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and Matrix has done a good number of things right. I still have an account on a public server, and I'll be willing to try to self-host again after some time, hoping that the situation with CSAM attacks can be fixed. For now, I can only wish you good luck.

I know you're all trying your best with limited resources. I can't hide I'm disappointed by some things, and from my point of view, it's hard to see a future that looks bright. But I'm still rooting for you. I've been a huge fan for a while, because I do think the world needs decentralized messenger

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I didn't mean it as "hate", the blog post is all written with a light tone in mind, so most of what you may find hateful is just performative rage. I thought it was clear, but I'll push out an update to specify it, since I didn't mean for anyone to feel offended by it.

The present and future of decentralized communications platforms | MassiveBox

I've written more about my disappointment towards the direction Matrix is going in this blog post: massive.box/blog/decentr... I did leave out the issue of CSAM storms, because it wouldn't have fit with the light tone of the rest of the post, but it's one of the reasons why I shut my server down.

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Analyzing some decentralized messaging and social media platforms, why they're struggling to become mainstream, and what they can tell us about the future of the technology.

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 12/07/2025

After New Vector dropped Dendrite, people like me, who were running their own server, have barely seen any of the "Matrix v2" improvements. With Synapse being slow and heavy, and other implementations (like Conduit) being unstable, you can see why some people aren't too fond of Matrix.

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Any large enough ActivityPub instance could just as well be targeted by legislation like this. I've heard of ActivityPub server operators that are going to IP-block the UK rather than implementing the required verification, but that doesn't really count as censorship resistance.

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futur 🔹 @futur.blue · 10/07/2025

zeppelin.social won't

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 07/07/2025

I wanted to get them for myself, but it turns out I can't see shit and my prescription lenses would have been too thick for that kind of frame x.x

MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 03/07/2025

I'm less enthusiastic about WalletLinker. I feel like some of the discourse surrounding ATProto sounds already too close to that of cryptobros. I fear that integrating ATProto with cryptos further will draw in an undesireable audience. I hope BlueSky won't end up like Nostr.

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 03/07/2025

I'm happy to learn about RedDwarf! I've been thinking of a project based on ATProto, but building an alternative AppView is a lot of work, and I'm glad to see that Constellation seems to handle it just fine.

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 03/07/2025

me after rejecting society and moving to a log cabin in the woods

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 30/06/2025

If you like it, you can follow @massive.box.web.brid.gy to get updated when I publish new posts :D

MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 30/06/2025

I'm trying to get back into blogging, this is what I came up with after a few weeks of sporadic writing. I think it came out well!

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 28/06/2025

plork is such a silly name, I love it

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 24/06/2025

I'm surprised by how usable it is! It's noticeably slower than the default appview, but so far it seems to be pretty consistent, even for historical data, which is the real achievement!

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Rotfox 🦊 🏳️‍🌈🎵 @rotfox.tv · 23/06/2025

Mikayla Raines of save-a-fox took her own life, because of an online smear campaign and relentless bullying. There were many times I fought against the unwarranted hatred and proofless smear campaigns when I would post save-a-fox content. An immeasurable loss for foxes. People are fucking vile...

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An unimaginable loss for the rescue

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 13/06/2025

My PDS is acting up a bit, so I want to give a shot to one of the alternative PDS implementations. What do y'all recommend?

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 08/06/2025

I don't have a ref yet (😭😭😭), I hope it's okay

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 09/05/2025

Hello from @aviva.gay's deer.social! This BlueSky client has no analytics and lots of nice features, while keeping the beautiful default client UI. I can't wait for an Android app release!

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 08/05/2025

What would happen if I were to set my PDS' PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_URL to your AppViewLite? I've never fully understood how that works lol

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 02/05/2025

That's a terrible idea though, your home feed is now unmanageable. You can just pin the FurryList feeds to your app, so you can still get furry content, but in a separate tab.

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 07/04/2025

So basically you're paying the price to have the official support and to use an app which auto-updates. You could do just as well with the fork and Obtanium. It's a bit like those apps that publish for free online and paid on MS Marketplace, in a way. I mostly chose to buy to support the devs.

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 07/04/2025

I hadn't heard of it, but it looks nice! I'm gonna have to resist the urge to try it :P The nice thing about SiYuan premium features is that since all code is FOSS, you can compile your version without the online license validation (there are several forks on GitHub like this)

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 06/04/2025

Now I need to force myself not to try any more PKM software. It's way too easy for me to spend an infinite time focusing on the setup, without doing any actual work. To help myself with that, I chose to buy a SiYuan premium plan, so now I have some more stake in keeping using SiYuan 😅

MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 06/04/2025

Lately I've been trying out SiYuan, a PKM app like Notion, but fully FOSS. It has a couple of rough edges, but I'm liking it so much I've already migrated all my documents from Joplin to it! I've also created a freehand drawing plugin based on js-draw (the same one Joplin uses), it's fun!

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 12/03/2025

Hosting a Forgejo server is so easy and it's a good replacement for GitHub for a good amount of use cases. Now I'm curious to try Tangled, too :)

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 12/03/2025

Unpopular opinion: disliking GitHub should be normalized. It's an enormous point of failure, owned by a multi-billion dollar company that could decide at any point that your data isn't yours anymore, or that they're going to shut down, or whatever their investors decide.

MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 07/03/2025

The "Quiet Posters" feed solves this by giving infrequent posters their own space, that is much easier to keep track of as an user. I find myself using it more often than the Following feed!

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 07/03/2025

I love the "Quiet Posters" feed so much, I really think it's one of the best features of BlueSky. The lack of an algorithm for the Following feed makes it so that the most active users drown out all others, but I've always found that the least active ones produce the best content.

MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 06/03/2025

sorry I'm on team zigbee >:)

MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 09/02/2025

saying that Mastodon works is a bit of a stretch imho

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 05/02/2025

More context: - I'm changing the authoritative DNS records, so it's not like I'm paying for their DNS service (which they don't offer) - The network fee appears as 0 ETH but it's actually 0.00000003 ETH, which isn't much, but it means that I can't pay it since my wallet is at 0 ETH

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 05/02/2025

So, I won massive.box at a giveaway, and it's even worse than I had imagined. WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO PAY ETHEREUM NETWORK FEES TO CHANGE THE FUCKING DNS RECORDS

A screenshot of the my.box site, where I am being asked to approve a transaction on the Metamask wallet to update the DNS records of my site. The transaction has a network fee, and the button to continue is not clickable because I don't have enough to cover it.

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 19/01/2025

nice! where are you at?

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 19/01/2025

The best part is that ByteDance is already 60% owned by global investors (incl. large American funds) + 20% owned by their employees (including Americans), but politicians seem not to be able to understand this. newsroom.tiktok.com/en-au/the-tr... www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

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MassiveBox @boxo.cc · 12/01/2025

Thanks for the opportunity :} I don't have a full ref but I hope this is enough!

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