Fediverse for May topic

[der.hans]

Am 09. May, 2024 schwätzte Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss so:

> Hi Went to what I think is the "main" website and it said:
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> Fediverse social network differs from mainstream platforms (Facebook, 
> Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc). Mainstream platforms concentrate 
> millions of users on one website, where they control all the decision-making, 
> enforce censorship, and hoard users' data for commercial profit and spying. 
> Fediverse platforms, on the other hand, are developed by a community of 
> people from all over the world, independent from any company or official 
> institution. You are free to register on any Fediverse website you like. You 
> can choose the person who will be in charge of your data - the administrator 
> of your server. If you have technical knowledge, you can administrate your 
> own server for your friends and family, connecting with thousands of other 
> independent servers across the web. Fediverse is an autonomous universe where 
> power and data are decentralized and scattered across multiple lands.
>
>
> So how is Fediverse used?  I am not active on any Social Media.... how do I 
> leverage this service?

The same way you use/used mailing lists, IRC, and web forums. Create an
account and start participating :).

Honestly, maybe even the same way people use RSS or playlists or just
plain browsing.

For instance, if you allow some cookies and JavaScript you can follow my
account via a web browser.

https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate

or PLUG :)

https://fosstodon.org/@plug

ciao,

der.hans

> Thanks!!
> Keith
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> On 2024-05-08 23:37, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> moin moin,
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>> I updated my Fediverse talk for LinuxFest Northwest, but we had some
>> technical difficulties and I didn't get through the whole thing, so I'm
>> reprising it for tomorrow's PLUG meeting.
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>> "Mastodon and the Fediverse: Decentralized Social Networking and Services"
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>> Still in Big Blue Button at 19:00.
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>> https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx
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>> https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate/112409734846295432
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>> Stammtisch is a week from Tuesday at Boulders on Southern, also at 19:00.
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>> ciao,
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>> der.hans
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