#introduction - I'm a #scientist whose research focused on #ReinforcementLearning . I pivoted out of academia and into #DataScience last year and have no regrets.

For fun I write #ScienceFiction and #Fantasy (especially #PostApocalyptic stories) as well as #poetry, and I'd love to meet the Mastodon #WritingCommunity. Big on #gaming, #DnD and #TTRPG.

I identify as #queer #nonbinary #bisexual and #asexual, I use they/them pronouns.

Say hi!

Miranda

View of Miranda showing light and dark banded scarps near the boundary of the banded ovoid and a deep graben that bounds the ovoid in this region.

Credits: NASA/JPL

Mission: Voyager
Tags: Uranus
More info: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02218
#bot #space #NASA #JPL #photography #astronomy

An Incredible Day In Internet History

It started with the Twitter lockout. 10,000 new users per hour. A QUARTER MILLION people migrated to Mastodon in one day. The servers struggled. Remarkably, admins all over the world built up capacity in real time. New users were patient. The system held.

It's running better now. There will be more hard days ahead, but people powered social media has arrived.

#twittermigration #NewUsers #Welcome

I've just arrived on planet Mastodon and I'm looking forward to reconnecting with my #KidLit and #WritingCommunity here. #introduction

I am a querying writer of #MG and #PB and #GraphicNovel scripts. I'm happy to be a member of #SCBWI in Colorado.

When I'm not writing, I'm working from home as a #UX #Design lead at OddBird or drumming for my band Teacup Gorilla.

If you're curious, you can see some of my writing and art here:
sondraeby.com
teacupgorilla.com
oddbird.net

#followfriday

Quick intro since I’m not really good at these things (yes, it's the same one as my 1st profile): I’m a book blogger, I review #sapphic fiction (books, audiobooks, and the occasional fanfic), I’m a #nonbinary #lesbian, I’m French but write and post mostly in English.

Feel free to boost if you think your followers would be interested in following me as well. Thank you! Oh, and if you want to introduce yourself in return, please do.
#introduction #TwitterMigration

For Twitter folks who are brand new to Mastodon

Few pointers from a veteran of <checks notes> 2 weeks:

1️⃣ BOOST generously: If you see a Toot you like & want others to see it, boost (RT) it. Unlike Twitter, liking it does nothing for visibility

2️⃣ HASHTAGS are important, use liberally. They're the only way to make content discoverable by search

3️⃣ Use alt-text for images/gifs for accessibility

4️⃣ Err towards content warnings - not just for obv triggering content; helps keep feeds uncluttered

Hi y'all. Here's my #introduction: I'm an award-winning journalist turned screenwriter. Despite my middle and last names, I'm no relation to a JK R*****G character.

I write mostly martians and mayhem... i.e. science fiction and noir stories.

As a proud Fil-Am queer, my work heavily features Filipinx and queer characters in a variety of genre stories.

I'm a Trekkie on a mission—to boldly staff on #startrek!