For some, joining Mastodon might seem risky because "the server could shut down at any time" or because it's managed by a single administrator. While these concerns are understandable, Mastodon has far more safeguards in place compared to centralized platforms:

1. Admins are typically experienced sysadmins with a strong passion for server management.

2. It's generally recommended to have multiple admins (we have four).

3. Many servers have financial plans in place, such as donation systems. We have my company backing things up.

4. Infrastructure is often cost-effective, keeping operating costs low.

A few additional points to consider:

1. No server - or anything in life - is immortal. That's exactly why I chose the name mementomori.social (the stoic phrase "memento mori" means "remember death").

2. Web services come and go, but longevity is possible. My first website has been online continuously for 27 years (since 1998). While I've migrated servers a few times, the site itself has never gone offline. It will most likely happen after I pass away, but I hope my descendants keep it online.

Unlike centralized platforms - especially newer ones - that rely on user growth and profitability, investors can pull the plug at any time.

The decentralized Fediverse operates differently: sysadmins are committed to keeping their servers online and do so out of dedication, not for monetary gain.

#MastoAdmin #Mastodon #Fediverse #Decentralization #OpenWeb #SocialWeb #SocialMedia

Happy 7th anniversary of becoming an official W3C standard, ActivityPub!

https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/

We're creating something truly special here with the fediverse, and I am so thankful for everyone who contributes to it, whether with your time, money, or just by sharing your thoughts, your creations, your silly little jokes. Keep it up!

#fediverse #activitypub #standards #OpenWeb #anniversary

ActivityPub is now a W3C Recommendation

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.

^W3C

A reasonable ask of people is: Post wherever you’d like, but maintain your #fediverse profile as your primary home.

Having an #openweb presence, guaranteeing people anywhere can see your content with a simple browser free of paywalls, is a huge selling point in this day and age.

Lastly, #bluesky isn’t doing themselves any favors by taking 20M people and placing them onto a single server. It’s hardly decentralized and it creates ever larger bills for the VCs…

🧊 If you're looking for a rabbit hole to fall into tonight, start here.

The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme is a masterfully curated list of programming-related links that progressively become weirder the further down the iceberg you go.

#openweb

https://suricrasia.online/iceberg/

The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme

this is not a hall of shame. the intent is to awaken you to many of the peculiarities and weirdness of computers. hopefully, after reading these articles, you will have learned a lot and will embrace chaos.

^{Suricrasia Online}

@EC_NGI

Hummm this is the #geekproblem talking to the #burocracy not actually what's happening. Though the #EU tech #openweb funding is doing some good the majority of this tech funding has been poorer down the drain https://hamishcampbell.com/how-to-work-eu-bureaucracy-in-tech-funding/ any movement to prosecution on any of this?

#NGI #NLnet #EU

Das OpenWeb hat keine Zukunft! Die proprietären Systeme von Twitter und Facebook haben sich durchgesetzt und die goldenen Zeiten von RSS sind vorbei. So sieht es zumindest Robert Scoble. Der kampf für ein OpenWeb und DataPortability von 2008 scheint verloren und viele der Revoltierenden arbeiten heute sogar für das damalige Feindbild Facebook.