Nostr notes by Eugen Rochko

I'm going to go even further: e-waste is a much bigger ...

2026-04-16T22:30:31+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…y653
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I'm going to go even further: e-waste is a much bigger problem than MacBook theft. Right to repair should be universal.

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2026-04-09T11:10:24+02:00

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#Plushtodon

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2026-04-09T11:06:21+02:00

今年分のMastodonぬいぐるみの販売のために、日本で倉庫を借りるのが現実的か知りたいです。20cmのMastodonぬいぐるみが5000円+国内送料だとしたら買いますか？回答ありがとう!! #plushtodon

Need more pictures of #plushtodon to improve mental health ...

2026-04-07T18:58:45+02:00

Need more pictures of #plushtodon to improve mental health (⁣#blåhaj will also do).

Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but ...

2026-04-07T16:17:12+02:00

Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).

I’m not head of Mastodon! Have a good day.

2026-04-05T19:29:33+02:00

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I’m not head of Mastodon! Have a good day.

I’m not interested in following any “AI people”. That ...

2026-04-05T17:30:29+02:00

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I’m not interested in following any “AI people”. That doesn’t make it an echo chamber. We don’t need equal amounts of people who love puppies and want to kill puppies, not everything needs to be equally represented.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@pojntfx/116345677794218793 This is ...

2026-04-04T15:35:22+02:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@pojntfx/116345677794218793

This is not acceptable, plain and simple.

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https://bmi.usercontent.opencode.de/eudi-wallet/wallet-development-documentation-public/latest/architecture-concept/06-mobile-devices/02-mdvm/

So, it turns out the German implementation of eIDAS (electronic ID wallet for e.g. age attestation) will require an Apple/Google account to function

Absolutely pathetic

RE: https://flipboard.social/@surf/116336026699518351 Congrats on ...

2026-04-02T18:43:15+02:00

RE: https://flipboard.social/@surf/116336026699518351

Congrats on the launch Mike McCue (npub17fe…w0a6)!

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🌊 🌊 🌊
Today, we’re launching social websites, a new kind of online destination. These blend posts from Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon and more, plus YouTube, podcasts and your favorite publications to create community sites based around the things that matter to you.

https://about.surf.social/surf-launches-surf-social-websites/

#SurfSocial #OpenSocial #Technology #Tech #Fediverse

The duality of cat. My handsome boy. #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday ...

2026-03-28T11:49:22+01:00

The duality of cat. My handsome boy.

#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

She looks so fluffy in this picture. She is actually quite small ...

2026-03-27T11:21:22+01:00

She looks so fluffy in this picture. She is actually quite small and lean.

#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

I guess someone saw the domain was available and saw an ...

2026-03-24T00:33:40+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…8yr9
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I guess someone saw the domain was available and saw an opportunity to do a crypto scam. What can one even do if "fediverse" isn't a trademark?

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/1 10 years today. ...

2026-03-16T06:50:33+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/1

10 years today.
nostr:note1n0j0d90f2z2tf0xe6yyn90jt086sqyf3tgckfgaql6cp9hayp7tsp6jx7c

RE: https://frogs.lgbt/@alyx/116232623564098477 Anyone in ...

2026-03-15T22:17:10+01:00

RE: https://frogs.lgbt/@alyx/116232623564098477

Anyone in #BelieveInFilm interested?

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so uh
we rescued a set of 4K movie film scanners

does anyone need a set of 4K movie film scanners

if you have a need for a cinema film scanner (or can give it a good home!), and can arrange to have it transported from the Seattle area, message me on fedi or e-mail me at hello@alyx.sh

I know 100% that people will argue with me over this, but I miss ...

2026-03-15T03:35:49+01:00

I know 100% that people will argue with me over this, but I miss when movies were professionally lit, when actors were intentionally blocked, and when more than teal, orange and beige were allowed to be on the screen. The medium has something to do with it--film made a lot of these things fundamentally necessary--but I think it's more complex than just that. The last few years' movies are just not pleasant to look at, with very few exceptions, and the change occurred sometime around 2015.

Technology is not inevitable. We've decided not to have ...

2026-03-10T23:29:21+01:00

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Technology is not inevitable. We've decided not to have asbestos in our walls, lead in our pipes, or carginogenic chemicals in our food. (If you're going to argue that it's not everywhere, where would you rather live?) We could just not do LLMs. It's allowed.

From what I've observed, people who claim that LLMs can ...

2026-03-10T23:24:54+01:00

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From what I've observed, people who claim that LLMs can replace artists don't understand art, people who claim that they can replace musicians don't understand music, people who claim that they can replace writers don't understand literature, and people who claim they can replace translators don't rely on translations. If I had a button that would erase LLMs from the world but it would take machine translations away (which is a false dichotomy anyway), I would absolutely still press it.

I have the impression that primarily anglophone people don't ...

2026-03-10T21:59:50+01:00

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I have the impression that primarily anglophone people don't read as much translated literature, because so much good literature already exists in their language, so this issue may not be as familiar within that demographic. As someone who did not grow up anglophone, I can tell you there is a world of difference between a good and a bad translation even when done by humans. Machine translations are not even on the scale.

Machine translations are often brought up as a gotcha whenever I ...

2026-03-10T21:56:31+01:00

Machine translations are often brought up as a gotcha whenever I criticize LLMs. It's worth pointing out two things: Machine translations existed decades before LLMs, and yes, machine translations are useful. However: I would never in my life read a machine translated book. Understanding what a social media post is talking about in rough terms? Sure. Literature? Absolutely not. Hell, have you ever seen machine translated subtitles? It's absolute garbage.

Congrats and happy birthday!

2026-03-10T08:49:39+01:00

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Congrats and happy birthday!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/116076611382717131 This ...

2026-03-10T08:35:02+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/116076611382717131

This is what they took from us.

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I couldn't find any, so please enjoy the sounds of this Mac Plus booting from the internal floppy drive I made. Sound on!

#VintageApple #VintageMac #RetroComputing #ASMR

I feel like in the last couple media interviews I’ve done after ...

2026-03-06T17:40:58+01:00

I feel like in the last couple media interviews I’ve done after stepping down as CEO I’ve done a much better job communicating the vision and importance of the fediverse than I’ve ever done before, which is ironic but maybe logical? Brain work better when less pressure?

We now have two t-shirt designs on our merch shop! Both are ...

2026-03-05T18:30:30+01:00

We now have two t-shirt designs on our merch shop! Both are unisex, high quality 100% organic cotton, with screen prints of dopatwo (npub1r4v…snxk)'s awesome illustrations. You voted for these slogans! "I write alt text" and "My friends are not for sale". We offer free shipping over a certain threshold, shipping from Germany.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-i-write-alt-text-unisex-t-shirt-copy

#Merchtodon #Mastodon

So it’s an adjective now? “How fediverse is this ...

2026-03-05T06:56:50+01:00

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So it’s an adjective now? “How fediverse is this platform”—“oh, it’s reasonably fediverse, but it could be fediverser.”

I love this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o

2026-03-04T04:53:15+01:00

I love this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o

Handdrawn 2D animation! I repeat, handdrawn 2D animation! This is ...

2026-02-27T19:54:34+01:00

Handdrawn 2D animation! I repeat, handdrawn 2D animation! This is what they took from us. #Gorillaz - The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucRulNQsuYQ

#NP #NowPlaying

JavaScript

2026-02-26T22:27:29+01:00

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JavaScript

Would you buy this fisherman beanie if it was on our shop? (The ...

2026-02-26T22:19:18+01:00

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Would you buy this fisherman beanie if it was on our shop? (The materials are 95% certified organic cotton, 5% elastane)

Some folks at #FOSDEM tried to buy the makeshift hats one of our ...

2026-02-26T22:18:15+01:00

Some folks at #FOSDEM tried to buy the makeshift hats one of our team members brought, so I arranged for this prototype of an official hat to be made. It's a fisherman beanie with our logo embroidered. I'm trying to gauge interest here. Is this something you'd buy? (Poll in follow-up post)

I didn't see any domains in usernames on the screenshots. I ...

2026-02-26T16:36:01+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…jatz
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I didn't see any domains in usernames on the screenshots. I think Mastodon-style may just mean microblogging, like we used to say Twitter-style.

Does it use ActivityPub?

2026-02-26T16:30:30+01:00

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Does it use ActivityPub?

Huh? You don’t need an LLM to translate something. We had DeepL ...

2026-02-25T01:05:06+01:00

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Huh? You don’t need an LLM to translate something. We had DeepL and Google Translate a decade before LLM was a concept. And what does it have to do with scraping? You just paste text into it or use a browser plugin.

You voted for this slogan and now it's here! We have a new ...

2026-02-19T16:04:38+01:00

You voted for this slogan and now it's here! We have a new batch of super nice t-shirts (they're 100% organic cotton with a thick, soft feel) with a cute screen printed design from dopatwo (npub1r4v…snxk). "My friends are not for sale"—because your connections to other people are more than a bargaining chip for big tech companies to keep you from leaving them.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-my-friends-are-not-for-sale-unisex-t-shirt

#Merchtodon

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2026-02-18T18:43:10+01:00

Have you enclosed your horse today?

I posted this earlier today, but realized it was not a reasonable ...

2026-02-13T15:27:03+01:00

I posted this earlier today, but realized it was not a reasonable time for US folks. So here goes: The big #plushtodon is now on sale, 20% off. Only available in the US, shipping locally. There are 87 left and we will likely never make one of this size again. I have some cool new things planned and clearing them out would be a big help. Thanks!

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-plushie

The big #plushtodon is on sale! $34.99 instead of $49.99. There ...

2026-02-13T11:49:12+01:00

The big #plushtodon is on sale! $34.99 instead of $49.99. There are only 94 left in stock, and we will likely never make one of this size again--help me clear them out to make space for some cool new stuff this year! (This item is available in the US only)

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-plushie

What do you mean?

2026-02-10T20:02:52+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…mgz2
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What do you mean?

I know it's a long shot but if someone who sees this found ...

2026-02-10T09:55:40+01:00

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I know it's a long shot but if someone who sees this found their way to Mastodon through one of the leaflets we distributed at #FOSDEM, I want to hear from you--what did you think of the leaflet? I need to generalize those for other events.

Someone at #FOSDEM asked us to put some promotional materials on ...

2026-02-09T20:36:51+01:00

Someone at #FOSDEM asked us to put some promotional materials on our website that they could print for an event. There is now a section for that on the Branding page with our first poster:

https://joinmastodon.org/branding

RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/116041069446538092 We’ve ...

2026-02-09T16:35:32+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/116041069446538092

We’ve moved our internal communications from Discord to Zulip at Mastodon, and I think there are plans to do the same for our Patreon community. The harder part will be untangling my gaming communities from this…

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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

Amelia and I got to visit the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in ...

2026-02-06T13:32:06+01:00

Amelia and I got to visit the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels--specifically the old masters collection--and it was fascinating. Didn't have nearly enough time to see everything, only a couple of rooms before closing time. They don't prepare you for how large these paintings are in real life.

This video is so depressing. ...

2026-02-04T08:28:41+01:00

This video is so depressing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dcFhF0Dlk

Our free stickers went like hot cakes yesterday at #FOSDEM. The ...

2026-02-01T07:38:55+01:00

Our free stickers went like hot cakes yesterday at #FOSDEM. The new "My friends are not for sale" ones are all gone, they were an experimental last-minute print of a new design (which is coming soon as a t-shirt, by the way!). The less stuff for us to carry back home, the better. I wish people would grab the leaflets too!

It is @npub1d49…6zn5’s birthday! 🎂

2026-02-01T00:19:09+01:00

It is Amelia Rochko (npub1d49…6zn5)’s birthday! 🎂

Indeed, that’s me.

2026-01-31T13:20:03+01:00

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Indeed, that’s me.

Is this mainstream? I have not heard of this website before.

2026-01-30T01:13:32+01:00

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Is this mainstream? I have not heard of this website before.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@STPo/115977879479030822 ...

2026-01-29T19:32:27+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@STPo/115977879479030822

Excusez-moi?! I'm still on Mastodon, still working on Mastodon--I love it here. Seems like the journalist has now removed the paragraph from the article, but has not published a retraction, and the false statement is still in the audio version. Where did they get this idea from?

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Vous reprendrez bien un peu de désinformation officielle ?
Vous serez ravi d’apprendre sur France Culture que Eugen Rochko (npub1vl7…f6g0) a quitté « son » réseau, et que c’est à cause de vous.

https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/un-monde-connecte/le-reseau-europeen-w-social-pense-comme-un-anti-x-a-t-il-une-chance-d-exister-4110325

I'm looking forward to #FOSDEM. We're bringing some easy ...

2026-01-26T21:09:55+01:00

I'm looking forward to #FOSDEM. We're bringing some easy to carry merch, loads of stickers, and even leaflets I designed. Definitely come by Mastodon's stand if you're there ☺️ We're going to be in building F this time.

I'm going to give #Qobuz a try as an alternative to #Tidal so ...

2026-01-26T03:49:45+01:00

I'm going to give #Qobuz a try as an alternative to #Tidal so there's one less subscription going to a US company. The last.fm integration seems to be working and all my music seems to be there. Wish the app icon on iOS was a bit prettier since it's going on my task bar...

You have received the Fediverse 2025 award.

2026-01-25T20:04:15+01:00

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You have received the Fediverse 2025 award.

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2026-01-22T07:14:43+01:00

It is my birthday! I’m now 33.

I put together a playlist of some of my favourite songs. Feel ...

2026-01-21T22:23:05+01:00

I put together a playlist of some of my favourite songs. Feel free to shuffle, they're in no particular order. Let me know if you discover something you like through it 👍

https://tidal.com/playlist/9edc7da7-b658-47e6-831b-7bb2939e2b0a

I will be opting my account out of the #Bluesky bridge next week. ...

2026-01-18T00:14:32+01:00

I will be opting my account out of the #Bluesky bridge next week. If you follow me from Bluesky (I think there are about 3.9K of you) and want to continue seeing my posts you will need to get an account on the fediverse. Cheers.

Whenever you see what #ICE is doing in front of cameras, you must ...

2026-01-17T18:30:00+01:00

Whenever you see what #ICE is doing in front of cameras, you must imagine what they're doing where nobody can see them--like in the concentration camps the USA is building. It's easy to read those words and much harder to fathom what they mean; that this is happening in our day and age, in what until recently was believed to be a first world country. "Abolish ICE" doesn't go nearly far enough in my view.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917 I have to ...

2026-01-14T18:08:12+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917

I have to admit, the performance of a Chromium-based browser compared to Firefox is abysmal. I don't have that many tabs but it lags a lot and the browser constantly puts tabs in hibernation to save memory--something I've never needed with Firefox. So all of you Chrome users live like this? No wonder RAM is in high demand.

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I've finally switched to the Vivaldi Browser (npub19rt…adh9) browser. I've been using Firefox for as long as I've been on the internet, but the focus on AI means it's no longer the browser for me. Thankfully unlike Chrome, Vivaldi supports the uBlock Origin extension which is the most important extension for being able to browse the web nowadays.

Ah, finally a #Plushtodon unboxing video! From @npub109m…9wwg. ...

2026-01-11T00:40:18+01:00

Ah, finally a #Plushtodon unboxing video! From moyie (npub109m…9wwg).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGyDk5dwDNg

It just feels nice.

2026-01-07T13:28:22+01:00

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It just feels nice.

I certainly hope the EU can put the same sanctions on the US for ...

2026-01-03T09:37:26+01:00

I certainly hope the EU can put the same sanctions on the US for attacking Venezuela as they did on Russia for attacking Ukraine. This is indefensible.

My mom asked me to help her with a problem with her WordPress ...

2026-01-01T23:30:34+01:00

My mom asked me to help her with a problem with her WordPress (.com) site, and oh boy. It's been a while since I've seen a UI that frustrating. The new theme editor is a sluggish nightmare. It took me by surprise too, was originally trying to troubleshoot an issue with her original theme, switched to another, suddenly the theme editor is completely different, previous theme nowhere to be found.

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2026-01-01T00:18:17+01:00

Happy new year! We made it!

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2025-12-25T03:28:05+01:00

✨ 🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄 ✨

Yes, we are cooked.

2025-12-24T09:43:19+01:00

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Yes, we are cooked.

@npub1fqx…5mj3 (self-hosted livestreaming platform that ...

2025-12-23T13:54:11+01:00

Owncast (npub1fqx…5mj3) (self-hosted livestreaming platform that integrates with the fediverse) is looking really good right now. There's been a lot of progress since I first heard of it.

You know, I'm still a bit mad about the picture they put on ...

2025-12-22T07:48:58+01:00

You know, I'm still a bit mad about the picture they put on my Wikipedia article. Back at FOSDEM 2023, some guy walks up to me, asks if he can take a picture. I've been taking selfies with folks all day so I say yes. People are happy to meet me and I don't mind. He takes the picture and leaves. Then months later I find out that blurry, low light, bad hair, bad composition picture is how I will be remembered in the world's most popular encyclopedia.

You know, I'm still a bit mad about the picture they put on ...

2025-12-22T07:48:38+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917 I'll ...

2025-12-19T09:29:49+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917

I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable applications down the road". I want to see pushback on this. It doesn't matter if I can disable some AI feature in the settings. The fact that Mozilla is jumping on this bandwagon is deeply disappointing to me.

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note1cgm…srm8

I've finally switched to the Vivaldi Browser (npub19rt…adh9) browser. I've been using Firefox for as long as I've been on the internet, but the focus on AI means it's no longer the browser for me. Thankfully unlike Chrome, Vivaldi supports the uBlock Origin extension which is the most important extension for being able to browse the web nowadays.

I've finally switched to the @npub19rt…adh9 browser. ...

2025-12-18T00:24:01+01:00

I've finally switched to the Vivaldi Browser (npub19rt…adh9) browser. I've been using Firefox for as long as I've been on the internet, but the focus on AI means it's no longer the browser for me. Thankfully unlike Chrome, Vivaldi supports the uBlock Origin extension which is the most important extension for being able to browse the web nowadays.

You did a good thing.

2025-12-15T19:25:29+01:00

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You did a good thing.

Baked some gingerbread cookies. ...

2025-12-14T23:53:13+01:00

Baked some gingerbread cookies.

From a couple months back. 📷️ Pentax KX 🎞️ Kodak Portra ...

2025-12-13T05:14:39+01:00

From a couple months back.

📷️ Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
👤 Amelia Rochko (npub1d49…6zn5)
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #LakeDistrict #TheLakes #Cumbria

The plushtodons don't bully!

2025-12-13T04:57:22+01:00

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The plushtodons don't bully!

That's mean! At least we're out here contributing.

2025-12-13T04:54:06+01:00

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That's mean! At least we're out here contributing.

Dylan and Rylan.

2025-12-13T04:28:50+01:00

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Dylan and Rylan.

My suggestion was a bit more crass with Dick and Robert.

2025-12-13T04:27:57+01:00

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My suggestion was a bit more crass with Dick and Robert.

Here! Finally! I have my sample. The "Live laugh ...

2025-12-12T18:36:45+01:00

Here! Finally! I have my sample. The "Live laugh federate" enamel pin.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/live-laugh-federate-soft-enamel-pin

#Merchtodon

Christmas time means an attrition battle between my cats and me ...

2025-12-11T04:03:49+01:00

Christmas time means an attrition battle between my cats and me about whether the baubles belong on the tree or not.

I've realized we don't have a lot of time left to ship ...

2025-12-11T03:36:38+01:00

I've realized we don't have a lot of time left to ship orders before Christmas, and the sample of the new "Live laugh federate" pin might take a few more days to arrive at my home for product shots, so I've put it up on the shop with the picture the manufacturer took for me. This is the last new product this year.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/live-laugh-federate-soft-enamel-pin

#Merchtodon

There are 109 peach #Plushtodon's left, 65 blue ones; winter ...

2025-12-11T02:14:12+01:00

There are 109 peach #Plushtodon's left, 65 blue ones; winter and summer mugs are sold out; 8 cherry blossoms mugs and 89 autumn mugs left; 14 sticker sheets left (but I ordered more); and finally 131 logo enamel pins that just arrived yesterday. #Merchtodon

#Mastodon mentioned 🎉 🍾 ...

2025-12-10T18:58:01+01:00

#Mastodon mentioned 🎉 🍾

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2e-c9SF5nE

Just arrived on our store: New soft enamel pins featuring the ...

2025-12-09T17:23:03+01:00

Just arrived on our store: New soft enamel pins featuring the #Mastodon logo. This time, they have a copper finish. However! I have to warn you there will be another enamel pin design up on the store this week, so if there's any chance you might want an alternative design or both, you may want to hold off on making orders for now to save on shipping.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-logo-enamel-pin

#Merchtodon

Curves. 📷️️️️️ Canon AE-1 🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800 ...

2025-12-06T18:26:02+01:00

Curves.

📷️️️️️ Canon AE-1
🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/2.0, yellow filter
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromePhotography

A crane in the evening. 📷️️️️ Canon AE-1 🎞️ ...

2025-12-05T21:05:48+01:00

A crane in the evening.

📷️️️️ Canon AE-1
🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/2.0, yellow filter
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromePhotography

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jonhicks/115662466196992390 I know ...

2025-12-04T21:42:49+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jonhicks/115662466196992390

I know #Tidal isn't perfect (and buying physical media or band merch is better, but hey, that is situational, I will only buy an album after I already like it), but this sort of thing makes me feel vindicated in choosing not to use #Spotify.

quoting
note1dl6…uvnk

“If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more.”

Los Campesinos! break down streaming royalties. In other news, Fuck Spotify.

https://loscampesinos.com/heres-how-much-money-los-camp-make-from-streaming/

November Manchester. 📷️️ Canon AE-1 🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ ...

2025-12-04T13:27:41+01:00

November Manchester.

📷️️ Canon AE-1
🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/2.0, yellow filter
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromePhotography

The Autumn mug is finally available! 🍵 Sorry it took so long, ...

2025-12-03T12:41:02+01:00

The Autumn mug is finally available! 🍵 Sorry it took so long, there were delays outside my control.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/collections/winter-2025-drop

#Merchtodon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blequerrec/115645932214798276 ...

2025-12-02T15:30:54+01:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blequerrec/115645932214798276

"The council will decide your fate."

quoting
note1eng…3ngc

La famille s'agrandit ! Je voulais n'en garder que deux et offrir les deux autres, mais finalement je vais garder les quatre. Ils sont beaucoup trop mignons. 😁 #plushtodon

It's the opposite of what I want 😅

2025-11-28T23:12:24+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…3mz2
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It's the opposite of what I want 😅

I think it would've been easy to throw the #Mastodon logo at ...

2025-11-28T23:01:36+01:00

I think it would've been easy to throw the #Mastodon logo at some print-on-demand website and be done with it, but I've always wanted Mastodon merch to be something bespoke, something you'd genuinely want to keep for years. This is why I chose the difficult path: Manually finding suppliers, prototyping, ordering in advance and distributing through our own shop. It's a lot of work, which is why it tends to happen as individual "drops" rather than a continuous, all year round stock.

Nostr event nevent1qqsft7qnwfng3gpfjfrarautwwmefsrrzcs3c0egks2r8zyt7p6xj7gzypnl6fz2cywgvy3vplx02xzz5at4ulhhduz3vwjvdez4d52dnpj05sauj6l

2025-11-27T16:52:18+01:00

I boost, therefore I am.

Blueberry!

2025-11-26T00:28:40+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…q2ew
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Blueberry!

There have been a few requests for more serious merch items (so ...

2025-11-26T00:27:30+01:00

There have been a few requests for more serious merch items (so not "Live, laugh, federate" and "I write alt text", though those definitely have their place). Amelia Rochko (npub1d49…6zn5) and I brainstormed a few messages we could put on t-shirts and I want to see how well they resonate with folks. Again, very non-committal.

We have a mailing list that we put on our blog whenever we ...

2025-11-24T16:26:21+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…xxlw
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We have a mailing list that we put on our blog whenever we announce some new merch is being worked on. Roughly half of the plushies have been sold before we posted about it on #Mastodon, just from that mailing list (and people checking the shop manually, I guess). And those new sticker sheets got sold out fully (but are being restocked, hopefully within the week).

You may have seen it over on @npub163h…mv0n, but in case not: ...

2025-11-24T16:16:48+01:00

You may have seen it over on Mastodon (npub163h…mv0n), but in case not: The new plushies are now live on the shop, alongside restocked and new mugs. Shipping to EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and the US. We decided to allow orders from the US, but shipping is what it is (from Germany).

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/collections/winter-2025-drop

#Plushtodon #Merchtodon

I’ve got stickers 👀 #Merchtodon ...

2025-11-22T17:58:15+01:00

I’ve got stickers 👀 #Merchtodon

This video brings me a lot of joy. ...

2025-11-22T05:28:45+01:00

This video brings me a lot of joy.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=69fgnoyBczs

My top albums this year according to last.fm. I decided to limit ...

2025-11-22T04:05:21+01:00

My top albums this year according to last.fm. I decided to limit this to one album per artist to fit a few more artists in.

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. ...

2025-11-18T09:45:08+01:00

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/

It's been a few days now. What is something you like about ...

2025-11-10T01:20:55+01:00

It's been a few days now. What is something you like about the latest #Mastodon 4.5 release?

Berries in rain. 📷 Pentax KX 🎞️ Fuji Superia X-tra 400 ...

2025-11-08T15:19:14+01:00

Berries in rain.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Fuji Superia X-tra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #LakeDistrict #TheLakes #Cumbria

We're almost sold out of enamel pins, so I'm thinking ...

2025-11-03T05:24:51+01:00

We're almost sold out of enamel pins, so I'm thinking about what we could do next. Amelia Rochko (npub1d49…6zn5) and I brainstormed some slogans that we think might fit on a pin. Just testing the waters here.