Mastodon tips (brief)
1. Server choice - tricky
2. Add a pic and bio
3. I prefer 'Advanced web interface'
4. And the 'Light' theme
5. Listen to long-time users
6. Tip your server admins
7. Hashtags pretty important
8. Put Alt text on pics
9. Use Content Warning if in doubt
10. Pin introduction post
11. Do some boosting
12. Follow interesting people
13. Hashtags can be followed too
14. DMs not secure
15. Be respectful
16. Thank you, people who run this
@jann @ruud @jeroen@mastodon.world @spaceriker why DM's are not encrypted i don't know. But passwords are ofcourse. And if a password alone is not enough you can enable 2fa from within the settings page on your server.
@ruud : Reminder, also, that if you mention another user by their handle in a DM, they too will see the DM in which they were mentioned. (Even if your account is otherwise locked.)
Does anyone know of a built environment centric mastodon instance?
Please boost for reach.
#architects #architecture #planning #landscapearchitect #townPlanning
Hell yeah, #FlashFicFriday! If you like haunted mansions, mermaids, gothic vibes, and old tech sci-fi (the advent of indoor plumbing!), check out my #horrorstory “Breathing Room” with Uncharted Magazine: https://www.unchartedmag.com/stories/breathingroom/ (CW: DV, some blood, death) #writingcommunity #horror #gothic
I am still very angry about the #cis gay #men #pimps who have blocked me from their platform.
I've been adding value to the platform for 7 years. I've been paying a subscription to use it.
I was in the top 5% users of the platform.
People would ask my why I don't charge . And I would say .. "there are only so many things in life you can do for free"
I'm a fucking idiot. My labour was being exploited by the cis men who run the platform
Gonna create a hashtag post to see if this changes things for me here:
Beliefs:
#AbortionIsHealthcare
#ACAB
#Accessibility
#Activism
#Activist
#ADHD
#Antifa
#Antifascist
#BlackLivesMatter
#Climate
#CovidIsNotOver
#Leftist
#MutualAid
#Queer
#SexWorkIsWork
#TransLivesMatter
#TransRights
#Union
#Unionize
Interests:
#AEW
#BoardGames
#BreakingNews
#Bugs
#Cats
#Comics
#Design
#Fantasy
#HEMA
#Insects
#News
#Roguelikes
#Roguelites
#RPGs
#Science
#SciFi
#Space
#TTRPGs
#Wrestling
A better introduction:
I write fiction (flash, short stories, novellas and one novel coming in July). My stuff tends to be dark and weird while still hopeful.
I live in LA and love the bookstores, museums and indie lit scene all over the metropolis.
Hoping we all make more connections and share each other's stories on this site.
Other folks have been posting this, so, for #bookstodon folks...
Who are 5-7 of your favorite authors? Add them as hashtags so we can find each other, boost this, share your own. Etc. Some of mine:
#NeilGaiman
#YukioMishima
#SusannaClarke
#JaneAusten
#GabrielGarciaMarquez
#JoseSaramago
And there’s more! Looking forward to what your favorites are! 🙂
POLL: If you've been on #Mastodon for over a week and used it each day, how likely are you to go back to using Twitter on a regular basis?
Boost for a larger sample size please.
I’m a short #fiction and creative #nonfiction writer with a passion for flash. I edit an online #literary journal with stories about caring for our aging parents and those who raised us, called One Wild Ride. I mostly post about #writing, #caregiving, my dogs, and things I think are funny.
I admit this isn’t a great intro, but forgive me as I’m mourning the blue bird. Looking forward to connecting here with old and new friends!
The R Foundation is now on Mastodon. Follow us for official news about the R Project for Statistical Computing. #rstats
Police chief accused of misconduct rarely seen at work as grand jury looms https://www.wbrz.com/news/police-chief-accused-of-misconduct-rarely-seen-at-work-as-grand-jury-looms
#ACAB #DemilitarizeThePolice #DefundThePolice #End1033Program #EndNoKnockWarrants #EndStopAndFrisk #EndQualifiedImmunity #EndAssetForfeiture #VoteProgressive
There is no plan. There never was. #Twitter was simply an impulse buy so #Musk could pwn the Libs and bring in his dudebro, MAGA fanboys.
Which he then spent months trying to back out of. And only stopped when the lawsuit made too much dirt public.
Musk has a history of making mistakes like this. But those get obscured by his big successes.
He's not purposely trying to end Twitter. And it's not some ploy to please the Saudis.
Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by stupidity.
recommendations for #Firefox extensions to help with focus/concentration? i use the flora app on my phone which works pretty well, but unfortunately my dual-monitor setup at my desk is both a blessing (can see my word processor and my music at the same time) and a curse (WAY too easy to get distracted by the world wide web...)
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.