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Over the break, I hope to prepare next semester's course materials using advanced techniques like "multiple drafts" and "having a plan".

Firstly, I'd just like to say thank you to all the people who have liked, boosted and commented on my images, and to all the new followers I have. It's rather humbling. 😊

Today's shot comes from a magical day in the Scottish #Highlands, a few years ago, when I was photographing red squirrels.

These charming characters are incredibly agile and can jump great distances between trees.

Here I managed to capture one as it appears to be flying down my lens.

#redsquirrel #scotland #wildlife #fun

Hot economics take 

Econ 101: In this simplified model, we assume that everyone has all the information, so we can ignore advertising and arbitrage. In more advanced courses, we will consider...

Libertarians: Nope, we're good! Let's build the economy on those assumptions.

Actual economy: *consists almost entirely of advertising and arbitrage*

“Sic transit gloria” is Latin for “nice car, Gloria”

1. Everyone was healthy enough to come to Thanksgiving I.
2. Catered food.
3. Playing games with the next generation.

@hellomiakoda This, of course, why corporate brands will hate Mastodon. They don't want our lack of consent to get in the way.

This site makes me feel guilty about the fact I didn’t let mastodons on the Ark.

Understanding #Mastodon gets easier once you get the basic idea that federation between servers can be understood as homeomorphisms across hyperplanes between the Riemannian manifolds of toots, whereas the servers represent countable finite sets of discrete entities.

@freemo Grrf. It doesn't seem very decentralized if that one list is so crucial.

I know far less than you about how these things work, but perhaps some things will change over the next week.

@freemo Hang in there. It will get better. When a ton of new people show up, there's going to be some growing pains, some miscommunication, and a few genuinely bad actors.

1. My classes are ready for Monday.
2. Posted an assignment.
3. Baked a couple of pies.

Made a couple of pies. (The pumpkin pie is done; the apple pie will go in the oven during dinner tomorrow.)

they put a christmas sweater on the t-rex at the national history museum in london and it's ridiculous and adorable

So it seems joinmastodon removed QOTO from their directory without cause, without contacting us, and without any discussion or due diligence.

Since this is the only way to actually find QOTO for new users if it isnt reversed soon it could mean the end for our wonderful community.

If you care about this place remaining fair, respectful, and inclusive environment I highly suggest everyone reach out to them annd voice your objecttion and your disapointment and having no procedure to keep this fair and inclusive.

If you want to see QOTO stick around you can email your objecttion here:

hello@joinmastodon.org

Feel free to CC me here: jeffrey.freeman@qoto.org

Please be respectful, we want to show them we are the good guys and not give them any reason to object.

@Gargron @trinsec @khird

@freemo @trinsec @khird @cstross

Context:

cstross is the author Charlie Stross, who has received the disinformation that "the Mastodon instance at qoto.org is overrun by alt-right/gamergater types using the "free speech" policy as top cover for spewing their bilious hate".

@freemo @trinsec @khird

@cstross This thread should make clear that the admins of qoto are operating in good faith.

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