Adam @adam@librem.one

RT @bgsprung
mind blown by a YouTube comment of all things

"How it started"... "How it's going"
So how's that "unregulated, uninsured, un-tied to any govt" pride feeling now? #FTX #cryptocurrency_price_today

Mastodon is the Carpathia, picking up what's left of Twitter users after their vessel sinks

The really neat thing about the new https://pixelfed.org server directory is that admins will be able to add testimonials along with favourite posts, community guidelines, custom banner, a brief summary and much more to their directory listings!

This should help people find the perfect server to join! #pixelfed

If you want to delete all your old Twitter DMs (which I think is a good idea even if Twitter might retain copies of them somewhere), and also your historical likes, RTs, and any tweets you don’t want to keep, I made a Twitter app for that.
It’s called Semiphemeral and it’s pretty easy to use. I posted instructions for how to do it https://twitter.com/semiphemeral/status/1591258781098594304?s=46&t=L4aWvmyNxEFRL6eULgeO-A

Oh... Oh God! Whoever did this.... The dedication!! The... The downtime!!! O_o

"So, the INTERNET is Federated now?"

"It always has been ..."

#mastodon #fediverse #tusky

Oh man... just found that the "MASTO 95" theme is the correct way to use this site.

Some good tips and explanations on scaling a #mastodon server at https://nora.codes/post/scaling-mastodon-in-the-face-of-an-exodus/ HN discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33562163

Staying on #Twitter is a liability for major brands.

Yesterday a scammy Twitter-verified account (one that paid $8) posted as the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly that "insulin is now free." This morning, Eli Lilly's stock dropped off a cliff.

Musk's manufactured chaos at Twitter is having very real economic consequences.

#Twitterpocalypse

#TwitterMigration #MastodonTip There is no engagement algorithm here

Favorite ⭐ - Just between the author & the reader

Boost 🔁 - Send the post to your followers

⭐ posts, you tell the author you liked their work

If you 🔁 posts, then more people see them!

Timelines:

home - your follows' posts
local - all local instance
federated - everywhere

No text searching, #Hashtags only

Report harassment

Block, Mute & Filter Words to curate your experience

Yup

Called it. I didn't expect "the future" to mean "four days from now", but whatever.

RT @jeff
We're looking for a Mastodon systems administrator and developer

#Debian #Ruby #JavaScript #SCSS #Haml #HTML should all be in your toolkit

Resumes to jeff.brown@fourthestate.org