Britt DK Gratreak 🖖 @Britt@qoto.org

Wow, the NY Times has leapt right in to Mastodon, no pause.

It's the little things in a mass migration of platforms I guess. 😂

This is my annual reminder...

If you listen closely. Tonight at 2AM you will hear a reverberating F#*K emanating from all teaching hospitals as residents have to endure an extra hour on call.

Struggling with timeouts, server offline, or error hosts? 🙅‍♂️ It’s not just you.

The massive influx of people from #twittermigration is putting a strain on bigger instances (the server you signed up to).

They are mostly run by volunteers, frantically working in the background to patch holes and upgrade the infrastructure to meet demand. It’s not the whole of #mastodon that’s down.

My best advice? Make yourself a drink, let the cat out, and it’ll be running smoothly again soon 🤗

It seems like Mastodon is really starting to take off. Seems like atleast something positive is coming out of this "rich super villian takes over social network" situation.

#twittermigration

Science people! 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬

There are some curated lists of scientists to follow on Mastodon here:

➡️ https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon

(Originally shared by @kcarruthers but reposted so that I can pin the link on my account)

Hey there everyone! 👋

Please have a look at my website because it will probably answer a lot of your questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips

If you're recommending me as a follow to others, it would be great if you could mention the site too so that new people get help straight away.

I am getting repeating questions that are already answered on the website, so it would help a LOT if you could tell new people about the site as well as my account! 😅

Hello
I'm trying to figure out these hashtags to find my tweeps.
Where are you all at?🔎

#medtwitter
#medmastodon
#MedEd
#tweetiatrician
#ObGyn
#FOAMed
#COVID

If you like it, favourite it. If you want to share it, boost it. If you like something *and* want to share it, do both. Don’t ignore the importance of social gestures of affirmation and support. Those things matter to people. It lets them know they are appreciated!

Hi everyone! I'm a Data Scientist Advocate at Observable. I mostly post about data science, stats, #rstats, and related feelings, usually through illustrations (library at https://allisonhorst.com/). Sometimes dogs and mountains. I am really excited to see so many pals already here, and excited to meet & learn from you all! 💚

I've been here a few years, so here are a few tips I think might be useful.
- Mastodon is its own thing: some parts might feel like Twitter, some parts won't. It's not intended as a replacement.
- You'll figure it out! Don't worry if it doesn't make much sense right now.
- There's no end-to-end encryption, so don't send sensitive info over Mastodon.
- It's run by volunteers around the world who manage the servers/instances in their own time and often at their own expense.
- Go and enjoy it!

What Mastodon feels like

Your Mastodon feed won't improve through passive engagement. There is no algorithm to suggest and share what you liked.

You must actively follow different people to see what they boost, and you must boost for other people to see. Some people are from different servers. You will see more of what they see organically. You can also hashtag to increase visibility.

There is no quote retweet either. You have to actively engage and comment in the thread.

#TwitterMigration