phildiniNov 18, 2022

The #fediverse is a fleet of interconnected ships, many of which were built by the #mastodon shipworks and in the past two weeks the fleet has doubled in size while going warpspeed.

The interstellar wind is shaking the whole place up tonight. Hold on. Hold fast. We're gonna get through this.

Tip your server admins, and be kind to newcomers.

Thanks! (boosts ok, paying it forward preferred)

Show threadAbi SutherlandNov 18, 2022

@phildini we’re #BeckyChambers’ Exodans, is what you’re saying.

Fair.

Show threadphildiniNov 19, 2022
@evilrooster I... I don't know what that is 😬
Show threadAbi SutherlandNov 19, 2022
@phildini
Never any shame in not recognizing a reference. It just means you may be one of the lucky 10,000 that day. (https://m.xkcd.com/1053/)
xkcd: Ten Thousand

Show threadphildiniNov 19, 2022
@evilrooster that reference I knew
Show threadAbi SutherlandNov 19, 2022
@phildini It’s a classic. And a great example of what Christians call (in overtly but not essentially different contexts) “metanoia”: the transition from an older, broken mental model to a newer, more constructive one.
Show threadJelliphiishNov 19, 2022
@evilrooster @phildini
this illuminates a certain Goddess of Stuck Drawers and Volcanoes in a way I hadn't considered..
Show threadAbi Sutherland
@phildini @jelliphiish I am unfamiliar and would love to learn. Let me offer in trade Mary, Undoer of Knots.
Nov 19, 2022 at 8:16amWeb
Show threadJelliphiishNov 19, 2022
@evilrooster @phildini
Anoia - A Discworld Goddess of Volcanoes and more recently eggwhisk-stuck drawers after some plot-based attention cycled her popularity into relative social promenance again..
One of Sir pTerry's regular themes was 'Old Gods do new jobs" and how they transform roles based on their devotees convictions.. so, aptly named given the etymology.