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Off topic, but I've never seen mastodon linked like this before on HN. Interesting this this might've normally been a link to a tweet.
by cercatrova 5y ago
Off topic, but I've never seen mastodon linked like this before on HN. Interesting this this might've normally been a link to a tweet.
- ksherlock 5y agoIt could have been a poll right here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll https://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll
- mattowen_uk 5y agoI can't recall the last time I saw someone use that on HN. I'm pretty sure most people don't know it exists.
- rapnie 5y agoWould be interesting to know how it compares in user base and exposure. The fediverse poll lasted 1 day and gained 268 votes and with only 31 boosts (i.e. "retweets" in fediverse terminology). How many people saw the poll is hard to tell and depends too on the social graph from author and boosters, as well as the network of federated instances involved. When posting a poll on HN, it of course has to reach the minimum number of upvotes to reach front page (which I believe for Polls and Ask HN is a bit higher than regular submissions).
- xupybd 5y agoI've just joined the technology mastodon because of this link.
- dredmorbius 5y agoWorld Domination!!! ;-) Ping me: @dredmorbius@toot.cat
- proactivesvcs 5y agoI'm seeing the Fediverse linked to more and more often, in the wild. Not the first time I've seen it linked here, either. It's heartening to see that there's a little light at the end of the tunnel.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoFor better or worse, Trump saga helped as a search for alternatives began. In a sense, I am not complaining, but it is odd to see people, who were arguing for Patriot Act surprised it is being used against them. Still, I agree. Despite worry, it may be a good thing its entering mainstream slowly.
- dredmorbius 5y agoThe hope and search for decentralised and independent media alternatives long predates any recent political figures.
- cblconfederate 5y agoI have a bad feeling about these "invite only" servers though. They are remaking the blue checkmarks of twitter in an even less-transparent way.
- rapnie 5y agoThere is no such concept on Mastodon. People add it for fun, just like they do any kind of emoji, but it carries zero extra 'gravitas' as it does on Twitter.
- cblconfederate 5y agoI don't mean the checkmarks, i mean the user's domain. Twitter's Blue Checkmarks were added for a reason, and similarly a mastodon user's home server is an implicit vote of confidence by <some groupthink>. Or else i don't understand why this apparently busy mastodon server would have to approve all signups.
- howenterprisey 5y agoSpam.
- dredmorbius 5y agoIndividual Fediverse servers are typically run by individuals or groups for their own interests, on their own dime. Some of those are generally open (e.g., mastodon.social and mastodon.cloud), some are invite-only or serve specific communities. Many are individual's own instances and serve a single user or a very small set. Anyone can stand up a Mastodon instance. There are companies which specialise in fully-hosted turnkey services. And as noted, there are many instances which are free to join for the asking. The system overall is in no way closed on this regard. That said, individuals (or instances) which engage in antisocial behaviours or prove nuisances may find that they are blocked by numeous others. In general, what exists is widely available but also subject to local rules. There are instances which run strongly counter to the mainstream culture on the Fediverse. They exist and can talk amongst themselves, but have limited (and often no) interaction with the mainstream of the rest of the network.