ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

I spent a lot of yesterday following along with the bonkers #ReceptioGate story, and it continues to give. It’s like a Chanukah miracle: you think it’s a wee bit of stale oil but then it turns into a righteous work of purifying academia from scammy scams. The latest from Peter Kidd: https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-receptio-rossi-affair-part-i-staff.html

Fascinating article by Will Chavez in High Country News about Jennie Ross Cobb, the first known Native American female photographer. Most of her photographs, including the one below, were made between 1902 and 1905.
#Photography #Cherokee #JennieRossCobb #Indigenous
https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.4/indigenous-affairs-photos-images-from-the-first-known-native-american-female-photographer

Rupert (Saskatchewan, Canada) has had so many boxes to sit in lately that he can’t possibly keep up. It’s like his humans want to make it his full time occupation. Luckily there are at least a lot of options when it comes to places to have naps and rebuild his energy.

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #BoxingDay #CatsInBoxes

In early December, northern hemisphere observers will enjoy their best view of Mars until the 2030s. The red planet will be high in UK skies and will appear brighter than any star. ✨

Learn how to observe the planet at the link below 👇

https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/mars-shines-high-uk-skies

Image: Mars captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2016. Credit: ASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (ASU), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute)

I am trying out #readwise as a read-later app / RSS tool, an alternative to Pocket and Instapaper. Quite powerful. I am enjoying the Kindle and other integrations. Ghostreader is also a cool feature. If anyone else out there has tried it, I would be interested in how you use it.

The rumours are true, I will be releasing 'The Bible 2' which will be my side of the story.

Facts about Jesus in the Quran:
•Mentioned by name more than Prophet Muhammad (sa)
•Attests to his virgin birth, miracles, sinlessness, & that he was Messiah
•Prophecies his second coming
•Muslims accept Jesus as part of our faith
We have more in common than many think!❤️ I hope all who celebrate have a blessed day today with loved ones.
#MerryChristmas

Judge Rogers has had enough. After years arguing that it was the only real defendant in the United States’ largest litigation in history, #3M now claims that its newly bankrupt subsidiary, Aearo, is to blame. Rogers has now sanctioned 3M using her inherent power over the litigation. https://drive.google.com/file/u/0/d/179uPnhQV5qX1h-o_VvkQ9l15DfQ2IBAh/view

Mariam Sitchinava

@davew@mastodon.social: Blogs are little things

Blogs can be ephemeral.

Lots of people made arbitrary rules about blogging. You need to update your blog daily. Blog posts should be structured essays.

None of these rules are real. Many of these rules were made up by marketers and professional content creators and may be true in those fields, but if you are not a marketer, or looking to generate direct income from your blog, those rules do not apply to you.

I’ll try again, this time with hashtags:

I want to commission a 3D artist to create some models suitable for 3D printing / CAD / CNC (not necessarily for nice 3D renders). I’d also like to release the models open source / Creative Commons once they’re done. I don’t really know how to get started with finding someone, does anyone have any recommendations? #art #commission #CAD #3D #CNC #3dprinting

The models would be of “Spomenik” monuments:
https://www.spomenikdatabase.org/photo-directory

Artist: Adrien Deggan | http://www.adriendeggan.com/

#nsfw #art #artforadults #afa
#afaAdrienDeggan

My first contribution to #mosstodon #lichensubscribe and some bonus ice that looked cool, from a short hike today in the Middlesex Fells (near Boston, MA).

@acm_redfox yes but depending on your client, say Fedilab or Megaladon, you can configure to show or not in the Home tab.

I think #fedilab also does it.

General Articles: What is the IndieWeb? https://beesbuzz.biz/articles/11127-What-is-the-IndieWeb #SocialNetworking #GeneralArticles #SocialMedia #Indieweb

Let’s be honest, LuLu is having the time of her life. #dog #dogs #FotoMontag #dogsofmastodon #Monday