Pepijn

Huh. Lots of new people here from something called #forkiverse.

Welcome forkpeople?

Edit: Hmm. I'll error on the side of "startup troubles" but I've already blocked two #theforkiverse people for being inconsiderate arseholes ("no man it was just a meme"). Is this maybe why a bunch of people write they just blocked the instance?

Jan 11 at 12:24pmWeb
Show threadCTDJan 11
@Pepijn foul play! What about spoons?
Show thread3 Muskrats in a trenchcoatJan 11
@Pepijn
The middle one is def a trident. Forks have 4 tines, tridents have 3. Forks are for eating, tridents are for ruling the seas.
Show threadHighlandLawyerJan 11
@OrdRadical @Pepijn
Tridents are a subset of forks. Forks do not only have 4 tines; consider pitch fork, tuning fork, fork in a road, and forked tongue.
Show threadGilberto RuizJan 11
@OrdRadical @Pepijn I got that reference 😉
Show threadwoe2youJan 11
@Pepijn It's a sign of the tines.
Show threadTim ChambersJan 11
@Pepijn Nice! And I’m seeing the term “forkizens” as being used a lot…
Show threadBryan WrightJan 11

@Pepijn

These are a twok, a threek, and a fourk.

Show threadPepijnJan 11
@catselbow What about the ones with one and five stabby ends?
Show threadBryan WrightJan 11

@Pepijn

A chopstick is a onek. Five points are outside my area of expertise.

Show threadDave MuthJan 11
@Pepijn @catselbow 1 is a little epee. 5 or more is a rake.
Show threadFluffgar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jan 11
@Pepijn Individual parts of the forkiverse = tines?
Show threadDavid Mitchell Jan 11

@Pepijn

Damn… all these forking newcomers … what’s the world coming to?

< … I’m sure it will be interesting and I look forward to chatting with you all >

Show threadEv DelenJan 11

@Pepijn
Looks like one of the hosts of the NYT Podcast "Hard Fork", Kevin Roose @kevin, along with the podcast Search Engine, spun up a mastodon instance and opened up sign-ups to their listeners.

Here's the whole story: https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/the-fediverse-experiment

Yeah, let's say hi and be welcoming to all the new #TheForkiverse #Forkiverse users!

#Introduction #Welcome #Welcoming

The Fediverse Experiment

Experimenting with a new internet

Search Engine with PJ Vogt
Show threadOtto NorseJan 11
@evdelen @Pepijn @kevin and here we are. Again. Turtles all the down #forkitup #forkiverse
Show threadkwayk42Jan 11

@Pepijn one of the founders / admins has already openly posted AI slop (knowing it was AI slop)

Might be some cool folks there but I've already blocked the instance 😮‍💨

Show threadHoward CohenJan 11
@Pepijn Took, threek and fork.
Show threadKevin BowersoxJan 11
@Pepijn Thanks for including alt text, but um, they are two, three, and four TINED ones, not forked ones.
I mean, if you are trying to start the #forkiverse you should get the basics right.
What's that you say? You meant fork as in forking? Like a fork in the road? In that case they would be one, two, and three forked ones.
On what authority do I speak? I, Sir or Madam, have made the pilgrimage to Creede Colorado and touched THE fork!
Show threadDavid Mitchell Jan 11

@Pepijn

Re start-up troubles and blockable folks: I hadn’t hear about Hard Fork before this so I’ve popped over and scanned an episode or two and … I can see how they might have their fair share (or more than) of blockable folks in the audience. I guess time will tell whether they are motivated to keep a lid on them or not. Next going to track down the episode that points people to their Mastodon project to see what they actually told people…

Show threadUn Fefe SauvageJan 12
@DavidM_yeg
Here you go:
https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/
The Fediverse Experiment

Our present version of the internet is arguably the worst it’s ever been. Which means – any shot at changing things, even an unlikely one – is worth trying out. Thr…

Search Engine