John Johnston

@johnjohnston
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Teacher, primary. https://johnjohnston.info/blog/

Product Owner for Glow Blogs

Likes RSS, carelessly attempts #IndieWeb principals with not much understanding.

#education #ds106 #fauna #flora #walking

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@jimgroom thanks Jim. Migration to social.ds106.us a wee job for the weekend I think.
Some thoughts after playing with mastodon for two weeks. TL;DR I am a belieber! https://bavatuesdays.com/some-notes-on-mastodon-after-two-weeks/
Some Notes on Mastodon after Two Weeks | bavatuesdays

I don't usually pay a lot of attention to new features when an OS updates nowadays. But the other day I discovered the "photo shuffle" Lock Screen feature on my phone. Now every time I unlock my phone I see another random image. I picked nature as the subject. I am not sure what algorithm is picking the photos but the results are delightful.

Read seven steeples by Sara Baume ★★★★★ 📚

"October mornings peeled the night cloud back to its subcutaneous lilac tissue.
The leaves earned their name by leaving the trees."

A couple drop out and slowly dissolve into nature. Dreamy poetic prose.

With the news that Tumblr is planning ActivityPub support, a quick reminder that you can already follow any Tumblr user from Micro.blog. Just enter someone.tumblr.com in Micro.blog’s Discover search! I use this for following a few artists and writers.

@dogtrax
At least 30 years ago I saw a book in a secondhand shop, in Bank Street, beautifully produced, a translation of a French poet who had lived in Japan.
Some haiku like poems & some one word ones. I can't recall any but I remember placement on the page was important.
I couldn't afford the book.

evanescing

#smallpoems

Federated friends, I invite you to share a #silentsunday image -- no words other than the hashtag except, of course, for the Alt-Text layered on the image, for those who use screen readers. I can't wait to see what you share today

French authorities declare the use of Microsoft Office and Google Docs illegal in schools and education markets, as they don’t follow GDPR and might disturb later competition by making students used to these proprietary solutions.

https://questions.assemblee-nationale.fr/q16/16-971QE.htm

@jimgroom it sure who looks happier!