MegOct 5, 2023

So here's a fun emergent feature on Mastodon 4.2:

- you can search your own posts even if you turn off other people searching you (use `in:library` as a term).
- you can post "DM"s that have no recipient, so only you can see them. These are searchable.

So you can use your Mastodon as a searchable private note repository lol.

Show threadjonny (good kind)
@megmac
Of course this means mastodon is now cloud storage if you b64 encode a file in a recipientless DM thread
Oct 5, 2023 at 12:13amWeb
Show threadBrook MilesOct 5, 2023
@jonny @megmac plus, while there’s a limit on post length, I don’t think there’s a limit on how many times you can edit a post with full history
Show threadjonny (good kind)Oct 5, 2023
@brook
@megmac
Brilliant. So then a thread tree is a filesystem where each post and its edit history are files
Show threadMegOct 5, 2023
@jonny @brook wow this is so cursed
Show threadEver AftarOct 5, 2023
@megmac @jonny @brook Posts are blocks. And threads are the FAT.
Show threadNot a Spring OnionOct 5, 2023

@ever @megmac @jonny @brook

base64? I just store binaries by prepending a JPEG header.

(Yes, I know. JFIF header would make more sense. ​)

Show threadCalicosineOct 5, 2023

@jonny @megmac @brook

Harder Drive 2

Show threadBob JonkmanOct 5, 2023

@jonny

How long before someone writes a fuse driver for Mastodon?

@brook @megmac

Show threadmiaOct 5, 2023
@jonny @megmac I forget, y'all don't just have a drive ​​
Show threadjonny (good kind)Oct 5, 2023
@moshibar
@megmac
If we did I would encourage ppl not to use it. I dont want to be responsible for that lol
Show threadAdrian Riskin Oct 6, 2023

@jonny @megmac It's like the venerable Gmailfs but for Masto.

https://github.com/hansendc/gmailfs

GitHub - hansendc/gmailfs: FUSE-based filesystem for using an IMAP server (like gmail) as normal storage like a hard disk.

FUSE-based filesystem for using an IMAP server (like gmail) as normal storage like a hard disk. - GitHub - hansendc/gmailfs: FUSE-based filesystem for using an IMAP server (like gmail) as normal st...

GitHub
Show threadFeralRobotsOct 6, 2023
@jonny @megmac
I wonder how hard it would be to detect this as a DOS tactic?