Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

If you are (re-)discovering the joy of community-built technology that's not controlled by a billionaire, allow me to plug an even older tech:

An RSS/Atom feed reader is a great companion to a more conversational social media "site" like Mastodon.

Google killed its Reader product years ago, but there are still many great ones. I personally use https://newsblur.com/, which also has a mobile app, synchronizes across devices, and is open source. (If you have a favorite, please reply with it!)

I'm writing an article about this glorious, weird weekend on Mastodon during the nascent Twitter exodus.

My theory is that Mastodon's shortcomings are the very reason it's working. We're having to help each other find our way. No one is boss, and the kinda crappy experience brings us all to the same level as co-newbies (not to belittle those who have been on Mastodon for years).

Are you feeling the same? I'd love to hear your opinions. #NZTwits #twittermigration #introduction #mastodon

#introduction

Hi. I’m a #glaciologist at the University of Michigan interested in ice sheet dynamics, #sealevel rise and #equitable #climate #adaptation.

Features I’d love to see on Mastodon (imo!)
✨ Link previews (pull headline & image from the story)
✨ Quote tweet type functions (totally disagree this encourages harassment! It’s a way to add to other’s ideas, like a reblog on Tumblr)
✨ Better search functionality and discovery to find all the great people and content buried on here
✨Direct messaging to continue certain convos in private and build deeper connections
#technology #tech #twitterrefugee #twitter #twittermi #media #news #journalism

@heddgwynfor Yes that is correct you can find other users by their id

@user@server

so entering that in the search bar should find people.

https://fedi.tips/

#Mastodon #NewUser #FediTips

Hi @stux! I sent my unsolicited $8/mo to support this platform ($96 USD). I hope this helps!

5,954,948 accounts
+4,154 in the last hour
+66,669 in the last day
+230,288 in the last week

@zleap @feditips mastodon and akkoma have editing
mastodon has it hidden tho your admin has to hack it back in

Interested in a weekly list of newly published climate science research? If your answer is "Yes", you might want to check out Skeptical Science each Thursday when the Weekly New Research blog post gets published. Here is the latest edition (#44 for this year) listing 106 articles published in 55 journals by 861 contributing authors:
https://skepticalscience.com/new_research_2022_44.html
#climate #science #research

@maliha
And neither am I. But many others are. Welcome to Qoto!

@lucifargundam

#introduction

Hi, I'm Daniel. I study visual perception in humans, especially binocular vision, using a range of methods including #psychophysics and #EEG. I'm also interested in #statistics #Rstats and #OpenScience, particularly computational reproducibility. Based in York (UK).

I found my way here. What is the scoop?

Hello #introduction !

Clinical psychologist from Northern Sweden, trying to figure out this space.

Some interests I'm hoping to follow here:
#psychology
#science
#books
#music
#visualarts
#popculture
#ultrarunning
#sewing
#knitting

The number of new signups here is going crazy. I was hoping that the platform we had over the week would not go down too quickly. But the billionaire keeps on throwing gasoline on the fire.

Sorry, if we are a bit slow approving new accounts.

#ByeByeTwitter

By the way, if you make hashtags with multiple words, please use CamelCase. Then screen readers can pronounce the hashtag easier.

#introduction (moving to scicomm.xyz)

Hi! I am a cognitive neuroscientist interested in attentional fluctuations and mind wandering, learning and decision-making, non-invasive brain stimulation and computational methods.

I also like dabbling in statistical modelling and all kinds of quantitative methods. Passionate user of #rstats and #python.

Looking for #science #psych #neuro #stats and more!

Make the net weird again. Hand write sites like it’s the 90s. Pick interesting domain names and make fan sites or random knowledge known to everyone. Don’t monetize anything. Spearhead new protocols like Gemini. Make mods for games on your site. Make FAQs for obscure games no one knows about. Make public software services available to anyone. Make a news site about a really random subject. Create music in all kinds of different formats. Most of all, do it because you want to!

#introduction Escaper from the bird site, where mostly tweeting about (especially Welsh) politics and occasionally classical music. Implacable opponent of #Brexit, especially interested in fiscal and transport policy.

Retired Whitehall Civil Servant.

Director #walesforeurope, chair #cardiffforeurope, and National Council member #europeanmovement

Member #wno Community Chorus and occasional #swanseacityopera chorus member

#liberaldemocrat #indycurious #europe