I joined a while ago, but kind of forgot about this account and that I didn't make a proper introduction, so Here. We. Go!

Hi! People call me Buko and I'm currently an indie game developer, experimenting with tech (and trying to break it sometimes).
I want to be a backend developer (of sorts) in the future, because that's where I feel most comfortable working.
I'm also a radioamateur and my callsign is SP9BUKO, but that's a topic for another time.
Hope you have a nice weekend!  

#introduction #hamradio #NewToFedi

Good morning Lovely Peeps!

I realise I haven't seen this kind of post for a long time, so in case it is helpful to anyone:

To help newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but *aren't* already in your profile/pinned post, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.

#SciFi 🙂
#cyanotype
#UrbanPlanning
#folklore
#illustration

To newcomers: you can search AND FOLLOW hashtags, just as you can people.

At first, you'll see a bunch of people with that hashtag in their name or profile; keep scrolling, the hashtag & its variations are under that, and then posts with that hashtag are under them.

When you find a hashtag that interests you, click on it, & that should bring up a list of posts under that particular tag.

In the upper right corner of the column*, next to the hashtag, there should be a button that says 'Follow hashtag'. That's it!

For very niche topics, it shouldn't be too much. For popular topics, it may be overwhelming - but after a few days, you might find people you especially click with, & can just follow them, instead of the hashtag.

*Every instance and every app is a little different, so your screen might not look *exactly* like this - but it should be close.

(I don't use an app; I always log in through the website.)

#NewToFedi

Ugly link to the Movim post too long for Mastodon.

https://xmpp.earth/post/lightbocks%40xmpp.earth/urn%3Axmpp%3Amicroblog%3A0/2025-seedspark-social-media-known-fediverse-migration-linkcache-update-DAWgPy

#LBLuxBoxHomeworkShare
#ShadowBocksPSAs
#newtofedi #tumblrmigration #redditmigration #fbisdead

RE: #tiktokrefugee I'm going to be that one person: Welcome to fedi! Thank you, sincerely, for choosing an opensource alternative to the large social networks.

Small heads up, some people might consider "refugee" to be a loaded word so instead of tiktokrefugee I'd suggest using e.g #NewToFedi and/or #tiktokban instead, but regardless I'm happy to see people moving here!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in a reply, I also suggest following @FediTips for tips and tricks.

Good luck!