xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

In previous years, I published two "fediverse tech roadmap" posts:

- Fediverse tech roadmap 2024
- Fediverse tech roadmap 2025

However, I didn't publish such post this year because not much has happened in 2025. Many problems I talked about require complex solutions, but unfortunately proposed solutions are often very limited or lead to centralization. Or worse, there is no solution but only an imitation of work. I don't want to write about that.

I saw a thread today where ATProto ecosystem was compared to #ActivityPub. Things are happening in the Atmosphere, but not in Fediverse. MAU graphs are flat. What's going on?

There are multiple factors at play, but I think fake activity may be the biggest contributor. Trivial developments presented as breakthroughs. Features that already exist somewhere in Fediverse presented as new inventions. Vaporware. Specs written by people who have no idea how to implement them. Working groups that do nothing but meetings.

Real work is ignored, competent developers see that and quit.

We need to fix this.

For my part, I will continue to document #Fediverse development at @weekinfediverse. But this newsletter doesn't have much impact.

In the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Gates and key figures from the Gates Foundation regularly interacted with Jeffrey Epstein, discussing ways to finance and develop a global pandemic preparedness and vaccination network.

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“It's part of this whole rush to just throw everything into the data-driven machine-learning nexus, and then hoping something more good will come out of it, your private information be damned,” EFF’s @legind told CNET. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/starlink-updates-privacy-policy-for-ai-training/

If all you do is "trust the experts" then you're going to be in a rough spot when the "experts" change their minds.

@xianc78 hell... My gpu is 8 years old at this point still doing just fine and you can buy them used for like $200-$300.

@tomcat
Hot take: if digital privacy is as unattainable as the people telling us to give up on it was, none of this would be necessary.
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Oh and also sprinkle in a little parmigiano reggiano to spice up the cheese flavor, I'd like to test that as well...

Apparently stone is the wrong choice unless your oven can do like 600F or more. If you want a good crispy bottom with an oven, go for steel.

I made some on Friday, I don't have a stone or a steel, but it came out okay - clearly no browning on the bottom.

Key points:
* Flour -> the cheap kind, salt, olive oil -> cold pressed
* 60% hydration
* 20 minutes autolyze
* 2 hours fermentation on the table
* 6 hours fermentation in the fridge (more is apparently better, but I started the morning of)
* Sprinkle semolina on the table when stretching
* Sauce is just "pizza sauce" from the store, 70g per 30cm pizza
* Cheese -> Low moisture mozzarella without anti-caking agent
* Cook at 270C (520F) top shelf

What I would improve:
* Like to try to get a slightly airier crust, esp. at the edges
* Skip the meat, it turns it into a "pepperoni pizza" (greasy)
* Try to cook at higher heat and/or use a steel to get the golden brown on the bottom

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