Discussion
The Fediverse deserves a dumb graphical client
superkuh: It really does. But also, having to do this points out a glaring flaw in the design of the fediverse websites. They're applications and not documents. They require executing complex code from unknown third parties just to show a bit of text and some multi-media. This isn't needed at all. And it wasn't like this till mastodon v3 when they broke it.Despite requiring Javascript execution mastodon actually does have the post contents of a URL in the hidden meta-content HTML header on the page where it scolds you and blocks you for not executing their arbitrary code. All they'd have to do is put that same text in the HTML as actual <p> text. And it's not just mastodon instances, the other fediverse "applications' are just as silly in their intentional breaking of accessibility for no reason.
lynx97: I have yet to find a social network which is actually accessible. The Google thing (circles?) was never actually useable, it was the biggest horror show of all. m.facebook.com was basically the only website that was ever really accessible. All the other players, including the "free and morally superior" alternatives couldn't give two fucks about people with disabilities, which reflects nicely on the fact that they are actually not an alternative, they are a playground for misguided developers...Fact is, if you are launching a social network which is not accessible from the get go, you are part of the problem. You have no moral high ground, you're just playing around and widening the digital divide, leaving people behind.
floren: Sidebar, am I alone in absolutely hating "smol"?
capitainenemo: At least Xitter has Nitter proxies after they went full Javascript - which is also great since it allows accessing content that's often behind a registration wall.
all2: Its the memetic inverse of "swol". Dunno if that helps or not.
not2b: I looked at it and it is impressively lightweight. It would help if it could collapse duplicate notifications, right now the notifications page is filled with repeats even though I'm not all that popular on fedi.
prmoustache: Adële is building and hosting small but really nice things in the spirit of the internet as I knew it before the Great Enshitification Malaise Era we are living in.Thank you Adële.Note to myself: stop commenting and update your damn gemini capsule
