Christina DiMicelli @MrsDi@social.cleverlibre.org

If you download your Twitter archive it arrives wrapped as a static HTML page, which is not very useful for doing anything with, and worse: it requires the original account to be still active to do useful things like enlarge the images since they use t.co links.

So here's a Python script to convert a Twitter archive to markdown or other formats: https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser

Now you can archive your tweets in any way you want.

@MrsDi there are two extensions I would recommend:

1. uBlock origin (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm/related?hl=en-US) this will speed up most websites because it blocks mainly ads also including YouTube ads.
2. SponsorBlock for YouTube (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-youtube/mnjggcdmjocbbbhaepdhchncahnbgone?hl=en-US) this will skip most sponsors. If you find one not being skipped, you can help by recording the sponsor, so that the next person can skip it. (Of course I understand this won't able to be done during class, though maybe can be done prior to class.)

It's time for your evening read, friends.

Mastodon and the fediverse have existed for years. For those who were here long before it's popularity skyrocketed, it's been a mix of emotions watching it grow.

This is a really enlightening read and the best thing I read all day. Please take a moment to give it a read yourself.

Home invasion: Mastodon's Eternal September begins

https://www.hughrundle.net/home-invasion/

How do you celebrate your #EdTech support person in your building? Did you know that this year, December 7 is Ed Tech Appreciation Day? Observed in early December, the day is designed to celebrate the professionals who support the use of technology within a school district. #EduTooter #Education @edutooters

Today is the next fediverse workshop for beginners.

Nov. 9th 16:00 UTC

You'll find the link to the call here https://joinfediverse.wiki/Beginners_Fedi_Workshop about one hour before the workshop.

@fediworkshop

Please so many people who are new here will see this post and join the workshop.

@Herring1967 I found this explanation very useful when I got here a few days ago.

I wish I could remember who boosted it, so I could thank them again.

As you settle into Mastodon, be sure to learn the lingo:
- "toot": a tweet
- "tusking": starting a pointless fight with another user
- "woolly": going viral, as in "wow, that toot really went woolly"
- "extinction event": when a whole instance goes down