Chad :mstdn:

Hawrelak Park to reopen in late 2025 after years-long rehabilitation closure - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca The city says the ongoing construction of Hawrelak Park is on time and budget, with many of the ‘finishing touches’ being added this summer.

HECK YA!!

Hawrelak Park to reopen in late 2025 after years-long rehabilitation closure | Global Edmonton

#yeg #yegparks #yegbike

https://globalnews.ca/news/11318043/hawrelak-park-construction-update-2025/?mc_cid=7c1c4f4e1c

Valve pushes back after Mastercard denies quashing adult content on game platforms Mastercard said it has not 'evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms,' but Valve begs to differ.

Payment processors are a cartel, which is why they can actively censor what you are allowed to buy online.

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/valve-pushes-back-after-mastercard-denies-quashing-adult-content-on-game-platforms

Multiple Kentucky Whiskey Distilleries File for Bankruptcy - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-whiskey-distilleries-bankruptcy-2108644

Figured we’d leave the car at home to go to Heritage Days, so we grabbed a couple of Lime scooters to take the train from Blatchford Market LRT Station. Turns out you can’t park scooters anywhere near the station.

Got off the train at Stadium and grabbed a couple other scooters. Turns out you […]

With the launch of Ghost 6.0, every publication that runs on Ghost becomes part of the #fediverse. You can follow and comment on Platformer or 404 Media articles without leaving your Mastodon feed. This is the future of social media.

Congratulations to @johnonolan and all the team at Ghost!

Getting my last gulps of sea air before headed home.

Feeling a renewed energy after #FediCon and excited to bring some new ideas to #mstdnca.

I’m glad I’ve been taking time on the State of the Instance because I have so much more to add after this weekend.

Posting later this week.

Whenever I’m in #yvr im always so jealous of the Skytrain. It’s just so great.

#yvrtransit

What a special 2 days it was at #FediCon. So great to meet everyone in person and have so many wonderful conversations! Thank you for organizing @reiver, great work!!

@skribe yes, posted on @deadsuperhero’s PeerTube.

@mike awesome to finally meet you, Mike!! :mstdneh:

:Oilers: Chad and :Jets: I at #FediCon. Oh Canada! 🍁

Beyond Microblogging: AT Protocol for Building Unique Social Apps I gave this presentation at [[Fedicon]] 2025 in Vancouver.My goal was not to do a protocol deep dive, but rather showcase all of the beyond microblogging app...

I published my slides from @fedicon on my site, as well as capturing answers to questions from @evan and @johannab and linking to apps mentioned and other resources.

https://bmannconsulting.com/notes/beyond-microblogging-atproto/

#Fedicon

Amazing talks yesterday and today at #FediCon. I have so much to reflect on!

Thank you @reiver for putting this together and for all the presenters providing such provoking conversations!

OK, last-minute announcement!

The #Fedicon Mini-hackathon is tomorrow!

3 Aug 2025 11am to 3pm

Waves Coffee 900 Howe St #100 (the one right by UBC Robson)

Plan to build something doable in a few hours - a document, a feature, a big fix or a POC!

Reply to RSVP or just come by. It'll be nice […]

Johanna wrapping up her presentation at fedicon

"Purpose, not products" - @johannab at #Fedicon 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Johanna on stage with this quote on a slide

"Social media doesn't want us to exist in Third Spaces." @johannab #fedicon

Johanna on stage at Fedicon with a slide that says "FediUrbanism: Digital Third Spaces for Community (re)Connection

@johannab at #Fedicon on our online communities as third spaces (yes!!!)

Ben Pate presenting at Fedicon with a slide that says "in a true ecosystem the connections between nodes are more important than the nodes themselves"

@benpate dropping one truth bomb after another at #Fedicon

#FediCon day 2 @benpate gave a great talk on some uncomfortable issues surrounding monetization and the fediverse.

Ok obviously #FediCon continued, with @chris speaking on the creation of Social BC, me giving my talk, @cyberlyra giving an inspiring talk and then a panel to round out the day’s event.

A fulfilling day and evening. Thanks @reiver for all the hard work.

the sun is low in the mostly blue but whispy sky over the water as seen from the window of a bus going over lions gate bridge

i really wish I could have stayed for more than a beer and to be part of the audience tomorrrow for all the #fedicon speakers but, the bus to the ferry to my car to home to family beckons. 😂 🚎

What an incredible group @reiver gathered! I feel very humbled to […]

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@chris it was awesome to meet you IRL, dude!

Excellent panel about what’s next for the federated technology and innovation.

#FediCon #MastoAdmin

I just learned way more about AT Protocol than I ever thought I would. 🤯

@boris #FediCon

Boris stands on stage behind a podium in front of slide presentation 'beyond microblogging AT protocol for building unique socialmapps"

Day 1 session 5 #FediCon with @boris talking open social beyond microblogging.

a man on a stage with a slide saying SocialBC.ca @ FEDICon 2025 Starting a journey in non-profit social spaces

Go @chris !

#FediCon

When listening to @j12t at #FediCon talking about universal identities, I kept thinking about #OpenID and how it tapped into the broad internet, and virtually disappeared in a few years.

Instead, we have all those “log in with {an overlord}” buttons, obviously pushed by the wealthy and powerful […]

A slide saying “You can follow anyone from anywhere and leave for another platform at any time. *kinda”

late check-in at #FediCon 🐌

We Need Help

Now we have Johannes Earnst who is speaking about how we can preserve the truth, when current billions of people are on social media platforms are dominated by overlords.

We need help!
#fedicon #fediverse

AOS YVR ✈️

#FediCon