yep, we are federating just fine. i highly recommend it. since it already sounds like im pitching a product, i may as well throw in some useful additions to make the experience better:

1. add home instance name to peoples usernames
2. collapsible comments
3. collapsible media previews
4. nice and neat theme

edit: because i love it so much, i am gonna double recommend collapsible media previews. it has made my experience SO much better.