some thoughts on my mastodon experience so far
– for the time being, im maintaining my twitter presence. not just for fundraising or account preservation reasons, but bc that's still where most of my peoples are, and that's still where news, events, and resources are announced & circulated. like i attended 2 conferences/webinars that i only knew about bc of academic twitter moots who haven't migrated yet. so for now, it's practical. & a part of me is always gonna be where my people be.
@sydneyfalk sounds oppressive!
@sydneyfalk good luck!
I'm going to try to get more comfortable posting on here. The last few days have felt like I needed to out of necessity.
It's a bit difficult when this feels heavy.
I do feel like I am being erased out of the story about race and safety of the fedi for either lighter, more elitist and clouty actors.
I did the work here. I stand by that statement.
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Kobolds: The Hands of Fate
Manos: The Kobolds of Fate
Manos: The Hands of Kobolds
Manos: The Kobolds of Kobolds
Kobolds: The Hands of Kobolds
Kobolds: The Kobolds of Fate
Kobolds: The Kobolds of Kobolds
death, but not a specific death, Ellie lore
My chosen benediction when I learn of someone's death is "sit ei terra levis." I chose it after I was informed — as an agnostic who just took it for granted — that "rest in peace" is specifically associated with Christian burials.
"Sit tibi terra levis" is a benediction for the dead from ancient Roman tombs. It means "may the earth lie lightly upon you". I've swapped the "tibi" for "ei" — "you" for "that person".
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This is my new jewellery set by the wonderful @wandklex 💕 #WandklexKundenfoto
@cadey 's
new comm finished!! for my pal nia aka mytte
If you are into #retrocomputing there is a CLI client for Mastodon which you probably already know about. But if this is not the case:
https://toot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
h/t @noracodes
This piece of writing probably need a fresh version soon, but. Hey if you're white, yes you, you definitely you, read this.
It's like a treat inside!
https://blogghoran.se/2020/06/08/anti-racist-work-for-white-people/
@noiob neglect is fun
re: Intellectual property theft, boost please
@oddtail Oh, it's even more disgusting: Uploaded art isn't deleted if you delete your account. So you *have* to go through and one-by-one opt out, or *delete everything before deleting your account,* or they'll still be able to use it.
Edit: Oh hey, the checkbox is only for third party use. There's apparently an opt-out form. More info over here: https://mastodon.art/@Slugdog/109326704181228544
Edit 2: <voice type=FuturamaProfessor>Good news, everyone!</voice> DA is rolling things back. Sorta. At least it's gone from "everyone opted in automatically" to "whoops shouldn't have done that you're opted out automatically", which is some kind of improvement I guess. https://www.deviantart.com/team/journal/UPDATE-All-Deviations-Are-Opted-Out-of-AI-Datasets-934500371
Transitioning in mid-life
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