Hello, everyone! My name is Ray and my pronouns are he/him. I'm a thirty year old pansexual trans male autie, hence my username. I'm also an anarcho-communist intersectional feminist.
My special interests include but aren't limited to: Japanese pop culture, pop music, social justice and video games.
I hope to get to know and befriend other users who share similar interests and beliefs.
Greetings! I'm Evo, no longer on my own single-instance server, which seemed like a good idea but, franky... I can't be bothered. That, and I'm already paying to run Podvibes, so...
Here's my latest #introduction which tells you want to expect from following me here on the Fediverse, in a handy🧵:
• #AudioFiction - I exclusively listen to fiction podcasts, so you'll hear me shouting about those I love.
• #Podcasting - Even though I retired from podcast punditry in 2022, I still have thoughts on we podcasters can make podcasting better. While I try to channel them towards #FictionPodcast creators, there's some over spill.
Hi all, I've just migrated from @irfan to this account on sakurajima.social. I'll also be attempting to migrate my main account @irfan to this one in the coming days, but I'm expecting nothing on that front since it's failed so far.
I've moved to multiple servers throughout my time on the #Fediverse in pursuit for a "permanent" instance to be on, and I've never had the chance to write an #intro post lol so this will be my first.
I'm a 26 year old (in Nov 2024) (gfdi) programmer obsessed with languages such as #Python and #Shell, frameworks like #Django, and #CloudNative shenanigans like #Docker, #Kubernetes, and #Helm. I'm also obsessed with #FOSS and #Linux, and promoting them to be more viable each day for the masses so everyone could have not just free but secure access to daily computing.
I'll be using this account to mostly document my passions through mini reviews or rants, even make some friends along the way. I have another picture-based account over on #Pixelfed, @irfan. All images I have posted and will be posting will include descriptive/alt text, including my pfp and banner. I also have some bots for posting local (to me, #Malaysia) #news and other relevant data cos the #Mastodon API is just so fun to play with.
You may know me as ethoslabsafetyviolations on Tumblr. I'm gonna make an intro post.
To put it simply, I'm that one guy with the haircut kink from mcytnsfwblr. I've come in part because I wanted a NSFW fedi account, in part because mcytnsfwblr is starting to scare me, and in part because I don't want to be blasted off the face of the Internet if my Tumblr nsfw blog gets deleted.
I am nineteen years old. I'm a geek and I love spicy food.
If it turns out I can edit posts, this post will later be updated with links to what I'm uncomfortable with, what I enjoy, and what my boundaries are surrounding Pepper, my sona.
"If I'm not learning, I'm bored" is something I realized in the last couple weeks, largely while spending time with people more interested in small talk and watching TV than really engaging with each other.
I've been on and around #Mastodon for about 5 years, but now I'm focusing on more learning and academics.
hi, i'm purnima & i'm from india. i write poetry & SFF fiction, i work as a freelance editor, & i'm training to be a tattoo artist. you might know me as that person who came in here like a whirlwind during the mass exodus & dropped 30 writing prompts. or as the one with real-life stories about monkeys getting high on coffee. or the one who wishes you find some joy every day. 🌱
i love talking about books, niche music, animals, & bad puns. don't be shy!
#Discoverability is a little trickier on Mastodon so I find this is a great way to help out the community by mass-boosting accounts. I encourage others to boost #intro posts or share lists like this when they can. Cheers!
I’m a software engineer at #CU#cuboulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics 🪐. I write data processing systems for satellite 🛰️borne scientific instruments, mostly in the #cloud ☁️. I’m also co-chair of the #LASP diversity and climate committee 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️, advocating for better organizational/leadership support for #DEIA.
I’m currently working on the Emirates Mars Mission UV Spectrograph 🌈 #EMUS (at Mars) and the #Libera Earth radiation budget mission ☀️⚖️🌍 (launching 2027).
Firstly, don't forget to post your #intro (with that hashtag), as many fediverse users are following/watching that hashtag. You can also check: https://fediverse.info/explore/people
Secondly, don't be shy in using hashtags in your post and on your profile description. Hashtags will help big time in content discovery.
Now, the technical terms you might encounter, and hopefully won't get confused.
There are different fediverse software available, for example #Mastodon is the one running on your instance. Each software offers a different set of features.
An instance is the same as a server. Each instance is running on one particular fediverse software.
Different instances are interoperable and interconnected. They do this through the #ActivityPub protocol, which is a #WebStandard managed by the @w3c.
There are also fediverse group services like https://chirp.social and https://a.gup.pe - Chirp Social allows for moderation but requires creating an admin account. Guppe groups doesn't offer moderation features, however, it is the easiest to create (in case you are interested in starting your own). Both are free-of-charge.
There are also custom #frontend available. Some instances offer their own custom frontend. This is different from themes/skins. For example, this post, I sent it from the https://phanpy.social frontend for Mastodon. There is also https://trunks.social frontend also for Mastodon. Think #Twitter, but you're accessing it from #TweetDeck.
There are also mobile apps available. Some can handle different fediverse software, some only made specifically for one particular fediverse software.
The fediverse was born in 2008-05-18 when Evan Prodromou sent the first message “This is my first post”.
The term “fediverse” was only coined on 2012-05-25 by Mark Eckenwiler. It was known originally as #Identiverse which was coined by Luke Slater on 2010-03-14.
The current protocol, ActivityPub, was started on 2014-09-06 and only became a web standard on 2018-01-23. The first protocol was known as #OpenMicroBlogging which later was replaced by #OStatus in 2010-03-04.
Hello, I'm Serge and I'm 🇨🇭. I currently live between Switzerland and Italy (yes, it's somewhat complicated...) and can communicate (and sometimes even think) in 🇮🇹, 🇫🇷, 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪.
I'm a scientific and technical journalist and a cordial communicator. I used to be a biologist, and before that a zoo keeper, and to this day I've kept a strong interest in natural sciences.
ok so #intro toot even tho i've been here since march !!!
i'm hoisa or ren, i'm 27, transmasc nb (he/they pronouns) and from spain
i normally toot in english but use spanish in other social media
i'm looking for moots interested in:
Hey there, I'm a traveling science communicator with a mission to bring the universe to rural areas. I carry a portable planetarium, and my passion is showing children the wonders of the cosmos. I also conduct workshops on critical thinking for people of all ages, igniting curiosity in the most unlikely places. If you'd like to support my mission, you can do so https://ko-fi.com/okiespace#Intro
Mein Name ist Marieke, ich bin Lektorin, Korrektorin und Schreibcoach und ich würde die Plattform gern nutzen, um Schreibtipps zu posten, vom Arbeitsalltag zu erzählen und andere nette kreative Menschen kennenzulernen. Ich hoffe, ich finde auch viele schon bekannte Gesichter. 💜
Mastodon-Tipps sind nach wie vor sehr willkommen, ich bin noch etwas verloren. 👀
My name is Walter. I’m a trans-masculine, nonbinary graduate student at the University of Central Missouri. I am currently starting my second semester for my degree in clinical counseling, and I’ll be working towards getting my LPC after I graduate. #GradStudent#ClinicalCounseling#LPC
I was called to counseling for a variety of reasons, but the biggest is that I have a love for psychology and for helping people, so I want to combine the two. I’ve been in counseling myself for years due to past trauma and I know firsthand how helpful and important it can be. I especially want to eventually become certified under WPATH and help young queer people find their way. #Psychology#HelpingPeople#WPATH
About me as a person - I’m out and proud as part of the LGBTQ community. I’m also open about the fact that I am neurodivergent - specifically I am self diagnosed as ADHD and autistic, though I am going for a formal ADHD diagnosis and am open to a formal autism diagnosis in the future. I love podcasts, anime, and music. I’m married and have been with my partner for 11 years. I am also a Norse pagan and practice in private. #LGBTQ#Neurodivergent#ADHD#Autistic#Podcasts#Anime#Music#Married#NorsePagan#AuDHD #intro#introducton
for all those considering to deal with persistence in time, and hence regularly at pains with an 'enduring substance' concept as inherited from the questionable Aristotle-Porphyry (Isagoge) tradition,
John Dupré's 2022 paper [oa at RG], taking some biological species as #IndividualProcess
imop is an excellent & rather short read
as well in that it treats the topic in the context of scientific discussion and practice in biology, and does so not only for an epistemological but as well for a scientific end.
the broader perspective may be found in editors #intro of OUP [oa] book
I'm REALLY into #anime; mostly into #KyoAni and Naoko Yamada (i.e. Tamako Market/Love Story, Liz and the Blue Bird).
I'm also a #Linux user; right now "btw i use arch" on my main PC, Fedora on laptop - both with the #GNOME DE.
As of writing, I've graduated from my nursing degree, and plan to get into nursing, with a long-term goal of getting into mental health. I can't give medical or mental health advice; please talk to a doctor, therapist, or other health professional.
I'm a long-time #Fanfiction reader and relatively new author, currently writing a #HarryPotter / #Stargate crossover on #AO3. Hoping to explore this place a bit, trawl for recommendations, and maybe get to know a few folks!
A big hello and welcome to all the new people who've joined #blahajzone the past couple of days. It's great to have you here!
Our admins are @ada and @supakaity.
Ada leads the front of house and moderation side of Blåhaj Zone, while Kaity leads the back-end and maintains Hajkey for us & a small group of other instances.
We also have a #Lemmy server available for signups at https://lemmy.blahaj.zone and a #kbin server that's soon to be open, for those looking for #Reddit - like communities. They can also be interacted with from here or other places in the Fediverse.
So… welcome to new users in the #Fediverse network!
If you are exploring the fediverse through the #Mastodon software, feel free to explore other platforms like #Streams#Calckey#Hubzilla#Friendica#Akkoma to mention a few, for your usual “status updates” (and more) UI/UX.
If you want a platform more focused on photos and images, then there is #Pixelfed. Or, you want bookshelves and tracking what you've read, or leaving #book reviews, there is #BookWyrm.
But the beauty of it all, all of these are connected to the fediverse. You can follow any user regardless of which software they are using; AND regardless which server (domain name) they signed-up for.