Mastodawn

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

Jay Rosen Nov 19, 2022

"CBS News Suspends Twitter Posting ‘In Light of the Uncertainty’ About Musk-Owned Social Platform."

https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/cbs-news-pauses-twitter-posting-1235437572/

"In light of the uncertainty around Twitter and out of an abundance of caution, CBS News is pausing its activity on the social media site as it continues to monitor the platform,” Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News national correspondent, said in a report about the latest chaos at the company on the “CBS Evening News” Friday.

CBS News Pauses Twitter Posts ‘In Light of Uncertainty’ Over Platform

UPDATE, Nov. 20, 6:45 a.m. PT: CBS News Resumes Twitter Posting After Hiatus Over ‘Security Concerns’ CBS News is halting its activity on Twitter over Elon Musk’s turbulent and potentially de…

Variety

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

John Dennehy Nov 19, 2022

Labor advantages drive the greater productivity of faculty at elite universities

"the greater availability of funded graduate and postdoctoral labor at more prestigious institutions drives the environmental effect of prestige on productivity."

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq7056

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

Nov 4, 2022

If you are new to Mastodon coming from the Twitter, here are a few amazing Mastodon features that are NOT ON TWITTER. Enjoy! 🐘

1. Content Warnings CW ⚠️

It allows you to display a warning but hides the content of your post. Here’s a short guide I wrote about it: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109282181601490676

2. Slow Mode 😌

In Preferences > Appearance, you can select the option “Slow mode” to hide automatic feed updates. You will then have to click at the top of the timelines to see new posts (ex: “10 new items”).

3. Custom Emojis

When you write a post (called a toot here), you can select emojis that are custom to your server (called an instance here). In the toot field, click on the 😃 button labelled "Insert emoji" at the bottom (this will vary on mobile apps) to see what’s available there. Some are really neat!

4. Mastodon is different

There is no suggestion algorithms here, no promotion, no ads. This is a community. You can be more of your true complex and unique self. Engage with others genuinely. Follow others you like no matter their followers count. Describe yourself and what interests you in your bio, you are not as limited by characters count here.

Be yourself. Leave the toxicity out, it is not valued here. Respect others. Be a kind human. Share what you love. Make friends

#TinyMastodonTip #Mastodon

Em :official_verified: (@[email protected])

Tiny Mastodon Newbie Tip 🐘: Content Warning (CW) is used quite liberally here. It’s an amazing Mastodon feature! Use it as often as it might be helpful. You can use Content Warning to hide a toot (post) your are writing that: - discusses or displays topics that might disturb other users (ex: violence, nudity, mental health, food, etc) ⚠️ - discusses or displays topics that you think could be annoying or irrelevant to other users (ex: twitter, local politics, very long post, whom-who-shall-not-be-named, etc) 🔕 - discusses spoilers of a tv show, movie, video game, or book 🤯 - hides a joke you want to create a special surprise for! :awesome: HOW TO❓ 1. On desktop, below the toot writing field, click on “CW” in the menu. The button’s icon and label may vary for mobile apps, but it should be there! 2. This will add an extra title field above with “Write your warning here” (or similar label). 3. Write the warning (what people will see) for your toot (ex: “Spoiler Star Trek Discovery Season 10!” or “Discussion of violence:” etc). 4. Write your toot normally in the field “What’s on your mind?” (or similar label) and Publish! 5. People will have to click on “Show More” to see the content of your toot. 6. Magic!✨ #TinyMastodonTip #Mastodon

Infosec Exchange

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

OK, I created another account, on @mastdn.science and now I want to move my followers to there and change servers. I’m using MetaText from my iPhone. How do I do it? Or do I need to use my laptop for that? Thanks for any tips anyone can give me and sorry to be high maintenance

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

The Struggling Scientists Nov 19, 2022

Never has fun as you first expect 😅

#academia #PhD #science #xp @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

Gary Marcus Nov 19, 2022

what remains of birdland, with sharp observation from Laurie Segall:

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

Linda Nguyen, MD Nov 19, 2022

Made the leap. First toot. Hi med-mastodon #Gastrodon

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

Dr. Lucky Tran

Nov 19, 2022

“Research suggests that even at significantly reduced capacity, stadiums with 20K+ in attendance were associated with subsequent case spikes in surrounding communities.”

I remember when leaders and NFL bosses gaslit us that games weren’t super spreaders.

#COVID #COVID19 #publichealth

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-11-18/nfl-games-2020-season-spike-covid-cases?utm_source=reddit.com

Study: NFL games in 2020 led to COVID spikes in communities

A study published Friday determined NFL games played during the 2020 season before a vaccine was available led to spikes in COVID cases.

Los Angeles Times

Adriana Heguy, PhD Nov 19, 2022

Chris Trottier Nov 18, 2022

EDIT: DO NOT BOOST!

This post is nearly a year old, and boosting will simply spread misinformation. Mastodon now has substantially more funding, and has enough scale to handle its many users.

I would delete this post but my server is not letting me so I'm editing this to reflect that I wish for you to NOT BOOST!

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Right now Mastodon is only receiving appr. $21,000/month through Patreon.

This is not enough to handle the 1 million new accounts that will be made this week.

Currently, only 4,720 patrons are donating to Mastodon.

However, if everyone chips in $2/month, this will ensure the continued survival of Mastodon!

Be a hero! Donate now! https://www.patreon.com/mastodon