Tech speaker, developer advocate #DevRel, supporter, communities person. I do things with code, and tinker with gadgets #MicroPython #MQTT #LEGO #BoardGames #DoctorWho … and I am one-third of a weekly #podcast @gamesatwork_biz
Also… #Community #Electronics #Microcontrollers #RP2040 #ESP32 #RaspberryPi #MechanicalKeyboards #Vinyl #RetroGaming #Xbox #fedi22
| 🗺️ links page | https://andypiper.me |
| 🎙️ podcast | https://gamesatwork.biz |
| 🧑🏼💻 code | https://github.com/andypiper |
| 👤 pronouns | he/they/them |
The Mastodon instance I’ve been using, mastodon.technology, is shutting down in a few months, so I’ve migrated my Mastodon account to a new server. I wanted to share the steps I went through in case the details are helpful to anyone, especially others migrating off that instance–especially a warning about when you lose access to your old account. I don’t know if these are the best steps to follow, but they worked for me.
If you want to understand what the #accessibility community have lost with the demise of Twitter - and what Mastodon can do to help - you've got to listen to @tink on the BBC's latest podcast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dfbgsc
(Starts about 24 minutes in - but the whole podcast is great.)
🆕 blogging - “Twitter's archive doesn't have alt text - but Mastodon's does!”
Because I don't trust Alan, the Hyperprat who now runs Twitter, I decided to download my Twitter archive before setting my account to dormant. About a decade ago, I wrote about how the Twitter archive works and where it is deficient. Thing…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/11/twitters-archive-doesnt-have-alt-text-but-mastodons-does/
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#a11y #accessibility #mastodon #MastodonAPI #NaBloPoMo #twitter
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