ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

Everyone needs to be aware that Mask Group trades a crypto token.

This same entity now owns pawoo.net, mstdn.jo, and mastodon.cloud.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/21/encrypted-messaging-protocol-mask-network-acquires-mastodon-server-pawoonet/

"All this to say that it is a terrible error to impute morals or values to giant #corporations. #Apple and #Google are both immortal colony organisms that view human beings as inconvenient gut flora."

This is the best way to put it I've ever seen.

More on #dma (from @pluralistic) at https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/21/malicious-compliance/#dma

Moved over from #Twitter a few days ago so I guess it's time for an #Introduction. I'm a Professor of Law at Fordham Law School in NYC, and also Director of Fordham Law's Center on Race, Law, and Justice. I teach and write in the areas of #criminaljustice, #policing, race, gender, sexuality, and tech. But I'm interested in pretty much everything, including
#Lawandtech
#Afrofuturism
#CriticalRaceTheory
#Italian
#literature
#tennis

Does everyone remember when we were planning to raid Area 51? The good old days 🥲

There's going to be a massive land grab of all these big instances. There will be lots of merging and and acquiring too.

My advice is that you all become *very* aware of who owns your instance and why.

Get to know your admins—make sure their values align with your own.

If you don't want to put your social media life in the hands of strangers, then self-host your own instance.

Spring time is baby making time for this paddleworm species Phyllodoce mucosa. The rockpools are full of adults and eggs and lots of photo opportunities!

#marinebiology #marinebiologyuk #northnorfolkcoast #northsea #sea #ocean #biology #paddleworm #marinetaxonomy #wildlife #nature #intertidal #rockpools #rockpooling #worms

UPDATE: The recount requested by Republican candidate Joe Kent in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District race did not change the outcome of the election. His Democratic opponent, @MGPforCongress@twitter.com, is headed to Congress.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-candidate-in-washingtons-3rd-congressional-district-requests-recount/

Podcast alert 👾🎙️

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#RetroComputing #CreativeCoding #BASIC #6502

Bright solstice to everyone!

BIG NEWS: Pawoo.net, the world's 2nd biggest Mastodon instance, has just been acquired.

The entity acquiring them is the Mask Group, an entity that also runs mstdn.jp and mastodon.cloud. They are also active in the so-called "Web 3.0" space.

If you haven't heard of pawoo.net, it's because many instances have de-federated from it.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html

How did you get into creative botmaking?

If you're hearing a lot about the fediverse these days, you should know: Mastodon is not the whole fediverse and the fediverse is not simply a Twitter replacement. The fediverse is an entire ecosystem, built on something called ActivityPub. Learn more: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/leaving-twitters-walled-garden

Thankfully we've arrived at the #WinterSolstice. Here's to the light and colour returning for the new year!

Vierailu menneisyyteen (vanha kokko) / Revisiting the Past (Old Bonfire), hand-knotted wool wall rug (ryijy / rya rug), 64x54x6cm, 2019 (available at https://en.taiko.art/petrakaminenmosher/zymgqvl84k)

#ArtAdventCalendar #TextileArt #TextileArtist #AbstractArt #weaving #taideryijy #ContemporaryTextileArt #FinnishArtist #FinnishDesign #art #artist #bonfire #InspiredByNature

A quick introduction:

I am or have been a: writer, publisher, renter of virtual apartments for real money, injector of radioactive materials (for the forces of good, usually), sociologist, teacher, BBS sysop, SJW, polyamorous, late-realized neurospicy, and dedicated to punching up.

I also have screwed up a lot, and try to learn from that crap.

I write stuff at ideatrash.net, and share lots of things I find interesting.

From 21 Dec: Strawberry Festivals, Treadmill Clothesracks, And Research: When The Claims Don’t Match The Study - Some signs of bad science reporting (and bad science), with examples. https://ideatrash.net/2022/12/strawberry-festivals-treadmill-clothesracks-and-research-when-the-claims-dont-match-the-study.html #science #sociology #journalism #reporting #research

#ArtAdventCalendar day 21:

24 colour film photographs featuring tiny details of nature through the seasons, collected on my walks over the last three years.

November 2021 - I think I've shared this one before but it's a favourite of mine and these little glowing lanterns seem appropriate for the solstice!

#BelieveInFilm #WinterSolstice

I've had it suggested that I should put content warning tags on Twitter related cross posts here (which at present means most of my toots).

I can see arguments for and against this and can change it (I think) relatively easily in the cross-posting app.

What is the correct etiquette here and what is expected?

Please vote or comment.

We are helping in a small way, to support this server (Fosstodon.org) at the "Elon" level ($8/month, naturally). Running a service like this does cost money, for hardware, connectivity, electricity, moderation.

You can chip in too. A lot of small contributions will keep the boat afloat! Here is the contribution link for this server, https://hub.fosstodon.org/support-us.

“as fuck” if officially my favorite unit of measurement