#introduction

hi i'm alex i made an alt account on here as a more public version of my self on fedi

i usually hang out on my secret whitelist only instance, aspertia city (if you are my friend and want to federate with me hmu

i speak polish, english and a lick of dutch, despite inhabiting the lands of nether for a while now

i usually draw (posting on @cheesehead) or playing on my steamed deck. currently bouncing between emulating a bunch of nintendo games, katamari damacy, soulcalibur 6 and Critically Acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV

another queer disabled cat on the internet, many such cases

idk follow me i guess, unless youre a kiddie then dont

#Introduction Hi #fediverse ! We’re the European Southern Observatory, and we design, build and operate ground-based telescopes.

One of them is our Extremely Large Telescope, currently under construction in #Chile. It will have a 39 m mirror, and its rotating enclosure will weigh 6100 tonnes, or about 700 mastodons!

We’re looking forward to chatting with all of you about #astronomy

📷 ESO/G. Vecchia

#astrodon #astrophysics #space #science

Hey, I'm back on #Mastodon after a few months spent on #Bluesky.

I wanted to propose this time a local instance for people living on, or nearby, the #Jura mountains. Either on the #Swiss or #French sides. With indeed a proper moderation.

After 8 years spent on Mastodon, I know the limits of the #fediverse quite well but I think it's important such spaces exist.

For those who don't know me already, please see the following post!

#introduction

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Hey, this is my 'REAL Polymaths' account.


So I'm here now.

Gotta write up another introduction... Sec

Hello, I'm a Free and open source software enthusiast, and I have there other accounts.

I'm a 17 year old teenager on the internet who has way too much time to write and the likes. I also run my own homelab, and will be posting mostly about stuff I encounter in life.

I also like photography (while not having the equipment to do it myself).

I think I'm also a linux user.

Have a nice day

#introduction

Here's a new #introduction for a new instance!

I am a silly little creature trying to get by in an unwelcoming world.

When I am not trolling children as a #STEM teaching assistant, I contribute to #FOSS like #Forgejo.

I refuse to apologize for the hair all over your keyboard.

Hello from the Medley Interlisp Project! We revive and modernize the Medley Interlisp extensible graphical operating and programming environment created at Xerox PARC.

https://interlisp.org

We post news & updates, tips, historical info, and more. We look forward to connecting with researchers, software preservation experts, Lisp programmers, retrocomputing enthusiasts, and anyone interested.

#interlisp #lisp #retrocomputing #VintageComputing #SoftwarePreservation #xerox #introduction #parc

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, and @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

Hi #Fediverse, let's start our journey here with our #introduction. We are #Turris project by #CZNIC. We develop and produce #opensource #wifi #router with focus on #security running #Linux distribution based on #OpenWrt. Of course, we provide automatic #updates and #root accounts. We have a #network of #honeypots running on our devices and create a dynamic #firewall based on the data.

Hello! I've been on various Mastodon instances in the past, but since I've just moved to another, I guess it's time for a new #introduction to let everyone know what I'm about.

I'm a Japanese to English translator based in Tokyo and lover of books. I mostly post about life in Japan, stuff I'm reading, and these days, coming to terms with chronic illness and disability. If that's something you're interesting in, feel free to follow! I'm sure we can get along :)

I hate writing #introduction posts.

So, I guess I'm an #anarchist now. It's not so much that my values have changed, though a few of them have. Mostly it's that the meanings of the old labels have changed.

For instance, in the 80s I was a #conservative because I believed in less government. Now I'm an anarchist for the same reason.

I'm a retired Unix/Linux Systems Engineer having worked in academia for 30 years.

I like #tech, #music (many genres, mainly classical and rock) and animals - especially #cats.

I don't have a great deal of time to post nowadays but, when I do, it will usually be photos of our cats and other interesting animals and plants that I come across.

Recently migrated from mastodon.social to my own self-hosted instance because I miss tinkering with servers since I retired. 😁

#Introduction

Here's my #introduction long overdue!

Hi! I'm a software engineer during the day and #music #math #planners #stationery nerd during after hours :D

My interests:

- I play the guitar, now I'm moving to playing the bass guitar.
- #emacs and #orgmode. #lisp is growing on me.
- #machinelearning and #jupyter in general
- #statistics
- Mostly #manga nowadays and some #anime. And then I started to learn Japanese as a result.
- #drawing
- Recently got into #lockpicking and #locksport. Tried my hand at #bugbounty in the beginning of last year.
- #cooking
- #fashion
- #chess

I'm a big fan of #irc and #rss feeds as well. I like using Matrix too btw.

#introduction
Hello! I opened this account today as #Mastodon seems the right choice of platform for finding a community to talk and share about the fast pace of #ai, irrespective of where you stand on this spectrum.
I’m a tech manager in #PNW and spend most of my time chasing the new development of #ML models.
I love tech disruption, chocolates, shadows, graphic tees, dark humor and coffee. Oh and dogs.

Hello! 👋 New instance, so official #introduction.

I'm a #history professor who researches and writes on the German lands (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, a bit of what is now France) in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. I'm interested in how people made sense of a changing world, and how their choices affected those changes.

My first book, _The German Discovery of the World: Renaissance Encounters with the Strange and Marvelous_ (UVA Press, 2008) examined the how humanists, mapmakers, merchants, and moralists responded to Portuguese and Spanish overseas empires.

My current research investigates what it meant to be German in the context of the multiethnic, transnational Holy Roman Empire.

I post about history (all kinds) and the place and point of universities (mostly US). I'm a sucker for a well-researched policy analysis.

I boost posts about protests, unions, Bandcamp Friday, and other collective efforts to improve people's lives. And, of course, cats.

As I moved instances (again), I guess it's time for another #introduction. Also because time moves on and my original introduction is a little outdated.

I'm Isabelle. I have a busy full-time job, but aside from that I like writing (romance and smut), crocheting, hiking, traveling, and watching Kdramas. I love spending time with my family and pets.

I'm also learning Korean in my spare time for fun.

#kdrama #hiking #crocheting #travel

#Introduction Howdy! I'm FlatFootFox! I'm an Austin-based product designer. I've done tech reviews, video game QA, and the occasional PCB design. If it's excessively nerdy, I've probably dabbled in it!

I migrated over from @[email protected]! I'm looking forward to meeting some new folks over here on Hachyderm!

Hi everyone!

I've rejoined the Fediverse and have been here on and off since the beginning, so I'm familiar with everything.

I love popular culture, reading books, watching movies, and occasionally playing video games. I also do photography but rarely share the pictures online. I have two cats.

I'm a software developer. At work, I use functional programming languages and .NET, but in my free time, I write #Rust and #Elixir.

Nice to meet you!

#Introduction
#GameDev
#Cats
#Coffee
#Books
#Photography

Here is my #introduction :3

Hey y'all, my name is Null and I'm an (adult) bisexual teenager living in the UK. I am currently training to become a software developer :3.

I'm quite sarcastic, bit clingy, will be annoying, and will overuse :3. If I say something wrong or you don't like a behaviour, let me know :3.

I have many interests which I will likely toot about. I love technology - I am a passionate Linux/FOSS nerd, and will have opinions™ on that. I quite enjoy history and (to a degree) politics, which will mostly be confined to @bisexualsocialist. I play a few games when I can, and will love to chat about any of these :3.

Feel free to interact however you wish, I don't mind I'm open to anything anywhere.

My old account is @0xPortal, which I will use if my server goes down.

👋 I will be sharing links to news and commentary about financial technology from around the web.

Likes: digital payments, digital financial inclusion, digital privacy rights, innovation, well-regulated financial institutions

Dislikes: most cryptocurrencies, high transaction fees, high foreign exchange fees, middlemen, surveillance capitalism

#introduction #fintech

Hi there #fediverse and #mastodon people, here I am doing my #introduction post!

Here I will post images, video, articles and accounts of how much the #NHS (the #UK #healthservice) has deteriorated in recent years and problems that are happening as a result.

I aim to be honest and objective as a former NHS worker myself. I love this service and am disappointed we couldnt do better for many, many people.

#Follow me if this is of interest to you. Thanks!!!

Ola! It’s Reitz, the introverted designer you’ve never heard of because I dread being perceived 👋

I'm specialised in UX/UI and currently studying Network Systems Administration.

Here to jest and share my interests ( #design #mentalhealth #lgbtq #food #memes #techforgood ). Also looking forward to get more involved with this new side of my career here.

I’d especially like to connect with fellow gen z fedifolks, but everyone is welcome

#Introduction #Intro #NewHere

#introduction
Hello, I'm completely new to Mastodon. I'm a scientist, so I thought a server about scientific communication would be interesting. I'm a plant physiologist, more specifically a forest tree ecophysiologist, working on how trees acclimate to #DroughtStress, and generally interested in the effect of #ClimateChange on #Forests . Posts can be in English, German or French.

#introduction

Heyo. I'm Zak, a non-binary, casual gaming & tech nerd living as comfortably as possible. I daily drive Debian Linux, and often just post about various hobbies / feel-good stuffs.

Been on fedi since sometime in 2022, but I'm finding a comfortable instance, at the moment. Hope y'all are well!

Interests:
#VideoGames #Nintendo #Linux #Debian #Wrestling #WWE #PCGaming #Emulation #Writing #RockMusic

Obviously I couldn't propose anything else as an introduction than this photo of Tristan & I 😍 The 2 of us have been riding our love roller coaster 🎢 for over 3 years now, and we'd like you to follow our adventures in permaculture 🧑‍🌾, joys of enshitifying new technologies and other tricks with Godot, GoLang or Rust. So if you're interested in nature, animals, plants and the joys of amateur development, maybe you'll follow this account!

#introduction #permaculture #indieDev

Mastodon #Introduction:

Hey. I’m Mike Tieden. I live in the #TwinCities.

Things I like:
Sports: #Vikings #Timberwolves #Twins #Lynx #Tommies #Gophers
#HipHop, #Cycling, #InfoSec, #Blogging #Technology, #Minnesota, #Minneapolis, #StPaul.

https://miketieden.com

Let’s connect.

I'm hearing that a bunch of new people have arrived on Mastodon and the Fediverse these past few weeks.

Well, hello and welcome. I guess I'll make my own post of advice if anyone cares.

1. First and foremost, complete your profile before anything else.

2. An #introduction post usually helps getting seen during the first few days and sometimes even beyond.

3. Remember, here, you craft your own experience, which means:

4. Follow and unfollow liberally. Nobody cares about your follows/followers ratio here.

5. Follow hashtags, it's a great way to populate your timeline with content you care about. It's one of the best function of a lot of Fediverse platforms, and newcomers don't know this exists.
The corollary is: don't forget to use hashtags.

6. Mute keywords and hashtags that regularly show up in your timeline and that you don't care for. Remember, you're the one crafting your experience.

7. Learn about the #Fediverse, it extends well beyond #Mastodon. I think it's important to understand what this is all about and how this place works. It's very different from all what you've been used to.

8. Ignore, mute or block (depending on the offense) anyone who tells you what you must and must not do here (above are pieces of advice, ignore them if you wish, I wouldn't dare telling you what you should do or not do). There's a pretty nasty Home Owners Association here that gives us a bad name everywhere else. They're just a loud minority, give them the attention they deserve: None.

9. Apart from the people mentioned above, most people are very nice here and passionate about many things.

10. Have fun.

#TwitterMigration

In the '90s, I had what might be called one of the original wine blogs. I later started working (2001) and reviewing (2006) wines for Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, covering Portugal, Greece, the USA other than the West Coast, and other areas (until June 30, 2023; last day). I am a longtime wine enthusiast.

Also, a recovering lawyer. Likes SF, movies, photography, art, music, politics, travel, sports. I like to be well-rounded! I can talk about other things besides wine. #introduction #wine

Alright, first post time!
I'm Mog and I'm terribly awkward, but I'm trying!
I'm into:
#Videogames
and in particular #DragonsDogma
And my favourite genre of movie/game is High Fantasy.
The last two years have been dreadful thanks to a run in with #Leukemia but I'll try not to get too heavy about it.
Looking forward to getting into weird discussions, making friends and spamming anyone who follows me with screenshots and clips!
#introduction #introductions

Additional #introduction

As you might have noticed, I'm dipping my toe into the deep waters of self-hosting.

I have another incarnation - @SilverRainbow - where I already have 1.8K followers, and I'm gradually importing my following_accounts.csv in chunks as 1.3K new follows in one mouthful would probably blow a fuse.
I haven't decided if I want to migrate.

Meanwhile, if you follow me here, please be patient as I will get round to looking at your profile soon!

I'm pinning this temporarily...

Welcome to all the new people joining Mastodon at the moment!

Just wanted to tell you all about #ClimateDiary - a hashtag to share everyday observations, thoughts, feelings as we are all living through this. You can follow #ClimateDiary or just search it - i love reading several days posts together. And of course, please contribute! Wherever you are

#FediWelcome #introduction https://mastodon.green/@pvonhellermannn/109884795065085875

Hello! I'm Peter.

I run toot.kiwi, an instance aimed at people living in (or closely affiliated with) Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Pōneke / Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.

I work in SEO and have done for over 20 years. In fact my first SEO jobs were pre-Google.

I love this city, I love raising my kids here. I don't think we'll ever run out of things to find and explore.

And I'm always very keen to hear recommendations of good folk to follow.

#intro #introduction #introductions

So, #introduction

I am back on a hosted instance, because my plan to host my own failed. Like usual, I am too stupid to do so. Maybe the domain will be used, but.. who knows.

I am Peter, from #slovakia but currently living in #prague

Interested in #trains fountain pens #filmphotography and a lot of computer stuff, namely: #linux #netbsd #emacs #lisp #scheme

I like nordic countries ( #finland #denmark ), #germany and #poland

I try to switch to #plantbased food, not successful yet.

Hello, Merveilles!

I'm Greg. I'm a designer but also like to think of myself as an aspiring artist, amateur photographer, environmentalist, family man, etc.

I worked at Valve (the game/Steam company) for 28 years, from 1996-2024, and a few other places before that mostly in software/tech/games. AMA.

Currently find myself working on (producing) a musical (!), with my wife, Erin. What a world.

Very happy and very honored to be included in Merveilles, a town I've admired for so long. Thank you especially to @aleph, @wryl, @somnius, and @neauoire for being so welcoming. Looking forward to connecting and meeting people here, maybe collaborating on projects, and generally just contributing to the creative space and good community.

(I'm migrating here from @gregcoomer where my avatar was a rabbit/hare - so if you followed me there you might not recognize the new me just yet.)

#introduction #hello #happytobehere

Ok hello bluesky, I am gabboman a developer. I made a social network from scratch and I conected it to fedi and now I am testing bluesky too. You can check it at https://app.wafrn.net

Moved here because strangeobject.space is sadly shutting down, so I guess it's time for a new introduction!

I'm Sietske, a 43-year-old cis pan woman and I live in the Netherlands. I love sewing (alt account in profile), am quite the tv/film addict (from BBC to Marvel) and I like to go to amusement parks, especially the Efteling. I sing always and everywhere and love playing board games.

Have had post Covid since 2020 which interferes with all of the above on a regular basis 🙈

#Introduction

Introduction
Hi I'm Stomata. I'm a Android and linux user and fan. I also don't use any Google services🙂 I love meeting new people, learning new things. I love breaking computers 😁. I'm not new here i just migrated.
thanks for reading
#introduction #firstpost

@feb Ja, aber dein Post sieht von hier noch etwas komisch aus. #Introduction

Hey,
I'm testing #IceShrimp here.
Its a cool #Misskey fork and quite a different experience to enter the #Fediverse than Mastodon.

Give me some interaction so this tiny server sees some action. #Introduction

Updated #Introduction

Gen X Artist/Photog who only recently embraced my gay/queer identity 🌈

Love TV and Movies while Sci-fi runs in my veins (Star Trek, Transformers, Doctor Who and so on)

90s alt rock shaped me but still like new music.

HSP introvert but will talk your ears off once I know you.

Still caring for my Mom with dementia, though she is now in the nursing home across the road.

Proud cat dad forever.

Always happy to connect with folks with similar interests, especially LGBTQ+ and fellow geeks! 🖖

Comme y a pas mal de nouvelleaux dans mes abo ces jours-ci (on se demande pourquoi), petite #introduction.
Comme écrit dans ma bio, je suis pas un gros fan de croissance ni de pub, même si je fais de la pub à l'antipub, et j'aime bien le vélo, même si j'en fais plus à cause de la violence motorisée. Je parle aussi pas mal de médias, de leurs dépendances et du traitement de l'info.

Ça m'arrive souvent de dire du mal des mecs (et je m'inclus dedans parce que #AllMen)

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Hello! Time to do an #Introduction again

I'm Anubi, and I do lots of silly art (mostly in Pixel Art) that aims at cheering up your day!

I've been on mastodon.social under @[email protected] for a year and a half, but the constant crashes and lag spikes made me move over here

I don't tend to do this often, but I ask you to boost this toot, so this new account gets federated to other instances, thank you!

#MastoArt #FediArt #Art

#introduction

hallo allemaal ik ben alex, ik kom uit polen en nu woon ik in nederland

mijn hobbys zijn digital art, belastingfraude en kansspel (pokemon tcg boosterpacks kopen)

ik heb een website op brainworms.nl met m'n blogposts en art

ik ben een katje met ASD en C-PTSD, en dat maakt mij grappig ​:robal:​

ik heb je vader gedaan ​:spinny_cat_gay:​

ik spreek geen nederlands, gewoon pools en engels kthx bye

ik hou van mannen en jet set radio

ook

geen minors 🔞 dit is een freaky zone 🔞

Bonjour Mastodon 👋

Ici Éric Piolle, maire écologiste de Grenoble depuis 2014 !

Ingénieur de formation, j’ai travaillé 18 ans dans l'industrie avant de m’engager en politique en 2010.

Depuis 10 ans à Grenoble, l’écologie au pouvoir change la ville et la vie.

Je milite depuis longtemps pour l’union de la gauche et des écologistes (que j’appelle souvent arc humaniste), aussi bien à l’échelle municipale qu’à l’échelle nationale via la NUPES et maintenant le #NFP

À très vite

#Introduction
#IntroductionFr
#LesEcologistes
#Grenoble
#EricPiolle

Re-#introduction. Old #millenial in #SoCal, with connections to #PNW. #WebDev by day (#Python mostly), #SteamDeck gamer by night, #cat host at all hours as they see fit. Into #tech, #linux, #electricvehicles, #baseball, #music.

Cat tax:

👋 Vous arrivez sur Mastodon ? Voici les comptes de l'équipe Mediapart à suivre :

@CarineFouteau
@AmeliePoinssot
@AnttonRouget
@JeromeHourdeaux
@mathieu2jean
@mauduit
@bougon
@CecH
@gdelac
@ManuRionde
@gaetan
@Vincent
@tk
@OpenPony
@gbprod
@kaaate
@yan
@liezah
@tarikover
@liviagarrigue
@sabrinakassa
@dan_mdpt
@lenabred
@marineturchi @RGodin
@Morange
@justinebrabant
@youmnikezzouf
@ellensalvi
@faizazer
@MathildeGoanec
@donatien
@armelbaudet
@AlexandraB
@gueugneau
@justinevernier
@SimonToupet
@oliviap
@renaudcreus
@FabriceB
@charline
@cecilia
@prisciana
@claire
@celeste
@jeremyb
@elsaquintolet
@Paulinelm
@EdwyPlenel

…et bien sûr :
@mediapart
@mediapartblogs

Médias indépendants partenaires :
@Marsactu
@Rue89Strasbourg
@splann
@_infoLibre
@theintercept
@correctiv_org
@apache_be

#Introduction #Journadon #Newstodon #Journalistes #Media #Mediapart #FF #FollowFriday #StarterKit

#introduction

I'm new to Mastodon and chose an instance related to my amateur interests rather than my professional expertise. I am a professional software developer with degrees in mathematics and computer science, but I love learning about prehistory. Nothing quite sparks my imagination than looking toward the distant past. I think ultimately it's a search for forgotten worldviews that we can apply to ourselves and make our own futures brighter.

We've also made the move to the Fediverse (as an experiment, for now)! We are the Faculty of #Philosophy at the University of #Groningen - widely regarded as one of the best places to study philosophy in Europe! We are looking forward to making new connections! #introduction

A warm welcome to some of our newest members!

@katerina @fotland @AlnaVenstre @hussainalnowais24 @Seileren

🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉

Ready to jump in? Upload a profile picture, update your bio and write a new post introducing yourselves! Don't forget to include the hashtag #introduction.

Hashtags are a great way to find new content or help people find your content on #Mastodon.

Also, get the Mastodon app and sign in using your new oslo.town account! https://joinmastodon.org/apps

#introduction

Hey! I'm Thea. I teach digital technologies / mathematics up in Meanjin / Brisbane. In the process of making a website to share all of my resources and lessons (mainly #Python related).

#introduction / #introducción

¡Hola! Soy Lola, Ingeniero en Sistemas Computacionales. Especialista en C#, aunque también disfruto trabajar con lenguajes de diseño, cálculo, data science.

Programar es mi pasión, no es solo por mi trabajo, sino también en proyectos personales y para ayudar a otros a hacer realidad sus sueños.

Además, soy amante de la música y nunca falto a un buen #ViernesDeMúsica.

No suelo usar mastodon pero si te interesa ser #mutual, estaré encantada de aceptarte.

#introduction
Hey everyone!

Mo here, onward and upwards as is always the hope and desire.

I'm a fairly atypical Granny living in #Scotland, with an #Iceland photography obsession. I used to do games graphics many moons ago. I love weather photography, long slow walks getting slower due to stuff, my wonderful sons and my lovely patient partner.

Here's a drop-dead gorgeous shot to start this. Lómagnúpur in southern #Iceland.

@photography

#DailyPhoto #WeatherPhotography #LandscapePhotography

So, #introduction post since I've just created a new account!

I'm Morgan Lemmer-Webber, I'm interested in the social history of women and textile production in the Roman Empire.

I do most imaginable textile crafts. Right now I'm making a lot of clothes due to an allergy to synthetic fabrics. Expect lots of posts about making socks and other garments.

I am the co-host of the podcast FOSS and Crafts

I am the Executive Director of the @wha

Expect more pictures of cats and crafts than of me.

Hi! Reposting my intro: I'm a designer, software developer, & VFX artist. I've made short films and edu games, some with motion capture, mixed reality, & other weirdness. Sometimes I make art robots. Formerly research faculty at Parsons, systems designer at American Museum of Natural History, dev at HuffPost, then freelance building interactives for museums & cultural institutions. Nerd dad. Living in Korea!🌹
#museum #games #education #technology #korea #design #introduction #vfx #blender3d

Jag tänker göra en sån #introduktion / #introduction (igen, jag kommer inte ihåg om jag gjorde det förut faktiskt).

Hej 👋 Jag heter Jessica Tallon, och jag jobbar med peer-to-peer-teknologi och hjälpte till som medförfattare på #activitypub. Jag jobbar på Spritely Institute, där vi försöker bygga och standardisera framtidens sociala medier (bland annat).

När jag inte är vid datorn tycker jag om att vandra, plocka svamp, odla och läsa lite.

Jag flyttade kontot hit från @[email protected]

Time for an #introduction... again!

My name is Christine Lemmer-Webber, I'm co-author/co-editor of the ActivityPub standard which connects together the fediverse (Mastodon, Peertube, Sharkey, GotoSocial, etc). In other words, I'm one of several people who worked on the specification by which you're getting this very message!

I'm also Executive Director of the Spritely Institute! We're making next-generation decentralized tech https://spritely.institute

I moved here from @[email protected]! Hello again!

Hello. This is my #Introduction.

I have been working with Web technologies since 1992. I have co-founded two browser companies, Opera Software and Vivaldi Technologies. I was CEO at Opera and I am CEO at Vivaldi.

I am a strong proponent of open standards. I believe in building feature rich products that can be adapted to the needs of users without collecting information about usage. I believe no company has the right to profile their users.

#Vivaldi #browser #Web #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #Windows #macos #Linux #Android #ios

Trying out mastodon again! New intro.

My name is Steve, a game developer from the UK who has just finished (well, once I defend!) a PhD in VR. Looking to connect with fellow developers.

Currently making an RPG using #raylib

Favourite games:
BG3, Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8), NieR Replicant, Fallout: NV, Undertale, Elden Ring, Mischief Makers & Mario 64.

#gamedev #introduction #indiedev

Greetings. New instance, new #introduction
I'm Patrick, a 40-something, totally blind, hard-of-hearing, #ActuallyAutistic man from New York City, born and raised in North Carolina.
I once had ambitions to play music professionally, but got distracted as a teenager by the actual production/engineering side of music and audio. As a result of all that, I can play several instruments, none of them particularly well. Buttons and knobs are my thing. Analog synthesizers, audio production techniques, outboard gear, microphones, headphones, monitors... Yep, I can talk about that stuff all day long, though all my studio gear is currently inaccessible to me at this time.

I have an I.T. background, but when those prospects dried up, I spent over a decade as a freelance podcast editor and general creative production guy. I still occasionally do those sorts of gigs, but not to the extent I once did.

I received my amateur radio license when I was nine years old. Radio is still magical to me. Though I was out of the hobby for a while, as my hearing continued, and still continues to get worse, making it harder for me to do some of the other things I enjoy, I've gotten back into it again.
I run a multi-mode RoIP network for blind ops, called, appropriately enough, the Blind Hams Network.
You can find my amateur radio account at @N2DYI if that sort of thing interests you. I pretty much only post ham radio related stuff there.

I also run @NoiseBox, a bot that posts a random sound effect every hour.

I have been suicidal in the past. Depression still hits like a ton of bricks. I often post whatever comes across my mind. Those things are sometimes not particularly filtered. You have been warned!

I'm migrating from my old account, @[email protected], but keeping that account as a backup rather than aliasing it, at least for the time being.

There are probably many other things I could say, but I'll leave it here, and let whatever happens speak for itself.

I just read through my latest #introduction and it’s so outdated 👀

Hello friends 👋🐘

My name is Bibi and I am a final-year #PhD student in #astronomy and #astrophysics at Lund University in Sweden.

I observe #exoplanets with big #telescopes to study their atmospheric composition ✨🪐🔭

I recently spent a year in #Chile at #ESO, and now I am writing up my #thesis, and I am applying for #postdocs 🪐

I am the first in my family to go to uni, so you’ll definitely hear me talk about that ☺️ #scicomm

new account, new #introduction

heyyy fedi it’s ana 🌸

my name rhymes with sauna or fauna (ô-nə) and is always lowercase

i live on this swiftly tilting planet with my partner @RobotDiver 🏳️‍⚧️ and an orange turbo floof named gus

i use she/her pronouns. i don’t use they/them. it can also sometimes refer to me, but it is mostly non-verbal, so it might not answer back 🍃

✨the world of myth and dreams is real and our words are incantations that unlock our passage through it✨

computer touching is my day job, but i don’t post about this very much

when i can get a chance i garden, make music and work on procedurally generated game worlds. i’m much more likely to post about these, but it’s still pretty inconsistent. if i could though, this is what i’d do all the time

mostly though this account will be my more or less unhinged trans girl posting, plus appreciating all the strange and wonderful things the other beautiful creatures here make and do

fedi isn’t perfect but it’s ours, and it’s on us to make it better

because there really isn’t any alternative to learning to live outside the doomed death cult of capitalism, and we need everyone if we’re ever going to have a chance

existence is resistance

death before detransition

#transJoy

New #introduction: I'm a Kurdish researcher working on political violence, its effects, and its legitimation and delegitimation. Lately I've been focusing on dehumanization and racism. I studied my PhD at the National University of Colombia and I'm currently a postdoctoral researcher at El Colegio de México. Most of my posts are in English or Spanish. I also write about West Asian and Latin American politics, anti-intellectualism, media discourses, digital platforms, and higher education.

Good morning! Time for an #Introduction post on this instance as I move over from Strangeobject.space! I'm a queer, non-binary person who works in IT (higher education, not corpo - though the distinction shrinks with each passing year). I like rocks, patterns, and learning things! I have approximate knowledge of many things, and my brain is always looking for my next special interest/hyper focus!

#Introduction I’m a data engineer (previously a ML engineer) and I’m highly critical of the unethical habitat-destroying use of AI.

I come from sigmoid.social because most people there quickly returned to Twitter if they ever tried Mastodon. Apart from GenAI spam, that place seems dead and I no longer feel a sense of belonging there with my critical views.

I nonetheless crave the conversation (without the toxic ignorant ML community that drove me to data engineering) and hope I find that here.

Hi Everyone! This is our #introduction post!

We're a press focusing on theoretical and practical issues in #librarianship from a #critical perspective, for an audience of professional #librarians and #students of #library #science

So excited to be here!

Hello New Folks! #Introduction
I'm Josh, a Prof of Anthropology & Social Informatics at Indiana University South Bend, principal investigator w/Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA). I work at intersections of people, heritage, tech, & research, love to help folks use data systems more humanely, openly, & equitably

#anthropology #archaeology #culturalheritage #cyborganthropology #digitalarchaeology #digitalhumanities #dh #FOSS #GIS #informatics #openSci #openData #openGov

An #introduction post is probably appropriate. So: Hello from #norway !

I'm here hoping to find interesting #DIY #electronics and other nerdy projects, in addition to sharing my own stuff.

I've been fiddling with #esp32 microcontroller/WiFi modules for a while, and will probably post my share of esp32 related projects.

My primary programming languages are #php #cpp #javascript

I do #pcb design with #Kicad, simple 2D design with #qcad and 3D work in #freecad.

I write about some of my projects on my personal blog, https://espenandersen.no

My GitHub repository is found at https://github.com/espena

(Image from my garage workbench)

#Introduction post!

I am not a taboo is a new initiative, mainly focused on #LGBTQIA+ #ELT professionals and their allies, but LGBTQIA+ representation is important in any aspect of #education.

The website has a #Resources page with classroom materials, reference books and journal articles. There’s also a #blog with a small number of real-life stories - all of this is a work in progress.

It’s run by one person and is still very small and new!

#ESOL
#InclusiveEducation
https://iamnotataboo.com/

Hello! I'm new here, so here's an #introduction .

I'm Sally. I live in Brisbane with @james , our daughter and our dog.

I work in #radio and love #performingarts , especially #circus .

#introduction #reintroduction

astrid (she/her), en/ca/es, closeted transfem 🏳️‍⚧️ living in catalunya

I've been on fedi for a while now, since Nov 2022 (although I'm not sure if that was me). Time flies, huh?

I like taking silly pictures of the city I live in and everywhere I go and post them on here and Flickr. I also like Rubik's Cubes, and public transit in general.

You can probably find me either procrastinating or on a train right now.

mookie's #introduction / #reintroduction

it's me, hi. i'm the mookie, it's me.

i'm a serial #fediverse instance creator (and destroyer) and have been doing this since 2018. many will already be familiar with my name or my avatar.

i'm the father of two awesome kids. i love watching and talking about #movies. i'm a #gamer. i eat to #run. i'm a giant #starwars and #startrek nerd. i'm a born and raised #engineer.

my home is at https://ultramookie.com where i should be spending more time writing.

I woke up this morning and realized I no longer care to share my personal life and insights in commercial social media, so this is going to be my main "whole self" social media channel. With that, you can expect:

✨ Updates about my rebellious work in strategy, goal-setting, and behavior change for goal attainment

📘 Hype my upcoming book: “You Are A Strategist: Use No-BS Objectives and Key Results to Get Big Things Done

🏍️ Info about my life in professional motorsports

↴

#Introduction

I'm back on Mastodon, so I'm going to repost my #introduction!

I am employed by Google Cloud to work on open source observability tooling. I am a codeowner of the hostmetricsreceiver and member of the System Semantic Conventions Working Group in OpenTelemetry, and an active contributor to Fluent Bit. On the side, I created and maintain github.com/google/yamlfmt
Outside of tech, I'm a musician, gamer, and martial artist (on hiatus for health issues).

Follow me if you like any of those topics!

Chers Mastonautes, je vous présente @eddie_666 un ami de très très longue date (pas loin de 40 piges, je crois). Il est médecin, brillant, drôle, généreux, métalleux, humaniste et bordélique. Il découvre Mastodon, alors traitez-le gentiment. Pour ceux qui étaient à la dédicace chez @Alivrouvert c'était lui, mon vieux pote.

Quant à toi, amigo, suis le plus de comptes possible. C'est ce qui nourrit ton mur. Ici, pas d'algorithme ni de pubs. Tu fabriques ton menu. Et fais un post #introduction

#introduction

👋 Hey, I’m Jorijn Schrijvershof, a freelance DevOps engineer from the Netherlands.

Driven by open-source, Bitcoin, and automation, I work on projects from Kubernetes clusters to self-hosted Bitcoin tools.

Outside tech, I'm a sports enthusiast into running, Krav Maga, and weightlifting. Proud dad, husband, and cat dad to two Maine Coons. 🐾

I'll mostly post about #technology, #opensource, #running and spending time outdoors, either by foot or on the #motorcycle. 🏍️

I write longer things on my website & blog: https://jorijn.com

Post includes cat tax 🐱

#introduction copy! (formerly @catdad)
hi I'm ghostcatte (they/he)! I'm an artist, software engineer, and sometimes #GameDev & musician

mostly I post my #DigitalArt, including some unfinished, practice, or process work. Sometimes posting fanart and occasionally / lewd art. I'm just gonna throw a bunch of tags for stuff I love too 💖

#Painting
#Illustration
#Godot
#Krita
#Dimension20
#baldursgate3
#OFMD
#OuterWilds
#WorldsBeyondNumber
#ScavengersReign
#Signalis
#Andor

Time for a new #introduction on a new server. Hello, wandering.shop 💜

I'm Esther, a photographer, writer, artist, and psychology student in Berlin.

I work in analog photography, shooting on a Canon P, Yashica Mat 124G, or Rolleiflex SL66. But I also use digital equipment and other media like linocut prints and leather.

I have a little online art store: https://ko-fi.com/aesthr/shop

You can find my art portfolio on https://www.aesthr.com/ and my writing on https://www.selfawaresoup.com/

See you around!

Updated #Introduction: hi! I’m Ben, pronouns he/him/his/they/them/theirs, proudly #trans and #queer and currently living in the US (RIP).

What have I been up to? Um let’s see, #MutualAid, #Crowdfunding, ranting about politics, disappearing from social media and not posting for months on end, posting random thoughts and boosting things as my whims decree, bwahaha!

What am I doing? More of the same! Probably, lol

What do I want to do? More of the above, but with more art + advice posting!

It's been a long time since I posted an #introduction. I don't think I even made one after moving to my self-hosted Mastodon server last year. So, why not drop it now while everyone is anxious about the election?

I'm a software developer from (and living in) Ohio after graduating from Ohio State. I like to tinker with things—usually on the software side, but occasionally, I do actual physical projects. I started programming back in middle school, but the first real project that got me hooked was a few years later when I connected a Wiimote to a Raspberry Pi to control a Spotify terminal client.

Earlier this year, I modified my Glitch-soc instance so hashtags in any post I make get filtered as out-of-band. Shortly after, during April Fools, I modified the federated timeline on my instance so that only people named Tom would be visible. I also built a very poorly made Minetest-ActivityPub bridge that linked the chat of a Minetest server to ActivityPub.

I have several active bots running on my instance. The more popular ones are:

• @pokemon (a crowdsourced gameplay of Pokémon Gold),
• @trending_bot (an instance of hype, which boosts trending posts across several top Mastodon instances), and
• @surrender_index and @surrender_idx90 (both assign scores to NFL punts based on @jonbois.bsky.social's Surrender Index).

There are also a few less-popular bots that I still enjoy, like @ohgo and @petadventures.

Recently, I made a Firefox extension called DuckDuckSocial that appends (prepends?) Mastodon search results to any search you make in DuckDuckGo which has ended up very useful to me and probably only to me.

Outside of software development, I'm a runner who enjoys watching the most frustrating sports teams in Cincinnati (the Bengals and the Reds). I also do a bit of photography, mostly around Columbus, and sometimes of my 3-legged cat, Bean. I play a moderate amount of video games (primarily on the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch) and enjoy cooking—but I'm not particularly good at that either.

I actually had a Mastodon account back in 2018, but it was rather expensive for my brother to host at the time (and my puns were too top-notch), so I didn't come back until a few years ago, with the wave of other Twitter users.

hi everyone! @maybeanerd made me sign up here so I don't lose what's left of my sanity on threads. I heard an #introduction is in order, so here it goes!

I'm a German political scientist working in #defence / #defense and focusing on the #feminism #feminist side of peace studies.

My free time is spent with lots of #gaming on pretty much all platforms as well as #DnD and #mtg ✨️ oh and to finish off your cliché bingo cards, yes, of course I'm into #polyamory and currently with two partners. 🫶🏼

New server, so #introduction

I’ve been in Philly for a year. Previously Iowa, Minneapolis, Texas, Boise. Trying to put down roots here, both figuratively and literally with making our tiny yard attractive to pollinators (which I enjoy photographing).

The rabbits have their own account @Tardis

I may post about mental health, baseball, books, reproductive rights (especially through the lens of my experience of multiple miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy), being exvangelical, & not driving.

I'm supposed to write an introduction post, aren't I?

Uhhhhh...
hmm.. fuck i'm bad at thinking o.o"..

okays, I'm K, I post a mix of nonsense varying from stuff abt linux phones, nature
(nature could be my hikes, bushcrafting activities, pellet shootin, foraging, etc)
and some of my own xxx stuffs occasionally.

Idk what else to write.. hmm 🤔️
#introduction #introductionpost

#Introduction #IntroductionPost #NewInstance #Mastodon #Fediverse

This here is an official introduction post for this brand new account on this brand new regional server for British Columbia!

No, we're not opening registrations yet but we're excited to be progressing!

We (there's a bunch of us!) still have some work to do. But sometimes it's good to dip your toe in before going for a big swim!

My main account is @[email protected]

More info in this thread. Tap this post to see more or ask Qs! :)

#introduction

👋 Hi, I’m Alison Breacher (she/her), a cybersecurity researcher focused on finding vulnerabilities and helping make everyday systems more secure. I enjoy digging into the details to turn security gaps into solutions. When I’m not reverse engineering or testing systems, I’m usually learning new tools or collaborating on projects with the infosec community.

Always up for a good challenge and excited to see where this journey takes me next. #Cybersecurity #BugHunter #VulnResearch

I believe an #introduction is the norm? Here goes. :)

I’ve been podcasting (unofficially with one episode) since 2009, and officially since 2017. I’m the host of One Minute Podcast Tips, and 5 Random Questions, as well as co-host of In & Around Podcasting.

I’m the Head of Podcaster Support & Experience at Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform.

I’ve published four books, including Influence Marketing, described as "the book that will change the way you do business” and recognized as one of the Top 100 Business Books by Nielsen.

I live in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada with my wife and two kids, where I spend winters in front of a cozy fire and summers by the lake.

The #FediJam, a game jam exclusively for users of the Fediverse, will soon enter its second round! During December, team up with others or go in alone, and... CREATE – A – GAME! Analog or digital, using whatever (non-AI) tools you feel comfortable with. The jam's page just went live, so what are you waiting for?!? ➡️ JOIN NOW: https://itch.io/jam/fedi-jam-2 🙂

Boosts VERY appreciated! ❤️ Spread the word!!!

#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieGames #BoardGames #GameJam #Fediverse #Mastodon #Introduction

Hello #Mastodon!
I am new and curious with lurker tendencies. Occasionally, I'll share a thought or image. This is my lovely Coleus. It's called "Autumn Sunset", I believe.

Edit: Adding some hashtags
#introduction #plants

This is the official news feed account of https://PublicNews.world (@publicnews) posting news aggregated on the site as it happens.

This account is automated (but monitored) and is created with the intent to not post at an overwhelming frequency or quantity.

#Introduction #PublicNews #News

#introduction

Heyo. I'm Zak, a non-binary, casual gaming & tech nerd living as comfortably as possible. I daily drive Debian Linux, and often just post about various hobbies / feel-good stuffs.

Been on fedi since sometime in 2022, but I'm finding a comfortable instance, at the moment. Hope y'all are well!

Interests:
#VideoGames #Nintendo #Linux #Debian #Wrestling #WWE #PCGaming #Emulation #Writing #RockMusic

I guess I should do an #introduction

Most folks call me Beezle, after a character in a show no one remembers. You can call me Beezle if you want.

I post videos on peertube, mostly stuff that I feel like has been unfairly forgotten or overlooked. https://communitymedia.video/c/forgotten_futures_channel/videos

I care about pop culture in ways that tend to isolate me from other people. I'm neurodivergent and have pretty intense anxiety.

I like #startrek and #scienceFiction and I don't get out much.

Thanks to Andrew for giving me some space here (and on Community Media) to share with the community.

Feel free to tag me with requests. My library is pretty deep.

#introduction Welcome to the Open Science Monitoring Initiative!
🔎 OSMI aims to encourage the adoption of #OpenScience monitoring principles and to promote their practical implementation.
💡 OSMI is an original idea from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Université de Lorraine and @inria
🌐 Other initiators of OSMI include @unesco, @ChariteBerlin, @PLOS, and SPARC Europe.
OSMI is coordinated by the Université de Lorraine, SPARC Europe, and UNESCO.

New #introduction!

Hi, I am Stu. I am 24 years old, #blind, #neurodivergent, and live in the Northeast of #England. My online handle is SeedyThreeSixty, and my personal brand is Seediffusion, a mix of Seedy and Rediffusion.
Note: Stu is not my given name, it is a name I've chosen for myself as a replacement for my unwanted given name, which I never gave out online.
I love to play video games, especially retro games from the 90s and 2000s; my favourite genre is fighting games, especially #StreetFighterII! I basically love anything from the 2000s; it's my favourite decade.
I like many different types of music, including heavy metal, EDM, Hip-hop, eurobeat and house.
I am an all round nerd who loves technology, maths, science, and virtually all other things that geeks and dweebs love.
My signature catch phrase is sweet puberty!

See profile for links to my stuff. :)

Hm, maybe I should make an #introduction post.

I'm Lobo, and I am a wolf living in your computer. I am technically a software engineer, though I've been unemployed for a while now so take that as you will, but I write a lot of code in my free time anyways. You could say I'm a big nerd. I'm also a musician, though taking a hiatus for the meantime.

I'm very queer, kind of non-binary, gray-asexual, polyamorous, and I have pronouns (scary!)

New #introduction I guess. Hey I’m Rob a big software nerd that likes making and using websites and apps. By day I’m a Software Engineer for a HCI research group in Newcastle (UK) and I freelance a bit too, if you’ve used the MozFest schedule I made that! I also quite like #photography and #hiking and enjoy playing the #piano to relax plus #films, #lego and #videogames.

New server, new #introduction: I have a background in media and journalism studies and my research today is about #AI training data and #DataGovernance. Before that I wrote a dissertation about #DataJournalism and #CivicTech. Generally speaking I study the people behind the tech rather than the tech itself.

Outside work, I like #VideoGames, #Literature and being a parent

I guess I should do one of those posts that serve as an #introduction. Except this isn't my first time on Mastodon but hello to those that don't know me. Yet.

Well, hi, I'm Tony. I have a general interest in #tech. I'm also a fan of #DoctorWho. Not a big movie buff, but I like a good drama or comedy on #TV though.

Oh, I like #chocolate and #coffee too!

Firstly, I want to say thank you so much! --

Everyone's been SO wonderful to speak with, generously sharing opinions and tips about Mastodon, and kindly helping me feel welcomed in this community so far! Since I’m still new, I wanted to again share that I’m an Art and design student from he University of Michigan, using Mastodon as my social media platform to study for my UI/UX class.

If I can gather some feedback from whomever would like to share, I am curious to find out if you feel more free to share your opinions with the Mastodon community vs other social media platforms? And why you think that might be?
#socialmedia #art #MastoArt #mastodon #introduction

#Introduction:
Ingénieure de développement logiciel pour les #télécommunications sans fils chez #schneiderElectric, mon travail est d'apporter une expertise technique interne aux produits "intelligents" (#Zigbee, #Thread, #Matter, #IoT)

Apeurée par les objets connectés même si je travaille à en créer, je m’intéresse aux questions de l' #impactenvironmental des technologies #wireless, à la #soueraineteNumérique, mais également à nos droits fondamentaux de liberté numérique.

Bonjour, je ne suis pas vraiment nouvelle, et je lis plus que je n'écris mais ça n'empêche pas de faire une #introduction très en retard :)

Alors voilà :
- formation ingénieure maths info 🤓
- premier emploi en SSII (à l'époque...)
- changement de pays (CH🇨🇭 ), de langue, et de métier 🤪
- entrepreneure 💪
- reconvertie pâtissière 👩‍🍳
- je post-traite l'émission Libre à vous de l'@aprilorg 🎙️ 🎧 égoïstement pour pouvoir écouter mes podcasts

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Hello world!

I'm onyx (spelled all lowercase), headmate of Jade (@schrottkatze)

I do a lot of tech stuff and programming, working on usually too many projects at once.

Probably will write a proper introduction post here tomorrow, but this account will probably contain a lot of tech rants and uni OHs (but don't expect this to be a serious account, as much as jades chaos.social is, anyway)

#introduction

Hello there, Fediverse!

I'm Phorm. I'm a vixen, and a chemist, and most importantly: I'm a genie. I spend a little too much time puttering about the internet, and a non-zero amount of time being shamelessly horny on main (Though admittedly a lot of it can be crypto-horny).

As I sometimes discuss sensitive topics, I'm a bit wary about followers. If you'd like to follow me, please note:

1.) Please be over 18 (I lean NSFW)

2.) Please send me a DM first, particularly if we have a previous connection

3.) Please note that I am BEYOND genie obsessed and if you follow me you will be getting a face full of GENIE.

#Introduction

#Introduction

I grew up in France. Now living in Las Vegas.

A software engineer at heart, I co-founded LinkedIn and was lucky enough to be able to "retire" early. I now dedicate my time to free and open source projects (my way of giving back).

* emscripten-glfw: wasm implementation of GLFW
* WebGPU Shader Toy (https://pongasoft.github.io/webgpu-shader-toy/)
* Jamba: a framework for VST plugins
* Rack Extension tools
* Audio plugins

Check my website for links and other projects https://pongasoft.com

New Year, new instance! (Hopefully to stay)

#Introduction for my move to zirk.us.

I'm Marcus Merritt, an artist, photographer and poet living in Hamtramck, Michigan, in Detroit.

I mostly post drawings & photos by me. Photos mostly come from biking or walking around the city. One series of drawings is of power lines I see around the city. One series of drawings is still life drawings of mundane objects from movies I watch.

Professionally, I'm an adjunct English professor of Creative Writing

Setting up a new home on a personal instance, just like one of the big kids. 😂

Hi, I’m Daniel. I’m a Product exec, SFF writer, developer, voice actor, TTRPG player, and the producer/GM for the Numenera actual play podcast, Explorers Wanted.

I talk a little bit about all of the above with occasional shitposts for spice.

#introduction #sff #writer #podcaster #ttrpg #numenera #CypherSystem #python #django

This is my 6th #introduction post to Mastodon, and hopefully the last server shift as I live out #life2point0 on a remote island in the PNW.

Long time technologist, fan of good coffee and great whiskey and always chooses simplicity over chaos. Focusing on cultivating great engineering teams with a focus on #leadership, #storytelling, and #life2point0 .. I write a weekly brain dump at https://makoism.com

New instance, new #introduction:

Hi! I’m Bren, and I’m a composer, orchestrator, teacher, and writer. I mainly write in a post-Romantic orchestral soundtrack style. I’ve written and orchestrated music for videogames, and I’m currently writing an album I intend as accompaniment for your fantasy TTRPG.

There’s a showreel of recent and forthcoming orchestral work below. Let me know if you give it a listen.

The time I set aside to set up my new account here was right as my old instance went down for maintenance 🙃. So here's a placeholder #introduction so I don't look totally empty as I follow folks here:

I am:

1) #History (specifically #HistSci / #HistTech / #STS) PhD candidate at UW-Madison

(I study the politics of scientists' data practices, especially around #OpenData / #OpenScience )

2) Herbivore, cat dad, #TTRPG player & #SFF reader

3) Also at bennettmcintosh.com

#histodons #Bookstodon

Hello, #Introduction time. I'm Meezer a Canadian artist living in Germany with my husband @Kojote_latrans
We have two cats named Circe(Canadian Sphynx), Baldr(Modern Siamese).

I really like cats.

I love reading and making #Comics
I currently have two comics available online & in print Synthetic Instinct and Wild Autumn.

I work both in #DigitalArt and various mediums in #TraditionalArt

I am #Therian with an interest in the #Occult
I also enjoy #HistoricalFashion #SciFi #Fantasy. #Transformers #StarWars and #Furry

#Introduction №2

I'm Jason Cranford Teague.

I’ve been a designer for 30+ years, but follow a variety of interests: #Art, #Design, #Typography, #Future,
#Space, #Astronomy, #Creativity, #StoryTelling & #Politics.

I like to read, especially #SciFi, #GraphiNovels, #History, #WebDesign, #DesignCulture, #Futurism & many other topics.

I'm the author of "Yuri Was Very Brave", a children's book about #YuriGagarin's historic space flight.

I'm here looking for good discussion & civil debate.

#introduction #announcement

Yesterday I became a poll worker.

I will be working early voting stations in October and polling places on November 5th. This is how I will work to help keep democracy in America.

One consequence of being a poll worker, though, is that I am not allowed to openly or publicly campaign for a candidate and that includes on Mastodon.

Here’s my #introduction

👋 I’ve been a developer for about 24 years. The last 10+ I’ve been working in #DevRel roles, currently at LaunchDarkly as a Developer Experience Engineer.

I’m active in the developer community as a speaker, author & organizer. I speak a lot on topics like #WebDev, #JavaScript, #Jamstack & #Serverless. I co-wrote multiple books on Jamstack and run a newsletter on the topic. I organize virtual events on cfe.dev & run the Orlando Devs #meetup.

OK, #introduction tags #running #smashrun #beekeeping #programming #objectpascal #delphi #weather #raspberrypi I'm a computer scientist (jack of all trades) who generally implements the ideas of cleverer people. I keep bees.

More intro moved from profile:

My past was risk analysis programming for engineers and human factors, but more recently the bottom dropped out of the market for consultants. Now I have a proper job putting stuff in databases and analysing it

Vegetarian wanting to be vegan

hihi! new #introduction because i’ve moved instances once more. i’m a YouTuber, podcaster, and voice actor who lives with my black cat and loves overthinking about fiction.

i'm big into weird indies and horror. i've been releasing video essays on games lately that you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/@WizardNeedsFood

some media i love: #DoctorWho, #bloodborne, #celeste, #house, #ajj, #lost, #hannibal, #fringe, #muppets, #MegaMan, #digimon, #tmnt, #AudioDrama, #cartoons

Okay, #introduction time. I'm new to Fosstodon but not to the Fediverse. I work in #SysAdmin although everyone wants to say #DevOps now for the 20% salary bump that entails but really, I was automating everything and doing CD over twenty years ago, we just called it good practice back then.
You can also expect #theology, #politics, sport, #poker and unbearable levels of ennui.

Other Hashtags: #UNIX #Linux #openSUSE #KDE #lfc #YNWA #UKPolitics #USPolitics #USElection #USElection2024

Now that I've cleared my first kilotoot, it's time for a proper #introduction !

My name is Rosalyn Al(ex|ice) Noreen Gardencourt-- but I'd appreciate it if you called me "Roz" for short. I'm a ditzy office gal who loves the heck out of cute kitties, pretty dresses, and state of the art stochastic optimal control systems. I'm also trans: I realized so seven years ago, but I only got to start my medical transition last year. I'm here to talk to folks and make friends!

I work as an Assistant Scientist Lady at a provincial desert university in the southwestern United States. I do control theory research for a living. That's the mathematical study of how be bind computers to reality-- it's the best thing ever.

In addition to control theory infodumps, I post about plain-Jane office gal stuff: little slices of life, progress on my small Wunderkammer of hobbies [1], and some of the more milquetoast aspects of the transfeminine experience.

[1] dressmaking, embroidery, electronics, writing, &c.

#introduction Hello everyone! I am a scientist @CNRS, in computational biophysics and the methodology of computational science. The second topic puts me at the interface with computer science and software engineering. Computational reproducibility has been a major topic for me over the last years, and now I am looking into computational media (rather than tools) for doing scientific research.

We have a Mastodon now! So, for our #introduction -
we're a collective of #LGBTQ+ writers and artists on Medium.com. We lift up #queer voices through #storytelling!
Find us at https://medium.com/prismnpen
😀 🏳️‍🌈

Hi,

I'm a researcher interested in theoretical computer science, software engineering, mathematical logic, also related philosophical topics.

My recent papers:

Mathematics:
"On proving consistency of equational theories in Bounded Arithmetic". Arnold Beckmann and Yoriyuki Yamagata, preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.04832

"Consistency proof of a fragment of PV with substitution in bounded arithmetic." Yoriyuki Yamagata, The Journal of Symbolic Logic 2018: https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.7087

Software Engineering:
(2020). "Falsification of cyber-physical systems using deep reinforcement learning", Yamagata, Y., Liu, S., Akazaki, T., Duan, Y., & Hao, J, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 47(12), 2823-2840 (2021), https://staff.aist.go.jp/yoriyuki.yamagata/paper/falsify.pdf

Philosophy:
, "On the notion of validity for the bilateral classical logic", Suzuki, Ukyo & Yamagata, Yoriyuki, preprint: https://philpapers.org/rec/SUZOTN

Extra: COVID19
"Individual-based epidemiological model of COVID19 using location data". In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) (pp. 4434-4442). IEEE., https://staff.aist.go.jp/yoriyuki.yamagata/paper/covid19.pdf

#Logic #MathematicalLogic #BoundedArithmetic #SoftwareEngineering
#Philosophy
#PhilosophicalLogic
#PhilosophyOfLanguage
#COVID19 #Introduction

Hello! I have migrated to/from a different instance so it's time for a re-#introduction

My name is Ara and I'm an artist who also enjoys playing games and my favourite animal is the sheep.
I particularly enjoy drawing my original characters but I don't shy from fan art either! I also do #live2d
I sometimes stream art and games via Twitch with my #VTuber model #FediArt #Illustration #FanArt #OriginalArt

#introduction

A well known face in the London Tech Community

Qualified lifeguard
Qualified accountant
Qualified teacher
Business coach
Runs 10K
Sometimes 21K
Rarely 42K
Hobby coder
PHP + mySQL + RDBMS

Speaks Japanese and French badly. A bit of German too. And traces of some Spanish and Dutch.

https://www.dontreadmyblog.com/news/?page_id=2

#Introduction: Bram (he/him), living in #SantaFe, #NewMexico with my wife and a moody #greyhound.

I work in #GraphicDesign, mostly for cultural and public health organizations.

I letter and design #comics for independent publishers, and on the board and teach for 7000 BC, a nonprofit supporting comics creators and comics education.

A long-time recreational fencer teaching and coaching #fencing.

Occasionally take and remember to post #Polaroid photos.

Links to all at https://www.brammeehan.com

A quick #introduction for #irishtwitter

I'm Jes (she/it) and accidentally fell into trans activism, in particular around trans healthcare. Or rather the lack of it here.

I'm neurodiverse, and for fun I'm into baking, music, and bad puns.

#introduction Après un bon moment d'activité, il est temps de me présenter ici !

Sysadmin / devops dans la vie professionnelle, je suis curieux de tout par ailleurs. Je booste beaucoup sur les sujets du féminisme et de la diversité.

Je publie aussi quelques photos de #gunpla et de nature.

Je suis également jongleur mais peu actif dernièrement.

#introduction

Joined to talk about games. I play mostly console and some mobile games. Has a super long list of steam games because of steam summer sales that I'll probably never play.

If you're unfamiliar with #DragoncrownGames, allow me to do an #introduction.

It is a small, indie #TTRPG game design studio ran by Julio Corona that releases GM-facing but PC-focused supplements for #DnD

All current releases are Pay What You Want playtest packets for a massive rules expansion called Properties & Provinces.

See the link below for more information on the project and the rest of this thread for a list of released titles!
https://www.reddit.com/r/DragoncrownGames/comments/rexeff/announcing_properties_provinces_a_massive_dd_5e/

I never did an #introduction post so here goes.
I'm Devlin (they/them). I make video games for PC.
I like 8bits computers, especially the Amstrad CPC, and run a Discord server for it at
https://discord.gg/4QZqfCr
My games are available on
https://devlin.itch.io/
if you know me already and like, want to give treat - I have a public ko-fi page -
https://ko-fi.com/magicbane

I guess an #introduction might help.

Hi, I'm Diotima (obviously not my real name.) When I'm not playing #baldursgate3 or #nomanssky or #deadisland2 I'm probably off writing stories (SFW and NSFW) or poetry, working on the Hero's Guide to Honor Mode, or being like, awkward as the Hells.

I'm kind of a #pagan I guess, a bit of a nerd, and I dunno, did I mention that I'm a tiefling too?

Yeah, horns... tail... all that stuffs!

Third time is a charm?

#introductions

Hi folks! I'm Sam. he/him

Entire autistic/ADHD wizard. 🔮 ✨

I'm all about art and expression, and I illustrate digitally and make pixel art with a smidge of animation from time to time. LOVE ink - expect bic pens doodles.

Big on video games and nerd media in general, gardening and cooking.

I appreciate and welcome all mediums. Looking forward to seeing everyone's art!

#IntroduceYourself #Introduction #PixelArt #ActuallyAutistic #Illustration

I guess it's #introduction time!

I've just joined Mastodon, and this seemed like the best Instance. I'm trying to figure out how this works, but I'll get there.

I'm a #queer #writer with an emphasis on video #games and #books. Trying to self-publish my first book 🤞

#Introduction as #gaeilge? Cinnte!

Tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge le thart ar sé mhí. Ní mo chuid Gaeilge rómhaith fós 😅 Is Bhrasaíleach mé ach is aoibhinn liom cultúr Gaelach agus tá beart agam bogadh go hÉirinn. Is scríbhneoir úrscéal agus físchluiche mé. Ba mhaith liom scríobh scéalta as Gaeilge lá éigin!

#IrishMastodon

I’ve been on Mastodon a while and I think I’ve figured out how it will work for me. Time to make some changes and do a new #introduction.

I’m a heading towards 50, Oxfordshire born and bred, IT professional. I work in higher education (I’m sure you can take a guess at where I work).
Professional interests include #virtualisation #networking #infosec

Personal interests are wide ranging - from the traditionally geeky (#scifi #fantasy #gaming) to the traditionally middle aged #gardening and #cookery
1/2

So, just migrated to mstdn.games ❤️ Guess a new #Introduction toot is in order. 😏

Hiya. 👋 I'm Dreadful Sanity aka Mel, a level 45 gamer from Germany. #Videogames keep me basically from going completely crazy and therefore alive. I'm #disabled, suffering from debilitating #migraines most days of the week. I also have #ADHD which means my brain is usually going all over the place. Beware of that.

#Warcraft
#DragonAge
#MassEffect
#Cyberpunk2077
#TheSims4
#BaldursGate3

I think that's all. 👉 👈 😊

Kia ora koutou, time for an #introduction
I am:
cis/gay female with a long-term partner
Pākehā - white NZer. A product of colonialism, steeped in complacency But I'm trying to wake up
A late ADD-comer. Dopamine is good! More please
An air quality scientist (NZ has a big wood-burning problem and lots of old cars)

I sing, knit, garden, wrangle chickens and cats, cook and preserve, write letters, protest, generate too much CO2, #bulletjournal (#bujo), make up stories and try to make time to read.

#Introduction

Hi, I'm Fred (she/they), I'm a museum curator with specialisms in architecture and historical costume, and a deeply geeky interest in the history of folklore and belief. I've got a handful of publication credits, fiction and non-fiction, and am working towards more.

I'm super into #HistoricalTextiles, especially medieval and earlier, and #HistoricalPractice in sewing.

Hi Sunny Garden Dwellers,

I've just moved in and wanted to say hi. I'm Heather. I'm in the south east of Australia (finally heading into Autumn, yay!). I'm an academic librarian by day and into a variety of hobbies at all other times. I enjoy spinning, knitting, miniatures, computer and video games, sewing outfits for my dolls, and many other things. I look forward to getting to know you all!

By way of introduction, here are some doll dresses I've sewn.

#introduction

#introduction

As the profile says, aspiring to be a combo of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. I've been practicing various forms of witchcraft and paganism for over 20 years.

These days my practice is less formal ritual and more lifestyle. Primarily the embodiment of Sacred Hospitality.

Spend a lot of my time with my pets, knitting, and drinking a cuppa.

#Witchcraft
#Pagan
#IrishWitch
#polytheism
#Knitting
#Discworld

I run a #YouTube channel! Have done for over ten years, in fact, as of April 2023.

So, as a little introduction, I've created a playlist containing what I consider some of my best videos - or, at the very least, the most indicative of the sort of programming you should expect. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLesyLQlAu0f6EjUn_OwSMY-0P05WaZSxs

Enjoy, and shameless plug: please consider subscribing!

#CreatorsUnite #SupportSmallStreamers #BrokenCircus #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Introduction

Hello! Here's where you can find me on the Web.

📼 YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/brokencircus
🎥 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lunarloony (Mon/Fri 7pm UK)
📟 Discord: https://dsc.gg/brokencircus
💸 Patreon: http://patreon.com/brokencircus
📣 Other links: https://portal.lunarloony.co.uk

NB: may contain nonsense.

#Introduction

mookie's #introduction

it's me, hi. i'm the mookie, it's me.

i'm a serial #fediverse instance creator (and destroyer) and have been doing this since 2018. many will already be familiar with my name or my avatar.

i'm the father of two awesome kids. i love watching and talking about #movies. i'm a #gamer (#callofduty and #battlefield mostly). i'm a fan of #taylorswift. i eat to #run. i'm a giant #starwars and #startrek nerd. i'm a born and raised #engineer and have spent most of my career as a devops engineer and sre. i now lead an org of excellent devs and sres.

my permanent home is at https://ultramookie.com where i should be spending more time writing blog posts and movie reviews.

Hello out there! 👋 I guess it’s #introduction time…all about me, in a nutshell:
#CatMom
#Psychologist
#Colorado
#WearAMask
#StandWithUkraine
#History
#Elephants
#Crochet
#BallroomDance
#JigsawPuzzles
#CommunityTV
#Matchbox20

Happy to be here, and pleased to meet you.

#Introduction

Hey everyone, I'm a physics PhD student getting back into more active hobby projects! I've been around Google+, stackexchanges, etc. with various usernames, so I see a lot of familiar faces on here!

Thanks for reading, have a free random walk looping zoom for your trouble.

Time for #introduction.

Professionally I'm a software developer and that's a topic I care about a lot. How to do it well, how to do it sustainably? I've worked on web backends for a long time and now I'm focused on databases. Used to be active in the #clojure community; now I'm using #python and #rust.

I read a lot, or at least regularly, (classics/literary fiction/sci-fi) and blog a bit. I like #hiking and paddle a #kayak. A year ago I got very into (indoors) #bouldering.

#introduction: Migrated from Twitter as so many others recently, and decided to create an alt account here for music only. I'm a fan of extreme music, but no fan of racists, phobes, or shitty people in general. To paraphrase Vile Creature, the most metal thing you can do in this day and age, is to care and to be compassionate.

#Tech, especially anything around #WebApplications and #PHP. I’m tinkering around with #GodotEngine right now as well.

#TV, specifically #RealityTV as I'm a huge fan of shows like #Survivor, #TheChallenge, #AmazingRace, etc... If someone can get voted out and go home, I probably watch it. Big fan of competition and artistic creation reality tv.

I'm a #PADI #Divemaster who loves #Diving when possible!

#Introduction (3/3)

I'm currently living in #Mexico but will be moving to the #UK in a few years.

Other things I will be talking about on this account.

#Music, specifically #DeathMetal and #BlackMetal although I'm also a big fan of #Trance and #EDM.

#Sports, I'm a lifelong #ChicagoBears fan so I'm used to a lot of weekly despair. I'm also a #Hockey fan, but I don't watch much of it these days. Big fan of #WWE as well

#Introduction… (2/3)

New instance! New #introduction!

Hey I'm Jamie, or EighthLayer on the interwebs! I've been an IT engineer for 10+ years, which is where the idea for my internet handle came from (word play on the OSI model for anyone familiar!).

I love gaming and I love The Gamer’s Tavern community, so I’m very excited that we now have our own Mastodon instance to call home!

#TheGamersTavern #Gaming #VideoGames

Version 4.0 of my #introduction toot, as time flies and things change, a lot.

Hey everyone! I'm Alex, an italian 39 years old IT Architect (see personal account: @ItsMeAlex), deeply in love with #Videogames

I'm the innkeeper of The Gamer's Tavern, a cozy #gaming #community fully committed to the #Fediverse, but most of all, safe and full of amazing people.

We're self-hosting these services:
- #Mastodon
- #Peertube
- #Owncast
- #Matrix

Find more @ https://linktr.ee/thegamerstavern

#TheGamersTavern

Can't believe I never did an #introduction

I'm Ishambard, 34, from England.
Life-long gamer who is currently running riot on games from childhood and general oddities I find online. Will often toot about things I have recently beaten on RetroAchievements with my thoughts on them.

Massive Nintendo fan, 90s anime fan, and manga reader. Wannabe creative person of sorts who will sometimes bake or make something when time is available.

A lot of my personal time is taken up by recording low effort Let's Plays and uploading these to YouTube, as I don't have a consistent schedule to be a streamer. I mostly play things that are of interest to me and want to share, sometimes classic things and sometimes really weird obscure things.

My channel is here:
https://youtube.com/@ishambard?si=YzYtVaqGZeWhNyGP

Can be painfully shy and introverted, and not very good at the whole social media malarkey. But always down for a good chat on all kinds of things.

My dear Wife @EmmalenaLEllis did just me tell she isn't mentioned here

I just migrated to a new single-user instance, so I guess it's #introduction time again!

I'm Alison, a #music obsessive with a penchant for #songwriting, #MusicTheory, #ElectronicMusic, #synthesizers, and #guitar. I'll mostly post about music, w/ other fun sprinkled in.

Until the #Fediverse, I was away from social media for about ten years b/c in its corporate forms it makes me crazy. Turns out, though, it's probably not the humans that are damaged, just the platforms. So glad to be here!

Hi, I'm Markus! 👋

I'm a family guy with a loving partner, three great kids and a cuddly and very patient labradoodle.

Together with @geewiz we run freistil IT. There I am responsible to keep our servers happy and our customers efficient. Or the other way round, or both. I try all of it.

I love taking long early morning walks to get clear in the head. I sometime do ride my bike for sports,but I'm more than happy that it's possible for me to replace one car with a nice electric bike. This makes it possible that we as a family can live in our very rural town in the northwest of Bavaria, Germany with only one small car. But with plenty of other bikes.

#introduction

#Introduction First of all, thanks for having me! I am not new to the Fediverse, but had to move over from the Server I was before and now am here. I am a blind Developer and Gamer from germany who also advocates for Accessibility in Gaming. At the Moment my Maingames are #StardewValley and #Hearthstone. I am also streaming on Twitch to raise Awareness for Accessibility in Gaming. If you have Questions don't hesitate to ask.

Hello! Let's get my #introduction going here.

Professionally right now I work as an SME in a #PenTesting group for a regulatory company, but it's really not my bag of tea in the long run. That I can feel. I much prefer to be in an investigatory and tool-making field for something related to #DFIR . I was especially happy doing #ReverseEngineering of #malware .

I'm into reverse engineering, assembly languages like #IA32 and recently #ARM / #ARM64, programming (old classics like C/C++ / #Python but learning the newer stuff like #RustLang ), big into #forensics, #RasPi and #Arduino projects and such.

Still trying to figure out what I am career wise, though, like job title and such! It's all great fun to me, just haven't found the direct niche to sink into.

Hobby wise, I'm also really into #GuildWars2! Long time gamer at heart.

#Introduction I'm not all that new here, but my name is Mark. I escaped the bird cage after it became a hellscape, and have been enjoying my time here far more. Interests include tech (with a bent towards Apple), reading, and Marvel.

Woofers it’s my #introduction

46, married, gay, graphic designer and artist. My dog and hubs are my world, we live on the lakefront in Chicago.

My artwork is more anime/comic book/cartoon. I do landscapes and characters. And now I want to do pinups and erotic art. Just began writing erotic fiction, too.

My hubs before I met him did solo sexy videos and recently wanted to get back into it. That opened the door for us to talk/explore more kink. So, I'm here to learn, listen, and support.👋

So apparently I was supposed to make an #introduction post. Oh well, better late than never.

I'm an early #millennial, and I'm further left that most people on most issues.

I use #GNU/#Linux, currently satisfied with #Manjaro.

Also a big #Nintendo guy because all have sinned and fall short of the perfection of #Stallman.

I'm a somewhat active #TVTropes contributor and I sporadically work on a #calendar converter written in 93% #Python and 7% #Fortran.

I'm pretty obsessed with calendars.

Redoing an introduction post since I moved instances:

I work for a mid-size network hardware manufacturer doing back-end development in Go

Grew up in St. Thomas, USVI

Bachelor of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College

MBA, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC Chapel Hill

Cryptocurrency enthusiast

Boardgamer

Discoverer of broadcast storm bug in Id's original Doom

Creator of the Minimak keyboard layout

Beat Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!

#introduction

New #introduction time.

I'm Alicia (she/her) 👋 A nerdy and kinky 33 year old bisexual polyamorous trans woman from Germany living in Switzerland. I'm a weirdo with a weird and complicated way through life and plenty of mental health issues. But I'm embracing my weirdness and quirkiness now and loving it. Being authentic feels amazing.

I used to be a shy introvert, but slowly coming out of my shell and actually enjoying it a lot. Which would have been unthinkable for me in the past 😅🤣 I'm pushing myself a lot here, which is also the reason I started streaming a little. So yeah, feel free to interact with me, I'd love to make even more friends! 😊🥰

Some of my hobbies are Baking (I love sharing my cakes with others, and there will be pics!), Bondage (I want to write a Baking & Bondage story soon), Video Games, TTRPGs (PF2e mostly) and Software development (Rust, C#, JS/TS).

I also work in software development, but that's rather uninteresting comparatively 😅

#introduktion #introduction Hej! Taymaz heter jag, 36 år gammal och specialist i allmänmedicin (aka Dr.House in the House). Jag har bott en del utomlands och jobbat lite överallt men landat i Stockholm.
Skriver om lite allt möjligt, mestadels sjukvård men en hel del rants om annat oxå, allt från bristolskalor till gaming och memes.

Har delat ut en massa delicatobollar till många (och nej jag är inte sponsrad) och jag har svårt för orättvisor, älskar kunskap och drivs av nyfikenhet.

#introduction
Hi! I'm Rune, a full-time solo indie #gamedev (art, design, code, ...) after I previously worked at Unity 2009-2020.

My VR adventure Eye of the Temple was my first commercial game. Check it out on Quest and Steam, it's got great reviews:
https://eyeofthetemple.com/

These days I'm back to tinkering with #procgen stuff in my new project "The Big Forest" (working title):
https://runevision.com/multimedia/thebigforest/

Also happy late fediversary to me!

I haven't made a new intro since I was on mozilla social, so it's time for a new #introduction post! I’m Sarah and I’m a senior UI designer based in the pnw.

Things I post or share when I’m active on mastodon:
🐕‍🦺 my sweet pup, Nori (she's v cute, stylish, and stinky)
🧵 cross stitches I’m working on
🎨 art! I repost a lot of pixel art and art in general
💩 memes

Interests:
Ethical design, accessibility, infrastructure, indie games, pnw stuff, and dogs

I guess #introduction is a thing here? I'm Mishell, author of an urban fantasy trilogy from Simon & Schuster but retired from pro writing. Now I am mostly a gamer, a computer science student, and a parent, as I navigate metastatic appendix cancer and a very ??? lifespan, doing my best to add small good things to the world while I still can. More at mishellbaker.com and the other links in my bio.

Hi all,

My name is Vinay, and I'm excited to be trying out social media after a gap of over a decade. I believe in the power of the unbridled, corporation-free internet to connect people and effect social change.

My long-term passions are: veganism for a cruelty-free, climate-friendly future, improving healthcare access in East Africa and beyond (I work for Maisha Meds), learning Spanish and supporting #OpenSource #FOSS projects. I also care about data privacy and transparency.

More broadly and in no particular order, I'm into homesteading, #permaculture, cycle touring, community-led projects, and queer rights.

As a peek into my life, here's a photo of this week's canasta (a local initiative that receives fresh organic veggies from a farmers' collective) here in #SanCristóbalDeLasCasas

#introduction

#Introduction post - it's in my bio anyway:

I'm Ian, I like #gravy, and I like #custard. #Edinburgh-centred, into #quiz and #korfball, also known to go on about #rugbyleague. I appreciate #silliness.

I'm interested in a wide range of things, and people; mostly how they think and operate. While I'm not especially odd in my own thinking, though I do exhibit some tendencies toward #statistics, systems and logic, irascibility at changes of plan, contrariness, and biscuits.

New #introduction, just because.

Nege, they/them, queer aro ace enby, AuDHD & other flavours of neurological disability, but I get by. I live in a densely populated urban neighbourhood with a pretty cool dog working a poorly defined job where I get to use my analytical skills all day. I have built a lifestyle for myself where I can walk home for lunch and run most of my errands on foot as well. I do not drive, will not drive, and I hate cars. (Leftist, can you tell?)

In my free time I've undertaken a variety of creative pursuits, like photography (film + digital), writing, drawing, and poetry, which I post here and on my website (https://thisnege.xyz). I walk outside a lot (alt @walkipeg) and I'm terrible at remembering sunscreen, so that's why I look so poorly aged.

My mind is in a constant state of satire, so I make a lot of jokes and shitposts. Sorry!

And now, the chorus of hashtags:

#queer #asexual #aromantic #nonbinary #urbanism #neurodivergent #Winnipeg #walking #shitpost

#introduction

Hi! I live in downtown San Jose where I work on community- and worker- centered policy and grassroots coalition building. Interested in local #organizing, #workersrights, #racialjustice, #climatejustice, #laborunions. Trying to figure out how to migrate over here from that bird site. Oh and I will probably post lots of pictures of flowers (any #FlowerReport friends on here?)

#introduction -

Heyo. I'm Zak, a casual gamer and tech nerd, daily driving Fedora Linux. I'm a writer, musician, and generally an artist.

Generally obsessing over nerdy stuff and posting about such as well. Nice to meet you!

#introduction
I'm a professor who teaches about #comics / #manga and #gender from an interdisciplinary perspective. I have also been #translating manga into English since 1990, and am the exclusive English #translator of manga artist Moto Hagio. I am also a mother of two #bilingual / #bicultural kids: one a grown son from a previous marriage and the other a 7-year-old dynamo of a girl. Oh, and I'm transgender. I live in #Kyoto. Please DM me with a self-introduction (or link to a self-introduction) if you'd like to follow.

#introduction
👋 I have multiple roles in my day job, long time client side #securityArchitect working on #encryption HW and SW, now an #SDL and #VR practitioner for client apps and cloud service. I rep my company on the #trustedcomputinggroup. I have written and contributed to multiple standards. #IWork4Dell

In my free time I am dye fabric, create art, watch birds, garden and care for my mom. I am owned by 3 cats, know all the dogs in the neighborhood and rescue lizards. I curate a fiber art exhibit: Stretching Art and Tradition which is on year 22. I co-lead a local pod of the Studio Art Quilt Associates.

Very much enjoying this space and all of the people here.

#Introduction (2024-03-02 edition)

UIC PhD candidate / Dataplane.org founder / ICANN research fellow / NETSCOUT principal analyst. Former .edu netop. Past roles in DNS and infosec orgs.

Keen to Internet infrastructure (BGP and DNS) and security. Bit mechanic.

See https://dataplane.org/jtk for more.

My micro-blog activity will mostly be used to highlight my work, ideas, interests, news, and reflections to put into my time line for posterity.

My new #Introduction!

My name is Mark, and I'm interested in retro computers and consoles from the 70s, 80s and 90s. This is less about nostalgia (though there is definitely some of that), and more a kind of archaeology: discovering new things about past tech.

I work as a software engineer, currently in the video games industry. I'm also an amateur electronics enthusiast, and have built several of my own retro computers from scratch.

Originally from the UK, I now live and work in Canada.

#Introduction
Seit 2010 als MacSnider im Netz unterwegs, Podcast Hörer & Macher seit 2010 als @stimmenreich. Mehr Geek als Nerd, Heavy Casual Gamer mit Liebe für alte Spiele, Dosenöffner für einen Kater, oft auf Veranstaltungen wie der @republica, @podstock oder dem c3 Congress, kann die Routing Matrix von @ultraschall im Schlaf runterbeten und dir sehr viel zu Star Wars oder Marvel MCU erzählen.

Alles weitere unter http://macsnider.de

Neuester Podcast ist: @radiocapitol!

#Introduction (neuer Post wegen Instanzwechsel)
Baujahr 1989, seit 2010 als MacSnider im Netz unterwegs, #Podcaster (Hörer & Macher) seit 2010 als @stimmenreich (seit 2017). Introvertiert, mehr Geek als Nerd, #Apple Device Jedi mit #XboxSeriesS, #PS4 und #NintendoSwitch, Heavy Casual Gamer mit Liebe für alte Spiele, Dosenöffner für einen Kater, oft auf Veranstaltungen wie der @republica, @podstock oder dem #c3 Congress, kann die Routing Matrix von @ultraschall im Schlaf runterbeten und dir sehr viel zu #StarWars oder Marvels #MCU erzählen.

Alles weitere unter http://macsnider.de

Neuester Podcast ist: @radiocapitol!

hello! i'm hex (they/them), queer dragon enthusiast extraordinaire. i'm primarily a digital illustrator, doing illustrations, comics, and character design. i'm also a game animator and occasional convention artist.

i most often draw OCs, dragons, and geometric emblems and tattoos. i enjoy writing fiction prose and daydreaming about my OCs and their worlds.

when i'm not drawing or writing, i'm usually playing video games or hanging out with my cats.

#introduction #MastoArt #dragons #OCs

Started as a CNJ in #FFXIV September 2010. Played off-and-on through the 1.XX patches.

Played the ARR beta. Didn't like it, ironically, so didn't stay for ARR's release.

Been playing again since sometime mid Heavensward.

My 1.0 chara was gone 'til the end of Stormblood so I played on an "alt". Ez may be as broken as I am, but she's mine.🖤

Previous profile:
https://etheirys.masto.host/@ezlin

#intro #introduction

I hear #introduction is in order.

I am Rockford Lhotka, father, husband, creator/maintainer of #cslanet for 25+ years, VP of Strategy at Xpirit, software developer/architect, outdoorsman, #sciencefiction fan, tech author, professional speaker, fisherman, PC gamer, love traveling (by RV and air), and aspiring renaissance person.

#introduction

I'm an #embeddedlinux and #opensource nerd based in Nottingham, UK. I work remotely for a small IoT company and I'm slowly moving into a team lead role.

I'm a #humanist, a #leftist and try to be an ally to the #lgbtqia folks in my life.

I enjoy #hiking, #wildlifephotography, drinking #craftbeer & #whisky, and reading #scifi, #fantasy & non-fiction.

I'm slowly learning that I'm probably #autistic and it's been a really self-affirming process.

Pronouns are he/him. Happy to chat.

2 weeks later #introduction

I'm a free software developer, I created the #AtomVM project which allows running software written in #Erlang and #Elixir on #microcontrollers, I also used to work on #KDE #Plasma in the past.

I will post here on this account mostly about computers, software and the projects I work on.

My other account in italian: @[email protected] where I will post about hiking, cats and other stuff I find interesting.

From Padova, Italy. I speak Italian, English and Japanese.

Hi, 👋​ I'm Scott! #Introduction

I'm a technology enthusiast from Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. By day I build software used to run #Genomics labs in #Python. I've also worked with #Lua and #PHP in the past. I've worked professionally as a web developer for fifteen years but I've been programming since I was eight (started with #HyperCard)!

I love #RetroComputing, especially old #Apple / #Mac stuff. I own a IIfx, an SE, and a IIgs which I use for #RetroProgramming and #RetroGaming. I even wrote a Mastodon app, #Macstodon, for vintage Mac OS!

I recently picked up an #Amiga #A500 as well, which I'm still learning how to use.

When I'm not #programming at work or on side projects I enjoy #gaming and watching #anime.

I also have a passion for #Travel, and have visited four continents and over twenty-six countries! My profile picture is from a visit to Cuba in 2019.

My other interests include #Camping, #Coffee, #Dogs, #Reading, and #TableTennis.

Nice to meet you all!

Hello 👋

I'm quiet and don't post much. General-purpose nerd, #autistic, #queer, #disabled, etc.

I'm into #plants / #houseplants, and I specialise in #tradescantia research over at @TradescantiaHub.

I like #moss, #birds, other local #wildlife, and also #sheep - I live in the temperate rainforest in #Wales.

@cassolotl's #cat Rosa makes occasional appearances.

#intro #introduction

#Introduction

Hello good people of Fediverse (and https://floss.social in particular) !

Franck from France and « DansLeRuSH » on the Web. I've been on the Fediverse thru Mastodon (and different accounts) since April 2017 (a little before with Diaspora).

Married to a much more talented woman than me, I'm father of 3 : a funny little boy and 2 cats (also funny).

I have a huge interest for what frees people, from beeing, having privacy to the (free) software you want !

Glad to meet you 🖖

Updated #introduction time! I am a systems engineer (traditional IT) in the Chicago area, and in my FOSS/hobby life I work on a self-hosting platform called Sandstorm which aims to make decentralization easy enough for anyone to use. Uh, I'm also married with kids now, and I might like watching Star Trek or something, like a little bit. Google sucks, by the way.

#introductions

It's a good time for an #introduction post, since I seem to be settling in.

Howdy, Mastodon. Another Twitter departure here, but I like the new joint. You'll see a lot of photos. I like sunsets and nature and often take my camera along then share what I saw. I'm also prone to posting about politics, sports, or whatever else strikes my fancy. I'll retoot/boost a few posts, too, but will try to be selective, so as not to swamp followers.

Here, have a pretty picture. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#Introduction

I'm a straight white CIS middle-aged grey-bearded male from Sydney (Kuring-gai land) who works as a SysAdmin / BOFH. Shy. Introvert. Hate crowds with a passion.

I'm very left-leaning in my political and societal views. This is Aboriginal land, sovereignty was never ceded. Support equality in sexuality, gender identity, etc. Support doing more to protect the environment and climate. Trickle down economics doesn't. You get the idea.

I enjoy long drives for the sake of the travel rather than the destination. I don't spend anywhere near enough time in the water. And I watch way too many movies & tv shows. Mostly sci-fi & fantasy but enjoy all genres.

Also a very avid sportsball supporter. Mostly Rugby Union (Waratahs men & women, Wallabies & Wallaroos), Ice Hockey (Sydney Bears, Sydney Sirens, Seattle Kraken), to a lesser extent MotoGP, and a little Cricket (Australia Test, T20, Sixers men & women) & Rugby League (Rabbitohs, NSW Blues).

You can find me on various platforms outlined here - https://sheepie-au.carrd.co/

My #introduction: I am a Software Engineer with experience in Game Development, UI and UX design, Web Development, and some Hardware Development. I am a borderline obsessive Gamer, and I enjoy reading books, playing board games, being a Dad, doing art, and writing music.

Time for a new #introduction

I'm a #ComputerScience #PhD candidate at the #University of #Vermont (#UVM). There, I'm doing #AI and #ALife #research with Josh Bongard and many others. Themes include #evolution, #evolvability, innate #intelligence, #cells, #bodies, and #endosymbiosis.

I believe #science should be open and accessible, so I write about my ideas on a #Wordpress #blog, review relevant #books on #Goodreads, and publish my source code on #Github (links in my profile).

I'm passionate about #diversity, #socialjustice, #sustainability, #ethics, #philosophy, and all things #tech. In my personal life, I love #food, #cooking, #reading, #yoga, #hiking, #art, and #StarTrek.

I worked for many years on #Google #Search as a #software #engineer, #techlead, and #manager. I used to be proud of that, but lately I have concerns.

My favorite #programming language is #Python, but I know many more, and lately have been quite enjoying #CUDA #GPU programming in #cplusplus.

#introduction
𝕴̛̀҉̕͜͠ ̴̨̛̀͞͠𝖕̸̶̨̀҉𝖔̸̡̕̕͟𝖘҉̸̢̛͟𝖙̵̷̴̵̶ ҉̧́͘͝𝖆̷́̕͞𝖇̸̵̕͟𝖔̨̧̀́𝖚̴̴̀͢𝖙̴̶̢͢ ̷̨̛𝖆̕͟͞ ̵̷̧𝖋̡̛͞𝖊̷̢͜𝖜̛͟ ̧̛𝖘͘͡𝖚҉̧𝖇͠͠𝖏͜𝖊̛𝖈̢𝖙̢𝖘͠ electronics, computing, music, drawing, sewing, cooking, photography...

#introduction
babsko internetowe. młodzieżowa.
i tak:
- robie grafike (po profilowym chyba widać? )
- gram sobie (wolne gierki, nie wiem, jakiś 0ad, minetest, parę gierek typu retro - jakiś tam pong)
- gadam - najwęcej w odpowiedziach bo zbytni gupek jestem na pisanie własnych postów - to naprawde się musi coś dziać żeby zapuścić... ewentualne shitposty...
- robie jako jakiśtam developer (web dev : python/javascript/typescript/css/markupy/php i tego typu rzeczy...).
Lubię? muzykę z lat 80/90 i inne rzeczy stamtąd... co do żarcia to polskie i nie tylko.
oprócz tego - znudzony leń obibok i marzycielka.
Akceptuję obserwowania, mam to włączone tylko z powodów bezpieczeństwa...
post może zostać edytowany kiedyś w przyszłości jak będze coś do dodania...

You should follow me if you like sincere-posting and cat pics. I also post pics of food sometimes. I am a leftist of some sort, I cannot be sure what kind because I refuse to read theory. #introduction

#introduction hi! im always looking to follow and get to know more people. please interact in any way if you like #BL #HonkaiStarRail #writing #fanfiction #Persona5 #furry
on my end, i mostly post thoughts about media, random musings about fandom and creativity, and threads about games/anime/books i'm reading at the moment!

NOTE: if i boost a post without alt-text and you would like to have it, tag me in replies and i will provide it!

👋 Music & anime fan, techie, bad at video games. Conscientious spectre. #introduction

Hi, everyone! I will try to make here a thread with some #rigTips and rigging bits of advice that make my life a bit easier.

But first, let me do an #introduction

- I'm a professional Spanish rigger. I've worked on TV shows, video games, and feature films.

- I used to be a modeler, too.

- In love with my lovely wife @namidarkdragon

- I'm also a bagpipe player 😀

- Films, video games, and music are my passion.

- I serve 3 feline lords.

- ¿Politics? Yes, please. No fascist allowed.

#introduction

Hi all. I'm also [email protected]. I created this account because universeodon.com has a higher character limit than mastodon.social and sometimes you just need to Use Your Words!

<strikeout>I currently work at Google as a software engineer but I'm starting to think about retirement. (Shhh, don't tell my manager.)</strikeout>

I used to work at Google until 2024.01.10 when they had their second large (and nth overall) layoff. Technically, my last day is 2024.03.10, three weeks before I was going to retire. So getting a layoff package was a big win for me.

Too bad about Google, though. Used to be a decent company to work for before they decided worker loyalty and loyalty to workers didn't matter.

I like playing #GoGame / #Weiqi / #Baduk and hacking #DylanLang. I recently became a grandpa!

Hey #Astrodon I think it's time for an #introduction.
I'm a Professor of #astrophysics at the Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de #Lyon, #France (affiliated with #UniversitéLyon1, #ENSdeLyon, #CNRS). I work on the first stages of #planet formation, more specifically the evolution of gas and dust in #protoplanetary #disks with numerical simulations. I also compute synthetic observations from them.

You know, I've been here for a few years, but I don't think I ever wrote a proper #introduction post. So here goes.

Hi! My name is Kaye, pronouns are they/their or he/his but honestly just use whatever. I'm not a robot, but I play one o̶n̶ ̶T̶V̶ on the Web. Furry content is to be expected.

My background's in IT, my main creative hobby is #gamedev. I'm fairly active in green politics, the digital civil rights sphere, and the whole general #socdem type of deal.

If you've followed my account because I made a funny observation about old software, like the "Nero burning ROM" thing, hello and I'm very sorry, it's mostly rambles and shitposts.

Oh yeah I should probably do a new #introduction post

• Kaye, they/their (none biney) or he/his

• 🇪🇺, posts will be in English or German

• Been on the Fediverse since 2017 (originally as @[email protected])

• Interests include technology, game dev, post-humanism, and liberation politics (lefty/green 🌻) - there will also be furry stuff

• Website: snowcean.net

• If you follow me b/c of a funny post you will get to learn all about my bleak personal life and extreme political views

Time for an #introduction
I'm Robin, I'm currently a video editor for the community TV station New Ellijay TV
I live in Scotland and spend my free time gardening, reading books, and watching old movies.
In a past life I was an IT analyst, but that drove me Actually Mad
I have two cats who love exploring the farm where we live
I have been on fedi for a couple years now and have started this account as somewhere to talk about my work with NETV
Looking forward to sharing what I'm working on!

Time for intro 4.0! (or 5.0? I forget)

I'm Tobleh; I'm a Canadian of Filipino heritage, from the GTA in 🇨🇦.

I'm a guy (cis), panromantic, and asexual/demisexual. As of writing, I'm a nursing graduate (pending NCLEX) registered nurse; mainly interested in mental health nursing. DO NOT rely on me for health advice; I encourage you to seek out a doctor, therapist, or other health professional.

As you can tell by the profile picture and banner, I'm REALLY into anime; mostly a Kyoto Animation lover (Hibike, Tamako, Liz, etc.); although you can also check out more of my tastes here.

I love tinkering and messing around with tech! Was a PC and smartphone nerd in a past life, currently a Linux user ('btw i use arch' on my desktop, Debian on my laptop; both with GNOME).

Also REALLY into mechanical keyboards, mainly vintage boards! Ought to make some sort of post or directory about my collection; but as for highlights, my favourite boards are the Focus FK-2001 (w/ SKCM White Alps), Model F XT, Novatouch, Televideo DEC keyboard (w/ linear Hi-Tek Series 725 switches), BTC 5100 (capacitive foam and foil), and my Apple Standard Keyboard (M0116, w/ SKCM Salmon Alps).

As for minor hobbies:

• Baseball fan, mainly follow the Blue Jays; though I can appreciate sports in general.
• Daily listen to rock, J-Rock, and Anime songs (anisongs); but open to listening to anything.
• Known Twitch mod for @[email protected] - watch her streams whenever you can; they're nice, comfy, and chill!

#intro #introduction

#Introduction
Dark Edinburgh is a long running (since 2010) photo project by @sml

One photo is posted a day with a (usually) appropriate quote from literature.

There is a book (see photo), you can buy prints, all money raised goes to support Simon Community Scotland to help the homeless. Links in profile.

#photography #edinburgh #scotland

Oh, whoops, we're supposed to do an #introduction?!
Um, ok. Belated intro 🙃
I love #books, #movies, #art, #podcasts & #music w a proclivity for #horror & the #weird / #eerie. I write #reviews & make #spooky & not-so-spooky art. I'm #autistic & wildly verbose about things that enthuse me but simultaneously #introverted generally. I am fascinated by the #odd, love #cosmichorror, #folkhorror & #hauntedhouses. I play #piano. I share things that I think are awesome. Is this enough?

Let me have a correct #introduction .
Hi! I’m Djigr, evolutionary #biologist, #paleontologist , #artist and published #paleoartist ! I work on various subjects such as #temnospondyls (#crocofrogs from the past) and 3D molecular structure prediction by AI.
I do #scicom and #sciart on feathered #dinosaurs and #evolution, am known for my fake TV journal #CROW+ that teaches about #crow biology!
I’m a co-founder of Chicken Wings Dinosaurs, which produces cute and cool paleoart
:)👋

OK. If I'm sticking around, which it looks like I might, then I should pin an #introduction

I'm Ross!

I code with PHP, Javascript, WordPress and Laravel.

I work at Delicious Brains/WP Engine.

I have too many side projects including Turbo Admin, my magical command palette for #WordPress.

I'm a dad of two. I care about sustainability. I ride bikes. And my boss says I "bring lots of questions and energy".

Well hello, void!

My name is Avarna ✨ I'm:

📚 an avid lover–reader–writer of #sciencefiction, latest read being Ted Chiang's "Stories of Your Life"

🎨 passionate about designing apps — no, really!

✨ religious #Buddhist — I yap tons about #philosophy too

🕺 #nudist, so sometimes NSFW

Nice to meet all of you, hope this #introduction suffices but if it doesn't, just hit me up 😁

I'm a tech-enthusiast working in IT, mostly focusing on self-hosting projects in my spare time.

As a compensation for my screen time, I like to go hiking and mountaineering.

Being Admin of the Mastodon instance https://mountains.social and Pixelfed instance https://mountains.photos is for me a nice combination between this online and offline life.

Dutchie in Switzerland (since 2008).

Looking forward to engaging with you all.

#introduction

Hey Mastodon! 👋 Here is our #introduction post: We are the Data Visualization Lab at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. You can find more about our work here: https://vis.khoury.northeastern.edu/

We'd love to be connected to more folks and labs in the realms of #DataVisualization #HCI #xAI #AR #VR #VisualAnalytics #PhD #Research

Our lab has been applying visualization to domain areas like #accessibility #UAVs #Genetics #Privacy #Pedagogy #Networks #GraphTheory

Say hi!

I never wrote a proper #introduction so here goes.

I have been working in "IT" for over 15 years. Starting all the way at the bottom and working my way up.

I mostly work in small and medium sized business as a security professional. Helping them to uplift their security posture. This involves a lot of education around the basics and what is and isn't good practise and/or value for money.
Being in that space does mean I still do a lot of "traditional" IT work (i.e. IT Ops). I really enjoy the variety that brings.

Outside of work I play video games, dabble in 3D printing and home automation.
Other people tell me I'm a foodie, so I guess I am. I'd probably describe myself more as a dessert aficionado 😋​

I'm #nonbinary and prefer they/them. But won't get upset at you if you forget.

#PlayStation #VR #InfoSec #SecurityBasics #3DPrinting #HomeAutomation #Dessert #Foodie #ITSecurity #ITOps

#Introduction
Avid reader, cyclist, pianist, fractal maker. Farm brat and lapsed poet, with previous gigs as a non-profit drudge, website administrator, and writer on opera and music. Now exploring the world beyond the aviary.
Manic about:
#cycling #hiking #photography
#learning #literature #books #linguistics
#opera #ClassicalMusic #jazz
#fractals #HumaneTech (a bit of a #luddite)
#environment #biodiversity #PlanetEarth
#cooking #gardening

Here we go again, this time with a proper #introduction.

Since my home instance over at Mastodon.lol is going down for reasons, I came here, hoping for history not to repeat itself yet again.

I'm a bi guy currently approaching midlife crisis, working as a web developer and interested in gaming, technology and creativity, especially when combined.

I'm into sandbox games, live looping (mediocre beatbox noises which loosely resemble music) and socializing with people who are known to sometimes dress up in animal costumes.

This is my public profile though, so expect more tech rants, politics and gaming related stuff.

My other account is @lcars84.

Greetings,

I’m new to the #fediverse, having recently fled from the bird site. I was there for a long time, but almost entirely as a follower and not an active participant. I hope to find more engagement here.

I work and play in the technology realm, where I’m somewhat of a generalist. I’ve been around *nix operating systems since the 80’s. Xenix anyone?

I enjoy #woodworking, #travel, and spending time #outdoors.

Raised in #Oregon now living in #NewEngland

Thanks!

#introduction

I've been told, one should introduce oneself when starting in Mastodon through an #introduction post. I teach Hydraulic Engineering and research in urban hydraulics (sewer, distribution systems, flooding) and in wind power integration.

I am quite interested also in topics such as Free Software or sustainable mobility, and I guess many posts will be related with these topics.

A little #introduction. I'm an artist working mostly in watercolor. Love painting Monterey, Napa Valley, nature. Still at #twitter, but hearing good things about #mastodon. So, happy to be here. Sharing my Peace Rose watercolor inspired by my parents' garden. Miss them. Poured lots of love into this painting. 💟 #twittermigration #MastoArt

🎨 Fine art prints & decor
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-elizabeth-kennen

I'm on Mastodon! Here's a brief #introduction (though https://bitprophet.org/bio/ will be more in depth)!

🐍 Longtime #Python developer & maintainer of various popular libraries (Fabric, Paramiko, Invoke, &c)
💻 Longtime #Linux (#Unix) #sysadmin & #DevOps engineer (so many distros, currently experimenting with #NixOS)
😻 Owned by 2 #cats (and grew up with #dogs)
🇺🇸🗽 Resident of #NewJersey
🌹🍞 Bit of a #leftist and #antifascist who still votes #Democrat when necessary
⚔️🚀 #SFF fan
& much more! ✨

#introduction

I'm a programmer at a big tech company, and have lived in the SF Bay Area since 1999.

My wife and I have 3 #cats and a #dog.

I spend a lot of time with my hobbies: Reading #ScienceFiction and #ComicBooks, playing #MagicTheGathering, and listening to #ProgressiveRock #music and #AudioDramas.

I'm part of the first generation of bloggers, starting in 1997, and still #blog semi-regularly at https://fascinationplace.org

I make a lot of #puns.

#ProgRock #AudioDrama #Comics

Moved instance, so time for a new #introduction!

I'm Alex and I have a PDA problem.

In 2018, after 16 years of using various #Psion portables, I decided to try my hand at developing hardware and software for my beloved Series 3c to help me with journalling and creative writing.

6 years and repeated sidequests later, I've ended up doing a lot of research into the SIBO/EPOC16 platform, and done my best to document it when I can. I've also nudged former developers into open sourcing their old Psion apps.

My current main projects are:

• #PsiDrive, an #RP2040-based USB drive for SIBO SSDs.
• Rewriting the Psion SIBO (16-bit 8086) C SDK, including updating the docs (with #AsciiDoc) and rewriting the original DOS tools as FOSS apps. I'm currently using #FreePascal to create a drop-in replacement for #CTRAN, the Psion OO C preprocessor. (I want to eventually write a new compiler targeting EPOC16. Eventually.)
• Anything else that tickles my bouncy brain.

Outside of #retrocomputing, I'm your common-or-garden British nerd. I'm a Linux user - mostly Arch, but I dabble with others. I also like a bit of #HaikuOS and I'm planning on giving #FreeBSD a go very soon.

I used to be a senior computer monkey, specialising in on-prem SME infrastructure (I lament the loss of vSphere). Now I train others to become computer monkeys (for better or worse). As a result, sometimes you'll see me wrestling with old Cisco ASAs, Ubiquiti APs, or modded kit running #OpenWrt.

Generally, I like making things do stuff, especially if it's stuff that the thing wasn't originally designed to do.

#introduction update time bc i've been here since at least 2017, whew!

i'm coog, a thirty something, heavily dyspraxic queer/nb that occasionally plays a mountain lion on the internet, based out of northeast scotland

i generally enjoy/post about:
-obsolete tech
-elite dangerous (i help run a squadron/player minor faction in game so i'm heavily invested there)
-the demoscene
-wrestling
-cats and other assorted neat animals
-musical history
-broadcasting ephemera
-various flavours of motorsport

i also do the occasional bit of digital art - mostly music though!

https://soundcloud.com/colonthree/tracks

https://colonthree.bandcamp.com/

#introduction toot

Long-time mastodon user, but more active now, and wanted a dedicated account for all #nature 🍃 and #outdoors 🏞️ content.

I love #hiking 🥾, #snowboarding 🏂 and #camping 🏕️.
I used to volunteer for reforestation 🌲🌲🌲

A lot of content is about #Iceland 🇮🇸 where I used to live, but new content is mostly from 🇩🇪 and travels to other places. I spend time in 🇮🇪 regularly.

Pictures are taken mainly by my phone nowadays, so I can't compete with the professionals around here 😇

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟
I try to keep the vibes on this account outdoors-y, so I might not follow you back if your account is mostly about non-outdoors things like tech or politics—no offence!

𝐶𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠
unless otherwise noted or they include people cc-by-sa-nc.

Hi!
I am Adronia, that sensitive tiger. As mentioned in my bio I come from Poland. I currently attend to something you would call community college, with additional IT specialist exams. I enjoy customizing Linux distributions, photography, gardening, and learning new things - when given enough time. For now, I do not have any reference sheet for my fursona so I won't post it there. Although, when I commission one, I will let you know and show off the artwork :)
#introduction
Edit: Changed the bad translation I did. Apologies for that

Sorry. I think an #introduction is in order. I am a designer and poster artist based in North Yorkshire. I have published one and a half books of poetry and I compose too. Some of my works have been aired on the BBC including BBC Radio 3. Most artwork I post is available to buy. Much love. xx

Hello there, this is a new #introduction because of migration account !
I'm Rose (she/they), I do #creativecommons #music , with #guitar , wacky vsts and #noise , I do #videogames with #bitsy , I write about music philosophy, I do drawing on MS Paint.
I put everything on my website there and you can take everything you want for free and use it how you want (just check the FAQ) : https://loyaltyfreakmusic.com/

I like to navigate through the bandcamp tags to find new songs and albums to listen to. I like to read books about music that I don't understand. For me, music is a way of feeling the time passing by, triggered by listening or seeing things, creating a situation.

Music is fun and funnier together.

I mostly toot in english and in french.
Let me know if you do music or like to listen to old soundcloud links, we can discuss ! ​

I don't think I ever did an #Introduction. But with the influx of Twitter refugees, this seems as appropriate a time as any.

I'm an anglophone Westerner teaching overseas and have worked at a number of different schools at the primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. At the moment, I'm currently working in #Asia.

Beyond #education, #pedagogy, #teacherlife issues, and #highereducation, you'll occasionally see me tooting about #privacy, #travel, and other intriguing content.

It seems an #introduction is traditional.

I was part of the team that led the open-source UQM port 20 years ago, and I released a few text games between 2004-2016. Mostly I learned that I'm better at libraries than games.

Nowadays I mostly write for my retrotech blog: how old machines did what they did, making them do new things, and the things that the past can teach the present and vice versa.

For gamedev generally... I'm here to listen, and might chime in on occasion.

It’s time for an #introduction post. I work in finance, having been a financial planner, an accountant, and for the last 5 years a #credit #analyst, I’m a #MAICM. For nearly all my life I’ve built websites as a hobby, sometimes paid, most times not. I like to develop #WordPress plugins and themes but I kinda hit delete all after v6 to start fresh with #Gutenberg blocks. I’ve been coding https://economics.nice.id.au from scratch as a proof of concept for something bigger I will be pitching next year.

Here is my #OpenStreetMap #Introduction

I go by governorkeagan and have been mapping since November last year. A lot of my mapping is done on my phone using @everydoor - I use @josmeditor for bigger edits

I'm currently working with the community in #Ireland to help get all the buildings in Ireland mapped!

I also have a side personal project to map my home town in #SouthAfrica. It had next to no buildings mapped before I started.

I created this account just for my mapping related content.

It's coming up on one-year since I joined Mastodon and I just switched to a new instance. So, there's no better time for an #introduction toot.

I started my #privacy journey during the height of the pandemic, when #proton had a special for their email service. Over the past 4ish years I have been trying to learn as much I can, and have been slowly switching/advocating for privacy friendly alternatives. In October of last year (2023), I made the switch to #linux and haven't looked back.

More recently, I have taken an interest in #OpSec.

I am also a big fan of #OpenStreetMap and try to contribute as often as possible. All of my mapping content is posted on my other account to help keep things separate -- @[email protected]

Currently, I work two jobs. My primary role is with a company that provides trainers to help other companies solve their problems, and I specifically work on training #AI.[1] I’m also working as a freelance #filmmaker, with the goal of making that my full-time gig. All my video-related toots are posted on my other profile, @gringomedia.

[1] There are a lot of issues with the company that I’ve posted about on my previous profile (@[email protected]), and I’ll be sharing more about them here at some point.

#introduction time!

Hi, I'm Chris and I've just redirected my account from @[email protected]!

I have been writing #software for 8+ years. Most recently, I've begun working independently as a #webdev/#IT/tech consultant for a handful of clients. I enjoy writing #RustLang when I can, and am interested in #Zig and #Gleam as well. I'm a big fan of scrappy tools and #automation. I occasionally do #3dprinting as a hobby, and even more rarely, #pixelart.

Excited to find and make new friends!

Hello everyone, I'm new to Mathstodon. I'm looking to meet some fellow geometers and post about geometry, particularly the self-similar kind.

So my first theme is about self-symmetry and its classification.
Which one are you, a \(\textit{void}\), \(\textit{cluster}\), \(\textit{tree}\), \(\textit{sponge}\), \(\textit{shell}\), \(\textit{foam}\) or a \(\textit{solid}\)?
#introduction

I think I need an #introduction or #intro or #introductions... 😅

I'm a (wannabe) #filmmaker #screenwriter with two shorts under my belt and two more I'm currently working on! Made a couple of music videos with others.

You will see me posting about #films I liked: blockbusters, arthouse, short, feature-length...

Also #photography, #filmmaking, #screenwriting, and maybe F1, my 11 playlists, random sketches or how I'm progressing (or regressing) while attempting to learn French.

#introduction

I have a doctorate in #geophysics and #oceanography and now work at Planet Labs PBC (planet.com) in #remotesensing and #software development. Previous research in #marinegeophysics and #tectonics. Open source #geospatial software, original author of #geopandas (though no longer an active maintainer). Professional interests in #scientific #computing #scicomm #dataviz #python #foss

Personal interests #backpacking #hiking #gravelbike #mountaineering #nordic #skiing

Inland NW

Hey there! 👋 🍅 I’m Clay, an artist / game dev currently working on the 2.5D pixel art platformer Rog & Roll!

#introduction #gamedev #pixelart

Since I never got to make an #introduction back on fosstodon, I'll take my recent migration here as an excuse to do that now:

Hi! I'm Talia, also known as Wii. I'm, at the time of writing this, 29 years old #nonbinary #trans-girl living in #Germany. Only one of those things is "just a phase".

I exist somewhere between German and Spanish culture and am generally quite #introverted, although I do have my extroverted moments once I warm up to people.

I'll never turn down a conversation about anime, gaming, programming, coffee, tea (specially tea), cocktails and cooking.

Anything computers can be considered my hobby, but I generally prefer the side of telling them what to do with the occasional DIY project thrown in for good measure. Sadly I am hated by all printers regardless of how many dimensions.

#introduction Ubuntu Asahi is a community project that aims to bring the Asahi Linux work to Ubuntu and provide an easy-to-install and polished Ubuntu experience on Apple Silicon Macs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ8hdpXkkMI

Huge thanks to @marcan for co-hosting this talk at the #ubuntusummit !

• For information and install instructions check out ubuntuasahi.org.
• Issues can be filed on github.com/UbuntuAsahi/ubuntu-asahi.
• Our community lives on the #ubuntu-asahi channel of OFTC.

#introduction I'm Shye, a humanoid like alien spider who fell to earth a few apocalypses ago. When I'm not hanging out in the dark corners of old buildings, I like to draw, make, write, design, score and code. I'm fascinated by consciousness and the magical gift of abstract thought. An ability to create original concepts and intangible ideas, turning them into something that exists and which can be experienced by others. Here, I post about my creative projects, with random thoughts in between.

What? I never pinned an #introduction post on my new instance? Dang, let's fix that.

I've done very little of importance in my half-century or so on this mudball and I don't see that changing any time soon. I help how I can, when I'm able, with technical stuff and whatnot. I listen to a lot of music, I have a lot of rubber ducks, I take pictures occasionally, I play the game #Satisfactory quite a bit, and our household is heavily into #anime and other silly entertainments.

Yeah, that'll do.

I feel I could make a more personal updated #introduction. I'm WildRikku, named after wild Pokémon and Rikku from #FinalFantasy X, which tells you when I grew up and how I spent that time. Today, this shows in cosplaying Lightning from FF XIII - this woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3txLRI4lFkI

Besides #cosplay I also have strong interests in various types of #gaming, #VR, #gamedev, #Techno, #woodworking & #3Dprinting. I have a M. Sc. from the institute of physics. Science is important. More in pinned toots.

New to Mastodon and the Fediverse 👋
We are a small, fledgling movement trying to start some projects in Ghana. We align loosely with #solarpunk and #hopepunk and we believe humans would be much happier and healthier if we lived in harmony with nature and each other. Really hoping to make some interesting connections here with people and communities who are also passionate about being the change! #newhere #introduction

A proper #introduction is overdue. I’m a #softwareDeveloper mostly working on backend development using #java and #springFramework. I also contribute to my company’s #webApplication in #react. I’m a soccer (fútbol…excuse me) fan and support #manCity in the premiere league and #AustinFC in the #mls. I’m a proud father of two young kids and spend a lot of my time hanging out with them cuz they are awesome kiddos!

Since everyone's doing intros again:

#introduction I'm Jack Raccoon. I worked for BronyCAN, VancouFur and Howloween for video stuffs.

My suit is made by "Oceanwolf"

I'm in the high functioning autism end of the ASD spectrum so I'm a work in progress.

I own a Sony PMW-EX1R. This camera is often used by news gatherers.

I may not be towards the electrical engineering side of furry engineers, but I am certainly a video engineer. Notable con work buddies include Kay Fox and Ratchet Fox.

#VideoEngineer

Figured I should make another #introduction post since I've moved to a new instance.

Hello! My name is Xavier. I'm 26 years old. I started out on mastodon.social; found a lot of great mutuals but got sick of the spam so I started looking for a smaller general purpose instance and found this one here. I'm also active on SpaceHey! I think more people should join. Link is on my profile.

I'm currently studying #IT. I'm a big #Linux and #FOSS guy, and I am loving discovering all these #openweb and #indieweb projects. My ride-or-die daily driver is an L13 Yoga #Thinkpad running #LinuxMint.

I also hold an Associate's in #Art. I focus on #abstractart & #figurativeart / #figuredrawing. I started out doing #mixedmedia #traditionalart and have pivoted to #digitalart the past couple years.

I've been writing fanfiction since I was a kid and currently write in a fandom with moderate acclaim. Mutuals can DM for my AO3 as long as we're tight and you make a blood pact of secrecy/sign an NDA. I also write poetry and I am considering dabbling in original fiction, as well as developing a personal #blog.

Brief miscellaneous info: I'm #bisexual, #vegan, #Buddhist. I live in #Illinois. Striving towards #zerowaste. Happily married. Politics are solidly liberal to center-left. I'll try to tag all #uspol stuff.

I generally follow back 18+ accounts.

✌️

#introduction with all the hashtags! (updated Apr 2024)

I'm a
#writer | #author | #writing | #WritingCommunity

#Witch | #pagan | #ReclaimingTradition of #Witchcraft #priestex

offering
#workshops | #magic | #ritual | #story

for #justice and #regenerative, #solarpunk futures.

I'm thrilled: my debut novel THE WORKING births summer 2024!

#lunarpunk #SFF #SciFi #CliFi

member #SFWA

affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Futures at Columbia Univ where you'll find my nonfiction.

Finally, an updated #introduction: Hello! From #Shanghai to #Montreal, now in #NewYorkCity. Master #student in #ComputerScience at #NYU Tandon, still struggling to figure out what I gonna do next. Gained notoriety for making Barinsta, now I hang out in #Matrix and ActivityPub circles and code stuff once in a while. Am a #FediAdmin. Fervent user of #PublicTransport. Knows too little of too many things. Posts are #SliceOfLife + minor commentaries. Happy to have an IRL #meetup with y'all!

A late #introduction: I'm a theatre/music/language/sci-fi/software developer guy. My main side project is https://theatreinlondon.ca/, kind of an IMDb for theatre people and events in London, Ontario (aka #ldnont to bird-site folks). Big fan of Emm Gryner, "Weird" Al Yankovic, Babylon 5, basic human decency, and kindness. My superpower is spotting typos at 10 paces.

🌻 Hello fediverse! We are excited to join the Mastodon community, stepping over from X.

🔸 If you are curious about #OpenScience development in Ukraine 🇺🇦 follow us for updates on related initiatives, projects, and breakthroughs.

🌐 Our toots will be in both English and Ukrainian — let’s build a more open, accessible future for science together!

#OpenAccess #OpenData #academia #ukraine #introduction

Never did an #introduction but I've heard that the key to success is to do things and talk about them.

I mostly do XMPP things. Mostly.

A late #introduction!—hi, I’m Jens 👋

I create and I run websites, since 1999

I specialize in #HTML and #CSS minimization and optimization

For the last years I’ve focused on engineering management (which I’m now doing for #Miro, whom I’ve just joined)

I write about my work—including books, for O’Reilly and for my indie outlet, @frontenddogma—, so if frontend development and engineering management interest you, connect with me here

(On the note of publishing, I’m not a great marketer)

En #introduktion #introduction för dig som inte är bekant med oss på DA:
Dagens Arbete är industriarbetarnas tidning och görs i tre olika editioner för medlemmar i #ifmetall, #gsfacket och #pappers. Vi har en oberoende journalistisk ställning, granskar industriarbetslivets villkor och skriver om relevanta fackliga och samhällspolitiska frågor.
Vårt signum är grävande #journalistik, berörande berättelser, nyttomaterial och starka bilder. Men också opinionsmaterialet.
#industri
#industriarbete

An administrative announcement.
Motherfuckers.

#administrivia
#introduction

Post instance-move #introduction time!

I'm a software mechanic working for Mozilla. I specialize in building web browsers. In particular, I help to make Firefox fast, smooth, and better for users. I also mentor students hacking on Review Board, a web-based code review tool.

I play in a band. I like live theatre - in a past life, I did sound design. I looooove point & click adventure games. Excelsior!

New #introduction for a new instance. I'm Andy P. (he/him)

By night I'm a creator of webcomics and dumb bots. UX, webdev, and Art Director by day. In a past life I made some of the video games you probably grew up on. I like to take photos of nature, wildlife, and little tiny things. For fun I build really silly web apps. And I'm really old, practically prehistoric.

#webcomics #UX #GraphicDesign #CheapBotsTootSweet #photography

#Introduction

We are PeARS, a friendly project dedicated to the development of a fully open source and decentralised #Web #search #engine.

How does it work? Every instance of PeARS can be considered a mini search engine for a single topic of interest, which is populated and curated by people like you. One beautiful day, when enough instances are alive, they will come together to provide a generalised Web search solution. Owned by you.

Interested? Come and help us! Say hello here or on GitHub.

I’m Kevin from #Chile also known as KDDLB from Chile also known as Ruxnor from Chile.

I work computers sometimes, in C#, JS, Go and others…

#introduction #introductions

In my #introduction I mentioned #meshtastic as one of my current interests. I'm locally coordinating through #NCMesh which aims to standardize operations across #NorthCarolina and coordinate stronger reliably mesh networks within and between towns & cities in the state. I actually started getting my first warnings about #HurricaneHelene damage through affected people in the region on these devices.

I mostly operate in unlicensed mode on 33cm ISM band. I have a 70cm licensed node to set up.

#introduction bonus round to help find similar spirits.

* I just learned #soldering last week and my first project worked as intended! For my #TARPN node.
* I also enjoy #3Dprinting and want to learn to design functional objects to support my hobbies.
* My next #amateurRadio project is setting up a mobile rig in my tiny #keiTruck. Yaesu FTM500DR
* Lately I've been trying to coordinate #meshtastic in my QTH. I usually carry a node in my pocket wherever I go.
* I want to design & build for #IoT