Eugen Rochko

Today has been one hell of a day! I have been working on both devops and code optimization non-stop, as well as answering questions and e-mails. A lot of ms have been shaved off of requests and background jobs. Instance admins should probably update to the latest master. I'll be looking into adopting a more stable release system than just the master branch.

Oh also, I did read that "Mastodon will go extinct" article. The author doesn't get it, and didn't reach out to me at all.

Apr 6, 2017 at 12:48amWeb
Show threadjosefApr 6, 2017
@Gargron what the fuck i was literally typing an @Gargron toot saying "hey, hows it going btw, how are you feeling"
Show threadJeezy PeepsApr 6, 2017

@Gargron of course he didn't

keep up the good work, my dude :3

Show threadRandall P.Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron Don't listen, man. This thing rocks. Very impressive.
Show threadMichael Selsky ✳️Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron Thanks for all your hard work (I know that's the nth time I've said it but really, great work)
Show threadVictor Espinoza⭐Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron hows mastodon.social doing ? any rough ETA on enabling signups ?
Show threadLuclu7Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron Thanks for this awsome work !
Show threadNicholasApr 6, 2017
@Gargron now that I've got my feet planted I can really appreciate what you've done here. Thank you!
Show thread(moved) boots‮🌸🌿‭Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron look, william shatner couldn't find lance ulanoff, and lance ulanoff is the killer feature of mastodon dot toot
Show threadChrisApr 6, 2017
@b @gargron You know what mastodon needs? Ads and celebrities.
Show thread(moved) boots‮🌸🌿‭Apr 6, 2017
@csaurus @Gargron we also need verification and moments and maybe a qvitter like interface and also the usernames should be hidden in a "in reply to" banner and *hey wait a minute*
Show threadDavidFaragePodemosApr 6, 2017

@Gargron we're all here, creating more and more instances and spreading the word ! :D

Thks for all this huge work !

Show threadjethrovtApr 6, 2017
@Gargron It was such an odd article, both in tone and in facts.
Show threadColby ☢️Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron real time mastodon is a bit overwhelming. Can we slow things back down? 😁 Great job!
Show threadShawn WebbApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Thank you so much for the hard work! I'm excited to see this take off.
Show threadJeffrey VagleApr 6, 2017

@Gargron Great work--things are looking much better from here.

In a sense, the author was right, I guess: https://mastodon.social/media/II4sttahwVIT43iqo00

Show threadDaniel HonigmanApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Ba-dum-bum.
Show threadantlersApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Thank you gargron!
Show threadantlersApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Thank you gargron!
Show threadRick C-137 ✅Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron Most of the reasons that article says Mastodon will go extinct are reasons I love it. Fuck em!
Show threadJef MathiotApr 6, 2017
@Gargron thanks for your amazing work. Do not listen to prophets of doom. They don't get it :)
Show threadtouya ✅Apr 6, 2017

@gargron Regarding "Mastodon will die", it reminds me lot about this: https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoinobituaries/ Some people like to call certain technologies/code/ideas bad simply because they don't like them for one reason or another. *shrug*

Also: I notice, on replies to someone it now includes the instance. Excellent, thank you for that! :)

Show threadRandall P.Apr 6, 2017
@touya @Gargron The "other" social network grew organically. I would venture to say that it wasn't an instant hit (it took me years to get the hang of it). If we play our cards right, we can turn this into the same thing, but something that is more fulfilling.
Show threadRay Alez ✅Apr 6, 2017

@Gargron Congratulations on this project taking off! You've made so much progress since October, this is absolutely awesome.

Ignore the haters, they have no idea what they're talking about, also journalists gotta have a "controversial angle".

Early adopters will understand the appeal, others will catch up a bit later.

Good luck!

#mastodon

Show threadtouya ✅Apr 6, 2017
@gargron Regarding "Mastodon will die", it reminds me lot about this: https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoinobituaries/ Some people like to call certain technologies/code/ideas bad simply because they don't like them for one reason or another. *shrug*
Show threadJacob Moena 🇩🇰Apr 6, 2017

@Gargron That article on Medium? :sweat_smile:

The only thing that is dead in the water is the author of that pile of misunderstandings.

Long live Mastodon! :beer:

Show threadBram 🦝Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron thanks you so so much for your work <3
Show threadMarkus Amalthea MagnusonApr 6, 2017
@Gargron You are awesome.
Show threadCharlotte 猫 Awoo FideApr 6, 2017
@Gargron thank you so much for everything you're doing
Show threadkyleApr 6, 2017
@Gargron are these kind of like @all messages? It sounds like you did a lot of work on this project and I think it has a lot of potential the more I think about it, but the biggest issue is going to be people considering it YASN :\
Show thread[old] stefan 🙌Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron it was frustrating to read for sure.
Show threadArielle moved>Witches.TownApr 6, 2017
@Gargron ugh of course they didn't reach out
Show threadJohnsonApr 6, 2017

@Gargron Reasons mastodon.social will go extinct according to the author:

1. I'm embarrassed to say the word toot.
2. I don't understand the word federated.

Show threadAlex Cendre 🌋Apr 6, 2017

@johnson @Gargron Also the idea he has of social networks is so English centric. In how many languages "toot" has no meaning?

What I see in this article is how much people are completely brain washed by the archetypes of social networks. It has to be centralized, under an identifiable banner (probably in English), everyone can be found via the internal search engine, etc.

Mastodon's popularity is great because it puts the idea of a federated web in front of many people.

Show threadJohnsonApr 6, 2017

@alxcndr @Gargron Totally agree about this archetype. The internet was best in the days of geocities/angelfire. You could hit the random button in the header and be taken to something awesome/stupid/incomplete/polished/frightening/etc.

Federation reminds me of those days. Eclectic and entertaining.

Show threadJohnsonApr 6, 2017

@Gargron @alxcndr Even the early days of social media with myspace/xanga was a bit like that. Random. Interesting. Hell, early twitter was like that too. Then they sold out.

But open source doesn't sell out. It forks and adapts. And that's why tooting will be around for awhile.

Show threadLieselotte ❤️🔥❤️Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron You are amazing!
Show thread(Old Account) PrivacyMattersApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Actually getting ready to address a lot of this "death" nonsense as we speak!
Show threadAlexApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Thank you :)
Show threadwas B (this is my old account)Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron You inspire me a bunch!!
Show threadwilkie (quilt appreciator)Apr 6, 2017
@Gargron I missed that article. but, no worries, I've heard similar things said for 10 years now. it can't go extinct if it was already here.
Show threadwas B (this is my old account)Apr 6, 2017
Also lol @ the "will go extinct" author who thinks people were leaving the bird site because of a lost NFL livestream contract. WAT.
Show threadMercedes-NutzApr 6, 2017
@Gargron what, you mean the 'mastodon is dead' article was written by someone trying to cheaply cash in on its newfound success? I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS etc
Show threadNiiiiiiiiiickApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Re "Mastodon will go extinct" --> I'm optimistic. But then I was also optimistic about app.net.
Show threadRyan WadeApr 6, 2017
@Gargron Decentralized system will NEVER extinct.
Show threadNadleehApr 6, 2017
@Gargron thanks!
Show threadTim GaudetteApr 6, 2017
@Gargron you're doing great!
Show threadBenjamin Sonntag-King 🐙Apr 7, 2017
@Gargron congrats for the awesome works.
Most importantly : take care of yourself, ask for help when needed!
<3
Show threadOllivier Robert 🇺🇦😷🌈Apr 7, 2017
@Gargron thanks a lot for all your work!
Show thread👻Nico 👻Apr 7, 2017
@Gargron get pull in progress !!!! Thanks for your amazing work !
Show threadPrunusApr 7, 2017
@Gargron thank you for this network/sotware :)
Show threadNumendilApr 7, 2017
Hey @Gargron, (huge) thanks for all your work on Mastodon, it's awesome !