Eubie Drew (QOTO 🦣) @EubieDrew@qoto.org

Microbiologists are larger than one might expect.

They should have mummified the Queen and sent her to Egypt to be displayed in a museum

I don’t think Mastodon is “too complex”, that’s not the problem.

I think #Mastodon requires _intentionality_: people need to be very deliberate about their social media usage, the content the consume or publish etc. Before, on Twitter, it was largely superseded by algorithms.

This is very similar to "cutting the cord": transitioning from mindless pre-programmed TV consumption to deliberate streaming subscriptions. #twittermigration

In the past 24 hours, Ukrainians have been been blocked from signing up for Twitter using their phone numbers and using 2FA and accounts tracking Russian oligarchs' jets have been suspended.

What happens on Twitter can seem like a sideshow, but Elon Musk's actions are a direct threat to democracy.

Oh, FFS. There are Mastodon admins trying to get the Raspberry Pi server on Fediblock?

That's some really pathetic thin-skinned bullshit.

On the other hand, maybe something like this will be the death knell for the centralized nature of Fediblock.

Interesting light over Glastonbury Town earlier.
#glastonbury #somerset #glastonburytor #landscapephotography #landscape #clouds

Incredibly rare photo of Schrödinger's cat.

#Cat #Joke #schrodinger

@EubieDrew I think the difference between Mastodon & birdsite type places *is* just scale.
The more content & users might give you more of what you think you want to see but I am not sure that is necessarily a good thing.
There may be lots of information on bigger sites, but it is distilled and that distillation has been created by previous personal activity on the sites.
That’s why I prefer it here. It makes me go looking for stuff, rather than having endless streams of often misleading content or 50 versions of the same content.
Take the explosion in Jersey. It was useful to see one report from BBC or Sky but after that the pages of comment & opinion were pointless. Every one has shared the same video clip over and over again. So I go there scroll through a couple of reliable sites, which have it all on their own websites & apps. Birdsite is easy but I can get it all elsewhere. I am really happy not to see the 99% of drivel & hate.
I’ve noticed more pointless commentary appearing here, which is OK, but I wish it was hidden behind a content warning filter.
I’m really pleased to be able to spend my time reading & seeing much more varied content here, which is why I spend most of my time here now.
I no longer get any sort of buzz from getting hundreds of likes on a comment about an MP’s anti Meghan tweet while his elderly constituents slowly drift into a hypothermic coma. I make my point, get a couple of hundred likes but he won’t read the replies or change his behaviour, so what was the point?
For my mental wellbeing I’ll continue to spend most of my time here!

Heliophilus pendulus #Hoverfly #hoverflyphotography #HoverfliesofMastadon #insects #bugs #nature #perthshire

#dandelion #closeup #iphone #photography

It doesn't even look real.
Kenai Peninsula,
Alaska, USA
June 2022
#photograhy #landscape #lamdscapephotography #mountains #kenai #kenaipeninsula #alaska #mountaintange

To oppose the #GOP is to support the coming #revolution, People fear the revolution because they fear #equality. Equality would a be change in #privilege -- a downgrade.

So just learned about an amazing program from my local library. You request a book they don’t have. They order it delivered to your house. Then when you finish it you return it to the desk at the library and it enters their system. Amazing program and a great way to support authors and make sure great books are in your local library’s collection. Just ordered Aspects by John M Ford with introduction by @neilhimself this way! Been on my to read lists for a while. Now I’ll read it then share it!

Hell ya! Popehat is in the house.

Welcome @Popehat !!!

The Popehat Report: Goodbye, Twitter Everything Ends, And That’s Okay. >>> https://popehat.substack.com/p/goodbye-twitter

#twittermigration #USPolitics #NewUser #journalism #LawAndCrime