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 â“ I have 4 questions to all Fediverse users.

 I'd really appreciate a lot of answers and boosts, because this would help me a lot with editing the #JoinFediverseWiki.

If you don't want your answers to be publicly visible you can reply as a PM.

0) Would you describe yourself as a Fediverse user with a technical background or interest?

1) Think back to the time period from when you first heard about the Fediverse (or a part of it, e.g. Mastodon) to when you decided you will stay in the Fediverse.

What were the most important questions you wanted/needed answered? Where there any questions where answers were especially hard to get?

2) Were there any Fediverse-specific technical terms or concepts that you didn't understand at first?

Please name them and tell me, how you would describe them to someone new to the Fediverse if you can. Or tell me alternative terms that you think would be better understandable to such users.

3) What term do you believe people new to the Fediverse would understand best when talking about the different flavors of software running on servers/instances (like Mastodon, Pixelfed, Friendica, Misskey, Lemmy, ...)?

Do you think it should be a term also used for other social medias like Instagram and TikTok, or a different term, because it's a different concept (e.g "platform" - is the Fediverse a platform, is Mastodon a platform, is an individual instance a platform or are all or neither of them platforms?)?

4) Now that you (probably) are a regular Fediverse user, what kind of info about the Fediverse or related to it do you need/like to be able to look up quickly?
Is there already a place to look it up and if so where?

Anything else you'd like to tell me about the https://joinfediverse.wiki is also appreciated.

Btw here are some of the things I'd like to change/restructure: https://joinfediverse.wiki/Join_the_Fediverse:Proposal_for_new_stucture
Some of it is a bit technical for a non-editor, but feel free to comment on that as well, if you like.

Thanks!

#Fediverse #FollowerPower #survey #FediverseSurvey #wiki #FediverseGuide

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Update: Sometimes it works better, sometimes I loose the focus.
Is anyone doing outreach to public libraries to mitigate Microsoft's latest spyware shenanigans? This could be disastrous to the privacy and security of folks who rely on library computers for access to their online presence.

@melly_maeh Oh nein!
Ich hatte es ĂŒberhaupt nicht mitbekommen (Artikel jetzt unten).

Volle SolidaritÀt! ... das die Polizei ermittelt, *ob* es einen rechtsextremistischen Hintergrund gab - statt *wegen* einer offenbar rechtsextremistischen Tat zu ermitteln - ist völlig unhaltbar.

https://www.radio901.de/artikel/staatsschutz-ermittelt-nach-angriff-auf-lebenshilfe-1996877.html

Staatsschutz ermittelt nach Angriff auf Lebenshilfe

Nach dem Angriff auf die Einrichtung der Lebenshilfe hat der Staatschutz in Mönchengladbach die Arbeit aufgenommen. Das hat die Polizei auf Radio 90,1 Anfrage bestÀtigt.

Radio 90.1

Especially considering all the free speech demands in the US (which is a discourse that is mostly on hate speech of course), I was shocked to learn about the ag-gag laws (e. g. in the US).

"Ag-gag laws, also known as 'farm security' laws, punish people for recording or exposing the abuses happening within concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)."
(https://thehumaneleague.org/article/what-are-ag-gag-laws)

#freedomofpress #animalliberation #factoryfarms #agriculture

What are ag-gag laws & how many states have ag-gag laws?

Since the 1990s, the agriculture industry has fought for laws to prevent whistleblowers from documenting and sharing its gruesome practices with the public. But these “ag-gag” laws aren’t just morally dubious—they’re unconstitutional.

The Humane League
Gerade habe ich mich gefragt, ob es sich bei den Blitzer-Meldestrukturen im Radio um eine kriminelle Vereinigungen handelt. Ich habe festgestellt: Nein. Denn - es wird zwischen Straftaten und Ordnungswidrigkeiten unterschieden. Ich frage mich, ob ich es richtig verstehe, dass Ordnungswidrigkeiten vor allem eine Sonderkategorie sind die dafĂŒr Sorgen, dass alles was mit Straßenverkehr zu tun hat irgendwie anders behandelt wird.. Ich meine es zĂ€hlt auch das Strafmaß und dennoch.. #autokorrektur
Ich habe oft gelesen, dass es ungĂŒnstig ist, sich von den Themen, die von der politischen Gegenseite gesetzt werden vor sich hertreiben zu lassen. Ich finde daher den Slogan "Klares Bekenntnis zu Menschenrechten jetzt!" hilfreich. Als Idee.

Utopisch denken, aber ja
Solarpunk & Antifa

#AntifaSticker #Solarpunk

Wie schillernd die Website der #COP28 ist – Aber sollten positive, inspirierende Visionen zu diesem Thema nicht nach allem Scheitern nun von unten kommen und sollten die Entscheidenden, statt ein fulminantes Messeevent mit schönen Thementagen zu organisieren nicht einen nĂŒchterneren Rahmen ĂŒber die Probleme sprechen? Ich meine sollen auch die MĂ€chtigen feiern - aber dann doch bitte zu AnlĂ€ssen die auch positiv sind. Ich meine etwas ist es eine PR-Frage - aber eben auch eine Haltungsfrage...
I feel there is a need for the genre #twilight_solarpunk. The idea is to use the ambiguity of the word twilight, as it can mean either sunrise or sunset. Considering The Climate Book by Thunberg I like the idea to work with open ended narrative structures. Also, I feel right now there is room for imagining even more profound transformations, as the situation calls for it. I imagine it to be technology affirming, while listening to science and aiming at climate justice. #solarpunk