PaulfromOz @PaulfromOz@chinwag.org

@firstdogonthemoon does it again with a succinct and topical analysis of the current fire emergency and the Govt's (lack of) response. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/13/we-mustnt-bring-politics-into-the-disastrous-situation-that-was-created-by-wait-for-it-politics

Folks, there's so much of RT-ing of stuff on twitter out here. Might be good to have our own conversations here? Linking back to the birdsite is not going to help this network grow.

And they say Australia is a cultural wasteland

Making is all about screwing up.

It's about having the confidence to screw up in increasingly creative ways.

It's the art of getting it wrong with such flair and panache that you can't help but be entertained by your own ineptitude.

It's the ability to foil so many of your own plans that you are left with no option but to stumble into a solution that works.

A solution, that when found, leaves you awestruck by what you have accomplished.

And it is in pursuit of that awe that the Maker makes.

Here's a flow chart of how the fediverse works.

You don't ever see all of the fediverse from one instance. The vast majority of what you see is people followed by people on your instance.

Hashtag searches are limited to that, too.

So if you want to make your bit of the fediverse good, you have to:

1) Boost cool stuff to all your followers on other instances, especially if they contain hashtags;

2) Use hashtags.

#mastodon #meta #FAQ

If only there was social media that didn't ask for your phone number in the first place, and didn't even have advertisers to sell it to afterwards anyway. #friendship

https://social.chinwag.org/invite/u2GsRtew

adults: "don't believe everything you read on the internet"
us: "ok"
*one childhood later*
now older adults: "can you believe this (incredibly fake) shit i read on the internet???"
us: *sigh*

https://globalclimatestrike.net/

Don't just read the link and go "I can't strike," there's also coordinated protests and other ways to get involved.

As the website says, "[o]ur house is on fire - let's act like it."

(Boost this or a better call to action, or write your own, please.)

RT @thekitze@twitter.com

Find a more badass gif, I dare you.

In the middle of an emotional day, I paused long enough to hear a woman say, “I hope there’s never a day I take the ferry that I don’t pause to say ‘wow’ before getting on.” A good reminder.... Wow.
#SmallStories