Hej mastodon
I'm writing an article about social media in 2017. I guess some of you have left birbsite for good. If some of you would care to give me short (and quoteable) statement "why" and "why mastodon is better", you'd make a journalist very happy.
Of course anon/pseudoymity is no problem. German prefered, but english is fine, re-toots are appriecated.
"Sabre-toothed cats weren't cats."
"No? I have a time machine, wanna check?"
* * *
"OK, that's a cat. Now, how do we get it out of the box?"
#MicroFiction #tootfic #smallstories
@shel just thought "what is the pronoun for a taxpayer"
Amtrak commuter train derailment, WA, near Olympia/Tacoma
Spouse told me about this when he got home, was surprised I hadn't heard. surprisingly few fatalities, though a lot of injuries. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amtrak-derailment-train-crashes-near-tacoma-washington-n830751
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Mastodon discussions. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the discussions will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also Gargron’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths
Silicon Valley problem in one quote.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/the-other-tech-bubble/ https://social.wxcafe.net/media/wMK7XF7xKMVlliD9IT0
There was an otter in the river at the doggy park today! :O It was disturbed by a labrador that was playing in the water so it was swimming around hissing at the lab XD
Video is on bookface but it should be public:
https://www.facebook.com/delyth.angharad/posts/10156069515194703?notif_id=1513621286167864¬if_t=like
a *classic: "New paint colors invented by neural network" http://aiweirdness.com/post/160776374467/new-paint-colors-invented-by-neural-network (my face hurts from laughing oh god)
*yes 7 months ago is "classic" also shut up
Anyone want to watch a neural network fall flat on its face trying to make knitting patterns?
I just started a new project crowdsourcing knitting patterns. Once I have enough, I'll train a neural net and post the results to a Ravelry thread, asking for opinions on the neural net's progress.
More, and a link to the form, here:
https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/lazy-stupid-and-godless/3718985/51-75#74
When the master wielded the sword, it glowed green.
The student tried it; it shone red.
"It is to warn others."
"Am I evil?"
"Incompetent."
#MicroFiction #tootfic #smallstories
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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
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aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
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