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SnowSnac (@snow@snowtest.it)

53 minuti fa (Ricevuto 2 minuti fa) • •

SnowSnac (@snow@snowtest.it)
53 minuti fa (Ricevuto 2 minuti fa) • •

Bitchat, guida semplice per capirlo e provarlo

Io uso e continuo a usare il mio server Matrix fatto in casa, che condivido con gli amici di snowfan.it, non lo mollo. Bitchat per me è un esperimento in più, utile in alcuni casi particolari.

Che cos’è Bitchat

Bitchat è un’app di messaggistica molto essenziale, fatta per scrivere e basta, con un sapore un po’ da vecchie chat in stile IRC.
Non ti chiede un numero di telefono, non ti chiede un account, installi e inizi.

Come funziona, l’idea in due righe

Bitchat ha due modi per far viaggiare i messaggi.

Vicino a te, via Bluetooth

Funziona anche senza Internet. I telefoni nelle vicinanze possono “passarsi” i messaggi tra loro, così la portata può aumentare un po’, però resta una cosa da distanze corte rispetto a Internet.

Lontano, via Internet appoggiandosi a relay Nostr

Se c’è Internet, Bitchat può usare una rete

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Bitchat, guida semplice per capirlo e provarlo

Io uso e continuo a usare il mio server Matrix fatto in casa, che condivido con gli amici di snowfan.it, non lo mollo. Bitchat per me è un esperimento in più, utile in alcuni casi particolari.

Che cos’è Bitchat

Come funziona, l’idea in due righe

Bitchat ha due modi per far viaggiare i messaggi.

Vicino a te, via Bluetooth

Lontano, via Internet appoggiandosi a relay Nostr

Se c’è Internet, Bitchat può usare una rete di relay pubblici per far arrivare i messaggi molto più lontano, potenzialmente ovunque.

Cosa aspettarti, limiti chiari

In modalità Bluetooth conta chi ti sta attorno

Se sei da solo o ci sono poche persone con l’app, c’è poco traffico. Se sei in un posto pieno, evento, fiera, concerto, allora ha più senso.

Non è la bacchetta magica contro i blocchi di rete

Se Internet viene tagliata del tutto, resta la parte Bluetooth, quindi comunicazione locale. Se Internet c’è, allora i relay Nostr aiutano a “uscire” dalla bolla locale.

Come si usa, passo passo

1. Installa l’app e aprila
In genere parti subito a scrivere, senza registrazione.

2. Prova una chat locale
È quella che funziona via Bluetooth, utile per parlare con persone relativamente vicine.

3. Prova canali per zona quando hai Internet
Oltre alla chat locale, esistono canali legati alla zona, tipo quartiere, città, regione, che passano tramite i relay Nostr.

4. Se ti piace lo stile IRC, trovi comandi rapidi
Ci sono comandi in stile IRC per alcune azioni, senza fronzoli.

BitChatExplorer, a cosa serve

C’è un sito chiamato BitChatExplorer che mostra attività e canali visibili sui relay Nostr, in pratica una mappa e un flusso pubblico di quello che sta girando online. È utile per capire se “c’è vita” e dove.
bitchatexplorer.com/

Perché proprio Bitchat, per me

Perché è minimale, senza fronzoli, e mi ricorda i tempi delle chat IRC, testo e via.

Io lo sto ancora provando, ogni ulteriore informazione è più che gradita.

ActivityPub for WordPress

5 giorni fa (Ricevuto 9 minuti fa) • •

ActivityPub for WordPress
5 giorni fa (Ricevuto 9 minuti fa) • •

7.9.0 — Spring Cleaning 🪣🧹

Version 7.9.0 is a spring-cleaning release for ActivityPub for WordPress. Custom Fediverse emoji now render properly, profile and following blocks make it easier to build richer identity pages, and new health checks improve reliability. Alongside performa

Every now and then, it’s time to tidy things up.
An image of a Wapuu in a space-suite, cleaning the milky way.
Version 7.9.0 is a spring-cleaning release: fewer rough edges, better defaults, and a lot of small improvements that make the plugin feel smoother and more predictable in daily use. No big rewrites — just many thoughtful fixes and refinements.

And yes, there’s one change you’ll notice immediately.

Emoji, But Make Them Emoji 🎺

Custom emoji from the Fediverse now finally show up as… emoji.

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And yes, there’s one change you’ll notice immediately.

Emoji, But Make Them Emoji 🎺

Custom emoji from the Fediverse now finally show up as… emoji.

Instead of seeing placeholders like :sad_trombone:, federated posts now render the actual custom emoji they were meant to display. It’s a small detail, but one that makes conversations feel more human, and a lot less like reading raw markup.
A screenshot of a comments section of a WordPress blog, showing comments with custom emojis.
Sometimes polish really is about the little things.

A Healthier, More Predictable Setup 🩺

A quiet but important part of this release focuses on making things fail less often — and recover better when they do.

Version 7.9.0 adds new Site Health checks to detect common issues that can silently break federation, including missing scheduled events and security plugins blocking REST API access. When possible, the plugin now attempts to repair these problems automatically.

We also tightened up activity scheduling and outbox processing to reduce edge cases where federation could stall or behave inconsistently. These changes don’t add new buttons or screens, but they make ActivityPub for WordPress more resilient in real-world setups.

Following, Reading, and the Social Graph 👥

This release also includes a few improvements that move us one step closer to full Reader support — while keeping things deliberately cautious.

With the new Fediverse Following block and Extra Fields improvements, it’s now much easier to build a proper profile page in WordPress, similar to what many other Fediverse platforms offer. You can surface who you follow and how you present yourself, using blocks instead of custom code.
A screenshot of the Following-Block in the Editor.
The Reader itself remains behind a feature flag and is still considered experimental. This release focuses on preparing the surrounding pieces — navigation, feedback, and presentation — rather than enabling it by default.

If you’re curious about where this is heading, you can enable the feature and try it out today. As with earlier previews, feedback is very welcome and helps shape what full Reader support will eventually look like. (See the initial Reader announcement for upgrade notes and details.)

Changelog 🪵

Added

Add Fediverse Following block to display accounts the user follows.
Add global default quote policy setting that can be overridden per-post.
Add health check to verify scheduled events are registered and auto-repair if missing.
Add location support for posts using WordPress Geodata post meta fields.
Add Podlove Podcast Publisher integration for podcast episode federation.
Add site health check to detect when security plugins block REST API access.
Add Social Web item to the admin bar for quick access to the reader.
Add soft delete support with Tombstone objects when post visibility changes to local/private.
Custom emoji from the fediverse now show up instead of looking like :sad_trombone:.
Make actor table columns filterable.
Send Add/Remove activities when changing a post’s sticky status to improve interoperability with the featured collection.
Show warning instead of reply link when logged-in user cannot federate replies to fediverse comments.

Changed

Defer outbox processing to async execution to improve publishing performance.
Move Jest mocks to tests/js directory for better project organization.
Remove redundant __nextHasNoMarginBottom props now that @wordpress/components 32.0.0 defaults to true.
Revert to synchronous outbox processing with improved timeout handling and WebFinger error caching.

Fixed

Don’t filter the comment query when type__not_in has been set.
Filter comments on ActivityPub posts from REST API responses.
Fix duplicate media attachments when featured image is also in post content.
Fixed Federated Reply block embed appearing squished at 200×200 pixels for same-site embeds by passing explicit width to wp_oembed_get().
Fixed pagination metadata leaking when “Hide Social Graph” privacy setting is enabled.
Fix migration activities not being scheduled for federation due to hook registration timing.
Fix older comments with empty type not being federated.
Fix quote requests from Mastodon not being received.
Fix users not being accessible after re-enabling ActivityPub capability.
Hide admin REST API endpoints from discovery index.
Show informational notice when trying to follow an already-followed account.
Skip fetching public audience identifiers which are not actual recipients.

Downloads

WordPress.org: activitypub.7.9.0.zip
GitHub: tag/7.9.0

Thank You 💛✨

A huge thank you to everyone who tested early builds 🧪, filed bug reports 🐞, shared feedback 💬, reviewed pull requests 🔍, or helped improve docs 📚. Your input directly shaped many of the fixes and cleanups in this release.

And thanks to everyone running ActivityPub for WordPress out in the wild 🌍 — that’s where spring cleaning really shows what needs sweeping 🧹.

You make this project better, one emoji (and one fix) at a time 🥰

Release 7.9.0 · Automattic/wordpress-activitypub

What's Changed feat: make actor table columns filterable by @Menrath in #2704 Only disable blocks for ClassicPress, not Classic Editor plugin by @pfefferle in #2765 Fix Unicode URL encoding for Ac...

^GitHub

ActivityPub for WordPress

2025-12-17 17:06:56

7.8.0 – Happy Holidays

As the year winds down, we’ve wrapped up a release that brings better moderation tools, a new way to display reactions, and a small surprise, just in time for the holidays.
Stronger Tools for Moderation

Moderation can be hard work, especially on the Fediverse, where conversations flow in from all directions. This release introduces new tools that help you stay in control with less manual effort.
You can now subscribe to shared blocklists and let the plugin keep them up to date automatically. Subscribed lists are synced on a weekly cadence, so changes made upstream are reflected on your site without you having to lift a finger.

On top of that, we’ve added a bulk domain blocklist importer. You can upload a CSV or plain text file, including Mastodon-style exports, and quickly add large numbers of domains at once. To make it even easier to get started, the importer includes a one-click option for the popular community-maintained IFTAS DNI list (@about.iftas.org).

Together, these features make moderation more scalable and less stressful, so you can spend more time engaging and less time firefighting.
Reactions, Your Way

Reactions are a big part of how conversations feel alive on the Fediverse, and now you have more control over how they appear on your site.
The Fediverse Reactions block gained a new Summary display style. Instead of showing a facepile of avatars, this option presents reactions as clean, inline counters for comments, likes, boosts, and replies. It’s a great fit for minimal layouts, feeds, or sites where avatars are disabled.

You can switch between the classic facepile and the new summary style directly in the block settings. And if avatars are turned off in discussion settings, the block automatically falls back to the summary view.
A Sneak Peek at the Reader (Experimental)

One more thing, for the curious among you, there’s now an early preview of the ActivityPub Reader, hidden behind a feature flag in the Advanced settings tab. If you don’t see it yet, open Screen Options at the top right of the ActivityPub settings page, check “Advanced Settings,” and save. That reveals the Advanced tab where you can enable the Reader.

When enabled, this adds a new “Social Web” submenu to your Dashboard menu item. An place where you can read posts and shares from accounts you follow, turning your WordPress admin into a lightweight Fediverse reader.
Because this is still very much a work in progress, the Reader is disabled by default and clearly marked as experimental. The UI, behavior, and feature set will change significantly in future releases as we explore what a great native Fediverse reading experience inside WordPress could look like.
If you enjoy testing new ideas, we’d love to hear your feedback, whether it’s bug reports, rough edges you’ve noticed, or ideas about what this Reader should become. Early input helps shape where this goes next, so feel free to share your thoughts in whatever form works best for you.
Changelog
Added

Add blocklist subscriptions for automatic weekly synchronization of remote blocklists.
Add compact display style to Reactions block that hides avatars.
Add domain blocklist importer for bulk importing blocked domains.
Add image optimization for imported attachments (resize to 1200px max, convert to WebP).
Add local caching for remote actor avatars.
Add relay mode to forward public activities to all followers.
Add scheduled cleanup for remote posts, preserving posts with local user interactions.
Add site health check to warn when DISABLE_WP_CRON may impact ActivityPub functionality.
Add Social Web Reader for browsing ActivityPub content directly in WordPress admin.
Delete remote posts on plugin uninstall.
Mastodon importer now imports self-replies as comments, preserving thread structure.

Changed

Cache expensive operations in Post transformer to improve performance.
Improve performance and reliability of @-mention detection.
Reduce federated content size by removing unnecessary HTML attributes.
Skip downloading video and audio attachments, embedding remote URLs directly to avoid storage limits.
Use stable term_id-based IDs for Term transformer to ensure federation consistency.
Wrap blocked domains and keywords tables in collapsible details element.

Fixed

Respect WordPress “show avatars” setting for remote actor avatars.
Ensure NodeInfo accurately represents site administrators to the Fediverse.
Fediverse Followers block now works correctly when the “Hide Social Graph” privacy option is enabled.
Fix NodeInfo documents to comply with schema specification.
Follow Me block button-only style now respects width settings from the inner Button block.
Preserve whitespace inside preformatted elements when federating content.

Downloads

WordPress.org: activitypub.7.8.0.zip
GitHub: tag/7.8.0

Holiday Thanks

A special thank-you to everyone who joined us during the recent office hours — for the questions, the thoughtful feedback, and the great conversations about where ActivityPub for WordPress should go next. Talking directly with you helps shape these releases more than any roadmap ever could.
See you in 2026 — and happy holidays!

IFTAS Do Not Interact (DNI) Denylist
About this denylist The Do Not Interact List is an IFTAS-curated list of domains that are highly recommended for defederation. Each domain is labelled using a shared vocabulary label. Each dom…
^IFTAS

#activitypub #fediverse #WordPress #reader #emoji #following #SocialGraph

in reply to Matthias Pfefferle

byte::Arc<Eepy>

in reply to Matthias Pfefferle • 3 minuti fa • •

@pfefferle it doesn’t display comments on the original page. only counts it.

@Matthias Pfefferle

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Matthias Pfefferle

in reply to byte::Arc<Eepy> • 2 minuti fa • •

@byte these are not only the comments that are counted. this is the overall number of comments, likes, announces, quotes...

@byte::Arc<Eepy>

remouk

19 minuti fa • •

remouk
19 minuti fa • •

Hi @activitypub.blog @pfefferle , the plugin is not publishing my blog (danstonchat.com) posts anymore on #actitiypub : @danstonchat.com

Last post here is from Jan 24, but since then, I published 4 posts on the website. They do not appear on any instance afaik.

The blog is hosted on wordpress.com (business plan) and always up-to-date.

Is there something I should check / do?

Thanks for any help! 🙏

#actitiypub @Matthias Pfefferle @Dans Ton Chat / BashFR @ActivityPub for WordPress

in reply to Matthias Pfefferle

remouk

in reply to Matthias Pfefferle • 6 minuti fa • •

Thanks! I checked, but they are indeed set to "public". You can see them on the frontpage of danstonchat.com (last post was published today)

in reply to remouk

Matthias Pfefferle

in reply to remouk • 17 secondi fa • •

there is a fediverse section that has a visibility section. have you checked that too?

Cybersecurity & cyberwarfare

3 ore fa (Ricevuto 36 minuti fa) da Open app • •

Cybersecurity & cyberwarfare
3 ore fa (Ricevuto 36 minuti fa) da Open app • •

Designing a Compact RGB 14-Segment Display

Sometimes you’re looking for a component for a project that you know should exist, but you just cannot find it. Something like a 14-segment LED display, but not just one with a fixed color, instead you want some of that sweet addressable RGB-ness. Unfortunately for [EastMakes], this particular display was nowhere to be found, so he decided to try making his own.

Using addressable SK6805 RGB LEDs with a mere 1.5 x 1.5 footprint as the basis, the layout for these individual LEDs on the PCBs was determined, and a layout created in KiCad. The PCB manufacturing and assembly were straightforward enough — the thing that really makes these displays is the diffuser. Here a few different approaches were tried, including FR4 with translucent segments in the soldermask, and a 3D printed vers

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Hannah Grace

43 minuti fa • •

Hannah Grace
43 minuti fa • •

It's been too long since I took a good photo with the bass guitar, so here is one from rehearsal yesterday.💜
My favourite bass line right now is probably from Feel Good Inc,by Gorillaz, which has also become my go-to to sing at Karaoke.

Can you recommend cool bass lines for beginners?

#BassTodon #BassGuitar #Lilac #Purple #Bass

A girl sitting on a barstool holding a lilac bass guitar on her lap. Her hair and Tshirt are also lilac, and she has a lilac bow in her hair. She's wearing a leather cuff on her arm and a pleated skirt. She's looking at the camera.

#bass #purple #bassguitar #basstodon #lilac

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Eugen Rochko

in reply to Hannah Grace • 36 minuti fa • •

The Weight of Love by the Black Keys is not too difficult and very satisfying.

Cybersecurity & cyberwarfare

6 ore fa (Ricevuto 51 minuti fa) da Open app • •

Cybersecurity & cyberwarfare
6 ore fa (Ricevuto 51 minuti fa) da Open app • •

Scanning Table for the Professional Maker

Sometimes the simplest objects need some overthinking. This is exactly what [Chris Borge] realized when using his 3D scanner and finding that the included rotation table left quite a bit to be desired — providing him the perfect excuse to build a new one.

One of the main features of a rotation stage is the, well, rotation. This was done in [Chris]’s case with a NEMA 17 stepper motor, perfect for precise rotation of scanning. Hooking up the motor to a basic perf board with an Arduino Nano allows for on the fly adjustments to rotation speed. To really solidify the over-engineering, [Chris] applies his obligatory concrete m

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Privacity

57 minuti fa • •

Privacity
57 minuti fa • •

2026-01-14: Il giorno in cui telnet morì

Il 14 gennaio 2026, il traffico #telnet globale osservato dai sensori di GreyNoise è crollato. Una riduzione sostenuta del 59%, diciotto ASN completamente silenziosi e cinque paesi completamente scomparsi dai nostri dati. Sei giorni dopo, la CVE-2026-24061 è scomparsa. La coincidenza è una delle possibili spiegazioni.

labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/202…

@informatica

2026-01-14: The Day the telnet Died – GreyNoise Labs

On January 14, 2026, global telnet traffic observed by GreyNoise sensors fell off a cliff. A 59% sustained reduction, eighteen ASNs going completely silent, five countries vanishing from our data entirely. Six days later, CVE-2026-24061 dropped.

^{GreyNoise Labs}

#telnet @Informatica (Italy e non Italy)

The 19th

1 ora fa • •

The 19th
1 ora fa • •

Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/school-vaccine-mandates-children-doctor-visits/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The 19th @the-19th-19thnews

Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor

As a growing number of states weaken childhood immunization requirements, physicians fear many families will miss critical wellness checks.

^{Sarah Carr, The Hechinger Report (19th News)}

@The 19th

The 19th

17 ore fa (Ricevuto 1 ora fa) • •

The 19th
17 ore fa (Ricevuto 1 ora fa) • •

The Filipino-American legacy of fighting for freedom is taking on Trump
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/filipino-american-freedom-marcos-trump/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The 19th @the-19th-19thnews

The Filipino-American legacy of fighting for freedom is taking on Trump

Caregivers are applying lessons from resisting authoritarianism under Philippine dictator Marcos Sr. in the 1980s.

^{Jasmine Mithani (19th News)}

@The 19th

informapirata ⁂

1 ora fa • •

informapirata ⁂
1 ora fa • •

Il vampiro #IntelligenzaArtificiale

Ho notato un nuovo fenomeno preoccupante: le persone lavoravano troppo a causa della IA ma questa settimana ho improvvisamente visto un sacco di articoli sull'argomento.

Ho raccolto una serie di dati e ho formulato una teoria. Credo che tutto questo abbia una spiegazione molto semplice:

☠️ L'INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE STA INIZIANDO A UCCIDERCI TUTTI, IN STILE COLIN ROBINSON!😱

steve-yegge.medium.com/the-ai-…

@aitech

#intelligenzaartificiale @Intelligenza Artificiale

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DataKnightmare

in reply to informapirata ⁂ • 36 minuti fa • •

abbastanza delirante. Porto a casa che (finalmente) riconosce il suo stato di dipendenza (as in: tossicodipendente) e che finalmente si sta scoprendo che la narrativa della AI è la stessa narrativa dell'"innovazione" e della "digitalizzazione", ossia aumentare l'estrazione di valore dal lavoro/ridurre i costi del lavoro. Il resto è propaganda.

stefania maurizi

1 ora fa • •

stefania maurizi
1 ora fa • •

Solidarietà a #SigfridoRanucci e a tutta la squadra di #ReportRAI3, costretta a lavorare in stato di perenne assedio dal potere politico

#reportrai3 #SigfridoRanucci

stefania maurizi

1 ora fa • •

stefania maurizi
1 ora fa • •

Solidarietà ai giornalisti di #Repubblica che stanno dalla parte perbene,perché saranno loro a pagare il prezzo più alto dell'operazione di distruzione operata da #JohnElkann

#repubblica #JohnElkann

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)

3 ore fa (Ricevuto 1 ora fa) • •

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)
3 ore fa (Ricevuto 1 ora fa) • •

Ugh 😩 I met my new doctor today, had my yearly exam, and got three vaccines. Now I feel like shit from the jabs, and lemme tell you...

I'd get them again in a fucking heartbeat, because science and social responsibility fucking rock 🤘

Adriano

1 ora fa • •

Adriano
1 ora fa • •

In his thinking corner

#CatsOfMastodon

A white and black cat’s tail and butt protruding out of the bath curtain. My cat is hiding in the bathtub.

#CatsOfMastodon

Eva De Marco • open to create

1 ora fa • •

Eva De Marco • open to create
1 ora fa • •

Il Comune di #Udine ha presentato la realizzazione del suo gemello digitale

comune.udine.it/Novita/Comunic…

#digitaltwin

Udine presenta il suo gemello digitale: nasce la città intelligente che guarda al futuro

Udine compie un passo decisivo verso la città del futuro con la presentazione del progetto di Smart City – Digital Twin urbano, promosso dall’Amministrazione comunale.

^{Comune di Udine}

#Udine #digitaltwin

Micolcosta

1 ora fa • •

Micolcosta
1 ora fa • •

Ciao raga mi serve urgentemente un avvocato che è esperto in problematiche sul posto di lavoro dispostə ad una videochiamata
Vi chiedo cortesemente un boost!

#mastoaiuto

Pierrette

1 ora fa • •

Pierrette
1 ora fa • •

TIL
That James Stewart bombed Berlin
warfarehistorynetwork.com/arti…

Jimmy Stewart's rise from Private to Colonel - Warfare History Network

Legendary actor Jimmy Stewart piloted a bomber over Germany and retired after a lengthy military career.

^{Warfare History Network}

in reply to Pierrette

Boerps ☑️

in reply to Pierrette • 1 ora fa • •

What a story!

in reply to Boerps ☑️

Pierrette

in reply to Boerps ☑️ • 7 minuti fa • •

Yes! I mean I am a fan of the actor and read a biography a while ago but wasn’t aware at all of the kind and depth of his dedication

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Lorenzo

1 ora fa da MastoFeed • •

Lorenzo
1 ora fa da MastoFeed • •

System76 rilascia COSMIC Desktop 1.0.6

@GNU/Linux Italia

linuxeasy.org/system76-rilasci…

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.6 porta correzioni per file manager, clipboard, applet, launcher, notifiche e terminale, migliorando stabilità e usabilità del desktop Rust‑based di System76. L'articolo System76 rilascia COSMIC Desktop 1.0.6 è su Linux Easy.

@GNU/Linux Italia

Cybersecurity & cyberwarfare

1 ora fa da Open app • •

Cybersecurity & cyberwarfare
1 ora fa da Open app • •

Manualetto di sicurezza digitale per giornalisti e attivisti

@Informatica (Italy e non Italy)
Guerre di Rete ha una nuova pubblicazione, un ebook intitolato: Manualetto di sicurezza digitale per giornalisti e attivisti. Inizialmente l’ebook era stato spedito in anteprima ai partecipanti al nostro crowdfunding.
L'articolo Manualetto di sicurezza digitale per giornalisti e attivisti

@Informatica (Italy e non Italy)