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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

(Realizing my brain repeated a bit of that last sentence and I cannot edit posts. Ha, alas.)

Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For reference, we have two doc pages that can assist: Federation Policy: community.hachyderm.io/docs/federat... Blocklist doc: community.hachyderm.io/docs/moderat... 2/2

community.hachyderm.io

Federation

How we think about federation decisions, and how to reach us if a situation changes.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Each Mastodon server configures this, though due to the subset of instances that are blocked for harassment upping that harassment due to being on a blocklist has resulted in it being more common for blocklists not to be openly public. For Hachyderm, auth'ed members can view the blocklist. 1/2

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

(Hi, head mod of Hachyderm here): Mastodon Social is not blocked / limited / etc. on the Hachyderm instance. :)

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hello! In case you didn't see it elsewhere: it is normal to take a few days to process all the manual reviews. We discuss this a little bit in our blog post from when we switched to manual approvals last year: community.hachyderm.io/blog/2025/07... Feel free to reach out to us with any questions 🙂

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A Minute from the Moderators

Back to moderator minutes, spam account sign up wave.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For any passers by / in case it helps: for questions about your application or account status, reaching out to us directly is the best way to get an answer :) Our email is on our About page and docs site, and our average response time for questions like these is ~2 business days (incl timezones).

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's true that there are spam sign ups everywhere, and similar to what Emelia said I'm not really active on Bluesky :) In general: it can take a couple of days to process applications, that's part of the trade of for the manual review :) Here is some info: community.hachyderm.io/blog/2025/07...

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A Minute from the Moderators

Back to moderator minutes, spam account sign up wave.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Right on, no worries. You know how to reach us in channels if you have a proposal you want to send over, and we'd love to see what you're thinking :)

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

It is, and happy to learn more about what you're thinking for this :) Please feel free to reach out in emails or chat.

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Hazel Weakly @hazelweakly.me · 28/01/2026

If discussing OSS sustainability sounds like a fun time, you're in luck! Thursday, 29 January at 10:00-11:30am CET, myself and @quintessence.bsky.social will be hosting a Guided Discussion / Birds-of-a-Feather at #chaosscon to talk about these very topics! Come join us!

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Guided Discussion/BoF: Sustainability of Open Source Foundations and Communities

Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:00 - 11:30 (Time zone: Brussels)

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æva black @aeva.online · 24/01/2026

Turn off auto play. Immediately. You do not have to look for it. You do not have to watch or share it if you see it. Take care of yourself & your friends.

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.meow @dotmeow.org · 03/01/2026

Today!

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.meow @dotmeow.org · 26/12/2025

If you're at #39C3 this year you can drop by milliways to get your Congress Exclusive challenge coin... RIGHT MEOW~ just ask for TQ, wordloc or Aeryn :)

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Can't believe we're engaging in such #lesbaru erasure, on the week of @krisnova.net's birthday no less 😔

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Random contextless question: so we have the "lolsob" emoji, is there an emoji mashup for LOL and Eternal Shriek / The Scream? 😂 😱 🤔

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This past #caturday was having some word fun and IIUC it looks like some Germans with pets refer to themselves as "dosenöffner", or "can-openers"? (Can anyone confirm?) And I was reminded of this really, really old Sesame Street skit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxSJ...

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Classic Sesame Street - Cat's Can

A funny cartoon by Dan Haskett. Gotta love the various ways he tries to open the can.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

All of that to lead up to this (I need more characters 😅 ): what are some ways that you navigate building the framework to have conversations that will likely be devisive? 4/4

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Example: if people are socialized not to talk about, say, politics and religion - then who has ample room to be the only speaker on these topics? Before starting to have conversations that we aren't able to have, first we need to know how to have them lest the conversations lead to splintering. 3/

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

There is a famous quote by Mark Twain, which fully goes "do not talk about politics and religion in polite company". This is frequently echoed with "in polite company" dropped. One of the problems with this is that it creates an opening for attacks of opportunity. 2/

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

As we continue to watch events unfold, in addition to discussing the events themselves there are also a lot of other conversations we need to have. One of them is: How Do We Talk About, What We Don't Talk About? 1/N

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Oh also: who is enjoying some great pride events this month? It's a great time, for those who are able, to remember our joy and humanity.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Fellow Whovians: who watched the latest season????

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Seeking backgrounds to use on my (many many) meetings for this month. What are people's favorite pride backgrounds? Bonus points if there are books or bookcases, cause those bring me joy

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Today I am a member of today's Lucky 10,000 (ref: XKCD). I finally learned word for a specific joke pattern in English: eggcorn en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn... Quote Skeet: winning example for anyone in today's Lucky 10,000. bsky.app/profile/furi...

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Eggcorn - Wikipedia

An eggcorn is the alteration of a word or phrase through the mishearing or reinterpretation of one or more of its elements,[1] creating a new phrase which is plausible when used in the same…

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Because hope is for everyone. People are stepping up, and it's wonderful to see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

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Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Due to the nature of brains, I always think of posts at times I don't actually want to be posting on the internet. Testing out some old (and new) tooling to separate this a bit.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

It's really easy to know if Someone Is About To Do A Thing when they say "I don't mean to sound Y, but ..." type sentences. They load the intent into the structure. But do you know enough about different hateful ideologies to recognize them unaided? An exercise: hachyderm.io/@quintessenc...

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quintessence :blobfoxcofecute: (@quintessence@hachyderm.io)

Another question for everyone: how do you teach yourself to recognize problematic behavior from all sources? Video of press questions for PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦 as an exercise. --- Many of us can spot ...

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

P.S. To say it again, Emelia also does paid contracting work if that is an interest to you or anyone you know.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Emelia's expertise is invaluable to us at #nivenly and #hachyderm and many Fedi communities (whether they know it or not). She works on highly intricate problems and creates equally intricate solutions. Donations support her ongoing work for collective benefit. She also does contracting work. ❤️

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

So news in the United States is breaking "at the speed of information". As I watched the back and forth regarding @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social 's @npr.org article about DOGE and labor data, I thought it was great time to talk about how to validate and attribute. hachyderm.io/@quintessenc...

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When sharing a rapid news cycle, how do we share information that is validated and attributed? "Speed of light" used to be the moniker for things "moving fast", e.g. "oh wow that happened at the spee...

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Sovereign Tech Agency @sovereign.tech · 15/04/2025

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented working student to support our impact evaluation efforts through data collection, analysis, and visualization. As part of our research and policy team, you'll play a key role in helping us measure and communicate the outcomes of our work. Details ⤵️

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Job: Working Student (all genders) | Sovereign Tech Agency

Our team is growing, that’s why the Sovereign Tech Agency is looking for a working student to join the Research & Policy team.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Gentle Reminder! 1 April is upon us. So please: * Have fun! * Don't choose pranks that are triggers to your friends or people in general ❤️‍🩹 Also since a lot of places get ... Really Into It ... be wary of any press releases, blog posts, articles, podcasts, etc. in this 48 hr window. ❤️

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

To note: I am talking to people outside of the tech industry, who see headlines and chatter about whether or not Signal is secure or has vulnerabilities, without having the in-tech industry (or in-security industry) understanding of these terms. bsky.app/profile/sign...

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Same! This why government communications shouldn't occur on tools that function this way. It doesn't mean that Signal isn't secure for the rest of us, it means that it's not the correct tool for that kind of communication.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Signal sends **encrypted** messages. If your concern is: * "but this isn't an approved communication channel!" - that's great! And encryption won't fix that. * "but there were personal devices!" - that's great! And encryption won't fix that. Know your main concern, and address *that*.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

A gentle reminder to the current discourse re: is Signal secure? Especially those not in tech. If you've ever called someone and been told "hey wrong number", or texted someone and received the same, you've made the error in the headlines. It is something to address, but encryption can't fix that.

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

God there is so much going I literally forgot it is pi day. π 🥧

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Moments of joy thread: what are some smol ways you have found joy over the past few weeks? I'll start. I neglected my Diamine Inkvent Calendar for being too busy, which means I've been able to tinker with pens and inks. Lovely time. For the curious (not my blog) writingatlarge.com/2024/12/27/d...

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Diamine Inkvent 2024 Summary

For the introduction post to 2024’s Inkvent, see this post. Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition is the fifth edition of their Inkvent calendars, and I’m sorry to say that it’s by far the…

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Awesome that's so cool! Yeah this works on Amazon and GoodReads and with multiple browsers 🎉

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Look at those beautiful floofy feet!

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Quintessence @quintessence.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Hey Amye (and Andrew) - I'm actually really interested in this blog post as well, as this is what we designed Nivenly's co-op governance model to accomplish, including the bits about being resilient to re-licensing and corporate capture. ❤️

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