Evan Prodromou
banner
evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Evan Prodromou
@evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
He/him. Board member at CoSocial.ca.

Research Director, Social Web Foundation.

Director of Open Technology at Open Earth Foundation (OEF).

Author of "ActivityPub […]

🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://cosocial.ca/@evan, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Pinned
OK, I'm keeping a permanent top-five list of best Fediverse-themed songs. I'll update as more songs are made!

1. Fedilike
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Over the past year, my lab has hosted a cohort of people from around the world who are trying to move their communities to online tools under their control. OUT TODAY: Learn about their thinking and doing in our collectively authored Open Social Network Cookbook. […]

[Original post on social.coop]
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Something Fediverse related that I am working on —

Toddlerverse

Basically, what I have been thinking about is —

What would take to make areas of the Fediverse geared towards toddlers.

(The document I am writing is still a work in progress.)

(I am a […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
mastodon.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Having the Twitter/X social media icon on your website these days does more harm then good

It's like a digital: "I am fascist" label :twitter:
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Signal's "Safety Number" is an important feature that generates a pop-up which allows you to "mark as verified" a man-in-the-middle attacker. This way the attacker is verified and we can all feel better about the whole messy business.
October 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Jesus H. Christ, Trump's proposed "peace" plan for Ukraine is a cash and oil grab by the U.S.:

"The plan says the U.S. 'will receive 50 percent of the profits from this venture,' [rebuilding Ukraine] which appears to mean that Europe will foot the bill for the reconstruction of Ukraine—Russia […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I'm afraid everyone is going to find out I don't actually have Impostor Syndrome.
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
@swf has announced the Social Web Devroom at #fosdem2026 - with three formats for various size projects to showcase ActivityPub protocol or API services; advocacy efforts; libraries, toolkits, frameworks... if it's Fediverse related we'd like to hear from you!

Submissions are open through Dec 1 […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
[Celebrity Traitors UK]

We watched the first season over the last couple of weeks. It was a really fun watch; I was completely unspoiled, so it was completely fresh.

Most of the time was spent absolutely howling at the TV. The Faithful have only one possible path to success: forming coalitions […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
I wonder what it would look like to create one single donation point that sends money to a mix of Mastodon, SWF, Free Our Feeds, and other non-profit open social web projects.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Bonfire Social is a kind of social network construction kit that federated via ActivityPub and plans bridging via @anew.social

They’re doing a crowdfund bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfir...
Bonfire Social 1.0 is here, back the community‑funded roadmap
We're releasing Bonfire Social 1.0 and launching a crowdfund so communities drive what we build next. Back it, share it, and help move the social web from closed platforms to open networks.
bonfirenetworks.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Centralised platforms shape the conversation to serve their interests.

Mastodon returns power to you. Here connections are authentic, communities set their own rules, and your voice isn’t for sale.

Help to power the servers, tools, and communities making […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Gladiator 2: Gladiatorer
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
RE: https://flipboard.social/@surf/115584100375782527

Psst, there's a new version of Surf and it's awesome!
flipboard.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Nobody should be allowed to get out of fifth grade without demonstrating their mastery of reply-all.
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
#fediverse #socialweb #canada News!

mastodonserver.ca is now thesocialweb.ca

Its Fediverse handle should be updated automagically (i think?) to @directory

All servers and instances in Canada are welcome to get in touch and have their server listed on the webpage!

#mastodon #peertube #lemmy […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
I am hiring 4 postdoctoral researchers for up to 4 years each. Topics include ice sheet reconstruction, GIA, spatial stats, and satellite geodesy. Based in Tasmania.

All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below

I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)

1/n
Current Vacancies
careers.utas.edu.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Want to join a UK based Trade Union for technology workers?
Get 3 months' free membership - use code UW3MF
https://prospect.org.uk/join/

Mention my name when you join and I get a tenner (entirely optional).

#tradeunion
Join Prospect today
Get support with problems at work, and join 157,000 others to fight for better pay, conditions, and job protection.
prospect.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
🆕 blog! “The Peaceful Transfer of Power in Open Source Projects”

Most of the people who run Open Source projects are mortal. Recent history shows us that they will all eventually die, or get bored, or win the lottery, or get sick, or be conscripted, or lose their mind.

If you've ever visited a […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Eugen didn't just build Mastodon, he built the foundation for the future of the social web. He's a hero to me and so many others who are building on that foundation now and for years to come.

Thank you @Gargron for the gift of Mastodon to the world and for continuing to inspire us all with your […]
Original post on flipboard.social
flipboard.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
I have posted my pictures from Montréal's LRT (REM) open doors Saturday
- - -
J'ai publié mes photos du samedi des portes ouvertes du SLR (REM) de Montréal.

https://gallery.moimeme.ca/gallery/kKRGhOzjOF3KyiW3-AjWeLaK

#Montréal #rem
LRT Open House Days 🚊
Photos from Montréal's Light Rapid Transportation (REM) open house days
gallery.moimeme.ca
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
Reposted by Evan Prodromou
So ashamed of Canada 🥺
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM