet for essential administrative proceedings, since it’s all getting digitalized really fast. If possible a smartphone with wifi access and access to a way of charging it, if not and in an urban area, public library access.
You may survive without it but it’s nice to have a (digitized) proof that you’re allowed to be wherever your shelter is, and to be able to renew your ID.
It used to be a todo list set up where I just check off and add whatever books caught my interest but it wasn't very shareable so I moved onto storygraph which I liked more than goodreads as the data visualization and breakdown of books via tags and moods gives me a better idea of where I tend to lean in books I seek out and...
Praxis Post! (What Are You Working On?)
'sup, comrades?...
You Can Now Look Back at the Early Trans Internet. Yes, There Were Memes (www.them.us)
Categorizing themes and visions of solarpunk fiction [from Solarpunk Stories] (solarpunkstories.substack.com)
I saw an effort at trying to systematize solarpunk elsewhere that felt a bit confused, but it reminded me of this. I’m not typically inclined to try to taxonamize everything, but I’ll admit that the appeal definitely isn’t lost on me. This felt useful.
This is your yearly reminder to donate to (if you can) your favorite open source project
12 Trans Video Game Characters From the 80's and 90's (www.autostraddle.com)
Fox news on transgender marathon runner (slrpnk.net)
Via Reddit
Inside me there are two wolves; One is a quasi-alcoholic slob with a home office, while the other is an overpaid and demotivated IT "professional" who hates his employer.
First thing I did upon starting my work day was to open a beer. Just one out of two purchased for the occasion of yesterday being payday. I then proceeded to skim through my inbox and appointments for the day, concluding that beyond migrating this one production system over to the new VPN there’s not going to be a whole lot...
Some thoughts on GenAI and disinformation - one notable point is that we didn't wait for GenAI for disinformation! (hedgehogreview.com)
A nice debunk of the transphobic trope of ‘lesbian erasure’ (overland.org.au)
Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says (www.reuters.com)
how's your week going, Beehaw
the headlines have been pretty bad this week, huh?
[Meta] Post hebdomadaire sur l'état de Jlailu French
Bonjour à tous,...
weekly - er, monthly? - What's Up?
'sup, comrades? i meant to do this thread weekly, but oops! forgot for a month. oh well - what do you have going on, what are you working on?
Do you buy books you have already read?
Do you buy physical books you have already read?...
Rouge direct, collectif contre l’homophobie dans le football, suspend ses activités pour dénoncer un « cyberharcèlement massif et des menaces de mort » (www.lemonde.fr) French
Le label Culture Libre ouvre les candidatures pour les établissements culturels et scientifiques qui soutiennent l'accès libre à l'information (www.wikimedia.fr) French
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 41 (fediversereport.com)
Facebook and Instagram launch an ad-free subscription model in GDPR countries (about.fb.com)
Mastodon Rules: Characterizing Formal Rules on Popular Mastodon Instances (academic paper on moderation) (dl.acm.org)
Vidéo. Le gouvernement présente « FR.AIR », la nouvelle « signature musicale » de la France (www.sudouest.fr) French
L’article montre un beau florilège de critiques, faut dire que y a rien qui va
Firefox 118.0.2 released (www.mozilla.org)
How a 23-year-old first-time Firefox coder fixed a 22-year-old bug (arstechnica.com)
Back in June 2002, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth was experiencing space for the first time, the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Microsoft was reaching its final arguments, and Adam Price, using what was then called Mozilla on a Mac, had an issue with persistent tooltips....
[Webcomic] The new girlfriend (www.autostraddle.com)
It’s okay to take a break from the anti-trans news cycle (xtramagazine.com)
Ask _______ Communities (ex. askMen, askWomen, etc.) - Share other ones you know!
askLemmy...
Is National Coming Out Day still necessary?
Is it still a celebration of humanity or does it put a target on your back?
Amazon Anti Union propaganda (lemmy.world)
has resolved one of your map notes – how to do it yourself? (s3.metapixl.com)
Running around with StreetComplete, the app sometimes tells me to leave a note instead, which I do. Short time later, I receive an email that another person has resolved my note. That’s nice, but wouldn’t it be better to do it all on my own?...
How do I tell someone that a mutual friend is trans without dead naming them?
Context: I am visiting a high school friend. Another friend who we both knew in high school has posted some interesting things recently. This friend has changed their name, but the friend I am visiting is not following them and is not aware of their transition....
Mozilla is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to work on their Mastodon server at mozilla.social (www.mozilla.org)
Les réponses à vos questions sur la ligne éditoriale du « Monde », la vie de sa rédaction et son actionnariat (www.lemonde.fr) French
Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
What do you think the bare necessities of the current world is? (beehaw.org)
Years back, it was more simple. Food, shelter, and water. But now, as technology, advances and people get stressed out more and more from life getting too complicated, needing manuals for almost everything. What do you guys think the bear necessities are now?...
Is there a free, idiot-friendly way to export a custom area of the map as a PNG/JPEG in other styles than on the offical website?
I don’t know whether I’m just missing an obvious solution here, but this driving me nuts....
[EU] How many months savings do you consider enough?
As the title says I am trying to see where people stand on this. Obviously this is all personal preference. But that is what I am after....
What's your favorite tool to track your reading habits? (kbin.social)
It used to be a todo list set up where I just check off and add whatever books caught my interest but it wasn't very shareable so I moved onto storygraph which I liked more than goodreads as the data visualization and breakdown of books via tags and moods gives me a better idea of where I tend to lean in books I seek out and...