Darryl Wright 🇨🇦 🎧 @darryl@qoto.org

#Mastodon certainly has the functionality to replace #Twitter but from the average mainstream user's perspective, understanding the ideas behind federation of services, selecting an instance etc are not only irrelevant, but tedious TMI. Not everyone values these things. For most of Twitter, they want a single URL, a login and a password they have to enter once.

@alexjsp FWIW I posted this on Twitter:

@alexjsp I think the only option left to you is to get this onto a media outlet or YouTube'er with enough followers to have a reputation hit on Insta/Meta.

People at my workplace this week were making jokes about Drum 'n' Bass being harsh. Ironically, there was a facebook discussion about some of the most beautiful / haunting #neurofunk and Drum 'n' Bass tracks throughout the genre's history on one of my Facebook groups. I compiled some of the songs that were nominated into a single playlist of the most beautiful, haunting and classic Drum 'n' Bass tracks.

#NowPlaying
#DrumNBass
#Music

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVNRnvBCys668qUwlcIywnLkWiM7SL0Ed&feature=share

@eecastro Where were you 8 years ago when we enrolled our daughter in a private school that followed a tailored learning program?!

I think he probably wrote this on a day like today in #novascotia

#NowPlaying

https://youtu.be/FlfvGWBSS4o

I've got that feeling like you're driving your car through a car wash. The only difference is it's my house. #Weather #rainstorm

@ambulocetus This is fascinating stuff.

I recently read something about how all our energy crises could be addressed cheaply, safely and sustainably by gravity drives installed in old mines. What I didn't read was any mention of anyone actually getting started on this.

Also, it's clear that the author never saw Event Horizon.

#NowPlaying Some awesome, minimal #EBM from Sweden's Rein.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhlpPH-BT0s

I watched "To Leslie" last night and ... wow ... that's a performance that deserves an #oscars win.

#movies

Unpopular Opinion: I have no idea why everyone raves about "Everything Everywhere all at Once". For me, it was a 2 hour version of the "Turn Down for What" video with a ridiculous premise and some low-brow body humour thrown in. #movies

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There's something really odd about this one...

Not sure if I am missing a joke or if de Adder messed up on his scaling in Illustrator. #art #comics

Same energy.

#halifax
#OysterFest
#TheLastOfUs

@paul@dasmirnov.net I am now starting to see why mine grew so fast and quickly become costly and untenable.

I just read a review for a television show which said "It doesn't punch down to religion." It struck me as a completely irrational assertion. Is it even possible to *punch down* to one of the most powerful cultural institutions in every society across the planet?

I don't feel any particular need to abandon #Twitter but my tweets there are getting fewer naturally as #Mastodon becomes increasingly populated with interesting folks. I will admit, however, that Elon's recent decision to close the API to third party apps, has made it significantly less interesting to me as a user and as a #programmer.