Felix Hlatky
mellifluousbox.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Felix Hlatky
@mellifluousbox.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Executive Director at @Mastodon

🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
Cool: this server, ndieweb.social has crossed over 12,000 registered users.With about 1K+ monthly actives, and conversations growing well. Thanks again to @newsmast for their stewardship of this very special social media home base.

If you made your home here […]

[Original post on indieweb.social]
February 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
Hello #fediverse! Thanks to my new DFF grant, I'm now looking to hire a PhD student to join me at AAU in Aalborg 🇩🇰 to work on "usable decentralization", i.e. on making distributed and federated cloud services accessible to the everyday user. For more details, see link below, and please don't […]
Original post on hci.social
hci.social
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
A big and warm thank you hug to all the friends I met and talked to in Brussels this time. Two packed days of events before #fosdem including an awesome prize ceremony, then two intense days at ULB where I must have talked to more than a hundred persons. All the positivity, the appreciation, the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 2, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
Now we have @mayel and @ivan presenting @bonfire!
January 31, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Just shouted out some important things to come like working with @anewsocial and @bsky.brid.gy and with @swf on encryption
January 31, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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@[email protected] just said at #FOSDEM that 2 years ago Mastodon had a booth. Last year Fediverse had half a day. This year, there's a FULL TRACK of #fediverse !

THAT is growth! That is EXCITEMENT! That is people spreading this thing. Keep up the amazing work ALL of you!

ALL OF US MAKE […]
Original post on btfree.social
btfree.social
January 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
I think @badgefed (OpenBadges + #activitypub) is a great idea 👏🏻 @mapache #fosdem #socialweb
January 31, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.

Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
@haubles just dropped the massive news that Mastodon is going to be changing the default signup flow on mobile apps to choose an instance thats geographically close to you instead of choosing mastodon.social by default!
January 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
Great news from @Mastodon at #fosdem: they're going to change the default server recommendation away from mastodon.social, to a geographically and linguistically appropriate instance for all new users.

It'll be opt-in for server admins, too, which is great. ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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AP gang with @evan and @hongminhee tonight
January 30, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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How to grow the Herd #fosdem2026
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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A great talk on the policy behind the implementation of open source by the Dutch government by @Gina

Good to see large public bodies appreciate the value of being present at #fosdem and understand the value of supporting open source projects.
January 31, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
Started the #fosdem #legal & #policy devroom now with our first speaker, @fsfe's Gabriel Ku Wei Bin: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/legal/
FOSDEM 2026 - Legal & Policy
fosdem.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
RE: https://openbiblio.social/@voebb/115988589889340103

In #berlin mag ja vieles nicht funktionieren. Die #bibliotheken aber sehr wohl.
#glatteis
openbiblio.social
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
By the way, if you're attending #fosdem 2026 and are interested in #fedify, an #activitypub server framework, please consider checking out my talk in the Social Web Room on Sunday.

#fosdem2026 #fedidev
FOSDEM 2026 - Fedify: Building ActivityPub servers without the pain
fosdem.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
Last week I hooked up with @jaz from Tŵt Cymru, the community-owned Welsh social network. We’re combining forces to launch the first Tŵt app on March 1st, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant (St David’s Day).

The Tŵt mobile app is vibrantly Welsh, easily accessible for new users, and a model for social […]
Original post on backend.newsmast.org
backend.newsmast.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
Busy week! We're preparing to meet the community at #fosdem at the weekend. Some members of the team will be at various events around Brussels from Thursday. As well as @haubles talk on the #socialweb track on Saturday, @mellifluousbox box will be on a panel […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Hi, I'm coming to #fosdem next week. Who wants to meet up?
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
This bizarre, hurried cut-and-paste Bluesky clone called "W" (wsocial.eu) says it will fill this huge gap in Europe where no social media platforms exist.

Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Great panel at the event series "Debating Europe" at Vienna's Burgtheater with @francescabria calling out Mastodon as a positive counterexample and explaining EuroStack, @MarietjeSchaake making excellent points on Palantir and AI infra, sponsored by […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
I have trying to create a list for #fosdem26 and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at #fosdem26 please send them my way. I will […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Mastodon is looking for recruiting support to help us hire two exceptional backend engineers for multiple ambitious projects. More news on the specifics and the job description to follow soon.

This is a rare opportunity to work closely with our team on a non-technical project. If you might be […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Reposted by Felix Hlatky
It’s time I crank up the search for new work to 11, because wow I really need it.

Bottom line: you bring me aboard your web publishing or software team because there are many fires vying for your attention and I figure out which ones to put out first.

My CV: https://jaredwhite.com/cv/
My biz […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM