David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝ

Educator in Japan, researching utopia, ecocriticism, monster theory, hopepunk, dystopia. Antiracist & antifascist, pro-LGBTQ+, bi, immigrant. He/him.
(Alt-text for header: Peaceful sleeping bichon frise being held by woman.)

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-11

@LunaCottonwood @mbrmark What Iโ€™m hoping for is 1) good, comfy, nondisposable clear plastic masks with replaceable filters & 3d-printed elastomeric fittings, 2) big push in many countries for antiviral ventilation in all public blgs, starting with schools, 3) acceptance of the need to give up a little individual freedom so communal safety & freedom can be achieved.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-11

@saragoldrickrab I just stopped all my recurring donations to the concluded races, moved the money to go to Warnock (and a mayoral runoff in my hometown), and donated $100 to on top of that. COME ON EVERYONE! This is THE MOST CRUCIAL election (that we can still affect) in the USA right now.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-09

@juergen_hubert @ChrisJagged and he does it very well. I have books by him!

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

@mycroft@paws.town Is there a special way of CWing, other than putting a cw at the top of a post? Should it be a hashtag so ppl can filter it out (or even search for it)?

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

Just sharing a picture: my Pomme.

A really cute bichon frise (white curly haired dog) named Pomme.
David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

And I totally misread that! It was actually in the evening, and my wife & I watched it together.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

@factolvictor yes, Iโ€™m citing it! Itโ€™s a great one for Nausicaรค.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

Just watched the achieve totality, here in . Wife & I went up to the 10th floor of our building to get a good view.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08
David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

@factolvictor At the moment Iโ€™m working on a paper about the utopian/dystopian/ecotopian themes of Miyazaki Hayaoโ€™s Nausicaรค manga (with some comparisons to the film). I havenโ€™t written much about before; mostly itโ€™s been US & UK lit, often or .

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

@ilyaz @DLeeTalbot@ausglam.space this had me confused at first, because people were saying โ€œthe DMs arenโ€™t encrypted on Mastodon.โ€ I was like โ€œwhat DMs?โ€ I only figured out it was visibility settings earlier today.

I donโ€™t think itโ€™s a problem, not having DMs. If ppl need end to end encrypted messaging, there are so many options for that.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

@rsv welcome! Iโ€™ve only been here a short time myself, but I think youโ€™ll like it.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-08

@babbles_mcdrinksalot @adorkable I enabled it this morning--awesome! I will definitely use it on desktop.
Meanwhile, on mobile I really love the cuteness of the ! It's so neat! It's paid, but I like it so much more than the standard Mastodon app.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-07

When I tried to approve some requests to follow me this morning, there were some glitches on a couple of them. If you requested to follow & itโ€™s still pending approval, or even worse it got rejected, please try again!

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-07

Lunar eclipse November 8. Here in Japan itโ€™ll be in the morning.

NASA world map of November 8 penumbra times for lunar eclipse.
David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-07

@colombinary @anthropam omg this sounds awesome! I will readโ€ฆit overlaps with my literature research!

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-07

@WFKARS @mbrmark ah, I see now I can choose โ€œdirectโ€ as a privacy level for a tootโ€”that makes sense!

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-07

@WFKARS @mbrmark yeah I havenโ€™t figured out how to DM anyone yet. But then I rarely DM ppl on Twitter, so it hasnโ€™t been a priority.

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-07

Over on , I'm seeing so many ppl dunking on Mastodon w/o having even tried it. Yeah, OK, it was a teeny bit confusing at first. But not that much! And now I'm making lots of new acquaintances. It's nice seeing a lot of ppl here saying things like "After a week on Mastodon, I don't even want to go back to Twitter, even without ."

David Azzageddi ๐ŸŒบ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ—ฝazzageddi
2022-11-06

@Curator thank you, I did not know it was called โ€”what an awesome term!

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