Dear Fedi friends,

Next week I have the honor of doing a presentation advocating for the Fediverse in a really prestigious venue (I can't share more now, but I will after it takes place).

I'm currently working on slides and I would love to hear testimonies from YOU. Why the Fediverse is so special to you in contrast to Big Tech platforms (bonus points if you speak French & can reply en français).

I'll share a selection of your testimonies in my slideshow presentation.

Merci beaucoup ❤️

FOR most musicians, they would never expect their first-ever song to see the light of day, never mind explode in popularity, but for Highland artist Limonead, her fusion of Gaelic hip-hop and dance has struck a major chord with listeners around the world.

What started as a project for a FilmG competition for Limonead, real name Sinead Swann, has led to her music being enjoyed by tens of thousands of people.

Gaelic hip hop artist's debut single becomes huge TikTok hit

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25994406.scottish-gaelic-hip-hop-artists-debut-single-becomes-huge-tiktok-hit/

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116239395175554368

So yeah. I am kinda looking for a new job that allows me to make our digital world meaningfully better. If you have any leads or thoughts, ping me.

Hey #Tabletop #RPG folx! I have an #AskFedi for ya!

GMs: What is your top tip for running good games (that *hasn't* been mentioned yet)?

Players: What's something your GM has done to make the game awesome that you wish more GMs would do (that *hasn't* been mentioned yet)?

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I'll start (with one of each).

As a GM, I use the 3-act play / 5-room dungeon style as often as possible. It keeps things tight, makes for satisfying progression, and can be scaled to work for almost anything.

As a player, I was shocked the first time a GM of mine rolled some dice and said "you hit, and it takes Blorp out of the fight, what does that look like?". Every GM I'd had previously would've just said "you kill Blorp". That one question has made playing characters *feel* so much more epic.

@glasspusher

I ASKED SANTA FOR A RESEARCH GRANT.

YOU STILL BELIEVE IN RESEARCH GRANTS?

Just so my American friends know, you’re not the only folks dealing with political turmoil at the highest levels right now.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/mark-carney-british-spellings-canada

Interview with @pluralistic at The Daily Show!  

With special mention for Mastodon! This was excellent! I highly recommend watching it!👇✨

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2e-c9SF5nE

#Enshittification #Facebook #Mastodon #Fediverse #Interoperability

Transport Victoria are expanding tram stops on the 57 tram line along Victoria St, Errol St and Queensberry St in North Melbourne and as a big fuck you to the disability community they're not making them accessible.

They're making the tram stops wider and adding zebra crossings but for some reason they can't be fucked rising the stop to the level of the tram to provide level boarding.

This is fucking outrageous.

Transport Victoria needed to make all tram stops accessible by 2022 and they failed to do that. The next deadline is only a few years away and they're planning to rebuild trams stops without making them accessible.

If you're in Melbourne please submit feedback on this consultation and tell them you support accessible tram stops.

https://engage.vic.gov.au/route-57-north-melbourne-tram-corridor

You can also email Sonya Kilkenny the Minister for Planning and tell them you support accessible tram stops.

[email protected]

They are also doing in person consultations on Saturday and Tuesday if you want to yell at them in person.

https://engage.vic.gov.au/project/route-57-north-melbourne-tram-corridor/meetings

#Melbourne #PublicTransport #SpringSt #Accessibility #AccesibleTramStops