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Ben Pate 🤘🏻

@benpate@mastodon.social last mo.

1. Cake.
2. Blue.
3. Mastodon. It's not even close.

@firesidefedi @dansup @django @vagrantc @matt

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi last mo.

@benpate@mastodon.social @dansup@mastodon.social @matt@writing.exchange @django@social.coop @vagrantc@floss.social

WOW! What hard hitting controversial answers! Can't wait to hear why you have such AMAZING answers! 😁

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi last mo.

Your favorite #podcast ( you know the one. The one that's #livestream at FiresideFedi.live and the #VODS hosted at tubefree.org/@firesidefedi )

MORE LIVE-ER

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than EVER!

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FIRESIDE FEDI LIVE!

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AND IN PERSON!

They said it couldn't be done! But we're doing it!

Talking with #fediverse #developers live and on stage!

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FIVE on ONE!

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Without a NET!

And this time the STAKES are even HIGHER!

Live studio audience!

RABID #Fedizens!

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Rabid for content!

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WITH SPECIAL GUEST for the first time ANYWHERE:

JOHN MASTODON! *Cancelled*

This won't be just any normal show! It's the show you've waited your ENTIRE LIFE to see!

We'll also be speaking with these following extraordinary people:

- Dan Supernault - @dansup@mastodon.social

Currently building @pixelfed, @loops, @supapp, @fedidb, and more.

- Django Doucet - @django@social.coop -

At #CoLab.coop , #Django is a developer for #WordPress sites. His approach is people-centric, which influences the usability, #performance and #accessibility of his designs.

- Vagrant Cascasian - @vagrantc@floss.social -

Involved in various #FOSS projects such as #ReproducibleBuilds #Debian #Guix and so much more. Passionate about #Aikido and #Solar hobbyist.

- Matt Baer - @matt@writing.exchange -

#Founder writing.exchange/@write_as , musing.studio

Lead #dev writing.exchange/@writefreely

Co-organizer gram.social/nycphotostroll

#Admin @ https://Writing.Exchange

- Ben Pate - @benpate@mastodon.social -

Ben is the nerd who's building emissary.dev/ - an #ActivityPub server for building custom social applications on the #Fediverse .

First app on this platform is a #music #sharing #server for indie bands, called bandwagon.fm/ . He's also working on atlasmaps.org/, a #social #mapping server for adding #Federated annotations to places in the real world.

HARD HITTING questions! Questions like:

Pie or Cake?

Red, Blue or Green?

Best Fediverse Application?

Don't forget to catch us at #FOSSY #FediCon track Aug 8th! 2026.fossy.ca/schedule/prese...

WILL

hopefully, honestly just a really a lovely time really!

Rectangular picture. Person in the upper left rotated 90 degrees and he's covering his face like he's in fear.

Middle shows FOSSY 2026. August 6th - 9th 2026 - University of British Columbia, Cananda.

Bottom left is the Fireside Fedi icon, a spinning Fediverse icon on fire.

Middle bottom - FEDICON Fossy 08/008/2026

Bottom Right there are multiple pictures.

Top shows a shadowy man with the name John Mastodon and a cancelled banner over it.

Next is a man in a ball cap with glasses and a beard with the name MATT BAER.

Then man with a beard leaning towards the camera with DJANGO DOUCET.

Then a man with a dog behind him. DAN SUPERNAULT.

Then a picture of someone turned 120 degrees in a blanket waving. VAGRANT CASCADIAN.

Finally a cartoon character in the South Park style. BEN PATE. — Rectangular picture. Person in the upper left rotated 90 degrees and he's covering his face like he's in fear. Middle shows FOSSY 2026. August 6th - 9th 2026 - University of British Columbia, Cananda. Bottom left is the Fireside Fedi icon, a spinning Fediverse icon on fire. Middle bottom - FEDICON Fossy 08/008/2026 Bottom Right there are multiple pictures. Top shows a shadowy man with the name John Mastodon and a cancelled banner over it. Next is a man in a ball cap with glasses and a beard with the name MATT BAER. Then man with a beard leaning towards the camera with DJANGO DOUCET. Then a man with a dog behind him. DAN SUPERNAULT. Then a picture of someone turned 120 degrees in a blanket waving. VAGRANT CASCADIAN. Finally a cartoon character in the South Park style. BEN PATE.

FOSSY 2026 | Presentation: FireSide Fedi (Panel)

ozoned

@ozoned last mo.

I've never been on normal social media so I don't know etiquette, but where do Fedizens stand on replying to someone's post and adding a hashtag?

Example: Someone talking about animals and I reply with #animals .

Is that considered rude at all? Is this something we should try to do? Social tagging? Crowd sourced tagging?

Since there aren't really algorithms it's on us to help build out and make connections we want to see.

This thing takes more work than traditional social, because we didn't take shortcuts. But we have the opportunity to learn new ways of building out OUR network.

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julian

@julian@activitypub.space last mo.

@ozoned@btfree.social getting itch integrated into the games themselves may be harder, but integrating an existing software @nodebb@fosstodon.org could work. Create a new category for each game, etc. 🙂

cc @itchio@mastodon.social

ozoned

@ozoned last mo.

@julian@activitypub.space @nodebb@fosstodon.org @itchio@mastodon.social while built into a game could be interesting. Achievement system built into a game?

I was talking about the developer's page.

I think AP could enable any number of innovations. 😁

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🫧 Social coding commons

@smallcircles@social.coop last mo.

@ozoned @itchio

This might be a good idea to track on https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fediverse-ideas/issues

Note that a couple of years ago a number of #fedijam #fedijam2022 were organized via #itch and there was a lot of interest to participate at the time.

https://itch.io/jam/fedi-jam-3

itch.io

FediJam 3

A game jam from 2025-02-28 to 2025-04-07 hosted by njamster & vacuumbeef. The FediJam is a month-long game jam for users of the Fediverse . Make a game (analog or digital, any tools, but no AI) in as little or as much time a...

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ozoned

@ozoned last mo.

@smallcircles@social.coop @itchio@mastodon.social so you're stating I should suggest it on the codeberg repo? I can do that.

Thanks for the link BTW. I didn't even know about that one.

ozoned

@ozoned last mo.

I absolutely love @itchio@mastodon.social . It's the best way to find new and interesting games.

I see that #Itch has links to different socials.

I wonder how difficult it would be, should they be interested, in actually implementing #ActivityPub inside of Itch?

This would allow software developers to just use Itch as their platform to post their games and communicate with others.

Itch already supports a comments section. Configuring AP anyone anywhere in the world could the comment on a game as well.

We could follow a developer from our open socials and when a developers posts a comment or posts a game, we'd get it everywhere.

Just thinking this would be really interesting idea. I don't know how much work or how feasible it would be, but it'd support developers, it'd support Itch ( by allowing folks on the Fediverse anywhere to follow and know that it's only Itch that you can do this on) and it'd support the wider Fediverse as we whole.

Love to hear thoughts, comments, suggestions, and even if it's just a silly idea that isn't really practical.

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

Café & Canvas: Painting the Fedivnvas 17/07/2026 - Grant - E95

Special thank you to @grant@grants.cafe

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Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

Livestreaming NOW!

Talking with @grant@grants.cafe and learning about #Canvas 2026.

A way for folks to collaborate on creating pixel art together on the #Fediverse ! #Owncast #Livestream #Fedi #Hashtag #Grant #Discuss #Fun #IHateHashtags #learn #coding #software #foss #floss

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!

Special Guest: @grant@grants.cafe - Threadiverse CANVAS

I run various fediverse things. fediverse.events . Canvas social.fediverse.events/@can... . sc07 mastodon.social/@sc07

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It will happen on 10/07/26 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )

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Matt Tutt

@matttutt@mastodon.social 2 mo. ago

@ozoned I remember a while back on Linkedin Clock Tower X were advertising for jobs at their company, positions like meme creator for pro-Israeli content... really obvious/blatant stuff. I probably have the screenshots saved somewhere...

ozoned

@ozoned 2 mo. ago

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Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

DECOLONIZE THE STACK: Dismantling Big Tech's Colonial Foundations — Rania Youssef — E94

Special thank you to Rania Youssef

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Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

Fireside Fedi LIVE NOW!

DECOLONIZE THE STACK: Dismantling Big Tech's Colonial Foundations — Rania Youssef — E94

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#bigTech #tribe #tribe-x #owncast #livestream #fediverse #colonial

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Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!

Special Guest: Rania
Youseff - tribe-x.org

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 09/07/26 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )

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Tribe-x, a NGO for decolonization of tech

Decolonizing tech, join the movement

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

PROJECTIONS & PROTOCOLS: Classic Cinema in a Digital World - Troler - E93

Special thank you to @troler@mastodon.online

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ozoned

@ozoned 2 mo. ago

Just had the best use of #LLM in my short history with it.

I got a text message asking to talk about my opinion of the US and Israeli relationship. After going back and forth with the person it was obvious that they were pushing a Pro-Israeli agenda. Everything is Iran's fault by the way.

I asked who they were with. "Friends for Peace". So obviously I instantly knew it was diabolical. Of anyone ever has an overly sympathetic name, you know it's backed by some sociopathic fuckwads.

Thanks to #Proton #Lumo I was easily able to look them up and their backers. Here is only PART oh what Lumo gave me, the rest was just as good:

The campaign is operated by Clock Tower X, a firm run by Brad Parscale, former Trump campaign manager. Clock Tower X was contracted by the Israeli government through the German branch of Havas Media Group, a French advertising agency. The contract is valued at $9 million, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings with the US Department of Justice.

So #Israel paid $9,000,000 USD to text me and sell their lies. They'd rather spend that money to lie to Americans than anything else. How far could $9,000,000 go to help the citizens of Israel and Palestine?

Thank you Lumo! And go fuck yourself Israel government.

I want to make this very clear distinction, I do not feel the same for those in Israel that also want this all to stop. I've spoken to some Israelis that feel powerless.

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

Special Guest: Rania
Youssef - tribe-x.org/en

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 09/07/26 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )

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Tribe‑X

Breaking free from Big Tech — an NGO dedicated to decolonizing technology.

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

Special Guest: @inpc@go.mxtthxw.art

I'm the host of the Kalimera Show, a music show I host on the Fediverse both live using Owncast and then as a podcast using Castopod. The basic premise of the show is me playing music from my record collection, gathered over 40+ years and also in my professional life as a sound engineer (currently predominantly working for long running indie label On U Sound)

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It will happen on 15/07/26 at 16:30 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )

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eshep

@eshep@social.trom.tf 2 mo. ago

@firesidefedi Sent it all again 🤞

Fireside Fedi

@firesidefedi 2 mo. ago

@eshep@social.trom.tf Thank you! I didn't see all of those before. I sent messages out. Let me know if you'd ever like to be a guest as well. 😊 Everyone has a story to tell.