2026-07-24T17:34:42Z https://nostr.ae Felix Hlatky https://nostr.ae/npub10gcuv9jq32rz3m0ydne2s89ex5ualtev9pfrdpnngzw0k97vrgws8r0m2k https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/001/002/649/original/f4bea56f08379459.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/001/002/649/original/f4bea56f08379459.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd62vny36k8uwhurmrkdrtq8fhptt24gxya3pkj4tq372q3qlpfrgzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6nu4xds Who else is noticing AI-generated illustrations in the real world appearing at new hairdressers, ice-cream parlors, kebap shops, butcheries, everywhere? <br/><br/>Sure, there&#39;s no reason why AI slop should be confined to the online world. But as long as I will still be able to distinguish AI signs from non-AI signs, I will consider these AI stores/restaurants as inferior quality. Is that wrong? <br/><br/>#AI 2026-07-16T08:20:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgnsvf4u6u5m2nje3pdnmlzrnaxm30j5n3zzu3z22hwh9e83peuzqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp68sgxmm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf25098kdkq2j5phvt6sn9hnlxutlpdjld5avle47v3kx6k8lgpfqwagwd9'>nevent1q…gwd9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t know about <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19ak6eu97zcg3jke6nzr2efejkqk2payw4phfzq4szve8myhu0x8sy7fca7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>#Träwelling</span> (<span class="italic">npub19ak…fca7</span>)</a></span> - thanks for the suggestion. Hope you had a good time at dWeb Camp and made it home safe! :) 2026-07-16T05:15:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstrjdhrvf5z49xptv43tf6huk7nwt3k92ktk0sgwyw6mcl2gzsjvszyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6e2wkza I just created my first collection on history. Which historians or other history-related accounts in the fediverse am I missing? <br/><br/>#history #collection #collections <br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/collections/116843436442889237">https://mastodon.social/collections/116843436442889237</a> 2026-07-01T07:14:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgjnp3jaen03wq4y7dt3redfezunhcum3u2tyds2eywxwwgq2wpwszyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6dqwgsd I will be at the Digital Humanism Conference on Friday with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z6r4j3wglj8h6z780e8j4lz8den62dvx9xdpymf6phyvzceuf4dq9qeawd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Joanna Bryson, blathering</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z6r…eawd</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13qmcphyhl59fhj6u4h9f7gkmy88xf7nh2z49us4vafd0j7meqf9sf3mar7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sayeed Choudhury</span> (<span class="italic">npub13qm…mar7</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1drmscn2mcsp7ttqyq5ku8tm3qyy0ryaxhsl3rk5jdgagetjgdtgsgxj897" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rumman Chowdhury</span> (<span class="italic">npub1drm…j897</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12gd5nwqqyhmeqzvef3zwkudzjfjxk4ul2nw0k8v5fdck5alwrjzslahdsz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bruce Schneier</span> (<span class="italic">npub12gd…hdsz</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub134ce2aem8quns65mezvjk80juwhqmkjeqayugprkk666kd3k4ypqvqcy54" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Judith Simon</span> (<span class="italic">npub134c…cy54</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub108szh9nuv3e2ax0hq6f2frt5ae4ek93qyfug6rv0sywx98v46ggsn5tznn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>samvie</span> (<span class="italic">npub108s…tznn</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qyr0ntw9dh6l74vn4r7segud0r20tet0ajx89lcyp37gqq7zu7ss5c6pjs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ki7sun3</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qyr…6pjs</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1malx6cvy0x6s0zpmrv7tkc043vnr6ntp8jpkl2s4fg8ue03jvz6qs6nzws" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>felix stalder</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mal…nzws</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#DigHum2026 #vienna<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/804/895/382/491/786/original/7d89f3ebcf6eeacb.png"> <br/> 2026-06-24T11:44:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw2scvc3hkaxmwp407phlhmtkex7lpdhye2n6jqvpmgsp30gpsd3czyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp66fwfrg After individually meeting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub100mk5g0fgeas890kwvy5jyut7nvvtyrwn6hrkj2sygj62z62ppnqzqajzk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rose 🌹</span> (<span class="italic">npub100m…ajzk</span>)</a></span> in April and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fxyd778q77zz5mve6nuetea3vvu72vfrgc2su6sydk7pfpkq643qga2ju5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sebastian</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fxy…2ju5</span>)</a></span> in May, it felt great to meet both again with [@rude1.blacksky.team](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/rude1.blacksky.team">https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/rude1.blacksky.team</a> ) at #pubconf2026 This is still a competitive situation. Our protocols and the incentives they create matter. Our backgrounds influence what we build. Our financing models bind and enable us. But I felt all of us belonging to &#34;Team Open&#34; very strongly in Amsterdam. I am excited to see where this will bring us and what we can do together. 2026-06-07T16:22:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2awu0c7tcwex52yv3v8443zhys9qkpmt0q8ge6mahrn9sf657rkczyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6yfkugm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5jdnwcvxwpkh0f3fkl0am63w385l3unwswu2427zy84my48wzxcpk4yja'>nevent1q…4yja</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there a recording? Thanks for doing this! 2026-05-20T20:01:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5jdnwcvxwpkh0f3fkl0am63w385l3unwswu2427zy84my48wzxczyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6as79rh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4es7dwnavws2k3tfk0ak764hpvpg4m2qtnscuumjvd2nz9q7rugcfykvs'>nevent1q…ykvs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would love to join the show but I need to rush to the airport right after my panel ends (17.15) 😒 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1l7hdaunk79xwgkzqh4r4mhj3wcrxusvaf5nk9szqtgcmrx6wp0aqzqpwl6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CPDP Conferences</span> (<span class="italic">npub1l7h…pwl6</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1w4rdxzdfz2ex25a42d0hw347r3gdapdk7llq6pjk347v8yf09djs2r8cxz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>EDRi</span> (<span class="italic">npub1w4r…8cxz</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qda00z7usyqlcqhrq92v8279r2p5hk5muuj6vvmsmeyc2h2t2a9qqqwevs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jan Penfrat</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qda…wevs</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yctxejaam246pkh8uu8vae2ns7dzhllnfw5jp570pmj9v726qxpsmzn02a" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Panoptykon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yct…n02a</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-20T12:52:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg488v77qjyjjdjkfhupllw0vu97d4aegs6qrykgnmchm2x6gmg6qzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp60x3jkx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8ktmkz7lkv40j5ncns2gt4g6uxgr0aqaqeq4295zn6c6kt3kzrqg002lt'>nevent1q…02lt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope the conference is in Belgium otherwise I&#39;m about to board the wrong plane :) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cdd90cdp6afg8mk9z0sdzs27fe74hyzw5tm855tu07qlf7g9eh0s50kxdw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>𝓻𝓻𝓪</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cdd…kxdw</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-20T05:32:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsguett58l3v6rzckqwp5wj8hnv0g8k2xqd2lad9kkqv0c0vmrkkvqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6c20h4c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkefkycrgeyjhxg2qfl7apy6lvl8fsfkug9qxeuj4qwdxhqst8gqzkrphd'>nevent1q…rphd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ist die Info noch korrekt, dass Palantir in Hessen, NRW, BW und Bayern im Einsatz ist? 2026-05-14T08:20:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvtgsvljm7d3jv7j4kgwqvvakx84z03t9agx5tuvj7ntk7dxwq28qzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp673apvc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgudqxx45aw3v6xwgj9tfgeznypxk40pqyznxqs0hgjdl3gcrvyqh27wt0'>nevent1q…7wt0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m trying to coordinate with their admin to find a solution swiftly. 2026-04-18T20:48:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs244h88fvklanuxce0rxmrsu2f5fygdlkcxf4zku5ckez7t5r0heqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp63xzn9v We&#39;re hiring for a part-time position in Finance &amp; Operations at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub163hduy0fd2evxcc7298ck4yplx9pege9ne06wgra9h342jcxh5wszvmv0n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub163h…mv0n</span>)</a></span>. Fluent German and English language skills are a requirement. In terms of location it&#39;s a hybrid role so we&#39;re looking for candidates in #berlin or #vienna. I believe this is a rare opportunity to learn about the organisational side of technology non-profits and open source.<br/><br/><a href="https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/6c969533-e00e-468a-959c-e3c366ff10a4/">https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/6c969533-e00e-468a-959c-e3c366ff10a4/</a><br/><br/>#fedihire #job #jobs 2026-03-31T16:22:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs00059fjnawudcs23v09s0e8uu3y3epdgjt8tcxf3w9zmn45jfyjqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp649989d RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116086899600949599">https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116086899600949599</a><br/><br/>I want to expand on the age-verification working group plan, to avoid confusion. The goal is to create an informal group of experts in the areas of law, privacy, trust &amp; safety, and technology. Their agenda is explicitly not to _implement_ age verification/assurance, neither in the Mastodon software nor in our own servers. The group will assess various risks for the user base, the server admins, and the project and analyse it from different perspectives to provide a balanced recommendation.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1hks3pqyfv67cdaj8v3a6p7hc37u25cg5zjs79g252h8gdfhuwvvsmg0zxg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1hks…0zxg</a></span><br/> </div> Today we're sharing the first in a series of three posts from our leadership team, starting with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10gcuv9jq32rz3m0ydne2s89ex5ualtev9pfrdpnngzw0k97vrgws8r0m2k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Felix Hlatky</span> (<span class="italic">npub10gc…0m2k</span>)</a></span> discussing our mission, and priorities for 2026. Stay tuned this week for more.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/</a> </blockquote> 2026-02-19T11:21:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq2xuq9zhgtdjgkx4yr05rumc0k9d9m0nmxlzlr9wudya6j70vyyqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6s7r5rx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsda853fe5tdlzcsca3thu3t3a9vz2p97u4tq07xekf6ac6cyau9mcu870uv'>nevent1q…70uv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for joining me on the panel on DSA at #FOSDEM. At EU Tech Stars you will meet our technical director <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zu5wnva84a0qupw80ekd9zjfv5pr4nnpytuecva5zrx85nwh8dcsn4pytj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Renaud Chaput</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zu5…pytj</span>)</a></span>. 2026-02-02T14:01:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqcf5t589g9mqu0tpgjameapj3xhmt95h0gkz5htlsrejm5lskg2qzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6pumeem In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzahupt5nfp7la6y9we4zj6aw3h6unpmsnjmq6e6zp6auzq4ylug8marzx'>nevent1q…arzx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe it&#39;s a nod to the power of the fediverse: all these instances (even m.s) are so small they disappear once you zoom out enough on the map with very little power concentration compared to the logos listed 🙂 2026-01-22T18:05:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfg3c4hstlwx4glvjw8mne60lfjfpenwgxnh9t90pq6t3qnkdtw9qzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6c5p8km Mastodon is looking for recruiting support to help us hire two exceptional backend engineers for multiple ambitious projects. More news on the specifics and the job description to follow soon. <br/><br/>This is a rare opportunity to work closely with our team on a non-technical project. If you might be interested in this or know someone, please get in touch. Ideally this should be fully or partially pro bono and start end of January.<br/><br/>#fedihired #jobs #hiring 2026-01-16T13:13:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfetk0txrehl0ugr2e6zzvh22kydprel5ghcry63kg68gupr078sqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6nv49x0 Thanks to everyone contributing to our community, through contributing your work, giving back financially, by providing advice, or by using Mastodon and other fedi services. Wishing you a good end of the year and see you all in 2026 :BlobhajTinyHeart: 2025-12-31T12:06:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2lvzmsxuq66gd5kuavhq9p9q09f9zw0l6at7rxj7nq3nx3vvx00szyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6frle0r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ptv4k74uhnnqzqqy34hupce5q56pnp23l62ppjljwfzj39fpzpsddxdgz'>nevent1q…xdgz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What do you wish for Mastodon to come true in 2026? 2025-12-15T19:03:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ptv4k74uhnnqzqqy34hupce5q56pnp23l62ppjljwfzj39fpzpszyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6wjw2jt Just finished the board meeting with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub138y2whyf20je06phhy5jdms9mfj7wf45pjhd7fxw20xjlvn6qaxslz67lg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Esra'a إسراء</span> (<span class="italic">npub138y…67lg</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub198qnnuhnva9u3p6z53qqvrh5p8zmge60qeckcr92csdd96mg9hcss4pp8u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>karienbez</span> (<span class="italic">npub198q…pp8u</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uj9run8wdz07ywdrrfku7l6ghde5kwkegpggr39algf0fde0facq09tmuu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Biz Stone</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uj9…tmuu</span>)</a></span> [@haubles](<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@haubles">https://hachyderm.io/@haubles</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zu5wnva84a0qupw80ekd9zjfv5pr4nnpytuecva5zrx85nwh8dcsn4pytj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Renaud Chaput</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zu5…pytj</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vl7jgjkprjrpytq0en63ss482a08aam0q5tr5nrwg4tdznvcvnaq44f6g0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Eugen Rochko</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vl7…f6g0</span>)</a></span> where we spoke a lot about the strategy for next year. 2025-12-15T19:03:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgt4eqt60euaxzf4cpq0v92uthqwnv6f4pay6jfhkwwzt48gkzxdszyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp65v2cev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszv36z6pj3gjnpkujxxvdg2j4a35n7m40tp0lvqq5jfdupl5mdq6s6n642z'>nevent1q…642z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Most importantly, thanks to everyone here, to the whole community. I promise to always put the humans here first and to keep this a safe space for you, no matter how you express yourself and where you come from. I will treat my new position with the most respect. Let’s make Mastodon and the Fediverse even more beautiful than it already is &lt;3<br/>(13/13) 2025-11-18T08:06:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszv36z6pj3gjnpkujxxvdg2j4a35n7m40tp0lvqq5jfdupl5mdq6szyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6wrnmal In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfpa40lm2hxmns4q2n89wplrgf6hqftl82xd620a9uvv84dzz2acqzf25m9'>nevent1q…25m9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, &amp; EU grants, all of which we are forever grateful for. We still have a large funding need for 2026, so please consider making a donation before the year-end if you’d like us to continue building and improving Mastodon <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate">https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate</a><br/>(12/13) 2025-11-18T08:06:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfpa40lm2hxmns4q2n89wplrgf6hqftl82xd620a9uvv84dzz2acqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6jwl3yf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0teysql544wgz0x526ax8x3ght93f8tjmqjxjpu3zgk3eva8u7vg38slnh'>nevent1q…slnh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But Mastodon wouldn’t be where it is without so many more people than Eugen. I’m incredibly grateful to be able to work with the best team we’ve ever had. Each one of you brings so much value to the Mastodon project and I want to thank you for making our mission your day job while you could certainly earn double or triple at one of our for-profit competitors. <br/>(11/13) 2025-11-18T08:05:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0teysql544wgz0x526ax8x3ght93f8tjmqjxjpu3zgk3eva8u7vgzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp694zmhq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfzq4a4dxhhr60yax0ztwz7as20t2knqkpe4456p3cznkmvpc9mksqvp34u'>nevent1q…p34u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vl7jgjkprjrpytq0en63ss482a08aam0q5tr5nrwg4tdznvcvnaq44f6g0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Eugen Rochko</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vl7…f6g0</span>)</a></span> for allowing us to do this the pure non-profit and FOSS way by saying no to earlier offers, some of which would have given you more than 10x the payout. I have been inspired by your vision about this project from the moment I met you 5+ years ago. It takes a lot of courage and greatness to let this project go. Super excited for continuing to work with you!<br/>(10/13) 2025-11-18T08:04:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfzq4a4dxhhr60yax0ztwz7as20t2knqkpe4456p3cznkmvpc9mkszyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp65x5qqp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wm93v0j79gu47lqjesw2alfsf7ysrqzvckqf8dr6359l2mkwy8s3muxwd'>nevent1q…uxwd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I want to send my heartfelt thanks <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub198qnnuhnva9u3p6z53qqvrh5p8zmge60qeckcr92csdd96mg9hcss4pp8u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>karienbez</span> (<span class="italic">npub198q…pp8u</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16sd8vehtem6shvdjp9pmtl4qaq28kjsrt9m773fyqj09dy9wwd0qmxpm34" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Esra'a</span> (<span class="italic">npub16sd…pm34</span>)</a></span> for their wisdom and emotional support during this crazy journey so far, to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1g63xrgz6nwuchdrgtr686vmjna2fz8dlpc0cvxhpc3yplas5565srnezt9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jeff Atwood</span> (<span class="italic">npub1g63…ezt9</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uj9run8wdz07ywdrrfku7l6ghde5kwkegpggr39algf0fde0facq09tmuu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Biz Stone</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uj9…tmuu</span>)</a></span> for your visionary strategic &amp; financial support without which this restructuring would not have been possible, and to the team of Paul Hastings for your pro-bono legal advice.<br/>(9/13) 2025-11-18T08:04:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9wm93v0j79gu47lqjesw2alfsf7ysrqzvckqf8dr6359l2mkwy8szyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6438muc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgtumh7e42rl00t795yqtghq0h3nldemqznj7sh2v5zeunrs2clycjh7sam'>nevent1q…7sam</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks to amazing people like <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hg6ku0pxvl5ta6d0suz9rauk8chdd57vy90z3p83u98eay8z902suenwn8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>jaz :twt: :wales_flag: ⁂</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hg6…nwn8</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y2r2mwt42zufw0dr9kmfz4sjdcan0f3azekpkpp2qlvf8x39cqsqx2kvzk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>IFTAS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y2r…kvzk</span>)</a></span> [@swf](<a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org">https://socialwebfoundation.org</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1g03wdsqmg673sjkvcdp8f5kucwqk6wfe3mguryn490lgc5ynt9ws6kd2qp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mallory Knodel</span> (<span class="italic">npub1g03…d2qp</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mf6955v5j643gkr5qknvw2xrdlv2ftn230xd2kw6exsca6962f8sc4g967" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Björn Staschen</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mf6…g967</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dvxen088frng5agcza8av2twvmd64xzwctsctgsywc6txyqa788sjygems" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Johannes Ernst</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dvx…gems</span>)</a></span> we can see through topics larger than us related to policy, regulation, protocol development as well as how to deal with spam attacks, how to design a safer product for everyone, and how to deal with occasional interpersonal conflicts in our beautiful part of the internet.<br/>(8/13) 2025-11-18T08:03:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgtumh7e42rl00t795yqtghq0h3nldemqznj7sh2v5zeunrs2clyczyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp63kku08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9604u9feyqj069krcf9tn0scdzz2uavqsh7vtu6kdflcjm8yk5sx7j7dx'>nevent1q…j7dx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Many of us would also not be here if it weren’t for patient and forward thinking people in media and civil society like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19g4w4058yqrmz8rwq825wq6u97449gmzg3lvsgh7e54gt008k4jssp6a0t" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sarah Perez 💙</span> (<span class="italic">npub19g4…6a0t</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17m8z9gfl0t3x69ux50mfawyrpt4w5rkxsfaz9ckgvhp8y75t429q8drsw8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Laurens Hof</span> (<span class="italic">npub17m8…rsw8</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jsulaqsk8qrjakjpyzy3rkk8l6l2w470gvtnn0w3hk6798uztyts35vkpy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Leonhard Dobusch</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jsu…vkpy</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qy7j50qsfdy4nqtg9esmmaqr3fr2wfye5f8g37t4nr496zupx0rss5et4k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jan Böhmermann 🤨 :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qy7…et4k</span>)</a></span> [@markus_netzpolitik](<a href="https://chaos.social/@markus_netzpolitik">https://chaos.social/@markus_netzpolitik</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub108szh9nuv3e2ax0hq6f2frt5ae4ek93qyfug6rv0sywx98v46ggsn5tznn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>samvie</span> (<span class="italic">npub108s…tznn</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1evtmxaqwj97m9ntzac5ggjlucd24ssxgnhpaqj68kjzzky63g0wqkpxdke" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sascha Foerster :bonndigital:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1evt…xdke</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xp6v2qu0zws46jykjcdgays4p2gd0mfvpnx8m8se08hqdyw42h6sefr57h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Melanie Bartos</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xp6…r57h</span>)</a></span> <br/>(7/13) 2025-11-18T08:02:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy9604u9feyqj069krcf9tn0scdzz2uavqsh7vtu6kdflcjm8yk5szyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6hmq0vj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3lrg8xpu0resy9q0jd0ggemtvhqdmrx5unc9dwdanx2wrj3vr3gflz059'>nevent1q…z059</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have huge respect for everyone contributing to the Fediverse: the larger-than-life architects like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1urx3t48an3pv2vh37akfaks6ty5aujgslfccaa2g4egmam4c2czqg3v0z4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Christine Lemmer-Webber</span> (<span class="italic">npub1urx…v0z4</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> (without whom we would literally all not be here), implementers like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xsvg2xkadm588z2khnywdfqsmv73rskhy96svdcr3d6zx8yl39xsq7q6he" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Daniel Supernault</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xsv…q6he</span>)</a></span> bringing photo &amp; video to it, new projects like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub142g8wjn8hkfh7ghvaa4yakfuu2r8eseqga8fykxng0805cutvpnsmkkmy5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Newsmast Foundation</span> (<span class="italic">npub142g…kmy5</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19hhrsk4pdq4anvlalxlxamuwugyav3du42wc6cga0j9c9upy7cdqkzyxnx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Michael Foster</span> (<span class="italic">npub19hh…yxnx</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10j9yhajz4pyp2lnlz9z5w72wvf9upq69er7hc5jtr5zyqrj8r6vqj490pt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Freddie Johnson</span> (<span class="italic">npub10j9…90pt</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fugj9wq78dyg4r4pnkprnrueeglxwf0thgxs4yrqc7g8jej49sqskq35hh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Saskia</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fug…35hh</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lzdq2c4pz6jg68ncc5pdsztumldekds2m27xmgfjk6pklg2p086qfdurpr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Moved to @bonfire@bonfire.cafe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lzd…urpr</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1h4u3faw0m8sys3zyvhayqlaa2cdqf8ktdf55nvu9v7qp8w8ehrwsd5nkgz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ivan</span> (<span class="italic">npub1h4u…nkgz</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1u7rnpt6ml8llrk3pvpl5nx2gj93z9yhhma6sge8dluzxzk0r7zcs54c7cr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mayel</span> (<span class="italic">npub1u7r…c7cr</span>)</a></span> orgs like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13fke9xvm3382npmrqsf9axvhxrxzdtvpqp9juh7npl5l7me2stesjdz5hw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Flipboard</span> (<span class="italic">npub13fk…z5hw</span>)</a></span> [@mike](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@mike">https://flipboard.com/@mike</a> ) [@john](<a href="https://john.onolan.org/">https://john.onolan.org/</a> ) [@ghost](<a href="https://threads.net/@ghost/">https://threads.net/@ghost/</a> ) [@activitypub.blog](<a href="https://activitypub.blog">https://activitypub.blog</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jwra5wjlf06ynx3t5arjq0xu0vyf65276822xupyeslkl2l5zqpqmy7v3w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Matthias Pfefferle</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jwr…7v3w</span>)</a></span> bringing the media over to the Fediverse, and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yk0x57sfjc8393evastgqnergp077cgtl04ugts608rk37rd9w6q8xg32h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Riley Testut :fatpikachu:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yk0…g32h</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub168yqrxz4glvns5rm43ty09m9vsshmv0nhaw0ug703cw920g0nf9qsmupza" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>AltStore</span> (<span class="italic">npub168y…upza</span>)</a></span> for trying out completely new things.<br/>(6/13) 2025-11-18T08:01:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd3lrg8xpu0resy9q0jd0ggemtvhqdmrx5unc9dwdanx2wrj3vr3gzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6yeqgtt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdq07zkz4n4ratlwtgy5wsgs9edtjvv8f3emj9h8f02ph3394nefq2dvdxm'>nevent1q…vdxm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My personal heroes and projects I admire are <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rkw6a3qcgxxzmgrmysn48umna28za0jvaz2ev72wmycgvcvkmp0sa45q62" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Signal</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rkw…5q62</span>)</a></span> [@Mer__edith](<a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith">https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vwvtra8vq0zy7wtd9mzhz2xfyzq4r5nae5tzfffhzfg76tz0ml3qsacqgs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Tor Project</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vwv…cqgs</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dug5p7c3y6svstg23pc684plfpd3mp5fdnc2m5a8f3yvthpwnssq00kxeq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GNOME</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dug…kxeq</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hxz3d2nlnsjaelphupxqv7mfqhmrrxzc48lntlf0w8wt9fgw98yshyr8sj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hxz…r8sj</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uy3h8verjgg3frkyk4cws8zmmyc7qhrp8thetjmregszdj9mgydskajrxl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ryan Lee Sipes ⚡🦅</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uy3…jrxl</span>)</a></span> . I’d much rather have Mastodon be inspired by the contributions of these people and projects to the FOSS and non-profit technology world than trying to rebuild early Twitter.<br/>(5/13) 2025-11-18T07:56:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdq07zkz4n4ratlwtgy5wsgs9edtjvv8f3emj9h8f02ph3394nefqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp65fpjyd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp3sqwga8ldznncfjmz9779pq9m3gg4qg4eyyxxm4asrzjwdgas4ce3v4a2'>nevent1q…v4a2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My vision for Mastodon is a different direction than all previous attempts at social media, by focussing on community ownership, Trust &amp; Safety features, slow user &amp; server growth, and financial sustainability - for the non-profit project, the server administrators, the moderators, and creators in the Fediverse. I’m thrilled to have [@haubles](<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@haubles">https://hachyderm.io/@haubles</a> ) as Community Director and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zu5wnva84a0qupw80ekd9zjfv5pr4nnpytuecva5zrx85nwh8dcsn4pytj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Renaud Chaput</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zu5…pytj</span>)</a></span> as Technical Director on my side in making this vision a reality. <br/>(4/13) 2025-11-18T07:54:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp3sqwga8ldznncfjmz9779pq9m3gg4qg4eyyxxm4asrzjwdgas4czyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6tjerxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszumvuvsdcvj4lavjsqg4uken67mvprc5asp7mpage2pkkus4p02gruwgt7'>nevent1q…wgt7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mastodon and the Fediverse matter to me because they present a truly viable alternative to this model, by showing its users no advertisement, respecting users’ privacy, focussing on keeping users safe, and allowing them to connect to the Fediverse and beyond rather than putting them into a digital prison to extract as much metadata about them to please advertisers.<br/>(3/13) 2025-11-18T07:54:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszumvuvsdcvj4lavjsqg4uken67mvprc5asp7mpage2pkkus4p02gzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6qkvqdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddufd4wyl0kzwwnefx030833rmjdj0k9m5r7gd7srxjtnf09x6uqrfwmf3'>nevent1q…wmf3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m humbled to be given this opportunity and want to tell you a bit more about myself and how I think about the future of Mastodon and the Fediverse. I have a business and finance background. I have worked for technology companies my whole career but have become increasingly tired of the extractive venture capital model of financing them, which only works for the rare outliers and seemingly never leads to the best product humans deserve. <br/>(2/13) 2025-11-18T07:54:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsddufd4wyl0kzwwnefx030833rmjdj0k9m5r7gd7srxjtnf09x6uqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6m8qsjr Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vl7jgjkprjrpytq0en63ss482a08aam0q5tr5nrwg4tdznvcvnaq44f6g0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Eugen Rochko</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vl7…f6g0</span>)</a></span> as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the German non-profit, am a co-founder of the US 501c3 non-profit, and I have contributed to most of the fundraising success, which allowed us to expand the team. <br/>(1/13) 2025-11-18T07:53:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxcf7c55487acnxnm53qa3nddgs8d0h7rtaxpnasevkdn9zxd2j4czyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6hg4ahh Good panel at &#34;Healthy Online Info Spaces&#34; by invitation of OSCE RFoM. Thanks <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16kkqh5td3nut8d6fev3fvs3hpvlushymsdvhp3qjvdufnl89ylksef8dxe" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Natali Helberger</span> (<span class="italic">npub16kk…8dxe</span>)</a></span> for your remark during Q&amp;A. We should connect with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14xp7w6z9khahmf6jm8dv7e8xta5eh5f99yrrycmkg3egxsuekq2q2uyacm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Manfred Zielinski</span> (<span class="italic">npub14xp…yacm</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f2xtdsvr73557a7sqtrv7u4w55q9qjkh0r4ddl0w7f0ystgsy46s8kk75w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marleen Stikker</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f2x…k75w</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1whejps6xpmgu3w9rgjkhanhewpvret7yh5qp7hzsxkc2r6l8n0zs7ejcnz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Koen de Jonge - SynQ</span> (<span class="italic">npub1whe…jcnz</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vwteq3vvsz5k7vge4h30ue997h3e4x4w8u7dxmqmda08d0jxn5sspge9cp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Coen Wesselman</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vwt…e9cp</span>)</a></span> next time we&#39;re in the Netherlands<br/>-- <br/>#OSCE #vienna #netherlands #austria <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmv4dscaed8qwjlq58r3regy6h4u7vvq7ct3245sjj4stdvl2v8s8t50nc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Amsterdam Law School - UvA</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmv…50nc</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/417/831/558/023/308/original/ff01951506eb8179.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-22T12:37:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswjwtw5km4282lhyuufatgu7gthyztpfyhgwhyx9ce2kxxz46vmqczyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6tg56ah Coming to #taiwan next week to represent <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub163hduy0fd2evxcc7298ck4yplx9pege9ne06wgra9h342jcxh5wszvmv0n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub163h…mv0n</span>)</a></span> at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p9kpvx4qrdat683f8s6kjyye5cffmxy2f3ukvnjjn2pry5n8mckqme0p6w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>RightsCon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p9k…0p6w</span>)</a></span> with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13za5kudj7vkherucztlpjjr7kzwcnu6y8xq5ta52dnlh2nq2dmmspz8j89" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andy Piper</span> (<span class="italic">npub13za…8j89</span>)</a></span> 🇹🇼 #rightscon 2025-02-12T17:05:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst0mqg36t32c0ms5vya2puhaj6qmqlk6m5p0c6wstmlcqjqr0cl9czyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6qd8hyz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqker2e35vpxx9fkjmhpwcnr3u6ndc0fdkakf6y3xy5cud20uuj9s4vvgk3'>nevent1q…vgk3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Beautiful work! 2024-12-26T23:19:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfvye5u6c2j96sjns0gw6uf6u7vmnsq7cr3k347hmn283pfznyvsqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6r6j8sv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp23w43p8ryzgfgnm9pvvxtpvgelpvj4pqje0tp7zcj83f2ex9ytg3wg39a'>nevent1q…g39a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Economist is pretty clearly in &#34;billionaire hands&#34; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/15/economist-becomes-a-family-affair-agnellis">https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/15/economist-becomes-a-family-affair-agnellis</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m generally also a fan of the Economist, by the way. 2024-10-31T13:08:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpxqhecuwqvgkgdczp9fgnmg0tgxyus3mce9r0twmevj3glcfc0czyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6vqw7l3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcz4sqzc09v9jw8ct9eahpgkcyxy3yu7ghexq0gwt3d8fc6yf60c03j7fq'>nevent1q…j7fq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Based in Vienna now :) 2024-09-28T18:12:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw9u3segghc885evxpv7yumu983pkq45g8jqc9z0rm49ueltpvjwczyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp62xns90 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcc6jxdge4ptvcxsxx6vfrz7ra83gn9f6llz6z4hpk008hlzmcvgly27cc'>nevent1q…27cc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you, you can use the text below!<br/><br/>&gt; Join SOLARYS! We&#39;re a profitable, software company empowering 3,000+ volunteer fire brigades with our ERP system syBOS. We&#39;re expanding and need German-speaking PHP devs of all exp levels! 💻👨‍🚒 --&gt; <a href="https://www.solarys.com/unternehmen/karriere">https://www.solarys.com/unternehmen/karriere</a> 2024-09-05T14:28:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst08j8z6j4kvvdh9apzcpt7rh3g9vdl5j3kwhu0pmqt5ecu3v5x6gzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6zyyl8j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjks0qlwk3w2qrjshl9eq7lz8mvshpww69nheptvvcsm2uqugk2gfg5an4'>nevent1q…5an4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hi Sarah, next to my job at Mastodon I&#39;m CEO of a software company which develops an ERP system for firefighters based on PHP. Do you have German speaking profiles as well? I wasn&#39;t able to filter for it. Thanks! 2024-09-05T11:37:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrhrfkc00e88euyh35r359x9htfardmrmlj86ftf4nuywjyj4w0tqzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp62gnqhf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95vvkppykssfaceppfaqs8y84j2dh8dfgqlz0847mlhchahdswmcjn0235'>nevent1q…0235</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Moin! Ich bin neben meiner Tätigkeit bei Mastodon in meinem &#34;Day Job&#34; CEO bei SOLARYS. Wir entwickeln Alarmierungssoftware für freiwillige Feuerwehr und Rettung, also endlich mal ein Produkt das Sinn macht 🙂 Wäre 100% remote möglich. Wollen wir mal sprechen? 2024-09-04T12:32:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyseyxqqlr6qw3r7j4fmdg3a8zgyn0n2j8zd30teq5rwe78uzs02qzyparr3skgz9gv28du3k092quhy6nnha09s59yd5xwdqfe7chesdp6vt57qa I&#39;m a Berlin-based entrepreneur and am new to Mastodon.<br/><br/>My larger goal is to replace all creepy social services, such as:<br/><br/>• Twitter to Mastodon ✅<br/>• GMail to ProtonMail<br/>• Google Calendar to ProtonCalendar<br/>• WhatsApp to Telegram<br/>• Facebook to WT:Social<br/>• Google Drive to ProtonDrive/NextCloud<br/>• Google Chrome to Mozilla Firefox<br/><br/>Anyone has similar ambitions or achieved the same? 2019-11-17T14:15:23Z