Posts by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
(DIR) Post #B29NhBqB8LMv9hnVkO by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-10T18:34:52Z
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@wjmaggos Yeah, this has been, quite frankly, heartbreaking to see. There are people and organizations with substantial following putting in the effort to make the fediverse more welcoming and diverse, and I am eternally grateful for that.Others, well, I think could've used their influence, and decided not to. Or gave up too easily.Oh well, no point in dwelling on that, I guess. Best be happy about every new opportunity.
(DIR) Post #B2JR3c8IIr9kVtFqCm by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-15T12:34:15Z
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Happy #WikipediaDay, and congratulations to @wikipedia on their 25th anniversary! What a milestone!https://wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day#wikipedia #Wikipedia25Years
(DIR) Post #B2JR3iXgTN1yONBCc4 by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-15T12:34:58Z
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It's hard to overstate the impact and the importance of a project like Wikipedia. I know not everyone can afford to donate, but I'd like to encourage folks to at least consider contributing their time and become Wikipedia editors. There are some great initiatives worth looking into, such as https://wikimediafoundation.org/what-we-do/open-the-knowledge/wikipedia-needs-more-women/.#wikipedia
(DIR) Post #B2JR3ioLTQMHE2yVaC by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-15T14:07:05Z
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"Today is also about helping others make sense of this moment by reminding the world of what we already know: that Wikipedia is the backbone of information online, and that humans are at the center of it."https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/15/let-the-birthday-festivities-begin-wikipedia-turns-25/#wikipedia #wikipedia25
(DIR) Post #B2XFUXHzfALloEqr7w by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-20T22:14:36Z
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move."European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."https://cybernews.com/tech/europe-social-media-w/#news #TechNews #technology #SocialMedia #W
(DIR) Post #B2XFUYMze3wZA2CMYi by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-20T22:15:32Z
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But then again, maybe this is why."The new platform, W, will require identification and photo validation to ensure that its users are both humans and who they claim to be, Danish news media outlet Politiken.dk reports."Via https://mastodon.social/@dansup/115929520672656285
(DIR) Post #B2XFUa8t3Tqeerc7qi by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-20T22:24:55Z
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@Lockpro There are good reasons for wanting to be anonymous online, though:https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/why-online-anonymity-mattersAnd there are many who post some truly vile stuff with their full name and photo attached, so, I don't know.
(DIR) Post #B2XFUdFjUU6gIxq8R6 by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-21T21:31:12Z
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Hm, so it might actually be powered by ATproto?https://atprotocol.dev/w-for-atproto/Interesting.#W #SocialMedia #ATproto #atmosphere #bluesky
(DIR) Post #B2XFUdJdFzE4V3fFVw by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-21T12:35:45Z
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Related: https://social.data.coop/@benjaoming/115933023306020430
(DIR) Post #B2Yc9I8HJQEMpA6dWK by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-22T19:07:16Z
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Just an occasional reminder that disabling replies is the #1 requested feature from Mastodon.https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc(EDIT: Direct link, in case the above doesn't work for you: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8565)Limiting who can reply is also worth giving a thumbs-up to, currently at #10.https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762#mastodon #fediverse #ReplyControls #SocialMedia #TrustAndSafety
(DIR) Post #B2Yc9O6j66YRM5QTw0 by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-22T19:31:37Z
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And to preemptively address some of the common responses:"But what if it's misinformation?"Report it."But what if I don't like the post?Block/mute/ignore."But what if I have a strong urge to reply to a stranger?"Find a more productive way to spend your time."You can't solve social issues with technology!"This doesn't fix the underlying problem of people thinking they are owed someone else's attention and audience, but it does give tools to people who need them to stay safe."But..."This is the most requested feature, come on.
(DIR) Post #B2ZTM3FJGaqJzPMetE by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-22T16:37:52Z
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@rolle "Some say it can even run on a Raspberry Pi."Coincidentally just came across this article, for anyone who might be interested:https://bsky.bad-example.com/can-atproto-scale-down/@collectifission
(DIR) Post #B2ZWlHypvCfqmzNw24 by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-23T03:36:55Z
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@shironeko I'd recommend going through the linked conversations about potential approaches, but in my mind, I'd imagine each server would reject replies that don't match the reply settings.Yes, there will be servers, either running outdated fediverse software, or designed to ignore the settings, and the replies might be visible there, but their reach will be limited.Obviously you can't stop people from talking about you in their dark corner far away, just like screenshots easily work around quote permissions. Or someone writing a blog post about you.Still, what we have now is pretty subpar and I've seen too many people leaving the fediverse because they feel unsafe and unwelcome. And they tell their friends who will never come here. This has to change.
(DIR) Post #B2ZxnSF1RKFrxGDGFc by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-23T13:29:21Z
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@shironeko Ignoring them still keeps them visible to others though.I mean look, not much more here to add, we're discussing the top most upvoted feature request. I think we can trust that people need this.
(DIR) Post #B2Zyu9Rhoq1Xdvu1om by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-23T14:26:27Z
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@shironeko I see what you mean. I guess you can put it that way. So all the servers that respect reply controls will "ignore" the reply and not display it, making it basically invisible to the original poster and pretty much all their followers.Outdated servers and servers set up to purposefully ignore reply controls can be blocked.Seems like a pretty good solution.
(DIR) Post #B2fI12LPCvBLsiIXgW by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2025-06-20T18:23:55Z
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A nice visual exploration of 1,656 conversations: 7+ million words, 850 hours."By the end of these conversations, several participants seemed to realize that they may never see their conversation partner again, and had to say their bittersweet goodbyes."https://pudding.cool/2025/06/hello-stranger/Data: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adf3197#data #dataviz #DataVisualization #strangers #conversation
(DIR) Post #B2kHbeu0CNFRjDB9BQ by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-28T13:51:06Z
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@futurebird Have you seen https://fedidevs.com/s/NjQ5/ by any chance? Seems like a pretty solid list!@bovaz @aurochs
(DIR) Post #B2lJS7OzmAgaI1DKsq by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-28T17:16:14Z
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115972220572752930 @pluralistic #enshittification #PlatformDecay
(DIR) Post #B2qgFOM6hZ41qDYz6O by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-31T14:00:52Z
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Love this advice!#design #UXUI #SeinfeldTest
(DIR) Post #B2qgFVD9DH3Z6SQQbo by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-31T14:00:59Z
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Via @galaxykate https://bsky.app/profile/galaxykate.bsky.social/post/3mdpagw23gs26