Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

Nawr yn Saesneg/ now in English!

My name is Ian. I live on the Isle of Wight. I am married to Hayley. We have two daughters, two grandsons and a dog.

I would be happy to speak in Welsh with people (or English)!

Favourite things: Mountain biking, rygby, football, films and podcasts

"Mastodon doesn’t replace “something else” (most significantly the birdsite). It is something else. You are in control to make of it what you want. Don’t be in a rush. Take deep breaths and enjoy how the pace is different." -Per Axbom (@axbom) Love this!! Thank you.

@axbom This is great. I’m going to add it a link to this on the Mastodon recommendation section of my Twitter Alternatives page 👍 👇
https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/twitter-alternatives/

Fleeing Twitter. Where all my #indywales dudes at?! 😎🤪

Lost my job at the keyboard factory yesterday...

I wasn't putting in enough shifts apparently.

I was out of CTRL.

#jokes #joke #joking

An #Astrodon introduction seems to be the thing to do here so...
I am a Senior Lecturer (equiv. to associate prof) at #CardiffUni in the UK. I previously worked at #HertsUni and #ESO. I did my PhD(/DPhil) in #OxfordUni, after an undergrad at #WarwickUni.
I am an extragalactic astrophysicist, mostly working in the millimeter/sub-millimeter with #ALMA. I am interested in black holes, star-formation, kinematics, dark matter, stellar populations and feedback.
I develop the #KinMS suite of tools.

We keep hearing a narrative that autocracy and fascism are on the rise worldwide. Putin and Xi consolidating power. Orban growing more powerful. Fratelli d'Italia winning a majority in Italy. But autocracy isn't winning everywhere. It's not inevitable.

There are so many similarities between TFG and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. It's thrilling to see a free and fair election in Brazil in which the person who believes in democracy and wants to unite the country wins. Bolsonaro is a hard-right president who, like TFG, also wants to be a dictator, Lula previously served as president of Brazil and wants to return Brazil to normal. Sounds familiar.

Two days later, Bolsonaro has not yet conceded to Lula. He may act like TFG. Or he may flee the country.

As for us, we don't have to let the right wing take over either. #VoteDemocrat

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/01/global-lula-brazil-world-foreign-policy/

#Mastodon gained 70,000 users after Musk’s #Twitter takeover. I joined them | #SocialMedia | The Guardian

A bit of good publicity for the #Fediverse.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/01/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk-takeover

The Guardian: Mastodon gained 70,000 users after Musk’s Twitter takeover. I joined them.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/01/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk-takeover

#Europe’s #climate warming at twice rate of global average, says report | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/02/europes-climate-warming-at-twice-rate-of-global-average-says-report

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

It really feels like Mastodon has what I used to love about 🐦 but what had been eroded by corporations, algorithms and trolls. I feel hopeful this can be a better more inclusive place.

So Wales stepped in to host the World Cheese Awards which were originally going to be held in Kyiv this year.

Great to see that some Ukrainian Cheese made it over.

'Freedom Tastes Great'

#WorldCheeseAwards #Cheese #Ukraine #Wales

@AngharadHafod
I only ever voted Tory once in my 75 years

In the 80's our mortgage rate went up to about 18% I think. 😳

I worked night duty as a nurse. 7 nights on & 7 off in A&E. 12 hour shifts But, was forced to work 4 more, of the 7 off in order to pay the mortgage on our small semi.
The children hardly saw me but we hung onto our home by the skin of our teeth!

Cymru really needs independence from Westminster. I really hope I live long enough to see it. 🤞🙏

#Annibyniaeth
#YesCymru

time for my #introduction

im a #celtic languages lover, though that doesn't make me a good learner. #kernowek #cymraeg and #gwenhwyseg my favourite areas to talk about. #lgbt #disability #annibyniaeth

and love being proud of my local area #waunadda #adamsdown in #caerdydd #cardiff

i also run a discord server the celtic tearooms for language and culture enthusiasts to have a safe space. best place to talk to cornish, gaelic, welsh speakers on the internet. https://discord.gg/Epe4xcJPZv

When looking to interact on the Fediverse, culture is something *important* to understand.

A big component of the Fediverse community has been LGBT+, furries, the neurodivergent, and tech workers.

These folks have built the Fediverse.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/02/un-poverty-envoy-tells-britain-this-is-worst-time-for-more-austerity?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Speaking to the Guardian, the UN-appointed official, who has recently been investigating extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Nepal, said: “This is the worst time to impose such cuts. You do not impose austerity measures when the whole population is facing a cost of living crisis. What you do is you raise taxes on the rich, you raise taxes on corporations.”

Time for my #introduction!

Hello, Mastodon! My name is Alan Johnson. I have a deep interest in many topics, including tech, management, business, politics, music, history, econ, education, etc. I expect I'll probably use Mastodon in a similar way as I use Twitter -- a place to put thoughts from my very scattered brain out into the world, so that I can learn from the feedback I get. Hopefully I occasionally inspire people with some of my better thoughts, too.

My current profession is running the Data department for an insurance company, and I'm more broadly interested in tech strategy.

The fact that there's even a culture of #introductions here is pretty cool, and different from Twitter.

If the #IT #security concept in your company looks like this, then burn it down and run!

RT @AuroraBlogspot@twitter.com

Many people are angry at Musk. I agree with them. But the biggest problem is that the insane, unregulated form of capitalism that dominates America is the breeding ground of narcissists like Musk.

If you don't limit their power, they undermine your society for selfish reasons.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AuroraBlogspot/status/1587400276234870784

So the bad thing happened to Twitter. Hopefully enough of my mutuals move over here