@[email protected] Yes, makes a lot of sense!

Happy anniversary!

@lambalicious I think it will! There is a vibrant community of musicians on here!

@[email protected] @[email protected] Nice!

Pretty sad, but understandable in both cases. And a big reminder that when you care about something, you have to actively care for it and support it.

And it’s not always just about money. Donate your time, spread the word. Don’t take things for granted.

Anyway. Happy Friday, and happy first day of November.

I hope you’re all doing alright!

The actual first message that was sent that day was just “LO”, first two letters of the word “LOGIN”, when the system crashed.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241028-the-failure-that-started-the-internet

#arpanet #internet #history #OTD #OnThisDay #technology

@[email protected] I suppose you can say that. But it sounds like it’s being actively developed, which sounds very promising!

I am mainly interested in it in the context of migrating a few dozen automated accounts, see https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/113392776797934398.

Setting up a new Mastodon server seems like an overkill, so I’m giving this a try.

@[email protected] Yep!

https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/user_guide/migration/

#GoToSocial is pretty neat, actually. Lots of potential!

https://gotosocial.org

For context: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/113392776797934398

@[email protected] There you go!

@[email protected] Also, for an additional context, there’s a conversation going on the Mastodon Discord about the “reply guy” issue and how to address it, so I quickly threw together this mockup.

I know this idea is a bit silly, but hey, maybe if enough people like it, who knows!

@[email protected] Oh no, it was just an idea. Since I haven’t heard back, I just put it on hold.

Adding the card shouldn’t break attachments, as long as there’s room for one more.

Well, maybe I could still have a look at this, it could be a fun experiment. Maybe just not as useful since many people just use a mobile app.

(I ran a poll some time ago for another idea.)

@[email protected] When the “Do not reply cards” project was announced, I actually reached out to the creator offering to turn it into a browser plugin that would let you pick and add one of the cards as an attachment. Never heard back though.

@[email protected] Ahh, it’s not all bad though. Look at us, talking and connecting!

@[email protected] Interesting thought for sure!

@[email protected] Very relevant! And really makes you appreciate the fediverse!

"Over the course of five years, we tried dozens of revenue models […] We’d run as a subscription service! Take a share of revenue […] bundle a magazine with textbook publishers! Sell T-shirts and other branded merch!

[…]

At the end of the day, the business model that got us funded was advertising."

https://web.archive.org/web/20140830021729/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/advertising-is-the-internets-original-sin/376041

#FirstBannerAd #ads #history #technology #internet #TheWeb #InternetHistory

Maybe just to clarify, I am asking folks who use each of the platforms’ API, not just the platform itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API

If you’re not sure what an API is, then you should pick “None”.

Sorry for any confusion!

@[email protected] No, please do tell :-P

@[email protected] @[email protected] Oh yes, definitely expecting a heavy bias on here. Maybe even more than if this poll was posted on other platforms?

I’d love to compare the results, if anyone wants to cross-post this.