Bladeflow @Bladeflow@qoto.org

Yeah sex is great but have you watched #TheExpanse ???

Ok sésatas and beratnas, where are my Belters, where are my Dusters? I want to chat about #TheExpanse and how damn great this entire universe of storytelling is.

I watched the show first, when it still aired on SyFy (don't ask me how), and got into the books later. Love the hard #scifi approach it takes, that never gets too technical, but is always firmly grounded in the social-material realities of a future society.

Did you know that if you capitalize each word in a multi-word hashtag, #ScreenReaders can read them as words, but if you leave them lowercase, they can't? Well, now you know! So, for #accessibility, please capitalize words when there's more than one in a hashtag.

Woolly mammoth!
#mammoth #MastoArt #illustration #casein

@albinokid

Tip 1: Use hashtags. There's no algorithm to suggest followers or shove posts into your feed in the hopes you follow someone.

Tip 2: Boost (re-post) toots liberally. *You* are the algorithm.

Tip 3: Use CW (content warnings / content wrappers) to discuss politics, the meta.

Tip 4: To create "threads", make the first post public and each reply "unlisted" to prevent clogging up your instance's feed.

Tip 5: Provide text descriptions, even just basic ones, when attaching photos or media.

Tip 6: Use the "report" features for moderating trolls so your admins can take action.

Obviously, I can’t tell you how today’s elections will turn out. But I do want to reassure you about one thing: Over the long term, we are winning.

Why else would the election deniers, the monied interests, and the bigots be fighting so hard to defeat us? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/regardless-of-what-happens-today

Si, como yo, llegaste a Mastodon porque estás pensando reemplazar tu cuenta de Twitter en el futuro y, por lo tanto, buscas rearmar tu timeline acá, tres sugerencias antes de que empieces a seguir cuentas:
1. Si puedes, escoge el mismo nombre de usuario
2. Pon la misma foto de perfil
3. Repite la misma bio que tienes en Twitter.
Así será más fácil saber quién eres y te comiencen a seguir. #twittermigration

You're good morning #RoadWeather for the U.S.

Chain up required for I-80 at Donner Pass and at Dunsumuir on I-5 both in California.

Chains required on I-90 at Homestake Pass in Montana.

Snow on all roads in northeast Nevada and southeast Idaho as well, with Winter Storm Warnings out for the mountains in the Salt Lake City area.

Additional high winds for the deserts of eastern California up through Las Vegas with rain moving in. Very ugly election day weather for California/Nevada in particular.

Preparing for a late-week blizzard in the Dakotas and Minnesota - 1st of the season.

The moon and the clouds are working together nicely tonight.

#SanFrancisco #Skyline #CloudyNight

HourlyWolves presents: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1589921330174074880/photo/1

🐦🔗: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1589921330174074880

Aside from the official Mastodon app, what other app would you recommend for #ios or #macos users?

A few tips for newcomers, as I have learned myself in the past week...

#AltText Descriptions: Please use them, many folks here depend upon them and have been using them for years before we all arrived.

#CamelCase: when you use hashtags, use Camel Case if you have more than one word: #WelcomeToMastodon is easier to read than #welcometomastodon - so do that. Use WAAAAY more hashtags than you are used to on Twitter. Mastodon is hashtag dependent.

#ContentWarning: If you are posting something that might even in the slightest trigger another person, use the Content Warning (CW) option that you can toggle on at the bottom of the toot window. It's polite here. People can choose how they want to view and interact. Use CW more than you are used to on Twitter.

#Diversity: a few people have commented, "lots of white men here!" Well, ok, but you can also find each other by using hashtags like #WomenInStem #BlackMastodon and many more including my favorites that I started up: #Desi and #MixedDesi (i.e. me). Start your own if you don't see yourself represented, so others can find you, too.

#DMs: are under the globe option in the toot window for privacy setting and they appear in your full list / feed of notifications (don't freak out at that).

#Donations: This is all run by volunteers. Make a donation. Click on the "about this server" at the bottom of your screen (might appear in a different location than on mine) and find out who is running your server and how to make a donation. And thank them!

#Introductions: Please write a friendly intro and use the hashtag #introduction so people can learn about you. Be interested in others. Grow your community through daily, friendly interaction.

Have fun! This is like a big global cafe with many tables to sit at, and conversations to be had.

Lots more tips linked in my feed. Welcome!

A #review of all the current #ios #apps for Mastodon. Some of these will also run on Apple Silicon Macs.

https://transponderings.blog/2022/05/21/eight-mastodon-apps-for-iphone/

HourlyWolves presents: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1589800534894170113/photo/1

🐦🔗: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1589800534894170113

#Mastodon and the larger #Fediverse matters. Consider:

"The rising tide of internet communications lifts all boats by enabling like-minded people to meet, communicate and organize; it lifts both the hospital ships and the pirate ships, the altruists and the fascists." — @hrheingold

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/11/22/a-sampling-of-some-of-the-key-overarching-views/

Hi everyone! Testing out this whole #TwitterMigration thing. If you don't know me from Twitter, I'm Dr. Tanya Harrison and I spent over a decade working in science and mission operations for NASA #Mars missions (including the Oppy and Curiosity rovers) and Canadian Space Agency Mars analogue missions. I also have a physical disability called ankylosing spondylitis. Join me here to nerd out about all things space, accessibility + inclusion in STEM advocacy, and more!

Although the Mastodon app is useful for tooting on the fly, I prefer to use the web interface for more functionality & control.

Lanise Howard, The Synchronicity (2021)

#figurative https://artvee.com/dl/the-synchronicity/

Sunset at Rest Bay, Porthcawl. 🌅

@somedonkey
Here's an example - an Illustration from @somedonkey to depict 'memory'.

It's my first image description, and this one feels like a PhD level challenge. I hope I've done it justice.

SCOTUS will soon hear a case that could give state legislatures unchecked power over federal elections. Meanwhile, hundreds of GOP state legislators have peddled Trump’s election lies — and many are up for election tomorrow.

Pay attention — and vote.

Our democracy is in danger.