Februari 1 is #GlobalSwitchDay https://piratenpartij.nl/1-februari-is-global-switch-day/

#mastodon #pixelfed #signal #frienica #peertube #loops

Twitter cannot be fixed with the racist pirate at the wheel.. Or even in the company  

He Elon, toxic much? 

& Whilst we're on the subject of #Introductions.. This is Tilly, my Working Cocker Spaniel, a breed also known as 'complete nutters' 🐕‍🦺

#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon

Born in 1914, Hedy Lamarr was a famous American actress who pioneered the technology that would lead to WiFi, GPS, cell phones & Bluetooth communication.

Lamarr was brilliant. Among many fascinating inventions, she developed a new communication system with composer George Antheil that used “frequency hopping” among radio waves.

Once called the “most beautiful woman in the world," Lamarr is now remembered as "the mother of Wi-Fi."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/thank-world-war-ii-era-film-star-your-wi-fi-180971584/ #science #history #HistoryRemix

Public Service Warning

Mastodon has a very big surge of new users right now. There's no way to tell if it will be sustained, but at this early point it looks similar to Nov 18 when Musk pulled the employee purge.

It is very challenging for system administration to accommodate so many new users. If your server starts to struggle, it is not broken and will get sorted out.

We're all in this together. It's our social network. Be patient. What we are building is amazing.

#twittermigration