josemanuel @josemanuel@qoto.org
I am, without a doubt, the most interesting person I know.
Joined Sep 2020
@ocdtrekkie
> Yeah, though for larger servers, switching software if not a direct fork is hard.
Tell @Moon about it. He migrated shitposter.club from the old GNU Social to Pleroma. That's a legend for you.
@skye I asked the person who performed the test to clarify if there was actually nothing after my post or he just ignored the link preview as being normal. I'm afraid it will be the latter. He couldn't provide a screenshot. I showed him one of the web UI and he confirmed he hadn't seen it, though.
For the moment I'll assume there's a version mismatch between yours and theirs, but I'm really curious about it now.
I'll check Tusky's issues in case I find something relevant there, as you suggested. Thanks for your time.
@emergentnexus But did you at least see a link to your post, either in letters or as a small preview, after my cc/ line?
@emergentnexus @mxk @naunihal This is what it, more or less, should have looked like:
To be honest, I find it fun helping people understand how Fedi works _in practice_.
@emergentnexus Sent a QT your way. The result should be pretty much like a Twitter QT, by the way. It should have the text of your post, not just the link's title or something like that.
QT test. Let us know how you received it. Thanks in advance.
cc/ @emergentnexus
@josemanuel @mxk @naunihal I use Tusky, and could verify if you send a toot with the issue?
@mxk I was told a couple of days ago that Tusky hides the whole quoted text. It doesn't even show the link. (I found that weird, but I don't use Tusky, so I can't confirm.)
Also, using a link as a fallback is inherently insecure, since it is public, which circumvents blocks and mutes. It basically acts like visiting the other person's profile on their instance.
@naunihal By the way, I sent you a QT yesterday. Let me know how you received it.
“We need to build a nuclear bomb because if we don't, bad guys will.”
That's some fucked up logic. Whoever builds the nuclear bomb is the bad guy. All we need is to know whether it can be built and find a way to avoid it.
As it seems we already know it. Now is the time to avoid it.
cc/ @cloy@techhub.social
@ayo Well, either you entertain them, or they find some other entertainment. Your choice.
@ayo I turn everything off and spend the time talking with my family. They usually don't sing.
@kumachan
> not sure what the string of digits after the ? is
Probably the timestamp.
A very important and pertinent reflection. Just as the Fediverse is the ‘Mastodon’ network for some, it will become the ‘Tumblr’ network in the future.
@josemanuel Just want to say @boyter has been nothing but forthright in his communication with me and he raises some very solid points in his messa...
@boyter But anyway, I was going to sleep. I'll answer more questions tomorrow. Good night.
@boyter
> Which admins?
The ones of the site where you choose to host your code.—If you choose to do it.
> I thought having people in charge like that is one of the reasons people left twitter?
In the immortal words of George Clooney, «someone has to be in charge.» Which doesn't mean that whoever it is has to become some sort of ruthless dictator.
> If the argument is that being able to create accounts quickly, and follow is a weapon then all instances are weapons?
Yes, and that's why admins are a thing. Not only do they ban you from using bad words, they also watch the logs and check that everything works as it should. At least the good ones.
> I don't think painting an even bigger target on myself by posting this code is a prudent idea considering what has happened.
Code does nothing by itself. It's executing the code that has consequences. That's why security researchers study viruses. They look at the codee to see what it does and how. They don't release them in the wild.
Creating a repository is just letting people know how your code works and an invitation for everyone to contribute and improve on it. Nobody will be painting a target on yourself, and if they do, just don't listen to them.
@trevdev Well, actually... *reluctantly raises mug*
@boyter I doubt that will be the case, but remember to ask the admins for permission first.
In any case I was talking about the code of your implementation, but maybe this one would be useful too. I wonder if it could help in preventing attacks. After all (according to the usual hysterics), it's basically a weapon.
@boyter Let them replicate it. It's ok. Most people who wanted to write an AP implementation did so years ago. If you really want to help other people, create a public repository with your code (I recommend using @Codeberg for that) and ask them to contribute to it or just criticise what you have done so far.
Again, cultivate a network of friends with similar interests. That always pays off. In software and in life.
I am, without a doubt, the most interesting person I know.
Joined Sep 2020
