Mastodawn

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 29, 2022

Mike Masnick ✅Dec 29, 2022

I wrote up some of the tricks and tools and tips I've picked up that have made Mastodon more useful, and which people seem to appreciate when I share with them: https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/29/some-tricks-to-making-mastodon-way-more-useful/

Some Tricks To Making Mastodon Way More Useful

It’s been interesting to watch over the last few months as tons of people have migrated from Twitter to Mastodon (or similar compatible ActivityPub-based social media platforms). I’ve n…

Techdirt

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 26, 2022

Pro Tip: Kids love the most random crap. I picked up a “healing crystal” at Whole Foods to throw in my elementary aged kid’s stocking. He loves it. Side benefit - it might heal the demons out of him.

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 25, 2022

I just spent an hour jumping with my kid on his new trampoline and how did we ever do that for hours on end oh my back and my butt I can’t breathe

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 25, 2022

Where are you Christmas?

The cruelty is the point.

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 24, 2022

Village Person Dec 24, 2022

Santa: all the reindeer were stranded in the mountains? then what happened? where are the others?

Donner: *sobbing*

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 24, 2022

Help me out. Gremlins can’t get wet, right? They multiply when they get wet, RIGHT?!? So HOW can they walk in the snow? It’s FROZEN WATER?!?

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 20, 2022

Ryan Schultz Dec 19, 2022

Two excellent, in-depth guides to Mastodon, which should answer many of your questions, are here:

1. An Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon by joyeusenoelle: https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon

2. Nikodemus' Guide to Mastodon: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9gfeKg_-hlsU66R-dLEvUeyMsqEfyIx2pnfUeX0t_E/edit#heading=h.j95atvlbfrn5

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GitHub - joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon: An increasingly less-brief guide to Mastodon

An increasingly less-brief guide to Mastodon. Contribute to joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 19, 2022

Julian Sanchez Dec 19, 2022

You’ll be unsurprised to learn that the incident with the supposed Musk stalker appears to have nothing to do with the jet tracking account. It occurred 26 miles from the airport, and a full day after ElonJet placed the plane in Los Angeles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/18/details-of-musk-stalking-incident/

Musk blamed a Twitter account for an alleged stalker. Police see no link.

The incident last week underscored how Elon Musk’s personal concerns can influence his governance of a social media platform used by hundreds of millions of people.

The Washington Post

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 16, 2022

Klangable Dec 16, 2022

women are 73% more likely to be injured – and 17% more likely to die – in a vehicle crash… Part of the problem is that test dummies modeled on the average female body are rarely used in safety tests by car manufacturers – because only “male” dummies are mandated for tests by regulators.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/world/female-car-crash-test-dummy-spc-intl/index.html

Buffy Summers and Mr. Pointy Dec 16, 2022

Poppy Northcutt Dec 16, 2022

Stalled maternal mortality report shows Texas has not improved. The rate of pregnancy-related deaths in Texas was virtually unchanged between 2013 and 2019, with Black women continuing to die at the highest rate, according to a long-awaited report released Thursday by state health officials. #TxMaternalMortality
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Stalled-maternal-mortality-report-shows-Texas-has-17657280.php

Stalled maternal mortality report shows Texas has not improved

The findings show that Texas continues to struggle to care for women during and after pregnancy, especially Black women.

Houston Chronicle