Since my self-hosted Mastodon instance seems to have stabilized now, it's time for an #introduction! 

I am Francis Rubio, a   web developer and designer from the #Philippines. I also created @antaresphdev to talk about web dev to #Filipino devs in #Tagalog

I write about my life, career, and technology on my website https://francisrubio.antaresph.dev/.

I also post corny #Pinoy jokes, so now you can't complain; you've been warned.  

The Federated feed is scary, it's like 90% toots about a given American crisis happening right now.

Like, just how did America go all Hand Maids Tale so fast?

#america

I find it so fascinating that back in November when I was part of the #TwitterMigration here, Mastodon was held up as the new birdsite, but it’s really only nerds who hold strongly to principles of equity, community and corporate independence who have stuck around here

Now everyone longs for #Bluesky because by design it’s exactly like #Twitter and they can continue to pursue the same kinds of self-promotion there with less platform friction

But I have come to enjoy Mastodon as a space where I don’t have to perform myself as a personal brand or promote my goddamn work, and can just quietly express my feelings and my tendentious thought trajectories, and have non-combative conversations

I like that the platform doesn’t push discovery on me. I like the slower pace and the scope for longer, more considered posts.

It reminds me of why I originally enjoyed blogging, and I like that

I signed up to the Bluesky waiting list but tbh it’s not urgent

Good morning to readers; Moscow remains in Putin’s hands.

For now.

The Wagner Group has seized territory in Russia and is trying to remove the nation’s military leadership from power.

The UK assesses that the mercenaries are trying to get to Moscow.

Unenjoyable, by Gnat King Cole

#PicnicASongBookOrMovie #HashTagGames