Toran Shaw - M7TOR

@torspedia
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Writer on productivity, well-being and online technologies. Open University student in Creative Writing and English language. Interfaith advocate. Dabbler in web design and learning to code!

Neurodivergent. Linux user. Left-Libertarian, mutualist. Non-conformist, Unitarian Quaker. Aroaceflux. Brentford FC and non-league supporter. Amateur radio licence holder. Japanophile and otaku!

I'm also an Ealing Commoner, with family links to Sheffield, who now lives in Somerset.

#Kiwis what #book would you recommend that's set in #NewZealand?

One of the #reading #challenges I'm doing has a prompt for a book set in #Aotearoa, and as I don't know much about the literature from down there... I'd be particularly interested in any #books on #Māori culture.

#Maori #AmReading #the52bookclub #the52bookclub2025

I've now cancelled my own #Mastodon instance, as it wasn't really needed, at this moment in time. I'm okay being on this and other instances that are hosted by others.

I will eventually set up another one, but only when I'm ready to actually host it myself.

#fediverse #JoinMastodon

What alternative #language #learning apps are you using, instead of #Duolingo?

#education

#StGeorgesDay the ironic day when English 'patriots', who want to deport foreigners, celebrate, a 'foreign' saint, who slayed a mythical creature, and who probably never even set foot on these isles.
Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 - Vatican News

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

#Christians who support these Trumpian immigration policies, you really need to decide who you love more... #Jesus or #Trump... you can not love both!

Jesus taught to love your neighbor as yourself, and to welcome the stranger who resides in your land.

These Trumpian policies go directly against these core teachings of Jesus and are taking his name in vein.

#Christianity #Christian #religion #USPol #USPolitics

My biggest complaint about #Mastodon, at the moment, is the inability to #translate posts. Being given the option to translate a post, from a language you don't speak, should be on by default. There are some posts I can click an option to translate and others (see example image), I can't.

It does bug me as I would very much like to know what these #Japanese posts are saying, especially those that relate to #anime.

@Mastodon

#translation #languages

With next year's #WorldCup taking place in the #USA, surely it's now time for #FIFA to seriously consider a change of country... especially as many fans would be denied entry, under the current regime.

#football #sport #USPol #USPolitics

Does anyone know if there's a dedicated #bookstodon instance?

#books #book #reading #AmReading #Mastodon

I do wish @Mastodon offered the ability to translate posts to the end user, so we can decide when to translate posts. Most frustrating that we can't.

A load of #Japanese posts came through, over night, but only a few of them offered the ability to translate. Most annoying. 🙁

#Mastodon #Japan