I need to move to a different instance. Nothing is loading. Hopefully, this toot goes through. See you tomorrow.

A birdsite friend DMed me this last week and said "here's a button I know you will push in a heartbeat!".

*press*

@Dtl Yes, there was a Google Maps perk when you reached level 5 for a pretty big Google Drive space for 2 years, forgot how much. I reached level 5 back then and it was 1 week after the end of the old reward system. And then, I never stopped.

Watch "[2차 티저] 내가 알던 '형'이 '사장님'이 된 사연.. 두 얼굴의 이서진?! #서진이네 EP.0"

https://youtu.be/Nw0TimKre-w

Sorry but it's finally coming. February 24. I've been a fan of 3 Meals a Day, Youn's Kitchen, Youn's Stay, and now this, Seo Jin's Korean Street Food! Sending good vibes to all fansubbers for a quick upload.lol

Also, I guess I'll soon get to know one member of BTS. 😆

@cobie First time reading about this though I had lemon basil pasta before and it was great. Lemon basil was used instead of the usual Genovese or sweet basil. Also, this is what your pasta looked like on my timeline. 😁

Dedicate a portion of your life to reducing suffering. The problems around us are too big to fix on our own, but we *can* reduce suffering. And if enough people worked together on reducing suffering...

LOL, stop reporting me to me, assholes.

This is MY instance.

Twitter Co-Founder @biz has offered to advise the Mastodon team.

@Gargron accepted the offer for help.

@DocCarms 🤸🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️😆

Residents of Sibuyan are fighting for the environment against mining! ✊🏼The police and other state forces should stop their violent dispersal of residents.

#SaveSibuyan #NoToMiningInSibuyan #Protest #Philippines
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1723953/sibuyan-residents-slam-mining-ops-set-up-human-barricade/amp

Update: moved this to my new writing site so there’s a new URL.

Every hashtag on every post on every platform should always be pascal case. I wrote this to illustrate how screenreaders read hashtags based on their case.

It’s a small thing that all of us can do to build a more inclusive, accessible internet for all. Please take the time to use pascal case.

https://markwrites.io/hashtag-accessibility-by-everyone-for-everyone

#Accessibility #WebAccessibility #Usability #Readability #Hashtags #SocialNetworking #Blogging #UX

I guess tomorrow will be a remove-my-birdshtsite-account-on-sites-as-login-credential kind of day. Should have done it after I migrated here.

Edit 2023-02-05: @ElenLeFoll has done a great video on using Debirdify. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMzB2h2noEA

Edit: Twitter has blocked Movetodon. Try one of the other services below.

Given that twitter is going to start charging for api usage next week, but has neglected to give anyone any info about rates, I recommend running https://www.movetodon.org/ one last time while you still can.

None of the migration tools will work after the 8th (give or take some timezones).

Here’s a list of similar services operating as of 2023-02-04

Debirdify https://debirdify.pruvisto.org
Fedifinder https://fedifinder.glitch.me
Twitodon https://twitodon.com
Mastodon Flock https://mastodon-flock.vercel.app

Flock is the easiest to use, despite the hilarious Windows 95 UI. It actually adds the follows to Mastodon, the others export a CSV file which you can import in the import/export section of your Mastodon preferences.

Twitodon found far fewer acounts when I used it (20 vs. 112). I don't recommend it.

Fedifinder scans lists as well. It also will recommend a Mastodon host to use based on where your friends are. (You can use it before you have a Mastodon account.)

Debirdify will search people who follow you as well. And also tells you which services it thinks you should use. Can also read lists, and gives a very long summary. But I get very confused as to what I'm exporting if I also do lists. Basically, if you want to import lists, do them first, they include everyone you follow. Also, don't freak if it just sits there for a while doing nothing--it will refresh the screen eventually (with great charts). But do double check and make sure there isn't an error in there about rate limits--it's hard to spot.

Not working:

Movetodon https://www.movetodon.org/

If you "Log in with Twitter" to any websites, get ready for that to stop working. Maybe the sites will send money to Musk, but maybe they won't. You need a Plan B, right now.

@teacherbuknoy Thanks! Too bad, they don't offer freebies upon reaching milestones on Google Maps. Hehe But I'll still do it nonetheless.

Got this milestone a few days ago.

10 million photo views (10.1m to be exact on 1118 photos) but my overall contribution views are on 23 million.

#GoogleMaps #LocalGuides

This is the fresh #BlueTernate #ButterflyPea flower tea. There are 6 fresh flowers on that small mug. The purple has lemon juice on it. It's flavorless, until you put lemon on it.

Who has a perspective on the future of Mastodon? Where is it going? Where should it go? Either off-the-cuff opinions or pointers to articles are appreciated.