Anyway
This sounds like snark but it's not
If you're on mastodon dot social or dot online
Leave that instance and get on a better one
They are de facto unmoderated instances due to their sheer size and many many instances have them limited
So for example, if someone from m dot s replies to this, I won't see it
Ever!
I made the switch to a #fairPhone4 about 8 months ago and on the whole it has been "fine" but the camera is really a pain, it can barely focus (even in good light) and it takes around 3-4 seconds from pressing the button to actually taking the image. By which point my cat has inevitably moved or stopped doing the cute thing i wanted a photo of :/ anyone found a way of making it less janky? #phoneProblems #android #ethicalConsumer
When it spins round it looks like the silhouette of an island with a particularly rugged coast line :p so much so @ecogof@twitter.com asked me which country it was the other day #birdSite
My well worn #birdSite pop socket (freeby from recruiter) fairly accurately represents the current state of erosion pretty well #popSocket #deathOfTwitter
Got a day off so listening to a book while doing some #housework and #HRHZeldaTheCat is very interested in it!
Listening to The Wake Up by Michelle MiJung Kim (@mjmichellekim@twitter.com) - it's a good book and has made me think a lot about what my "activism" should look like, especially around what I am willing to give up in order to achieve equity/equality - comfort, convenience, career progression, wealth...?
I think the cats approve of my new OnePiece fluffy Puppy jumpsuit, which arrived today. They tested it for quality with their paws before settling down! #CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #cosy #clothes #jumpsuit #onesies
Project Include is working on a blogpost/articles on nonbinary workers and on transgender workers in tech. We are looking for resources we can highlight, and experts and workers we can interview. We're eager to get many perspectives of people from a diverse set of backgrounds. We are willing to pay people for their time, too. Please reach out if you have ideas or can otherwise help!
i wrote this! first time publishing elsewhere.
So it's happened, I caved in and set up my own instance so here's a quick #introduction toot about my and the kinds of stuff I'll be putting here.
I'm Danny Ockilson (nee Wilson), live in Aberdeen with my wife Soph (_jumpingjuniper_@instagram.com) and our cat Zelda #HRHZeldaTheCat (hrh.zelda@instagram.com).
We're vegan (cept the cat) and alcohol free so expect occasional #vegan #foodPorn and #alcoholFree drink recommendations :) 1/5
So, if Twitter goes to hell and just becomes defunct, we’re going to lose entire chapters of recent history — including evidence of war crimes, human rights violations, and more. I hope we’re all paying attention to this and considering what we need to do to ensure that a billionaire can’t decide which parts of history to retain — and which parts to erase forever.
Out for the last #mushroom hunt of the season and nice view for our picnic, Muir of Dinnet in #aberdeenshire overlooking Loch Kinord
choosing a Mastodon instance/server, special heads-up for mastodon.social users
If you're in the #TwitterMigration and you just made your first #Mastodon/#Fediverse account on mastodon-dot-social, note: it'll be hard for its maintainers to keep up, and that leads to 2 big risks
https://www.harihareswara.net/posts/2022/mastodon-fediverse-warning-mastodonsocial/
consider watching out & consider migrating elsewhere
My quick #introduction: I'm Molly White (she/her) and I'm a software engineer who's been doing a lot more research and writing lately than software engineering.
I research and write about the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry with a critical perspective, and I run https://web3isgoinggreat.com/ (also on fedi at @web3isgreat). I also write https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/.
When I am writing software, it's mostly on that website, or various Python tools to help me with analysis of hacks/etc.
Feels like only a matter of time before news orgs jump in on the #fediverse directly, can see {insert news org here} running an instance, integrating with existing moderation/publishing tools and shoving all their journos on a custom domain. Instant credibility for them... If you see a "anne@theguardian.com" you know it's a verified source (whether you agree it's a good source or not is a different issue). Is this happening already? #journo #journalists #mastodon #futureOfFedi
Federating yourself https://grumpy-learning.com/blog/2022/11/12/federating-yourself/
Work in tech \ Concerned about most things \ Alcohol free \ #Vegan \ United Tech & Allied Workers Union #UTAW #sewing #scottishGreens
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