David Cunliffe @dxc@qoto.org

Rum from Laig Beach on Eigg. #Sunset #Scotland #SmallIsles

@collappsar It’s weird. Our local decent pizza place offered their own app about a year ago or so that allows you to order from them directly without involving any of the menu aggregators. They get a bigger cut, and the delivery drivers do as well. Wins for both. Ever since they explained how it hurts them to be on these services we’ve refused to use them.

John Fetterman looks like me whenever a parent says:
"Here's the thing about vaccines"

Eustice tells us he can now be more honest about the Australia deal and that, far from being the ‘good’ agreement he boasted about in the HoC, it’s a big pile of rubbish for the UK. And they call this democracy do they? Government abusing its power, lying to its citizens and signing deals that fail us, only admitting it when it’s far too late. Brexit Britain. Inadequate politicians screwing it all up and a largely complicit media pretending this is all fine. It’s so not fine.

@RDHale thats an amazing addition to have...but could you please point me to where "said" button is as I cannot seem to find it?

Today's random picture from my #Flickr albums dates back to 1984. In those days I used colour transparency film, and one of my many unfinished projects is to scan all my old slides. This picture is from a summer holiday and shows the Mer de Glace glacier as seen from the Chamonix mountain railway.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_easterbrook/3599865017/
#Photography #France #glacier

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Aurora Borealis - Set 2

Today’s poem is called ‘Thief’.

How I'm beginning to feel about Twitter and Meta:

“You know, when I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires.” — Doris Lessing

OMG I just realized Mastodon is what Twitter would be if it were Canadian

The Milky Way arch over Namibia’s Quiver Tree forest - when it’s really dark, you see more than darkness. #milkyway #photography #astrophoto #astrophotography #fotografie #travelblog #namibia

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

#twitter #mastodon #twittermigration

I’ve been busy last few days so haven’t explored Mastodon properly. Sorry if I haven’t yet replied to comments or followed back - but I will! First impressions are that it’s a much kinder, less toxic site than the other place.
The petulant, narcissistic manchild appears to have destroyed Twitter, which is really sad. It’s a relief and very comforting therefore, that I can see so many Twitter friends have made the move over.
Love to all. Chris xx

Winter's golden light is returning to #Shetland.
We are at a latitude of 60 degrees north and as the #winter sun stays low on the horizon it can feel as though we are suspended in perpetual sunset.
This photo was taken around 2pm #Scotland #nature

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The lesson to take from the big layoffs at Twitter and Facebook is this: "The job will never love you back." No matter how much effort you put in, no matter how clever you are, no matter how long you've committed yourself to $COMPANY, when push comes to shove, you're just a replaceable part in the machine.

Keep your weekends and your evenings. Leave your bugs at work. Your time is for you, and your boss won't send you flowers.