No ad-blocker needed.
Zero ads.
My data stays on my server.
Interactions are genuine, driven by people's desire, not an algorithm pushing for conflict to boost engagement (and ad sales).
Nobody's here just because it's trendy. If you're here, you want to be here.
The best social media experience I've had in years.
Thank you to all of you, among these 15 million accounts, who have helped make this a wonderful place to be.
If you've enjoyed what I share but don't have the space/need for wall art and similar items, I just wanted to post a link to some downloadable art formatted to fit your mobile device. Always helps to keep me an my cats fed. ❤️
I had forgotten what the internet used to be like 20 or more years ago.
But it's just occurred to me that a couple of hours ago I asked a bunch of random strangers a fairly random question (about repairing a broken watch) and quickly got back multiple helpful and informative replies.
This is what the net used to be like, back in the days of usenet and email lists and the early web forums. And most people have probably never experienced it at all, their impression of social media being very different from those of us here on the Fediverse.
PS: It's probably very unfair to call you "random strangers". Even in just the 18 months I've been here I've found and chatted with people I'm happy to call friends, even though I've never met them face-to-face.
Looking back at 2023 @miketheman uncovered some impressive metrics that we want to share! A big thanks to Fastly- And also @awsopen for making Mike’s job possible! #thankyou#PyPI#python
Thank you to the buyer in Bartonville, Illinois who purchased stickers featuring my digital art prints - Pop-Up Palace, House Light, and Seaside Summer Resort Memory Book! I hope you enjoy your purchase!
Tuxedo cat portrait soft pastels painting - Thank you to the art lover from Scottsdale, AZ - United States for purchasing a weekender tote bag featuring my handpainted soft pastels painting Tuxedo cat portrait. I wish you much pleasure with it.
Mein ganz herzliches Dankeschön geht an einen Kunstsammler in Kiel für den Erwerb eines Leinwanddruckes meines Acrylgemäldes Kleines Rotkehlchen via Art Heroes. Möge es dir viel Freude bringen.
Leider erfahre ich bei Käufen über die Print-on-demand-Agenturen wie Art Heroes oder Fine Art America nur den Ort des Käufers, aber nicht, wer das Bild gekauft hat, so dass ich mich leider nicht persönlich bedanken kann.
A huge congratulations to Randy Fay (@ddev) for winning Drupal's "Aaron Winborn Award"! This award, named after an incredible Drupal contributor who sadly passed away, recognizes individuals who show personal integrity, kindness, and go the extra mile for the Drupal project and community. It's definitely one of Drupal's most prestigious community awards, and Randy Fay absolutely deserves it! 🙏 💙 https://www.drupal.org/community/cwg/blog/2023-aaron-winborn-award-winner-randy-fay#drupal#foss#thankyou
All the best wishes for a healthy, peaceful and prosperous New Year for everyone!
A big THANK YOU for all your support with follows, likes, boosts and buying prints or originals of my paintings. I really appreciate it!
I want to publicly thank @grunfink for creating the amazing snac2, which powers my instance.
They've read everything I noted, suggested changes, and adapted the code to make it work optimally even on my slow VM. If all open source developers were as kind and helpful as they have been with me, the world would be an idyllic place.
A shoutout to @stefano too - using snac2 was his idea, and he's responsible for the technical implementation of the instance.
And thanks to everyone who makes my timeline interesting and complete - without you, all of this would be utterly pointless.
#OurFlagMeansDeath is a show about queer pirates and finding community as societal outcasts. It's arguably one of the most important pieces of queer media to have been released over the last number of years.
So, of course it was axed.
I've tried watching it 3 times now, and personally am not a fan - but I see how important shows like this are. My housemate (who is also queer) LOVES it. We often talk about the support and home the fans of this show have found - fans who are primarily young queer and trans people, a lot of whom don't have a home elsewhere.
Please sign this petition because the fandom of #OFMD are trying to get it renewed for a 3rd season.
Mystical forest hand-painted abstract acrylic painting - Thank you to the art lover from Berlin, MA - United States for purchasing an art print. May this artwork bring joy into your life and home.
I realize that when I post my opinions here on Mastodon, I’m often preaching to the choir. But, it’s okay. Affirmation of what I’m feeling when it’s coming from a community of inquisitive, clever and rational folks just feels good. #thankyou#mastodon
With 2023 nearing the end, myself and @kylewritescode would like to take a minute to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported AllThingsTech.social in any form. Be it by donating earlier in the year, interacting with us or those that call #AllThingsTech their home within the #Fediverse
We are forever grateful and thankful to each and everyone of you who has helped shaped AllThingsTech into what it is today!
“Your life, right now, today, is exploding with energy and power and detail and dimension, better than the best movie you have ever seen. This is it. This is life in all its glory, swirling and unfolding around us, disguised as pedantic, pedestrian non-events.” — Shauna Niequist
Mein herzliches Dankeschön geht an einen Kunstsammler in Burgdorf für den Erwerb eines Leinwanddruckes meines Acrylgemäldes "Kleines Rotkehlchen" via Art Heroes. Möge es dir viel Freude bringen.
Leider erfahre ich bei Käufen über die Print-on-demand-Agenturen wie Art Heroes oder Fine Art America nur den Ort des Käufers, aber nicht, wer das Bild gekauft hat, so dass ich mich leider nicht persönlich bedanken kann.
And anyone else who likes, boost, and actually listen to what we do at @labr I speak for ALL In the Collective. Active & Inactive, that we GREATLY appreciate You.