Some accounts on here are marked as "Automated" or "Bot". This is not a bad sign! These are generally good and useful bots 🙂

These labels are added by the bot's owner to let people know there isn't a human responding to replies. More info at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-are-some-accounts-marked-bot-on-mastodon

You can find lots of useful weather bots at https://fedimeteo.com

Some bots are interactive, for example @votechess lets people play a collaborative game of chess. @dungeons is another popular interactive bot.

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The best description I've ever heard of AI is the following. I heard this in the 80s, and it has held up since:

AI is magic.

1: You see a magic trick. You are amazed by the magic.

2: You are shown how the trick works. You are impressed by the technique.

3: You learn how to perform the trick. Now it's not magic, it's sleight-of-hand, or mirrors, or misdirection.

This is why "AI" is always bullshit: once you understand it, it's not AI any more, it's something else.

Hi new people from #Twitter and other wonderfully dystopic social media environments.

Did you know that since there is no #algorithm here we don't have the benefit of sucking down whatever #birdsite wants to send you? That means, that unless you BOOST someones post - no one will see it unless they follow them.

Like something someone said? Give it like.
Want someone someone said to be seen by others? Give them a boost.

I'm unsure if #MondayQuickTips is a thing - but with enough followers, boosts and support we can make it a thing. That is the power of #Mastodon. We #Mastodonians are wholly responsible for the feed we curate. Boost responsibly. :)