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Andy Piper
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Head of Communications @Mastodon joinmastodon.org, communities person 💗💜💙 technologist & #PenPlotter artist. I do things with code, & tinker with gadgets … all-in […]

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If you saw my Rebel Alliance / #fediverseforfreedom sticker in @_elena fabulous Future is Federated video, you can grab some here https://fediverseforfreedom.org
#FediverseForFreedom
Show your support for the Fediverse. Get #FediverseForFreedom stickers, watch the FOSDEM talk, and read the original blog post.
fediverseforfreedom.org
Reposted by Andy Piper
#fediverse - help needed!

We're looking for people working on #oer who are active in the Fediverse.

On the occasion of #oercamp global, we want to create an overview for everyone to reuse.

Star if you'd like to be included with your handle
Boost if you want to help us reach as many people as […]
Original post on fedilab.de
fedilab.de
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Woop, tickets for Blue October anniversary tour for “Foiled” obtained!
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
Announcing our Winter 2025 merch drop! Select from our new, smaller #plushtodon in two fresh colours; new mug designs to complete your set; or some sticker sheets (more of these, coming soon). All proceeds go towards supporting the project.

Accepting orders from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, UK […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
If you've been waiting for your music to show up on theindiebeat.fm over the last couple of months, I'm happy to report that I've finally cleared the backlog.

All tracks 6 minutes or less in length should now be on the Everything station.

Errors do occur in processing. So if your track isn't […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
You may have seen it over on @Mastodon, but in case not: The new plushies are now live on the shop, alongside restocked and new mugs. Shipping to EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and the US. We decided to allow orders from the US, but shipping is what it is (from […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I saw this video and I was somehow reminded of @jessie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_lgAe1cW0g
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@maguay in your recent newsletter, you highlight the delay in a post from Threads showing up in Mastodon as a potential issue with the "speed" of federation. Note that Threads specifically builds in a delay (I think at least 5 minutes, it may be more) before sending posts to the ActivityPub […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Writing a eulogy. I have no idea how I'll be able to read it.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
🆕 blog! “Now witness the power of this fully operational Fediverse!”

How can you measure the popularity of a social network site? Perhaps by counting the number of active accounts, or the quality of the discourse, or even how many people reply to your witty memes.

Me? I prefer to look at how […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Very happy to see this update from @Codeberg and I'm delighted to be one of their members.

https://blog.codeberg.org/letter-from-codeberg-onwards-and-upwards.html
Letter from Codeberg: Onwards and upwards
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blog.codeberg.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
I was interviewed for a piece in VOLUME, the biennale architecture and art journal. The latest edition is themed around “Bursting Bubbles”. Bonus illustration via @_elena

This is the physical copy, I think it may be online in the future, not sure.

https://archis.org/dossier/bursting-bubbles/
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I was interviewed for a piece in VOLUME, the biennale architecture and art journal. The latest edition is themed around “Bursting Bubbles”. Bonus illustration via @_elena

This is the physical copy, I think it may be online in the future, not sure.

https://archis.org/dossier/bursting-bubbles/
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Replaced the (junk, never had it working) nanoKVM with the (great build quality, worked first time) JetKVM for my homelab. That's better. 🤓
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Libre.fm is not closing."

*HAPPY DANCE*

:happylink:
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
We just released Mastodon 4.5.2, 4.4.9 and 4.3.15.

These versions contain small bug fixes.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

#mastoadmin
Releases · mastodon/mastodon
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community - mastodon/mastodon
github.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
This is fantastic. Free hosting for people that want a place on the internet that is their own as a throwback to the 90s.

https://public.monster/
public.monster
Remember when the web was fun? Upload your HTML and go live instantly.
public.monster
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
If your usual music streaming service is down at the moment due to Cloudflare controlling half the internet, it would be a great time to try something alternative.

Why not check out:

The Indie Beat Radio:
https://theindiebeat.fm/

The Faircamp web ring:
https://faircamp.webr.ing/directory.html […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I was just called to do tech support for my partner, because Cloudflare. Little did I know, it was not just her machine or network connection.
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
🔴 Live commentary from #eusummit25 by:

@offene_netzwerke
@anneroth
@bkastl
@samvie
@derPUPE
@cathleen
@Gina

And many more!

Discover who is commenting on #eusummit on #mastowall:

➡️ […]
Original post on berlin.social
berlin.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
APELL and 100+ partners declare: digital sovereignty is possible with Open Source. One day before the European Summit on Digital Sovereignty they are publishing their "Declaration of Digital Independence", underlining control over digital technology is needed for resilience. The signatories call […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Reposted by Andy Piper
In which, on the occasion of my 3-year migration anniversary and the release of Mastodon 4.5, I assemble all my arguments as to why Mastodon is great and why anyone else on a service that’s becoming less fun/safe/useful should migrate to Mastodon and do it now, in late 2025 […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reposted by Andy Piper
We just released Mastodon 4.5.1

This version fixes some bugs found in 4.5.0.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.1

#mastoadmin
Release v4.5.1 · mastodon/mastodon
This is a patch release for 4.5. Check out the 4.5.0 release notes for information. Changelog Fixes Fix Cmd/Ctrl + Enter not submitting Alt text modal on some browsers (#36866 by @diondiondion) Fi...
github.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM