@steven I will figure out how to move myself over there.

In case there's any doubt about my commitment to biking, my errand today would have been 6 miles round trip by car but was 12.5 miles by bike bc the most direct route was not safe for cyclists.

BTW plastic milk crates & bungee cords are a great combination for hauling stuff when on 2 wheels.

@charlottesville

#bungeecordsftw #christmasshoppingbybike #bikelife #ihavethisthingwithbikes #ebike
#electricbike #MatildaTheBike #mightyinbattle #RideRad #RadPowerBikes #gobybike #sustainabletransport

@stevenljohnson @Runkefer @waldoj @griesar

Thanks Steven. I have absolutely zero technical skills but I do want to contribute to the costs of making this happen.

Hokusai’s Iconic Print, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," Recreated with 50,000 LEGO Bricks

https://www.openculture.com/2020/12/hokusais-iconic-print-the-great-wave-off-kanagawa-recreated-with-50000-lego-bricks.html

Wow! Once in a lifetime shot!

This amazing image of a meteor was captured by Jonathan Eggleston in West Virgina, USA, during the recent lunar eclipse.

Check out Jonathon Eggleston's website at https://www.jegglestonphotography.com/about

#Photography #Astrophotography #BloodMoon #Meteor #Meteorshower

Tip for newbies: filling in the text description for pics posted is, I have learned, really appreciated. There’s a sizeable community of the visually impaired over here and doing it means they’re not excluded. Also, it’s fun to do. If you’re on your phone, tap on the pic and start typing. (I didn’t realise I could go that) On the desktop app you’re given a prompt. It’s super easy.

honestly Jupiter same

🦒 Kruger N.P., South Africa. 2015.

#giraffe #safari #krugernationalpark #southafrica

@CampCat953 That's very exciting. Porto is such a lovely city.

I’m going to be in Porto, Portugal this January for 6 weeks of immersive language study. I’ve visited a few times, but never for this long.
What do I need to know? Thanks for all comments, suggestions, warnings & words of wisdom.
#Portugal #Porto #Portuguese #PortugueseHistory

It's much cheaper and easier than you think to start your own server on here.

If you use "managed hosting", it means the hosting company does all the techy stuff like installation, upgrades and maintenance.

The cheapest Mastodon server through managed hosting costs around 8 US dollars a month.

I've done a website all about using managed hosting at:

➡️ https://growyourown.services

...and here's a long article about making your own Mastodon server:

➡️ https://growyourown.services/making-your-own-mastodon-server-in-10-steps

#Mastodon #Fediverse

@stevenljohnson I'm really hoping for a Cville group here. 🤞🏻

2013. South Rim, Grand Canyon.

#GrandCanyon #arizona #NationalParkService

A picture of a snow leopard roaming Mt Everest published in The Times today!! pretty awesome

Those of us migrating from #Twitter (like me) should read this article. I've been here a few days, and have already come to the realization that #Mastodon is an entirely different ecosystem. The worst we can do is treat it as Twitter 2.0.

This is a special community worth preserving. Some of the features that might strike the Twitter user as archaic were designed purposely to protect people over here. Let's try to respect the existing culture, not change it. 👇

https://www.hughrundle.net/home-invasion/

Pont del Bisbe, Gothic Quarter, Barcelona, 2018.

#PontDelBisbe #GothicQuarter #Barcelona #Spain #travelphoto

Did you know that if you capitalize each word in a multi-word hashtag, #ScreenReaders can read them as words, but if you leave them lowercase, they can't? Well, now you know! So, for #accessibility, please capitalize words when there's more than one in a hashtag.

#MastodonTip #TwitterMigration

11 weeks ago today I had Achilles tendon surgery.

Today I was able to get out on my ebike for the first time since August. It will be weeks before I'll be healed enough to tackle local hills on my analog bike.

When people complain that ebikes are cheating or some other garbage gripe, they'e forgetting that ebikes making cycling accessible to a lot of people who wouldn't be able to bike otherwise.

#ebike #electricbike #accessible cycling #RadPowerBikes

@amberica I'm really hoping for a Cville Mastodon. 🤞🏻

@Runkefer This is the week to go see it.