~b @torresjrjr@qoto.org

@fatboy
In theory, Matrix is a supperior successor to XMPP. In practice, the Matrix ecosystem is terribly bloated.

IIRC, the flagship server is written in Python, and the flagship client "Element" is a terribly slugish webapp. Even some of the Android apps need some serious UX overhauls.

Turns out that the default config for certain servers is too generous towards the central Matrix servers.

And most of all, Matrix grew suspiciously too quickly in numbers and funding. With Amdoc, the Israeli cyber-intelligence company, as the backing of a lot of this, Matrix just smells. Just like Signal, and anything else that amassed it's appeal via funding.

These takes are not thought out. Just speaking my mind.

@Meachamus_Prime @MK2boogaloo @mike @p
+1 for Husky. It has a new maintainer, and it's very good. My dAiLy dRiVeR

@pixelfed
No mention of Husky, the Tusky fork taylor-made for Pleroma? Doesn't seem to be listed. It's made some significant improvements lately too.

https://husky.adol.pw/

https://fediverse.info/explore/mobile-apps

@pixelfed
Hi. Great website! Definitely another avenue for newcomers to the Fediverse. We need a diversity of these gateways, and this one certainly does a great job.

One big thing for me. I don't know if you were a part of the making of the featured video. I'll assume you weren't. The video's script is too technical and assumptive. It introduces jargon too quickly and strings them together in a sentence that would go past a lot of people's heads. In another post, I wrote that I would be willing to write another more newbie-friendly, more accessible script, and even give my own voice recording with proper callibration. If this message gets a chance to reach the makers of this otherwise great video, I'd be thankful! We're a relatively small community, so we need to make the best of what we've got and work together.

lmao

Comparing Hare to Rust and Zig
Martijn Braam
3 May 2022
https://blog.brixit.nl/comparing-hare/

#hare

My nifty vimrc
https://torresjrjr.com/archive/2022-05-03-my-nifty-vimrc/

@yyp
Thank Garamond Italic for their stupid bendy-h.

#TIL

<meta name="theme-color" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" content="#FFFFFF">
<meta name="theme-color" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" content="#000000">

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/meta/name/theme-color

Follow @hare and @hare for #hare updates and propaganda.

Check out @vladh's article
https://vladh.net/hare

Let's make good things happen.

Welcoming the Hare programming language
https://torresjrjr.com/archive/2022-05-02-welcome-harelang/

#TIL if you move a <h1> from outside an <article> to inside one, it's font-size changes from 2rem to 1.5rem.

Nowhere have I seen this documented!

@RWB_writer
I might add that the point of Federation is to allow people to settle on servers which suit their level of sensitivity, and to create a supernetwork which is organically connected, instead of one massive central network (Twitter) which tries to moderate and please everyone equally (and fails miserably).

@RWB_writer
"Mastodon" is just a type of server on the Fediverse. There are thousands of Fediverse servers. Some run Mastodon, others run Pleroma, etc. It's more of a supernetwork rather than a "platform".

Each server has their own set of rules. There is not "official" or "central" server, they're all interconnected at each other's descretion.

The server you're on, mastodon.social, shows its rules here:
https://mastodon.social/about/more

See also:
https://joinmastodon.org/covenant

@humanetech @EUSPA
That is so darn cool. Incredible to see a European space agency with an official Fediverse page!

Imagine NASA or the ISS next.

@yyp
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