Markus Silpala @msilpala@social.cleverlibre.org
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
From the Department of Research Catching Up to What Cat People Already Knew.
@narthur Oh, man. I thought moving instances was supposed to bring that stuff along. Dang.
@jchyip Don’t worry: everyone else is skeptical, too.
@Pat @SweaterVest thanks for the background info. 
There must be an amusing story behind this: 0% precincts reporting; candidates tied at 0% each; so the NYT has called it for the incumbent. Is the challenger just tragically behind in every opinion poll? I don’t follow Hawaii politics enough to know.
US Politics
@Dustinson Though it does not affect me directly very much, this possible outcome gives me hope for our nation’s future.
This particular election night is sooooo full of hope and anxiety.
Election night is such a shit time to try to catch up on sleep.
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Now available! 
My in-depth comparative review of eight Mastodon apps for iPhone
Please boost (or share on Twitter) 🙏
https://transponderings.blog/2022/05/21/eight-mastodon-apps-for-iphone/
Markus Silpala
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Seriously though, fedi was *built* by furries, trans and queer folk, disabled neurodivergent people.
This is *the reason* the culture here is what it is. Why CWs are a thing. Why image descriptions are a thing. Why privacy matters here. Why moderation tools not only exist, but are usable — and used.
If you had joined and asked yourself "wow, how come this place is so chill and kinda… nice?" — that's thanks to all the nice people from communities some people call "weird".
So #KeepFediWeird.
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RT @ziyatong
This is the Venetian version of the dog in the burning house meme.
@SandyMamoli Ha! I had friends of many stripes.
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I've seen one or two profiles with the phrase "Boosts are not endorsements" and I wanted to ask if we, as a community, can nip that in the bud?
This isn't the other place. There are no algos to game. There is no audience to reach. What we _do_ have is our curated content, our interests, and our community.
Boosting is ABSOLUTELY endorsing something. It's you, taking a post, and saying "this is good enough for #MastoDaoine to see".
Anything else is inciting controversy, leave that shit behind.
@SandyMamoli Did you attend AIS? OMG. I was in 11th grade that year. Long blond hair and lots of heavy metal t-shirts.
I may just have to go find my yearbook now...
Taken yesterday evening: moon and Jupiter over Lake Harriet. Minneapolis, USA. Oh—and also @Treesha. She’s pretty great.
@SandyMamoli Hey there! I had not realized you came from Wien originally. In Autum 1989 I attended the American International School in Vienna.
Okay, this click, click, copy, switch-tabs, click, paste, enter, then-click is getting a little tedious.
I could _really_ use a one-click button or action called Follow This Mastodon Account Which Is On A Different Server Than Yours. Anyone got tips?
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
