Catherine Clase @cmclase@qoto.org

Mastodon Top Ten Server Status 11/7/2022
Just Amazing! It keeps doubling!
Almost 64,000 new users today on the top ten servers.
Over 34,000 new users yesterday
With around 16,000 2 days ago!.
133,454 in five days!
Servers are stained, but adjusting to the mass influx. Be patient.
Link to 11/6/2022 Status >>> https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/109300393953171450
#twittermigration #mastodonmigration

A detailed tutorial about Mastodon:

https://blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2022-11-03_what-i-know-about-mastodon/

HT @SchoolingDiana in Twitter

Sample size of one, but 90% virus found in the under 5 um so droplet hypothesis is stupid and we should put it to bed already

Night night droplet hypothesis

#COVIDIsAirborne as we knew in the 30s. 1930s. #tw

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23744235.2022.2140822

It's a sample of 1 but a good start on target size of #aerosol #filtration for #COVIDisAirborne HT @linseymarr paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23744235.2022.2140822

Beautiful blog post reviewing the cognitive capacity of multiple animal species. Their work focuses on #animalwelfare and #cognition. #cognitivescience #behavior #physiology
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/tnSg6o7crcHFLc395/the-welfare-range-table

#CovidIsAirborne #TwitterMigration

Welcome to Mastodon, where there is no engagement algorithm! Its a change, for the better!

Favorite ⭐ - Just between the author & the reader.

Boost 🔁 - Send the post to your followers.

⭐ posts, you tell the author you liked their work.

If you 🔁 posts, then more people see them!

No text searching here.
#Hashtags are how you search.

Remember, report any harassment.

Block, Mute & Filter to curate your experience.

Okay this might be a long post

One thing that I realised is making #twittermigration harder for people to switch is because the whole concept can feel daunting & overwhelming for non-tech savvy people.

With Twitter to them it was straight forward and easy to find topics they enjoy but with mastodon its a bit different.
So if you're new to mastodon or you want to introduce someone to mastodon here are some tips, useful sites & tools:
### Tips:
- Choosing a home instance isn't as importance as it seems, don't overthink it. Yes moderation rules & policies may differ but they all have one thing in common: Be a decent human. You **always** have the option to migrate your account to a new instance.
- Toots (or posts if you think toots are cringe ) are what we call micro-blogging instead of tweets
- You’re supposed to "boost" AKA "reblog" toots that you like.Since Mastodon does not have an algorithm that surfaces toots that have been liked a lot, boosting is the best way to help spread stuff that you like, and to show appreciation. (credit to @orsvarn for this comment)
- Another way to fill your timeline with content you enjoy is to: Find other people with similar interests, follow them, favourite their posts, boost their posts, use hashtags. rinse, repeat. (credit to @garry)
- If you ever feel yourself getting sucked into arguments on the #Fediverse, you might want to take advantage of the instance mute/block feature!
Instances tend to foster a culture, so if you find people from a specific site tend to be bothering you, muting/blocking that instance will keep other members of that community from bothering you as well.
- Finally do not share private/sensitive information via DMs on Mastodon. Direct Messages are not E2E. **Keep it in mind**

### Useful tools & resources:
[Twitodon](https://twitodon.com/) - Find your Twitter friends on Mastodon
[FediFinder](https://fedifinder.glitch.me/)- Similar to Twitodon
[Fedi Tips](https://fedi.tips/) - an informal, unofficial guide for non-technical people who want to use Mastodon and the wider Fediverse
[Fedi Directory](https://fedi.directory) - A human-curated small selection of accounts to spice up your timeline.
[Trunk](https://communitywiki.org/trunk) -Trunk allows you to mass-follow a bunch of people in order to get started with Mastodon or any other platform on the Fediverse
[Fediverse.info](https://fediverse.info/explore/people) -growing list of people and topics can help you discover mutual interests with people around the world
**Mobile Apps:**
[Metatext for iOS ](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/metatext/id1523996615)
[Tusky for Android ](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keylesspalace.tusky&hl=en&gl=USt)

Lastly if you are interested in setting up your own instance you can learn via https://learnfoss.org/ its completely free and its made by the wonderful @stux

I apologize for the long post lol, just hope this helps anyones transition over

RT @ChandraPasma@twitter.com

A massive 71% of Ontarians believe the government is taking the wrong approach and should get back to the negotiating table.

The people are making their voices clear about what must be done.

Can you hear them @fordnation@twitter.com? Get back to the table.

#onted
https://globalnews.ca/news/9256193/most-ontarians-blame-ford-government-school-closures-cupe-poll/

As soon as I saw the Ontario government drafting legislation to shut down negotiations by overriding the Ontario Human Rights Code and Canadian constitution, I suspected Ontarians might have had enough of extreme far right tactics.