introduction

<p>Hi Mastodon! I’m Sheril 👋</p><p>I am a scientist working in the U.S. Senate on policies related to energy, environment, ocean, ag &amp; tech!</p><p>I also host Serving Up Science on PBS &amp; wrote a couple of books.</p><p>My PhD is in community sustainability &amp; I’m broadly interested in how we make decisions about science. <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>Hi there, kind <a href="/tags/fedizens/" rel="tag">#fedizens</a> 👋 </p><p>Time for reintroductions. I have been a janitor on the <a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#fedi</a> for a couple of years, mopping floors, plumbing toilets, fixing intercoms. That kind of work. While satisfying in itself, it is unpaid and looked down upon, unthankful work.</p><p>So now I am reorientating. Don&#x27;t wanna work for free anymore, can&#x27;t even. I need food to help improve the world :)</p><p>Unsure where I&#x27;ll walk, I put dreams first. And can gift you short introduction nuggets, as I know more.</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a></p>

<p>Time to make a new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <br>I&#x27;m a freelance 2D video game artist from France, living in Frankfurt am Main. I mostly work as a pixel artist for Tuesday Quest and I also make sprites and my own games on itchio: <a href="https://sev-4.itch.io/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>sev-4.itch.io/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/pixelart/" rel="tag">#pixelart</a> <a href="/tags/digitalart/" rel="tag">#digitalart</a> <a href="/tags/gamedev/" rel="tag">#gamedev</a></p>

<p>new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>! this jasmine [ʝasˈmiːn] is an intense and inconsistent 40+ single mom. formerly a lot of things including composer, political activist and teacher, but three years ago transformed into a project of healing both self and others. multi-dimensional masker and neuroqueer with an &amp;. possesses skills like creepy people reading, chaotic moving and unconditional love. hobbies may include psychology, long walks and giving cis women gender envy. i like hugs, trans people and vengeance. will always be online and never clean my room 💕</p>

<p>Perhaps I need an <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>. <br>I am the goddess Anoia.<br>I am the goddess of things stuck in drawers. And volcanoes.<br>I mostly watch the <a href="/tags/discworld/" rel="tag">#discworld</a> but have been known to stray into roundworld so it&#x27;s best to stay on my good side. <br>Every time you swear at a stuck drawer, I am there. Rattle them and pray.<br>I may branch out into looking after things that fall down the back of unmovable furniture, and coins found in sofas. <br><a href="/tags/gnuterrypratchett/" rel="tag">#GNUTerryPratchett</a></p>

<p>A re- <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> cause it’s been a minute! I’m a PhD candidate in computer science at Northeastern in <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://vis.social/@KhouryVis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KhouryVis</span></a></span> </p><p>I’m planning to defend my dissertation in spring of 2026, on the topic of engineering visual analytics software for high-dimensional data <a href="/tags/dataviz/" rel="tag">#dataviz</a></p><p>I’ve been on the fediverse since 2017 and I’m currently a moderator here on datavis.social </p><p>I’m in Vienna this week for <a href="/tags/ieeevis/" rel="tag">#IEEEVIS</a> - say hi! 👋 </p><p>[This post will be pinned &amp; periodically updated.]</p>

<p>Hello, Rhubarbe here! I’m Nicolas, a freelance designer based in Lyon, France. I’m now available for new projects 😊 I can do:</p><p>~ brand identities<br>~ layout and editorial design<br>~ information design and storytelling<br>~ pictograms, icons<br>~ animation et motion graphics<br>~ little handmade websites<br>~ maps and wayfinding<br>~ graphics of all kinds</p><p>If you need anything such as this, feel free to get in touch! My email is [email protected]</p><p><a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#GetFediHired</a> <a href="/tags/graphicdesign/" rel="tag">#GraphicDesign</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> Hi <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> ! We’re the European Southern Observatory, and we design, build and operate ground-based telescopes.</p><p>One of them is our Extremely Large Telescope, currently under construction in <a href="/tags/chile/" rel="tag">#Chile</a>. It will have a 39 m mirror, and its rotating enclosure will weigh 6100 tonnes, or about 700 mastodons!</p><p>We’re looking forward to chatting with all of you about <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p><p>📷 ESO/G. Vecchia</p><p><a href="/tags/astrodon/" rel="tag">#astrodon</a> <a href="/tags/astrophysics/" rel="tag">#astrophysics</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> </p><p>I&#x27;ve joined <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/@cnrs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cnrs</span></a></span> as a GIS Engineer at CEREGE (Environmental geosciences research and teaching centre) in Aix-en-Provence, France where I&#x27;ll be working on remote sensing, but with a focus on very high-resolution acquisition (by photogrammetry and LiDAR) So back in the field ! </p><p>Very interested too in <a href="/tags/opendata/" rel="tag">#OpenData</a>, <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> and <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> Research since a previous job at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/ird_fr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ird_fr</span></a></span></p><p>Love hiking, trekking and doing via ferrata 🧗</p>

<p>Fuck it. <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> post now.</p><p>I am Lord Draken BlackKnight, Keeper of the Scroll of The Court of Lazarus. I also manage the unofficial Mastodon page which is still on my previous instance. I&#x27;ve been a Citizen of The Court of Lazarus for over 19 years and will be part of Council when we have the final Court next week.</p><p>As far as why else I&#x27;m on masto-dot-nyc, I live in the Parkchester area of the Bronx with my wife Tygerlander (who is not on Mastodon).<br>long thread/1</p>

<p>Jeg hører til sidste halvdel af Generation-X og har siden 1981 aldrig boet i et hjem uden computer. Det blev til en hobby, til en uddannelse og endelig til en karriere.</p><p>Jeg intereserer mig for politik og samfund, oftest med en IT-vinkel og ofte med en skeptisk vinkel.</p><p>Jeg er liberal, men foragter de neoliberale anarkokapitalister.</p><p>Jeg er blevet far i en sen alder og så er jeg udiagnosticere autist og afventer udredning for ADHD.</p><p><a href="/tags/dkmastadon/" rel="tag">#dkmastadon</a> <a href="/tags/dkpol/" rel="tag">#dkpol</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyaustic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAustic</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/introduktion/" rel="tag">#introduktion</a></p>

<p>Finally, an updated <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>: Hello! From <a href="/tags/shanghai/" rel="tag">#Shanghai</a> to <a href="/tags/montreal/" rel="tag">#Montreal</a>, now in <a href="/tags/newyorkcity/" rel="tag">#NewYorkCity</a>. Master <a href="/tags/student/" rel="tag">#student</a> in <a href="/tags/computerscience/" rel="tag">#ComputerScience</a> at <a href="/tags/nyu/" rel="tag">#NYU</a> Tandon, still struggling to figure out what I gonna do next. Gained notoriety for making Barinsta, now I hang out in <a href="/tags/matrix/" rel="tag">#Matrix</a> and ActivityPub circles and code stuff once in a while. Am a <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a>. Fervent user of <a href="/tags/publictransport/" rel="tag">#PublicTransport</a>. Knows too little of too many things. Posts are <a href="/tags/sliceoflife/" rel="tag">#SliceOfLife</a> + minor commentaries. Happy to have an IRL <a href="/tags/meetup/" rel="tag">#meetup</a> with y&#x27;all!</p>

<p>How”z it going?</p><p>I&#x27;ll reintroduce myself... again, or would it be an update? (No, really, I&#x27;m asking - I&#x27;ve been stuck in a loop and I&#x27;ve lost all sense of time.) I don&#x27;t know, but let&#x27;s do it!</p><p>I&#x27;m Kakitsune, a 35-year-old furry artistic folf living in the United States.</p><p>Besides illustrations and animations, my interests are similar to everyone else&#x27;s: I enjoy anime, video games, and the Linux ecosystem, although I&#x27;m also a newbie. If you see me struggling to apt-get my way out of a paper bag, just give me a gentle nudge in the right direction. So, say it with me: “I&#x27;m interested in these things as much as the next person.”</p><p>I might create and dabble with some NSFW content, so minors beware!</p><p>If you&#x27;re ready for a chat that&#x27;s equal parts polite, respectful, and utterly ridiculous, feel free to send me a DM. Just don&#x27;t expect me to be too serious - I&#x27;m a folf with a sense of humor, and I&#x27;m always up for a good laugh (or a bad pun).</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/gettingtoknowme/" rel="tag">#GettingToKnowMe</a> <a href="/tags/furrycommunity/" rel="tag">#FurryCommunity</a></p>

<p>👤 <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@iamdtms" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iamdtms</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> </p><p>He has a strong background in various aspects of information technology and web design, showcasing his work on platforms like GitHub, Codepen and Medium.</p><p>His skills span across UI/UX design, web development, and IT infrastructure, with expertise in tools like CSS, HTML, JavaScript frameworks and web performance optimizations. He is also involved in open-source projects. He appears to be actively engaged in both professional IT endeavors and creative projects.</p>

<p>Obviously due to the distributed nature of the Fediverse it&#x27;s never going to be possible to tell how many UK users have joined Mastodon/Firefish/Fedi in the last week or so.</p><p>But I&#x27;d be curious to know if anecdotally anyone thinks there have been an uptick in new UK accounts here.</p><p><a href="/tags/newhere/" rel="tag">#NewHere</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/ukriots/" rel="tag">#UKriots</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>

<p>2020: Started recording original songs and uploading to Soundcloud to a positive reception. Original project was to grab people I had worked with in the past and record something with them. Recorded a few songs with Reid playing some bass and guitar parts on various tracks, and he sung Proud Woman. Recorded one song with Kaaren which Reid also played some guitar on. </p><p>2021: Worked on some music solo after having some difficulties with arranging recording sessions with others. Undertook the massive task of learning Blender to make the Space Pop music video. </p><p>2022: Lost job. Lost a ton of project files from a computer crash. Attempted and catastrophically failed to assemble a band to take <a href="/tags/dgarmusic/" rel="tag">#DgarMusic</a> to the live scene. Ended up deciding that if Harry Nilsson can write songs without ever performing live, so can I. Got some part time creative work. Then <a href="/tags/dgar/" rel="tag">#Dgar</a> joined Mastodon. </p><p>2023: Told awful jokes, posted terrible memes, and promoted my music on Mastodon. Met amazing Fedizens and connected with incredible musicians, songwriters, and artists. Got played on underground online radio stations, created my own hashtags, and grew my audience. </p><p>2024: Wanted to get back into recording, so my New Years Resolution was to write a song a month. Did my first collaboration with an artist from another country (<a href="https://mastodonmusic.social/@Onj" rel="nofollow">@Onj</a>) which was awesome. I ended up breaking my new years resolution after six months and six new songs after family tragedy struck thrice. My mother passed away, and a few weeks later, we lost my older sister in a traffic accident. The stress of all this may have been the reason my younger sister then presented with “Functional Neurological Disorder”, or <a href="/tags/fnd/" rel="tag">#FND</a>. Thankfully she is on the road to recovery now, although that road seems very long and difficult. I’m currently dabbling with some YouTube projects while I get my songwriting mojo back, namely <a href="/tags/cillasgarden/" rel="tag">#CillasGarden</a>, and a <a href="/tags/valheim/" rel="tag">#Valheim</a> Let’s Play. </p><p>Future: I’m having trouble writing songs at the moment - I’m not in the right headspace, I guess. I’m jotting down ideas here and there, but I’m also toying with the idea of working on some sort of album. I really want to do a <a href="/tags/satisfactory/" rel="tag">#Satisfactory</a> Let’s Play when 1.0 drops next month too. I also have to figure out how to get more people to listen to my <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> because the stats would suggest only about 1% of the people following me have ever played one of my tracks. The stats are on the right trajectory though which, I hope, is an indication that I’m doing something right. </p><p>Once again, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you who enjoy my work and share this journey with me. Your support has kept me going, even when all I wanted to do was give up. </p><p>Big love. Forever grateful. </p><p><a href="http://ffm.bio/dgar" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>ffm.bio/dgar</a></p><p><a href="/tags/dgarlore/" rel="tag">#DgarLore</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>First post! <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p><p>Hi everyone, I’m trying to make the leap from corporate-owned social platforms over to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> and <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> . I’m excited to be here, and would appreciate any tips to help me wrap my head around this. Thank you! <a href="/tags/newhere/" rel="tag">#newhere</a></p>

<p>Hello, I&#x27;m an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in <a href="/tags/seoul/" rel="tag">#Seoul</a>, <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#Korea</a>, and an avid advocate of <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> and the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>.</p><p>I&#x27;m the creator of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hollo.social/@fedify" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedify</span></a></span>, an <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> server framework in <a href="/tags/typescript/" rel="tag">#TypeScript</a>, and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hollo.social/@hollo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hollo</span></a></span>, a fediverse microblog for single users.</p><p>I&#x27;m also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called <a href="/tags/cjk/" rel="tag">#CJK</a>) and <a href="/tags/unicode/" rel="tag">#Unicode</a>. Feel free to talk to me in <a href="/tags/english/" rel="tag">#English</a>, <a href="/tags/korean/" rel="tag">#Korean</a> (<a href="/tags/한국어/" rel="tag">#한국어</a>), or <a href="/tags/japanese/" rel="tag">#Japanese</a> (<a href="/tags/日本語/" rel="tag">#日本語</a>), or even in Literary Chinese (<a href="/tags/文言文/" rel="tag">#文言文</a>/<a href="/tags/漢文/" rel="tag">#漢文</a>)!</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>Hello! </p><p>My name is Sam and I am new and here to learn and share about <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> and <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> and other interests that come up along the way!</p><p>I have heard that <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> is the place to do this because there is no algorithm! So here I am!</p><p>So please share this post and help me find artists and nature people and other interesting accounts to follow!</p><p>Who do you suggest?</p><p>Thank you for your help! ❤️ </p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>In this second life of mine on Mastodon, I forgot to do an <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>. I was born and raised in a small town in Veneto (Italy), and I live with my wife and son in Bellinzona, in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2025 I became a Swiss citizen and I’m proud of it.<br>I consider Taiwan my second home and I never miss an opportunity IRL to promote this country.<br>I follow the Buddhist path because it makes me a better person.<br>I’m a member of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland and I’m woke AF.</p>

<p>i guess i&#x27;ve been here long enough i can give myself a hashtag introduction </p><p>i like reading books and listening to music and watching movies</p><p>professionally i am a web nerd who would simply like to nerd more deeply than i have time for</p><p>i&#x27;ve run two marathons and would like to run more of them</p><p>i first connected my computer to other computers via a 300 baud modem and i&#x27;m still trying to figure it out from there</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p><p>Hello! 👋</p><p>Meet the W3C Team <a href="https://www.w3.org/2024/09/w3cteam.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.w3.org/2024/09/w3cteam.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.w3.org/2024/09/w3cteam.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a></p><p>We are a international public-interest non-profit where since 1994 the Members, staff and public develop open standards and guidelines for an interoperable web to connect and empower humanity.</p><p>Our focus: security, privacy, web accessibility, internationalization.</p><p>With your help and our proven standards process based on fairness, openness, royalty-free, we make the Web work, for everyone.</p><p><a href="https://www.w3.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.w3.org/</a></p>

<p>mewo, everynyan ​<img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/fedi.catboy.agency/nkoWave.png" class="emoji" alt=":nkoWave:" title=":nkoWave:">​ cyberboy here with a new introduction.<br> <br>in case this is the first time you&#x27;ve seen me around these parts, welcome, I&#x27;m here to make friends and share things that I think are neat. I don&#x27;t bite (at least not without permission). i am a not a human, i am a cute floofy pansexual kitty cat and a therian that prefers he/him pronouns but you can use whatever you like when referring to me (get creative if you want). <br><br>i really love retrogames, the Pokémon series and all of the Pokémon games, especially rom hacks, I&#x27;m always open to nerding out about my favorite rom hacks and Pokémon stuff in general :3<br><br>since you&#x27;ve made it this far into my introduction please feel free to follow me, new friends are always welcome ​<img src="/proxy/emoji/12463/665bb98c2b.gif" class="emoji" alt=":nko_heart_a:" title=":nko_heart_a:">​<br><br><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/introductions/" rel="tag">#introductions</a> <a href="/tags/pansexual/" rel="tag">#pansexual</a> <a href="/tags/neurodivergant/" rel="tag">#neurodivergant</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#retrogaming</a></p>

<p>I think it&#x27;s time for a re-introduction!</p><p>Hello fediverse! I am an admin for Veganism.Social, VoIP engineer, sim-racer with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://veganism.social/@ethixracing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ethixracing</span></a></span>, gamer, foodie, and long-time ethical vegan. I&#x27;m originally from South Florida, but now living in the Orlando area as of 2020. I&#x27;m usually not a very social person, but I&#x27;m trying to change that! I want to make a difference in the world, and one person cannot do that alone, so connecting with others is essential.</p><p>My political and ethical views are all centered around equality, compassion, and environmental protection. I am anti-capitalist, but I also understand that it&#x27;s impossible in the current state of society to avoid participating in it. So I try to make the best decisions I can with the options given to me in order to minimize the harm it causes. </p><p>Humans and animals all over the world are facing troubling times, and thinking about it has taken a massive toll on my mental health. Now, I am trying to focus my efforts on things that I can change, rather than spreading myself too thin and not helping at all. This doesn&#x27;t mean I&#x27;m ignoring all of the other suffering, but simply trying to prioritize based on what is within my reach. </p><p>Thank you for taking the time to read, and if you feel like we have something in common, give a follow! I look forward to meeting like-minded individuals and organizations that seek to make the world a better place! </p><p>For a bit more info about myself and my sim-racing efforts, check out this interview I did with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://veganism.social/@veganeasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>veganeasy</span></a></span> last year.<br><a href="https://www.veganeasy.org/discover/news/interview-eracing-driven-by-compassion/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.veganeasy.org/discover/news/interview-eracing-driven-by-compassion/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.veganeasy.org/discover/new</span><span class="invisible">s/interview-eracing-driven-by-compassion/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/vegan/" rel="tag">#vegan</a> <a href="/tags/veganism/" rel="tag">#veganism</a> <a href="/tags/equality/" rel="tag">#equality</a> <a href="/tags/compassion/" rel="tag">#compassion</a> <a href="/tags/simracing/" rel="tag">#SimRacing</a> <a href="/tags/esports/" rel="tag">#eSports</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/voip/" rel="tag">#VoIP</a> <a href="/tags/hospitality/" rel="tag">#hospitality</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#ethics</a> <a href="/tags/connect/" rel="tag">#connect</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a></p>