Mike Burns @mikeburns@octodon.social

Hi. I was @mikeburns because I wanted to try Mastodon and it was the only server.

I have been informed that there are more servers now.

Awoo.

#introductions #web #freeSoftware #accessibility #polyam #queeringTech #anarchy #goth #industrial #cyberpunk #plants #zines #openbsd #nyc #stockholm #boston #hiking #winterCamping #carepunk #infosec #ethicsInTech #consent #glitter

At a poetry reading. A man, 80-something, ambles up to the mic. Unfolds his paper, looks out the the crowd, and gravely, calmly tells us,

"Sonic,
the Hedgehog"

I'm the only out #polyam person in my office. Half my office has now confided to me that they are polyamorous. What do I do when it hits 100%?

Today marks the 131st anniversary of the hanging of four anarchists in Chicago, one of the most defining events in US labor and US anarchist history.

https://www.iww.org/branches/US/CA/lagmb/lit/haymarket.shtml

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day in the US. One way to celebrate is to donate.

I donated to the Cherokee Nation: https://webapps.cherokee.org/OnlineGiving/Donations/create

(It asks who the recipient is; the two non-obvious ones are Angel Tree, which provides gifts to children, and One Fire, which helps survivors of abuse and violence.)

http://cherokee.org/

I've been dating someone for a decade, as of today.

That's a long time.

Sometimes I walk home through my backyard (aka Prospect Park) to find Janelle Monae performing. #nylocal

Question from a friend: does anyone know of a fediverse instance - PeerTube, perhaps - that specializes in skateboard, BMX, MTB, snowboarding, etc. edits?

And if not, does anyone have an interest in one?

That time when I rode a bike in the mud for 16 hours.

#mountainBiking

I made an Android app for boosting selfies and faving pictures of buns.

https://flashbulb.app/

You're the first to try it so please be nice and let me know that it doesn't work using gentle words.

Bread.

Did we already do this one?

BREAD

Please enjoy this picture of my face after mountain biking in the rain.

#selfie #boostsOk

Yesterday I spent 8 hours learning how to ride a bike off some sweet jumps.

Apologies to all if I continue to hit trees.

Today I spent 8 hours learning how to position myself on a bike while riding and how to turn corners. Tomorrow I go back for 8 more hours.

Maybe I'll stop hitting trees after this?!