A quick note of something that may be important for people to know: I already noted that DMs here are a bit sketchy security wise, but (THIS IS THE IMPORTANT BIT): if you mention someone else's account in a DM, Mastodon, yoinks them into the conversation.

So, you know, if you think you're talking about someone behind their back, you might be doing it to their face.

@mmasnick Reminds me of the time years ago when my boss yelled at our department and I shot a yahoo IM to a coworker that said, “Wow! Someone’s pissy today!” My hart just about kept through my chest when I realized that I sent the message to my boss by mistake.
@BookSmart @mmasnick don't keep us in suspense, what happened next!?
@silico_biomancer @mmasnick I did! I did! I'd direct you to my response, except I don't know how to do that yet.
@BookSmart @mmasnick you can share the link, but I don't see it on you profile so it might just be instance teething issues with the flood of people. May also be the privacy settings for the post?