Eugen Rochko
Executive Strategy & Product Advisor, Founder of @Mastodon. Film photography, prog metal, Dota 2. Likes all things analog.
Executive Strategy & Product Advisor, Founder of @Mastodon. Film photography, prog metal, Dota 2. Likes all things analog.
I was the third Kenny hired in our office in 1997. When we reviewed CVs for the next hiring round we prioritised other Kennys. When I left in 2003 we had eight Kennys. I suppose hiring based on a first name is a bit unethical but it was funny.
Das Plushtodon von @kdsz_bayern war heute wieder unterwegs!
Es saß plötzlich auf der Arbeitsplatte in der Küche und machte sich über die Äpfel her. Dabei schmatzte es und brabbelte etwas, das nach "komische Dinger, nie gesehen, aber irgendwie lecker" klang.
Mit einem weiteren Apfel im Rüssel verschwand es dann genauso schnell wieder, wie es gekommen war. Ich bin gespannt, wann es wieder auftaucht!
Nicht vergessen: Heute ist World #Scout #Scarf Day!
#Pfadfinder*innen
(C) #Plushtodon: Mastodon gGmbH, #Halstuch: (C) VCP und rdp.
War #elephant. Naples ca. 1340. Universiteitsbibliotheek Leuven, Cod. 1, fol. 146r.
#medieval #MedievalArt
I'm very happy to share my most recent photo session + interview with Berlin based artist Tenko 🐠💕
https://www.ericafustero.com/2026-08-a-day-with-tenko
https://tenkoclub.com
We've been working on a fun little project for a while and we'd love to welcome you to take the first look at it:
Everyone, this is our newest community service: Vivaldi Radio.
Vivaldi Radio, this is the fediverse!! :tony_wee:
Vivaldi Radio is a free radio streaming service where you can discover radio stations from all over the world without being tracked, just like how radio used to be. No popups, no ads, suggestions. Just you and the music.
This is a work in progress, we're still adding stations and polishing things, but we’re excited to hear about your first impressions and improvement suggestions. ❤️
Visit radio.vivaldi.net to start exploring! 🎧
A year ago I made Wellness Ping because someone I care about went silent and it took too long for anyone to notice.
v2.0 is now out.
It now works entirely over Signal, usernames or phone numbers, both for your check-ins and for your emergency contacts. Email isn't safe for everyone to use, but it's still there.
Three new security modules, all optional, stack as many as you want: PIN, authenticator 2FA, and passkeys.
The PIN has a duress option. Enter that one instead and your contacts get alerted immediately, while your screen says everything went fine. (really proud of this one. tweaked to the point of obsession so that response time for a duress PIN matches a normal one. nothing on your screen or in the timing gives it away.)
Also added vacation pause and custom alert messages, both of which people asked for.
v2.0 got a full security review before release. The check-in path is much harder to spoof now. Details in the release PR.
Free forever (as long as I'm alive) and open source.
oh and btw, the person who went missing, for whom I made this originally, turned out to be okay. It took a lot of time and a lot of effort to find them, but I did actually find them. I thought you might want to know that.
We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek!
In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon.
This week was tremendously helpful for us, and we're grateful to everyone who participated.
Here's what we learned:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/
Maybe I don't have control of anything;
Maybe the world does not spin because I want it to spin
