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Andy Piper
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communities person 💗💜💙
technologist & #PenPlotter artist.

I do things with code, & tinker with gadgets
all-in on open social web #Fediverse

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Reposted by Andy Piper
Today, the @w3c has announced the recharter of the Social Web Working Group: https://www.w3.org/2026/01/social-web-wg-charter.html #socialwg #activitypub
Social Web Working Group Charter
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January 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
Are there any good alternative mastodon-clients to mona and tweesecake, which are both screen-reader accessible and work on mac?
I know enafore is a thing, but I don't like that one very much, due to it being browser-based and very limited in its features.
#accessible #accessibility #blind […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
January 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
RE: https://macaw.social/@andypiper/115864851606201165

I think I found a way to keep within the same framing as the original, but to not veer to nihilism at the end.

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So why choose any of this, when it’s easier not to?

Because caring is the point.
Because building together beats shouting […]
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
So there's a #mastodon instance for people that are into #math called mathtodon… and that instance allows users to use #latex.

The #fediverse is amazing on so many levels.
Ah, and also you might read about #erdos problem 728: 😉

https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/115855840223258103
Terence Tao (@[email protected])
Recently, the application of AI tools to Erdos problems passed a milestone: an Erdos problem (#728 https://www.erdosproblems.com/728) was solved more or less autonomously by AI (after some feedback from an initial attempt), in the spirit of the problem (as reconstructed by the Erdos problem website community), with the result (to the best of our knowledge) not replicated in existing literature (although similar results proven by similar methods were located). This is a demonstration of the genuine increase in capability of these tools in recent months, and is largely consistent with other recent demonstrations of AI using existing methods to resolve Erdos problems, although in most previous cases a solution to these problems was later located in the literature, as discussed in https://mathstodon.xyz/deck/@tao/115788262274999408 . This particular case was unusual in that the problem as stated by Erdos was misformulated, with a reconstruction of the problem in the intended spirit only obtained in the last few months, which helps explain the lack of prior literature on the problem. However, I would like to talk here about another aspect of the story which I find more interesting than the solution itself, which is the emerging AI-powered capability to rapidly write and rewrite expositions of the solution. (1/5)
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January 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
The December edition of Trunk & Tidbits is posted.

It was a quieter month in terms of commits due to the holiday period, but some solid progress was made. Plus, the latest stable releases, end-of-life for Mastodon 4.2, and news about #fosdem […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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January 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
(for those that remember the "Choose Life" monologue from _Trainspotting_)

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Choose Mastodon. Choose the Fediverse.

Choose curiosity over virality. Boost because you care. Follow because you’re interested. Be niche. Be human.

Choose Freedom.

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#fediforumfriday
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
I just want to thank everyone who continues to invest their time, money, and other resources into keeping the fediverse alive.

Here's to everyone, from admins and mods, who keep us safe, to shitposters, who keep us entertained, and everyone in-between, connecting with one another.

Grateful and […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29.

These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.

Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.

Full […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
#OpenSource #regulation incoming! The @EUCommission is about to ask for feedback for:

* a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness

* a strategic […]
Original post on meshed.cloud
meshed.cloud
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
RE: https://me.dm/@anildash/115844846912829876

All of this resonated for me, but I think this is important to keep hold of, as well:

"One of the great gifts of working in technology is that it’s given so many of us the habit of constantly learning, of always being curious and paying attention […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
Open Rights Group has called on MPs to implement a digital sovereignty strategy to reduce the UK’s reliance on US tech companies, such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Palantir, for its digital infrastructure. The digital rights campaigners have urged parliamentarians to make the strategy a […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@gamesatwork_biz/115842249509452928

Latest episode of our weekly #podcast - let us know what you think! 🙂

(with CES happening *this* week, it looks like Friday's recording will mostly be covering the strangest, oddest, and/or most interesting new products coming […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Letting domain names expire is my new year’s jam, apparently. Going to attempt (!) to be more mindful about what I’m actually using. Wish me luck!
January 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
Einmal werden wir noch wach...
... dann ist Digitaler Unabhängigkeitstag!

Morgen starten wir den ersten DI.DAY, mit vielen Veranstaltungen in ganz Deutschland: https://termine.di.day

Mehr zum DIDAY gibt's hier auf die Ohren […]
Original post on eimsbuettel.social
eimsbuettel.social
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
HP-UX was the first UNIX I "properly" learned (and my main path in to Linux etc). Interesting to see the commercial UNIX platforms gradually evaporate. https://www.osnews.com/story/144094/hp-ux-hits-end-of-life-today-and-im-sad/
HP-UX hits end-of-life today, and I’m sad
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January 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Happy 2026. MTV is gone, long live @TIBtv 🔊
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
Exactly one year ago, on 30th December 2024, I laid the foundation of FediMeteo.

I took a VM, installed FreeBSD, and set up the first jail to support Italy. The goal was to create a tool for my own use, support a few countries, and announce it.

Unexpectedly, the enthusiasm was incredible. That […]
Original post on mastodon.bsd.cafe
mastodon.bsd.cafe
December 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/115798099257994973

I've been mired in personal gloom of late so I didn't catch any of @TIBtv yet - but a huge shout-out to the many talented musicians, artists, animators, videographers and fediverse participants who have made it! Love that this exists, and I […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
December 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Enjoying the time over this holiday period listening to some music on #vinyl - #nowplaying The Jesus And Mary Chain "Psycho Candy" (also, the splatter vinyl is really cool)
December 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I enjoyed Jimmy Kimmel's Alternative Christmas Message on C4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dergOG7vpJg
December 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
I need opinions on #smithereen API.

For notifications, which format would you prefer more, this https://smithereen.software/docs/api/methods/notifications.get/ or something even more deduplicated with `wall_posts`, `comments`, `photos`, and `board_topics` as separate arrays? Or maybe something […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
Whats that Santa has left for the all good people of the world?

Yes!

#techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)

With @eastmad @rnalexander and Hannah

https://rss.com/podcasts/techgrumps/2410942/

Happy holidays people... Bless The TechGrumps
TechGrumps 3.3.5: - Bless The TechGrumps (Special holiday special) | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)Hannah: is grumpy about marketers using "GEO" or "Generative Engine Optimisation"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/10/is-retail-ready-for-ai-shaking-up-how-we-shop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherIan is grumpy about how social is eroding relationships, causing loneliness and exhaustionhttps://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5627156/social-media-digital-detox-depression-anxietyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-06-social-media-change-issues-problems-reporthttps://www.noemamag.com/the-last-days-of-social-media/Ryan is grumpy about de Reverse Centaurhttps://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washingtonhttps://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1fkf65/this_scene_from_superman_iii_haunted_me_as_a_child/Andy is grumpy about lessons learned form Sleep dealerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wR2XoNshl4&t=527shttps://www.inverse.com/entertainment/sleep-dealer-2008-movie-retrospectivehttps://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/are-llms-getting-devious-and-smart-enough-to-trick-you-on-their-own-65c83061e661AOBFamiliar strangers (not lovegrumps) podcast coming soonFOSDEM 2026 https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/
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December 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM