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A geologist and archaeologist by training, a nerd by inclination - books, films, fossils, comics, rocks, games, folklore, and, generally, the rum and uncanny... Let's have it!

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  • Yrtree.me - it's still early days for me in the Fediverse, so bear with me

  • Hands on with Ghost’s New ActivityPub Beta

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  • Time for a Ghost community?

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    Black leopards are quietly thriving in the British countryside – here’s the whole incredible story

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  • Wrong community.

  • Quarter of Gen Zs consider quitting work as young Brits cite mental health as key reason to go unemployed

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  • If the government want to help bring down the benefits bill and improve productivity then they need to invest heavily in mental health. Reduce the waiting time for assessment, make it easier to keep your prescription renewed and think about making some of the standard drugs in this country to improve supply.

  • I feel conflicted, can you give me your opinions?

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  • Using the opposition's resources against them is a tried and trusted strategy in protest and subversion.

    You'd also be following the "Syndicate Elsewhere" part of POSSE.

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  • Yeah, it has to be frictionless or you lose people along the way.

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  • Let me know if I can post the link. I don’t want to self promote of that’s not what folks are looking for here.

    Go for it.

  • Monetizing The Fediverse

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  • However, federation with PeerTube is currently broken.

    The fix has been made, hopefully it'll make it through to the next release.

  • Where is lemmy.world hosted?

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  • AfaIk, they are hosted at Hetzner, so physically in Germany or Finland.

    If I remember correctly, the main servers are in Hetzner's data centre in Finland with back-ups in Germany. Although they have a complex set-up so it may not be as cleanly divided up these days.

    I suspect half the Fediverse runs on Hetzner at this point.

  • I tried neodb.social, but everything seems to be in an east asian language (mandarin)?

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  • Nice. Stashing that away for future reference.

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  • Although, looking around, this channel has a "support" button with PayPal and Patreon links. It's a little crude but works.

    For ease of use, it probably has to be a bit slicker and "one-click" but it's a start.

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  • And content? I've only just started using it properly recently (here) but was happy to see a channel putting out trailers:

    I was wondering about jailbreaking trailers from YouTube but, apparently, the studios own the copyright. I don't think they care about YouTube channels uploading them because it is extra publicity but it is a legally gray area.

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  • without ad revenue or subscription revenue I don’t know how quality content can come to PeerTube.

    I saw a video where a YouTube channel broke down their income (I'll try and find it but there are probably similar ones out there) and the amount coming directly from ads was quite small. Other sources of money include:

    • Sponsorship
    • YouTube's built in subscription
    • External subscriptions like Patreon
    • Merchandise
    • Physical media deals

    Like Spotify, the cut from streaming isn't great but those on it can leverage their profile in other ways.

    The Fediverse still has a bit of a problem with monetisation but Ghost is working on joining and that is the equivalent of Substack with different subscription levels and I think most Fediverse services could do something similar. So Peertube could build in a "subscribe" button so people who enjoy your content could sign up to throw you a buck a month. Obviously a similar system could be added to the instance so you could donate to them, as hosting video is expensive.

    I do wonder if we need a FediPay/PayFed service that other services could just plug in, so you'd have a central account across your Fediverse identities - subscribing on Pixelfed could get you subscriber exclusive Peertube content.

  • The most upvoted post on lemmy

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  • The Platform Directory - Find the right PeerTube platform for you!

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  • Cheers.

    Following your advice I finally kicked off a side project on Infosec and it has been going well.

    Pity the Lemmy/Peertube connection is broken, but it should be fixable. 🤞

  • Write.as or Micro.blog or ?? for migration of public profile from big corporate social media

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  • Orrrrr Friendica.

  • Scrolls Volume Seven - Arcane curation from the IndieWeb, Fediverse and Cybersecurity realms

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  • Pinterest alternatives?

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  • Reminder that an alternative for Starlink is needed, exchange between Musk and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs

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  • We'll probably have to figure that one out but we largely let the Mods set the tone in communities and, as this is a friendly, helpful community, I wouldn't bet on that post remaining.

  • Would you support a European Citizens Initiative to force our politicians to drop Twitter and create their own Mastodon instances?

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  • Terrible Estate Agent Photos @feddit.uk
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    Red rooms

    www.rightmove.co.uk /properties/155039825
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Chinese woman shocked as doctors find five lost contact lenses behind her eye

    townflex.com /doctors-find-five-lost-contact-lenses-behind-woman-eye/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    DFW Airport says 'Electronic Genital Verification' notice is not real

    www.mysanantonio.com /news/local/article/electronic-genital-verification-texas-20158963.php
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    A woman made her AI voice clone say “arse.” Then she got banned.

    www.technologyreview.com /2025/02/14/1111900/ai-voice-clone-say-arse-then-banned/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Middlesbrough care home residents 'go wild' for Dreamboys stripper

    news.sky.com /story/middlesbrough-care-home-residents-go-wild-for-dreamboys-stripper-13309968
  • Flohmarkt @lemmy.ca
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    Flohmarkt is a Fediverse Marketplace

    wedistribute.org /2024/08/flohmarkt-federated-market/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Humpback whale swallows and spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera

    www.cnn.com /2025/02/13/americas/chile-humpback-whale-kayaker-intl-latam/index.html
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Teen banned from play parks before trial for alleged sex act with rocking horse and branch

    www.gazettelive.co.uk /news/teesside-news/callum-green-hartlepool-rocking-horse-30976044
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Man who lost bitcoin fortune in Welsh tip explores purchase of entire landfill

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2025/feb/10/man-who-lost-bitcoin-fortune-in-welsh-tip-explores-purchase-of-entire-landfill
  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    Online Safety Act - Feddit UK

    feddit.uk /c/onlinesafetyact@feddit.uk
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Parents sue TikTok over child deaths allegedly caused by ‘blackout challenge’

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2025/feb/07/tiktok-sued-over-deaths-of-children-said-to-have-attempted-blackout-challenge
  • Fediverse memes @feddit.uk
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    Olympus Has Fallen

  • Fediverse memes @feddit.uk
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    𝕳𝖆𝖎𝖑 𝕷𝖊𝖒𝖒𝖞 🤘

  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Most zero-hours workers ‘with same employer for more than a year’

    www.theguardian.com /politics/2025/feb/03/most-zero-hours-workers-with-same-employer-for-more-than-a-year
  • Fediverse memes @feddit.uk
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    A sign that Lemmy has finally made it to the Big Time

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    ‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley

    www.theguardian.com /technology/ng-interactive/2025/jan/29/silicon-valley-rightwing-technofascism
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Automattic and others back Openvibe, an app that's unifying the open social web

    techcrunch.com /2025/01/28/automattic-and-others-back-openvibe-an-app-thats-unifying-the-open-social-web/
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Gen Z far less likely to be atheists than parents and grandparents, new study reveals

    www.independent.co.uk /news/uk/home-news/gen-z-religion-spritual-atheist-b2687395.html
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Misogyny identified as breeding ground for extremism in UK, says leaked report

    www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2025/jan/27/misogyny-identified-as-breeding-ground-for-extremism-in-leaked-report
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally

    www.theguardian.com /business/2025/jan/25/gig-economy-firms-warned-by-uk-government-they-may-be-operating-illegally