Interesting article about scientists leaving Twitter.
"The most popular alternative social-media site that respondents mentioned opening accounts with was the free, open-source software platform Mastodon."
Ask your representatives to join #Mastodon. It is going to be up to We the People to force this change. Once they are here, we can start pushing to create their own instances. First step is getting them here.
I’m a self taught developer and lover of all things tech with a bias towards Apple tech. I’m going for my BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering. I’m also open for freelance work.
If you hear stories about #JohnMastodon, they're not real-- well, maybe not.😏
Just remember: There is no algorithm here for people who do not follow you to find you. The best way to have your toots seen is by using lots of hashtags (like these👇👇👇 ).
Be sure to follow @feditips for more helpful #newbie information.
1: There's no algorithm to fill your Home feed for you. You must explore.
2: What are the feeds?
"Home" is who and what you explicitly follow
"This server" is everyone on your instance
"Other servers" is everyone followed by anyone on your instance.
3: #Hashtags are important here, and can be followed. To do so, search for one, then click the "add" icon in the search results bar.
4: Follow (and unfollow) with abandon! Follow people who boost a lot, that helps you find stuff. But you can also follow people and choose not to see their boosts, see first photo.
The White House has announced they are putting President Biden’s name on infrastructure project signs after Republicans started taking credit for projects they voted against.