ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

#EverythingIsAwesome #Mastodon #Guide

* Awesome entry point
https://fediverse.party/en/mastodon/

* Awesome based general purpose review system
https://lib.reviews

* Awesome #howto Guide
https://alexschroeder.ch/wiki/2017-11-16_How_to_Mastodon

* Awesome Starting point for #qoto
https://qoto.org/about/more#message-to-new-members

* Awesome Extra Magic
https://github.com/tleb/awesome-mastodon

* Awesome Instance Finder
https://instances.social/

* Extra Instances:
https://joinmastodon.org/servers

New Mastodonian here!
I joined for:
#environment
#climatecrisis
#biodiversity
#bioengineering
#datascience
#guitar
#coffee
#beer

I work at:
#IISD Experimental Lakes Area
on #freshwater

I'm here for fun and learning... No toxic politics please!

Time for an #introduction! I'm a PhD candidate in #computational #biophysics working on Markov analysis of molecular dynamics #simulations. I also work on weighted ensemble enhanced sampling, and am a core maintainer of the WESTPA project. I do a lot of work with #HPC and #supercomputing clusters as well.

I'm really passionate about bringing best practices from the software development world into computational research!

I love playing with software, and I like playing with #selfhosting a number of services on my #homelab servers, from . Current setup is a Thinkpad laptop that runs the essential services, and a Supermicro quad-socket server with 4x E7-4870s for the fun stuff.

Also really into DIY, including #3Dprinting, #smarthome stuff and #homeassistant -- I spent a couple months designing and building a smart thermostat with a wireless remote thermometer from scratch because my WFH desk was close to a window and got too cold.

#science #computationalchemistry #simulation #selfhost #DIY #linux #supercomputers #technology

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/07/1134688501/lunar-eclipse-this-week-november-2022

Looks like there’s going to be a Total Lunar Eclipse tonight from the perspective of U.S.

Last one till 2025.

I believe Mastodon video uploads are limited to 40MB, so let's see how that looks. Here's one of my early #scicomm videos trying to explain how we can have a negative #magnitude #earthquake

Here’s my #introduction

I’m a Ph.D. Candidate in Vancouver, WA, USA and I study how nectar resources affect butterfly populations for managing at-risk species.

My work is #coproduction science to improve and enact conservation actions.

#ecology #biology #pollinators #phenology #plants #flowers #conservation

#introduction

Hey everyone. I work as a #Physics professor at Drexel University. My research program is in #PhysicsEducationResearch #PER. I use #SNA and other #quantitative analyses to look at learning.

Outside of work, I am a dad, a #runner and am trying to become a #squash player. I enjoy the #Cubs and #Sixers. As I approach 50, I'm legally bound to become interested in #woodworking

#Toot

A bit overdue on my #introduction. I'm Heidy! Currently Engineering Director at Trail of Bits working on ML Assurance & Safety. I specialize in safety-critical systems specifically nuclear plants, UAVs, autonomous vehicles, and any complex safety systems really!

By training I'm a Software Safety Engineer with a Formal Verification PhD.

I'm a huge bouldering and outdoors enthusiast and climb within the V8/V9 range 🧗🏽‍♀️

Time for an #introduction. I'm a writer, who once dreamed of being a starship captain but grudgingly accepts that she is in fact a Disney Princess with a hoard of cats. I grew up running wild in a classical repertory theater, joined a circus after college, almost became a marine biologist, and formed a ritual-theatre company. Now more adult-ish, I’m still in love with cetaceans, practice witchcraft, happily married with kids, asexual, and negotiate life with a collection of chronic illnesses.

Hi all! In the spirit of #introductions, some things about me:

- I run Scenoptica with my wife. I share footage and tell stories; she teaches #ecology. It's varied! See: https://youtube.com/@scenoptica.

- Until this year, I spent most of my time arguing with scientific journal editors. I quit to focus on making #movies again.

- I take care of rescue #cats, but I love my #ferns.

- I play #drums, like #hockey (go Avs!), and use #linux.

- I'm an introvert and typing this took longer than necessary. 😭

Hello lovely people. So cool to be here. I am totally procrastinating on getting a #book written and I haven't done the whole 5-7 things that interest me thing, so here goes!

#Pratchett - because Terry Pratchett's work always makes me smile.

#webcomics - Oglaf to Dresden Codak I love them all.

#movies - Anything arthouse, vintage. #weird... Or big and dumb! (#Jaws is my favourite #film)

#history - My former profession and geekery!

#music - I can't write or think or live without it.

janalyst (jean analyst)

Something cool is coming if you make a lot of mistakes: #Mastodon v4.0 has a really nifty #edit feature!

1. You made a post, but you made a mistake 😬

2. Click the three dots (...) on your post.

3. Click "edit" and you'll be able to fix the original message ✨without deleting it✨

4. When you finish editing, the modified post will have an *️⃣ (*) on it to tell you and everyone else it was edited and when!

5. View the changes by clicking the ▼ underneath the message.

So cool! #tips

Sufficiently poor magic is indistinguishable from technology

In the 1980s, a group of young dissidents in San Francisco's financial district got together to create a #Zine

"Processed World" is now available at the Internet Archive. Brace yourself for a world of subversive commentary and #Cyberpunk

https://archive.org/details/processedworld

Supreme Court seems ready to hasten challenges to federal agencies https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/07/sec-ftc-authority-supreme-court/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=%5Btwitter%5D&utm_campaign=%5Brogue_corq%5D

Just used #Twitodon and #Fedifinder to reconnect with a bunch of people I was following on the bird app.

(Twitodon pulls your follows and Fedifinder goes through bios to find Mastodon handles. Together they basically cover all bases.)

We've hit critical mass and then some on here: all the major news orgs, from the Times and BBC to CNN, Slate, and Reuters, are now reporting on Mastodon. Let the billionaire keep his toy.

#TwitterMigration

A few tips for newcomers, as I have learned myself in the past week...

#AltText Descriptions: Please use them, many folks here depend upon them and have been using them for years before we all arrived.

#CamelCase: when you use hashtags, use Camel Case if you have more than one word: #WelcomeToMastodon is easier to read than #welcometomastodon - so do that. Use WAAAAY more hashtags than you are used to on Twitter. Mastodon is hashtag dependent.

#ContentWarning: If you are posting something that might even in the slightest trigger another person, use the Content Warning (CW) option that you can toggle on at the bottom of the toot window. It's polite here. People can choose how they want to view and interact. Use CW more than you are used to on Twitter.

#Diversity: a few people have commented, "lots of white men here!" Well, ok, but you can also find each other by using hashtags like #WomenInStem #BlackMastodon and many more including my favorites that I started up: #Desi and #MixedDesi (i.e. me). Start your own if you don't see yourself represented, so others can find you, too.

#DMs: are under the globe option in the toot window for privacy setting and they appear in your full list / feed of notifications (don't freak out at that).

#Donations: This is all run by volunteers. Make a donation. Click on the "about this server" at the bottom of your screen (might appear in a different location than on mine) and find out who is running your server and how to make a donation. And thank them!

#Introductions: Please write a friendly intro and use the hashtag #introduction so people can learn about you. Be interested in others. Grow your community through daily, friendly interaction.

Have fun! This is like a big global cafe with many tables to sit at, and conversations to be had.

Lots more tips linked in my feed. Welcome!

Looks like DJT will announce his run on November 15, and so you'll get a flood of folks leaving as he sucks up whatever oxygen is left on bird site, especially if he cuts a deal with Elon to rejoin.

So appreciate capacity is getting added all the time, but Nov 15/16 (one week from now) sounds like a plausible large additional spike of newcomers to Mastodonland.
https://twitter.com/OliviaRubinABC/status/1589817486501117952