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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe
The official account for the Fedicat fediverse iOS client available on TestFlight. I try to include other fediverse stuff to keep it interesting.
the website: https://fedicat.com/
daily builds on tesflight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/b6GatWTY
some code on codeberg: https://codeberg.org/technicat/fedicat
me, myself, and I: https://technicat.com/
Joined: 2026-04-16 05:05:56
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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@Tuba@floss.social (2026-08-19 09:37:13)
#Tuba 0.11.0 is now available, with many new features and bug fixes!
✨️ Highlights:
- Tuba moved to Codeberg!
- Full Mastodon quotes support
- Collections
- Hashtag Lists
- UnifiedPush
- Android builds
- Better custom emoji picker
- Improved media viewer
- More compact narrow layout
- Custom thumbnail support for media
- Font-size slider
- Prominent notes
🧵
As usual, the release notes go into more detail, but this time they are even more informative, check them out: https://codeberg.org/GeopJr/Tuba/releases/tag/v0.11.0
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Reply to @fedicat@pc.cafe
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 08:58:53)
@tully I could change the like button to show a menu/prompt for whether you want to like one or both (which maybe is what you were originally asking), and then for consistency I would probably change boost to a menu for consistency also (I think most of the platforms I support have boost visibility options, e.g. maybe you just want to boost to followers), which would be pulling back from my original idea making liking/boosting single-tap quick and easy, but it wouldn't be the first time.
Reply to @tully@cathode.church
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 08:53:03)
@tully my biggest concern is you end up accidentally or unknowingly liking a real asshat and getting on their radar, but that is generally a risk on the fediverse and in particular with my app since I make it easy to like and boost with a single tap (in contrast to #phanpy for example where you have to bring up a menu)
Reply to @tully@cathode.church
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 08:46:22)
@tully well, basically I'm making this app for me
Reply to @tully@cathode.church
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 08:33:46)
@tully Yes, but why not reply, instead? They're going to get a notification of the quote anyway, if it's mastodon. And just recently I saw one of those, it came off as one of those "with all due respect" followed by insult posts. Anyway, you can always unlike the original post if you really don't want to give them the like, the problem with my setup is that it's not obvious that's what's going on since I don't display the liked/boosted icons in the embedded quoted post.
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@mcc@mastodon.social (2026-08-19 07:46:29)
RE: https://pl.fediverse.pl/objects/3cd712f9-ff26-4de1-884e-9c8e15ef08d9
Okay so current alternate "tweetdeck-style" frontends on my radar:
- https://masto-fe.superseriousbusiness.org/login.html
Appears to be a fork of Mastodon-Glitch maintained by GTS?
- Self-host "akkoma-fe"
- "nicolium"?
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@silverpill@mitra.social (2026-08-19 08:09:19)
I think Mastodon's new UI design is good. It appears to be evolving in the same direction as #Mitra. For example, our "Lists" are already called "Custom feeds" and there is a hidden "Explore" page which will soon be added to the sidebar, replacing "Local", "Federated" and "Profile directory" (this is to free some space for new features such as groups)
RE: https://mastodon.social/users/Mastodon/statuses/117117221397911074
Reply to @liaizon@social.wake.st
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 08:20:20)
@liaizon in #fedicat you can still post and share the link without anyone stopping you, but in this particular example I would just reply, instead of quoting them and saying look at what this idiot said (although #gotosocial has reply controls), regardless, I don't pretend to have The One True Way of the fediverse, but I do have my way (actually multiple often conflicting ways) that I'm going for, so it's actually nice there are so many clients out there I can try really specific approaches.
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@apps@toot.fedilab.app (2026-08-19 07:38:44)
More and more of you are joining #FediHood, currently the only #Fediverse software that lets you build a local timeline with people posting around you.
You choose how far around you the timeline reaches, and which topics you want to see.
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Reply to @fedicat@pc.cafe
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 07:55:52)
@liaizon my primary motivation is I feel like quote posts are like stealers, when I'm liking a quote post chances are I really intend to like the original post, and the original poster never gets to see all those likes
Reply to @liaizon@social.wake.st
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 07:52:34)
@liaizon I'm going with the spirit of the new mastodon quotes, that you shouldn't be quoting a post just to dunk on it (in which case the original poster can revoke the quote), and you shouldn't be liking a post that's quoting a post just to dunk on it.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 07:19:44)
I’m going ahead with this: liking a quote post will automatically like the quoted post and there will be a slightly different like button icon to indicate this behavior in a completely non obvious way
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@apps@toot.fedilab.app (2026-08-19 06:23:08)
Concerning #FediHood, the verification email contains only a few words with a link carrying the token.
Unfortunately, this makes the email get rejected as spam by some providers. I neglected that part, having tested with only three providers. Sorry about that.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 06:19:21)
"letting the fediverse take the spotlight" but then it's still mastodon, mastodon, mastodon...
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@apps@toot.fedilab.app (2026-08-19 05:53:33)
#Fedle is quietly reaching 14k games played on the #Fediverse.
It's a word game available in:
- English @Fedle_en
- French @Fedle_fr
- Italian @Fedle_it
- Spanish @Fedle_es
- German @Fedle_de
You just need to follow a bot to play.
You can see which instances are in the lead: https://fedle.fedilab.app/leaderboard
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 05:25:14)
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/117117221397911074
This had not occurred to me.
> When you compose a followers-only post and then mention someone who’s not following you, that person still sees your post.
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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online (2026-08-19 03:59:59)
"The hope that the internet would obey rules existed at one end of a spectrum; at the other end was the more widely held enthusiasm for the idea that the internet would be a place without rules."
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/aug/18/the-long-read-democracy-v-the-machine-digital-age-warnings-computer-history-technology
via https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/117117933291682291
#essay #computers #history
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 02:46:06)
#pixelfed trends
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@FediverseSymbol@typo.social (2026-08-19 02:27:54)
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/117117221397911074
Anyone notice a new symbol in these mockups @Mastodon just shared?
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@FediverseSymbol@typo.social (2026-08-19 01:41:51)
RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116892123231554345
⁂ for everyone
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@Mastodon@mastodon.social (2026-08-19 00:29:36)
After publishing the results of Discovery Week, we can now give you a first sneak peak at Mastodon 5.0, our next big version. It will bring a new visual look to your screens, a refreshed and calmer layout, as well as a new composer.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/
#mastodon #mastodon5.0
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-19 01:14:55)
moved a bunch to seemingly inactive
https://codeberg.org/technicat/awesome-mastodon
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@iamkonstantin@mstdn.social (2026-08-19 01:05:03)
So I just canceled my MacStories sub. Anyone has a recommendation for a friendly publication?
Doesn't need to be Apple-world exclusive. What matters more is that it prioritizes content for humans over slop/automate-my-second-brain topics.
#technews
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online (2026-08-18 23:16:07)
Hey, fediverse admins!
Did you know that you can print a customized version of the Join the Fediverse! zine that links to your community?
It's true!
Check out https://jointhefediverse.net/zine and https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/#link-builder!
#fediverse #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins #zines
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@vale@fedi.vale.rocks (2026-08-18 14:12:01)
Each time we have an influx of users from a particular region over at Stoat, I notice small interesting messaging behaviours. I’ve documented interesting ones I’ve noticed across Stoat as a whole: https://vale.rocks/micros/20260818-0455
#Language #Linguistics
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@riverpunk@defcon.social (2026-08-18 12:54:18)
Decided to hop on https://fedihood.social and see what it's like. Seems like a fun concept! Those of you who feel comfortable joining totally should (you can use a pseudonymous acct if you like).
It seems to be largely lacking in users still. I would love to see this thing take off in a real way!
#tech #activityPub #fediverse #socialWeb
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@dumpsterqueer@gts.superseriousbusiness.org (2026-08-18 05:28:02)
excellent use of #GoToSocial's gram'-style web view (open in your browser): https://social.eurybia.osx.ninja/@randomcomics
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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online (2026-08-18 07:34:09)
"The same stories that produced sharper, more analytic conversation also produced *less* conversation. The more analytically a story was written, and the more statistics it contained, the fewer people commented on it. Emotional stories did the opposite, drawing bigger crowds."
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/we-analyzed-6400-new-york-times-stories-to-find-out-how-comments-change-when-you-give-readers-more-information/
#study #journalism #news #comments
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@apps@toot.fedilab.app (2026-08-18 06:01:58)
We are now more than 300 users on #FediHood. The project is stable enough for me to invite you to try it.
It is a software running on #ActivityPub and using #OSM.
The idea? Discover people near you or all around the world, and filter by topic.
It doesn't use GPS, you pick the town. The app warns you if your city is too small and suggests a bigger one nearby. Bonus: it supports #E2EE DMs.
https://fedihood.social
Don't hesitate to share. Thank you!
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-08-18 05:30:03)
added tuba
https://codeberg.org/technicat/fediverse-on-codeberg
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