Software developer, amateur photographer (mostly film), drummer
Due to the fact that I’m spending very little time on social media these days, and Mastodon hasn’t really exploded in popularity the way I hoped it would, I am planning to close down my cincy.social instance in the near future.
You can find me on Bluesky at @taestell.com where I’ll be consolidating all of my text based social sharing going forward.
Wynn/Encore is definitely the pinacle, but Bellagio and Cosmo are very nice and usually a bit more affordable.
https://mastodon.social/@tvaziri/114089426699130558
Another product that was extremely cutting edge and innovative in its prime, then stagnated into irrelevance after being acquired by a tech giant.
https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/114082331446585495
My staff just shared with me that the Supreme Court of Canada is closing down its X account. #X #Canada #cdnpoli #SupremeCourtofCanada #SCC
@RecDiffs “Idols with Asterisks” is also the name of my emo band.
“Initially, everyone thought it would cause gridlock. But people adapted. Now we can’t imagine the highway ever being here.”
https://mastodon.social/@kottke/113923585605291850
The following .gov domains have been registered in the past 24 hours:
allenparkmi.gov
brockwayborough.gov
chimneyrockvillagenc.gov
doge.gov
kanabeccountymn.gov
kewaskumwi.gov
leelanautwpfire.gov
My best evidence that the warm feelings towards Mark Zuckerberg have ended is the MetaAI summaries of the comment sections on his recent posts. Jan 1 vs Jan 20:
The planned new spinoff of the CBS series “FBI” will focus on CIA agents and is currently titled “FBI: CIA”. 😂 Not even The Simpsons at its peak could have come up with something this nonsensical. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/fbi-spinoff-cia-cbs-1236282466/
@hotdogsladies I hope that some day I have my own Wikipedia article with a “Carnivory” section.
I do not like Nepenthes rajah.
It is a plant that can eat a rat.
@mastohost Just curious, would you ever consider getting into Pixelfed hosting?
If you’re using Pixelfed, you can follow me there at @taestell@pixelfed.social.
Or technically you can follow my Pixelfed account from Mastodon.
Federated social media is good but also somewhat confusing.
I spent most of a decade traveling to authoritarian countries and teaching people how to circumvent internet censorship. I am appalled that this is now something I have to do in the US.
@RecDiffs “rewri’en”
It could be because of high server load right now, but the app seems very buggy. Will try it again in a few days. I desperately want an Instagram competitor to succeed.
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/14/24343614/instagram-alternative-pixelfed-app-launch-ios-android
NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: https://www.platformer.news/meta-new-trans-guidelines-hate-speech/
