#diode-zone — Public Fediverse posts

I’m all-in on the Fediverse as the best way to own my own data and network. It’s based on an open standard (ActivityPub), loosely-coupled and open source services, and everyday people (and, it isn’t subject to the whims of lying, narcissistic billionaires). You can think of it as the next iteration of the open web, with social features baked in.

I’ve got a number of accounts that correspond with content that the different networks are good at – posts on Mastodon, photos on Pixelfed, reading habits on Bookwyrm. If I post something on one that I think my followers on a different network may like, I can boost it directly for them to see; or, folks can follow me on whatever platform they choose. My WordPress blog has federation switched on, too, so you can if you like follow @andypiper@andypiper.co.uk, and read my blog posts directly in your Fediverse platform of choice. (of course, RSS remains another excellent way to follow my blog).

By the way, if you’re curious what the buzz about the Fediverse is all about, I recommend Elena Rossini’s newsletter The Future is Federated – in the edition that was published today, she did a great job of explaining some of the interoperability between federated networks, from the perspective of, you know, just actually, using them, rather than from a deep technical angle. Worth following!

One of the other services I’ve been using is PeerTube, a federated alternative to YouTube. Up until now I’ve been on Diode Zone. However, that instance recently started to run into some storage issues, and also switched off the live broadcast feature that I’d occasionally used to stream some 3D printing and pen plotter content (this is straightforward to configure in OBS, by the way). I really appreciated my time on Diode Zone, but I’ve chosen to move across to MakerTube, a relatively newer instance dedicated to “makers, musicians, artists and DIY content creators”.

One of the core elements of the Fediverse is data ownership, and some form of portability. When I first joined Mastodon I started out at mastodon.social/@andypiper – if you visit that profile page now, you’ll find my posts starting in November 2016 and ending in November 2022, when I moved over to my current home, macaw.social – there’s a large message that points you at my current location if you look at my original profile. When I switched instances, my whole follower network went with me, seamlessly – unlike, for example, Twitter, where I lost everything when I deleted all my accounts; or Facebook, which heavily relies on its lock-in – read Cory Doctorow‘s excellent book The Internet Con to understand what’s happening there.

The current state of portability is absolutely not perfect – in the case of Mastodon, there’s a process which enables to you to migrate from one server to another, and that automatically resubscribes you to your network, and your followers to your new account, but it’s currently not technically possible to take the past posts with you (there is a W3C Social Web Incubator Community Group taskforce that is working on a more complete set of specifications for data portability that may help to improve this in the future).

Here is how I moved from Diode Zone to MakerTube:

• Requested an account on MakerTube. They want to know who is part of the community, their content intentions, etc. I explained that I’m a maker and I also may plan to use the streaming feature.
• Requested an export of data from Diode Zone.
  • this was technically a little bit frustrating, as it got stuck the first time (likely because I had requested it when there were earlier storage issues), but the instance owner was really kind and helped to clear the stuck process.
  • it was also a bit annoying because of the size of my export including the videos, which was a lot of gigabytes; so I ended up having to run a script that kept running wget with a resume flag to get the data in chunks.
• Setup the basics of my new account on MakerTube.
• Imported the export from the other instance.
• Modified a few places that were pointing to Diode Zone, such as my links page, and also updated a few embeds that were loading videos from my previous account, such as some of the Fedidevs.org meeting recordings.
  • … while I was doing that, I thought I’d take advantage of PeerTube’s multi-channel capability, and created a specific channel for Fedidevs content, which you can now follow @fedidevs from other Fediverse platforms.

There were a couple of slightly rough edges, but nothing very significant:

• Unlike Mastodon, PeerTube does not run a process to tell your followers that you have moved, and to resubscribe them to your new account. In my case I didn’t have a huge number of followers, but I will be posting a video there to say that I moved, and I also updated my profile information to point to the new instance. It did re-follow the accounts I had followed, but didn’t do the other side of the process.
• The new instance imported my playlists, which was great – but some of them were playlists of my own videos, which I tend to create for curation and organisation, and of course, they still pointed at the videos on the previous instance. This was fairly straightforward to fix, just removed and re-added the videos on the new instance.

So there you are. You can follow my entire MakerTube account, my main channel, or the Fedidevs channel, if you like. I also have it set up to import future content that I may choose to post to YouTube, so that it has a free and open backup that Google can’t delete if I ever lose my account there.

I’m still frustrated that WordPress doesn’t seem to have a good integration for PeerTube content yet – I can paste a YouTube link here and get an embedded video, that’s less easy for PeerTube – but, I’m hopeful that will improve in the future.

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https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/07/25/switching-peertube-instances/

#100DaysToOffload #activitypub #coryDoctorow #data #diodeZone #fedidevs #fediverse #makertube #migration #portability #streaming #video #YouTube

Any uploaders looking to move their channel from #diodezone davbot.media is accepting applications. Things you must include are:
- number of channels
- number of videos, and disk space used
- your diode url
- either a matrix or discord to work out scheduling your migration before approval

if you vibe with the posse and we can fit you, welcome aboard in advance. Please check out the instance about pages first.

https://davbot.media/about/instance.

(video quota does not apply to diode migrators.)

#PeerTube

Sad to read that #DiodeZone needs to scale back its operations. I haven't found another #PeerTube server that has a similar blend of interesting focus, full feature set, and robust moderation and network curation.

Now trending on #DiodeZone:

▫️ @thegiddystitcher - The Crafter's Guide to the Fediverse: https://makertube.net/videos/watch/e0482fe7-2143-443e-9db4-68ae52ac34a7

▫️ @vkc - Linux on a Chromebook: https://tinkerbetter.tube/videos/watch/886bd606-18a0-4275-bc0d-6bc7d6ac9b81

▫️ @teahandshq - Solaria Devlog #1: https://makertube.net/videos/watch/443c806c-930c-4373-b4a1-d04432aa2ff2

▫️ @moxxi - Moxxi takes a winter walk: https://makertube.net/videos/watch/00861c5b-e839-45d5-9da4-cb2071c2e03a

#PeertubeDiscover

Diode zone just delete my account (( #diodezone

"2023-10"
https://diode.zone/w/4sw3peuzP8cLoGA2dvSsQB
#Overlapped #videos with #TextToSpeech soundtrack:
#PeerTube #DiodeZone
#MastoArt
CC :cc_by: :cc_nc_eu: :cc_nd: 4.0

Cat sits at table, does not receive salad.

https://diode.zone/w/msiXwmLhG5Zx9z795j6zPt

#PeerTube #DiodeZone #Caturday

Any mixtape that starts with beatboxing with a frog puppet is an instant hit in my book.

https://diode.zone/w/bxFgox26Dnx4htZxvkvCsW

#PeerTubeClassics #DiodeZone #Beatboxing #MastoMusic

Sometimes it's nice to go back to the classics.

https://diode.zone/w/9seDfZCUZxJSsSzJLS92hd

#PeerTube #DiodeZone #ClassicMac #RetroGaming

Thinking of starting a new channel to read #CreativeCommons children's stories. Considering trying another #PeerTube server besides #DiodeZone though, to avoid diluting its timeline with non-maker/non-electronics content. #ShareTube looks good and safe but registrations are invite-only. Anyone care to put in a good word? #bookstodon

Edit: Hmm, although it seems share.tube's admin is, er, away from social media?

Methinks @futurebird and the #MyrmecologyMonday crowd may enjoy this quick game of #SimAnt for the #ClassicMac.

https://diode.zone/w/t3xqQPT5NWvKCeV5yk532k

#PeerTubeDiscover #Macintosh #DiodeZone #RetroGaming

Recent videos on #DiodeZone:
▫️ #3DModelling stream VOD
▫️ #RetroGaming and #RetroComputing series episodes
▫️ Building a toy robot in #Elixir
▫️ Installing an SSD into an iMac G3
▫️ Gameplay videos of #Doom, #Minetest, #DK64, various RPGs, and #Pinball
▫️ Audio/synth noodling
▫️ Math, art, and sausage dogs

#PeerTube

Famicom Family BASIC
I love BASIC! I don't make a secret of it. It was the product, even before DOS, that launched Microsoft. It was invented to be the language to bring programming to the masses, and, for a short time, it fulfilled that function. (These days, if you want to learn coding, I suggest Python. Not only is it a lo
https://setsideb.com/famicom-family-basic/
#niche #retro #basic #diodezone #famicom #hudson #niche #nintendo #peertube #programming #reenthused #retro #sharp #video

Now I am become Conway, Spawner of Gliders.

https://diode.zone/w/jzkAPmssikUAKHWy2Ttm8E

#PeerTubeClassics #PeerTube #DiodeZone #GameOfLife

Let's fly to a Himalayan temple and listen to Bhajans as we gaze on the mountains.

https://diode.zone/w/u8gorQGnMrCRLuyyWutHfP

#PeerTube #PeerTubeClassics #DiodeZone

Peeking at other #Peertube instances just now made me think to make a short list of some cool stuff on #DiodeZone (https://diode.zone/, where I have an account):

▫️ https://diode.zone/c/holocast/ - VODs of various awesome games.
▫️ https://diode.zone/c/wariats_bees/ - Beekeeping in Poland. 🐝
▫️ https://diode.zone/c/roc_poetry/ - Learning video editing by reading poetry.
▫️ https://diode.zone/c/packabby_robotics/ - Making social robots with AI.
▫️ https://diode.zone/c/philtelco/ - An amateur telco in Philadelphia that installs free payphones.

@FediVideo
@fediverse
#diodezone
#BigSur #RoadTrip #Videos #Guitar #roadhazards

I really wanted host this in the fediverse.
I struggled through the signup process.
Not able to make it public so was finally forced to put it on youtube.

https://youtu.be/OB09cvxO60Y

And if animals aren't your cup of tea, here's a guy bomb-jumping for a sequence break in Breath of the Wild:

https://video.hardlimit.com/videos/watch/1cc127dd-45d4-46f5-bf40-a7d9f94bd077

#PeertubeClassics #DiodeZone

@mitch This one's for #Asstodon (a hashtag which, like this video, is entirely wholesome):

https://diode.zone/videos/watch/205fe037-ebc9-4fdf-8099-bec9006531d9

#PeertubeClassics #DiodeZone

Trying out custom thumbnails on my Peertube Station #SimCity 2000 series on #DiodeZone, featuring @[email protected]'s lovely CC-BY art of #PeerTube's squiddly mascot Sepia!

Maybe I should commission an ant in the Peertube colours, so I can use it for a #SimAnt series 🤔 #RetroGaming

We all like minecart railways, right? How about one that switches tracks if you give it a ticket?

https://diode.zone/w/7eWPaMAUDPugb6PFLePXxW

#PeerTube #DiodeZone #Minecraft

Let's play a little #SimAnt together on the #ClassicMac.

(CW: Don't watch if you don't want to see bugs and creepy-crawlies, incl. spiders.)

https://diode.zone/videos/watch/425ece89-45e4-4f74-a1dc-626c30c70795

#RetroGaming #Macintosh #PeerTube #DiodeZone

Here, have a playlist of #RetroGaming videos pulled from various corners of #PeerTube. You're welcome.

https://diode.zone/w/p/2Qr9Kj6FPrGJiDEpcBq14D

#Tootsday #DiodeZone #PeerTubeClassics #PeerTubeDiscover

I'll bet you didn't know you needed an #AI-powered Companion Robot that looks like #BMO.

https://diode.zone/w/otTWYpQxifXrBwvuHfciKj

#PeerTubeClassics #Peertube #DiodeZone

Na diode.zone mam kilku followerow . Dzięki.. #diodezone #follows

Zaczynam zamiast Tik-Toka nowy kanał z treściami edukacyjnymi. Teraz już nikt nie będzie musiał korzystać z zamkniętej platformy. https://diode.zone/a/adam_jurkiewicz
#video #peertube #diodezone

@freemo Other than mention it it the account metadata, is there a way to link the two accounts on the Mastodon and Peertube instance? Or is this one of the things where I should move to an instance that provides both services at the same time? I kind of like #DiodeZone, though.

Ok, that's *frickin'* cool!

Sxmo voice control with Numen
https://diode.zone/videos/watch/690cf4cb-82af-4b18-8827-71b839a2df5b

#NewPipe #Content #Videos #LookMumNoYoutube #DiodeZone #SXMO #SpeechRecognition #SpeechToText #dictation

Checking how #PeerTube works. This is yesterday's video, now served from #DiodeZone. Enjoy 'Bothered', for low G #ukulele.

https://diode.zone/w/vAmnDixLB88dzeXEJFfXfE