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People always seem weirded out when I tell them I'm not on any corporate social media.

But it's been so long for me, I barely remember how it was there.

I just remember that I feel so much better since I deleted all these corporate accounts and decided to invest all my social media time in Mastodon instead.

I feel like I live in some blissful parallel universe that almost no one else knows about. Anyhow, I live here now :neocat_box:

You can embed Mastodon posts in your website or blog by doing the following:

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Go to the post or reply you want to embed and click on it to show it in an enlarged view
3. Click ⋯ on the post and select "Get Embed Code"
4. Copy-paste the HTML code into your website or blog

Lots of common questions answered about this at:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-to-embed-mastodo

If you have problems embedding, see the article for suggestions.

fedi.tipsHow to embed Mastodon posts on a website or blog | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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#Mastodon is taking off! But Internet history provides numerous examples of other promising platforms for the digital public sphere that have died untimely deaths (remember Second Life?).

@rwg and @aram, who have reviewed the history and looked at the challenges, and still bullish on the #Fediverse.

Do you think Mastodon will have staying power? theconversation.com/the-fedive
#MastodonMigration

The ConversationThe fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfallsThe fediverse promises an egalitarian, noncommercial alternative to Big Tech for social media, but there’s a lot of work needed to make it work.

@FediTips, I’m having a lot of trouble with the mastodon iPhone app where all of a sudden while reading a toot the screen jerks and I’m pushed to 5 or 10 posts down. I have to scroll back up to continue reading what I was before being interrupted. Then it happens again. I’m suspecting this is possibly because some of the posts with links render a preview and causes all posts under it to realign vertically. Is this a known issue? Any recommendations? #askfedi #Mastodon

Some good news about #Mastodon, there has been a very significant bit of code added which will automatically fetch all the replies in a thread. This means everyone will be able to see a thread's whole conversation no matter which server they are on! 🥳

The code has just been "merged" which means it should become available in the next update to Mastodon, hopefully within the next few months.

(Those who want the technical details can see the Pull Request at github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p)

(Via @rolle)

Fix: #9409
Fix: #14017
Fix: #18150
Original PR Here: NeuromatchAcademy#44
Further description here: NeuromatchAcademy#43
I've never made a PR for upstream before, so forgive me if i'm doing...
GitHubAdd Fetch All Replies Part 1: Backend by sneakers-the-rat · Pull Request #32615 · mastodon/mastodonBy sneakers-the-rat

Hey new people, you don't have to use the official Mastodon app! There are lots of other options you can use such as third party apps etc. Most people who try these alternatives usually prefer them.

Mastodon doesn't impose any particular app on you. You're free to use your account in whatever way works best for you. Here is a guide to all your options:

➡️ fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use

If you want to compare apps, you can be logged in with the same account on many apps at once.

fedi.tipsWhich Mastodon apps can I use? Should I use the official app or a third party app? Are there other options? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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🔹 JoinMastodon.org – Official guide to finding the right instance.
🔹 Fedi.Tips – A comprehensive guide for beginners and advanced users.
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Hi, I’m Ellie.

I’ve jumped to Mastodon after realising (again) how toxic big tech is. Trump and Musk’s obsession with controlling social media sealed it—I miss when it was about connecting, not just a tool for the rich to twist public opinion.

I’ll post a little bit about politics (Carol Cadwalladr fan!) but also pretty pictures, my pet, and travel snaps. Looking forward to actual conversations—not just whatever the algorithm wants me to see.

Oh nice, with the latest Mastodon update (shout-out to @Claire!), we should start seeing proper capitalization of hashtags more often.

"e.g. if the client had previously used # ClimateCrisis and the server is suggesting # climatecrisis, the UI will suggest # ClimateCrisis"

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p

Currently, personal hashtag use history is used to complete search suggestions, but for suggestions that are part of the server response (which should be most of them), the capitalization used by t...
GitHubChange hashtag suggestion to prefer personal history capitalization by ClearlyClaire · Pull Request #34070 · mastodon/mastodonBy ClearlyClaire

Let my @ivory subscription expire on March 1. After using other #Mastodon apps, I might have to reconsider. We also got an update after ~5 months w/ more to come while they work on #Phoenix for #Bluesky.

"Once Phoenix is out the door, development will happen concurrently and both apps will get all the huge improvements we have planned throughout the apps. And we still have a huge list of great improvements that need to come to #Ivory (and as a result, also Phoenix)."

tapbots.com/phoenix/

Tapbots, LLC.Phoenix for BlueskyA Bluesky client based on the award-winning Twitter app for iOS.

It is a REALLY good idea to write an introductory post about yourself and pin it to your profile. Pinned posts appear at the top of your profile page, and they also have a special ability to federate much more widely than ordinary posts.

It's very quick and easy to do:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-post

Here's why it matters: there's a quirk on Mastodon where some profiles may appear blank to people on some servers, but profiles with pinned posts never look blank to anyone!

fedi.tipsHow do I pin posts on my Mastodon profile? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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