Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Looking ahead to the future as a STEM ambassador the saddest thing is that unless we rid ourselves of the catastrophe that is Brexit I will have so little spare time now for education while I try to make a living. Our govt tanked the economy and killed my European business by making it impossible to compete on cost and movement of people.

Mastodon is is the 5th or 6th social media platform I've engaged with in a serious fashion, but it's been awhile since I had to start a profile from scratch. In the process I have relearned the one constant truth of all social media -- until you have accumulated at least 300-400 connections, the flow of information is going to seem skewed and limited, and you are going to wonder whether it is worth your time and effort.

Thus, echoing what others have said, you need to do more than just set up a profile and lurk, thinking an algorithm will direct information your way. You need to peruse the "Following" and "Follower" lists of people whose contributions you find interesting, then connect. Start with your local server and its Group and Profile directories (much easier to do from the web instance). Look for people you have followed on other platforms, and then look through their connections. The distributed nature of the fediverse (the so-called siloes that seem to cause a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth from people still clinging to twitter) can make it a bit more difficult to find and connect to people quickly, but patience will be rewarded. Take the time to dip into other people's timelines, and connect to those that maintain interesting and active feeds. You will quickly notice a perception of increased 'quality' in your newsfeed once you have a few hundred links.

Hey #hamradio folks. I know we use the acronym CW to mean morse code (via “continuous wave.”) I also know we are encouraged to use hashtags to make our content more easily searchable. I agree with all this.

But be aware that #cw typically refers to Content Warnings. And that convention has existed on the Fediverse/Mastodon for a very long time.

I suggest we use #morse instead. It’ll prevent confusion, and your posts are less likely to be filtered out.

Please Boost for visibility.

General Sherman's prophetic letter.

https://shuttersparks.net/gen_shermans_letter/

#civilwar

Do you follow too many people?

Do you want to organise your Mastodon home timeline into several themed mini-timelines that are easier to navigate?

You can do this on Mastodon using the "Lists" feature, and here's a guide all about it:

https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-advanced-tips/#UsingListsOnMastodon

You can use Lists on third party apps like Tusky for Android or Metatext for iPhone/iPad, or on your server's website.

#Mastodon #Lists

I’ve seen stats that the majority of #GenX (me!) votes Republican (not me!), yet somehow managed to raise a #GenZ generation of Democrats.

My theory is that nobody actually asked GenX who we were voting for because nobody remembers we exist and they just made a guess based on our age. #whatever

Need some bread?

Are your public institutions still stuck in proprietary social media
networks?
Encourage them to start using federated social media as well!💪🏾
Find out more info about this campaign run by our Swiss FSFE group & @gnulinux
➡ https://fedigov.ch/en/

#SoftwareFreedom #fediverse #FreeSoftware

Mastodon: What you need to know for your security and privacy

If you’re leaving Twitter for Mastodon, here are some things you should know.

https://grahamcluley.com/mastodon-what-you-need-to-know-for-your-security-and-privacy/

Please reblog/boost if you think this would help folks you know who are new to Mastodon. (Likes are appreciated, but won't help spread the advice)

Are you new to Mastodon?

Do you need some help? A simple guide to how Mastodon works?

Check out my website, it answers lots and lots of questions you might have:

➡️ https://fedi.tips

It's written in non-technical language, and aimed at a general audience. If you're new here and feeling a bit lost, this is the site for you!

(There are also tips for advanced users in a separate section of the site.)

If you can't find the answers you want from the site, @ or message me 🙂

Whenever I’m having a bad day, I remember that children practice reading books to shelter dogs at the Humane Society of Missouri to help comfort them and reduce their anxiety, therefore increasing their chances to get adopted down the line.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3613611-in-kherson-region-enemy-left-behind-the-same-atrocities-as-in-other-regions-zelensky.html ⚠️🇺🇦 In Kherson region, enemy left behind the same atrocities as in other regions - President Zelensky (more) #Ukraine #News #War #Russia

I posted a message to mastodon via ham radio! iPhone via Bluetooth to a Mobilinkd TNC3 modem to BaoFeng UB5R. The signal went about 4 miles to the UT Austin Amateur Radio Club's antenna on top of Physics building (KA5D) where their iGate send it to 4X5MG whose bot posted it. Pretty neat! https://botsin.space/@aprs/109316550326136608

Hello #Mastodon my first toot, a wee #Autumn photo from the Ullapool to Stornoway ferry #photography #scotland

To this extent I'm really interested to know how the age breakdown of people on the #Fediverse. On one hand it would seem to make sense to me that most people here remember the "old internet" before the centralization and they're here to rekindle that flame of independence. On the other hand the youths are generally pretty up on this whole technology thing. I grew up on the internet and since then smartphones have become even more ubiquitous.

(Please boost for reach)

50 years ago today, Count von Count made his first appearance on Sesame Street. The Vampire Muppet, who never seems to bite anyone and can be out in the sun, is obsessed with numbers and counting.
More than just a play on words, Vampire lore from several cultures includes compulsive counting and organization as a trait in such creatures- it's said you can escape one by scattering grain, which they'd then have to stop and count.
#vampires #folklore #muppet #popculture

There’s a #StandingStoneSunday hashtag?! 😍 Here are a few from my phone. These are the “fingers” at Gurranes Stone Row, Cork, Ireland.