James Smith πŸ’Ύ
floppy.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy
James Smith πŸ’Ύ
@floppy.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy
Generic humanoid carbon unit. ❀️ tech, democracy, environment, society. Instantiated @ 332ppm.

Currently building @manyfold and site admin @ https://mastodon.me.uk […]

πŸŒ‰ bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.me.uk/@Floppy, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
[geopol, epstein, bannon, far right]

This feels like very important analysis, laying out more of the details behind the rise of the far right across Europe and the US, pushed by scam artists and worse.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet
Here's how Epstein broke the internet
His meeting with the founder of 4chan and his quest to profit off the end of democracy
www.garbageday.email
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Somehow, there seems to be another adult in my house this morning. Fairly sure she was a baby not that long ago.
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Had a nice Manyfold demo planned out, then discovered that user email isn't included in OpenCollective webhooks, despite it being there in all the admin pages, CSV export, etc.

Balls.
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by James Smith πŸ’Ύ
The #fosdem talk from @haubles and myself about Mastodon’s upcoming community governance plans; our vision, mission and values; and updates to the server recommendations, is now available to watch. I was honoured to be asked to co-present this session

More to come on all of these topics over […]
Original post on macaw.social
macaw.social
February 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Err… something missing here. Where do the teenagers go?
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Heading back home from #fosdem with a big reminder list of things to look at, and a brain buzzing with new potential. Love it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Reposted by James Smith πŸ’Ύ
@Floppy let’s be generous. 😎 Since European companies spend ca. €265 billion per year on US cloud software and services for business use, I guess we could cover every #fosdem participant. πŸ’Έ

Source: study by Cigref (2025).
February 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
You could take everyone at the closing speech of #fosdem and give them all €50k a year to work purely on open source for the measly sum of €75m - not that much more than it cost to make one crappy Melania Trump documentary.
February 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Space
February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
@andypiper @andrewnez @Edent I didn't even *know* there was a GitHub event but am 🫠

This place has tempted me into a Tartiflette burger though, so life is good.
February 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Reposted by James Smith πŸ’Ύ
Better to make clear messages clearer

#fosdem
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
@andrewnez fair enough, have fun :)
February 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
@andrewnez if you’re not getting on the train immediately and fancy a quiet beer, I’m currently ensconced in Huggy’s…

@andypiper @Edent same invite to you too, if you’re wandering around still.
February 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
When I grow up, I want to be as clever as @andrewnez

#fosdem
February 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
When in #fosdem…
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
@evan can open, worms everywhere
February 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The #f3d talk at #fosdem woke me up better than any coffee could; there are great possibilities for @manyfold.

https://f3d.app
Home | F3D
F3D is a fast and minimalist 3D viewer desktop application. It is free to use, open source and cross-platform.
f3d.app
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Applied for an @nlnet grant for Federails with one hour to go before the deadline, in the hallway at #fosdem. This is the way. Thanks to @evan for informing me that the call even existed, it had totally passed me by!
February 1, 2026 at 10:06 AM
@evan THERE’S AN OPEN SOCIAL FUND??
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM
@andypiper RULING WITH AN IRON FIST
January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I owe @mapache a debt of thanks for the brainwave that of course you can embed any old JSON-LD into other ActivityPub messages; I've realised that because the @manyfold metadata standard is *also* JSON-LD, there are possibilities there... πŸ€”

https://manyfold.app/technology/packaging.html
Packaging
Organise and share your 3d print files
manyfold.app
January 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
@pikesley you’ve seen me before, I’m rarely worth it
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I'll be on stage soon in the #socialweb devroom at #fosdem, talking for a few minutes about implementing #fediscovery into @manyfold, and how it works. 16:20 CET in H.2215, or online at https://live.fosdem.org/watch/h2215
FOSDEM 2026 - Stream H.2215 (Ferrer)
live.fosdem.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
@Edent I'd certainly love to see the stats.
January 31, 2026 at 2:51 PM