ACK, I MEANT *TOOTS*. I'll go sit in the corner.
In retrospect this may have come off a little harsh. Nothing wrong with political tweets, we can't hide from reality forever. Part of social networking requires being social, after all.
New caption for this gif is "When you're at a friend's house for dinner and they say they cooked the chicken medium-rare."
When you follow someone to be friendly but then their toots start getting political:
looking back at the bird site after being on mastodon for a while:
Personal bio:
Evolution enthusiast trapped in an engineer's brain.
Married thanks to Obergefell v. Hodges :)
I watch way too many movies, and I still miss Roger Ebert.
Two dogs, both corgis, named Fufi and Glen Coco. If you haven't seen them on here yet, you will.
Enjoy golf, playing guitar, casual game playing, NYT crosswords, and reading (mostly science nonfiction, with an occasional crime/mystery thrown in.)
Taking @pzmyers lead here. My professional bio:
Civil/Structural Engineer in Akron, Ohio. Trying to make sure your nearest cell tower doesn't collapse. (Good news: they usually don't.)
BS from Penn State. (Sorry about the sports culture... there really is a good university hidden underneath though.)
That's about it for now. More to add in the coming decades.
@pseudomichael Horizon Zero Dawn is :thumbsup:
I don't even want to hear about free speech. You aren't entitled to someone else's attention. Trolling is not a Constitutional right. You want to do that, spin up your own instance.
And certainly, someone could start a free-speech-anarchist instance with all pest controls off. For mastodon.social, though, I think they have a real responsibility to crack down on this shit.
The right to abuse is not about freedom. It silences people. It restricts freedom and expression—it never enhances it.
oh my god mastodon is a way to be nice but in a chill way to strangers on the internet
this is all i've ever wanted in life time to MAKE SOME MOTHERFUCKERS FEEL GOOD
I CAME HERE TO BE NICE TO PEOPLE AND CHEW BUBBLE GUM AND I'M ALL OUT OF PEPPERMINT BUT NO WORRIES I TOTALLY HAVE OTHER FLAVORS SO HERE HAVE SOME GUM!
Welp, it's been a fun first day on here. I leave you for the night with one final corgi pic. Cheers :) https://octodon.social/media/hxQOTuRDr7xgsVXmFIU
Part of what is making this experience so pleasant is that my timelines are virtually DJT-free. It's like a vacation from the internet, on the internet...
...which makes it especially jarring whenever my mind does manage to wander back to reality. (sigh)
They say that science is the universal language but I think that's a little presumptuous. If we really want to increase our chances of alien contact we should be sending pics of cute cats and puppies out into the cosmos.
@Anthony_p_c ack, I forgot to give credit to atticus ross. Thank you for pointing that out :)
another srs post here, wont be long:
we are happy there are more folks here but FYI newbies, Mastodon's community was founded by gays, trans folx, POC, furries. Not only do we take no BS from Nazis, we won't have you ruining this place for us.
YOU ADJUST TO US. Mic drop 🎤
I feel like we are living in that montage from The Social Network where everyone is happily trying facebook for the first time and trent reznor is dropping cool beats.
I think that was before the "chicken cannibalism" sequence though so everyone be safe out there.
