Posts by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AQVA3iqiId0O3YFljM by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2022-12-11T14:42:45Z
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@jzik I'm always fascinated how such a tiny piece of electronics can contain the full depth and power of a #linux computer, including full #python running in #docker containers managed by #kubernetes.
(DIR) Post #AXNW7LqhtZCMpIbPEW by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2023-07-05T08:20:18Z
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@kmj Have you more information about #threads federating only with big instances?
(DIR) Post #AXW2BIYURBT2rO1gZ6 by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2023-07-09T10:57:08Z
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@stux I think this is a technical misunderstanding about the #meta #gdpr problems and how #activitypub works.The #meta #gdpr problems stem from the private data collected by the app and shared between different services (e.g. from/to #Instagram) which #gdpr does not allow without user consent. But this has nothing to do with the data shared via #activitypub (at least not that I'm aware of so far). Data shared via #activitypub is already public information, not related to any privacy issues.
(DIR) Post #AXW3AMjjVQ2HUcP7ia by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2023-07-09T11:08:14Z
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@stux Not all "their data", but only their public data which is already public and they intentionally share.
(DIR) Post #AXrj4VtcnWzKxjSREW by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2023-07-19T19:34:32Z
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@SallyStrange @steve I think https://s.yelvington.com/@Steve's point is different: he's not criticizing marginalized people, but people who want to take away the individual choice of each person to decide whom they want to interact with.There are not only bad people on #threads, and I want to be able to communicate with people on #threads of my choosing. I don't want somebody else deciding this for me.
(DIR) Post #AXrj4YSnFkJAvNvYKO by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2023-07-19T20:31:20Z
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@SallyStrange @steve What "fearmongering" are you referring to?But I think a valid concern is that many #fedipact instances not only want to block #threads, but all instances federating with #threads. So doesn't it mean that all users on such #fedipact instances loose most of their followers at the blink of an eye?
(DIR) Post #AcngzfclWsf5TbHscC by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2023-12-14T11:35:20Z
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Statistics related to #threads joining the #fediverse:Only a small minority of #mastodon users (11%) are on servers that do not want to #federate with #threads.It's roughly the same as four month ago: https://mastodon.social/@folkerschamel/110938499421631272. Main change seems to be fewer unlisted instances.That's based on https://fedipact.veganism.social (probably manually curated) together with https://instances.social/instances.jsonI'm not sure how reliable the data is, but it gives an idea of the mood.#fedipact #meta #fediverse #python
(DIR) Post #Ao65LjSVTL79AS0Qkq by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2024-11-16T10:15:58Z
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@ErikUden @GargronThe competition of #mastodon / #fediverse / #activitypub is not (the declining) #twitter, but #bluesky (at least for now).
(DIR) Post #Ao65eUCQQkHjLMQVea by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2024-11-16T10:19:23Z
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@ErikUden @thisismissem @Gargron Overconfidence leads to failure. There is a lot to do. Especially at the moment, don't underestimate #bluesky
(DIR) Post #AyAriquiqpW2MQD8zY by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-10T21:30:11Z
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@ricci @mmasnick @mastodonmigration @mmasnick.bsky.social But even if all of #threads would be part of the #fediverse and make the fediverse practically centralized, it wouldn't change the the factual situation that a) #mastodon is #decentralized, b) #bluesky as being controlled by a single company is completely centralized, and c) #atmosphere as being dominated by #bluesky is practically centralized.
(DIR) Post #AyAwtTU8nZ0Uebf6xM by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T13:58:09Z
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@ricci @mmasnick @mastodonmigration @mmasnick.bsky.social I didn't present it binary - I deliberately chose the words "completely centralized" versus "practically centralized" versus "decentralized".And while of course centralization is not binary, and there are many discussions about details and about the future, we should not muddle the water and forget the overall big picture that for all practical purposes today bluesky is centralized and mastodon is decentralized.
(DIR) Post #AyAwtUtLZKlP14Sksq by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T21:57:47Z
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@ricci @mmasnick @mastodonmigration @mmasnick.bsky.social To add, I think the credible exit argument falls apart in reality anyway. See reality check Mississippi blocking: Many people on bluesky seem to not like the decision, but at the same time I have seen nobody acting on it and moving to services that make a different decision.BTW, using a different analysis only 7% of the fediverse seem to be known to block #threads, down from 9% last year, see also https://mastodon.social/@folkerschamel/111612927848322776.
(DIR) Post #AyAwtWB6mmZ70RmSCu by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T23:35:49Z
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@ricci @mmasnick @mastodonmigration @mmasnick.bsky.socialYes, agreed that fediblock is a text book example how decentralization works well in practice.Well, then #bluesky credible exit is the same as decentralization support of #atproto: cool tech, nice theory, clever marketing trick, but largely irrelevant in reality. Btw, #twitter has a credible exit too: just export your data and import it into something new.😉PS: any chance of an explanation ofhttps://mastodon.social/@folkerschamel/115184281756139935 ?
(DIR) Post #AyBFJb1rAhdKkr2P2W by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-12T05:32:01Z
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@ricci @mmasnick @mastodonmigration @mmasnick.bsky.social But what exactly are you explicitly agreeing with that *I* am "either extremely confused or [...] deliberately misleading" about?
(DIR) Post #AyBLpLqNlRcqePCD6e by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-12T06:24:30Z
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@mastodonmigration @ricci @mmasnick @mmasnick.bsky.social Well, after complaining about style of engagement, he is literally explicitely agreeing with a wrong direct personal attack without ever retracting it. Well, this seems to be the kind of "diplomacy" some people seem to use in social networks.😉
(DIR) Post #AyBLpNaVHS723jmYdM by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-12T14:38:47Z
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@ricci @mastodonmigration @mmasnick @mmasnick.bsky.social My note about not retracting was obviously not about engagement style, but about agreement with a wrong personal attack.Of course you are free to disagree with my "engagement style". I just think social media would benefit a lot from refraining from personal attacks and focus more on good faith substantial discussions, and it seems to me that this whole discussion is unfortunately not a good example for that.
(DIR) Post #AyBLpOye7B1CMu5Lu4 by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-12T17:05:46Z
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@ricci @mastodonmigration Thanks for clarifying this! I appreciate that.
(DIR) Post #AyBgCG2lUg1KPBBiAi by folkerschamel@mastodon.social
2025-09-11T18:11:23Z
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@ricci @mastodonmigration @mmasnick @mmasnick.bsky.social Some special cases of your B-Index: If only a single entity has a large number of users, then B_p = p >= sqrt(HHI) ? 1 : 0. If having only entities of the same size, then B_p = ceil(p / HHI).Also: While your B-Index expresses control X by the *most powerful* B_X entities, HHI expresses the weighted average *control of each entity*, since HHI is the expectation value of the control of the entity of a random user.