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Epiktistes is my home in the Fediverse. It is an instance of Ktistec, a single-user ActivityPub server like Mastodon, but with fewer users and fewer commits. Here's my introduction (last updated early-2025).
I wrote a series of posts about optimizing the performance of the Ktistec server, its build time, and its executable size: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5.
Some things I regularly write about, organized by hashtag:
I also wrote some #pointfreeverse.
We proudly present: Crystal 1.22
Our newest and shiniest release 💎
It's also the biggest release since 1.0 with 251 changes in total.
Some of the highlights:
- Performance improvements for DWARF loader
- All targets support a native event loop
- Constants can have type declarations
- `Crystal::ALL_FLAGS` and `USER_FLAGS`
- Upgraded package dependencies, docker base images etc.
- Binaries for `aarch64-windows`
Servers
- Hollo v0.9.22
- PieFed v1.8.0
- Mitra v5.11.0
- Mbin v1.11.0
- Catodon v26.10.0
- NeoDB v0.19.6.3
- NodeBB v4.16.2
- Lemmy Development Update September 2026
Clients
- Tusky v33.0
- Pachli v3.9.1
- IceCubesApp v2.1.4
- Summit v1.87.0
- Pixelfed Mobile App v2.0.0
- Aria v1.5.15
For developers
- Fedify security updates: 2.0.30, 2.1.26, 2.2.15, 2.3.10, and 2.4.0
Protocol
- FEP-4f18: ActivityPub Network Time
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/01a0fe1a-a0fe-7d20-895a-b18c4561484c
we’ve been playing “critter kitchen” this week, or as I call it “bitterness is a flavor”.
bitterness because, in a good boardgame, there are no perfect moves. only trade-offs.
Running Code in the Crystal Type System
Type resolution in #crystallang is just running your program at compile time.
I had read about it, but yesterday met the first Japanese
referring to ChatGPT (and even AI in general) as チャッピー ("Chappie").
RE: https://techhub.social/users/manlycoffee/statuses/117355106009404188
whenever i take a few weeks away and then come back, the fediverse always feels like it's become a little more hostile, like it's increasingly the place where people come to wallow in their anger.
the real weird trend, lately, seems to be crapping on the developers (volunteers) and the site admins/mods (also volunteers). where is the winning strategy with that move?
Can someone explain to me why was Pixelfed, Loops, and Dansup being singled out for AI use?
There's no shortage of Fediverse software that are either built with AI assistance (including vibe coding), or welcomes AI contribution, but I'm not seeing the same level of outrage.
Did Pixelfed, Loops, and Dansup specifically promise to be AI-free?
A new patch release is out: Crystal 1.21.1 brings important security patches, and a regression fix for macOS 26.7+
Servers
- Pixelfed v0.14.0
- Ktistec v3.13.0
- XWiki ActivityPub Extension v1.7.12
- Misskey v2026.9.1
- NeoDB v0.19.3
Clients
- Fedilab v3.44.0
- Smither v3.6.7
- Pixelix v5.2.2
- RaccoonForFriendica v1.1.1
- Aria v1.5.14
Tools and Plugins
Protocol
Articles
- The Algorithm, Apparently Chronological
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/01a0b604-9fbd-7213-b1c1-8084f3f2447b
Release v3.13.0 of Ktistec ("love who you choose to love") links the feed deck into the navigation. Feeds are now fully supported.
Feeds are custom collections of posts selected by hashtag, mention, and keyword, each grouped as terms you want any of, all of, or none of, so a feed can be as broad or as narrow as you like. The feed deck is my primary reading interface now.
The rest of the changes mostly address a variety of small federation issues:
Added
Fixed
headers signature parameter names.Changed
With feeds shipped, I'm turning my attention back to federation. There are still a ton of small issues (e.g. Likes relayed through Groups are always rejected, RFC 9421 support, blurhash support) that I'd like to squash.