Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

ok ok, another thing.

"Where are my quote tweets/toots?"

They don't exist here. They're very often used to harass, dogpile, and otherwise cause a bad time for folk. If you want to engage with a toot, reply! If you want others to see it, boost it!

Trust me, it's very freeing to know you can post your personal update without being concerned some arsecandle is going to QT it saying "haha look at this"

Also, just because I remember a post that was like “but no brands means no indie artists!”

Obviously, indie artists are okay. Y’all are amazing. Art is inherently anti-capitalist, and even if you do commissions, it is a much more wholesome and worthwhile endeavor than any modern for-profit company or brand.

When I say “brand”, I mean Starbucks. I mean McDonald’s. I mean those types of brands. Those brands can burn to the fucking ground.

Seeing mainstream business media start talking about Mastodon is making me feel like we’re at a tipping point.

Do not let brands and companies into Mastodon except non-profits or indie focused companies like itch.io. If you find one, block them immediately. Do not engage. Alternatively… engage with the most messed up shit ever like furries have been doing for ages.

Make the Fediverse absolutely un-marketable. We cannot let our space be exploited by capitalism.

Project time! I wanted to learn a new tool/technique so i’m building a very basic vacuform thing. First up some lasercut work: (thread)

Every other space on the internet is constantly filled with fury at the outrage of the day

The Scholar Social Local Timeline is not the place for that; current events are explicitly "off topic" for the Local Timeline

This is so that we all have just one (1) place online that isn't just for doomscrolling

So right now, that means that if you want to talk about the US elections and you're on Scholar, use Unlisted privacy setting, or at least a CW

Happy four seasons total landscaping day to those that celebrate

Your reminder that the fediverse does not tolerate transphobes, terves and other gender-critical nonsense.

Trans lives matter, trans people are welcome here, and trans people built this place. If you don’t agree, you do not belong here.

Het heeft me een paar dagen gekost om tot dit inzicht te komen: dat sommige mensen mastodon stom vinden en daarom wegblijven, is een feature, niet een bug.

Unfortunately, it happens here too.
Use the tools and let your #admin help protect you.
• You can Mute, Block, Report a user from their profile page.
• You can also block their domain. If it's not one of the big servers, you should probably go ahead and use defederation as defense and shut it down.
• When you Report a user you'll be asked to choose which of the server rules were violated.
• Admins will be notified and should take action.
• Find a safe instance.

is it a bit too cold in your home office? try unreal engine!

#protip #AAA #gamedev

I just shared a Mastodon toot to a different IM service and my muscle memory "helped" me to remove the tracking parameter that was actually the toot ID 😂​

Remember, people are more willing to bring their whole selves to Mastodon.

For example, you may have initially started following someone for their weird bullshit, but don't be surprised that they also choose to share their much weirder bullshit too.

WOW. Elon Musk just took a swipe at Mastodon, calling it "Masterbatedon" and making fun of the people here.

A man who just spent $44 BILLION USD is afraid of this service. And he should be. There's no way he can make money off of it.

This is how we take back the internet and our lives, my friends.

Vandaag ga ik een draadje maken over executive dysfunction, oftewel dat je niks gedaan krijgt omdat je adhd-hersenen haperen.

Signing up to a new social media site with lots of activity and interactions on your content, making new friends and finding new lovely art, can be a big pull.

Take breaks, stay hydrated, do some focused breathing, remember to take your meds, and take care of yourself.

We'll be here when you get back.

former ceo of github nat friedman blocking me on twitter for informing him hes using a nazi dogwhistle wasnt on my 2022 bingo card

Mastodon has the "Advanced web interface" which looks like the ol' tweetdeck. I don't like the super narrow columns, so I use Stylus (browser extension) to add this little css to make the home column wider:

.column[aria-label=Home] {
width: 650px;
}