evanb @evanb@qoto.org
- Poetry Garden
- @evan@poetry.garden
- Writing
- https://evans.poetry.garden
- Github
- https://github.com/skysarwer
And for people who want to use crosspost between Twitter and Mastodon automatically, I recommend Moa!
Hi there, my name is Evan.
I'm a web developer, aspiring writer and permaculture enthusiast from Montreal.
I discovered the fediverse around two years ago, and ever since, I've been extremely passionate about advocating for the dream of autonomous, peer-to-peer social media.
This recent catalyst from the #twittermigration inspired me to finally launch this node here on public.garden. Seeing the fediverse become so recognized in the mainstream lexicon -- even if it is known just as "mastodon" to most -- has been both extremely joyful and extremely surreal to me.
As for my other endeavors, I am a professional #wordpress web developer, with a special interest in developing within the Gutenberg Block Editor ecosystem. I am excited about Gutenberg as much as I am excited about the fediverse, but I won't go into too much detail. I am slowly building a freelancing career at https://evan.works. If you want a really sweet blog, portfolio or e-commerce site, hit me up!
I am also working on Poetry Garden ( @poetrygarden ) an open access Wordpress multisite that allows users to create customizable websites that serve as personal writing portfolios. It is currently launched as an MVP.
I am working on integrating it with the fediverse using the incredible plugin by @pfefferle . I also did a minor contribution to that plugin to integrate the federation better with Buddypress, the most trusted social media plugin for WP.
I am also working to incorporate a robust site building system using a series of tailor-developed Gutenberg blocks. Gutenberg and the Fediverse in one project? Oh my.
Finally, I am interested in #permaculture, #intentionalcommunity, sustainable living and minimalism.
And I make dolls out of cattails. Here are two pictures!
#introduction
This should be my last introduction toot! I mentioned my professional focus (#neuroimaging #neuroscience signal analysis) in my last toot. Now, for my other non-research engagements...
I am a #maker who uses tools like #programming #arduino #msp430 #raspberrypi #electronics and #3dprinting to prototype fun projects. I have my own fleet of 3d printers and support equipment.
As a signal processing engineer, I'm also very interested in #sdr (software-defined radio). I'm working on two pet projects right now employing SDR and my maker tools for backyard #radio #astronomy and satellite signal reception. While not entirely novel end-goals, the work is very engaging and rewarding! I hope to package the results for science outreach in #steam in the near future.
Everyone should expect neuroimaging research toots from me as well as updates on my projects and resources for #STEM and #STEAM engagement in the classroom. I hope to contribute to #edutoot by sharing my demos, resources, and projects for bringing innovative thinking, science, and engineering into the classroom.
I love #biking and outdoor activities. I'm a novice in #photograpy (microscope as well as DSLR) and am looking for hints and suggestions for my entry into #astrophotography . Any advice? Let me know! I have a strong love of #fish and #aquariums, so expect my gushing about fish on occasion. I also have a pet parakeet, so expect some bird antics along the way! It can't all be work and seriousness, after all!
Just finished comment syndication between publications on user-created sites and their corresponding listings on https://poetry.garden/community/publications -- a key feature for the concept behind Poetry Garden, a site-building platform catered to literature publishing, and one of the first Buddypress and WP Multisite instances with ActivityPub Integration :) Feeling excited
Thank you so much! Do you think the QOTO infrastructure would work on Pleroma, or would it be largely simpler as a Mastodon instance? I'm very interested in soapbox.pub and it's potential for theme-ability.
For qoto.org, have you ever considered adding a Mobilizon service as a SSO? events.qoto.org or something?
Thank you so much! Really grateful for the innovations you've done with qoto.org and really looking forward to collaborate! I have a domain public.garden that I am looking to make into an accessible fediverse node :)
Perfectly understandable! And that is very kind of you to offer help. I will get started on this soon and message you if I have any questions!
After installation I'll try to work on a nice frontend for the landing page too :) Really excited about this, thanks so much once again!
I just got the domain! I'd be happy to run the server myself, thank you! I have a server of federated services I am starting, but since I am new to this I am still getting set up (trying to get Mobilizon and Pleroma working).
I would be very glad to host the groups service too! I can let you know when my server is set up, or if you want, I can also point the DNS to one of your servers too!
@mcduquesne @freemo Ohh, that's a really good one, nice catch!!
@freemo Very interesting, so it can sense if gup.pe or something is set to be a group actor? Do friendica groups get tracked too?
Great to hear that Pleroma's group protocol will be compatible! That is a great step forward
@freemo Yes, it is really impressive!
Do you add the group servers to check manually?
And do you think this sort of integration would be possible on Pleroma as well?
@bonifartius thanks for the input. It seems like the payment is only one time, and then very cheap after that. 13$ per month is quite sustainable, I'd be willing to personally pay it for the accessibility benefits it would provide to federated infrastructure
@freemo Hi, and thank you! Great question, I really do think so! Accessibility is really important, and I feel often overlooked in the tech community.
Groups is one of the key obstacles in popularizing the fediverse as a fb alternative.
It is easier to tell a newcomer "just tag @public.group," than "@groups.qoto.org " --although it is a small detail, I think attention to it has high payoff.
Plus the scale, since this improved UX would affect every single mastodon instance, makes this seem like a valuable use of resources.
What do you think? And thanks again for your kind regards :)
Hi people of Qoto! Nice to meet you, my name is Evan.
I LOVE the innovations on this Mastodon instance. It is truly inspiring, especially the group service you developed on groups.qoto.org!
I was wondering, I noticed that the domain public.group is around $2000 USD on Namecheap first year only, (a mere 13$/year after that !! !!) .
I personally would be willing to contribute 200 $ to the devs of Qoto to purchase that domain name and host a federated group service on it.
Having @mygroup@public.group as an available asset would be a huge service to the Fediverse! A dream come true!
Would anybody else be willing to contribute funds towards a fundraiser to make this happen?
Please let me know and I can set up a liberapay, get in contact with the owners to make this a reality!
High hopes for the future,
Evan
- Poetry Garden
- @evan@poetry.garden
- Writing
- https://evans.poetry.garden
- Github
- https://github.com/skysarwer
