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kgoetz @kgoetz@aus.social
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If you are the sort of person who usually talks nonsense on but sometimes wants to write something more post like, what do you do?
Is there a platform targeting that (longer, more detailed) use case?
I have a blog but I haven't turned on the computer I use for it so haven't done anything with it for a year or more...

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Zelphir Kaltstahl @zelphirkaltstahl@mastodon.social
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What is the best oldschool software one can self-host on a small server?

"Best" as in some tradeoff of the following:

* bugfree (or not many bugs)
* safe, as in no or no discovered CVEs
* features for users, mods and admins
* maintainability
* safe, as in allows invite-only, and maybe review posts before being actually visible

Background is, that I have been thinking about hosting one for a long time, but it would probably be only for friends and friends of friends.

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Paul Wilde :dontpanic2: :smeghead: :archlinux: :freebsd: @paul@notnull.space
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Think it's time for a #AskFedi knowledge share...

Can people name some decent non-US #PC and #laptop manufacturers?
Extra points if they try not to use US components as well (i.e. Intel)

Obviously we have @tuxedocomputersTUXEDO , @starlabssystems and @slimbookSLIMBOOK (Official) to start
And for the sake of mentioning, we have Fujitsu, Minisforum as moderately popular off the shelf brands.

But does anyone have any other to add to the list?

Sorry, US friends :blobcathuggiessad:

#PleaseBoost #BoostsWelcome

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Terminal Tilt @terminaltilt@climatejustice.social
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It has been a few months since the debate around Framework's sponsorship choices. I am curious where the community currently stands.

How much does Framework's financial support of controversial project maintainers (Vaxry and DHH) impact their reputation in the open/privacy space?

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DeeAnn Little @chillicampari@layer8.space
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Looking for a recommendation on ultra-light eating utensils. Due to a timing mishap on my part I'll be attending FOSDEM this year with an insecure front crown (the permanent replacement will not be ready until after I'm already on the way). It's already fallen out once and when it was put back in they said to cut everything up really small when eating. So, I am looking for a very light sturdy travel utensil kit for my backpack that is also easy to keep clean.

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Cadu Silva :verified_a: @cadusilva@bolha.one
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So here I am, back with FastMail after a horrible experience with PurelyMail.

I noticed that I wasn't receiving all the e-mail. Not even from Firefox Relays and other sites like a bank.

I tried to reach the support team but was ghosted so far. I don't know how I'll get a refund if they don't reply.

Anyone got any tips? Disabling DMARC feature for incoming emails would solve this?

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Jonathan Lamothe @me@social.jlamothe.net
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Hey all,

I have a friend who's been trying to get on Mastodon but tells me that it doesn't seem to play well with screen readers. I know there are plenty of people on the fedi who do use screen readers, but I have no experience with them myself, so I can't really direct him.

Can someone who does use a point me in the direction of some resources that might be useful?

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dansup @dansup@mastodon.social
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Ask Fedi: Should Loops profiles have a comments tab that shows scope appropriate (public/followers-only/private) comments?

Next month when I jump from Pixelfed back to Loops, I will need to address this.

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Ike @ike@pkm.social
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Do you expect the regime in Iran to change after all the civil unrest, over turned government cars, and torched government buildings?

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🎆🎄Carmen-Lisandrette🎄🎆 @carmenlisandrette@mastodon.social
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Hey fediverse people,

I've got a project (missionlibre.org), which is meant to bring kids aged 11-14 into . No part of it has been easy -- not practically, not personally.

I think Mission:Libre is wonderful, but I'm struggling: it's an odd little project in a complicated situation and I'm trying to find a way forward. I could really use an ear and some practical advice from someone with experience. Are you able to help me?

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Maho 🦝🍻 @mapache@hachyderm.io
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If @loops supported some kind of crowd-content moderation, with configurable rules, like

Show me all the videos with the tag where at least 3 pepple confirmed is of cats. Then I can configure an account and feed for my kid to spend some screen time. This would be much more advanced moderation/customization than what Instagram and TikTok would be willing to implement.

Is something like that possible?

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dillyd @dillyd@turtleisland.social
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Edit to add: found it. In IceCubes settings, Display Settings, turned off the checkbox for animated avatars.
Suddenly I'm seeing some animated profile pictures. I already have turned off "Auto-play animated GIFs" in settings. How to turn off all animations including profile pictures?

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🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄) @alice@lgbtqia.space
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Okay, hear me out...my girlfriend and I are watching the Tale Foundry episode on monster fuckers, and now we're both curious 😅

So, we're asking Fedi: What's your "now hear me out" monster?

I'm still trying to figure out where I land, so I want photos (with alt-text) and explanations.

youtube.com/watch?v=0CZNHKlH09I

We'll be deciding our favorites as the discussion unfolds, and I'll probably do a poll with the submissions.

The Fantastic World of Monsterf***ers

BRILLIANT ➤ http://brilliant.org/talefoundryTry Brilliant out for free, AND 20% off an annual subscription with the link above!—This is an educational video...

www.youtube.com · YouTube

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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net
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The is a decentralised world, but some things have established themselves in my timeline over the years. So as a refresher, here a few hashtags you could use, feel free to add more in the replies.

when you are looking for a job
when you have something to give away or donate
If you want to warn others of accounts/instances to block
Needs no explanation ;)
to discuss running your own online stuff
to ask stuff

1/2

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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net
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The is a decentralised world, but some things have established themselves in my timeline over the years. So as a refresher, here a few hashtags you could use, feel free to add more in the replies.

when you are looking for a job
when you have something to give away or donate
If you want to warn others of accounts/instances to block
Needs no explanation ;)
to discuss running your own online stuff
to ask stuff

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Maho 🦝🍻 @mapache@hachyderm.io
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FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Speakers

I have been trying to create a list for and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at please send them my way. I will update this thread with the list of confirmed speakers.

The Fosdem 26 social web track List:

@pfefferleMatthias Pfefferle
@evanEvan Prodromou @evanprodromou
@haubleshannah aubry
@mapacheMaho 🦝🍻
@dariusDarius Kazemi
@bjoernstaBjörn Staschen
@django
@resieguenRebecca Sieber
@openforfutureOpen For Future | Italia
@iusondemandValentino Spataro
@cwebberChristine Lemmer-Webber
@tsyesikaJessica Tallon
@zzepposs
@melaniebartos
@Pepijn
@FloppyJames Smith 💾
@tobias
@mayel
@ivan
@hongminhee@hackers.pub洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)
@samviesamvie ⁂
@benpateBen Pate 🤘🏻
@neiman
@hongminhee@hollo.social洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee) :nonbinary:
@filippodb:fedora: filippodb ⁂ :cc: @magostinelliMichele Agostinelli
@publicspaces
@cubicgardenIan Forrester | @cubicgarden
@samviesamvie ⁂
@bonfire
@FediVariety
@vishnee
@cypherhippiePaul Fuxjaeger
@nextgraph

Non Social Web Track presenters:

@bogoBogomil Shopov - Бого
@localfirstOpen Local First

Social Web Track schedule:

fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track

Boosts are also appreciated!

P.S. Special thanks to @liaizonwakest ⁂ FOSDEM,
@andypiper, @michaelMichael Foster, @toon

FOSDEM 2026 - Social Web

fosdem.org

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beta3 @beta3@mastodon.xyz
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Time to ... My private is now 14 years old and I would like to find a replacement. Ideally, the next one will be a simply because I like viewing stuff in portrait mode from time to time.

Do I see correctly that my options for a convertible ("2-in-1" device) with support are essentially: several Thinkpad models, Framework 12 and Tuxedo InfinityFlex (whenever the new generation arrives)?

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Bradley M. Kuhn @bkuhn@copyleft.org
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Ok, & geeks:

So, I use a combination a Firefox plugin & server settings to make sure all replies of threads I'm reading get downloaded for me to my local instance. Works great *except* it's really hard to keep track of what I read already & what I didn't. I just end up reading the whole thing over & over.

What I'd love is a way to “subscribe” (i.e., “follow a thread”) & have any reply on the thread put into my timeline.

Is there such a thing?

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🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄) @alice@lgbtqia.space
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Hey folx! I have an for ya!

GMs: What is your top tip for running good games (that *hasn't* been mentioned yet)?

Players: What's something your GM has done to make the game awesome that you wish more GMs would do (that *hasn't* been mentioned yet)?

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I'll start (with one of each).

As a GM, I use the 3-act play / 5-room dungeon style as often as possible. It keeps things tight, makes for satisfying progression, and can be scaled to work for almost anything.

As a player, I was shocked the first time a GM of mine rolled some dice and said "you hit, and it takes Blorp out of the fight, what does that look like?". Every GM I'd had previously would've just said "you kill Blorp". That one question has made playing characters *feel* so much more epic.

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Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo: @evgandr@bsd.cafe
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A question for mappers. There is a mall in my city, which I'm using a lot and it was not mapped properly, since 2019 I think — there are a lot of non-existent amenities, a lot of new amenities don't exist on the map, and a lot of POI placed semi-randomly.

I tried to fix it "on foot" by editing and moving amenities, but it is not very easy for me with Every Door application and without JOSM (and without the big screen with a big keyboard) :drgn_flat_sob: .

So, I think about to take the official website of the mall, which has the actual information about all the stores inside and about their position inside the building — and fix the map for this mall.

But I unable to find — is it legal (in terms of OSM) to use this external source of information (floor plans for mall visitors) in OSM mapping?

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s-ol @s_ol@merveilles.town
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Help! I've talked someone into being curious about (fragment) shader-ing ala shadertoy, but I can't find a decent node-based GUI for shader editing that has decent ergonomics but is also close enough to GLSL structurally to allow shadertoy-like mathy exploration.

So far everything I've seen fails in a significant way on either of these:
- Blender: separate "Math" and "Vector Math" nodes. "Math" node with drop-down instead of granular primitives
- Godot: "Function" node with drop-down instead of granular primitives
- Unity: uh ... i just don't want to do this to them i think
- cables.gl: no vector types at all??? setup a bit elaborate
- victhorlopez.github.io/editor/ closest so far; polymorphic functions but doesn't auto-cast values; UX a bit underdone

...surely there would be a web tool for this given the popularity of SDFs etc???

Node Based Shader Editor in WebGL

Prototype Node Based Shader Editor in WebGL to edit and create materials interactively with nodes, where you can drag and drop textures and use multiple features similar to other editors

victhorlopez.github.io

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