Trinsec @Qoto @trinsec@qoto.org

The four stages of Mastodon user:
* what’s a Mastodon
* I feel lost and alone how does this work
* oh wow this is actually pretty cool
* I’m an instance admin now

I've been on here for a while, but hey, since there's an influx of users that might still see the original instance
Greetings, fellow Mastodorks! I am Anatoly Shashkin, the DOS guy. I mainly talk about stuff related to IBM PC and MS-DOS gaming. Tell me about your DOS memories or recent DOS escapades. 💾
I also enjoy cats 🐈, movies 🎥, and alcohol 🥂.
Moved from Russia to the U.S. almost 20 years ago.
#DOSGaming #MSDOS #IBMPC #introductuons #RetroGaming #Videogames

By the way, if you are starting up your own fediverse server, it may be tempting to blindly copy someone else's block list, but some corners of the fediverse have been a bit over eager with full instance bans, in my opinion, which tends to break the whole federation model (imagine if you couldn't email anyone with a certain university's email domain because your email provider disagrees with the university policies).

If an instance is putting a lot of irritating stuff in your server's global timeline, it might be better to just mute them from the global timeline.

Und mal wieder ein Ryna Update. Nachdem wir am Vormittag die gewohnten Runden gedreht haben sollte es am Nachmittag mal auf was neues gehen. Unser 'Kiez' ist ja soweit ganz ruhig, da trifft mal kaum auf Menschen und vor allem keine Hunde.
Also sollte es heute mal in Richtung Stadt gehen. So wie erwartet waren die Leute dann doch nichts für Ryna. Die Maus verfiel zwar nichtmehr in Ihren Panikmuster, aber sie wollte dann doch liebes zurück. Ich sehe aber schon den Fortschritt das ihr altes Panikmuster (kompletter Stillstand, und ich bewege mich keinen Zentimeter weiter) schon zu 'ich gehe einfach zurück, da kann mir nichts passieren' gewechselt hat.

Ich hoffe ja immernoch ein liebes Zuhause für die kleines Maus zu finden, aber auch wenn sich jemand aus #Oranienburg zu einer Gassirunde treffen möchte bin ich da aufgeschlossen. Die kleine Maus brauch halt viel Zeit und Liebe um ihre Vergangenheit zu bewältigen. Ich kann nur erahnen was die kleine in ihren jungen Jahren erlebt hat, und kann nur hoffen das irgendwann das unbeschwerte Leben für ihr anfangen kann.

#tierschutz #rumänischerstrassenhund #hunde #hunde #dogsofmastodon #dogs #rescuedog #hopscotch_tierhilfe

For some reason during this exodus, at least as far as QOTO is concerned, I've noticed a very large portion of people coming in are women scientists. Sadly women seem to be a minority representation in STEM, so seeing this makes me happy as I think women bring a lot to STEM communities.

That said, I am left curious why... what about this exodus has more women in STEM migrating than usual.. Is musk in some way seen as more abrasive to women than he is to men?

The resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a small bird found in Central America. Males grow ostentatious tail feathers during mating season, that can reach up to one meter in length. Quetzal birds were considered sacred by the Aztecs and Incas, serving as a template for gods like Quetzalcoatl.
Or in short: They are very pretty to look at
Photography by 'Mario Wong'.
#nature #biology #photography #zoology #birds #ecology #quetzal

One of the nicest things about Mastodon so far is having a very scientific and academia focused feed where I can discover and follow those working in fields where I don't have a background.

It is wonderful for seeing the diversity of research and being inspired by the works of others.

LucasArts tribute loop #lucasarts #adventuregames

Ok, Mastadon is officially a lot more awesome than I had realised. There's a federated server for everyone who's really into bitcoin, and, yes, it is full of people who are as awful as you can imagine. But, with one click, you can block the entire domain! 12.8k thousand crypto weirdos filtered out in a click. Amazing.

#ContentModeration: IT'S COMPLICATED.

(And that's why smaller, independent, decentralised servers — like those running #Mastodon — have a much better chance at striking the right balance and keeping their users happy!)

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/02/hey-elon-let-me-help-you-speed-run-the-content-moderation-learning-curve/

#Twitter #censorship #SocialNetworks

I'm an early bird, but I respect the elusive nature of the late worm.
by Pedro Arizpe
#comic #birds

Will people talk to you if you join the Fediverse? Does Twitter kill Mastodon when it comes to interactions?

Let's do a comparison. I crossposted the same message to Twitter and Mastodon.

Twitter: 1 like
Mastodon: 112 boosts, 257 likes

You may be aware that there is something called the #Fediverse.

But do you know about all the different types of applications that run on the Fediverse?

I made this visual to give myself and others something to point at when explaining "the big picture".

You may be surprised by how many services beyond Mastodon there are to explore.

Download it for free here and use as you please:
https://axbom.com/fediverse/

That post also has links to all the different applications.

#FediTips

Did you know that the European Union had an official Mastodon instance where only official EU institutions could open an account?

https://social.network.europa.eu/explore

No need to pay for a blue checkmark, accounts on this instance are, by definition, officials.

That’s Fediverse done right!

✨ Finding the perfect #pixelfed instance will soon be much easier!

We made it easy for admins too, they can manage their listing from the admin dashboard.

The new https://pixelfed.org website will be rolling out later this week 🚀