Shibaprasad Bhattacharya @shibaprasad@qoto.org

Confession: I'd been holding this guy Vikas hostage pending the settlement of #ayodhya in my favor. Now that my condition has been fulfilled, I'm releasing him.

If he still doesn't come, it's not my fault.

@Mastodon
I have a few doubts which I know you may not have answers for, but I'd be interested to see how (if at all) you are thinking about it
1. Gab created it's own instance which was why you were able to blacklist them. What happens if trolls infiltrate Mastodonsocial enmasse
a. How would paid toots' content play out
b. What fact checking tools are available
c. Since usernames aren't unique across instances how do we deal with new ways of phishing

Blue tick beside your name doesn't make you a celebrity or anything.
We don't need another Twitter here.
#StopCelebCulture

#NoCelebrityCulture is a dream scenario and it's good to see so many of the #Mastdoon users support that.
Almost all the topics that are debated or discussed in India revolves around some celebrity/politicians.
They never represent / care about what a commoner has to say.
For e.g.
During De-monetization almost all the celebs tweeted/posted videos praising our PM, some went further to order us that it's 'ok' to suffer for the sake of our nation. But I remember myself and so many common citizen struggling. Things spiraled out of control. But not for the so- called celebs.

As promised, mastodon.social code of conduct has been updated to add "casteism and advocation of casteism" to the list of explicitly prohibited offenses

Thirty Years Ago. The wall fell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ISFXVwMBws

This documentary, although dated, and low tech, is excellent...

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What I find interesting, is that in India, there isn't a social norm of moving out of parent's house after 18, unlike many other countries.
Maybe because of the large population leading to high rates of housing.
I guess, that's another reason why our Desi parents want us to act like grown-ups but treat us like babies at the same time.

A happy meet up where we approach reading and writing poetry with simplicity. I love facilitating these, especially for those who have an interest but don't know where to start.

This happens next weekend. Connect with me if you decide to come please!

#Poetry #Share #Workshop

Does #mythology interest you? I try to create a safe space around understanding and revisiting mythology and also break down the potentially misunderstood aspects of it.

This happens tomorrow at 2.30 pm. Please DM/engage with me if you decide to come.

Share if possible.

@shibaprasad

Awww thanks so much, thats the whole reason we do it! But lets not forget we would be nothing without users, people like you make this place what it is. Without that It would just be me and the other mods sitting around sharing cat memes :)

@Surasanji

"God is good" only in the same way that Bob is boob.

Dire Straits - Why Worry

«Baby I see this world has made you sad
Some people can be bad
The things they do, the things they say
But baby I'll wipe away those bitter tears
I'll chase away those restless fears
That turn your blue skies into grey»

Paroles et traduction : https://www.lacoccinelle.net/265650.html

https://invidio.us/watch?v=im2SoltmZEc

#PouetRadio #DireStraits #whyWorry

Quick video from #Mozilla explaining new CSS properties for styling underlines!

https://youtu.be/sZS-7RX_c7g

Folks who came in for blue ticks in mstdn server here are the details to donate, can each one pay minimum 100 and maximum up to you can afford? Let’s be kind to folks who helps us, now am asking for boosts from all of you and 100 ₹

@saper
@Deepsealioness @stux has
https://patreon.com/mstdn and https://liberapay.com/mstdn in the profile https://mstdn.social/@stux

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