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@logan@social.logal.dev that's a lot of lines. Good job!

@_elena@mastodon.social @theraccoonbytes@theforkiverse.com Do love some Lego. 😁 Great job.

@andypiper@macaw.social what are the odds of getting @Mastodon@mastodon.social operating costs? Per user. I don't know if they'd given full numbers or not, but if not, could we get per user?

As an open platform we have no real data on cost to user as we've all been separate. We all need to come together and figure out numbers so that when folks are attempting to sell this we can have general ideas.

YES, I know costs could waver MASSIVELY from one instance to the next. But if we can get general ideas like "$0.50/user" then we know it's not outlandish to ask for say $1.00/user so we can cover operating costs and build out our teams and networks to keep funding back into the Fediverse.

I'm on a solo instance here. But I've built it so it's over the top performance wise, and still a bit of issues but we're getting there. For this #Bonfire instance I apy $32/month.

And if someone could create a website, or a Fedi bot, or SOMETHING that could track this it'd be amazing to know. We could crowd source our data analysis for those that WANT to participate. #FediPrice #FediCost #financial #analysis #fediverse #fedi

@julian@fietkau.social @BluesDriveAmeliaa@sakurajima.social @deadsuperhero@social.wedistribute.org @Sascha@bonn.social @sean@deadsuperhero.com @lety@doesstuff.social

I feel like there's a better way to do this ... any suggestions?

Also, anyone interested in any kind of Peertube Admin Coalition or anything? 😊

And anyone not on my ptindex.btfree.org and would like to be included, while meeting the general community guidelines?

Just found out about #Adnauseum #Firefox #Extension and I'm all for it.

adnauseam.io/

@MrNuclearMonster Hello yes, I have a problem with my problem

RE: https://mastodon.social/@proton_blog_bot/116222778125242513

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Hey!

Thanks for sharing your time and energy here!

You're awesome and I sincerely appreciate you!

Just did some #livestreaming over on my #owncast stream.ozoned.net .

Worked on the #bash script for my public #Peertube index file that's hosted at ptindex.btfree.org if anyone wants to use it!

Or if you want to create your own chain of trust, you can get the script at git.btfree.org/BTFree/PTIndex and make your own!

Want to be alerted next time I go live? Just follow @ozoned@stream.ozoned.net from ANY Fediverse instance, and when I go live, you'll get a notification!

#OBS now supports WebRTC simulcast support.

I understand it'd be a HUGE undertaking, but what kind of time/money would it take to write a library to handle this to get it into #Owncast and #Peertube ?

Right now the single most expensive thing is transcoding. If we can support #Webrtc #Simulcast that moves to end users and the server can is just a pass through enabling anyone to run live streams through their Peertube or someone to run massively more Owncast streams at once.

So I'm being serious. What would this take?

github.com/obsproject/obs-st...

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @rileytestut@mastodon.social from @altstore@fosstodon.org

Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 19 March 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance #altStore #iOS #iPhone #appStores #phone #smartPhone

“Office EU is a cloud-based office suite built entirely on open-source software and hosted exclusively on European servers, has launched as a direct competitor to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Its pitch is straightforward: keep data in the EU, run on transparent open-source components and comply with EU law by design. The platform combines file storage, e-mail, calendar, document editing, chat and video conferencing in a single browser-based interface.”

It is really time that the Microslop monopoly was broken. It is not just about digital sovereignty, but also this belief that one must by MS Office to do documents. It is just not true, and so many non-profits and governments are spending a lot of money on what could have gone directly towards societal services.

But the big problem has been up to now you had to self-host or install something, and there were an array of free choices to choose from. Surprisingly, many users do not want choices and it paralyses them. Contrary to belief, the other party receiving your documents does not actually need the same brand of software to read your documents!

Ideally you’d want to also use a proper open standard document format like ODF, but you could also use the MS OOXML standard that MS Office uses.

Hopefully with such an enterprise effort behind Office EU, it will get traction. This is a cloud based solution which uses NextCloud in the background, and anyone can self-host NextCloud themselves too, so there is no vendor lock-in.

See https://techcentral.co.za/europe-is-building-an-alternative-to-microsoft-office/278843 or https://office.eu
#Blog, #digitalsovereignty, #opensource, #technology

🌟 Now playing! 🌟 This week's episode of our Live & Unfiltered Show, where we work on music live from our studio.
We try to see if we remember the new song idea that we came up with last week. Plus, we go over a few songs from our music library.
Watch it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vijn3euZExk&list=PLbvJrJ34c9Mmx4NdEKeYHSUJsVbO-gJvg

#music #bandpractice #livestream #podcast #alternativerock

Welp.

As of this morning, I am no longer employed, and am looking for a new role.

If you happen to know anyone hiring remote positions in the US, and looking for:

- Lead/Senior/Principal level software engineers (Ruby/Rails, React, NodeJS, etc.)
- Business Analysts
- Engineering Managers

please let me know.

Masto NYC meetup!

RE: https://dair-community.social/@DAIR/116213345736660807

Interested in working at DAIR? We're hiring a communications lead, who we needed yesterday. Is that you? Please apply. Is that people you know? Please share the job ad with them so that they apply.

💥💥💥 No "AI" generated applications please. We read every application. E.g. we read through nearly 600 internship applications a couple of years back. It's pretty easy to tell whether someone is blasting slop or truly spending the time to apply.