New article on an old issue. This is why I will never set up shop on Substack, don't recommend other people use Substack, and maintain a much higher bar for sharing Substack posts than I have for other venues.

I don't expect everyone to depart Substack, but no, I can't recommend it. Nobody's clean, but they seem to revel in the dirt. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters

Hello @stux, are you still running @Stuxhost https://stuxhost.com/ ?

I'm having some problems, no response to support tickets and not sure who to reach out to.

I mentioned to my PhD chat group buddies that it’d be lovely to see them on Mastodon, and some have agreed to give it a go.

So I’m asking for help. In advance of them arriving, I’d love to be able to point them at this post and replies to find their connections. Are you doing a #phd too? What’s it about? Have you just finished one and have some advice?

[edit: mine's about getting kids interested in data science at school]

Could you help me find as many PhD researchers as possible?

Looking for more folks on Mastodon who post kindhearted, inspiring, funny, and/or creative stuff and who rarely post to vent anger/fear/despair.

I am trying to minimize those emotions in what's left of my life and focus on action instead of rumination.

Account recommendations encouraged! Especially interested in content related to languages, gardening, science, Buddhism, fantasy fiction, games, archaeology, and self-care/self-help.

Welcome back all those people rediscovering Mastodon today! 🎉

Read as many toots as you want!