#MastodonNews Dec 28, 2022

Seems not everybody is willing to sell out to evil billionaires.

Financial Times: Twitter rival Mastodon rejects funding to protect non-profit status >>>
https://t.co/TXNmtIPV3O

Twitter rival Mastodon has rejected more than five investment offers from Silicon Valley firms... The platform’s non-profit status was “untouchable”... Mastodon will not turn into everything you hate about Twitter.

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#twittermigration

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.

Street artist Jim Bachor fills potholes with incredible #mosaics of famous #art.

https://mymodernmet.com/jim-bachor-pothole-mosaic-art/

Interesting piece in the #Nature journal about the #birdsite and its importance in #science.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04506-6

As a very recent arrival on #Mastodon and in the #Fediverse, I'm seeing far more engagement here than on Twitter, despite having far fewer followers here.

Being here feels like the earlier days on Twitter, where posts are generously shared and where there is a genuine sense of building and supporting a community

I hope this continues and that the wider #Science and #Environment communities and also #universities jump on board.

For a now slightly dated view (in Nature) of the merits of Mastodon for scientists, see also this:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03668-7

#ScienceCommunication

I've been invited to do an AMA on Reddit tomorrow. Verifying that's really me!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/zqfr4h/ama_with_eugen_rochko_founder_and_lead_developer/

Elon Musk is Still Silencing the Journalists he Banned from Twitter.

It looks like our accounts have been reinstated, but it's an illusion: We're actually locked out and can't post anything without deleting specific tweets the billionaire doesn't like.

This latest article embeds a Mastodon post and links to posts by @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa and @tony

https://theintercept.com/2022/12/20/elon-musk-twitter-banned-journalists/