ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

A stunning, frosty jaw-numbing morning in the #EastRiding #photography #blue

Winter is coming 🐺🥶

Hi All,

I’m Wren. Like so many others, I’m here because I can no longer stomach what the Chief Super Villain is doing at the other place. I’m grateful to have found Mastodon/Universeodon, and am looking forward to settling in.

As for the suggestion to list our #hobbies, I’m just gonna say, “Who has time for hobbies with so much Staying Informed/Doom Scrolling to be done!”

The new online #introduction etiquette now bringing sinks to a civilization near you!

Send the memo many didn’t get it

Merely denying racism exists / has been eliminated / covering it up doesn't make it so.

Publishing bias reports, which state structural & systemic racism don’t exist doesn’t make it so.

Claiming, as proof that you can’t be racist because you have Black friends / family members, doesn’t make it so.

Simply stating that I'm not racist, my family / friends aren't racist doesn’t make it so.

Racism harms #MentalHealth & #Wellbeing

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter

Advent is a more witchy holiday than you might realize! It marks the period of waiting—the in between. Yule is the liminal sabbat, advent when we stand in gloaming, holding our breath in the darkness as we wait for the light. It is, as Madeline L’Engle says, the irrational season

#BlackMastodon When I started off in engineering, I told a senior colleague that I wanted to have a career a generalist instead of specializing in one area of expertise. His response was dismissive "Jack-Of-All-Trades. Master of none."

I've since come to find out that the actual full quote is:
"Jack of all trades is master of none, but oftentimes better of a master of none."

With respect to all the specialists, don't let anybody shame you for being a generalist.

I’m awake and my face hurts

A picture?

It’s not very forest-y where I live except in a few places

Documentation vs User experience.

Africa turns on another glorious dawn. It's like Nature just can't help herself.

I particularly love the way the sky stains the silky water surface with its colour progression.

#SthAfrica #Dawn #landscapephotography #KamfersDam

The Offer #midjourney #AIArt

New topic here #foodsensitivities #foodallergies #recipedatabase

Does anyone have a link to an online recipe database where you can create an account, input your food sensitivities and allergies, then search for recipes that either do not have those items or have substitutions for those items in the recipes?

I grew up with lovely monsters. I had forgotten them or thought I dreamt them, but listening to Old Gods of Appalachia reminded me.

The Eastern Hellbender is a salamander that can get up to 4 lbs / 1.8 kgs and up to 30 inches / 76 cm long. Massive, and fully aquatic.

If you find such a beast, protect the water with your life.

My kind of Christmas tree!

#book #christmas

HOT MASTODON TIP FOR NEWBIES: If you only want to see original posts from people you follow, but none of the posts they boost, just go to the person’s account, click on the three dots in the top-right corner, and you’ll see the “HIDE BOOSTS” option in the drop-down menu. I’ve found this to be a godsend when following photographers whose original content is their photography, but who boost World Cup updates 92 times a day.

Close up of a dahlia #flowers #dahlia #closeup #photography August 2022

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Already joined Mastodon and want to bring your friends? We've got a new post you can send them that walks through all they need to know to sign up:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/how-make-mastodon-account-and-join-fediverse

Allow me to reintroduce myself...

I'm going to post about what I'm thinking, watching, reading, doing or listening...

These things include but are not limited to:

#Science #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Blackness #TTRPGs #BoardGames #Politics #Sports #Nursing #News #Culture #Comedy #HipHop #RnB #Disco #Healthcare #Food #Meat #BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #NorCal #NY #Pathfinder

I got jokes but feel free to engage me about the specifics on any portion of my sea of hashtags.

the average person (especially if they are marginalized in some way) is much more radical than you think. We need to try and spread class consciousness not through words like "communism" and "anarchism" but through ideas that sound palettable but radical at the same time.

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. 🚀 🙏

Thanks to anyone who can do this. It is really appreciated! This server is small but will be hosting several #peace #SocialJustice and #Humanistic groups, so it is for a good cause.