[HN Gopher] Internet Archive launches Mastodon server at archive...
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Internet Archive launches Mastodon server at archive.org
Author : riffic
Score : 102 points
Date : 2022-11-11 20:27 UTC (2 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (mastodon.archive.org)
(TXT) w3m dump (mastodon.archive.org)
| mdaniel wrote:
| Aww, I was going to suggest changing the submitted URL to be the
| "/public" of Mastodon instances which allows previewing who's
| there and what they're talking about, but it seems theirs has it
| switched off: https://mastodon.archive.org/public is a 404
| riffic wrote:
| it's generally a good idea to disable /public, for reasons.
|
| This endpoint shows those who choose to be listed in the
| directory:
|
| https://mastodon.archive.org/explore
| yjftsjthsd-h wrote:
| > it's generally a good idea to disable /public, for reasons.
|
| Okay, I'll bite; what reasons?
| jamjom wrote:
| Bite what? Your teeth are irrelevant to this conversation.
| Hold your gums, sir.
| riffic wrote:
| You may inadvertently publish unsavory things. It's a risk
| and there's a reason the author gave admins the option to
| turn it off.
| themodelplumber wrote:
| I signed up (who wouldn't, this internet institution is an
| institution) but then had another look at the rules and was
| wondering: Is this meant as an IA employee-only resource?
| stonogo wrote:
| Looks that way:
|
| "The mastodon will only have Internet Archive employees and
| role accounts"
|
| from https://mastodon.archive.org/@textfiles/109326946121755295
| CharlesW wrote:
| textfiles (Jason Scott) hangs out here, so hopefully he'll
| comment! I signed up in case it's meant as a public resource.
| woah wrote:
| One question I have about these employer-run mastodon servers-
| what if you wanted to say something bad about your employer?
| Seems like that wouldn't really work out well.
| egypturnash wrote:
| What do you do if you have a work email account, and want to
| say something bad about your employer? You use your personal
| account.
| textfiles wrote:
| Hi everyone. Glad word of this is getting around.
|
| It's only open for official Internet Archive role accounts and
| employees. We don't really have the time or resources to have a
| fully-running open-registration community from the server. But
| you can definitely visit it if you're on Mastodon to find
| official accounts and employees to connect with.
| eastghola wrote:
| Why are you censoring the Internet Archive? This is supposed to
| be a library-like resource, not a opportunity to cover up the
| misdeeds of members of today's sacred caste.
| harrisonpage wrote:
| freemasons run the country!
| chatterhead wrote:
| Those who pretend conspiracy doesn't define the human
| experience actually do.
| bombcar wrote:
| You might want to disable sign-ups or make them on approval
| only, as apparently two other people from HN have already
| signed up.
| textfiles wrote:
| We had signups for a couple days for some of our employees to
| have an easier time hopping on, but yeah, switched to invite-
| only.
| riffic wrote:
| sorry (I'm the OP), I was enthusiastic about your instance and
| did not see you had open regs. I would have refrained from
| sharing if I had noticed until you had the opportunity to
| switch.
|
| You may also want to be on 3.5.3?
| https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v3.5.3
| Markoff wrote:
| Does anyone remember that audio chat thingy which was next big
| thing and I can't even remember the name?
|
| After search I think it was Clubhouse, somehow I expect same
| thing about mastodon two years from now.
| riffic wrote:
| the Fediverse has existed since 2008 in some form
| (https://fediverse.party/en/post/fediverse-14-years-in-2022/).
| It embodies the spirit of longevity noted by the Lindy Effect:
|
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
| irq wrote:
| Mastodon existed for 4 years before Clubhouse launched, and
| will likely still exist after Clubhouse eventually fades into
| irrelevancy
| veqq wrote:
| Adding "for internal use" to the end of the title could save
| confusion, considering the direction of the other comments here.
|
| I'm curious what the purpose/use in their workflows is for this
| though.
| xg15 wrote:
| But it isn't for internal use, is it? It's fully federated and
| you can follow the accounts on there from every other server.
| Thry just don't allow everyone to create accounts on that
| server.
| jonny_eh wrote:
| Everything about Mastodon is confusing.
| VikingCoder wrote:
| "I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions
| to technologies:
|
| 1. Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal
| and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world
| works.
|
| 2. Anything that's invented between when you're fifteen and
| thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can
| probably get a career in it.
|
| 3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the
| natural order of things."
|
| -- Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
| egypturnash wrote:
| "for official use" might be better?
|
| The purpose seems to be for people who work for Internet
| Archive to be able to have an official presence on the
| fediverse for public announcements. Things that would be
| tweeted by various people connected with the IA can now also be
| tooted.
| riffic wrote:
| didn't notice, oops!
|
| Speaking to purpose, this may be helpful:
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33509613
| rektide wrote:
| Would love a bot we can follow that will archive our feeds. This
| would be doable even without an Internet Archive server- anyone
| could write a bot to follow & submit content to Internet Archive-
| but it'd be cool to see it officially hosted at Internet Archive
| itself.
|
| Anyhow, cool to see!! Welcome to the fediverse Internet Archive,
| glad to have you here!
| dewey wrote:
| Just asked the guy who runs a similar bot for Twitter and is
| also on Mastodon:
| https://mastodon.social/@dewey/109327260799744348
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