Mastodawn

NNTP is bygone,group mailing lists & IRC are mostly,yet the grotesque platforms are a tiny part of The Internet. I don't really care about MAU,Engagement Metrics or turnover;I don't care how many terabytes are shifted for Service X. I consider The Internet to be multitudes where Gemini Capsules stand next to Netflix. If one person hosts a Gopher server then it's part of the Internet and I wish the concept of variety was something more folk were at least aware of,even if they couldn't care less.

wordsmith‽ ⁂1d ago

I've been forcing myself to listen to the BBC #podcast "Top Comment" since I have occasionally been fielding questions from customers about their kids and abusive social media platforms. It describes as "The story behind your social media feed" and this genuinely isn't meant in a derogatory or condescending manner but I find it sad that both the hosts find those platforms to "Be the Internet".

wordsmith‽ ⁂1d ago

My geologic name is "Imperfect Assortment of Peridots Gleaned from a Trojan Asteroid". What's yours?

Inspired by @ThoraiyaDyer 's "You Are Invited to Our SPRING CELEBRATION":
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_03_26f/

Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: You Are Invited to Our SPRING CELEBRATION by Thoraiya Dyer (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine

wordsmith‽ ⁂1d ago

There are halos shining around the bannisters of this pub, each side of the little ramped section of the floor, where the mop visits but the foot does not.

wordsmith‽ ⁂1d ago

@nantucketlit your beautiful postcard arrived! I am not sure how long it has been since I received something that was typed. Now I am sorely tempted to start looking for one myself; my Dearly Departed Dad had an electric Olivetti but I may never have used a pure mechanical one.

@asakiyume what delightful #poetry ! As someone who does not tend to look down on the weed it strikes a chord. Adaptable, joyous, generous. Insightful ways to describe those plants which have a right to grow.

wordsmith‽ ⁂3d ago

Kick Murder Squad Pleasurebot 3d ago

Black and Indigenous women poets, DM me links to your work. I’m on a poetry selection committee and I want to lift you!

Esp. Queer and disabled Black and Indigenous women. Esp. esp. trans Black and Indigenous women.

I don’t care about your resume or publication history or where you are in the world. I just want to read your words.

This is also like a year out, so don’t wait for a contact. I’ll just be adding your name/info to a proposed reading list.

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