Hey folks just checking in to say hi. It’s been a while.
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Martin Stoermer
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Medicinal chemist, chronic pain haver
Hi Fedipals. Apologies for the lack of posts of late. Full confession: I’ve basically moved to Bluesky. No flies on Mastodon but that’s where most of my community is these days so that’s where you’ll find me. With love from me.
Mark Prior#CouchPeloton I was asked about @reallyspoketome hot mess map for the #TDF2024 and here it is. Not sure if she is still popping into Mastodon (or Discord) but thanks Belinda. #ProCycling
Ricky MondelloFuck these people. Fuck them to oblivion. :) https://hellgatenyc.com/hochul-and-adams-agree-mask-ban-on-the-subway
I know I haven't been on here very much but I'd be interested to hear what science folks on here think about this preprint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04005
The Failed Migration of Academic Twitter
Following changes in Twitter's ownership and subsequent changes to content moderation policies, many in academia looked to move their discourse elsewhere and migration to Mastodon was pursued by some. Our study looks at the dynamics of this migration. Utilizing publicly available user account data, we track the posting activity of academics on Mastodon over a one year period. We also gathered follower-followee relationships to map internal networks, finding that the subset of academics who engaged in migration were well-connected. However, this strong internal connectivity was insufficient to prevent users from returning to Twitter/X. Our analyses reveal significant challenges sustaining user engagement on Mastodon due to its decentralized structure as well as competition from other platforms such as Bluesky and Threads. The movement lost momentum after an initial surge of enthusiasm where the main network was fully established as most users did not maintain their activity levels, and those who did faced lower levels of engagement. Our findings highlight the challenges involved in transitioning professional communities to decentralized platforms, emphasizing the need for focus on community building for long-term user engagement.
Attention please Brisbane cheese fans. Coco’s has the kilo wheels of President double cream Brie on special for $10. Perfect for Dauphine #toursnacks starting tonight #cheese. #couchpeloton
So I guess I’d better update my accessibility rant: https://martinstoermer.wordpress.com/2023/09/29/open-letter-to-android-google-and-ios-ipados-apple-bluesky-twitter-mastodon-instagram-meta-software-developers-re-share-sheets-and-accessibility/
Open letter to Android (Google) and iOS/iPadOS (Apple) Bluesky,* Twitter, Mastodon, Instagram (Meta) software developers re: Share Sheets and Accessibility
Proposal: In future versions of iOS and Android developers should include a mechanism or prompt for adding Alt Text to media shared through Social Media apps via Share Sheets and Quick Share. …
This is exciting. Now I can post photos directly from the share sheet in my photos app to Bluesky and it does the right thing and gives me the full posting experience including prompting me for alt text!
Hint hint: Something Twitter and Mastodon still fail to do from the share sheet