OK friends.
What is your favorite "Star Trek but not Star Trek" show or book series other than The Orville?
I want to allow my bots' posts to be quoted.
Do I need all these interaction policies - or can I just have the simplified interactionPolicy?
My understanding of (the current version of) FEP-044f is that you cannot make something quotable without issuing individual approval stamps upon request. ActivityPub development frameworks may make this easier in the future, but for the time being it's a hassle for bot developers.
I'm advocating for a simple and static way to declare quotability here: socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/… but it'll take platform implementer buy-in and, following that, at least one Mastodon version bump.
Pre-FEP: Quote posts, quote policies and quote controls
Now that Mastodon 4.5 is out and we’re starting to see its quote post interactions with Mastodon >=4.4 and other ActivityPub platforms with non-FEP-044f quotes, a question has arisen for me. Mastodon 4.SocialHub
Yes. The flow is (1) you declare a canQuote policy, (2) accounts who fit that policy get their quote post buttons unlocked, (3) if one of them clicks it, your server gets a QuoteRequest from that actor, (4) you respond with a bespoke QuoteAuthorization, which you need to host indefinitely – its presence allows third parties to verify that that specific quote was permitted by you.
The current spec is here: codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src… (technically still a draft)
@liaizon The schema pretty much follows from the requirements that individual quotes must be authorized by the quoted account, and that the authorization be (a) verifiable, and (b) revocable. Can't really accomplish that without some sort of publicly accessible certification.
In fact I quite like the concept. My only criticism is that there should be a way for implementers willing to give up revocability to give a blanket permission to reduce the complexity.
socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/…
Quote Post Implementation Issues
Help me, Social-Wan, you’re my only hope! I am trying to extend my ActivityBot server to support quote posts. I am 90% of the way there - but stuck on making the quoted post visible to other servers. The bot’s statuses can be quoted on Mastodon.SocialHub
@julian Thanks. I am kind of pleased you didn't say "Oh, it's this really obvious thing that you missed."
The investigation continues.
I'm flattered! 🙂
According to recent change logs, the Mastodon team has been fixing a number of small bugs around quote posts. If the error is on Mastodon's end and not yours, that could mean your quotes work on nightly versions (like mastodon.social runs), but not stable releases.
I don't see anything promising in github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p… though. PR 36195 contains stuff that could be relevant, but going by timestamps that should have all made it into 4.4.5, which I run.
Pull requests · mastodon/mastodon
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OK gang, I'm stumped (and a little drunk).
I'm trying to get Quote posts working ActivityBot.
✅ Quote posts are an available option.
❓ This Accept message is sent - colours.bots.edent.tel/quotes/…
❓ Which references this stamp - colours.bots.edent.tel/quotes/…
But the quote never gets approved. Can you spot any obvious mistakes with my JSON?
EDIT! Solved. Turns out, you actually have to post the message to the right server. Who knew?!?!
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Peter Obi Faults President Tinubu Trip To Brazil, Frequent Foreign Travel #Politics #Brazil #Lulu #Obi #Tinubu ©August 15th, 2025 ®August 15, 2025 1:47 pm Co-contestants in the last concluded general elections in Nigeria and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has faulted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu trip to Brazil and also condemned the President frequent…
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Plenitude, via a megaparco fotovoltaico nel Kazakistan. Servirà centrale elettrica ibrida
https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2025/09/27/news/plenitude_impianto_fotovoltaico_kazakistan-424874610/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Plenitude, via a megaparco fotovoltaico nel Kazakistan. Servirà centrale elettrica ibrida
L’impianto da 50 MW è parte di un progetto Eni-KazMunayGas. Ottantamila pannelli su ottanta ettari che agiranno in sinergia con centrali eolica e a gas per gar…la Repubblica
Ich sollte auch mal fps cappen sowie setting runterdrehen
100%gpu und 70%cpu muss nich sein
OsazuwaAkonedo BriefRecall ~ DSS Takes Facebook, X To Court Over Sowore Posts Against President Tinubu
DSS Takes Facebook, X To Court Over Sowore Posts Against President Tinubu #Issues #Dss #facebook #Jonathan #Sowore #Tinubu #X ©September 17th, 2025 ®September 17, 2025 2:27 pm It may be true that there are certain things people do to others, they may not take the same from anyone, this assertion appeared to have come into play in the current administration of Nigeria…
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OsazuwaAkonedo BriefRecall ~ DSS Takes Facebook, X To Court Over Sowore Posts Against President Tinubu
#YouTubeNewsChannel #Dss #facebook #issues #Jonathan #OsazuwaAkonedo #Sowore #Tinubu Published: September 17th, 2025 Reshared: September 27, 2025 3:31 pm DSS Takes Facebook, X To Court Over Sowore Posts Against President Tinubu https://osazuwaakonedo…Osazuwa Akonedo (OsazuwaAkonedo)
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Funktionen unterschiedlicher Fediverse-Plattformen: kuketz-forum.de/t/friendica-od…
Friendica oder Hubzilla?
Möchte weiter ins Fediverse abtauchen und überlege aktuell ob ich mich bei Friedica oder hubzilla anmelde.Kuketz IT-Security Forum • IT-Sicherheit | Datenschutz
Occupiers introduce “sobriety days” in occupied Kherson region — RMA
In the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson, the occupiers are introducing “sobriety days” to reduce the number of offenses committed by Russian military personnel. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
"Food was never scarce for our colony—indeed, it has rarely been the limiting factor in our growth. Our constraints have always been space, material and information."
Having fun writing this morning.
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So gemütlich sind dann die Dörfer:
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Finanzlage „außergewöhnlich angespannt“: Landratsamt mahnt Hausham zur Sparsamkeit
Vor einer drohenden Überschuldung warnt die Kommunalaufsicht am Landratsamt die Gemeinde Hausham. Nichts Neues und überregional bei Weitem keine Ausnahme, findet Bürgermeister Jens Zangenfeind.www.merkur.de
Ferragamo's chartreuse bags and shoes pop against 1920s- inspired co-ed collection
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La imagen muestra un personaje de dibujos animados con un estilo caricaturesco. Tiene un cabello negro y desordenado que se eleva en todas direcciones, lo que le da un aspecto despeinado. Lleva un vestido rosa con mangas largas y un cuello, y parece estar caminando con una expresión de preocupación o tristeza en su rostro. El personaje tiene una mirada pensativa, y hay burbujas de pensamiento que sugieren que está reflexionando. El fondo es blanco, lo que hace que el personaje sea el centro de atención. La imagen tiene un borde blanco que la delimita, lo que sugiere que podría ser un sticker o una ilustración independiente.
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Pechino Express 2026: da Chanel Totti a Jo Squillo, ecco le prime cinque coppie
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Pechino Express 2026: da Chanel Totti a Jo Squillo, ecco le prime cinque coppie
Ecco le prime cinque coppie che prenderanno parte alla nuova edizione dell'adventure game condotto da Costantino Della Gherardesca che vedremo su Sky nel 2026Mario Manca (Vanity Fair Italia)
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Border guards use drones to strike three Russian shelters in North Slobozhanskyi direction
Fighters from the 15th Mobile Border Guard Detachment “Steel Border” struck three shelters of Russian invaders in the North Slobozhansky direction. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
"At a time when the world is plunged into a deep darkness not seen in many decades – and some would say is being held captive and being destroyed by a handful of evil, cynical men – it's flabbergasting that the Catholic Church is so self-absorbed to think it has the luxury to spend even 10 minutes fighting over an internal affair such as its liturgy."
~ Robert Mickens
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Terra dallo spazio: Parco nazionale della Groenlandia nord-orientale
Parte del paesaggio ghiacciato del Parco Nazionale della Groenlandia nord-orientale è raffigurato in questa immagine catturata dalla missione Copernicus Sentinel-2.
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Sorry, I thought it would be more obvious why I shared the link, but I can explain.
Your post was dismissive of academics and institutions in the noted countries. My link notes some quite relevant research being supported by China that isn't evidently of interest in America.
Unless current policies change, American institutions will be the target of ridicule before long as the exodus of scientists continues. We're not really in a position to deride others. Rather, we need to actively discourage xenophobia.
@mason I was not trying to be dismissive. It's hard to convey nuance on SM. I should have been more careful with limited characters.
As a person in academia, I'm well aware of these dynamics. We live it every day.
There are also messy things about that story that make it less clean than the article suggests. A lot of people move because they're promised an empire. That's not a statement about systems but about people.
That was the most disappointing part of the article for me. I wanted them to focus on the ideas, and they gave equal or greater weight to the geopolitics.
I hadn't considered "personal empire building" as I read it, but now that you've offered up the idea, I can see that as a possibility.
Still, the core of the article spoke to me. I believe the current LLM fad is somewhat wrong-headed and that an approach perhaps more oriented towards artificial life is the way forward. I don't see people talking about that ever amidst the deluge of wild enthusiasm for the climate-killing hallucination engines. (I may be hinting at my biases there.)
I should spend time digging to see who else is approaching AI from different angles. I'd welcome pointers.
@mason Well, I think they're trying to solve different problems. And it's the usual short-term vs long-term gain. It is interesting that people like Rich Sutton ("bitter lesson") are not entirely bought into LLMs, some of which may be depth of insight, some of which may be slightly tribal (because it removes some room for RL).
I'm unfortunately not qualified to provide pointers, I just see a variety of things in, eg, the colloquia around me, including people openly questioning the status quo.
La Rai rinvia «No Other Land»: il dietrofront sulla messa in onda del documentario prevista per il 7 ottobre. Spunta l’ombra di una “telefonata politica”
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/rai-rinvia-no-other-land-7-ottobre-telefonata-politica/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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La Rai rinvia «No Other Land»: il dietrofront sulla messa in onda del documentario prevista per il 7 ottobre. Spunta l’ombra di una “telefonata politica”
Secondo quanto trapela da Viale Mazzini, la decisione sarebbe arrivata dopo una telefonata di natura politica, che avrebbe “suggerito” il rinvio. Molti dipendenti parlano apertamente di censuraCecilia Dardana (Open)
Nordio sui suicidi in carcere: «Non sono legati al sovraffollamento ma alla solitudine». E l'aula lo contesta
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/nordio-suicidi-carcere-sovraffollamento-solitudine/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Nordio sui suicidi in carcere: «Non sono legati al sovraffollamento ma alla solitudine». E l’aula lo contesta
Secondo il guardasigilli «quello che favorisce i suicidio è la solitudine, è la disperazione. Molti suicidi avvengono nell'imminenza della liberazione»Alba Romano (Open)
"Jetzt, wo es übereinstimmenden Einschätzungen nach also wirklich darauf ankommt, gelingt der Switch in die ökologische Moderne nicht. An Hubers Erwartungen, seinen Ansprüchen und seinem Menschenbild kann demnach etwas nicht ganz stimmen."
Yo. So isses.
Aber halt nicht jeder ist fähig, sich dann aus den Trümmern seiner zerschellten Träume ein neues, hilfreicheres Menschenbild zu zimmern. Bei näherer Hinsicht sogar nur die Allerwenigsten. 🤷🏽
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Klimaziele: Der Plan des Westens geht nicht auf
Ökologische Modernisierung ohne Wachstumseinbußen: Das haben die Industrieländer lange versucht – und sind gescheitert. Warum das zu Verdrängung führt statt zum Umdenken.Tobias Bachmann (DIE ZEIT)
...Auch aus diesem Artikel:
"Exakt an diesem Punkt endet sie offenbar, die Lernwilligkeit der westlichen Gesellschaften. Die Einsicht in einen unauflösbaren Zielkonflikt zwischen einem bewohnbaren Planeten und dem kurzfristigen Erhalt des Wohlstands scheint zu schmerzhaft zu sein."
Questo sono le 10 borse firmate viste alla Milano Fashion Week: se le indossi, sei una vera fashionista
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Another #book I've read lately: Automatic Noodle, by Annalee Newitz. Exactly the cozy, community-building sci-fi I wanted. I love all the robots and now I'm hungry for noodles.
#amreading #cozy #nearfuture #scifi
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La contaminación lumínica hace que las aves canten 50 minutos más al día
Un estudio de más de 500 especies de pájaros diurnos revela que la contaminación lumínica por parte de los humanos provoca que las aves tengan días más largos.Agencia SINC
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Il Toro a Parma per cominciare il “suo” campionato, Baroni: “Dobbiamo diventare squadra”
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Il Toro a Parma per cominciare il “suo” campionato, Baroni: “Dobbiamo diventare squadra”
L’allenatore: «Da Ngonge mi aspetto molto di più. Gineitis? Dopo la nazionale è stato fermo alcuni giorni, mi piace perché ha energia»Francesco Manassero (La Stampa)
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in reply to Jenny753 • • •I thoroughly enjoyed The Expanse.
No, it's definitely not utopian, but also talks about morality a lot, and it's just damn good sci-fi, with awesome characters, some queerness and even some polyam representation sprinkled on top.
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