Paper Late

@Paperlate
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My WordPress blog is called Macy Makes Magic. https://linktr.ee/paperlate

Otter Cubs.

This pair of youngsters had been left to look out for themselves for a short time, while their mother went fishing out in the loch.

I'm sure she had hoped they would have dozed off, but they seemed far too interested in anything that moved beside them.

She returned shortly after, with a meal for one of them, before going hunting for the other hungry mouth.

#otter #Mull #cute #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #workshop #scotland

Auschwitz is a place that shows where hatred, #antisemitism and contempt for a fellow man led people decades ago.

It is also a place where we should reflect on our own responsibility for the world we live in. The warnings of the past should be a key to better future.

Help us commemorate the victims & preserve memory.

Use your voice to amplify ours. Help us build this incredible community & encourage others to follow

#Auschwitz #Memorial #history #Holocaust #ww2 #community #follow #boost

#JohnMastodon is proof that things *CAN* go viral here on Mastodon, but the key is that *YOU* are the algorithm. The reason that the John Mastodon meme showed up on other people's timelines is because so many users boosted the posts.

The lesson here is: please don't just favourite something if you really enjoyed it; BOOST it so that other people can enjoy it, too! This is the only reason why I bother to create as large a social graph as I can on Mastodon—to act as an amplifier. You can, too!❤️😉

Earlier today Elon Musk said that my ban was temporary, 45 min later he denied my appeal to reinstate my account and confirmed that I am *permanently* banned. The email I just received says the decision cannot be reversed.
I have never once violated Twitters rules or terms of service. I’ve never had a single tweet flagged, my account was permanently banned with no warning and with no reason, after I reached out to Musk for comment.
#twittermigration #twitterexodus #twitter #tech #news #technews
This is some of my handspun yarn made into the Maple Leaf Shawl. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/maple-leaf-shawl-4 #kntting #handspinning #canada #yarn
Maple Leaf Shawl pattern by Natalia @ Elfmoda

Inspired by the beautiful maple tree leaves so prevalent in the fall, this shawl will be a stunning addition to your autumn wardrobe.

Ravelry

Many of the journalists Elon suspended today on Twitter are here on #Mastodon. Please follow and boost:

Drew Harwell, Washington Post
@drewharwell

Donie O’Sullivan, CNN
@donieosullivan

Steve Herman, VOA
@w7voa

Micah Lee, Intercept
@micahflee

Tony Webster
@tony

Matt Binder, Mashable
@MattBinder

#freepress #journalism #journalists #news

Happy Thanksgiving Meme Hope it does not use up too much space.
Twitter has gotten terrible in the past 3 days. All of these unwanted tweets from Big Time Users entered my feed. I do follow a few people who ask random questions, but now there are too many. I blocked some of them, not because I did not like them, but I don't want all this random stuff in my feed. But the more I block it does not help, its like blocking spam calls more are always waiting.

"What I’m finding most satisfying about Mastodon, and I’m seeing a lot of other journalists feel this, is that it actually forces you to ask and confront some of these questions and to make active choices. Even if Mastodon were to remain Twitter’s very tiny stepbrother, I would still like to be part of a Mastodon journalist community because I think we got lazy as a field, and we let Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and, god help us, Elon Musk decide..."

@adamdavidson

https://themarkup.org/newsletter/hello-world/mastodons-moment

Mastodon’s Moment – The Markup

A conversation with Adam Davidson

A haphazard celebration of some free/libre software that I appreciate: R.
R feels more intuitive to me than any other programming language I have used. For everyday data processing and statistics, it strikes the perfect balance: sufficient control over the details without having to reinvent the wheel. Building confidence and proficiency takes time, though: if you encounter frustration while learning, you are not alone, and I am happy to help.
#RStats #FreeSoftware #LibreSoftware #OpenSource