Ian Kenway @iankenway@qoto.org

I didn't take this photo but I was with my husband when he did. It was breathtaking up on Stenbury Down on the Isle of Wight, watching the mist roll in at sunset. The sheep were surprised to see us and for once the weather did what we'd hoped it would do! #SheepofMastodon

Worst fall in #UK #LivingStandards since records began, says #OBR | #Economics | The Guardian

I will concede that international conditions and events have a large bearing on economic conditions but the #Tories are solely responsible for this situation through 12 years in power and driving through the worst possible form of #Brexit.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/17/obr-confirms-uk-enters-year-long-recession-with-half-a-million-job-losses-likely

#UK #Politics

In my time working on decentralized social networks, here's a strange paradox:

1. The people with no money have something usable now, along with people who actually use it
2. The people with money have nothing usable now, and no one likely to use it

This is one of the few times that VCs and billionaires have been caught with their pants down.

And I'm here for it!

'I have never been as worried or angry as I am about what's about to hit the UK' https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/i-never-been-worried-angry-28519300?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar Me, in The Mirror tonight

"I look down on him because he ousted me."
"I look down on her because she ousted me."
"I'm a little teapot."
#GeneralElectionNow

I've seen some chatter suggesting that Mastodon uses "algorithms" and "AI" for different functions. This is false.

1) There are no special "algorithms" for generating feeds; your home feed is stuff you follow, your local feed is stuff from your server, the federated feed has stuff from other servers, hashtag feeds show hashtags.

2) No AI is used to do image detection or content warnings. There is no AI or ML code in the default stack; any feature like that would have to be added.

#debunk

"Democracy is stolen from you when people lie to you."
#brexit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VQ0kV1riA&ab_channel=BylineTV

The most notable thing about today’s budget was the total absence of any obvious ideas underpinning it, except those of the accountant who only knows how to cut costs but not how to deliver a business strategy. This government is bankrupt.

Ok #introduction time! Hi I’m Farah, mama to an energetic toddler. I’m originally from a small South Asian country; now live in Iowa, USA. I talk about my hobbies, #books, #gaming, #sciencefiction and #StarTrek and other isssues like #mentalheaIth #tech #psychology. I complain about the world a lot, (you’ve been warned). I am pathologically anxious and make jokes to compensate, they aren’t always funny. Trying to connect with people because it’s hard to make friends in real life. Peace! 🖖🏼

"The standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital."
- Noam Chomsky

In honour of the Snowdonia National Park Authority's decision to refer to the highest mountain in Wales by its Welsh name only, here is Yr Wyddfa as seen from Aberystwyth on an exceptionally clear November day some 6 years ago.

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are so full of doubt." – Bertrand Russell, paraphrased from The Triumph of Stupidity”, Mortals and Others: Bertrand Russell's American Essays, 1931-1935

https://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1592287177542696963

#quote, #quotes, #stupidity, #doubt, #impostorsyndrome

I think I picked up ~10k followers on here in the last week? Haven’t done that on the bird site in maybe 10 years.

A History of Recent Twitter Migration to the Fediverse

1 month ago: Mastodon? No thanks. You have to have a Ph.D in Hackerology to use it.

3 weeks ago: I don't like this Mastodon... But if I have to... *sigh*

2 weeks ago: Wait. This does really cool things like let me edit posts. So genius. Is this free?

1 week ago: OMG! There's other apps! Now I know why there's a Fediverse!

Today: Comrades—let's fight for our freedom! Cast off the chains of Big Social!

Some basic differences between #Twitter and #Mastodon, for those switching over.

Tweets are now Toots.
Retweets are Reblogs.
Like is Favoured.
You can apply a content warning (CW) to a toot, so others don't have to read something that may upset.
You can also set your profile to auto unhide everyone's CW for you.

Cont...

I have to stop collecting hashtags. 😂😂😂🤣🤣 the list is getting long. Use them so people can find you and you can find them.
#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi
#BlackAcademics #BlackDiaspora #BIPoc #black #blacklivesmatter #blackisbeautiful #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #dei #mastodon #racism #antiracist #asian #indigenous #indigenousPeople #mena #history #NativeAmerican #native #PursueBlackJoy
#a11y #accessibility #inclusive #belonging

If you haven't already I urge you to watch this Portrait of Sheku Bayoh that was put together by his family + friends.

A reminder of the man, father, brother, uncle and great friend to many that lost his life in police custody in May 2015.

#BlackLivesMatter #NoJusticeNoPeace

https://youtu.be/Ryjqz3cqxBA