Nostr notes by Jay 🆘

Thanks. I think this is all important nuance that’s being lost. ...

2026-06-28T15:06:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…9a9j
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Thanks. I think this is all important nuance that’s being lost. It seems like most people think this was a blind scraper.

At worst, the tags.pub documentation did not make clear enough that posts it saw — posts it was *specifically given permission to use* by instance admins or users — would be sent to relays, or which relays those were.

(That is, if I’m still understanding all this correctly, which I may not be.)

So the people who were surprised to see this — was their ...

2026-06-28T14:47:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…6cce
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So the people who were surprised to see this — was their instance relaying with tags.pub? Or was their instance relaying with another relay that connected to tags.pub?

How were their posts being boosted?

How was tags.pub boosting posts from people who hadn’t followed ...

2026-06-28T14:31:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…5z89
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How was tags.pub boosting posts from people who hadn’t followed its follow back bot? Is relaying your instance with tags.pub equivalent to having all your users follow the follow back bot?

> tags.pub is now unsubscribed from the open registration ...

2026-06-28T13:02:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…ctzm
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> tags.pub is now unsubscribed from the open registration relay servers it was previously using.

Hm I’m confused about this. What were these relay servers specifically and why was tags.pub using them? And how did this result in posts being visible in ways that surprised users?

Oh I see, right, you have to opt-out as a user if your instance ...

2026-06-28T06:06:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…jrvr
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Oh I see, right, you have to opt-out as a user if your instance has connected to the relay.

Is that what their relay does? Sends all your posts to all other instances that also subscribe to the relay?

I thought it was opt-in? As in it completely ignores you if you ...

2026-06-28T05:46:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…8ejx
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I thought it was opt-in? As in it completely ignores you if you don’t follow the follow-back account. Unless I’m missing something.

I don’t understand that “opting out” section on the site, though.

I think for most normies, to exist at all is to exist on ...

2026-06-21T22:45:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…n2zr
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I think for most normies, to exist at all is to exist on Instagram. And to many, an Instagram account *is* your identity. It’s a portfolio of your personal brand. It’s the fullest and most true digital expression of yourself, or at least the person you want people to think you are.

It’s like a dating profile, but for, just…life.

RE: https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA/116626275380024200 Remake ...

2026-05-23T22:51:00Z

RE: https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA/116626275380024200

Remake this ad but make it about watching Instagram reels for two hours

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ABC fall of 1985 program lineup Promo.
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#Moonlighting #Dynasty #Hotel #WhosTheBoss #GrowingPains #TheLoveBoat #Webster #MrBelvedere #DiffrentStrokes #Benson #TheFallGuy #MacGyver #RipleyBelieveItOrNot #SpenserForHire #HollywoodBeat #LimeStreet #LadyBlue #OurFamilyHonor #TheColbys #PerfectStrangers

I must have walked past these tiles hundreds of times at South ...

2026-05-07T00:32:22Z

I must have walked past these tiles hundreds of times at South Station and never noticed this. In my defense it’s very low and behind a railing. There is no placard or anything explaining what it is. #Boston #MBTA

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2026-05-03T18:48:18Z

The plural of "pomodoro" is "poms of doro"

Capitalism never uses productivity to pay for leisure. It only ...

2026-04-16T11:27:38Z

Capitalism never uses productivity to pay for leisure. It only uses it to pay for more productivity.

We have leisure because of unions, not because of productivity.

(i.e., AI will not result in a 4-day workweek.)

People on the #Forkiverse may never know Nicole, the Fediverse ...

2026-01-14T12:33:54Z

People on the #Forkiverse may never know Nicole, the Fediverse Chick

Remember, when something in the news upsets you, you are *not ...

2026-01-03T14:37:30Z

Remember, when something in the news upsets you, you are *not obligated* to spend the next hour hunched over your phone reading live updates and social media hot takes.

You *can* stay informed without succumbing to this urge -- an urge deliberately conditioned into us for decades by the 24-hour news cycle and exploitative for-profit social media.

Step away from your screens, let your psyche absorb the blow, and read about it in a newspaper tomorrow morning if you like. You have permission!

#TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone

2026-01-01T02:11:26Z

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#TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone

There’s a reason this episode is so famous, it’s so tightly ...

2026-01-01T01:55:32Z

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There’s a reason this episode is so famous, it’s so tightly paced #TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone Star Trek (npub177x…u9jc)

#TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone @npub177x…u9jc ...

2026-01-01T01:31:23Z

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#TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone Star Trek (npub177x…u9jc)

“Tonight I shall talk to you about glorious conformity!” ...

2026-01-01T01:18:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…8dhw
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“Tonight I shall talk to you about glorious conformity!” #TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone

Good to get this one out of the way for the new people ...

2026-01-01T01:02:07Z

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Good to get this one out of the way for the new people #TheTwilightZone #TwilightZone

#TheTwilightZone marathon starts on H&I in ten minutes. Check ...

2026-01-01T00:52:48Z

#TheTwilightZone marathon starts on H&I in ten minutes. Check your local listings. #TwilightZone

I think what people need to understand is that using the ...

2025-08-23T17:03:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…mzzv
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I think what people need to understand is that using the Fediverse instead of Bluesky doesn't mean you aren't subject to these laws. It just means that the people who run your instance are more free to flaunt them if they choose.

I think what people are trying to say to you Eugen is that it might be advisable to tell Fediverse instance operators that this is something they should be aware of and make an informed decision about.

But aren’t I breaking Mississippi law if I host a Mastodon ...

2025-08-22T21:06:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…qfuc
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But aren’t I breaking Mississippi law if I host a Mastodon instance with no age verification that people in MS can access?

If you want an ebook of some public domain work, either: 1. Check ...

2025-08-10T00:27:25Z

If you want an ebook of some public domain work, either:

1. Check standardebooks.org before Gutenberg. They clean up books from Gutenberg with sane typography and print design.

2. Consider buying a "Dover Thrift Editions" version of the ebook. Many fly-by-night ebook "publishers" are turning a quick buck on selling you a Gutenberg edition. Dover is a real publisher, even in print, and their well-formatted ebooks of public domain works are usually under $4, or even less.

@npub1lyn…ve6v used extensively in a demo at #WWDC!!

2025-06-09T17:42:07Z

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink: (npub1lyn…ve6v) used extensively in a demo at #WWDC!!

Some of the benefits of sharing the source of a video are that ...

2025-05-26T17:27:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…p8er
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Some of the benefits of sharing the source of a video are that (a) you often get a longer video and (b) you often get more videos.

https://www.fb.watch/watch/?v=1460912351205441

Cool! What is “oddbook”? What software are you using to ...

2025-05-10T16:55:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…7cyq
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Cool! What is “oddbook”? What software are you using to publish this?

My work and home wardrobes are the same, not because I wear ...

2025-04-03T17:03:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…d3mg
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My work and home wardrobes are the same, not because I wear hoodies to work, but because I wear work-appropriate clothes at home (which is not what I think that poll option is assuming.)

What have the devs said about it? I’m out of the loop.

2025-03-18T15:19:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…438h
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What have the devs said about it? I’m out of the loop.

this just looks like Dark Magycks to me

2025-03-09T05:06:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…4z76
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this just looks like Dark Magycks to me

How do you write this language? I’m so mesmerized by it.

2025-03-09T05:01:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…ryjq
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How do you write this language? I’m so mesmerized by it.

Do you mean like a quote post? Like it "embeds" the ...

2025-03-07T20:12:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…xp64
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Do you mean like a quote post? Like it "embeds" the linked post in the body of the post linking to it?

Do non-tech people use Mastodon?

2025-03-06T03:17:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…var7
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Do non-tech people use Mastodon?

ActivityPub just doesn't seem right for blogs, doesn't ...

2025-03-06T01:00:47Z

ActivityPub just doesn't seem right for blogs, doesn't anybody feel the same way? It's just weird. We can have #ActivityPub *and* #RSS.

Well, to be clear, they will still publish op-eds about other ...

2025-02-26T18:51:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…x0uu
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Well, to be clear, they will still publish op-eds about *other* things, but just no op-eds that are *counter* to those things.

Sorry for the cross-post but this is just too good not to share ...

2025-02-25T03:03:16Z

Sorry for the cross-post but this is just too good not to share (via Casey Newton (npub1ld4…at00))

Do you ever find yourself writing some complex flex or grid code, ...

2025-02-22T01:23:47Z

Do you ever find yourself writing some complex flex or grid code, only to find yourself thinking, "Wait, I think...I think this might just be what `float` exists for." #CSS

If you're on macOS, slightly techy, and want a very easy way ...

2025-02-18T01:03:17Z

If you're on macOS, slightly techy, and want a very easy way to download all your Amazon #Kindle books, I can strongly recommend this tool by Sam Davis (npub1grp…yrxn). Uses #BunJS, super fast, even shows progress bars for the downloads!!

(On Feb 26, Amazon will stop allowing ebook downloads through a browser.)

https://github.com/treetrum/amazon-kindle-bulk-downloader/

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2025-02-17T01:25:21Z

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https://lists.sr.ht/~lioploum/forevercomputer/%3CCAG2H=o_fTHzDdbkSooXp00P8-berMu_yriWu+DcZJz4wHyT9dw@mail.gmail.com%3E

Is this a real app you're developing/running?

2025-02-16T05:36:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…8506
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Is this a real app you're developing/running?

What I don’t get about Jeff’s post is the “What did you ...

2025-02-15T17:17:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…zep4
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What I don’t get about Jeff’s post is the “What did you do?” part? What is it that he’s asking about them doing?

The Givebutter website is telling me "Payments are not ...

2025-02-14T20:29:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…alhq
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The Givebutter website is telling me "Payments are not accepted at this time." :(

Oh, I mean, when Mastodon does have native quote posts ...

2025-02-14T19:53:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…4lpk
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Oh, I mean, when Mastodon *does* have native quote posts available via their API, where the native user preferences are respected, then the third-party fetching should stop. It's deliberately circumventing a safety feature at that point.

This analogy could get messy if we explore it any longer, but my ...

2025-02-14T19:45:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…esnz
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This analogy could get messy if we explore it any longer, but my point is that impediments to doing bad things, even imperfect impediments, are good.

Responsible developers will make Mastodon clients that obey user’s wishes, and the extra effort required to find the quoted post will likely deter enough people to make the feature worthwhile.

Anybody adequately motivated could easily steal my car, but I ...

2025-02-14T19:37:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…rwqw
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Anybody adequately motivated could easily steal my car, but I still lock the doors.

Yes, of course anybody can fetch something that isn't ...

2025-02-14T19:36:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…fku3
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Yes, of course anybody *can* fetch something that isn't followers-only. Just like you *can* log out of Twitter and see tweets from someone who has blocked you.

But adding that extra hurdle makes it inconvenient and therefore less likely.

When quote-posts become baked into #Mastodon and available via ...

2025-02-14T19:16:34Z

When quote-posts become baked into #Mastodon and available via the API, I hope clients stop fetching quoted posts on their own.

Part of Mastodon's implementation will be the ability for people to prevent quote-posting of their content, and to "withdraw" their posts from anywhere they were quoted.

"Faking" quote-posts by merely fetching the post object from within the client will not respect these preferences and intentions of the quoted user.

Definitely taking cues from Frankfurter: ...

2025-02-12T00:10:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…ha9l
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Definitely taking cues from Frankfurter: https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/1762/frankfurter

#typography

I definitely paid more than I needed to. I didn’t even check ...

2025-01-29T23:20:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…j54z
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I definitely paid more than I needed to. I didn’t even check Amazon before checking eBay, as I reflexively avoid Amazon whenever possible. eBay has other listings at similar prices, though, and the seller had a good rating. What a weird racket.

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2025-01-29T23:18:05Z

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I bought a CD on eBay. It just arrived in an Amazon box, with a ...

2025-01-29T23:11:36Z

I bought a CD on eBay. It just arrived in an Amazon box, with a gift receipt, along with six metal rings -- evidently for horse bridles -- also with gift receipts.

The only possible explanation is that the eBay seller didn't even possess the CD. They sent it as a gift to me from Amazon, and added the 75¢ rings to hit the free shipping minimum.

And I paid way more on eBay than I would have on Amazon.

I feel like the only people/instances who participate in relays ...

2025-01-25T20:27:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…8dau
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I feel like the only people/instances who participate in relays are trolls and bigots and Nazis and spammers and other weirdos.

In other words, what’s the best #ActivityPub software for a ...

2025-01-25T19:57:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…nuag
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In other words, what’s the best #ActivityPub software for a single-user instance?

Is there any Mastodon-like ActivityPub software that auto-fetches ...

2025-01-25T19:55:30Z

Is there any Mastodon-like ActivityPub software that auto-fetches replies from unfollowed accounts? I'd love to just host my own instance, but I hate that it means you don't see so much content. Does #GoToSocial do this?

Anybody have a mnemonic for remembering how to spell "hors ...

2025-01-07T14:43:50Z

Anybody have a mnemonic for remembering how to spell "hors d'oeurves"? That "oeu" gets me every time.

I have learned never to reply to him because he has nothing but ...

2024-12-23T02:46:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…8q2y
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I have learned never to reply to him because he has nothing but abject contempt for his readers.

Thanks — I’m trying to follow this username from Threads

2024-12-17T20:15:23Z

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Thanks — I’m trying to follow this username from Threads

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2024-12-17T20:01:49Z

Testing: [@jay.xyz](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jay.xyz )

I can't believe I'm saying this But I might rewatch ...

2024-12-17T01:47:35Z

I can't believe I'm saying this

But I might rewatch Gilmore Girls

The “group watch event” movie hashtags I’m aware of are: - ...

2024-11-26T02:50:58Z

The “group watch event” movie hashtags I’m aware of are:

- #Monsterdon
- #MondayActionMovie
- #FridayNightFlix
- #ScarySocial

Anybody know of others?

Whoa the #MBTA is getting an official iOS app! Currently ...

2024-11-04T13:54:43Z

Whoa the #MBTA is getting an official iOS app! Currently available in TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/R2ZghSuQ

#Boston #CambridgeMA

Does a link become trending on #Mastodon if only one account ...

2024-10-16T18:02:30Z

Does a link become trending on #Mastodon if only *one* account posts it, but hundreds of others boost it?

Are you ever reading a particular book and you think "this is ...

2024-10-12T22:57:46Z

Are you ever reading a particular book and you think "this is exactly the size and shape a book should be"

“I may be a knucklehead sometimes.” #VPdebate

2024-10-02T01:40:15Z

“I may be a knucklehead sometimes.”

#VPdebate

What website?

2024-09-27T11:01:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…y4zf
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What website?

How did you get the keychain?

2024-09-27T01:20:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…zxvx
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How did you get the keychain?

The fact that Mullenweg keeps harping on #WPEngine’s lack of ...

2024-09-26T12:40:23Z

The fact that Mullenweg keeps harping on #WPEngine’s lack of upstream contributions — something that is by no means required by anybody using #WordPress — demonstrates how weak he knows the copyright claim is.

If it were a strong case, he could just quietly file the cease and desist and not go on and on about the values of open source, which are irrelevant to whether a copyright has been violated.

Garbage Day Ryan: “Paying for digital art is TRULY UNHINGED.” ...

2024-09-25T16:30:22Z

Garbage Day Ryan: “Paying for digital art is TRULY UNHINGED.” #Panels

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2024-09-17T23:13:57Z

Return to Office: You must pay me for the time I spend commuting.

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2024-09-17T23:11:15Z

Love the new Trending News widget in the #Ivory beta!!

This is nitpicking but I don’t think I’d describe Taylor ...

2024-09-13T17:58:24Z

This is nitpicking but I don’t think I’d describe Taylor Swift as “endorsing” Kamala Harris?

She says she’s voting for her but then explicitly said “vote for whoever you want.”

I don’t know about everybody else but have you tested that ...

2024-09-13T13:47:40Z

I don’t know about everybody else but have you tested that #Threads #fediverse sharing account options link? It just opens a browser for me.

I’m on the latest version of the Threads iOS app.

https://www.threads.net/settings/account/fediverse

Gus is so fucking proud of his dad #DNC

2024-08-22T03:40:29Z

Gus is so fucking proud of his dad

#DNC

Cool Ranch Derrida #MutantFam #TheLastDriveIn

2024-08-17T03:37:07Z

Cool Ranch Derrida

#MutantFam #TheLastDriveIn

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2024-08-17T01:05:53Z

That would be “acropoles” #TheLastDriveIn #mutantfam

An interesting #linguistics phenomenon that I’ve observed in ...

2024-08-14T19:32:30Z

An interesting #linguistics phenomenon that I’ve observed in kids for many years: “verse” as a transitive verb, back-formed from “versus”:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4029

I really like this Harris/Walz typeface #typography ...

2024-08-06T21:56:02Z

I really like this Harris/Walz typeface

#typography

https://www.fastcompany.com/91168459/new-logo-harris-walz-campaign

Does anybody know of any "successful" existing ...

2024-07-30T20:57:49Z

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Does anybody *know of* any "successful" existing allowlist-only instances?

#MastoAdmin #FediblockMeta