Bluesky vs. Nostr vs. ActivityPub — Which Should Developers Care About More?

Yes, there is quite a debate raging across different networks about what protocol to support. Obviously, those who know only one well, are going to root for that one, irrespective of whether it may be the best one.

From a dev perspective, where do you thro ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/bluesky-vs-nostr-vs-activitypub-which-should-developers-care-about-more/

#interoperability #openstandards #protocols #socialnetworks #technology

How to change app icons on Android: Useful if a service has multiple apps with obscure names, or just to change the look of the theme

I find this useful when social network services like Mastodon, PixelFed, Nostr, and Bluesky all have multiple client apps and many have pretty obscure names. I want to quickly click on, say Nostr or Bluesky, so I have changed the icons and names for the apps ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/how-to-change-app-icons-on-android-useful-if-a-service-has-multiple-apps-with-obscure-names-or-just-to-change-the-look-of-the-theme/

#android #icons #technology

If Lemmy is not your cup of tea as an alternative to Reddit, maybe try open-source federated Kbin instead

Yes, Reddit is going through its own API pains right now, and of course it is anyway a centralised social network much like Facebook and Twitter. So the discussion around alternatives has been coming up again.

Lemmy has been around for a while, its technol ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/if-lemmy-is-not-your-cup-of-tea-as-an-alternative-to-reddit-maybe-try-open-source-federated-kbin-instead/

#alternativeto #Kbin #opensource #reddit #technology