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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:
@reiver@mastodon.social (2025-03-24 18:54:42)
In the year 2019, a scholarly paper misspelled the names of the Fediverse software —
Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Pleroma
As —
Mastadon, PixelFred, Plemora
This is the paper:
"Peer-to-Peer based Social Networks: A Comprehensive Survey"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.02611
@dansup
RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/103467590881549361
#DeSo #Fediverse #Mastadon #Mastodon #Pixelfed #PixelFred #Pleroma #Plemora
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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@box464@mastodon.social (2026-05-04 07:31:35)
I'm not sure how much longer this is going to be available, but a CSS Course on making "whimsical animations" by @joshwcomeau is having an Open House - meaning, a few of the tutorials are available for free! Check them out while you can.
https://courses.joshwcomeau.com/wham/open-house/00-introduction
#Learning #Training #CSS
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@technicat@universeodon.com (2026-05-04 06:38:39)
bubble tea staff asked me what I'm up to today and I didn't feel like explaining that I'm fixing the regex in my markdown generator
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-05-04 06:41:38)
text-only fediverse is kinda nice #TinyAP
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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@mkljczk@pl.fediverse.pl (2026-05-04 03:53:16)
updated instance and [the fork of pleroma that nonyan but me hosts](https://codeberg.org/mkljczk/nicolex)
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@m0xEE@breloma.m0xee.net (2026-05-04 04:09:02)
@silverpill
We can have AP over Sneakernet now! At last!
Time to proceed to the next stage: fax-based frontend — you call the frontend number, tone-dial the thread ID you wish to read, it calls you back and faxes the contents of that thread :marseyhypno:
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@delta@chaos.social (2026-05-02 22:30:24)
We’ve been busy building and releasing but it’s high time to share some major news: @sovtechfund is investing nearly €500K into #chatmail
This 18-month commitment supports chatmail maintainers keeping the core infrastructure secure and evolving, on top of which several apps are built (but not STF funded):
#DeltaChat
@arcanechat
@deltatouch
Parla on Gnome
A huge thank you to the Sovereign Tech Fund for investing in open, secure and decentralized communication!
https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/chatmail
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@silverpill@mitra.social (2026-05-04 03:59:37)
UPDATE: ActivityPub over Syncthing actually works. I am exchanging activities with another Mitra Mini user.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@maia@soc.tuxpaintadventures.com (2026-05-04 02:10:15)
do i know anyone who has experience with the legal system in singapore? i need some help finding an arrested person/inmate and get updates on their case/find their lawyer
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@apps@toot.fedilab.app (2026-05-04 03:10:03)
A hard drive on the server failed earlier today, causing a temporary outage on all services.
The drive has been replaced and everything is back online. Sorry for that.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@mkljczk@pl.fediverse.pl (2026-05-04 02:00:27)
need to design nicolium stickers
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@firesidefedi@btfree.social (2026-05-04 02:06:37)
I've heard more than once that I put out a lot of shows. I do.
So just asking folks, which do you prefer?
More episodes to choose from.
Less shows, but you get th opportunity to enjoy each one.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@codebergstatus@social.anoxinon.de (2026-05-04 01:50:22)
Hi all, sorry for the lack of updates. We did try to fix the problem shortly afterwards (and seemingly, we did), but we were alerted a few hours later that this hiccup seemingly occurred again. Thank you to the affected users that helped us notice by reporting this to us.
We fixed the problem for now through the classic "turning it off and on again method", but establishing the root cause is still a pending task.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services (2026-05-03 01:25:15)
#Crowdfunding accounts to follow:
@crowdsupply - Curated crowdfunding platform for engineers, designers, open source tech
@index@updates.kickstarter.com - Kickstarter's official blog
@opencollective - Fundraising, money management, legal status platform for charities, activists, libre projects
@Liberapay - Free open recurring donations platform, libre alternative to Patreon
@index@rpgdrop.com - Blog looking at tabletop RPG crowdfunding campaigns
#Fundraising #Kickstarter #Patreon #Alternatives
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@evan@cosocial.ca (2026-05-03 07:27:41)
I believe the Fediverse can connect people in meaningful ways and that so joined we can make a more just, equitable and sustainable world.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@mkljczk@pl.fediverse.pl (2026-05-03 10:08:31)
Just released #Nicolium v0.2.1. It includes minor fixes and accessibility improvements. I improved the GIF auto-play setting so when it's toggled off (which is the default), you need to hover an image for more than 0.5 seconds to start the animation. And GIFs in link preview cards are no longer played unconditionally.
https://codeberg.org/nicolium/nicolium/releases/tag/v0.2.1
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@firesidefedi@btfree.social (2026-05-03 07:49:20)
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @samir@m.fedica.com
Entrepreneur and engineer. Father to 3 amazing kids. CEO founder FedicaHQ, Cofounder of @rentcompass, Builder of popular mobile apps, Traveler, pentalingual. Also building tools for Mastodon
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 07/05/26 at 16:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
📺 Live: @ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live (#livestream)
🎬 VOD: @ozoned@tubefree.org (#Peertube #VOD)
🔔 Alerts: @when@freestreamers.btfree.org (new shows!)
Don't miss out — follow all three! #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@dansup@mastodon.social (2026-05-02 19:38:13)
I'm in awe of the continued support I have for my fediverse projects (Pixelfed, Loops, FediDB, Fediverse.info + more)
I was feeling pretty bad a few days ago and questioning everything due to financial difficulties, but you reminded me how important these open and ethical alternatives are, and a few of you donated and it means the world to me.
Thank you ❤️
I will continue building to make the social web a better place.
🙏
https://joinloops.org/donate
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-05-03 07:07:20)
my analytics system is introduce bugs and then see what features people are crashing on
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@apps@toot.fedilab.app (2026-05-03 06:20:16)
I am considering a one-time Ko-fi fundraiser to buy a refurbished M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14" with 24 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD on Apple's refurbished store. Around 2,650 EUR.
If I do this, it would be a one-time fundraiser, not a recurring campaign. I will share an update once it is done. (3/5)
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-05-03 04:51:05)
implementing v1 filters just for #pleroma and #akkoma
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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-05-03 04:51:05)
implementing v1 filters just for #pleroma and #akkoma
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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@adele@social.pollux.casa (2026-05-03 04:14:48)
I am a #smolweb advocate and, sometimes, I use LLMs.
I spend a lot of time thinking about simplicity. Fewer dependencies, lighter
pages, tools that do one thing well. So yes, it might look strange that I also
spend time talking to large language models. Let me explain where I draw the
line, and why I think the contradiction is smaller than it appears...
In this blog post
#ai #llm
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@mczachurski@mastodon.social (2026-05-02 22:17:58)
Implementing and testing ActivityPub on localhost is incredibly painful - if it’s even possible in some cases. I really wish there were a self-hosted service that could simulate other ActivityPub instances, runnable on multiple ports with alias-based addressing. Being able to locally test federation traffic, security scenarios, and edge cases would be amazing. 🫣
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@HolosSocial@mastodon.social (2026-05-03 03:09:50)
#Holos 1.5.4 is available.
Activity delivery now goes through the relay proxy, which fixes boost and like failures on #iOS. Sync performance is also improved.
It also brings several fixes: images disappearing after posting, the iOS "No valid public key" error during setup, and the custom relay tunnel URL being ignored.
https://codeberg.org/tom79/Holos-App/releases/tag/1.5.4
#HolosSocial
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@sugar@goblin.camp (2026-05-02 09:25:18)
if I boost a post, it means I agree with everything that user will ever say or ever has said, and trust them to make medical decisions for me should I become incapacitated
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@everton137@social.vivaldi.net (2026-04-18 04:42:23)
I had the opportunity to tell the founders of the Sovereign Tech Agency (@sovtechfund) that I'm a big fan of their organization. I firmly believe that other countries should have similar initiatives. In fact, the EU should have one too.
Their recent €600k+ grant to Mastodon is a great example of what public investment in open digital infrastructure can look like. It strengthens the Fediverse, a real alternative to X. As I’ve argued in the #LeaveX campaign: we already have a viable social media alternative to X (1) and what we lack is sustained funding and political commitment. (2)
Thus, if more EU countries invested in improving Mastodon, how quickly could it become Europe’s de facto public square?
While most European politicians still prefer X for their official communication, reducing technical barriers could attract a more diverse audience, including the people our representatives want to reach, like journalists and the general public.
By the way, it's interesting, though not surprising, that the Sovereign Tech Agency has almost four times as many followers on Mastodon as on Bluesky. It would be great to see them highlighting posts and profiles of some awesome open-source projects active on the Fediverse. 😉
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Bluesky #SocialMedia #EU #OpenSource
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fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@evan@cosocial.ca (2026-05-02 18:36:31)
Hooray #ActivityPub movies! 🎉 🎥🍿
https://movies.pub/movie/Q107105860
UPDATE: I'm at the #wmhack2026 hackathon this weekend, working on mapping movies from Wikidata to ActivityPub objects. It's not for end users. If you don't like JSON, these URLs won't be for you.
I'll try to make that clear from now on.
It's nice for me to share my progress. If you don't like it or you don't care, please be as respectful to me as you would be to other people on the Fediverse sharing things they made.
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe boosted:
@silverpill@mitra.social (2026-05-03 02:00:31)
Fediverse & P2P
Nomadic identity is a nice feature, but FEP-ef61: Portable Objects is not limited to that. The intention was always to allow peer to peer communication without servers. This is why the protocol was designed to be transport-agnostic: you can use fediverse servers to deliver activities, but you can also use emails, torrents or USB sticks.
To explore these possibilities, I added a simple P2P synchronization mode to Mitra Mini, which allows clients to exchange activities via a shared directory. This doesn't mean that clients should run on the same machine. Syncthing is a tool for P2P file synchronization that can be used to share a directory between multiple machines, and it should work well for our use case.
The P2P mode is available in Mitra Mini v0.4.0. You can use a pre-compiled binary, which is now self-contained and includes the mitra-web frontend. See installation instructions in the readme. To enable P2P mode, add the following block to your configuration file:[federation]
p2p_shared_outbox = "/path/to/shared/directory"
Registering on a web gateway is not necessary when working in P2P mode, but you need to specify it in the config, because a lot of legacy code still depends on that.
If you'd like to connect, DM me your Syncthing device ID (it can be used in a Whonix VM to prevent IP address leaks).
#fep_ef61 #p2p
fedicat@fedicat@pc.cafe (2026-05-03 00:36:54)
fedicat is on the list!
https://github.com/izkluxcvy/tinyap#tested-clients
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