Suddenly a badgerApr 1, 2023

Over the holidays I crocheted this mastodon for m'husband.
I originally posted on my profile on Mastodon.lol, which sadly has now joined the choir eternal, so the original post has vanished into the ether.

So apologies if you have already seen this, but I wanted to repost it because I'm especially proud of it.

Not my design, I just followed a pattern

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mortimer-the-mammoth

#amigurumi #Crochet #crochetofmastodon #crochetodon #johnMasodon

Mortimer the Mammoth pattern by Kate E. Hancock

Mortimer the Mammoth lives on a moon. He likes it there, it’s pretty cold and the craters make excellent ice rinks. When he’s not skating around he enjoys collecting fossils while wondering how the creatures of the past managed without a trunk.

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Show threadCornelius TraasJan 28, 2023
@mentallyalex @jaredwhite I was just in touch with #johnmasodon and he totally agrees.
JoelsefDec 20, 2022
Where is the best place to connect with #xr #ar #vr people here on #johnmasodon?
Simon DeDeoDec 19, 2022
The #johnmasodon lesson is an important one. (🧵). I remember Web 1.0 sysadmin meltdowns, and I’ve been involved with research on how Wikipedia made the transition from hobby site to large-scale PMC (“professional managerial class”) leadership… https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/8/2/14
The Evolution of Wikipedia’s Norm Network

Social norms have traditionally been difficult to quantify. In any particular society, their sheer number and complex interdependencies often limit a system-level analysis. One exception is that of the network of norms that sustain the online Wikipedia community. We study the fifteen-year evolution of this network using the interconnected set of pages that establish, describe, and interpret the community’s norms. Despite Wikipedia’s reputation for ad hoc governance, we find that its normative evolution is highly conservative. The earliest users create norms that both dominate the network and persist over time. These core norms govern both content and interpersonal interactions using abstract principles such as neutrality, verifiability, and assume good faith. As the network grows, norm neighborhoods decouple topologically from each other, while increasing in semantic coherence. Taken together, these results suggest that the evolution of Wikipedia’s norm network is akin to bureaucratic systems that predate the information age.

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Scott HuffDec 18, 2022

When Chuck Norris sees John Mastodon walking towards him Chuck Norris crosses the street!

#johnmasodon #chucknorrisfacts