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If you’re wondering what the rainbow pentagon thing is that a lot of accounts use, it’s the Fediverse logo :fediverse:

It’s a public domain / CC0 design, its original designer shared a high quality copy at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg

It represents all the different server types that make up the Fediverse (https://fedi.tips/what-other-kinds-of-servers-are-on-the-fediverse/)

(Note: There can be no official logo on the Fediverse as there’s no central authority to make anything official. However, this logo is by far the most widely used one.)

—@feditips

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Chris Trottier (@atomicpoet@mastodon.social) (Mastodon)
Media are calling the Fediverse a failure because they want it to fail—and they believe if they repeat the same narrative, it will some day come true. But they were wrong about the Internet in 1995 when they called it a novelty. They were wrong about social media in 2008 when they called it a fad. They are wrong about the Fediverse today. 11 million people are here now. 12 million people will likely be here next month. Most startups wish they could “fail” like we do!
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@mattnavarra @ubiquity75 The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Chris Messina. It reads as follows:

“And, it’s done. I’m no longer legacy verified. Not that I care (I don’t), but this is as good a time as any to bid farewell. So long, and thanks for all the hashtags.”

Chris then appends a screenshot of his Twitter profile with a red circle drawn around the place his verified mark used to be.

Please always include #AltText for visually impaired users. #AltTextForYou

—@Rachel_Thorn

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Public Service Announcement for #wx warnings and alerts. If you are afraid of missing #weather warnings and alerts for your area due to the fiasco over on the birdsite, follow the “IEMBOT” bots we have put up here on the #Fediverse – THESE ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON TWITTER. You need to look up your Weather Service office (for example, mine is Los Angeles, LOX) and find the bot, ie @iembot_lox — or say Boston, @iembot_box (office abbr. here: https://training.weather.gov/nwstc/sysinfo/sites.html) #NWS #NationalWeatherService

—@ai6yr

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When I first created tech.lgbt, Mastodon was only a few months old.

I originally set it up on a very small server on 15 April 2017, which would have been v1.1.2. We’re on 4.1.2 exactly six years later. Three full major releases in!

On a personal note, I’ve had lots of ups and downs on the fediverse, but I am glad to be able to help make a space for queer folks who like bappy computer thingies. :bowie: :bowie_heart:

https://tech.lgbt/@mods/110204979534871855

—@david

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I like how @pluralistic is basically the benchmark for “how to handle long threads on Mastodon”.

Some examples:

https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/110197370293344898 from @fediversereport on a relevant feature implemented in phanpy.social by @cheeaun

Mastodon issue #21388
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21388

Mastodon issue #8615
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8615

—@oblomov