Markus Silpala @msilpala@qoto.org
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
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Hello people of the Fediverse! Some of you may have heard that a new Mastodon client, Ivory, is in development for iOS (and Mac!). This is true! Tapbots is going all in on Mastodon and we hope this place continues to grow and thrive. Tweetbot will continue to be developed alongside Ivory as a lot of code is shared. A new Mac version of Tweetbot and Ivory are also currently in development and we are working hard on getting those towards a public beta state.
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We're currently testing an alpha version of Ivory for iOS. As we continue to make progress we will expand access to it. Just follow this account and @tapbots to hear about it first!
We truly appreciate all the love and support in this community! Here’s an XDR-sized desktop background (wallpaper) to hold you over. 🐘
https://d.pr/i/5DCEcP
@freemo congratulations!
From the Department of Research Catching Up to What Cat People Already Knew.
@narthur Oh, man. I thought moving instances was supposed to bring that stuff along. Dang.
@jchyip Don’t worry: everyone else is skeptical, too.
@Pat @SweaterVest thanks for the background info. 
There must be an amusing story behind this: 0% precincts reporting; candidates tied at 0% each; so the NYT has called it for the incumbent. Is the challenger just tragically behind in every opinion poll? I don’t follow Hawaii politics enough to know.
US Politics
@Dustinson Though it does not affect me directly very much, this possible outcome gives me hope for our nation’s future.
This particular election night is sooooo full of hope and anxiety.
Election night is such a shit time to try to catch up on sleep.
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Now available! 
My in-depth comparative review of eight Mastodon apps for iPhone
Please boost (or share on Twitter) 🙏
https://transponderings.blog/2022/05/21/eight-mastodon-apps-for-iphone/
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Seriously though, fedi was *built* by furries, trans and queer folk, disabled neurodivergent people.
This is *the reason* the culture here is what it is. Why CWs are a thing. Why image descriptions are a thing. Why privacy matters here. Why moderation tools not only exist, but are usable — and used.
If you had joined and asked yourself "wow, how come this place is so chill and kinda… nice?" — that's thanks to all the nice people from communities some people call "weird".
So #KeepFediWeird.
@SandyMamoli Ha! I had friends of many stripes.
@SandyMamoli Did you attend AIS? OMG. I was in 11th grade that year. Long blond hair and lots of heavy metal t-shirts.
I may just have to go find my yearbook now...
Taken yesterday evening: moon and Jupiter over Lake Harriet. Minneapolis, USA. Oh—and also @Treesha. She’s pretty great.
@SandyMamoli Hey there! I had not realized you came from Wien originally. In Autum 1989 I attended the American International School in Vienna.
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
