Steve @sophware@mastodon.technology

ugh, already found two job ads that were april fool's jokes. Internet is insuferable today, I'm just going to play video games.

#TransDayOfVisibility

sylveon says:

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

Here's a fun fact for you today: Trans people have always existed.

My personal speciality is documenting the lives of trans people in Medieval Europe. If you'd like to find out more about this topic, feel free to read my threads:

About a trans woman who lived in London in the 14th century https://mastodon.social/web/statuses/101076816100786504

And about a 13th century French poem which discusses a transmac person's gender-questioning https://mastodon.social/web/statuses/101802067896206745

Happy two year fediversery to me, and @djsundog and everyone else who joined mastodon in late March or early April.

Has it really been two years?

It seems like some people just assume they can throw ActivityPub on what ever they want and then suddenly be just like Gargon and work on a project that they at least like in the comfort of their living room.

I don't think they are giving Gargon enough credit. The only reason mastodon is as big as it is right now is because of how smart he played his design decisions.

I hate chocolate. I’m in the mood for some chocolate.

#Hello! I'm #newhere! What's your neat development fact?

And all of a sudden people pointed at me. But I was wondering where were these people when it was happening? Why did they just sit there and watch? They want to high five me later. But they were no where to be seen when he was spewing his racist B.S. before.

I feel like I don't explicitly state this often enough, but I want to see a future where most people are on federated social networks. Mastodon, Pleroma, Misskey, etc, instead of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

The current welcome screen goes over these things in this order:

1. Hi, here is what your username is with the domain part
2. This is what the compose part is, and what options you generally have
3. These are the different timelines you can see
4. Here is who your admin is

And while that's kind of useful information (varying degrees of) it feels like it's missing a narrative in some way, something like "how do I make this place useful for myself"

antipasto is the opposite of pasta

https://twitter.com/tommgran/status/1057344133566730241

I have watched this so many times today, and laughed so hard at it every time, that my entire abdomen hurts
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RT @FamousCeleb@twitter.com
this is my favorite halloween youtube
https://twitter.com/FamousCeleb/status/1050995657496965120

The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/29/the-myth-of-whiteness-in-classical-sculpture

> If you can't fix it, you don't own it.

Repair:
- Is better than recycling
- Saves you money
- Teaches engineering
- Saves the planet

https://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Some states have reason to be enthusiastic about the coming election. Minnesota isn't one of them. But, goddamnit, VOTE ANYWAY.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/10/24/who-are-you-voting-for/

NEVADA FRIENDS: Thursday is the last day to register online to vote in our state.

Even if you registered in the past, you could have been removed from the rolls.

CHECK IF YOU ARE REGISTERED: https://www.nvsos.gov/votersearch/

REGISTER: https://www.registertovotenv.gov/

Don't wait. Do it now!