Andy Lowry @AndyLowry@qoto.org

Perspectives.

You know you are in a pretentious fine dining place when you can see more of plate than food.

In every single case, the Scooby Doo gang discover a human is behind the mystery, not ghosts or mummies or whatever. Yet they start each new case believing the villain is a supernatural being. Every time. Not once do they say “maybe it’s an old man like last time”

We call on the European Council to take the necessary decisions to allow Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia to become full Schengen members.

Their citizens must enjoy the full benefits of Schengen without further delay.

Hrvatska je spremna!
България е готова!
România este pregătită!

More info: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6945

We have decided to create an account at Mastodon. We need time to learn how this platform works but also how to synchronize our work here with the Twitter account.

Thank you all for joining us here. No matter where we are, the mission stays the same. We are in social media to commemorate the victims of Auschwitz and educate the world about the tragic story of the camp.

Lmao.

The one thing i noticed thats missing, esp. if you are a previous user from the budgie themed site, is there is a lack of really good #conspiracytheory here. So.

#glasgow botanical gardens is a cover up for the 19th century crash of a time traveling #federation starship. Specifically, a constitution class starship. The evidence is there if you just open your eyes.

everybody should have 1 harmless conspiracy theory they believe in. this is mine.
#startrek #silly #fakeconspiracy #joking

“I alone can fix it” didn’t work in the White House, and it didn’t work at #Twitter.

"You up?"
4th century, BC

Interesting fact of the day: The first archaeological evidence of instruments, a flute, was **not** made by humans, in fact, it was made by a neanderthal and is 60,000 years old.

#history #archaeology #music

I've been working in the de-centralized social media space for 5 year now!

Thought I'd pause and reflect on what's happened from my perspective:

1. My basic reason for getting started was the death of organic social media
2. At the outset we looked into several possibilities: blockchain, NFC, self-hosting, mesh networks, etc.
3. Initially I wanted to build P2P networks, not client/server federated networks
4. Self-sovereign identity was top-of-mind

Weird gate.

Either a random remnant of a fence that no longer exists, or a portal to somewhere else entirely. I didn't walk through.

#Photography #Fotografie #fotomontag #monochrome

Super pleased to be here.

I think it's glorious that there's now a Mastodon server operated by people who used to work for Twitter (macaw.social). I could have never imagined it when I started in 2016.

This top-tier food content is exclusively for the Mastodon community. Tweeps have no idea what they’re missing. Was it a difficult decision? Sure. But I didn’t start this war. I’m just another hapless foot soldier on the front lines of the senseless sectarian conflict Musk began.

*stares, unblinking, into the far distance*

From The Onion:

"Elon Musk Demands Twitter Servers Explain What All These Wires For"

https://www.theonion.com/elon-musk-demands-twitter-servers-explain-what-all-thes-1849786227

But, you know, at this point it wouldn't surprise me if this really happened. 🤷‍♀️

A foggy day in the depths of Epping Forest.

#photo #photography #forest #fog

Slightly excited, Thursday my transport will be ready

I’m dismayed by the amount of post-election reporting that focuses on tactics (blunders, maneuvering, infighting), to explain the “surprising,” “improbable” Democratic success. The “surprise” framing absolves the political press from guilt for swallowing a red wave propaganda campaign from GOP operatives and pollers.

And what if Republicans did badly because voters don’t want what they’re selling? Maybe policy choices matter.

@EJDionne does much better:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/12/gretchen-whitmer-josh-shapiro-ron-desantis-big-winners/