Wandering Adventure Party

Finally home. Kicking up my feet. Tiring day, but putting the finishing touches on a panel I’m doing tomorrow for #FediCon.

Boarded the bus.I let the woman behind me go in front of me, and she gave me a weird look. Look, the reason why I wanted her to go in front of me is because the train packed. I’m a big dude. She’s a tiny lady. I don’t want to make sure everyone’s comfortable before I get on.

Whenever I’m by myself in the train, and a stranger makes eye contact with me—and their expression is blank—what do I even do?I feel so awkward.

@LinuxAndYarn We need gospel tracts.

Just spoke about federated gaming with @evan and @deadsuperhero.Some killer ideas!

My Akkoma client crashed after I posted that COBOL code.

@loke Please do this. 🥺

You know what the #Fediverse needs? COBOL.Not for speed. Not for elegance. Just so every post feels like it’s being processed by a 1970s mainframe with cigarette burns on the console.#FediCon

Are decentralized web fans called “dweebs”?Asking for a friend. #FediCon

Lots of talk about evil overlords at #FediCon.I, for one, seek to be your evil overlord.Not the world-destroying kind. More the “forcing my minions to alphabetize every USB cable in the supply closet by connector type” kind.It’s important to nurture your evil at a sustainable, ergonomic pace.

@TerryHancock I kid. No sponsorship happened. That’s just the projector’s save screen when it’s not used. Please don’t sue me, Sony.

@Infrapink God damn it. You win.This is what I should have said.

@TerryHancock I don’t need to be the figurehead of anything. However, I have ideas.

I like hearing about hot new Fediverse tech. But at the same time, the only way to grow this tech is to talk about things decidedly not-tech with that tech.#FediCon

Why do vending machines advertise Interac Flash, but when I try to use this, it doesn’t work?!

Now hearing a talk from @cyberlyra@hachyderm.io about opt-out systems on the #Fediverse. She a sociology professor at Princeton. Spoke to her earlier and it seems like she’s thought about this topic in great detail. One of the big problems with the Fediverse is that people assume it works one way, but in practice it works quite differently.

Sidenote: I wish there was a full JavaScript-like language that looks and feels like Markdown.

It’s interesting—I primarily use the #Fediverse for blogging, not microblogging. People used to complain about that. But after two years, I haven’t received a single complaint. Which means people have got used to the notion that #ActivityPub does not need to be Twitter-like. #FedIcon

You can build a follow graph on #ATProtcol that is independent from #Bluesky. Which is useful for building non-microblog apps. #Fedicon

I’ve thought about starting my own #ATProtocol PDS. But the thing is, I’d just be re-posting everything from atomicpoet.org. I wish #Akkoma worked better with @fed.brid.gy@fed.brid.gy. And actually, I’m going to be talking to @anujahooja@flipboard.social about that. #Fedicon