@j12t@j12t.social what I loved most about this year's FOSDEM was the camaraderie shown by everybody. I told my wife, who isn't plugged into the open social web (yet!) that I was constantly networking, and while that is technically what you would call it, what it really was was a purely organic gathering of like minded individuals, who have never met in real life, who had instant rapport because of the shared values inherent to the fediverse. As the fediverse grows, we'll see this kind of phenomenon happen less and less (see "Eternal September"), but we're at the early stage of the social web where these kinds of things can happen, and when it does, it's amazing. "Networking" at conferences is usually shaking hands and exchanging business cards, and then walking away never to hear from them again.

@johnonolan@mastodon.xyz it sure did alright! Can't argue with success on the fediverse.

@andypiper@macaw.social ah I was asking about them as you were leaving HSBXL! Next time. It's pretty cost prohibitive to ship anything to Canada... although letter mail maybe not...

@jiejie@mastodon.social good question! The answer ultimately lies in how you want to communicate with your audience. Each option is different and it's hard for you to know which software is the best fit. That's why even when I say NodeBB sits somewhere in between microblogs and blogs, NodeBB might not be the right solution, yeah? What kind of site do you want to build, how in depth do you want to go, etc.?

@torgo@mastodon.social no social web after hours?

@nhl.pl je ne pas parlez francais

@esk@hachyderm.io awesome! Looking forward to all of these presentations... Where do I sign up for a time turner