SearNGX should be a federated search engine (github.com)
All the posts about Reddit blocking everyone except Google and Brave got me thinking: What if SearNGX was federated? I.E. when data is retrieved via a providers API, that data is then federated to all other instances....
Evan Prodromou, co-author of ActivityPub (the protocol of the fediverse) was hospitalized 4 weeks ago after getting hit by a truck and is slowly recovering (evanp.me)
NeoDB is a Review System for Culture (wedistribute.org)
Today, we sat down and reviewed NeoDB, a review system that lets you track books, movies, music, tv shows, games, podcasts, and more. There’s some really incredible ideas beneath the surface.
new write freely instance for creative writing / blogging [howdoyouspell.cool] (howdoyouspell.cool)
registration is invite only at the moment, so please review the community guidelines then let me know if you’d like to join; i’ll send you an invite link....
Threads opens beta to let users connect their accounts to the fediverse (orino.pages.dev)
Mastodon specific fundraiser for Harris for President at 18,700$ | update: now at 354k (mastodon.social)
Exciting News: Lemmy.ca is now managed by our new registered not-for-profit organization 'Fedecan' (+ resuming donations & gathering feedback) (fedecan.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25251642...
PeerTube 6.2 is out! (joinpeertube.org)
Privacy and Consent for Fediverse Developers: A Guide (wedistribute.org)
Sometimes, developing a new app, platform, or concept for the Fediverse can seem like a minefield. Here’s some rules of thumb on how to maintain goodwill with the community, and ideas of how to do it.
new sharkey instance now open: cyberpunk.gay (cyberpunk.gay)
cyberpunk.gay is now open for registrations!!!...
Last Week in Fediverse and Bluesky – ep 77 (fediversereport.com)
The news this week:...
Johannes Ernst: "There are no more open issues in the #ActivityPub issue tracker that need triaging!…" - social.coop (social.coop)
Original toot:...
The Death of Decentralized Email (blog.lopp.net)
Interesting history and analysis of SMTP’s history. How can we prevent fedi and other open protocols from suffering the same fates?
PXSX2 got a large update + a new Mastodon account to go with it (mastodon.social)
More details on PCSX2 and the updates over on this post from !opensource
An Admin's Guide to Fixing PeerTube - We Distribute (wedistribute.org)
ActivityPods Releases Example App to Help Developers (wedistribute.org)
In an effort to better help prospective Fediverse developers understand Solid, the ActivityPods team has released an example app as a reference point for understanding how everything works under the hood.
Canvas 2024 is live! (canvas.fediverse.events)
Rocky start, but we’re here! also making this almost an hour late due to the rocky start...
Threaded has hit the App Store! (apps.apple.com)
Threaded is a very simple Mastodon client, that is meant to look like the newest social media Threads made by Meta Platforms. It integrates perfectly with your Mastodon account, and matches the Threads vibe, while having Mastodon-only features....
The 2024 canvas is starting in 3 days - do instances or communities have plans for it? (canvas.fediverse.events)
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 76 (fediversereport.com)
A fully-featured review platform for the fediverse with NeoDB...
WeDistribute is conducting a poll for instance admins. (social.wedistribute.org)
New Feature to Highlight journalism on Mastodon (blog.joinmastodon.org)
When is a new update to ActivityPub coming? (fedia.io)
I'm trying to learn more about the protocol, and after years of being around in the fediverse there's obviously areas where the protocol could improve. I was reading some of the fep documents and there are really good proposals. How long for these to be part of the protocol? Last update was 2018.