We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek! In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon […]

"There’s much to improve about search and discovery on Mastodon, and we finally have the technical foundation to build a better solution." Great read, thank you for sharing @imanijoy @Mastodon! https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/ […]

Nice! "Mastodon is currently considered *the* alternative to Twitter. SURF [the IT cooperative of Dutch education and research] and Universities of the Netherlands are therefore jointly exploring how a Mastodon environment for education and research in the Netherlands can take shape." […]

"The government has paid millions to private contractors to surface everything from potential threats to agents to activities that could disrupt ICE’s operations, according to federal documents, contractors and former Homeland Security Investigations agents." Stay safe out there! […]

In an interview with The Verge, Bluesky's CEO sees a common goal between the fediverse and the Atmosphere/Bluesky, can see them co-existing side by side "long-term". "We have not talked to Threads. We’re definitely talking to Mastodon and ActivityPub. They definitely feel we’re very aligned […]

"There is something eerie about being both the speaker and the watcher, performing one’s own identity for oneself, rather than simply living it. When we take on the roles of actor, audience and critic all at once, it’s going to cause some psychic strain." […]

"New York City is home to nearly 500 species of birds, making it a destination for birders all over the world. For that, you can thank the city’s location on the East Coast — a major bird migration route — and the density of the city’s parks." […]

A bundle of 150 games created by the United Videogame Workers union to support videogame industry workers in the US and Canada impacted by layoffs. "Reports say 33% of the industry lost their jobs in the last two years, and the jobs they could fill are disappearing as CEOs try to replace them […]

American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin was born on this day, 102 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin From 2024: "Every day, I really work to walk in his company. And in gratitude for the ways he demonstrated how an artist can show up for the world." […]

RE: https://xoxo.zone/@andybaio/117016936254760327 Nice, https://supercut.org got a refresh, and here's @andybaio talking about the process.

Yes, finally. "After years of facilitating a surge in gambling addiction by allowing users to make dubious bets on anything from the outcome of the World Cup to deadly conflict, trading platform Kalshi is finally facing a serious regulatory challenge." […]

RE: https://union.place/@propublicaguild/117015626987064189 Congratulations!! ✊

Has there been a conversation around why the fediverse:creator meta tag only allows one person to be listed? https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/30748 #fediverse #FediverseCreator #mastodon

Support `fediverse:creators` with multiple creators · Issue #30748 · mastodon/mastodon

Pitch For blogs including more than one creator/author. Motivation The current design is only highlighting the first creator/author.

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Hey fediverse, happy Friday! Hope you're all hanging in there. Tomorrow is the first day of Blaugust, an annual community challenge to blog every day. Yeah, that might truly be a challenge for most people, but the real goal is to help build a community and inspire each other. "Posting […]

Sad to say that even though some fantastic #animation has been submitted for our next hour-long special on @TIBtv, it isn't nearly enough to make a full show. Surely there's more than 10 #animators on the #Fediverse? 😂 Know someone who makes cool stuff? Tag […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The annual IFTAS survey closes tonight! We're seeing a bunch of last minute entries, please be sure to take just 5 minutes and tell us how you're doing, what you need, what's working, what's not... Your responses inform platform development, moderation and admin tooling, regulations... and […]

"LinkedIn, a social network awash with long AI-generated posts from executives and other corporate workers, has introduced a new button that users can click to flag if a post “seems like AI slop,” according to [@404mediaco's] own tests." […]

@vhs is back, please enjoy! https://stefanbohacek.online/@vhs/117005155381138152 (Static preview of CW-ed videos.)

Blacksky continues to build independence from Bluesky the company with a beta of their own app. Official announcement with links in replies: https://bsky.app/profile/blackskyweb.xyz/post/3mrsbr6kg6c2b #atmosphere #atproto #blacksky #bluesky #SocialMedia

"We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet." https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-new-3d-model-shows-lumpy-earth/ Interactive 3D model: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5660 #news #science #earth #geoid […]

"Far from the distorted caricature of Luddites as curmudgeonly, puritanical tsk-tsk’ers, the new Luddites attract people to their movement through playfulness and participation." https://www.404media.co/luddite-events-nyc-off-tech-summer-of-ludd/ #news #technology #luddites #neoluddites

Estimated 150,000 peoplehave marched during this year's London Trans+ Pride event. ✊ "Alex Palumbo, a registered mental health nurse who attended the march, said it was "important to be proud of who we are and, in fact, by being proud, we allow other people to discover and express themselves in […]

In 1975, oral historian Johnetta Brazzell used the "newly portable and increasingly affordable cassette recorder" to document the stories of everyday Black residents of the city of Pontiac, Michigan. "We're trying to locate people who lived [in Pontiac] and get eyewitness accounts of what was […]

Trying to find more information on how the under-15 social media ban in France impacts Mastodon/fediverse servers, and while I can't see anything too concrete on that, I did come across this 2024 The Guardian article: "The report said a 15-year-old should be able to access only what it called […]

"If you’ve ever questioned whether your work aligns with your values, these former Antarctic tour guides offer a thoughtful perspective on balancing career, wellbeing, and environmental responsibility. Their stories may also inspire a deeper appreciation for protecting Antarctica by leaving it […]

RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@voyagers/116960305220028575 The Voyager 1 interstellar probe, part of NASA's Voyager program launched in 1977, will reach one light-day distance from Earth on November 18, 2026. Follow along with @voyagers […]

A short orchestral piece. https://soundcloud.com/stefanbohacek/free-at-last?in=stefanbohacek/sets/orchestral-cinematic-instrumental Hope you're all having a great weekend! #music #NewMusic #soundtrack #orchestral #cinematic #instrumental #composers

Free At Last

Music producer and composer. https://music.stefanbohacek.com

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RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116563099730866203 Just a reminder that if you're an admin or a moderator, it should be your responsibility to step in when someone is harassing a member of your community and claiming to be enforcing rules that don't apply to them. #fediverse […]

Stefan Bohacek@fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 3mo ago

Applauding @admin for taking a strong, well-argued stand on this. Can we get more admins onboard? #fediverse #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins

TIL about palaeontologist Mary Anning whose "findings contributed to changes in scientific thinking about prehistoric life and the history of the Earth", but her work, as a woman scientist in the early 19th century, was never properly recognised. "I'm not as big a fossil fan; the main reason I […]

Hey fediverse, happy Friday, and happy #WorldEmojiDay! Resharing, again : Find top emoji from your fediverse posts: https://data.stefanbohacek.com/projects/fediverse-emoji A look at custom emoji across the fediverse: https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/custom-fediverse-emoji/ #emoji #EmojiDay