Yes, of course Peertube sends hashtags without the `#`, why would I expect otherwise? :laughing: ![8d97461a-d0ca-4699-8c72-2859c1f3e14b-image.png](image) image
For those who were unable to attend this past weekend's Social Web After Hours event held at HackerSpace Brussels (@npub156eq...e36v), I've uploaded a re-recording of my presentation, which you can check out here! Sadly, there was no live recording of the rather lively session, so you'll just have to take my word for it :smile_cat:
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The Fediverse is Quiet — Let's Fix That!
There are a number of "hard problems" facing ActivityPub development today. One of which is the oft-repeated refrain that "the fediverse is quiet"....
 If you're looking for just the slides, you can get them here as well :point_down: * [Slides (PDF warning)](📄.pdf) Thank you @Sean Tilley for the PeerTube instance! 📄.pdf
Among the fediverse there are microblogs (your Mastodons, Misskeys(+forks), etc. Then there are the long form peeps. We managed to all find each other at FOSDEM 2025. Pictured is @npub1036w...dl9x (Write freely), @npub1jwra...7v3w (WordPress), and yours truly (NodeBB). We also had some good conversations with @John O'Nolan (Ghost), but I wasn't quick enough with my camera 😩 Let's move the state of long-form text on the open social web, forward! ![1000007220.jpg](image) image
Michiel Leenars: "A single Mastodon or GoToSocial instance will not beat X... but a hundred-thousand will" [@ec_ngi@ec.social-network.europa.eu](
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The venerable @John O'Nolan at FOSDEM!!! "If you don't like AI generated pictures of ActivtyPugs, the java dev room moved to UA 118" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ![1000007207.jpg](image) image
"We don't want to build software useful only to Mastodon" ![1000007205.jpg](image) image
NodeBB will be making an appearance at this year's FOSDEM! I'll likely be present at the Social Web dev room during FOSDEM itself, and will be presenting a talk at the [Social Web After Hours event](
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Social Web After Hours at FOSDEM 2025
The Social Web Foundation and Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL) are co-hosting an off-site event at FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday, February...
) alongside @npub1fd2l...f2f9, @npub1jwra...7v3w, and @Johannes Ernst at **Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL)**, on Sunday evening. I'll be talking up the SWICG Forum and Threaded Discussions Task Force, and what we're working on to solve one of fedi's hard problems: combating the notion that "the fediverse is quiet". Come and listen! Thank you to the great folks at @npub1dk0y...k0wd, who have kindly funded my way there this year.