Pat @Pat_H@qoto.org
Avid Hiker, Retired Engineer, and RVer
Joined Nov 2022
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I hope @sophieota@twitter.com stays with @JohnFetterman@twitter.com in the Senate!
I want to see John Fetterman shitpost all over JD Vance.
RT @eliasmduncan@twitter.com
This is @sophieota@twitter.com. John Fetterman's Digital Director. She is brilliant and deserves our praise.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/eliasmduncan/status/1590369027691810816
@WhatYouMcCallit @freemo I agree 100%
@trinsec Nice… do you remember when Hayes came out with their upgradable modem? They advertised it as the last you will ever need to buy. They used an EEPROM for their code. As updates (faster protocols) came out, they could download it to your modem. That was way out of my price range. I was spending all my money on 5 1/2 inch floppy disks. :)
This was my first attempt at setting up a presence in Mastrodon. I picked this instance because of my engineering and teaching background. It’s only been about a week but it sure feels like home. All the noise of twitter is gone and people are civil to each other.
I started going online with a 300 baud dialup modem and visited bulletin boards. We exchanged ideas and wrote our own software. Then came AOL, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter…. It turned into a circus - with too many clowns.
I like it here, it feels vaguely familiar.
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Did you know that if you capitalize each word in a multi-word hashtag, #ScreenReaders can read them as words, but if you leave them lowercase, they can't? Well, now you know! So, for #accessibility, please capitalize words when there's more than one in a hashtag.
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RT @DianneG@twitter.com
The US Senate race in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will go to a runoff on December 6, CNN projects.
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Looks like a lot of our fellow Americans do still care about democracy.
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RT @benwikler@twitter.com
Tonight’s victory by Governor Tony Evers is a stunning victory, not just for Democrats in Wisconsin, but for democracy in America.
Republicans won't have a supermajority in the state Assembly. Gov. Evers' veto pen is secure.
Here's our statement.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/benwikler/status/1590239349706461185
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I, for one, would love to see #Fetterman wear his hoodie-and-shorts combo onto the Senate floor. So glad #Pennsylvania came through for him.
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Hey there, really really appreciate all the follows and recommendations 🙏
But, can you also tell new people about the site at https://fedi.tips too?
The site address is exactly the same as my username with a dot in the middle. You can make it clickable on here by having https:// at the beginning.
It would help A LOT if you can tell people about the site too! 
Thank you!
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Good morning. The only reason we still have a democracy today is because Gen-Z showed up and voted.
Younger voters literally saved America.
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https://twitter.com/govwhitmer/status/1590345200391819271
RT @GovWhitmer@twitter.com
Damn it feels good to be a Michigander.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1590345200391819271
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There are two journalists I have notice who have recently joined Mastodon and who are doing a great job of being respectful of norms here while also using the platform to be informative.. Shout out to @KlasfeldReports and @adamdavidson. They occasionally but selectively and intelligently RT from bird site, engage with their followers to elicit feedback on what is working and what isn't, and are paving the way for posting norms, especially among journos, to evolve constructively and adaptively.
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🗳️ Vote with your great-grandchildren in mind…
Not knowing:
🤠 what they'll look like…
🗣️ what language they'll speak…
🛐 what religion they'll be…
🧑🤝🧑 who they may marry…
🌐 where they'll live & work…
🌍 And assume they'll need a habitable planet to live on.
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As with all Mastodon, the noise is really up to you. Just utilize streams, hashtags, "silence" people, etc. And never use the "Federated Timeline" unless you really want a flood
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Friends, I've finally figured out how the CW thing works & now I feel like a total idiot. To save you my embarrassment: click the CW in the text box as you compose & it opens up a headline text box & when your post comes out that's what folks see & they can click through for more.
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@kathygriffin So glad you’re here!
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Hi everyone! Please exercise patience as we weather the wonderful storm of people joining from Twitter.
The next few days might be a bit rocky. We've had thousands of people sign up the past few days.
You may experience slowdowns, delayed emails, delayed notifications, and some lag on your timelines. This will improve in time.
@freemo how can users help support your instance? Brand new, so I hope that’s the correct terminology.
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♥️ Let’s show some gratitude and financial support for our hosts. I happen to be on the mstdn.social instance, so @stux keeps our server going here.
I just joined his Patreon. You can pay monthly, or a year in advance at whatever level you choose. As low as $1.50 per month.
if you have the capacity to help out, find out who is your host and do the same. Look in their “about” near their profile to find out how to help.
Avid Hiker, Retired Engineer, and RVer
Joined Nov 2022
