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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • Been using some extensions to get this done.

    Currently using Sidebar Tabs. I have gotten used to grouped tabs, which is something I don’t want to give up. I’ve mapped Ctrl+Space to open and close it, which is super satisfying.

    I switched from Sideberry, which was cool since it is so configurable, and that it can store and recall entire lists of links. I think this is a nice alternative to bookmarks, because it gives you a sort of link manifest, that you can even export.

    Mozilla’s attempt seems… lackluster in comparison, but it’s still under development. So eh. Thinking of going Librefox, Waterfox or even Floorp - though that would be like going ESR.





  • If Mozilla implementing “AI” (or machine learning) to localise language models and translations, then I’m all for it.

    If Mozilla moves closer to SaaS, I’m jumping ship to another browser, preferably one that’s not based on WebKit or Blink.

    However, despite the loud cries of cynics, the jaded and haters alike (or the “realists”), I’m still optimistic about the future.

    If this restructuring means Mozilla more quickly qualify for funding because they localise training models and open source it all, then I’d say Mozilla is a threat to the likes of Microsoft - and that’s a good thing.



  • Technically if ActivityPub instances served as an actual SSO, you’d be able to connect to a Lemmy instance via a Mastodon client, but that’s not how this works.

    ActivityPub is all about activity, i.e status updates, messages, etc. It’s up to each instance to verify and maintain the user experience.

    If someone were to make a client that supported logging into any instance without the need for the Mastodon API, then you’d still not have a SSO, because then you’d just be connecting to a different instance using a client.

    True SSO means being able to create new accounts on a platforms using the identity of another platform, a’la Google, Apple, GitHub, etc. That would require implementation on both backends.

    Then there are platforms with nomadic accounts, if they still exist.

    Point is there is really no standardised SSO for the fediverse, at least not yet.