Don Thompson @guardeddon@social.cleverlibre.org

Many aircraft broadcast info about how accurate their navigation system is at any given moment. The GPSJam map aggregates that data over 24 hours in time and displays it as a hexagonal map https://gpsjam.org/?lat=33.08473&lon=27.13786&z=2.4&date=2023-10-10

quite a good indicator of trouble spots #geospatial #mapping

1,814,394,680.

That's the insane number of parsed (valid) messages we have received from awesome feeders.

We would never have thought 2bil was something we'd be measuring.

And yes, we are storing every single one of these. For as long as we can afford to do that.

@calebhailey I found the Mastodon API really easy to use to make automated postings. I wrote a small utility to post alerts to mastodon using BASH and CURL Code and writeup available at https://github.com/jeff-luszcz/AISTropoAlert

For #Newstodon Friday, here's some great #news and #journalism-related accounts to follow on the #fediverse:

@MAD_democracy
@FAIR
@Chron
@TheConversationUS
@damemagazine
@restofworld
@ProPublica
@NewsDesk
@gbhnews
@thetyee
@TucsonSentinel
@longreads
@insideclimatenews
@mnreformer
@UnicornRiot
@dw_innovation
@Windspeaker
@thexylom
@RollingStone

⬆️ No bots on this list 🤠

Just a few of our favs. What are yours?
#FollowFriday #feditips

@NPR dropped Twitter and maintained almost all of their traffic. #Journalists, get off #Twitter.

https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/

#X #Elon

A slide from a presentation I just finished.

#AAC502 Gazelle AH.1 #43C236 ZB690 Army

Arriving back to Belfast Aldergrove after a spin around town today

#northernireland #avgeek #planespotting #nikonphotography #gazelle #army

The past few days were a stark reminder of how unbelievably more toxic Twitter/X has become and how it’s lost most of its utility as a political communications platform. I wrote this a while ago - I think it’s still relevant:
 
On the sabotage of Twitter, and what democracy is losing
 
(Thread: 1/)
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/the-sabotage-of-twitter-is-a-disaster

How to Leave X

Some of the best tips I've seen for transitioning to Mastodon.

Don't delete your X account; instead go Mastodon-first, meaning:
1. Open Mastodon before X
2. Post new content to Mastodon before X
3. Engage replies on Mastodon before X
4. Keep using X but as a lurker; reply less, follow less.
5. Post teasers on X ("My thoughts on ABC are posted on Mastodon. Username in bio.")
6. Occasionally post on X that you're now on Mastodon, otherwise your absence is less noticed.

I added a new 'Middle East' page to the website last night.
If you want to know a bit about how #nodered plays a major part, here is the unrolled thread:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1711884937526493473.html

#avgeek #ACARS #ADSB #adsbexchange #javascript #boundingbox #geoJSON #mapping #Aircraft #Israel #middleeast

Nokia Sets 800Gbps World Record for Transoceanic Fibre Optic Speeds https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2023/10/nokia-sets-800gbps-world-record-for-transoceanic-fibre-optic-speeds.html

Like a cool, comforting salve from the chaos of the world. The latest episode of Cockpit Casual on a double A320neo repo operation from India is perfect from start to finish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3MCFL81MTk

Hey everyone, I wanted to give you a heads up that I've recently migrated my account from firefish.social to firefish.city. I thought I'd share a bit of background on why I made this move.

So, just to fill you in, firefish.social was actually the continuation of calckey.social, which I purchased last year. The reason behind this was that I was getting a bit frustrated with the number of people joining my original Calckey server, vancity.social, simply to try Calckey (now known as Firefish). You see, vancity.social was meant to be a community for Vancouver residents on the Fediverse. However, with so many non-residents creating accounts, I had concerns that it would lose its intended purpose.

To address this, I decided to buy the calckey.social domain so that there could be a general server for Calckey. This way, vancity.social could serve Vancouver residents, while calckey.social would be a place for those interested in trying out Calckey.

I shared this plan with the Calckey project and they were actually facing similar issues with other servers. They reached out to me and asked if we could collaborate on running calckey.social, and I happily agreed.

Well, to my surprise, calckey.social became a lot more successful than I ever anticipated. And its successor, firefish.social, continued that momentum. It's now the biggest Firefish server out there.

But now, I feel like firefish.social has outgrown me. It has different goals and needs, which is totally natural as things evolve. So, just like a proud parent, I'm saying goodbye to what feels like my child, with hopes that it will flourish and grow further in the future.

As for me, I'm moving on to a fresh new Firefish server. Similar to my personal server, atomicpoet.org, this new one will remain small and won't have open registrations.

There are a couple of reasons behind my choice to move to a new Firefish server. Firstly, I truly believe that the beauty of the Fediverse lies in the creation of new servers and the interconnectivity between them. It thrives when there are countless servers, each with their own unique communities.

Secondly, I simply enjoy the atmosphere of a small server. I've been operating atomicpoet.org, through #SpaceHost, for almost a year now and I find the cozy feel of a smaller Fediverse server quite appealing. Of course, this is purely a personal preference.

Lastly, I want to mention that I will continue supporting the Firefish project by making my monthly donations of $150. I hope that the development team keeps adding amazing new features to enhance the Firefish experience.

Thanks for taking the time to read this update, and if you have any questions or thoughts, feel free to reach out.

DRM ruins efforts at historical preservation. If all of our media is locked up in digital streaming platforms -- which will go under eventually -- how will it be preserved for future generations? Live DRM-free instead: https://u.fsf.org/1aj #EndDRM #DRM

Wow, have #Monzo gone down hill.

I have someone that does not know the difference between a card payment and Direct Debit (froze the card in response to request to refund a direct debit).

They do not know what a direct debit is, calling them "subscriptions".

They are not able to understand the payments have gone through and need refunding.

They don't know the direct debit guarantee.

This is terrible. I have asked to be transferred 4 times now.

Mozilla is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to work on their
@Mastodon + @elk server at mozilla.social

Don't hesitate to apply even if you don't tick all the boxes! https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/position/gh/5416617/

CoffeeGeek is Leaving Twitter.

CoffeeGeek is ceasing its participation on the Twitter / X platform, moving our main social media interaction to Mastodon. Full details as to why, below.

https://www.coffeegeek.com/news/coffeegeek-is-leaving-twitter-x/