ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

On Beethoven's birthday, the remarkable story of his "Ode to Joy," half a lifetime in the making, as he was going deaf and determined to go on celebrating life https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/05/17/beethoven-ode-to-joy/

We've two open positions at the Texas Observer:

💼 Business Manager (newly posted!)
🗒 Winter/Spring Editorial Fellowship (open until January 9)

Curious about joining our team? https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/

Or, find out how to pitch us as a freelancer: https://www.texasobserver.org/pitch/

#journalism #JournoJobs #jobs #job #nonprofit #Texas

Life in Japan. #streetphotography #photography

just got done with a new live dj mix, filled with classic katajungle trax from the datacombs. sure to make you flatline as soon as you press play.

If you will be in nyc on Dec. 20th, you should come to SHOCK AND BALL TORTURE! I’m playing a set there, as are a ton of other queer and trans artists. It’s going to be a great time.

More info is, sadly, on instagram- check out @grapenut_nyc for ticket links. The venue is The Bowery Electric.

Also I am on instagram now because the network effect is a bitch. Follow @dj_rolltime for gig updates.

Hope to see you all there!

Every news outlet should stand up a Mastondon instance for their reporters & staff.

It’ll be great to see GivennameFamilyname@mastodon.famousnewspaper.com or whatever domain they want to use.

Built in verification. Every reporter for the Washington Post on a washpo domain. Every reporter for the New York Times on an NYTimes domain. Etc, etc.

Plus the “local” feed for each instance becomes a feed of all the posts from that institution mixed together — providing extra discovery.

PSA for for pretty much everyone, even those who aren’t new - there is another mass migration underway. Meaning lots of accounts are being created on instances all across the fediverse, and the people behind those accounts are exploring, introducing themselves, and so on. Some instances handle this load better than others.

PLEASE NOTE: while you can migrate an account to a new instance and your followers will move with you, however doing so during times like this may cause that to not work correctly.

Please be patient with instances that are have trouble keeping up. They will get it under control. We are all doing the best we can. Most all instances are funded by donations from members. If you are able, look at your instance’s /about page and consider donating.

The redoubtable Ben Collins -- one of the best in the business - just came aboard Mastodon. You should follow him immediately. @oneunderscore__

(I'll put together a list of tech reporters and post it soon.)

List of #journalists and the likes on #Mastodon. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13No4yxY-oFrN8PigC2jBWXreFCHWwVRTftwP6HcREtA/htmlview?resourcekey=undefined&pru=AAABhH2W2zA*V1PG7hJSTbifNCcDu40zLA#gid=1320898902

New Toy #midjourney #AIArt

Tired:
The Grind

Wired:
Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!
Ring a dong! hop along! Fal lal the willow!
Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!

Remember folks - helping newbies acclimate is incredibly punk rock. 🤘

omg he made a Twitter poll asking whether he should restore suspended journalists and it did not work out the way he wanted

This is the saddest shit I’ve seen since the Trump NFTs

…oh god that was also today wasn’t it https://twitter.com/benjamingoggin/status/1603611766973505536?s=46&t=1lS2EZyANH4Bop5W9ZQCnQ

Journalists whose accounts have been suspended on "birdsite" include:
• Donie O'Sullivan (CNN)
• Micah Lee (Intercept)
• Ryan Webster (Bellingcat)
• Drew Harwell (Washington Post)
• Matt Binder (Mashable)
• Aaron Rupar (Vox)
• Ryan Mac (NYTimes)

Official Mastodon account is also gone on birdsite. https://thedesk.net/2022/12/twitter-suspending-journalists-elon-musk-mastodon/ #journalism #freespeech #bloodythursday

Mastodon guide for new arrivals:

1. Don’t be a dick.

Enjoy!

#introduction Hiya! I'm an oldbie #contentcreator on #youtube, #vimeo, #twitch, #twitter and many others, and you can find all my content and other links at www.toplesstopics.org !

My main focus in my videos & #livestreams are #activism topics like #civilrights, #feminism, #blacklivesmatter, #lgbtq, #socialjustice, #censorship, and that sort of thing,

but I cover a lot of other topics like #parenting, #videogames, #art, #progressive #politics and more!

Hoping to find like-minded creators!