Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

I think I managed to understand more about why so many arguments against Mastodon as being too complex bother me, why they get under my skin. It really feels like people aren't arguing against Mastodon in particular, but rather are positively arguing that walled gardens are inherently good. At some point, it seems like the fully corporatized model captured peoples' imaginations such that the internet of the late 90s may no Ionger be possible.

Re-boosting your own posts for 'the morning crew' or 'the night crew' is an acceptable and encouraged practice here. We are largely a community of supportive people who enjoy being given the opportunity to help each other and boost content we may have previously missed.

You should never feel ashamed of promoting yourself, especially as an artist, when it's so difficult to reach people. If anyone doesn't want to see your boosts, they can just scroll past.

#WormsOfAffirmation 🐛

It’s really easy to tell if a watermelon is ripe! First off: thumping doesn’t help, and weight isn’t really a good indicator. But that’s okay because the easiest way to tell is by color. Look for a spot on the melon that’s lighter in color than the rest of the rind: this is the spot that was touching the ground while the melon was growing! If that spot is white, the melon isn’t good yet. When that spot turns yellow, the watermelon is ripe!

If you are into #pinball, this weekend the Dutch Pinball Open is happening in the Dutch Pinball Museum in #rotterdam, and it seems there's still some tickets left. #dpo is fun for recreational players as well as competitive players. Expect lots of different games, all on free play, and a lot of fun! #dpo #dpm

I'll be volunteering, so come say hi if you're coming over!

https://www.nfvpinball.nl/activiteiten/82/dpo-expo-2022-weekend

@scanlime my self-hosting uptime SLA is Nine-Fives

science levels are holding at 77%

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On the Icelandic fediverse/Mastodon I've started seeing people using the word "tútta" for "toot". "tútta" (pronounced toot-ta) is normally a slang term for a boob/tit.

Please reboob this.

Wrote a bit about woof.group as a social space, how I'm planning to handle the flood of new members this month, and what you can do to help: https://woof.group/about/more#growth

#admin

"...who want to make a new cultural project happen. It can be anything from: poetry, paintings, fashion, zines, music, food, flowers, photographs to workshops or events — whatever you want.

We award ten grants every two months, and our current round closes on 30th November 2022."

https://www.grandplanfund.co.uk

#grant #grandplanfund #poc

I made a thing: ​

I also made a bunch of other things:

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@colapunk @Greef @Kuun
Comparing neurodivergence with playing life in hard mode, is very apt

WIP of some more lowpoly fox 3D prints I created. Soon I will have the gang back together again. :3

Printed on an #Ender3 and painted with acrylics.

They will be again for sale around the end of the year, with optional winter hats. I'm curious about opinions on pricing. I will attach a poll to a followup post, if you want to fill it out. ^.^

#lowpoly #3dprinting #fox #mastoart

Thanks to @zens for this one

#introduction #introductie Hello! I am polyfloyd. Hacker and treasurer of Hackerspace @bitlair in Amersfoort, Netherlands. I like cycling and making luminous shiny things. You may have seen a few of my projects at MCH2022 where I was responsible for some of the decoration.

We’re super excited and grateful you’re all talking about us and recommend us to your friends, it’s super cool.

Important note: we’re still in ALPHA.
We have the bare basics. That’s it. Everything else will come, but it will take time!

The best way to contribute right now, so we can pay additional people on our dev team for their amazing work, is by contributing on Open Collective:

https://opencollective.com/gotosocial

#GoToSocial

The HSNL Mastodon server for Dutch hackerspace people is still growing. It's now at 69 users!

Don't say it...

"A point was made recently that celebs probably don't give a shit about local cultural norms. Most comedians in particular make their trade by working against established norms."

This is a good point.

We're going to need to push back hard against this kind of antisocial behaviour by celebrities and comedians, to keep the Fedi a nice place to be