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@sam@chven.us
The fourteenth evening of anti-government protests has begun in Georgia.
Mastodon isn't perfect.
But the fact a social network exists that is completely free to use
has no venture capital investors
has no shareholders to answer to
has no growth targets
with a web interface with zero tracking cookies
and mobile apps with zero trackers at all
with ten thousand server administrators who donate their time for user safety
is - in my opinion - mindbogglingly cool, given the state of the world we live in. Not everything has to be shit. People make things better.
The PeerTube mobile app is out!
A simple way to explore platforms and enjoy #videos.
Free from doomscrolling and dark patterns, this app respects your attention.
Learn all about behind the scenes and the upcoming updates on our blog: https://framablog.org/2024/12/10/peertube-mobile-app-discover-videos-while-caring-for-your-attention/
With our huge thanks to @NGIZero Entrust program and to @nlnet: those funds allowed us to dip into mobile dev, a new territory for us.
At Framasoft, we aim to keep those talents within our team. We are raising funds for our 2025 budget, and you can help here : https://support.framasoft.org
@peertube Congratulations! Great work! Any advice to channel owners how to get included in search by default? Even directly searching for “puppet building” doesn’t return anything on https://puppet.zone/
Not right now, but stay tuned: we will have to find an easy way to add more and more platforms to the mobile index.
We'll soon get back to the community on that.
@peertube @operationpuppet This is a big problem. When "adding" an instance address, it doesn't actually "add", it just navigates you to that platform. It doesn't add them to search results in the main default engine.
I can't imagine how much of the PeerTube ecosystem this app doesn't even touch upon. That's a HUGE problem.
I can't tell my friends to try this when they can't actually find what they're seeking.
@Coreyartus @operationpuppet Thanks for the feedback! We'll improve this behaviour
@peertube I would love to see your mascot on the app icon. Currently it looks very sterile.
@peertube any time soon in f-droid store?
@peertube Good job! I'm waiting for f-droid release.
@nictakiego It's being processed, so it shouldn't be long.
@peertube Congratulations! But I couldn't find the source code yet.
@peertube quick FTUE test, maybe these could be converted to usability enhancements:
- On launch I clicked on "I know where to go"
- Typed my instance URL to the search field. Nothing showed up. I expected app to detect it's an instance.
- I noticed a button "Add platform by URL". I clicked it, and it showed an empty search field. I expected it to copy the existing search field as the URL. But the best would be if it could automatically probe the search text for a Peertube instance.
- I cancelled the process to write this FTUE test report.
- Now I'd like to add my own instance again. In "My accounts" view I see only "Sepia" but I can't easily find a way to add a new platform.
- After a bit of browsing the UI, I found the way. You need to search for something, press "Show more platforms" button under "Platforms" list. It's difficult to find and I expected it to be in "Platforms" top menu.
- Looks like you need to type https://domain.org/ instead of domain.org. It could be added automatically.
- If the URL is invalid, the "Connect" button does nothing, it just blinks. I'd expect an error message.
My instance seems to be down, can't continue further now.
I Tried playing videos from explore. Most work fine but some just display "Error: null" in center of screen.
Thanks for the release and I hope this report is productive.
@peertube congratulations on the launch but I checked the GitLab releases section to download the app but it's empty.
https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/mobile-application/-/releases
@RiQuY APK builds can be found on https://builds.joinpeertube.org/mobile/ ;)
@peertube Ugly bug: The content language selection seems to be without functionality.
@peertube Can you add our instance to defaults (tube.pol.social)?
We are biggest peertube instance in Poland, and we are active moderate instance.
@piotrsikora Thanks, added to our TODO (we'll add other instance in the following weeks)
@peertube Thanks! :)
Also thanks for good job making mobile app! :)
@peertube Congrats!
@peertube where is the content? Tried it and nothing newer than 2yrs old came up. Filtered with 6 different interests and none of the results appeared to have anything to do with the filters selected.
@bobthebuster Can you list the interests so we can reproduce?
@peertube
Wow! 😎😎 I have to test this!
@sweber_de
Congratulations, @peertube ! I'm really heartened by the commitment made to understand and plan to avoid the abuses that the online video industry has subjected people. This calls back our humanity and recognises we are people, not biomatter laying in gel-filled pods.
@peertube Hello. I translated the app to Polish. Will have to test it in the app later when it releases on f-droid with Polish and context that was missing from the translation page. I hope I did a good enough job for the time being. Cheers.
@peertube
Queridas en @fediversetv, ¡¡necesitamos PeerTube 6 para salir en la app!! Pleeeeeaseeee ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏
@peertube I'd like to test logging into my account on the app, but I can't see video.infosec.exchange on there at all
@cmdr_nova Hi,
As explained in the blog post above, we plan to develop the log-in features in 2025 :)
@peertube Great start - Congratulations!
Was able to find our community instance https://sfba.video but couldn’t figure out how to login with the app. Is that a feature in the making or is something missing on our instance?
@seb As explained in the blog post above, we plan to develop the log-in features in 2025 :)
@peertube for iOS, have you considered restricting instances on your "explore" tab to local-only view for the whitelisted servers and allowing us to add servers like on android?
I ask because I was able to land on a server that has "naked news" on their "featured" tab through a video on a whitelisted platform, which might explain why the app stores keep pushing back against you guys. Practically zero reviewers will know how to find objectionable content if they have to know a server address.
@engiqueering I think we'll try this option for iOS in the future!
@peertube@framapiaf.org Do you have a roadmap of what you have planned for your app?
@crossgolf_rebel Yes, it's in the blog post above (under "Coming soon, in the PeerTube App" title)
@peertube What about a desktop app? :p
@ZoidbergForPresident It's called firefox with your favorite PeerTube instance URL :p
Joke aside we have some desktop clients listed on https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/third-party-application#desktop-clients (not official ones, they are created by the community)
@peertube I love the new app! One question - how can I log into my account on one of the platforms? I would like to be able to like and comment on videos from within the app, but without being able to login I can't actually do this
@Rainer Hi,
It's not possible yet (as explained in our blog post: https://framablog.org/2024/12/10/peertube-mobile-app-discover-videos-while-caring-for-your-attention/)
The login feature is planned for 2025! :)
@peertube Login in to my instance to access my subscriptions was the sole reason I was looking forward to an official app. I'm baffled that this is not possible on release.
@dioxippe We understand, but we have limited resources and so developing features requires time. But they are planned for 2025! https://support.joinpeertube.org
@peertube Good to hear, I'm looking forward to it. Good luck and congrats on the app, it works fine otherwise.
@peertube vous avez votre texte fr que vous n'avez pas partager sur votre compte… :
https://framablog.org/2024/12/10/peertube-sur-mobile-un-univers-de-videos-qui-prend-soin-de-votre-attention/
@plaid Coucou et oui merci ! Nous essayons de rester "anglais d'abord" sur ce compte ! :)
@peertube Can I use my Mastodon account? Don't really want to create/manage a separate account for video.
@peertube super excited to install this whenever it's on Fdroid! :3
@lily Work is in progress! https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/17235
As many users have asked for it, there is now an option to make the number of followed and following accounts public (still disabled by default). These are only the numbers; the lists themselves are never published.
Some fixes to blocked instances code (posts from them were sometimes shown).
Fixed non-appearing buttons Approve and Discard if the account requesting a follow were being followed.
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/
This release has been inspired by the songs All Is Lost by #KatieGarfield and All Is Not Lost by #TonyAnderson.
@grunfink great release! Thank you!
@grunfink I'm just in the middle of setting up my single-user snac instance. Really great work! Thanks a lot for all the hard work :)
I think, I will keep the option "number of followed and following accounts" disabled. The idea to hide such information sounds strange for social media. But at the end of the day it's just a tool which can be used to influence people. Such kind of "feature" could end in comparison, maybe envy or estimation just based on a number.
To keep it disabled as default sounds social 😉
Thanks for the release.
But, I see great people using #snac and asking for this, and who am I to be that stubborn.
It will always be disabled by default, though.
But, always off by default. I swear.
Turns out all you need is good old cgi-fcgi and a starter script. I'll send you a PR with a proper example as soon as possible.
I think this shows how Snac is the cheapest and easiest to install #fediverse server, lowering the bar to self-hosting #privacy friendly instances for schools, group of friends or families.
And using it from #fedilab is just as easy as any other instance.
Thanks for the great work @grunfink@comam.es!
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/27028/
2 out of 3 of GitHub Actions Continuous Integration checks have passed (and the third is running and hopefully will as well).
As in the past, I don't have commit access, so it's up to someone else to merge it.
Thank you for the continued improvements and bug fixes!
#snac #MacPorts #OpenSource #ActivityPub #Mastodon #NoDatabaseNeeded
#NoJavaScript #NoCookiesEither#NotMuchBullShit #snacAnnounces
#RaspberryPi 500 Computer Launches with the Official Raspberry Pi Monitor, Based on #RaspberryPi5 https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-500-computer-launches-with-the-official-raspberry-pi-monitor
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Photo of the Raspberry Pi 500 computer with the RaspberryPi Monitor and Mouse.
I wrote a blog post on setting up #Prosody #XMPP server on #Debian 12, Bookworm.
Most people should probably just stick with #Snikket, but for those who would prefer to go the manual setup route hopefully this will be of interest or help.
https://blog.hetherington.uk/2024/12/setting-up-xmpp-prosody-on-debian-bookworm/
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha walked out of the OSCE plenary hall in Malta as Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov began his speech.
Earlier, in his speech, he had called Lavrov a "war criminal."
In addition to Sybiha, the foreign ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, and several other foreign ministers and diplomats also left the hall.
Just got an email thanking me for creating and sharing my NixBook project built on #nixos
He's apparently been installing it and using it for weeks on a number of computers.
Nothing feels better than #OpenSource winning, let me tell you!
The project in question is here:
https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook
@codemonkeymike cool. Very cool. Now I just need an old Chromebook to test this on
@pfr it'll work fine on any laptop. But it does feel extra fun to do it on a jail broken chromebook
Students from dozens of schools across Georgia are refusing to start the school week.
They are protesting against police violence and expressing support for the demonstrators.
Students of Batumi State University have halted the educational process and declared a strike.
They are calling for an end to violence against protesters, freedom of assembly, and a return to European integration.
#Georgia #GeorgiaProtests #Batumi #Protests #EU #EuropeanUnion
MIT has a set of books labelled "Open Access" but it's a little clunky to find them on the MIT Press site, and so I've gone ahead and mirrored 400+ of them here:
https://archive.org/details/mit_press_open_access
You might use Mastodon and the rest of the Fediverse through your server's website or through an app, but there is also a third option that many people prefer: web apps.
Web apps are special kinds of websites that can also be installed like apps. They appear as app icons, keep you signed in, work separately from your browser and provide notifications just like any app does.
Web apps are extremely easy to install, there's a complete beginner's guide at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
@FediTips that's what I do!
that's funny, because I've always thought a lot of apps behave pretty much like a website and the app is unnecessary.
A lot of app store apps are actually just web apps packaged to be downloadable from app stores!
But web apps don't give Apple or Google any money or control, so they tend to get downplayed. It's also harder to access a user's data from a web app than an app store app, so companies who want to spy on their users do it through app store apps.
This is a very good and informative piece done by PBS. Explains everything you need to know about #Georgia and #protest there.
#Tbilisi #georgiaprotests #freedom #democracy #politics #worldpolitics
Georgia's ruling party, the Russian puppet regime "Georgian Dream", is showing who they truly are. Openly cutting ties with the West, specifically the EU, so they can once again make Georgia an autocratic Russian colony. The people of Georgia are having none of it and the regime is beating them to a pulp. The regime is also targeting journalists because they are embarrassed and afraid of the world and the Georgian people seeing who they really are. But we see. #Tbilisi #Georgia #EU
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Young woman facing a police line in Tbilisi at night with smoke, wrapped in an EU flag waving a Georgian flag.
Libreboot T480 and Libreboot M920 coming soon, on https://minifree.org/
If anyone still wants Haswell (4th gen) T440p, W541, 9020 etc, order now. It'll be gone soon (won't be deleted from Libreboot, only minifree).
Libreboot replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware. I run the project; Minifree sales fund the work.
I'm doing a new Libreboot release soon, with ThinkPad T480 and ThinkCentre M920q support. Intel 8th gen. They'll replace the Intel 4th gen (Haswell) machines that I currently sell.
edit: my move isn't about politics. Looks like things are not going to be much better where I'm going.
Framasoft the company behind Peertube which is a free and open source YouTube alternative is looking for donations to reach their budget for 2025.
Please donate if you can! 
https://soutenir.framasoft.org/en/
#tech #technology #OpenSource #DonateNow #Peertube #degoogle #framasoft
I watched live on TV as #Georgian #journalist Guram Rogava, was assaulted by one of the unmarked "police" operatives, while he was reporting on brutality against protesters in #Tbilisi #Georgia
Politicians and activists are targeted explicitly, what seems to be a clear punitive operation.
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A photo of my ThinkPad displaying my new custom boot logo which has the FreeBSD orb logo at the top and the text in white saying "Think" with a red circle replacing the dot above the I. Then the text continues but in red "FreeBSD"
@justine I love it!
@justine
As long as you are just using it on your own machine, and you are not distributing it, I'd imagine that any risk would be marginal.
@justine wow!
LOGO.GIF file that I made, and for the more adventurous the Gimp template xcf that's suitable for a 1920x1080 screen. That way folk can swap out the logo and the text FreeBSD to whatever they please.Zebra Rock, a mysterious rock with black and white stripes, captured by Perseverance in Stereo3D
To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye
Calibrated images by the Mastcam-Z team at Arizona State Univ., Sol 1268, Sep. 13, 2024
#Mars #Perseverance #ZebraRock #FreyaCastle #3D #Stereo3D #stereoscopy #geology #planetaryscience #Mars2020 #rock #rocks #solarocks #science #Stem #astrodon #Mastcam #MastcamZforall #photography
Added a new user option to disable automatic follow confirmations (follow requests must be manually approved from the people page).
The search box also searches for accounts (via webfinger).
New command-line action import_list, to import a Mastodon list in CSV format (so that Mastodon Follow Packs can be directly used).
New command-line action import_block_list, to import a Mastodon list of accounts to be blocked in CSV format.
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/26783
GitHub Actions Continuous Integration checks are currently running (two are queued. Hopefully those will go smoothly, but I know at least one of them in particular seems to take an awfully long time recently).
Thanks again to you and other snac contributors for continuing to improve what continues to be my favorite ActivityPub implementation!
Oh, also since this PR was merged: https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/26633 It appears as if snac is now building correctly on older versions of OS X that were throwing up errors in under "Port Health" from https://ports.macports.org/port/snac/details/ I do have older Mac systems, but wasn't testing on much older OS versions, so I kind of turned a blind eye to the errors that IIRC were showing up on OS X High Sierra back through Lion? Those seem to be working now too! (Though again, I haven't tested such systems personally and won't dig through my storage unit to exhume old hardware of mine to do so for the foreseeable short term future).
#snac #MacPorts #OpenSource #ActivityPub #Mastodon #NoDatabaseNeeded #NoJavaScript #NoCookiesEither #NotMuchBullShit #snacAnnounces
It appears as if snac is now building correctly on older versions of OS X that were throwing up errors [...]Well, that is great. I don't know what change could be the one that fixed that, but I'm happy to know about it.
To be honest, some of that stuff is a bit over my head, there was a rather involved discussion on the macports-dev mailing list recently to try to determine which versions of gcc should be abandoned, which should be maintained, and which ones might require other versions for boot strapping. Clearly, there are some MacPorts devs who really care about supporting older versions of OS X, and I think that is great! But I only have so many spoons personally. Regardless, I still prefer the MacPorts approach to say, Homebrew (which only supports the current Apple macOS release and two previous OS releases).
Moreover, Homebrew also has "analytics" on by default and I don't like that either as it is invasive and anti-privacy in nature. There are other package managers which are similarly bad, e.g. Microsoft's vcpkg. MacPorts does allow for analytics, if users want they can opt-in by installing mpstats (based on https://ports.macports.org/port/mpstats/ it appears as if roughly 1100 people have it installed?) to provide some statistics to the MacPorts project, but it is a sub-sampling, at best. Currently, MacPorts has only 1 snac user listed, which means that only one of those 1100 or so MacPorts users who has installed mpstats has also installed snac? I am not that user, and given that I have also not been the only one submitting Pull Requests related to snac in MacPorts, I am guessing that there might be more snac users using MacPorts than merely 1? Just a guess though! I am OK not knowing and leaving MacPorts' users their personal privacy on by default.
What are Follow Packs?These "follow packs" can also be used from #snac pretty easily. To do it, just download the list you are interested in and run the following command for each one:They are just packaged topical lists of up to 35 accounts you can follow from your Mastodon or other Fediverse account. You can follow the entire pack by importing a file. And the entire pack loads into a list, so it becomes a feed for that subject. You can also just browse for accounts you might want to follow individually.
So, they’re like Bluesky Starter Packs?
Yes, but not quite as convenient. It’s not hard, but because Mastodon does not have a one-click way to do this, you need to download a follow pack file and then use Mastodon’s import facility. Instructions are provided in the directory and also below.
snac import_list $BASE_DIR $USER_ID /path/to/the/file.csvThe list will be created and the accounts inside followed. After that, you'll find a link to the list at the top of your private timeline. Please, take note that these lists are not automatically populated; they will eventually fill with the new posts from the new accounts, that will also appear in your timeline.
snac's web UI does not allow maintaining these lists, but you can do it with any Mastodon API client or from https://mastodonlistmanager.org (which is, em, also a Mastodon API client).
30 years ago today I was on the rail for the first time ever at a #phish show.
The first ever glowstick war that occurred during the Harpua was one of the only times I've seen the band legitimately shocked.
Green glowsticks started pouring from the balcony above Page + the band had no idea...
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The setlist for Phish's show on 11/25/84 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
...no idea what the hell was going on. I think even Mike smiled so you know it was serious. You can hear the crowd going nuts on the tapes.
At one point Trey caught a glowstick and threw it back and the place went nuts.
Musically, the Weekapaug->Mango segue was one of the best I've ever...
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...been in the building for. They just suddenly slammed on the brakes and were playing Mango. Magical.
This show was the day after Thanksgiving. We took the L down from Evanston and arrived at the venue at 12:30. We walked around the building and couldn't figure out where the line was going...
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...to be so we asked someone who looked like he might be working. He laughed and said "For the show in 7 hours?" Keep in mind this was late November in Chicago so it was cold AF.
He pointed to where the line started and we waited. Within a half hour some kid showed up who told us he had just...
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...dropped out of high school the week before to follow #phish. That kid's name? Antelope Greg. It was his fourth show or something like that.
We were the first people in the door and made a beeline for right in front of Mike. I was obsessed with the song Tube at the time (kind of still am)...
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...and made a sign that I figured would get his attention.
The sign read "Tube for Bill Schechter". Mike and I went to the same high school and both had a history teacher named Bill Schechter. This guy is the kind of teacher who you never, ever forget. I credit him with teaching me how to...
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...think critically. Like, a life-changing teacher that stays with you for the rest of your life. So I figured I would get Mike's attention by dropping Bill's name with absolutely zero context whatsoever.
Boy did my sign work. (Well, they sure AF didn't play Tube so not really LMAO).
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But Mike had to have looked at me 40 times during the opening Llama. Not kidding. He was trying to place me and of course couldn't. I got my sign read! I just didn't yet realize that successful request are *only* made to Trey and before shows.
But Bill Schechter and I sure had a good laugh...
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...about this when I saw him the next time. "And they didn't play the song??" he said. No but I would get a year later so all good.
Side note: I took Bill Schechter to one show and it was 11/28/97. He *instantly* got it. The You Enjoy Myself in the 2-slot rewired his brain. He slipped a note...
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...to a roadie that night and ended up getting a really nice note back from Mike who remembered him fondly.
Anyways, 11/25/94 was a blast and one of my best friend in the world's first show and I slept in my own bed and 1994 #phish is the fucking best.
Don't miss that segue!
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@drewphish love this story!
Wanna help #PeerTube?
We need tests and feedbacks on our future mobile app!
Whether on iOS, Play Store or with an apk, download our test version and share your feedback on here: https://framaforms.org/peertube-mobile-application-release-candidate-1731599644
You have until dec. 8th to share, test and help us have a great release!
@peertube Hi! My instance isn’t showing up. Do I need to enable a configuration option! Thanks!
@peertube Hi. Just wondering if we’re supposed to be able to login to our own accounts? Is it just local account only at the moment?
@EighthLayer @peertube same question...?
@peertube probably the biggest feature immediately missing is the ability to manually add instances. That makes it unusable to me, unfortunately. Looking forward to seeing it improve.
@Mrfunkedude @Hex We'll progressively add other instances. We (unfortunately) limited the list for the first release in order to pass store validations. We also plan to release an "unlocked" app on F-Droid.
@Mrfunkedude @Hex Yes we'll try to add this feature but we're taking it slow, app verification for this kind of application is a little bit "touchy"
@peertube Dès les premières minutes de test je remarque que le visionnage de vidéos n'empêche pas mon téléphone de se mettre en veille, j'ai même l'impression que ça survient plus rapidement avec Peertube qu'avec d'autres applications.
Sera-t-il possible de s'abonner localement à des chaînes sans être enregistré (de la même manière que @FreeTube) ?
@peertube where is the public source code repo ?
@ptibouchon Will be available soon, we're still cleaning up the code :)
@peertube
Thanks for that ! That was really missing and can really help students (and people) accessing free contents ! 👍
However, I can't find this instance:
https://tube-sciences-technologies.apps.education.fr/
Actually, I don't even know if I'm looking for it in the right place in the app...
Moreover, I try to manage my profile. I didn't find the place to put my name, instance, password etc.
Thanks again for that great work. 😉
@nicolay_lilicre Hi, we'll progressively add other instances. We (unfortunately) limited the list for the first release in order to pass store validations. We also plan to release an "unlocked" app on F-Droid. And the logged-in account related features will be available in the following months :)
@kinetix @nicolay_lilicre I agree with you, so I think we'll add this custom bar soon but it's still a risk because store validation doesn't always follow a "logical" approach: big web browsers may have more rights than a small new app.
@peertube very frustrating that the first priority here wasn’t making it possible to log into an instance, or at least manually add your favorites. Trying to be optimistic here but this preview is unusable for me (literally none of the instances I watch videos from are here), and seems like it’s taking a very “walled garden” approach that feels antithetical to the whole point of the federated net
@engiqueering We understand your frustration. An "unlocked" app will be available on F-Droid, and the logged-in account features will also be available in the following months :)
@peertube is there a timeline for an iOS version as well?
@engiqueering You mean an "unlocked" app on iOS?
@peertube yes, will the unlocked iOS version come out alongside the unlocked android version?
@engiqueering Is there an alternative store on iOS like F-Droid for Android? (I'm not the dev of the application, so I'm not an expert of the iOS ecosystem :) )
@peertube No, apple devices are required to use the managed app store, however an iOS app was promised last year (https://joinpeertube.org/news/peertube-future-2024)
I know several people who *want* to use peertube regularly, but the lack of a mobile app is a barrier to entry. Currently there *no* iOS peertube client but several Android ones (Thorium, P2Play, etc), it is a serious problem for adoption that half the mobile market has no native app
@engiqueering Sorry I misunderstood you. Yes, the iOS version of the app is planned and we already have a working beta (as you can see on https://framaforms.org/peertube-mobile-application-release-candidate-1731599644). We're currently experiencing issues with the App Store validation unfortunately...
@peertube I've been working with the beta and have very much been enjoying it. I hope you get the App Store validation resolved, I'm glad to know the full iOS release is still in the works 👍
@peertube Is anyone familiar with how #Owncast allowed users to verify themselves for chat via another #fediverse accounts?
I have a distinct feeling that most users will have no interest in actually joining a peertube instance if they only want to comment on videos, create playlists, subscribe from Mastodon/or other fediverse servers ... this would remove the "what is an instance? This is too complicated " that we heard adnausem about Mastodon. @dansup please help, you make amazing apps.
@peertube It needs many improvements i can't count them and i need to log in with my account ...
Good luck and I'm waiting for updates.
@peertube tried it, but won't use it in the near future. Very slow and hardly getting results. What i do get is a lot of uninteresting videos even when i fill in my interests
@peertube i have one positive to say about it: it's not addictive to use
@Shadedlady
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We've been read.
In 1945, the US War Department realized that its soldiers stationed in Europe fighting the Nazis probably needed a good pamphlet explaining what fascism was, and how it occurs ...
... so they wrote one
and in it, they noted that America was not at all immune to this
So they explained how fascism would come to the US
Heather Cox Richardson writes about it in the latest edition of her newsletter: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-26-2024
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A screenshot reading:
The War Department thought it was important for Americans to understand the tactics fascists would use to take power in the United States. They would try to gain power “under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ and ‘super-Americanism.” And they would use three techniques:
First, they would pit religious, racial, and economic groups against one another to break down national unity. Part of that effort to divide and conquer would be a “well- planned ‘hate campaign’ against minority races, religions, and other groups.”
Second, they would deny any need for international cooperation, because that would fly in the face of their insistence that their supporters were better than everyone else. “In place of international cooperation, the fascists seek to substitute a perverted sort of ultra-nationalism which tells their people that they are the only people in the world who count. With this goes hatred and suspicion toward the people of all other nations.”
Third, fascists would insist that “the world has but two choices—either fascism or communism, and they label as ‘communists’ everyone who refuses to support them.” It is “vitally important” to learn to spot native fascists, the government said, “even though they adopt names and slogans with popular appeal, drape themselves with the American flag, and attempt to carry out their program in the name of the democracy they are trying to destroy.”
Changing phone number on messaging apps.
#Signal: Confirm your new phone number, done.
#Telegram: Confirm your new phone number, done.
#WhatsApp: Confirm your new phone number. Have 50 new notifications "You were added to this group" for all the groups that I'm part of since the last many years. At least it kept the chat history, I'd have expected it to lose that also, based on other contacts that have changed their number at some point.
Perhaps, after some time I could make a business out of the vineyard, but I'm not sure if they really have enough land for that. I'm thinking about things like having people come to work on the vineyard, try the wine etc. Apparently, people do that just for the experience. Also, could do a bed & breakfast type thing at the house, but the house needs a little work (bathroom, shower...)
Any thoughts anybody?
@wine@a.gup.pe #wine #saqartvelo #sakartvelo #kakheti #winemaking #vineyard #grapes #georgia
If the rules of a social media platform tell you that you have to listen to Nazis, debate with fascists, and let trolls stalk you in order to use it, change the platform.
Right. This should be my instance for a while now - it’s tricky to find your place.
I thought I’d do an #Introduction post, as I’ve now moved server!
I’m Peter (he/him), cis #Gay #Queer #Ace man, #Trans ally.
I work in English Language Teaching as an #Editor, #Writer and #DEI consultant, mainly focusing on #LGBTQIA representation which is woefully lacking. I self-published a resource book called Existence, which I believe is the first and only LGBTQIA+ ELT resource book. I also started @notataboo .
Interests include:
#FamilyHistory #Reading #Cats #NordicWalking #Piano
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Peter, a cis white bald man holds up Existence, which has the intersex inclusive pride progress flag on the cover.
