The Prometheus Blog
Faircamp is a Free Bandcamp Alternative
In the aftermath of Epic selling Bandcamp to Songtradr, Bandcamp has found itself in a place of instability. Half of the company’s employees were laid off post-acquisition, leading many to speculate over the beloved platform’s future. Most importantly, many artists who depended on the service are left looking for alternatives.
How to Follow WordPress Blogs From Anywhere on the Fediverse
In case you weren’t aware, there’s a plugin for WordPress that lets blogs talk to the Fediverse, and it’s sponsored / owned by Automattic, the parent company of WordPress. You can follow a publication, see its articles pop up in your social feed, and comment on them from your own instance. If a blog has comments enabled, your responses will show up on the other end.
The Newcomer’s Guide to Mastodon, from a Crusty Old-Timer
Mastodon is a social media platform for microblogging, kind of similar to Twitter. If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve just signed up for Mastodon. Or, perhaps you’re thinking about trying it out, or have at least heard other people mention it. There are many guides out there about this topic already, but I think this one has something to offer.
When Moving to Mastodon, How Do You Pick The Right Instance?
A lot of people are once again looking at the Fediverse as an alternative to Twitter these days. Well, more accurately, a lot of people are looking at Mastodon as an alternative, and Mastodon’s part of a much larger ecosystem of interconnected social media sites and services called the Fediverse. But Mastodon’s getting the most attention, because it’s got the biggest installed base and a lot of similarities to Twitter, so that’s what I’m going to focus on in this post.
How To Filter Out Odious Discussions and Bad Discourse on Mastodon
The good news is that on Mastodon you can use “filters” to reduce how much of this discussion you see on your timelines by telling the software not to show you any posts that include specific keywords. It’s similar to Twitter’s “muted words”, although better in several ways.
Introducing Otter, a dedicated Android app for Funkwhale
While Funkwhale has supported Subsonic clients for a few releases now, one developer has decided to invest time in building a beautiful mobile app specific for Funkwhale users. Antoine Popineau, known by his developer handle as apognu, has been hard at work developing Otter. In his own words: This project started out because I listen to music primarily on the go, and I was accustomed to have native players for my previous music services.