[-] youronlyone@c.im 1 points 3 days ago

@tilefan@lemm.ee 👍🏽 For some reason, after the lockdowns, it was when things started to change. There was Elon/Twitter exodus. Then the Reddit exodus. These two events made a huge impact than all the efforts combined prior to it.

But it's still hard to pinpoint what changed. I mean, media coverage was, I think similar as in the first 10 years, it was always about "Twitter alternative" from mass media. I guess what Elon and Reddit did are the trigger point and not the media coverage of a "Twitter/Reddit alternative"?

[-] youronlyone@c.im 1 points 3 days ago

@gcvsa@mstdn.plus True. It's why I'm in favour with Elon doing all he can to "improve" Twitter. 😅😅😅😝😝 He's driving growth elsewhere!

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submitted 3 days ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

There are many big and respectable names in the #Fediverse today. I'm curious though, where were you & what were you up to during the first 10 years of the network (2008–2018)?

Care to share your background & why you jumped into #ActivityPub ?

(feel free to reshare 😁)

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submitted 2 weeks ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

20 years later, #Veoh bids farewell.

If you're looking for a new home, search for #PeerTube , a #decentralized #distributed #federated & open, video hosting platform connected to the #Fediverse network.

#Hosting #Video #VideoHosting #ActivityPub #DDFON #MycelialWeb #SocialWeb

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submitted 2 weeks ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

If you want quick access to curated content on The #ATmosphere network (a.k.a. #Bluesky ) as well as the #Fediverse network, check this #StarterPack

https://go.bsky.app/Go98UMY

#MycelialWeb #OpenSocial #SocialWeb #YourOnlyOne #DDFON

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submitted 2 weeks ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

One thing that The #ATmosphere network have that is not in any #SNS (yet): badges / labels.

See these screenshots.

#Bluesky #Fediverse #SocialMedia #MycelialWeb #MyceliumNetwork #SocialWeb #OpenSocial #DDFON

A screengrab showcasing badges/labels in The ATmosphere network (a.k.a. Bluesky).
A screengrab showcasing badges/labels in The ATmosphere network (a.k.a. Bluesky).

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submitted 1 month ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/firefox@fedia.io

Yet another reason why you should use #Firefox

You can use: #BestViewedInFirefox

  • :lang(\*-Hang)
  • :lang("*-Latn)
  • :lang("zh", "ja", ko")
  • :lang(PT, DE, HE)

If you care about multilingual and multi-script support.

#language #lang #HTML #CSS #WebDev #BrowserWars

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submitted 1 month ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

Writing prompt: "16 years later, the #Fediverse is finally mainstream"

Who will take the challenge to write an article about it? Publish it on whichever platform you want, with your own chosen license (preferably Creative Commons).

#ActivityPub #SocialWeb #OpenSocial #MycelialWeb #SNS #SocialMedia #DDFON #Web3

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submitted 1 month ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

The official #Fediverse ( #ActivityPub ) account of the inventor of the #WorldWideWeb #WWW

https://w3c.social/@timbl

#W3C #Internet #CERN #SocialWeb #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Web #MycelialWeb

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submitted 1 month ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

Today #Mozilla announced that Mozilla Social is closing on 2024-12-17. #DidYouKnow that this was their 2nd public #Fediverse instance?

  • 2010-02-22: launch
  • 2011-05-01: renamed to Social@Mozilla
  • 2013-11-20: closed
  • 2023-05-04: launch
  • 2024-12-17: closed

#Trivia #History

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submitted 1 month ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/fediverse@fedia.io

This is the relationship of the various terminologies ( #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse #ATmosphere #NOSTRich ) with each other.

#MycelialWeb #DDFON #TheATmosphere #TheFederation #SNS #SocialMedia

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submitted 2 months ago by youronlyone@c.im to c/firefox@fedia.io

Finally, #Mozilla #Firefox for #Linux scales correctly depending on the OS setting instead of it being huge. This had been an issue since they removed the “Density: Compact” option.

version: 131.0b1

Now: Screenshot of Mozilla Firefox v131.0b1 in Linux, showing how it finally scales properly based on the OS setting instead of it being huge.

[-] youronlyone@c.im 8 points 6 months ago

@nanoUFO

> Sooner rather than later

Because there must be bugs. It's a feature. ^_~

[-] youronlyone@c.im 3 points 6 months ago

@BrikoX

> The ability to opt-out of quote posts is also currently planned, which makes it that Mastodon’s implementation will not be compatible with other fediverse implementations of quote posting.

Not surprising. Even before ActivityPub was announced, when the #fediverse was still powered by #OStatus, Mastodon was already breaking compatibility. There were countless of heated debates about almost every Mastodon-only "feature" they implemented that all other Fediverse devs were _forced_ to implement.

And here we are with yet another.

I wonder what will supporters of opt-out or anti-quotepost camp will do if the other Fediverse devs ignore this Mastodon-only "feature", and just continue with the common implementation of quote posts? Are we going to see a new reason for "fediblock", and finally fragment the Fediverse network?

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by youronlyone@c.im to c/gaming@a.gup.pe

Here are some FLOSS/FOSS gaming–related official fediverse accounts (as listed on their official website(s)).

(in alphabetical order)

I. Game manager and playtime tracker
* Lutris — @lutris

II. FPS (First–person Shooter)
* Unvanquished (mix RTS+FPS) — @UNVofficial

III. MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game)
* Crossfire — @crossfiremrpg

IV. Platformer
* SuperTux — @supertux

V. RTS (Real–time Strategy)
* 0 A.D. — @play0ad

VI. Sandbox
* Minetest — @Minetest

VII. Sim / Simulation
* OpenTTD (transport) — @openttd
* Simutrans (transport) — @simutrans
* Speed Dreams (racing) — @speed_dreams_official

VIII. TBS (Turn–based Strategy)
* FreeCiv — @freeciv

IX. TBT (Turn–based Tactics)
* The Battle for Wesnoth — @wesnoth

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Meta:
* Games list source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games
* Tags: #gameshogun #Gaming #Games #Game #Gaming #Fediverse #FreeCulture #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource

@gaming @games

[-] youronlyone@c.im 3 points 7 months ago

@slazer2au Apologies! In any case, updated and moved the inline tags down.

[-] youronlyone@c.im 2 points 7 months ago

@vasus It is!

And apologies, hashtags are important in the fediverse. ^_^

Hmm… what I can do next time is to not use inline hashtags, and just have it in a separate line. Thank you for the feedback!

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by youronlyone@c.im to c/games@lemmy.world

A game I recently started playing is ToME or Tales of Maj'Eyal. It is a roguelike singleplayer game.

It has been around since 2010, but it goes all the way back if we count its predecessors. It is also an open-source game.

As of this post:
* There are already 3 expansions.
* The 4th expansion is set to enter beta testing soon.
* The 5th expansion is already being developed in parallel.

Give it a try, available in Linux, Windows, and OSX. (Also available via Steam.)

Check the official website for screenshots, videos, and more information!

https://te4.org

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A bit of history based on what I was able to find:
* Originally named: Tales of Middle-Earth: The Fourth Age. Set 122 years after the fall of Sauron.
* In 2010-11-21, the game setting was changed entirely into a new one. See: https://te4.org/news?page=27
* Its predecessor was “Tales of Middle Earth”. See: https://www.t-o-m-e.net

#singleplayer #game #games #gaming #videogame #videogames #RPG #retrogaming #retrogames

@games @gaming

[-] youronlyone@c.im 2 points 8 months ago

@trashgirlfriend Ooh. I like that! It could be a widget too for easy access.

[-] youronlyone@c.im 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

@hornedfiend @schamppu I think the game is set to medium sensitivity, or Low. There are some fitness apps with a sensitivity setting, and if you place it high, it is more accurate. The problem arises if you're just moving your phone, since it's high sensitivity, it counts those as steps. So, most apps have it at medium or Low. That's my guess at least.

[-] youronlyone@c.im 3 points 10 months ago

@sub_ Yep, I'm using #Exult. I find it easier than regular #DOSBox. I used the files installed by GOG for Exult Linux. And true, I like the QoL features they added!

[-] youronlyone@c.im 2 points 10 months ago

@Lunar Ahh! Fable, Fallout, and Witcher! I miss those too. Hmm, I think they're on winter sale, I might be able to grab them as well. ^_^;;

[-] youronlyone@c.im 2 points 10 months ago
[-] youronlyone@c.im 3 points 1 year ago

@RookieNerd @fediverse

Do not recommend one software and/or one instance.

Using your scenario, would you recommend photography instances based on #Mastodon knowing Mastodon only allows up to 4 “attached” images? Not only that, Mastodon will only display 4 images even if there are more than that?

Or, are you going to recommend #Pixelfed designed for images. Or, maybe #Firefish, #Friendica, #Hubzilla, #Streams, which all allow more than 4 images and will display all the images even if it exceeds their software's attach limit?

Quite frankly, in my opinion, with the image display alone, Mastodon is highly not recommended. So, the number of users and instances Mastodon have does not make it the best #Fediverse software, as you have mentioned earlier, “Mastodon is the level of UX other projects should aim to”. It's not.

The best approach is we understand what the user needs and suggest to them the appropriate software and instances that will suit their needs.

Let's forget about the Fediverse for a while.

We have to remember that not everyone is on Twitter or Facebook. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals who only have an Instagram account. Why? They don't need Twitter and Facebook.

In Korea, for example, they have their own culture and platforms for communication Twitter/Facebook-like, so they don't need those. But many of them have Instagram accounts.

Now, let's go back to the Fediverse.

If those are the users we are reaching out to, then there should be no problem recommending Pixelfed. Because for these target market, their only concern and type of use is to share, well, photos or their latest digital artwork. They don't care about a Twitter/Facebook-like experience or use.

That brings us back to the features of #ActivityPub. It is an “added benefit”.

  1. Users who want to follow this content creator can do so using their existing account.

Okay, you can't do this with #Lemmy, the last time I checked, however, you can do it with #Kbin. That's a Lemmy limitation, not the fediverse.

  1. For the content creator who migrated to the fediverse, in particular, Pixelfed in our scenario, they have a greater reach because they're federated.

(Extra: You can actually turn Pixelfed into a regular Twitter-like software if you are using the web UI. Although, last time I heard it will be removed eventually.)

(Extra 2: BookWyrm also allows Twitter-like feeds and interaction, it's not restricted to just books.)

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