Of deserts and decolonisation: dispelling myths about drylands

“The assumption that the world’s drylands are worthless, deforested, and overgrazed landscapes has led, since the colonial period, to programs and policies that have often systematically damaged dryland environments and marginalized large numbers of indigenous peoples.”

https://pastres.org/2020/10/30/of-deserts-and-decolonization-dispelling-myths-about-drylands/
#COP27

Here's another amazing artistic and acrobatic #dance routine preserved on the YouTube wayback machine: the Whitey's Lindy Hopper sequence from the 1941 comedy Hellzapoppin' (colorized).

Don't let the slow start to the clip fool you; this is a worthy "wait for it" moment.

https://youtu.be/qzc7vY9VTnk

#Blackmastodon #BlackTwitter

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

#twitter #mastodon #twittermigration @fediverse

I’m seeing an awful lot of photos posted with no alt text, and hashtags not using #camelCase or #PascalCase

Please use these for #Accessibility as it’s considerate to #DisabledPeople and also benefits others (e.g. if your image has text in a foreign language, translation tools can read it; Pascal Case hashtags are more readable for everyone). The #MetaText iOS app actually prompts you to add #AltText when posting an image.

#FediTips #FediCulture