I will say the PWA scene for the fediverse has been pretty good, and until some dedicated apps showed up, I was just using those on my phone and iPad.
I also have a tab group on my ipad that has all my fediverse sites open in it, and that’s a pretty good way to check everything.
Yeah, lots:
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari
(/s I’m just bein’ silly)
Counterpoint: I’m using my original PS5 controller right now and have had no drift in nearly three years.
Not saying it doesn’t happen, but I also don’t think the controllers are fragile.
I think the thing that helped my wrist paint the best is getting a split keyboard. I also ended up learning how to mouse with my left hand, and for me that’s helped, too. (And actually with how I set up my layout on my keyboard makes me a little more productive.
I have no idea. That’s just an example.
Yeah totally.
I had the thought that since Threads “doesn’t want politics” on their platform, and Twitter is trash, maaaaybe activity pub could be a thing.
But you are right: they won’t do anything if it won’t make money.
This is great.
I really wish more news sites set up their own instances. At the start I realize they wouldn’t be getting as many eyeballs, but it seems to make a lot of sense to have a @[email protected] or something. Then Wolf could have @[email protected].
Instant “verification” that way, too.
But we’ll see.
For what it’s worth, Eugen, the fellow behind mastodon doesn’t think this is a XMPP situation:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/
I definitely get the concern, but I just don’t think it’s going to be as dire as some are predicting.
For me, I’ve built up an OK following on Masto with people I already like to talk to. So if Threads comes along, federates, and then pulls the plug later on, I’ll just be back to where I am now. Even if Meta adds to ActivityPub that doesn’t necessarily mean things that currently work are removed so apps should still be able to function as they do now. At least to my understanding.
And I’m no Meta apologist. I deleted Facebook at least five or six years ago because it increasingly felt terrible to use. And I’ve never had an Instagram account. But, personally, I’m OK to wait and see how this plays out instead of writing it off entirely from the start.
I’m going to trust Eugen’s take on the subject far more than some doom and gloom post. At least for now.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/
I’m eager to see when it opens up for federation.
There’s been a lot of hand wringing on Mastodon about it, but I feel like if I can follow a friend who uses Threads from my Mastodon account then great. I don’t have to use their app AND I can follow/interact with my friends.
In the privacy section of the App Store it shows Threads basically collecting all data on your phone. So I guess standard Meta practice.
My mind read “Putin (fin)ally found dead…” and I was really excited for a moment.