Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org

I like people who take a knee to protest injustice, rather than those who want to shred the Constitution.

What Second Life and Roblox can teach us about the metaverse

Creating experiences is part of the “magic” of the platform, Sturman said. “It’s not like just going and playing a game, it's doing something together

#metaverse #virtualreality #VR #SecondLife #lindenlab #Roblox #Fortnite #Minecraft #avatars #crypto #cryptocurrency

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/what-second-life-and-roblox-can-teach-us-about-metaverse

Anybody wonder why with all the racism at Tesla and accusations of their cars crashing into things, locking out driver's etc., there hasn't been a "Tesla Files" release?

Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe. It's done to death these days but you can't beat a little sunrise with conditions like this. #Scotland #castle #landscape #photography #reflection

#meme

It's amusing, though, to watch people dump Twitter because it's run by a QAnon dude while patronizing mainstream media outlets who can't stop using words like "racially charged" and insist on bothsidesing literal fascism. Go off, though. Principles and all. #Twitter #journalism

Well that's progress at least. Hachyderm.io is going to move qoto.org from suspend to silence. @freemo
source: https://github.com/hachyderm/community/issues/73#issuecomment-1345717180

@EeeeWooo I have been very very lucky to not have gotten COVID so far, and I attribute that to my own caution and that of those I live with.

Not only am I wearing a mask, but I am probably not going to be joining any crowds between now and when I have to go back to school. (Good thing my social life was mostly online and Discord based even pre-pandemic.)

Yeah. COVID. It’s day 15. I’ve been pumping out gunk since day 1. This afternoon I developed a headache and my eyes feel puffy and feel “wrong”. I feel horrible. DO NOT GET COVID. WEAR A MASK.

My suggestion if you want the Fediverse to work, follow and favorite and boost the absolute hell out of people. It’s not about dopamine or clout chasing, it’s about letting people know they’re not just typing into a void.

@Jeffrey_Smith I'm especially amused by the logic that remaining in a problematic space equals acceptance of it, with absolutely no understanding of the reasons why one remains in that space. There are people who, by that logic, would condemn Black Americans for living in the Jim Crow South. Or in any of the United States in any era.

@neroden @Romaq Who is being taken by surprise by Twitter's condition? Why are you presenting this as breaking news?

@Romaq @mergerson

Yeah, that's fair enough. I mean, I'm still on Twitter! I just expect it to explode and collapse any day and I hate seeing people be taken by surprise by that.

@neroden What if I told you that Black Americans are extremely tech savvy and well-informed as to developments, and can make their own judgments as to timing and next steps?

Stop trying to make "the only ethical choice is to leave Twitter" happen unless you've made the choice to not listen to the Black communities who have explained why it's still important for many.

Yes, the owner is clearly, at a minimum, openly friendly with fascists. Now wait until you hear about the everyday lives of Black Americans in predominantly White communities and workplaces.

Make your choice but do not proclaim it to be "the only" reasonable choice.

#BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon

@Romaq Not everything needs to be monetized.

Reasonably good briefing on Artemis entry plans, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkEBfxtg4Xg - BUT do we actually have a lat/lon for the target splashdown location anywhere @NASA@twitter.com ? Is there a NOTAM or something for the splashdown zone (as opposed to the reentry corridor)?

7 out of 10 Black voters are worried about voter suppression. 1 out of 5 Black voters have personally experienced voter suppression! Less than 25% of Black voters think the democratic party prioritizes the issues most important for their survival. Now that's disillusionment.

And yet, 50% of Black US voters didn't go full fascist or try to overthrow the government?

In normal folk, disillusionment leads to demands for a better democracy.👍🏿 There are better options than "Fascism or giving up."

Trillions of galaxies each containing billions of stars with each having a family of orbiting planets expanding ever farther from where the eye can see, yet in one galaxy, orbiting an insignificant star, on a single rock, a god made all of this to glorify himself, so a single species of primates would cut off their penis tips, not eat shellfish, & know how many shekels to sell their daughters for — all so the primates would worship him, or else burn for eternity.

#christianity #atheism #atheist