Fediverse

I recently subscribed to pensandpaper@lemmy.ml on kbin.social. I was the first person to do that as it was clear that the kbin copy was created with me clicking subscribe. It's not a very active community with only two old posts but the only way to see those is by going to the original instance that it's hosted on.

Is there a way to pull those two posts to the kbin version of that community? Or is it inherent to the Fediverse that things only start syncing with the first subscription on an instance and it's not retroactive?

Let me know if there is a better place to ask this question.

Noticing some people levying that against people bringing up complaints about their experience here. It's not the spirit which I hope will prevail. Also, lazy cop out in a discussion.

Interesting bit of news for the threadiverse. All three of these are fairly large lemmy instances

So I notice that KBIN and BEEHAW and LEMMY all have duplicate pages dedicated to the same content. Are we as a community going to have to decide which page will be the 'main' page, will we have to subscribe to each magazine for each instance, or will they consolidate eventually?

So like, theres a technology@beehaw, a technology@lemmy, and a tech for kbin. Does it make sense to spend time cultivating one, if another ends up getting more attention?

huh, I followed this account from my mastodon account and sent it a DM but don't see anything.

is this expected?

#fediverse

Something here felt different, and I think I realized what.

Content here, at least from my experience so far, is not rage baity. When I go to Reddit it does not take long time until I get to some post that I go into and read because it makes me angry, or people in comments make me angry (and I have a need to engage to bark at the moon).

Here most of content I read because legit interest. Hope it stays this way.

“After weeks of burning through users’ goodwill, Reddit is facing a moderator strike and an exodus of its most important users. It’s the latest example of a social media site making a critical mistake: users aren’t there for the services, they’re there for the community.”

Alguém aqui fala português?

On Reddit, communities could have their own wikis or knowledge base articles in a separate place from where the discussion happened. I don't see that kind of functionality in Kbin, so I'm wondering if there is a federated wiki type of thing somewhere out there.

It seems like the "official" Lemmy instance, lemmy.ml, is currently experiencing some technical difficulties. It's been going up and down all morning and it isn't federating new posts.

Seems like they were right when the warned users to signup on other instances, that's why is important to remind people that you invite or you know are thinking to signup to do so on another instance.

While kbin.social has been the primary choice so far, there are other reliable options out there too. One of this instances is fedia.io, Additionally, you can explore more options on the instance listing at kbin.pub.

By spreading out the load among many instances, we can ensure that we don't face disruptions like the one we're experiencing right now.

I'd also like to know your opinions about this.

I know about PixelFed, but I'm not interested in photo sharing social media style. I just want something that works like Imgur when you upload your images as private. Maybe PixelFed has that option?

I hope this is the correct kind of post and the right place to ask, thanks in advance.

Here is what we know about it so far:

• It will most likely be called Threads.
• It is not known what domain it will use for usernames.
• In mockup screenshots, a user replies to someone using an @mastodon.social handle, it's very likely that they will federate.
• It will be side app of Instagram. It's not clear how much of the new network will be baked into the main app.
• Your username and verification status will carry over, so early adopters won't have an advantage for their preferred username.
• Your followers will not carry over but there will be an easy way to pick and follow people on your Instagram list.

Personal observations:

• Many people that I talked to about it think that this will be Meta's attempt at an "EEE".
• Some Mastodon instance admins that I chatted about it say that Meta will "likely attempt to pull their user data", and they "will defederate immediately".

Hey everyone, super excited to be exploring the fediverse both here on kbin and elsewhere. Looking for a Mastodon client primarily for iOS, great to see the main app is open-source, but there seems to be quite a few options out there. Feel free to share non-iOS clients for others' benefit as well.

I prefer FOSS apps both because open and because money, but please share any positive experience with whatever you use! Sad to see Metatext seems to have stopped development as that was my first instinct. Thanks!

How does this federation thing works? I have an account here, if I want to follow a magazine on another instance can I do it? Will it show in my "front page"? Could I do it for lemmys instances and "sublemmys"?

#fediverse

Meta gives more information about their upcoming microblogging service that uses ActivityPub. Linux creator Linus Torvald yells at a far-right user, and the resulting discussion leads to Mozilla potentially committing engineers to help build better blocking systems. PixelFed has many updates, including Instagram Import.

I’ve been using fediverse stuff (Mastodon and, most recently, Calckey – I’m just going to use “Mastodon” as shorthand here, purists can bite me) for over a year now, a…

loath it or hate it you can't deny it... Reddit is quite a catchy name.

Even Lemmy is slightly catchy and I think will grow on people over time...

but Kbin... i don't know... i dont like it... remind me of vintage unix distro or something. It sound boring.

just my thought

It's weird that it's so hard to figure out how to donate towards server upkeep costs, I had the same issue with my Mastodon instance.

Is there an about page with a link or is someone hosting this out of their cushion change XD

#fediverse

It doesn't have much to offer, the code is a mess, but I know some people would really appreciate it!
To use, just download the Stylus extension for your browser (if you don't have it already), open the link and click "Install".
The website also has a "Homepage" button where you can post issues if you have any or ideas on what to add.

I started using mastodon when musk bought twitter and kbin with all the reddit API shitshow. I like the idea of the fediverse but how does it have longevity?

(I wasn't sure if kbinMeta was the right place to post that, so I am posting it here instead)
It's still very early in work and doesn't really support websites outside threads and the homepage. I tried to make it support already existing theme features of kbin, but it still has some issues with light mode (which I am still working on fixing :3c).
Before and after enabling the theme

EDIT: You can now get it here! https://userstyles.world/style/10288/kbin-it

Maybe someone should post this link every day for the foreseeable future because I think it’s gonna be a sleepless week for the Fediverse, but a great one as well.

As the saying sorta goes, if a service is free, then you’re the product. @ernest seems like he’s working his ass off for us, and certainly enough to warrant a few bucks from those who can afford it. Cheers!

Hats off, guys. I can't even imagine how hard it must have been for you guys to keep kbin.social up and running since yesterday.

As a recent refugee from Reddit, I promise to wind down my use of Reddit until such a time as/if when they get rid of their API restrictions. I promise to play my part towards the newly forming community here and create content for the community at large.

This subreddit was banned due to being used for spam.

About 1 hour after being created