I've seen new Mastodon users compare the vibe of the Fediverse with the excitement and experimentation of the early days of the web.

If you missed those days or want to learn more I recommend The History of the Web project. It's available as a low-traffic newsletter:

https://thehistoryoftheweb.com

or blog:

https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/archives

Every issue delivers fascinating stories backed with solid research. I did live through those days, yet I discover a lot of events or projects I didn't know about.

#web

Y'all, I want to boost something really important that I haven't seen #academic Mastodon, #histodons and etc broach yet.

Beginning November 14, UAW Academic Workers have announced a statewide strike against the University of California.

The #strike may become the largest academic worker strike in US history.

You can show support for grad students, postdocs, and researchers in several ways. To learn how, check out:

https://fairucnow.org/support/

Dear #asianists on Mastodon:

I created a Google form and spreadsheet to help scholars, teachers, & graduate students with an Asia research interest to find eachother on Mastodon. Consider adding yourself:

#Asianists on Mastodon Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTMCM_gzW3MtxHnFt16huEpVclmV9yQXA7TZqHZ3r3vslB-Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

#Asianists on Mastodon Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10kKyUrBbB5r66xUeuPzV3pM098VqTG7jVTKNSacdCzA/edit?resourcekey=undefined#gid=122506783

The first 50 or so listed were people including focus on Asia transferred over from #histodons list, but only those who answered "Yes" to relevant question about sharing info