Britt DK Gratreak 🖖 @Britt@qoto.org

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

#twitter #mastodon #twittermigration

Sharing some #Mastodon tips for #TwitterMigration people.

1- you don't need to follow people here one by one like at Twitter. If go to preferences and on the page it takes you to go to follows and followers?

There's an option above the list of people to follow all.

I usually swit to my mutuals first.

I consider it a success to have gotten a profile picture uploaded over here!

(old art) corgipedes

#MastoArt #Art #Illustration

#introduction I’m Anne, Professor in #neuroscience at Fribourg University. In our #Drosophila lab, we work on neuronal circuits for reproductive behavior and acoustic communication, sex differences of the nervous system and the signaling function of seminal fluid. I like #arthopods #sexualselection #matechoice #spermcompetition #microscopy and #connectomics
Used to work with #zebrafish #development #axonguidance
Also teaching and keen on #embryology and #histology for medical students...

A little disappointed that we're using #AcademicMastodon. #AcademicFedi or #AcademicToots when #Macademia was RIGHT THERE.

Hello! A brief #introduction - I am an Asst Prof at Bocconi University (Italy) doing research in theoretical #neuroscience. My main interests are related to sensory representations: what are the underlying circuit mechanisms? how are they modulated by movement? what computational benefits do they provide? I combine theoretical modeling and data analysis. Lately, I have also been interested in integrating #connectomics in network modeling.

A Mastodon #introduction. I'm a #sociologist who studies #historical racial violence, with an emerging focus on multigenerational trauma and contemporary health outcomes. I'm currently our department's director of undergraduate studies.

PhD position in Manchester, UK (BBSRC DTP): The evolution of nerves: understanding the roots of neurodegeneration – training in evolution biology, biochemistry, expansion or electron microscopy, cell culture, genetics, #scicomm – supervision: Prokop/Allan/Ronshaugen
Details: https://thenode.biologists.com/jobs/prokop

I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like it's gigantic and destroying the town.

A ✅ has appeared in my profile. Hurrah for that. I think we have to realise that the learning curve here is steepish, but rather than be anxious about it, shouldn’t we should celebrate the adventure of slowly finding out something that was puzzling at first? Like your first week at school or in a new office building. We’ll get there and soon laugh at how confused me were at first. I hope!

Which instances support latex? I am asking for a friend 👀