freeedr posted:

I poo poo through my pant leg

Hyperlynx posted:

I think it depends on how you use it, and it can be used for different things.

Anyone can run a Mastodon instance/server/node (whatever you'd like to call it). I think the intention of each server depends on who's running it, including their server rules. They can choose to admit anyone, people only by approval, etc. You have an account on an instance, and you can see a feed of only people you're following (Home), and one of only people on that instance (Local).

But the instances are "federated", meaning they share data with each other, so you can also see posts by any user on any instance that's sharing data with the server you have an account on. Account names are expressed as @username@hosting server For instance, I'm @Hyperlynx@mastodon.au, but my Home feed (of who I'm following) shows posts from Rami Ismail (@tha_rami@mastodon.social), Winamp ⚡️ Skins Bot (@winampskins@botsin.space), Rod Hilton (@rodhilton@mastodon.social), TJ Cooney (@tjcooney@spacey.space). You can follow anyone on any instance, and you can see a Federated feed of all public posts on all instances.

I think the idea is that, if you like, you can make an account on a Mastodon instance that is just for your specific niche interest or community, so that your Local feed will be posts just from that community. Or, you can use an instance that admits pretty much everyone, that serves as an access point for the whole Mastodon system in general (mastodon.social, mastodon.au). The latter is much more like Twitter, I think. But, also, you can always access the entire thing from any server.

Personally I'm really keen to see how it develops as more people start using it. I think it's got a lot of potential. It's decentralised, and designed specifically for a decentralised environment. I'm very interested to see how things like content moderation and user verification end up shaking out. On that second one, I've seen a proposal that public figures such as journalists could be verified quite easily by their organisation itself running a Mastodon instance where the only users are staff members. By an account in question being a user of a hypothetical https://mastodon.washingtonpost.com you would be guaranteed that they indeed work for The Washington Post by the same SSL certificates that guarantee that when you look at https://www.washingtonpost.com/ it's authentic.

Honestly I haven't seen any really cool accounts there yet, but it's early days.

Ichabod Sexbeast posted:

Also Eugen Rotko, the originator of Mastodon, is known as "website boy"

NLJP posted:

They should have kept calling them toots

PostNouveau posted:

Also, that Popeyes on Canal Street. And that Voodoo Chicken & Daquiris on Canal Street.

I'd add that Starbucks on Canal Street, but they closed it because poo poo was too wild, and they couldn't guarantee their employees' safety.

Canal Street is a loving mess.

Your Gay Uncle posted:

https://twitter.com/PastorAlexLove/status/1609334723259539456

Silly Burrito posted:

Goddammit, somebody wake up Andy Reid.

Lobok posted:

Fireworks are cool but how often do you see a big fat lazy smelly dumb beast with stupid hair and bad teeth masturbating?

I'll be back later to check if anyone's replied to my question. Just going to therapy (need to try and improve my extremely fragile ego).

Your Gay Uncle posted:

https://twitter.com/PastorAlexLove/status/1609334723259539456

Lobok posted:

Fireworks are cool but how often do you see a big fat lazy smelly dumb beast with stupid hair and bad teeth masturbating?

The Lone Badger posted:

They did.

Arsenic Lupin posted:

https://twitter.com/waDNR/status/1608879733688922115

Konar posted:

Do people just assume dog poop bags at beginning of a path are just left there permanently and not just like "you saw it, but it will be gone in 30 mins when the owners finishes their walk?" because that's definitely more likely the scenario

Mister Speaker posted:

When I was a kid, my Dad probably took me to half a dozen Tull concerts when he was alive, and he definitely had to explain to me the first couple of times that Jethro Tull was not a person in the band.

"That doesn't sound right. Are you sure it's not that silly guy in the top hat?"

Atticus_1354 posted:

Carry your loving poop bags so people dont have to look at your litter you lazy turd. And yes assholes leave them constantly.

Konar posted:

Are your webcams that you actively monitor abandoned bags of dog poo poo public, so we can all look? Big Nextdoor energy coming off this post

Konar posted:

Are your webcams that you actively monitor abandoned bags of dog poo poo public, so we can all look? Big Nextdoor energy coming off this post

Konar posted:

Do people just assume dog poop bags at beginning of a path are just left there permanently and not just like "you saw it, but it will be gone in 30 mins when the owners finishes their walk?" because that's definitely more likely the scenario

I hate this loving tweet and all the replies also

GD_American posted:

I won a two truths, one lie contest with the factoid that Jethro Tull beat Metallica for the first ever Heavy Metal Grammy

Nobody believed me and they had to Wikipedia it, then the girl I beat tried to rules lawyer the name of the actual Grammy award

Konar posted:

GD_American posted:

I won a two truths, one lie contest with the factoid that Jethro Tull beat Metallica for the first ever Heavy Metal Grammy

Nobody believed me and they had to Wikipedia it, then the girl I beat tried to rules lawyer the name of the actual Grammy award

Facebook Aunt posted:

https://twitter.com/IZ04009654/status/1609268745695789067

Jim Silly-Balls posted:

It has everything to do with the fact that his left arm never moves.

Or I guess it’s real devil magic.

Facebook Aunt posted:

Yeah the performance was mildly interesting on it's own. But the several replies claiming it is actual witchcraft really elevated it.

Mister Speaker posted:

This is also one of my favourite music industry factoids. It's one of the big reasons a lot of people think the Grammies are a joke. They didn't even show up to the award ceremony because everyone thought Metallica was a shoe-in. I think when Metallica finally did win a Grammy years later, Lars said something like "thanks to Jethro Tull for not releasing an album this year."

Crest of a Knave, the Tull album that won, is actually one of my favourites. Calling it 'heavy metal' is a bit off, but it certainly does have an edge to it. Martin Barre is absolutely in top form, and Anderson's lyrics run the gamut from naturalist (Farm On the Freeway) to anti-war (Mountain Men) to desperately horny (Budapest and She Said She Was a Dancer). I love it.

Jim Silly-Balls posted:

It has everything to do with the fact that his left arm never moves.

Or I guess it’s real devil magic.