Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

I keep seeing people say Mastodon is nothing like Twitter. And they’re right.

Mastodon is an echo of the old internet, it’s decentralised, chaotic. What you get depends on your sysadmin. You can’t search, everything has to be shared to you by a human. Networks split apart and rejoin. What you see is your unique connection to it.

Is this good? Maybe. But for me that’s the internet I grew up with. No algorithms, no targeted adverts, just human interaction, and it was glorious.

#introductions
I’m a Welsh #author in exile originally from #Cardiff and now living in #Hampshire. My novels are psychological #suspense published by Darkstroke Books. The most recent The Girl in the Van is shortlisted for the Pageturner book award. It opens in #Tenby and action moves between Wales and London. I’m keen to network with other authors and readers as I had a great community over on the other place.

Your Mastodon feed won't improve through passive engagement. There is no algorithm to suggest and share what you liked.

You must actively follow different people to see what they boost, and you must boost for other people to see. Some people are from different servers. You will see more of what they see organically. You can also hashtag to increase visibility.

There is no quote retweet either. You have to actively engage and comment in the thread.

#TwitterMigration

BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon - but what is it?
by @zsk
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63534240

"Mastodon is not one platform. It's not one "thing" and it is not owned by one person or firm. All of these different servers link together, and form a collective network, but they are owned by different people and organisations." #fedinews #bbc

Are you new to Mastodon?

Do you need some help? A simple guide to how Mastodon works?

Check out my website, it answers lots and lots of questions you might have:

➡️ https://fedi.tips

It's written in non-technical language, and aimed at a general audience. If you're new here and feeling a bit lost, this is the site for you!

(There are also tips for advanced users in a separate section of the site.)

If you can't find the answers you want from the site, @ or message me 🙂

What #hashtags can be used for people looking to offer their #freelance #services on #mastodon or looking for a #remote #job? Boost if possible

@jaz thanks, Jaz from a Welsh-in-exile newbie who’s just joined.

Well, guess I’m on Mastodon now. Retweet if you agree.

Toot toot! 😊

Hi everyone! This is my first post here, I'm completely new to the fediverse too. So still learning how things work here and such.

Anyway, my name is Emilia. I'm a young adult trying to find myself and my place in the world. Kind of lost. I have interest in art, anime, some games, reading and classical music (other music too, but mostly that). I'm bit weird and socially awkward, and I've been trying to find a place where I could just... be myself, enjoy my odd interests without feeling embarassed and not have to pretend to be 'normal'. I'm sometimes stupid, please be kind! I look forward to meeting new people and possibly friends.

🌏 Introducing https://mapstodon.space, a new Mastodon instance for the mapping & geospatial community 🗺

Mapstodon is intended to be a gathering space for GIS, mapping, geospatial & cartography professionals and enthusiasts, regardless of the tools you use. Ask questions, share your maps, chat around, and above all - enjoy the mappiest custom emojis of the whole Fediverse!

👀

New users of the fediverse, welcome.

I've seen new Mastodon users compare the vibe of the Fediverse with the excitement and experimentation of the early days of the web.

If you missed those days or want to learn more I recommend The History of the Web project. It's available as a low-traffic newsletter:

https://thehistoryoftheweb.com

or blog:

https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/archives

Every issue delivers fascinating stories backed with solid research. I did live through those days, yet I discover a lot of events or projects I didn't know about.

#web

Using the sun as a gravitational lens, a near-future telescope could get a 1300-pixel image of an Earth-sized planet 100 light-years away...and a 1-pixel image of an Earth-sized planet *100,000* light-years away.

#blog #science #scifi #sciencefiction #futurism #futurology #future #astronomy #thoughts #telescopes #gravitationallensing

https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2020/02/15/the-sun-as-gravitational-lens-a-breakthrough-technology/

#introduction - Hello - I'm new on the #fediverse but that didn't stop me from diving in head first. I stood up the fenetre.dev instance of #mastodon this afternoon. I'm a technologist, developer, and SRE-type working for corporate America.
I have a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology but I should have gone to school for computer science since that's what I do now - building CI/CD pipelines and writing tools in #golang. I love #photography, #vinyl and #coffee. Ask me anything.

Hello #fediverse, I'm back.

Sorry for leaving two months ago, I had to bite the bullet and shut down my own #friendica instance for various reasons: update problems (and thus security risk), removal of a feature I heavily relied on, and some bug I couldn't track town that prevented many mastodon users from following. :-/

Now trying hosted mastodon. Wish me luck.

TL;DR: The 'verse as a whole is a free speech platform, in that anyone can spin up an instance and use it to say whatever they want. But there are a wide range of tools designed to make sure nobody is forced to listen to them.

#fediverse #FreeSpeech #RightToIgnore

"How to host your own Fediverse instance?"

Vielleicht ist das ja für jemanden interessant. Neben den dort aufgezeigten Möglichkeiten, gibt es natürlich noch weitere.

#neuhier #fediverse #hosting

https://joinfediverse.wiki/How_to_host_your_own_Fediverse_instance%3F

Hey all,

First time finding out about the fediverse and the multitude of associated spaces! Thanks for having me, looking forward to finding out how to use this properly, and then hopefully convince others to leave the antisocial networks when I've got a better grasp on it!

#introduction