↪ Replying to @shaun_gomm
@shaun_gomm @Nexer_Digital ❤️ Wow, its been so long now!! Such a super event. I had so much fun talking to everyone. Miss this.
↪ Replying to @HERO_Respondi
@HERO_Respondi I use Metatext on iPhone which comes well recommended. metabolist.org
↪ Replying to @unknown
@annavkraft @Cozyn3rd @LeoR1011 Jag är inte förtjust i de officiella apparna ännu som uppenbart har barnsjukdomar. Rekommenderar Tusky på Android och Metatext på iOS.
↪ Replying to @augmentedrobot
@augmentedrobot Cool! So you created an extra account there? :) I need to follow the right account!
↪ Replying to @augmentedrobot
@augmentedrobot Haha cool. Yes, this is my third time trying Mastodon but the small instances I joined previously are dead now 😅 Having my own instance truly feels like the way to go for me now.
@augmentedrobot Followed you now :)
↪ Replying to @HERO_Respondi
@HERO_Respondi Just hope you noted that you had to write your join request in Swedish ;)
↪ Replying to @HERO_Respondi
@HERO_Respondi Very valid questions. If you don't know that you'll stay, maybe join mastodon.se to begin with, before you invest money. You can always create a Tankespjärn one later and move the account there. Some people regularly move between instances.
@HERO_Respondi And when you move your account to another instance you can maintain follows/followers.
↪ Replying to @unknown
@obeka Ja man ska nog undvika någon av apparna första gången man skapar konto. :)
axbom.se/mastodon-guide/
↪ Replying to @unknown
@ethicsconsult Hopefully I'll find time to blog, but in short I'm finding other people there, some who have been there for years and some who are just "moving in". Totally different vibe, giving me that nostalgic feeling of early internet where people were curious together. Very respectful.
↪ Replying to @beantin
@beantin @uxpodcast This is true. Part of it is also seeing how the people I follow are influenced by algorithms, itself contributing how they engage on the platform. My hypothesis is that you have to be really well organised, aware and in control to make good use of lists.
Alla borde lyssna mer på Maries värdefulla råd.
↪ Replying to @unknown
@Loukas_RS 1. Default timeline, non-chronological and designed to promote engagement/enragement
2. My likes influencing what others see, (meaning my behavior towards them is affected)
3. Others are also affected by the algorithm, which means they behave differently than they otherwise would
↪ Replying to @tsvenson
@tsvenson This is fair. A restart is likely a big contributor as well. But the sense is that most people on here are affected by algorithms meaning they behave differently than they otherwise would. Including myself.
I don't think I can do this site anymore. It's insane how clearly the algorithm messes with us once you go algorithm-free. Chilling. 😬
Yes, the algorithm-free experience is Mastodon. It's absolutely mindblowing how different my mind, body and emotions are in check when active there rather than here. I know there are huge obstacles to entry (usability-wise) but I'm really hoping I can contribute to improve that.
To be clear: I'm also not naive. It's a system where people talk to each other and sometimes anonymously. There will be trashfires. Tip: choose a small instance or run your own. Avoid large ones that naturally carry more noise. At least trashfires aren't algorithmically rewarded.
I've just updated my Mastodon guide with a list of instances at the bottom, as a first quick reference for people having a hard time choosing. Perhaps easier to browse a decently short list than search among thousands 😁
(You can always move later)
axbom.com/mastodon-guide/
↪ Replying to @sashatikhonov
@sashatikhonov @uxpodcast @beantin @VW Haha, thank you. That is perfect 😂
I started drawing a comic strip.
My form of meditation is often doodling. It takes me to another space where I'm not disturbed by the outside world. I've been wanting to try and draw a comic strip for many, many years. It seems that spending less time on Twitter and more time on Mastodon gave me the headspace to get on with it. Three strips along now and we'll see where it goes.
New comics are posted on Mastodon and on Twitter, but there is also of course a web page. I'm confident the quality will improve with practice and determination.
The cartoon is called Wild Exploits. I loved the ambiguity of both those words related to the work I do in digital ethics. The setting is of course borrowed from Tanzania, where I lived as a teenager.
Mastodon: https://social.axbom.com/users/wildexploits
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wildexploits
Web page: https://we.axbom.com/
If you have @DuckDuckGo as your search engine you actually have more than 13,000 different search engines available from the address bar, just using ”bangs”.
There is a bang for Wikipedia (!w), for Twitter (!twitter) and even google(!g). Check it out:
duckduckgo.com/bang