Medical Democrat ​ @MedicalDemocrat@qoto.org

For those wondering, Mastodon contains no “web3” or crypto technology, and significantly predates any of that. The technology deployed here is primarily ActivityPub, which has roots in tech like RSS and PubSubHubbub.

It is noteworthy that “web3” designs are absent from the Twitter emigration discussion; that’s because it’s a scam and not fit for purpose.

The minute people start talking about adding crypto to the fediverse, run. That’s not what this is about and violates its spirit and design.

How to follow #Mastodon Hashtags

1. Login on your Mastodon account from your PC (unlike #Twitter, Mastodon is not well optimized as an app yet)

2. Search for your desired hashtag. Example: #mastodonon

3. Click on your desired hashtag.

4. You will get the below picture at the top of your screen.

5. Click on the (person+) button - I put it in a red circle below for clarification.

Repost for everyone to know. Follow me for daily tips.

My new book, TRACERS IN THE DARK, is out today. I've been writing it since 2020, but it draws on 11 years of reporting, since I published the first print magazine article on Bitcoin in 2011.

The book chronicles how the discovery that it was possible to trace cryptocurrency that was once considered untraceable upended an entire digital underworld. It's the most epic true crime/detective story I've ever come across as a reporter.

I hope you'll read it. https://www.amazon.com/Tracers-Dark-Global-Crime-Cryptocurrency/dp/0385548095/

"What can people do to help Mastodon if they like your ideas?

I would say contribute to the Patreon for the server that your account is on. These people who are running servers, they're making it happen, and it's them who should be receiving people's support."

https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-behind-mastodon-eugen-rochko-built-it-for-this-moment/

#mastodon @Gargron

OMG I just realized Mastodon is what Twitter would be if it were Canadian

I'm trying to find and download a copy of Ellen Kushner's Sound & Spirit, the episode that covered The War To End All Wars, which I recall included the song "Waltzing Matilda" and many others like it.

It was broadcast through 2010. There used to be an official archive on the web hosted by WGBH or PRI, but I can't find it anymore.

I've searched archive.org (found the episode on Joan of Arc but that's all) and the entire web with Google, to no avail.

Any ideas?

Public Money, Public Code

Why is software created using taxpayers’ money not released as Free Software?

We want legislation requiring that publicly financed software developed for the public sector be made publicly available under a Free and Open Source Software licence. If it is public money, it should be public code as well.

Code paid by the people should be available to the people!

https://publiccode.eu

#FOSS #OpenSource

Mastodon is really having a moment in mainstream news coverage. CNN, BBC, TIME, etc.

The influx of users will continue at an alarming rate. Remember to be welcoming, and kind, and positive, and helpful.

This isn't just an opportunity to improve the idea of social media, it's an opportunity to shine a wonderful light on #opensource.

This is a really insightful interview with @Gargron, the founder of Mastodon. His main disagreement with the bird app is around contrasting ideas of free speech. There’s a “strange dichotomy,” he says, that makes Mastodon what it is: on the one hand, more decentralized, more democratic, and, on the other—and perhaps paradoxically, if you’re used to the capitalist, top-down model of social media—safer. Worth reading if you want to understand the ethics/philosophy behind this platform we’ve all chosen to use.

https://time.com/6229230/mastodon-eugen-rochko-interview/

Some thoughts on the "Lexodus" from Twitter to Mastodon

And why Mastodon is inherently more attractive to any liberal and how it is geared for constructive exchanges

https://davidallengreen.com/2022/11/from-twitter-to-mastodon/

Latest newsletter here:
https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-6

Good news is a shift away from nuclear rhetoric by Russia.

We just published this guide at WIRED this morning, for those wanting to build your follow list from your Twitter. #TwitteMigration https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-find-twitter-friends-on-mastodon/

Hello #migration from the bird. I am interested in all things #medicine, #academics, #alt-academics, #analytics, and #outdoors. Share your #nature #hikingadventures #hikesandhiking #hike #camping #sailing #hunting

Hi all,

Software developer, Linux user, and keyboard geek here.

I just signed up and I'm trying out Mastodon.

Just looking to see how it goes.

Luke

Now there's something I never expected to see. Thanks @rachelmetz.

#introduction I’m a Prof at the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi), UofG, Scotland, studying human memory. My lab uses a range of tools, including behaviour, EEG/MEG, fMRI and intracranial (single unit + LFP) EEG recordings, trying to understand how the human brain reconstructs past experiences from memory, and how our memories change over time and when we repeatedly remember something.