I'm thinking of moving from mastodon.social and I'm curious about people's experiences elsewhere. Stuff that matters to me: * moderation, balanced by openness and being welcoming to newcomers * fast updates / I want to forget about the tech stack because things just seem to work * demonstrated […]

@scott @kzeta I use an email server I made from an old payphone and a paperclip. Anything less would be ludicrously insecure.

No ads. No* algorithm. No influence campaigns. No AI. No bots. Just people on the internet talking to each other about all the little pointless things, (and big incredible things) in our lives. *I realize that the demonization of the term "algorithm" in social media is unfortunate in many ways […]

Chrysanthemum tea makes me happy ☺️ #monochromemonday #bloomscrolling #joyscrolling

I’m about to finally get my act together and move my little-used Google Workspace account elsewhere. Is there anyone who would recommend something other than Protonmail for mail? I have file storage covered and don’t need calendars. I want to use a custom domain and a way to use IMAP clients is […]

Being buzzy #macromonday #Fotomontag #insects #bloomscrolling

This week I'm participating in "We ain't buying it." I won't be shopping at Amazon, Target, or The Home Depot. Instead, I'll buy from independently-owned stores, farmers' markets, small local chains, online and in-person craft fairs, non-profits, and the like. #weaintbuyingit #boycott #uspol

RE: https://sfba.social/@minmi/115600052264331893 Imagine... what kind of modern technology would we have, if it were optimized to help humans flourish? Could be something as simple as a user experience tweak on an existing device. Or could be a wholly new imagined thing! #askfedi

Bonjour les Mamouths ! #fleuristonfil

@matera 🌼

@kzeta 🌱

@matera 🪂

@kzeta 🌬️

@kzeta 1000%. The imagining and the doing are best friends. I’m not sure you can do one without the other. Imagine enough and your behavior changes. Change your behavior and your imagination widens! I’m really curious to hear what other fedi people would imagine!

@kzeta YES! Exactly. Like, what tech would there be to bring us together, to foster beauty and creation? Would we all have gallery openings every weekend? Incredible canvasses in our living rooms? I think innovation is such a super power and it’s such a bummer to see it going to such paltry […]

He would like me to put my phone down and only pay attention to him. #caturday

Sometimes I like to ponder what tech would be exploding into the scene if the people who chose what got made were optimizing for human flourishing, not for making well off people have to spend as little time around other humans as possible. I feel like we would have a lot of really cool trains.

Advice for Artists: Are you working on a painting of nature or where nature plays a key role? Consider adding ants. Ants are a part of every natural environment that isn't a glacier. If you already have a few ants, why not add more? How many species do you have? Even if it isn't a painting of […]

it's #caturday !

Update:

Today someone sent me a legal document to sign. Immediately upon opening it, I was greeted with, "Save time! Read the AI summary." 🫩 Did I mention it was a LEGAL document? 🤨 That I was responsible for signing? 🧐 And... they wanted me to trust an AI summary!?! 🤦🏻

TGIF! I just finished writing up my newsletter that will go out tomorrow and I started it by mentioning that my pieces for this month’s collection had to share kiln space with a fair number of pieces by kids & students as well as my larger sculptural […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Due to circumstances well within our control (me being ridiculous), things have escalated from there. (Rainbow approves, though, which is what really matters.)

My cat Rainbow likes to sit in this basket in my bathroom. My daughter painted a portrait of Rainbow in the basket. I hung it in the bathroom, naturally. Then I got a photo of Rainbow sitting in the basket underneath the painting.

🎼 Look how far you've come, you filled your heart with love Baby, you've done enough, take a deep breath . . . 🎵 #bloomscrollthemusical #shakira #bloomscrolling #mobilephotography #myphoto

🎼 Look how far you've come, you filled your heart with love Baby, you've done enough, take a deep breath . . . 🎵 #bloomscrollthemusical #shakira #bloomscrolling #mobilephotography #myphoto

I ordered a package from a neighboring city – about 15 miles away from me. And yet, somehow, that package will go on a journey nearly *10 times* the distance because... ??? 🤯

Work in progress on a giant embroidered brain by @laurabundesen.bsky.social at #sfn #sfn25 #sciart

This weekend I saw an azalea bush in full bloom, covered in fallen leaves from a nearby sweetgum tree. Because the San Francisco Bay Area climate is weird like that. #bloomscrolling #sfba #autumn #mobilephotography #myphoto

Make a wish. Breathe. Then do whatever you can to make it come true. #bloomscrolling #hope #fight

@kzeta Yeah!! Everyone should push more Rainbow alerts. No matter where!! #rainbowalert #rainbow #rainbowpower

"Rainbow alert!" – my partner, letting my kid and me know there's an active rainbow. #sanfrancisco #sfba #sfbayview #bayviewsf #rainbow

Attn: he has awakened! And did a circle! And went back to sleep! Stay tuned for more #caturday updates :neocat_bongo_up: #catsofmastodon #cats

#3goodthings 1. All of the pieces I made in my last pottery class are done and I brought them home today. 🎉 2. I started trimming my first porcelain piece and I think I'm hooked on porcelain. It's sooooo smooth! 3. Family cuddle time. 💖

Look at these pants my partner made me 🤩 These are #retrocomputing selvedge jeans!! With floppies on the pockets!

Barbecue bubble selfie 🫧

@kzeta I especially enjoy when I stumble upon a great thread of people responding to a new follow and I joyfully discover I don’t follow any of them yet! As I click through, it feels a little like picking up smooth stones off the beach, adding to my collection of cool people.

In case you could use a timeline cleanse. #joyscrolling #waves #ocean

New profile pic using the #Wikipedia25 puzzle tool! For Wikipedia's upcoming 25th anniversary celebration, a key part of the iconography is the puzzle piece from the Wikipedia globe. And we've got a sweet tool that will transform images into pixelated […] [Original post on wikimedia.social]

A grid of little worlds. #raindrops #urbanbeauty #sfba

mastodon should fix the bug where typos are invisible in the editing box but obvious on the timeline

#aurora is white right ? #sfba