Mastodawn

Drew Watson Oct 16, 2019

Wall of rain approaching,
Sailboats
Riley!
#hudsonriver #urban #nature #dog

Drew Watson Oct 16, 2019

Expect the consequences to be fairly immediate: More in-person time with friends and family. Less political knowledge, but also less partisan fever. A small bump in one’s daily moods and life satisfaction. And, for the average Facebook user, an extra hour a day of downtime.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/health/facebook-psychology-health.html
#facebook #twitter #tech

This Is Your Brain Off Facebook

Planning on quitting the social platform? A major new study offers a glimpse of what unplugging might do for your life. (Spoiler: It’s not so bad.)

The New York Times

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Drew Watson Oct 14, 2019

Mastodon 101 Tutorial video
https://youtu.be/W22msAw2zwI
#twitter #facebook #newbie #tech

Intro to Mastodon 101

YouTube

Drew Watson Oct 14, 2019

I'm determined to make this a more fun, less bad-news-packed social networking experience and I'm sick of Facebook's propaganda and personal info exploiting machine.

My friends and I are just coming over. Show us some cool features and interesting ways to use Mastodon please?

Thanks!

#twitter #facebook #newbie #tech

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Drew Watson Oct 13, 2019

How to use Mastodon without the technical jargon:
https://medium.com/@jimpjorps/a-non-computer-persons-guide-to-how-mastodon-instances-work-da6ceac1994a
#twitter #facebook

A non-computer-person’s guide to how Mastodon instances work

Updated November 2022, in light of you-know-who’s acquisition of you-know-what. Not much has changed since this article was originally written, but I’ve updated some language and fixed a couple dead…

Medium

Drew Watson Oct 13, 2019

Here are some articles on getting the most out of Mastodon and leaving Z$uckerberg behind. I don't see myself deleting Facebook entirely soon (but maybe?), but it is definitely a place I'm liking less especially heading into the 2020 election. https://www.pcmag.com/article/364850/how-to-ditch-twitter-and-join-mastodon
#twitter #facebook

How To Get Started on Mastodon and Leave Twitter Behind

Close your Twitter account, delete your old Tweets, pack your bags, and head over to Mastodon's wild world of federated microblogging.

Drew Watson Oct 13, 2019

Wow. I've never heard of any of these! Good list and 1 from Florida
(Push Button Press)
The Fifteenth NEXT Twenty Current Post-Punk Bands You Should Know About
Written by: Dave Cantrell http://stereoembersmagazine.com/the-fifteenth-next-twenty-current-post-punk-bands-you-should-know-about/
#band #music #florida

Drew Watson Oct 13, 2019

Yes. Yes. Yes & yes!
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/11/elizabeth-warren-facebook-zuckerberg-trump-troll