Posts by felwert@mstdn.social
 (DIR) Post #API1XbW2GivFeXJUJs by felwert@mstdn.social
       2022-11-05T09:47:20Z
       
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       @tiago hot take: if all those instances of Rocket Chat or Mattermost that universities installed in the last months were replaced by Element (or anything Matrix compatible), we'd be a step further already.
       
 (DIR) Post #APerwuPx1Y5Taaaif2 by felwert@mstdn.social
       2022-11-16T10:16:59Z
       
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       This post “Modularity maximization considered harmful” is an excellent, thorough yet readable piece by @tiago. I'd consider it a must-read for anyone in #HistoricalNetworkResearch #HNR, given that the modularity method in #Gephi was the first introduction to community detection for many of us. @dh #DigitalHumanitieshttps://skewed.de/tiago/blog/modularity-harmful
       
 (DIR) Post #APtZjx6YnnlHHMQDZY by felwert@mstdn.social
       2022-11-23T12:34:51Z
       
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       @tiago In addition to what others said (appreciation), it's also not true. What is true is that you won't see likes of ppl you follow in your home timeline. Which is what boosts are for, and I didn't like that Twitter started using my likes as retweets. But likes on Mastodon do actually increase the visibility of posts in other timelines, afaik.
       
 (DIR) Post #APtnJRYSsdlvG2jBM8 by felwert@mstdn.social
       2022-11-23T14:35:32Z
       
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       @tiago I don’t find the original toot where I saw this the first time, and re-reading it I gather that likes only affect the score for the “explore” tab of trending posts. It’s basically this line: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/models/trends/statuses.rb#L100
       
 (DIR) Post #AYqbnuCLMozqigGCRc by felwert@mstdn.social
       2023-08-18T07:02:27Z
       
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       @tiago People said the same thing about GNOME with regards to customization. I don't think free software inherently puts the user first. But there are in fact a number of platforms, clients and third-party tools that allow what you describe. Phanpy renders quote toots, there's tootfinder, firefish is a valid Mastodon contender, etc. And eventually this could very well have an influence on upstream Mastodon.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYqcchKMylUtZTEZe4 by felwert@mstdn.social
       2023-08-18T07:11:56Z
       
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       @tiago but GNOME also discourages extensions, which they regard as (and are in fact) ugly hacks. And SaaS often means that you have to work with the software your provider runs. I think alternative clients like Elk, Phanpy etc. could count as quite far-reaching modifications of your Mastodon experience. But sure, anything that requires server-side changes depends on you running a patched version, or using an alternative Fedi platform. Why does it have to be Mastodon™?
       
 (DIR) Post #AaSHUWzKh05IbrVNnE by felwert@mstdn.social
       2023-10-05T08:15:19Z
       
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       @mtcerio @tiago @academicchatter I know external tools are not the same as something baked into the app, but in the meantime, there's https://fediview.com/