Posts by andypiper@macaw.social
(DIR) Post #B4odansSbZwwpyvpL6 by andypiper@macaw.social
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Nice to see a Mastodon shout-out on The Daily Show last night, thanks to @eff Executive Director Cindy Cohn! It's a longer segment, with some interesting nuance around social media and censorship later in the conversation.(disclosure: I am an EFF Member / sustaining donor)YouTube link (I don't think there's a Peertube version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkC1aK7jfLo
(DIR) Post #B5U8XAqYKMIyyd95kW by andypiper@macaw.social
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mastodon.social is currently undergoing a major Denial of Service (DDOS) incident. The team is working on this as a matter of priority. Thank you for your patience!#Mastodon #Mastoadmin https://status.mastodon.social/cmo730jrm05ailojla22drifc
(DIR) Post #B5U8XCbjmPduRGEHw0 by andypiper@macaw.social
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... and nearly as soon as I posted that, m.s was back online / attack mitigated - monitoring, some ongoing instability is a possibility.
(DIR) Post #B5U8XGBeTL9ZXW3VpY by andypiper@macaw.social
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Some personal news... after an amazing 3 years working with the Mastodon team, first in developer relations and then as communications lead - it’s time for me to move on (after April 28). It’s been a privilege to work on something as meaningful and important as the Fediverse. 🧵👇🏻 (1/4)
(DIR) Post #B5aGmX1U7iySgHqvj6 by andypiper@macaw.social
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I see @tindie is still down.If I was using it to run a business, I’d be incandescent.
(DIR) Post #B5atlt6wPb2F6n5ZEe by andypiper@macaw.social
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There is another DDoS happening against mastodon.social, status information is here and the team is working on countering it -> https://status.mastodon.social/cmobau3jq000p4zzkke9kub6d
(DIR) Post #B6C5yPjxJJsc51au5Q by andypiper@macaw.social
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@Gargron that's a great shot, nicely done!
(DIR) Post #B6lQdp6hBBRNbbbLG4 by andypiper@macaw.social
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More frustrating experiences with companies that don't pay enough attention to the needs of their elderly customers.https://andypiper.co.uk/2026/05/26/tech-is-failing-older-people/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
(DIR) Post #B6lQdrFHEFUeEndDua by andypiper@macaw.social
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Reader, it did not work by midnight. Another day without a phone line for a vulnerable older person. Appalling.
(DIR) Post #B6lQdsaaEW8APAbklE by andypiper@macaw.social
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Now escalated to BT complaints, their chief exec, and our MP.Unable to go to the Communications Ombudsman (yet) because *checks notes* there’s a mandatory 6 week wait for resolution of the complaint, or need for a “deadlock letter”, before I can do that.Six weeks. For a 90 year old person. In the middle of an unseasonal heatwave. So, no, I don’t think I’m waiting.
(DIR) Post #B6tbqVpCpn6MKPLy0e by andypiper@macaw.social
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@cymplecy @kianryan I’ve been trying to keep track of maker events of interest at https://HackWimbledon.org/events fwiw (feel free to let me know what I’ve missed that’s upcoming; page only renders upcoming but source json contains earlier things too)
(DIR) Post #B6tbqWtUrK7ze0MuKu by andypiper@macaw.social
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@m @hackhitchin @cymplecy @kianryan yep, Gancio are good people, and Fedi-friendly too!
(DIR) Post #B6tbqXJjHn6yxMdrE0 by andypiper@macaw.social
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@hackhitchin @m @cymplecy @kianryan :-( OTOH I think the Wordpress ActivityPub folks are working on / have worked on events support? And I know there's other fedi work around events in general. tagging @pfefferle
(DIR) Post #B6zu5cfUNnhFz6iuQq by andypiper@macaw.social
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@Gargron I feel deceived by cats... 🐱
(DIR) Post #B6zu5dcgph3GwiQBhw by andypiper@macaw.social
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@Gargron we watched this yesterday - SUCH an interesting and intriguing story, I love that she was persistent in investigating this.
(DIR) Post #B7jbghyTDPCk19yVUm by andypiper@macaw.social
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@p @andypiper@andypiper.co.uk hi there! I do have a DevTerm - and also a uConsole - and too many other gadgets. I'm not a full-time Mastodon admin though, far from that. How can I help?
(DIR) Post #B7jbgq0tKHtWwzAYNc by andypiper@macaw.social
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RE: https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix/116810828012019038Happy to be working with the Matrix.org team - I look forward to becoming more connected with the Matrix community 😃RT: https://mastodon.matrix.org/users/matrix/statuses/116810828012019038
(DIR) Post #B8sQpoxTjZsuLeiiqu by andypiper@macaw.social
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@ariadne oh! Thanks for figuring it out. I was so confused today.
(DIR) Post #B8sQptbgS2QClVYt4i by andypiper@macaw.social
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I put links to the two zines I made for #EMFCamp on my Kofi page, free downloads / CC usage.https://ko-fi.com/post/Zines-for-EMF-D5G0240L9B
(DIR) Post #B9YveJ4O910gfjv6dE by andypiper@macaw.social
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@mntmn @lislegaard thanks for the clarification!