#fosstodon — Public Fediverse posts

@mr_Elma Well, following #Fosstodon only gets the specific posts where that particular hashtag is mentioned, not all the posts that are made here. There's ~7500 active accounts on Fosstodon, and most of the posts don't use that hashtag. Really, when you're following the hashtag you're getting people talking about Fosstodon, not the posts from it. There's some overlap to be sure, but that's relatively small.

@mr_Elma Well, following #Fosstodon only gets the specific posts where that particular hashtag is mentioned, not all the posts that are made here. There's ~7500 active accounts on Fosstodon, and most of the posts don't use that hashtag. Really, when you're following the hashtag you're getting people talking about Fosstodon, not the posts from it. There's some overlap to be sure, but that's relatively small.

Hey @Gina et.al, it's roughly half a year until #FOSDEM.

As a reminder, I will disable the #NAT64-based #IPv4 fallback on the default network. The default network will be #IPv6-only

#Fosstodon is still IPV4-only, so that will be impacted.

Hey @Gina et.al, it's roughly half a year until #FOSDEM.

As a reminder, I will disable the #NAT64-based #IPv4 fallback on the default network. The default network will be #IPv6-only

#Fosstodon is still IPV4-only, so that will be impacted.

#fosstodon hey everyone, i would like to ask whats the difference in being a fosstodon.org member vs js following #fosstodon ? like what am i missing on

#fosstodon hey everyone, i would like to ask whats the difference in being a fosstodon.org member vs js following #fosstodon ? like what am i missing on

@markwyner @grantpetersen I wrote about this some time ago. IIRC it's something like 75% of all Mastodon accounts are spread across a handful of servers. While far better than fully centralised services, we still have a long way to go.

Back in the day @mike and I discussed at great length whether #Fosstodon was becoming too large and adding to the problem, so we slowed things down by closing public sign ups.

@markwyner @grantpetersen I wrote about this some time ago. IIRC it's something like 75% of all Mastodon accounts are spread across a handful of servers. While far better than fully centralised services, we still have a long way to go.

Back in the day @mike and I discussed at great length whether #Fosstodon was becoming too large and adding to the problem, so we slowed things down by closing public sign ups.

Hanging out in the #Fosstodon IRC channel a bit tonight if anybody is bored.

Hanging out in the #Fosstodon IRC channel a bit tonight if anybody is bored.

For reliable real-time tracking, standard consumer apps often fail due to aggressive OS battery optimization.

Ensure your personal safety apps are excluded from battery saver restrictions and have explicit background permissions.

Read our technical setup guide: https://securelylife.com/night-shift-worker-safety-commuting-tips/ #GPS #Privacy #Tech #Fosstodon

@mlanger @grumpy4n6
And why I try.. try.. to keep my Fosstodon facet of myself to gloriously geeky stuff. But some other exudes from the pores. #fosstodon #geek

@mlanger @grumpy4n6
And why I try.. try.. to keep my Fosstodon facet of myself to gloriously geeky stuff. But some other exudes from the pores. #fosstodon #geek

After #fosstodon upgraded to Mastodon 4.6, I'm trying this new feature called collections!

➡️ https://fosstodon.org/collections/116776403249838997

What are Mastodon collections:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/designing-collections/

#personalblog #blogs #personalsite #blogging #blogger #mastodon46 #mastodoncollections #starterpack

After #fosstodon upgraded to Mastodon 4.6, I'm trying this new feature called collections!

➡️ https://fosstodon.org/collections/116776403249838997

What are Mastodon collections:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/designing-collections/

#personalblog #blogs #personalsite #blogging #blogger #mastodon46 #mastodoncollections #starterpack

Woah, my #fosstodon #mastodon profile looks a bit different. The profile links and Activity/Media/Featured/Pinned has changed. Was there an update just now? @fosstodon

Woah, my #fosstodon #mastodon profile looks a bit different. The profile links and Activity/Media/Featured/Pinned has changed. Was there an update just now? @fosstodon

Request for feedback from people on #fosstodon and beyond: me and my colleague Juan have been working hard to ensure that our upcoming workshop at Mobile Tartu 2026 is as reproducible as possible. Please can anyone interested in this #datascience and #reproducibleresearch space 'kick the tires' of our pre-requisites page, up to scratch? Any issues reported very welcome 🙏 https://github.com/tdscience/tartu26/issues/2

Request for feedback from people on #fosstodon and beyond: me and my colleague Juan have been working hard to ensure that our upcoming workshop at Mobile Tartu 2026 is as reproducible as possible. Please can anyone interested in this #datascience and #reproducibleresearch space 'kick the tires' of our pre-requisites page, up to scratch? Any issues reported very welcome 🙏 https://github.com/tdscience/tartu26/issues/2

I think I would enjoy #fosstodon a lot and would like an invite. I’m a big home labber and computer science major. I think I’d enjoy mastodon more on that side.

I think I would enjoy #fosstodon a lot and would like an invite. I’m a big home labber and computer science major. I think I’d enjoy mastodon more on that side.

Updated: An Interview with Fosstodon's Former Senior Moderator

- Fix Orphan Link

An insightful interview of Chris Miller’s unique perspective and experiences as a former senior moderator on the popular Fediverse instance Fosstodon.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/interview-fosstodon-former-senior-moderator/

#blog #Fosstodon #Fediverse #interview @grueproof

Updated: An Interview with Fosstodon's Former Senior Moderator

- Fix Orphan Link

An insightful interview of Chris Miller’s unique perspective and experiences as a former senior moderator on the popular Fediverse instance Fosstodon.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/interview-fosstodon-former-senior-moderator/

#blog #Fosstodon #Fediverse #interview @grueproof

Uploaded pictures for evidence.

I'm not letting this disappear. Someone at the #Fosstodon admin team might want to ban that account for harassment.

It was valid criticism, not an attack from my friend.

Uploaded pictures for evidence.

I'm not letting this disappear. Someone at the #Fosstodon admin team might want to ban that account for harassment.

It was valid criticism, not an attack from my friend.

Purportedly, there's a ghost in an antarctic radio station server room that responds to people's messages and plays 90s and 2000s DnB. https://radio.someodd.zip/

If you're on #fosstodon try using the hashtag #whisperRadio

Purportedly, there's a ghost in an antarctic radio station server room that responds to people's messages and plays 90s and 2000s DnB. https://radio.someodd.zip/

If you're on #fosstodon try using the hashtag #whisperRadio

Getting out of vehicle with phone in hand, decided to reach back for my water bottle dropping my brand new Furilabs FL1Xs causing a large crack. Hoping @furilabs will send/sell me replacement screen. Overall the phone has been a so-so experience. I enjoy being on Linux but have had some real annoyances I wasnt expecting which may lead me to getting a different daily use phone.

Bluetooth has been really hit or miss. Garmin hasnt worked at all with it which is frustrating.

Also the sound not having different options so i can mute everything but my alarm clocks.

Ive yet to get landscape mode to work in the camera.

If screen can get replaced ill keep at it a while longer, if not I may go iPhone

#linux #foss #furilabs #fosstodon #garmin

I just realised I'm not financially supporting #Fosstodon I thought I was! Fixed that.

Support your instance, folks - it's a tonne of work (and money), trust me, I know first hand.

https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/

I just realised I'm not financially supporting #Fosstodon I thought I was! Fixed that.

Support your instance, folks - it's a tonne of work (and money), trust me, I know first hand.

https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/

#help: I try to follow https://mastodon.art/@MicroSFF but when I search for them on my #fosstodon account, I don't find anything and if I click there on follow and insert my account, I get a "not found" picture. The mastodon.art seems to be NOT on the fosstodon moderated servers (https://fosstodon.org/about). Am I blocked from their side?

#help: I try to follow https://mastodon.art/@MicroSFF but when I search for them on my #fosstodon account, I don't find anything and if I click there on follow and insert my account, I get a "not found" picture. The mastodon.art seems to be NOT on the fosstodon moderated servers (https://fosstodon.org/about). Am I blocked from their side?

Come to #mastodon they said.
No algorithms they said.
No evil #techbro to break your #socials they said
#fosstodon

@jasongorman #defederation

Sooooo is there a special name for Bluesky posts? And what's the social protocol for ~~retweeting~~ boosting them on Mastodon?

#mastodon #fosstodon #bluesky

Sooooo is there a special name for Bluesky posts? And what's the social protocol for ~~retweeting~~ boosting them on Mastodon?

#mastodon #fosstodon #bluesky

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116374923553276051

This looks like a really cool feature, & I can already think of some great use cases for it on #Fosstodon. We could do a Team collection, we could create collections of the fantastic #opensource projects that choose to make their home on the server, we could create collections of contributors or maintainers, & so much more. #mastoadmin #cmgr

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116374923553276051

This looks like a really cool feature, & I can already think of some great use cases for it on #Fosstodon. We could do a Team collection, we could create collections of the fantastic #opensource projects that choose to make their home on the server, we could create collections of contributors or maintainers, & so much more. #mastoadmin #cmgr

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@Gina/116351703857150556

What does Australia have?
#OpenSource #Fosstodon #DiDay

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@Gina/116351703857150556

What does Australia have?
#OpenSource #Fosstodon #DiDay

Is there anyone here who could help out with an invitation to fosstodon.org?

Asking for a newbie. Thank you! 🙏

#FediHelp #Fosstodon

Is there anyone here who could help out with an invitation to fosstodon.org?

Asking for a newbie. Thank you! 🙏

#FediHelp #Fosstodon

I've been away from Fosstodon for a while, and on return, I discovered that there was a real chance that Fosstodon would have died, and had it not been for an angel's intervention, I would have been left without a Mastodon instance, so I want to thank that angel, @Gina for not just keeping the light on but also making it shine brighter. Gina, heartfelt thanks for what you did and what you've been doing since then.

#fosstodon #mastodon