🎓 Doc Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

Can we please stop throwing around the threat of defederation?

Defederation shouldn't happen unless an instance is a cesspool full of terrible behavior with an admin unwilling to deal with it.

Annoyances like spam can be dealt with by admins without scorching the Earth and going nuclear.

Lets not turn the #Fediverse, where instance are supposed to be part of a larger collection, into islands of instances that have cut themselves off from others because of annoyances.

#Mastodon #MastoAdmin

Happy Mother’s Day from Benzie and the puppies Penn & Teller

I had to silence mastodon.social. That spam run was a lot.

Should we silence mastodon.social?

For those #mastoadmin who have to clean up the mess, this query helped a bunch - obviously replace Infosec.exchange with your domain. You can select all accounts and suspend at once, then jump to the end and you’ll see two accounts that are inadvertently swept up - just manually unsuspend those.

https://infosec.exchange/admin/accounts?origin=remote&status=&role_ids=&order=recent&username=&by_domain=mastodon.social&display_name=doge&email=&ip=

Do not go gentle into the good night

#dylanthomasday

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

@freemo COVID-19 is one of those things that should not be political but for some bizarre current era reason it is. I fully understand laymen having wildly different views though, as some people are more risk averse than others. This isn’t necessarily political.

My personal feeling is that even if something is so freaking lethal that it will surely end up killing me I’d rather spend my few remaining days is peace not thinking about it 24/7.

Human Mike

(Singapore) Cloud Forest - large rare aroids, high-elevation plants, epiphytes, and tallest indoor waterfall

https://youtu.be/XbzGEStUcPM

@freemo Good, good! I’m glad you’re safe for now! 👍🏾

@shuttersparks
....and much to my delight, I see that qoto has CIRCLES! I remember those from G+ so I'm liking it here already! <3

For all you non-native English speakers out there, “read” is pronounced like “lead”, and “read” is pronounced like “lead”.

#EnglishIsHard

Anyone with a recommendation for a #fountainpen? I've been considering getting one and just completed my self-imposed two-month test run with a disposable Pilot Varsity with satisfactory results. Here's what I'm looking for:

Something fairly slim, say 11mm barrel or less
Vacuum/plunger fill, piston would be a reasonable alternative
Flexible nib would be a plus

So far I think my best option might be a used Conklin Nozac Vest Pocket or perhaps a Sheaffer Balance Slender. I don't mind a little DIY effort, but if it'd take expensive specialised tools to maintain an old pen, then maybe I'm better off looking at newer models. What #fountainpens can the Fediverse recommend?

That... is... brilliant! Even if only to get them out of the regular lanes!

[please boost for maximum enjoyment]

rage against

It's really weird to me seeing people coming in from Twitter and saying they'll block all suspected republicans.... Feels like a really low bar