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I’ve just stumbled into another annoyance in the #Fediverse architecture: thread continuity is broken when an item in the chain is broken.
Suppose there is this thread of posts/replies, made by three users, and I wrote the last reply (C).
A → B → C
Suppose I wanted to find post A. Sadly, I don’t remember what post A contained (or A’s post is not searchable), but I do remember what I wrote in response in C. I look for my reply and find it, but much to my dismay, the poster of B has deleted their post. So now I have:
A → ✵ → C
Since B is missing, I can no longer find A.
I was under the assumption that ActivityPub provides for a tombstone in place of B, which allows the reply chain to continue to be traversed, but I don’t think that’s the case—the tombstone contains no reference to A at all.
This is particularly annoying because the longer the thread, the more likely this is to happen. I wonder if anyone is already looking at this issue?
Edit: issue filed: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/33456
Some accounts on the fediverse claim to not be bots, but still act like NPCs. I feel bad blocking these account in the same way that I feel bad when I kill an NPC in a video game. I know no harm is done, but it still triggers that part of my brain responsible for morality. But if they are following me and:
- only post blurbs to news articles 20 times a day
- never reply to anyone publicly
- posts are exclusively tech hype bullshit
- advertise a Xitter account in their profile
- their website gives off the air of a VC-funded startup company
…yeah, that is a character that is mostly likely only getting in your way. The goal of the fediverse “game” for me is to form virtual communities with real people. They are probably only following me to increase the “following” counter on their profile to make themselves look more authentic. If they never reply to anyone, they are probably not following me to read anything I have to say.
Hello Fedi friends!
Hope you've had a lovely start of the year so far.
It should come as no surprise that the next issue of my newsletter/blog #TheFutureIsFederated will focus on #selfhosting and #GoToSocial. LOVING it so far.
I’d like to propose a vote for the February issue, since I like to start my explorations early, to thoroughly test-drive #Fediverse projects.
So, in February, what would you like me to cover?
| Friends Wordpress Plugin (for federated sites): | 15 |
| Hubzilla: | 23 |
| Mobilizon: | 14 |
| PeerTube: | 71 |
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Announcing FediMeteo – Weather in the Fediverse!
Weather has always influenced our lives: from agriculture to outdoor activities, to extreme events that, thanks to modern technology, can now be predicted with greater reliability. Personally, weather plays a significant role in my daily decisions, which is why I decided to create a service tailored for the Fediverse.
FediMeteo uses Open-Meteo data to publish updates every 6 hours, including current weather conditions, forecasts for the next 12 hours, and predictions for the upcoming days. Each country is served by its own dedicated instance (e.g., it.fedimeteo.com for Italy), managed through snac to ensure simplicity and efficiency in publishing.
You can follow FediMeteo directly in the Fediverse (on Mastodon and compatible platforms), via RSS, or by visiting the dedicated page for your city (e.g., fr.fedimeteo.com/paris).
Currently supported countries include:
Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands – with many more regions coming soon!
FediMeteo is hosted on a FreeBSD-based VPS, with each country isolated in its own jail to ensure security and scalability.
Visit the main site to explore the national instances and start following your local weather updates today:
https://fedimeteo.com
Happy weather monitoring to all! 🌦️
#FediMeteo #Announcements #FreeBSD #FediMeteo #WeatherForecasts #Weather #Meteo #snac #Fediverse #Mastodon
Work in progress and coming soon, in a Fediverse near you
JID State IP Address Published Ports Hostname Release Path
atfedim Up 10.0.0.6 - atfedim 14.2-RELEASE /usr/local/bastille/jails/atfedim/root
defedim Up 10.0.0.3 - defedim 14.2-RELEASE /usr/local/bastille/jails/defedim/root
esfedim Up 10.0.0.5 - esfedim 14.2-RELEASE /usr/local/bastille/jails/esfedim/root
frfedim Up 10.0.0.4 - frfedim 14.2-RELEASE /usr/local/bastille/jails/frfedim/root
itfedim Up 10.0.0.2 - itfedim 14.2-RELEASE /usr/local/bastille/jails/itfedim/root
nginx-proxy Up 10.0.0.254 - nginx-proxy 14.2-RELEASE /usr/local/bastille/jails/nginx-proxy/root
#Fediverse #FreeBSD #NewProject #ComingSoon #NewYearNewProjects
I cherish celebrating New Year on the Fediverse so much because it is not only at midnight here.
No controlling algorithm decides what I should see based on my location.
New Year truly lasts for 24 hours here.
I love you all so much my incredible FediFriends, netizens of the world. I feel very privileged to share this space with you.
Thank you for being here with me 
You created in just a few months such a great - probably the best - #BSD related #Fediverse instance in the net! Congratulations for this and thank you for all the time, efforts and money you put into this! Keep up the great work, I definitely know how important your “baby” is to you and you’re caring great about it! Thank you!
Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?
For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.
BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.
Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.
Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:
- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.
For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe
The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.
Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.
Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #Fediverse #HappyNewYear #Mastodon #Snac #snac2 #lemmy #matrix #dokuwiki #forgejo #freshrss #miniflux #wallabag #peertube
There is a new Mastodon / Fediverse app for iOS currently in beta testing called Fedicat. You can follow its official account at:
➡️ @fedicat
...there's more info on its website:
As the website notes, it's compatible with Mastodon and also many other Fediverse platforms (https://fedicat.com/about).
It's not in the app store yet, but you can sign up for its beta testing via Apple TestFlight:
Sepia Search is a @peertube search engine which searches across almost a thousand PeerTube instances. I checked it out only briefly but it seems pretty good.