Joel ValisMar 5
Tod Maffin 🇨🇦

UPDATE: Yesterday, I posted about hey.cafe — a fully Canadian alternative to Facebook.

They got SWAMPED with people. More than doubled their user base in a few hours.

Doors are still open, but they're capping new accounts at 250 per hour. So if you get a "we're full right now" message, just try again in a couple of hours. 🙂

Mar 2 at 5:34pmWeb
Show thread@AlexBlock has movedMar 2
@tod Is this built on Frendica? /can it federate?
Show threadizzy | Technically Good ✨Mar 2

@alexblock @tod

Came here to ask those exact questions! 😄

Had a look around the About sections but wasn't able to find details - what's this built on?

Show thread@AlexBlock has movedMar 2
@technically_good @tod I see the code is on GitHub, but a platform that doesn't support ActivityPub and can't federate isn't so super great... Last year I thought of spinning up a Frendica instance, but never got around to it...
Show threadstux⚡️Mar 2
@technically_good @alexblock @tod Code seems to be hosted here: https://gitlab.com/heycafe
Hey.Cafe · GitLab

Hey.Café is a free and open social network with out ads, or algorithms.

GitLab
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftMar 2

@technically_good @alexblock @tod

I poked thru the about-ish stuff panel at the bottom-left of the Explore page and it appears to be a completely new thing: https://gitlab.com/heycafe

If its a fork of anything existant, its not apparent.

Hey.Cafe · GitLab

Hey.Café is a free and open social network with out ads, or algorithms.

GitLab
Show thread@AlexBlock has movedMar 2
@tezoatlipoca @technically_good @tod It's great to see Canadian platforms, but a single centralized offering has echoes of Bluesky...
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftMar 2
@alexblock @technically_good @tod yeah, like... uh.. what was that early fork of Mastodon that is a single, non-federating instance? can't remember what it was called.
This, while a good idea and Im glad this flagship instance is blowing up, will wind up the same unless he implements federation (or atproto.. ugh)
Show thread*|FNAME|*Mar 2

@alexblock
Yup. No federation==no way.

Fool me once…

@tezoatlipoca @technically_good @tod

Show threadTod Maffin 🇨🇦Mar 3
@tezoatlipoca @technically_good @alexblock I believe the developer hand coded the whole thing himself.
Show threadAnneMar 2
@tod wow! I tried that out a while back when it first started.
Show threadstephaniepixie 🏳️‍🌈Mar 2
@tod They missed the opportunity to call it Eh.Cafe (or maybe that’s already taken)
Show threadWilliam HamiltonMar 2
@tod Just set up my profile at https://hey.cafe/@beltliner403 #HeyCafe
William Hamilton (@beltliner403) / Hey.Café

Experienced software trainer, language assessor, and instructor of international business management, human resources management, business communications, and English as a Foreign Language with a demonstrated instructional skill set enhanced by working in the education and training industry in Canada and overseas. Based in Toronto.

Hey.Café
Show threadDon Hawkins - W7DAHMar 2
@tod @BohemianPeasant I didn’t see the original post, is it a federated app? ActivityPub based?
Show threadTod Maffin 🇨🇦Mar 3
@donhawkins @BohemianPeasant It’s not no
Show threadFamisukiMar 2
@tod I wish in the future they at least federate like Friendica. I am kinda skeptical with any centralized server for now.
Show threadRichard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️Mar 2

@tod

Can one browse without joining ?

Show threadHellaMar 3
@tod
Ha, I've seen that video - and digged and found your Mastodon account instead 🙂.
Show threadMike FraserMar 3
@tod Maybe at some point you could mention https://thecanadian.social or some of the other great instances at https://mastodonserver.ca
TheCanadian.Social

Politics, sports, current events and laughs from Canada and across the fediverse.

Mastodon hosted on thecanadian.social
Show threadTod Maffin 🇨🇦Mar 3
@mike I’m planning a fediverse episode including Lemmy and Pixelfed and others.