Michael Porter @MichaelPorter@qoto.org

There is a workshop at the Fields Institute right now. I estimate maybe 15% of people attending are masking. Appeals by CMOH for voluntary masking absolutely don't register (most people aren't even aware of them).
This isn't surprising in the least. Outsourcing public health policy to individual choices by people never worked and never will. Moore knows this but chooses to do nothing.
#COVIDisNotover #onpoli

Solidary to all #Trans people everywhere!

So curious.. 😅

🎥 KBC

I take off my blindfold. Before me is a gory tableau of death and destruction, bodies strewn across the landscape. The piñata is unscathed.

Is #MineralMonday a thing on here? If not can we make it a thing please 😅 here’s some gorgeous Mexican crazy lace agate to brighten your day! Agate is a type of fibrous microcrystalline silica (quartz) known as chalcedony 🖤 #geology

Never forget, a 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. As for sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via #StreetsblogUSA, read their article. #bikelanes #bikes #cities #transportation #mobility #sharrows #infrastructure #urbanplanning
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/protect-yourself-separated-bike-lanes-means-safer-streets-study-says/

When observing Andromeda, our sister galaxy, I always wonder if there is someone on the other side observing us and wondering too.

Gear: 5" apo, ASI1600mm Pro camera & LRGBHa filters. Total exposure about 12 hours.

To this extent I'm really interested to know how the age breakdown of people on the #Fediverse. On one hand it would seem to make sense to me that most people here remember the "old internet" before the centralization and they're here to rekindle that flame of independence. On the other hand the youths are generally pretty up on this whole technology thing. I grew up on the internet and since then smartphones have become even more ubiquitous.

(Please boost for reach)

So, uh, anyone know how to _stop_ following a hashtag? Or even see a list of which ones you're following?

#TechSupport #Mastodon #Halp

Iron in your blood.
Calcium in your bones.
Oxygen in your lungs.
Ancient atoms, all
forged in fiery hearts
of stars.

There are atoms
in your left hand
born in different stars
to those in your right.
Infinitesimal fragments
of unending cosmos
traversing the vastness.

All to become
you.

〜XI

#Poetry #Science #SpilledInk

Do you want to avoid seeing the same boosts again and again and again in Mastodon?

Then (if you're comfortable using Github) go to this issue and give it a thumbs up, to let the developers know you feel this way:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/18693

At the moment Mastodon is hardcoded to show boosts again if there have been just 40 other posts since the last time. This is way too low for many people, they may reach this limit very quickly, and it would (IMHO) make more sense to let users set it by time.

For example, it would be nice if users could say "Don't show the same boost again within 48 hours/7 days/Ever" (where the "Ever" option would prevent the same boost ever being visible again).

#Mastodon #MastoTips #Boosts

If you want something to look forward to, Mastodon 4.0 will be released on Monday so soon enough you'll be able to translate posts and follow hashtags!

For Android users (no idea about i0s) if you select a word and then press shift it cycles through:

hello
Hello
HELLO

Thought you might like to know that.

Place your bets, lol

Guess so.

If you see this toot (yeah this one right here), can you boost it for me? It will help my new server federate with the wider Mastodon network. 🚀 🙏