CJ @flsounds@social.cleverlibre.org

I remain genuinely and pleasantly shocked that in the course of 10 days or so, we all just went, “no way, eff this, we’re going to @Mastodon”, and now we’re just here and people are so nice and writing alt-text in their images and sharing great stuff and using content warnings and everything. Obviously none of this would have been possible without years of work by #Fediverse / #ActivityHub devs that came before. Even so, this is really something, no? 😃

End of my first real day on Mastodon. Found some people I know or follow elsewhere. Had a little fun. Now it's time to ignore the things I can't do anything about.

I created this account a couple of years ago as an experiment, but I never used it. Now seems like an exciting time to try it out, so here's a short #introduction. I'm a #csharp developer with a strong interest in #hamradio. I love to build, tune, and test antennas. I also have a mildly insane #gardening problem: my girlfriend and I grow bananas and citrus here in Dallas, TX, which requires building greenhouses around our most productive plants each fall. At work, my whole team is into #accessibility and I'm especially interested in secure #programming techniques. If I can catch myself or a co-worker making a mistake in the OWASP Top 10, I feel especially vindicated. If you hear me on the radio, you might notice that I'm walking the dog while I'm talking to you, or you'll hear our lovebird chirping in the background if I'm indoors.

Big Halo Infinite update right now. I'm assuming this is the winter update. #gaming

If you were following me on my old instance, please make sure you migrated here.. And that is a sentence that would've made NO sense to me 5 days ago.

This list of #journalists on Mastodon has absolutely taken on a life of its own. 🔥

It's now grown to over 540 journalists and shows no signs of stopping. I do quality control and check it every day to clean up.

Journalitsts on Mastodon Form to Sign Up:
https://forms.gle/dw5gzkA11uxXiGTy5

Current full list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13No4yxY-oFrN8PigC2jBWXreFCHWwVRTftwP6HcREtA/edit?resourcekey=undefined#gid=1320898902

@flsounds loved this album!

Currently reading, to prepare for the next One Bright Book podcast episode: DUCKS: TWO YEARS IN THE OIL SANDS by Kate Beaton.

Expect some of the following to happen in the coming weeks:

- celebrities with huge follower counts pushing tiny community-run servers to their knees

- instance admin burnout; shutting down of servers

- big new servers that don't "vibe" with common rules or culture being widely defederated

- some notable account violating an instance code of conduct and throwing a fit

- lots of people ragequitting Mastodon for one reason or another

- etc.

It'll be a rough ride. Patience and strength, all.

#introduction. I teach environmental and natural resources law at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, USA. I am a climate and water justice advocate and activist. My favorite activity is kayaking with my favorite companion Dash alongside. The young woman from the class of 2035 is to remind me of the lives that will just be launched by the time we should have dramatically reduced GHG emissions. The actions we take shape their future.

First post. Very exciting?

Getting started in the #fediverse reminded me a lot about how it felt when I finally got my first Raspberry Pi up and running 🤓

Tilly 8 year old "brat dog"

A word of advice from others - since the servers communicate, you don't necessarily have to sign up on one of the busier ones. For instance, I chose one that seems more to align with my interests, but if you search (for instance) for hashtag #TwitterMigration you will be able to see very helpful posts.

Did you know that if you capitalize each word in a multi-word hashtag, #ScreenReaders can read them as words, but if you leave them lowercase, they can't? Well, now you know! So, for #accessibility, please capitalize words when there's more than one in a hashtag.

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!

Because I'm on a new instance and I don't know if my pinned posts will transfer, let me introduce myself again.

Hi. I'm a #screenwriter who wrote a thing you saw (and some stuff you didn't), a creator, a complainer, a resister, a progressive. If you like me over there, please follow me here. Or if you've never heard of me, consider following me. I promise to try to make you laugh at least tickle your brain.

#introduction #screenwriting #writing #politics #comedy #TwitterMigration

This Little Art by Kate Briggs is such a smart and fun book about translating, writing, and reading. I am left pondering how what we read impacts how we read the next book and the endless urge to just write. And of course, I added more writers to my list. Highly recommended!