ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

just posting some cool rocks

Charles Schulz was right— happiness IS a warm puppy

Someone on here said to me recently, there are no happy endings, only sad beginnings.

We're in a sad beginning moment.

We built some really beautiful stuff, but we built it on a foundation of sand and it is rapidly washing away.

We can and should mourn, but we also need to learn, plan, and organize.

That's how we turn moments of loss into moments of growth. Always.

And, we need to be talking about building community redundancy.

We can't rely on single platforms anymore.

We need to be strategic about backing up not just our data, but our communities.

That way, when the unexpected happens, we don't get stuck rebuilding from scratch.

Paul Klee (German: [paʊ̯l ˈkleː]; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Klee

Battersea Power Station in 1936 by Bill Brandt from his famous series of night photographs of London. Inspired by Brassaï's night photos of Paris, this is a masterpiece.

"Imagine being held captive in a town forever locked in the 1970s...
If you can't imagine it, just think what it would be like..."

Discovering Scarfolk, The Scarfolk Annual 197X, The Scarfolk Map, and other artefacts now available from Hive, Amazon, Waterstones, Herb Lester Assoc., Saatchi Gallery, Blackwells, & others.
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/p/scarfolk-gift-shop.html

If you aren’t masking and/or haven’t gotten your bivalent booster PLEASE do both of those things, it’s bad out there no matter how hard people pretend it’s not

RT @PhillyInquirer@twitter.com

About 3 out of every 4 hospital beds in Philadelphia have been filled in recent weeks, thanks to the "tridemic" of flu, COVID, and RSV.

Experts hope this isn't the new normal. https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/1604148134052909057?s=46&t=SwYMuS1D7qZcJCthQzz73g

#introduction: my battles

I was the first trans person to change my name on already-published research papers. I didn't think I was the first when I did it, which helped.

I'm part of the Name Change Policy Working Group (https://ncpwg.org) to make this easier for others. Many journals now allow name changes.

Google Scholar refuses to call trans authors by their names, or even talk to trans people. I made https://scholar.hasfailed.us. Google should either listen to us or shut down Scholar.

If you have just made the leap to #Mastodon from the birdsite, then WELCOME!

If it might be of use, I've put together a #MastodonFAQ post as a kind of #introduction to Mastodon land and how to find your way around.

Hope it's useful, and please let me know of any questions you'd like to see added!

#FediTips #MastodonTips #Twitter

https://mjcarty.com/mastodon-faq-toot-sweet

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Vampire o'clock is my favourite time of day.

The sun drains below the horizon, dragging its oppressive cloak of revelation and clarity with it, and in every nook and cranny, uncertainties and wonders prick up their ears and stretch, ready to come out and play.

Wondering how foreign supermarkets will deal with the 'British' section when the UK breaks up.