41C stuff cooking gazpacho time.

Trying out the fediverse for the first time today. I've been reading a lot about it, now it's time to figure out how it works and build an internet home here.

My goal is to figure out how I can bring https://gobikecamping.com/ into the fediverse and help people who love bike touring own their data and escape the metaverse.
#NewHere #introduction

@anne_twain
it was brief.

Sun coming up, galahs quiet time

The look on my face is not a proper smile because I had tonsillitis.

Insisted on joining in, I loved the costume and the whole town turning out.

Pretty crook afterwards, lots of white bread squares stirred in to a mug of hot water with a teaspoon of Vegemite

It's Mum's birthday today. Miss her.

Pictures are - Mum, Garry and I on my first birthday in Penola.
Her dress resewn 4 years later for my clown costume in the Victor Harbor parade 1970

Mum was all kindness and understanding and clever hands

ABC AI summary on point

I hear there's another swell of newcomers to the Fediverse / Mastodon. I have no idea what "forkiverse" means, but new people means an opportunity for a reminder:

There is no algorithm here. You see nothing but the posts from accounts and hashtags you follow, and things that those accounts boost.

This means: use the boost button! Liberally! Clicking "favourite" just gives a private thumbs-up to the poster, and has no effect on anything else. The boost button is what makes things happen in the fediverse. It's how you get exposed to new things. It's how you find interesting new people and subjects to follow. It's how you learn fascinating stuff about subjects you didn't know existed from people you don't know, half a world away.

Boost. Boost often. If it's interesting, boost it. If you think others should see it, boost it. If it makes you laugh, boost it.

Boosting isn't rude. It doesn't make you like the bloviating arsehole in that workshop who thinks everyone came to hear the sound of his voice. You aren't monopolizing peoples' feeds, or manipulating them.

We need it. Please boost things!

#boost #favourite #fediverse #mastodon #newcomer #reminder #NoAlgorithm

Israel destroying the Adelaide Festival should be a bit of a wake up call

The Labor premier of SA supporting censorship is a long road from Don Dunstan.

What even is the ALP now?

#AusPol

I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.

Every Australian politician who has dragged their feet on emissions reductions is cordially invited to spend the upcoming 44°C day in Sydney’s western suburbs in a two-bedroom flat without air conditioning.

@KarenWyld on top of that- my family were milkmans! My bones are fairly good

Remember the little bottles of milk handed out to all students early 70's?

@urbanfuzzy Deadly cookie Ben!

Pumping out moments with the moment pumping machine

It's that most wonderful time of the year!

When objects inside your home become warmer than you are!

First snakebush flowers of the summer

#Boorloo #Boodjah

Tiny blue flax lily berry ripening up.

In Boorloo we are ramping up to 40°C on Sunday with possible thunderstorm after a hot spell.
Not ideal

@joannaholman this one will get them going