ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

daily reminder that "biological sex" is a social construct

I know there are people around here who would enjoy a hopeful, queer, Jewish, solarpunk, first-contact book and if you are such a person, you should check out A Half-Built Garden by @r_emrys
It’s delightful!

Want to help support a nonbinary creator and get a ton of writing and audio content for as little as $1 a month? You can do that right here, and it’s wildly appreciated: https://www.patreon.com/dynamicsymmetry

News is moving quickly tonight: Movetodon has gotten shut down by Twitter due to unspecified 'rule violations'. This makes it matter of utmost urgency to preserve as much of the Twitter bot developer community as possible, as the deadline of February 9th shutdown cannot be presumed to be safe.

If you have worked with the #twitter API in any capacity, please check out this work by @tchambers:

https://twitter.com/tchambers/status/1621553445273767936

An unusual highly off-nadir Dove's-eye view from space looking along the spine of the #Himalayas. Nine of the fourteen 8000 meter peaks on Earth are visible in this one image!

#RemoteSensing #mountains

Via https://twitter.com/planet/status/1621654361444352000

Weekend window shopping!

What if Microsoft (primary investor in OpenAI) uses ChatGPT panic to get schools to mandate use of Word Online? I foresee a worse future where students are required to type every word in Word so their revision history can be scrutinized by surveillance AI. Use of accessibility tools would be flagged.

Always remember:

"Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration." - @hypervisible

Newbie here! A friend told me that she couldn't see my bunny artwork (I forgot to post it at first!) so I'm reposting this...

As the owner of two bunnies as pets in the distant past, I was stoked when I heard that 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. So of course I've set out to create some rabbit artwork.

To see it larger and to buy prints, home decor, and more click on https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/year-of-the-rabbit-orange-and-blue-peggy-collins.html

#YearOfTheRabbit #rabbits #bunny #bunnies #rabbitart #animalart #peggycollins #peggycollinsgallery

IMPORTANT: Bot/App Developer #MastodonMigration

📢 For #TwitterAPI devs ➡️ See this list of Apps/Bots heading to #Mastodon—add your service if you're leaving before the free API shutdown in days:

https://forms.gle/WLBK1jaE2vaxW1U2A

And see the good 🤖 bots moving over here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SOmgXL3fRHAsxiVufw73VmzYmyLGat5koC7sf045Cic/edit?usp=sharing

Please share to all bot Developers who have already made the jump, and on Twitter, please amplify this tweet:

https://twitter.com/tchambers/status/1621553445273767936

Over 1 million photos have been shared on Pixelfed 🥳

We've more than doubled active users in the past year 🚀

We couldn't reach these milestones without people like you, thank you ❤️

https://pixelfed.org

Some people believe there's no purpose to "liking" something on Mastodon since it doesn't affect any algorithm.

Not the case.

It does something incredibly valuable: it acknowledges people.

Which is incredibly powerful, and is all the more important *because* it's not connected to gaming any algorithm.

By liking something on Mastodon, you are doing it honestly -- without any agenda at play other than that you like it.

So go ahead. Click that like button for its own sake.

Seems like more folks joining #mastodon so time for another round of #introductions.

Hi, I’m Kevin, a professional #puppet builder and #maker of fun media. A small sample of my work, feel free to follow and check the Linktree in my bio, and check out the new #podcast! #MastoArt #muppets

@tchambers I wrote a detailed guide to how I ported my @covidsewage bot here: https://til.simonwillison.net/mastodon/mastodon-bots-github-actions

Cooked today: Tajine with aubergine, apricot & chickpeas served with pita bread and herb yoghurt.

Recipe refined with honey, coriander, cumin and nutmeg.

#cooking

So... Neil Young contracted polio as a child in the '50s.
He had to relearn how to walk, it left him permanently disabled and contributed to a serious anxiety disorder that he still deals with today.
He has epilepsy and so does his daughter.
He has 2 sons with cerebral palsy. The album TRANS was written as a way to communicate with one of them. He founded The Bridge School for kids with severe disabilities and still organizes annual benefit concerts for the school.
Neil Young understands post viral syndromes and disability better than most.
He understands public health and the importance of messaging, platforms and how they can be used to create good and to also cause harm.
In todays world, it's amazing to see someone with a huge platform use it to send such a loud and powerful message.
I have mad respect for this man and wanted to use my teeny tiny platform to shed light on some of the things that have shaped this good human who has provided the background music for so many of our lives ❤

Neun und neunzig spyballoons

Went to visit some friends today! They live about 30 mins drive from us along the coast. Also, they're penguins.

Pirates Are The Best Customers (Part 1) https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/fd4e5870-8c1e-477b-8855-6b8953749f16

Okay @bookstodon you said I should read #LegendsAndLattes next and I did so last night—in one sitting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was the ideal holiday fantasy book about #foundfamily and the #magic you make with your people. Will purchase, to cherish, and listen to audio ASAP #books #AmReading #bookstodon