Jeff Sikes

So I made a thing.

The vast majority of the time was spent in navigating guidelines around packaging and screenshots (and I probably still have bits of that wrong), and being less familiar with Codeberg than GH.

Fedinspect is expected to be more interesting for developers poking around at […]

Second up is @chris speaking about setting up a community mastodon instance and the effective (and ineffective) ways to promote joining the instance.

https://spectra.video/w/p9nScG9XFX81iE89ufmWUM

If you have a chance, all the #Fedicon 2025 sessions so far are worth a watch. But if you're strapped for time, here are the two (so far) I found most interesting.

These aren't app demos! Rather they are discussions about bringing the concept of decentralized systems and owning your data to the […]

I remember mentioning once in a meeting “we could really do some good here, looking for patterns in regional health issue trends, or identifying procedures that seem to be most effective for a specific diagnosis.”

I was told there’s no profit in that, and too much red tape. Didn’t take long for […]

I worked in claims processing for over a decade. It’s a massive problem, and even before AI was around, we looked for ways to identify patterns in the millions of incoming claims and route them appropriately for human review or automate the failure /approval process as accurately as possible.

Patient ownership of data isn’t even mentioned. This is about letting health care companies get access to your data so they can control your healthcare options.

AI making healthcare decisions for you? Absolute nightmare.

“That might include labs or medical tests that the app could use to […]

Evan Prodromou raises some very important points about what is missing currently in the Fediverse.

A lot of my friends can't leave Facebook because of groups. They have private groups for friends that are invisible to non-members, or semi public groups that non-members can see but not post in […]

It’s Saturday night, my hubby is out of town, and what wild crazy things am I doing?

Watching Fedicon videos. On the big tv. Like a maniac. 🤓

A Meshtastic device. The eink screen says !b AUS to LAX airborne test

There’s not many Meshtastic devices near me, but recently I guess a flight from AUS to LAX flew over the house! Pretty cool.

#Meshtastic

Dial-up Internet to be discontinued AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet. This service will no longer be available in AOL plans. As a result, on September 30, 2025 this service and the associated software, the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which are optimized for older operating systems and dial-up internet connections, will be discontinued. This change will not affect any other benefits in your AOL plan, which you can access any time on your AOL plan dashboard. To manage or cancel your account, visit MyAccount.

So apparently we are within the last 60 days of dial-up AOL being a thing.

https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued

ht @mattl

Been watching "My Dad the Bounty Hunter". The first season was a lot of fun, great character development. The second season started a bit off, but now it's starting to get fun.

The two things I'll mention is that I love this trend of using different styles of animation to represent past and […]

Here's another unique feature of Bonfire. One account, many profiles.

When you create an account, you can create multiple profiles, each with it's own unique followers, content and settings (and emojis!).

Ownership of profiles can be shared with others. A moderation team, a news publication […]

I know a lot of folks have their qualms about Bluesky, but I hope folks are paying attention to what Rudy Fraser and Blacksky Algorithms are doing to decentralize their community from Bluesky PBC infra.

Decentralization at every level of the stack is happening on ATProto. It started *within* […]

Thoughts? https://makertube.net/w/8AJV75EyQY9Sh6yHPSYfkj

It's #FediForumFriday- your reminder to check in with projects you're excited about, ask for or offer help, or just chat with the folks you met and refresh the joy and motivation you felt at #FediForum.

So @pixelfed still hasn't fully acknowledged nor fixed the security vulnerability from earlier this year, despite multiple people asking for updates over the past ~6 months.

Feditext, one of my favorite, consistently solid fediverse apps, (love it for GtS) is looking for iOS devs to swat at a bug or two.

#FediApps #FediDev #iosdev https://mastodon.social/@Feditext/114990933150568200

We've released #security updates for #Hollo (0.4.12, 0.5.7, and 0.6.6) to address a #vulnerability in the underlying #Fedify framework. These updates incorporate the latest Fedify security patches that fix CVE-2025-54888.

We strongly recommend all Hollo instance administrators update to the […]

All #Fedify users must immediately update to the latest patched versions. A #critical authentication bypass #vulnerability (CVE-2025-54888) has been discovered in Fedify that allows attackers to impersonate any #ActivityPub actor by sending forged activities signed with their own keys.

This […]

Starter Packs with a focus on consent for inclusion? Wasn’t expecting that! Looking forward to hearing more about it.
https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/114989758950079893

> "We are planning to publish a feature explainer detailing our decisions (for example, how to let users control if they want to be included in a Starter Pack) in the coming weeks ..."

👀 -- and really glad to hear you're thinking about that! Bluesky's failure to provide that control has really […]

In July, the team made great progress on several features planned for the next major release, and tackled some refactoring tasks.

Take a look behind the scenes in our latest #TrunkAndTidbits update 👀

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2025/

FediForum FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward

Registration for FediForum Fall 2025, October 7-8, 2025, online, is now open.

Join us and other Open Social Web enthusiasts for two half-days of discussing, teaching, learning and taking next steps to build a better future for us and our children of how we interact online.

https://fediforum.org

Yeeees new ear worm. I love music.

https://youtu.be/Zd9jeJk2UHQ?si=V9gnl33BwVVsCcEr

#SongOfTheDay

The image shows a user interface for adding custom emojis, including fields for labeling the emoji, choosing a shortcut, and uploading an image. There is also a section displaying existing custom emojis.

Fun fact (really). The Bonfire fediverse platform allows each **individual user** the ability to upload their own set of custom emojis.

There seems to be no limit to how many, tho I'm sure there will have to be as it gets more popular. And it will. Looking snazzy!

#Bonfire #Fediverse

A screenshot of the official iPad mastodon TestFlight app. At the bottom, a small overlay asks for the user to consider contributing. It’s dismissable.

Finally saw the donation prompt on a beta mastodon app build. It’s tiny and floats at the bottom of your screen - not within the timeline.

A good first step. Instances in the fediverse mostly DO run on kindness, hope and occasional contributions. It’s ok to […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

Custom Profile Pictures — Commissions open!

🌟 A unique profile picture for £30
🌟 Supplied as a 1000x1000px PNG
🌟 Vector version add-on available
🌟 FREE additional Pride background if requested
🌟 4-5 days delivery

#commissionsopen #kofi #icons #avatars

https://ko-fi.com/c/11a46f7c25

We're thrilled to announce Fedify 1.8.1, a mega release made possible through the incredible efforts of contributors from South Korea's #OSSCA (Open Source Contribution Academy). This release marks a significant milestone in #Fedify's development, bringing major architectural changes, new […]

Listodon.com has been updated to 4.4.3 (my test instance). I had installed some custom themes and those have been giving me a headache, but I think I have the process figured out again so that future updates aren't so bad.

#MastoAdmin

Hunks 🧩 | Git :Hands On Alright, let's walk through a single example to see Git hunks in action from start to finish.

Today I learned about Git Hunks. It's sadly not the name of a boy band or a calendar of Git Hunks.

https://digi-anuragk.github.io/git-hands-on/docs/Going%20Remote/hunks

#TIL #Git