The mycelium told me youre super cool and important and special
The mycelium has spoken
Did you know?
Trees are not solitary—they exchange nutrients, send warnings, and coordinate growth through an underground network, the "Wood Wide Web."
This vast mycorrhizal network of fungi transfers nutrients, water, and chemical signals. Acting as nature’s internet, it helps trees share resources, warn of threats, and sustain the forest’s balance.
More on this:
https://TPC8.short.gy/1DvP0OaE
Artists discover a new glowing #mushroom in Switzerland https://phys.org/news/2025-01-artists-mushroom-switzerland.html
Is the #bioluminescence in many #Mycena species overlooked? ― A case study from M. crocata in Switzerland https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mycosci/65/4/65_MYC633/_article by Renate Heinzelmann et al.
"the decaying wood M. crocata grows on can also emit a green glow when split open, lasting up to 4 hours... While some glowing #mushrooms might attract #insects to disperse spores, the bioluminescence of hidden #mycelium does not fit this hypothesis"
Asher, my cat, checks out #homegrown #ChestnutMushrooms #edible #mushrooms
Day 23 fungi growth.
My #homegrown #ChestnutMushrooms #edible #mushrooms
Day 23 fungi growth. I've already harvested 12 mushrooms earlier last week from this small container.
## DDFON / Mycelial Web
Sometime in the early 2010s, I've been using DDFON = Decentralized, Distributed, Federated, Open Network.
In 2022/2023, I reopted the chosen new name for the Fediverse "Mycelium" since in the end no one used it (even after multiple votes and discussions). I now use it this way:
* DDFON friendly name is "Mycelial Web".
* Each network is called "Mycelium network".
Since a "mycelium" is a single network in real life and the plural of it (a collection of mycelium) is "mycelial".
## Open Social / Social Web / Open Social Web
There is also "Social Web" and "Open Social Web", which are the same actually. However, in the mid to late 2000s, it was already defined as any network that uses any technology that promotes openness and interoperability. There was also a now defunct organization called "Open Social" and a W3C effort supporting such technologies that falls under "Open Social".
Two examples of "Open Social Web" are Hi5 and Google Plus. Hi5 and Google Plus are not DDFON / Mycelial Web but are Social Web / Open Social / Open Social Web.
## Personally
I make a distinction between the much larger "Social Web" / "Open Social" / "Open Social Web" versus the more focused DDFON or Mycelial Web .
Underneath the DDFON / Mycelial Web label are the Mycelium networks like:
1. Fediverse (ActivityPub)
2. ATmosphere (ATproto)
3. The Federation (diaspora*)
4. Matrix (Matrix)
5. Jabber (XMPP)
6. NOSTRich (Nostr)
7. and others
Tags: #OpenSocial #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse #ActivityPub #ATmosphere #ATproto #TheFederation #diaspora* #Matrix #Jabber #XMPP #NOSTRich #Nostr #Mycelium #MycelialWeb #DDFON
My #ChestnutMushrooms are doing real well so far. I've cut away the plastic from sides to let it breathe better. No bad molds spotted so far. Just lots of good #mycelium that's created these baby #edible #mushrooms
Day 10 fungi growth.