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Five-Year GitHub Issue in Mastodon Core Remains Unresolved

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05 November 2022 17h33

Turns out this has been an open issue on GitHub for Mastodon core for five years now https://
github.com/mastodon/masto
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… Not sure if any of the many alternative implementations have it yet

Running Your Own Instance Without Vendor Lock-in

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05 November 2022 15h49

No idea I'm afraid! That's why I chose to run my own instance, I didn't want to have to pick one (though apparently you can move between them without losing your profile, which is reassuring)

Building Tools Responsibly: Ethics of Dual-Use Technology

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05 November 2022 15h40

I've built tools (like Django) that can be used for truly evil things, and I hate that If Mastodon had been explicitly designed to support evil behaviour I would reject it This particular case feels more to me like rejecting email software because that can be used for evil too

Lightweight Python SQLite alternatives to Rails PostgreSQL Redis stack

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05 November 2022 7h48

Yeah the main project is surprisingly heavy: Rails and PostgreSQL and Redis and Sidekiq – there's a lot of state involved! But there are some promising alternatives that are more lightweight – this one is just Python and SQLite for example https://
github.com/tsileo/microbl
og.pub
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Paying for Mastodon self-hosting as alternative infrastructure choice

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05 November 2022 7h47

That's one of the reasons I'm paying $9/month for my Mastodon hosting provider – I see it as similar to running your own email server or website hosting

Mastodon Decentralized Server Model Easier Cheaper Healthier Community

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04 November 2022 16h07

… which is SO MUCH easier and cheaper if you are running a server with only a few hundred active users Mastodon has been around for 6 years at this point and from dipping in over the past few days seems to be the opposite of a toxic environment – they're doing something right!