lobster @Lobster@social.cleverlibre.org

You should consider reading my books if you like: gothic fiction, architectural horror, folk horror, weird families, monsters, capybaras, homunculi, labyrinthine hallways, abandoned amusement parks, bizarre magic, body horror, animatronics, cults, interesting characters who are sweet, interesting characters who are horrible.

Just got off long phone call with insurance rep. I find it amazing that in this modern world we insure everything, just everything. A person can not afford to not insure everything because God forbid something happens and you have no money to replace it. Fear and lack of individual abundant resources keeps a person in check.

Here's your irregular reminder that:

Twitter was a multi-billion dollar company with thousands of employees.

Mastodon is a niche hobbyist product run by volunteers

The fact that we're being seen as a viable alternative to them is an admission that a federated, decentralized future is not only possible, but desirable.

Mastodon is not one thing, or one place. It's a network of many things and many places. We don't have a spokesperson (I mean, there's me. I'm the official spokesperson for 💯 of the fediverse, but beyond me there is no spokesperson) we don't have consensus on moderation or blocking or tools or what is good and what is bad. Some of us are professional SREs and Sysadmins, some of us aren't. Some of our instances have been around for 5+ years, some won't be here in six months.

And that's good! All of it, every last bit of it is good.

We're wrestling power away from the billionaire class, in real time, and reclaiming it for the People.

This is Keem Bay on Achill Island. It’s a beautiful beach and and I love that you have to purposely drive there and back - it’s at the end of the road - there is no through road. On a misty day like it was when I shot this, you’d believe that you could sail out into the ocean and off the edge of the world. I really should shoot more #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BandW #Ireland

#Fensterfreitag rot/weiß

#photography #fotografie #architecture

Welcome to the official Butterfly Conservation Mastodon profile 🦋

We're looking forward to seeing how this works!

Say hello if you fancy 👋

#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

Oh, hi there!

White-legged #damselfly (#Platycnemis pennipes)

#Photography #Photo #macrophotography #insect #nature #naturephotography

Hi guys, here is a belated #introduction as the collapse of Twitter is imminent. I teach Anthropology and International Studies at the University of Washington. Academically, I’m interested in South Asia, the Himalaya, animals, religion, religious politics, sex, scandal, and the rural. More broadly, I love animal videos and bad tv. I am the author of a book on human—animal relationships in Himalayan India (Animal Intimacies) and am working on a book about sex scandals in rural India.

I joined this site a fortnight ago today.

I did not have a clue how it worked, or about its lore and culture.

Now, it seems intuitive - though not because I am adept but because networks and protocols are familiar and practical things.

We use them all the time: www, mobiles, emails, etc.

And this place is structured to encourage calm civility.

It was Twitter which was strange and, in many ways, inhumane - rewarding clicks and rage and vileness.

We just got used to it.

And now we are out.

If you're #new here: welcome! put out a post introducing yourself. use hashtags liberally. It helps people find you. Pin it to your page. The web version has the edit button and follow hashtags option. Use CW content warnings when posting things others may not want to see (like political hot takes). Others don't see your likes. DMs are not encrypted. Boost others posts liberally. I don't understand instances yet but i like where I am
Take a while to get used to it. It's nice here.

Writing fuel, check.
Computer + monitor, check.
Plot mostly functional, check.

#AmWriting

Collective... collected, yet #calm is a whole #vibecheck. Like the people who hold the centre of the earth in place.

Would I call myself a sparkling conversationalist? Well, I can gently steer any discussion toward haunted amulets

Is this app any good for Photographers?

Lets find out

#photography #emeraldlake

Recent finds on a morning dogwalk this week
#FungiFriday #FungiFinds

A mushroom hug
#fungi #skipwithcommon #MastoNatureCommunity #naturephotography

I'd love to connect with you here on Mastodon if you enjoy any of the following: gothic fiction, horror books, horror movies, crows, quokkas, fancy pens, ordinary pens, puppets from 80s fantasy films, animatronics possessed by Victorian ghosts, playing calliope music in the attic, placing tiny top hats on human-faced beetles, riding a giant rat king through the sewers while singing show tunes, drinking ectoplasmic cocktails and phasing through walls.

Mastodon is different. It's polite and friendly. There's a different code of conduct (look up some of the basics), a slower pace. It's not a sprawling, hectic shopping centre in a grim industrial park on the city rim; it's a pleasant village street with artisanal shops and cafes. Take your time. Be nice.

me: hey I noticed you always sit alone wanna find a seat together?

bus driver: can’t but thanks

Quick introductory post: I am Katharina, a marine #geophysicist with the University of Tasmania #UTAS. I am interested to understand how #ice sheets, #oceans and #sediments interact in the past, present and future. ❄️🌨️🌊🚢🐧