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<p>Hallo! </p><p>Je volgt ons hier omdat je kritisch staat tegenover (sociale) media. Dan vind je onafhankelijke, niet commercieel gedreven journalistiek wellicht ook belangrijk. </p><p>Met een betalend abonnement help je ons zoeken naar de waarheid. Want de lezer is onze enige sponsor! </p><p>Ontdek onze verschillende abonnementen op <a href="https://www.apache.be/abonneren" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.apache.be/abonneren</a></p><p>PS: Wij verpatsen je gegevens nooit aan adverteerders!</p><p><a href="/tags/introductie/" rel="tag">#introductie</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>Overdue <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a>:</p><p>Hi, I am one of those computer touchers, located in <a href="/tags/berlin/" rel="tag">#Berlin</a>, in my late 20s, and this is my first time on any social media.<br>I have lots of interests (yes <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a>), like <a href="/tags/vegan/" rel="tag">#Vegan</a> <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#Cooking</a>, <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> (often <a href="/tags/pets/" rel="tag">#Pets</a>), anything <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a>, <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#Gaming</a> and <a href="/tags/gamedev/" rel="tag">#GameDev</a>, recently <a href="/tags/3dprinting/" rel="tag">#3DPrinting</a>, trying to do good, the list goes on.<br>Really enjoying this online space so far, hope to meet and talk to more awesome people on here.</p><p>Also some sample pictures I like (with alt-text, of course).<br>(1/3)</p>

<p>We&#x27;re <a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/en/" rel="nofollow">Privacy Guides</a>, a non-profit project &amp; community focused on personal data security and privacy. 👋 </p><p><p>Much like the right to interracial marriage, woman&#x27;s suffrage, freedom of speech, and many others, our right to privacy hasn&#x27;t always been upheld. In several dictatorships, it still isn&#x27;t. Generations before ours fought for our right to privacy. Privacy is a human right, inherent to all of us, that we are entitled to (without discrimination).</p><p>You shouldn&#x27;t confuse privacy with secrecy. We know what happens in the bathroom, but you still close the door. That&#x27;s because you want privacy, not secrecy. Everyone has something to protect. Privacy is something that makes us human.</p></p><p>We&#x27;re on a mission to inform the public about the value of digital privacy, and about global government initiatives which aim to monitor your online activity.</p><p><a href="/tags/privacyguides/" rel="tag">#PrivacyGuides</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a></p>

<p>Hello! I&#x27;m <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davidaugust</span></a></span> and I&#x27;m building this bot to post a Shakespeare sonnet once a day. I built and ran the Sonnet a Day bot that ran on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere for more than 10 years. Nice to digitally meet you! </p><p>Available on Mastodon and Bluesky: </p><p>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sonnets.bots.krohsnest.com.ap.brid.gy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bsky.app/profile/sonnets.bots.krohsnest.com.ap.brid.gy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/sonnets.bots.</span><span class="invisible">krohsnest.com.ap.brid.gy</span></a> </p><p>Mastodon: <a href="https://bots.krohsnest.com/@sonnets" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bots.krohsnest.com/@sonnets</a> </p><p>(This is a bot, so I may not see replies, try me on my main account if you want to reach me.) </p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/shakespeare/" rel="tag">#Shakespeare</a> <a href="/tags/sonnets/" rel="tag">#sonnets</a> <a href="/tags/shakespearesunday/" rel="tag">#ShakespeareSunday</a></p>

<p>Je viens d&#x27;arriver sur mastodon, et je recherche des personnes à suivre qui sont intéressées par les sujets suivants:</p><p>- La psychologie ;<br>- La « gestion des conflits » <br>- La musique</p><p>Est-ce que vous auriez des personnes à recommander ?</p><p>(boosts appréciés)</p><p><a href="/tags/follow/" rel="tag">#follow</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/newhere/" rel="tag">#newhere</a></p><p>Bonjour, je suis nouvellement arrivé par ici, et très content de pouvoir partager avec vous.</p><p>Je débarque ici suite à un bilan neuro-psy qui m&#x27;a indiqué que j&#x27;étais « HPI » (QI ≥ à 130), sans « troubles associés »</p><p>Je découvre ça à 40 ans, et j&#x27;ai l&#x27;impression que ça explique plusieurs passages de ma vie sous un nouvel angle.</p><p>J&#x27;ai plein de questions et je me demande si potentiellement je pourrais trouver quelques pairs par ici ? Je suis pas encore tout à fait à l&#x27;aise avec l&#x27;idée d&#x27;en parler publiquement et du coup très content de passer par du pseudonymat!</p><p>Tout retour d&#x27;expérience et ou ressources sur le sujet sont les bienvenus !</p>

<p>In an effort to keep my Mastodon profile a bit cleaner and not overloaded with a bunch of pinned old posts that people have to scroll through to see my recent activity, I decided to copy them over to PreemChrome, unpin those posts from my profile here, and now I will just pin this one to my profile. </p><p>So, for anybody looking for my <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> posts or to learn more about me, head to PreemChrome and you can learn more!</p><p><a href="https://preemchro.me/About/masto-pinned-posts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="preemchro.me/About/masto-pinned-posts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">preemchro.me/About/masto-pinne</span><span class="invisible">d-posts</span></a></p><p>I&#x27;ve heard chatter over the last couple of weeks about profiles with too many pinned posts, and I&#x27;ve got PreemChrome, so I figured why not clean things up and put it to good use? This way I don&#x27;t have to keep those old posts hanging around on the off-chance that someone visits my profile. And hey, maybe they&#x27;ll find some more interesting stuff on PreemChrome that floats their boat, eh? Can&#x27;t hurt!</p>

<p>[copy-paste of my older account pinned toots]<br><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a><br>Hello, I&#x27;m <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@cyanidedansen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cyanidedansen</span></a></span> !</p><p>I make music on <a href="/tags/gameboy/" rel="tag">#gameboy</a> and i love retro square-y sounds. I played shows all around the world, and I&#x27;m always ready for more :) <a href="https://cyanidedansen.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cyanidedansen.bandcamp.com</a>​</p><p>I organise <a href="/tags/chiptune/" rel="tag">#chiptune</a> and chiptune-adjacent shows in Paris ; i also do some illustration work from time to time.<br><a href="https://cyanidedansen.neocities.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cyanidedansen.neocities.org</a></p><p>Have a good stay 🥰🥰</p>

<p>Fast food for thought. New worlds, cool cats, and fresh ideas—follow Inkican for fun sci-fi stories and friendly vibes. Change the world by changing yourself- one story at a time.</p><p><a href="https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inkican.com/emergency-reality-</span><span class="invisible">shelter</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#Scifi</a> <a href="/tags/gsbcw/" rel="tag">#GSBCW</a> <a href="/tags/scificommunity/" rel="tag">#scificommunity</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a></p>

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<p>it&#x27;s been quite a while, so lemme write a new <a href="/tags/intro/" rel="tag">#intro</a></p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/introductions/" rel="tag">#introductions</a> </p><p>i&#x27;m raven, a silly <a href="/tags/transgirl/" rel="tag">#transgirl</a> on the internet who likes to <a href="https://ravenwinters.org/posts" rel="nofollow">write</a>, and create <a href="https://ravenwinters.org/photos" rel="nofollow">free-to-use #photography</a> (mostly landscapes). u can find me on <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@sparklepanic" rel="nofollow">mastodon</a>, and see what an overview of what i’m up to on my <a href="https://ravenwinters.org/now" rel="nofollow">now page</a>. i have so many interests and try my best to experience new things in this short life. some sort of neurospicy, tend to be overly genuine, a bit corny, over-opinionated at times</p><p>🩺 <a href="/tags/nurse/" rel="tag">#nurse</a>, 📸 <a href="/tags/photographer/" rel="tag">#photographer</a>, 👩‍💻 <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> nerd, 🏳️‍⚧️ <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a> girl, 💞 <a href="/tags/relationship/" rel="tag">#relationship</a> anarchist, 🌱 <a href="/tags/vegan/" rel="tag">#vegan</a> for the animals, 🌹 <a href="/tags/leftist/" rel="tag">#leftist</a>, ✊ <a href="/tags/union/" rel="tag">#union</a> steward, 🧗‍♀️ <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> outdoor girlie, 🌠 star stuff, 🚴‍♀️ bikes are cool, 😽 certified girl/boy/nb-kisser, 😝 <a href="/tags/silly/" rel="tag">#silly</a> adventurer</p><p>i work in the OR as a nurse and i love my job</p><p>likes: <a href="/tags/forests/" rel="tag">#forests</a>, <a href="/tags/mountains/" rel="tag">#mountains</a>, <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#oregon</a> coast, <a href="/tags/coffee/" rel="tag">#coffee</a>, <a href="/tags/adventures/" rel="tag">#adventures</a>, <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a>, <a href="/tags/computers/" rel="tag">#computers</a>, <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#transit</a>, <a href="/tags/bikes/" rel="tag">#bikes</a>, <a href="/tags/portland/" rel="tag">#Portland</a> OR, scrub-role in surgery, science-stuff, n95s, <a href="/tags/sewing/" rel="tag">#sewing</a>, <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> and <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> in tech, <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a>, <a href="/tags/ceramics/" rel="tag">#ceramics</a>, <a href="/tags/sailing/" rel="tag">#sailing</a>, <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a>, pineapple on pizza, <a href="/tags/leftism/" rel="tag">#leftism</a>, workers-rights, <a href="/tags/silliness/" rel="tag">#silliness</a>, <a href="/tags/headpats/" rel="tag">#headpats</a>, and <a href="/tags/praise/" rel="tag">#praise</a></p><p><p>“chaotic af, kinda scatter brained, but smart if that makes sense”</p><p>“very direct and able to be vulnerable very easily (a good thing!) and the most ethically-minded and community-focused person ive met!”</p><p>“an iceberg. you’ve got a fun, flirty, smolder of a vibe when people meet you initially. then after getting to talk with you people see that you’ve got way more going on under the surface of the water”</p></p><p>i upload my photography as creative commons attribution license, i don&#x27;t own a car, i have a <a href="/tags/cat/" rel="tag">#cat</a> named Loki who i post about under the <a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#catsofmastodon</a> tag, i&#x27;m <a href="/tags/divorced/" rel="tag">#divorced</a> after a 14 year marriage (not the outcome i wanted, but here i am), and now happily in relationships as a relationship anarchist.</p><p>i live in <a href="/tags/pdx/" rel="tag">#pdx</a> and want to make it a better place by organizing and creating <a href="/tags/unions/" rel="tag">#unions</a> and <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a></p><p>i do <a href="/tags/rock/" rel="tag">#rock</a>-climbing, <a href="/tags/bjj/" rel="tag">#bjj</a>, <a href="/tags/running/" rel="tag">#running</a>, <a href="/tags/swimming/" rel="tag">#swimming</a>, <a href="/tags/sailing/" rel="tag">#sailing</a>, currently recovering from injuries</p><p>i love <a href="/tags/webdesign/" rel="tag">#webdesign</a> and created a <a href="/tags/hugo/" rel="tag">#hugo</a> theme which i use for my website (on github)</p><p>yes, imma <a href="/tags/puppygirl/" rel="tag">#puppygirl</a> and silly af</p>

<p>Hello:<br>This is my account for posting about conlangs and following conlangers.<br>Luidhrandir is a Sindarin word meaning &quot;Blue wanderer&quot;. In other instances I am Bluvaganto, which carries the same meaning in <a href="/tags/esperanto/" rel="tag">#Esperanto</a>.<br>I&#x27;m also interested in <a href="/tags/tokipona/" rel="tag">#TokiPona</a> <a href="/tags/lojban/" rel="tag">#Lojban</a> <a href="/tags/elefen/" rel="tag">#ELEFEN</a> <a href="/tags/kotava/" rel="tag">#Kotava</a> <a href="/tags/sindarin/" rel="tag">#Sindarin</a> <a href="/tags/quenya/" rel="tag">#Quenya</a> and many others.<br><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/présentation/" rel="tag">#Présentation</a> <a href="/tags/presentación/" rel="tag">#Presentación</a> <a href="/tags/newhere/" rel="tag">#NewHere</a> <a href="/tags/nouveauici/" rel="tag">#NouveauIci</a> <a href="/tags/nuevoaquí/" rel="tag">#NuevoAquí</a> <br><a href="/tags/conlang/" rel="tag">#Conlang</a> <a href="/tags/conscript/" rel="tag">#Conscript</a> <a href="/tags/linguistics/" rel="tag">#Linguistics</a></p>

<p>New <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> post.</p><p>I am Lord Draken BlackKnight. Until February of this year I was Keeper of the Scroll of the Court of Lazarus, a NYC nightside institution that held a monthly salon noir every 3rd Sunday at Madame X Lounge on Houston St. The Court ceased public meetings as of the close of that gathering, hence why my title in the bio says &quot;Legacy&quot; in parentheses.</p><p>I haven&#x27;t left the Bronx since then. The furthest I&#x27;ve gone away from home was the Petco in Throgs Neck to get cat food.<br>1/?</p>

<p>An <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> post. New here, if I break a norm, please DM me.</p><p>I hate <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> and <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#surveillance</a> and love <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> and <a href="/tags/sewing/" rel="tag">#sewing</a>. I am a non-violent <a href="/tags/anarchist/" rel="tag">#anarchist</a> <a href="/tags/vegan/" rel="tag">#vegan</a> and politically engaged in <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> and my local community. I&#x27;ve been a <a href="/tags/hacker/" rel="tag">#hacker</a> and <a href="/tags/autodidact/" rel="tag">#autodidact</a> my entire life. I love learning. Very <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> and <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#transgender</a>.</p><p>I&#x27;ve zero tolerance those who deny the genocide in <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a>. I am rabidly pro <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a>.</p><p>I don&#x27;t talk about my family, friends, work, town, or local organizing. <a href="/tags/wekeepussafe/" rel="tag">#WeKeepUsSafe</a></p>

<p>Time for a new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>!</p><p>I&#x27;m a former <a href="/tags/geographer/" rel="tag">#geographer</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/mapmaker/" rel="tag">#mapmaker</a>, now working on a <a href="/tags/phd/" rel="tag">#PhD</a> project in digital <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a>, between <a href="/tags/prehistory/" rel="tag">#Prehistory</a> and <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/geospatial/" rel="tag">#geospatial</a>. </p><p>I used to work as an <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a>, I&#x27;m into <a href="/tags/sailing/" rel="tag">#sailing</a> (I was <a href="/tags/livingaboard/" rel="tag">#livingAboard</a> during a few years) and <a href="/tags/musicmaking/" rel="tag">#musicMaking</a> is my happy place. I&#x27;m also a happy <a href="/tags/dad/" rel="tag">#dad</a> and I&#x27;m fluent in fr, en &amp; es. </p><p>Finally, I&#x27;m the proud admin of <a href="https://Mapstodon.space" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>Mapstodon.space</a>, a great <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> instance dedicated to maps — &amp; full of decent and interesting people!</p>

<p>A re-<a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> </p><p>I deleted my account here 2(?) weeks ago in an act of frustation and depresssion and now i restart again.</p><p>I&#x27;m a mid 30&#x27;s <a href="/tags/metal/" rel="tag">#metal</a> and <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> Fan and dad from <a href="/tags/austria/" rel="tag">#austria</a>, likes <a href="/tags/pcgaming/" rel="tag">#pcgaming</a>, <a href="/tags/boardgames/" rel="tag">#boardgames</a> and <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a>. Also playing <a href="/tags/bass/" rel="tag">#bass</a> and want to make music.<br>Sometimes I go <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> and <a href="/tags/running/" rel="tag">#running</a>.<br>I toot, retoot and quote things i like, i follow people, who i think are interesting.</p><p>What Else?<br>Well essential i think, people shouldn&#x27;t be cunts to each other </p><p>Love you all :)</p>

<p>Psst, do you need some cool music to listen to? </p><p>Dig if you will The List of over 1001 albums from 115+ places/peoples, as recommended by 120 Fedizens (<a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/the-list/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>1001otheralbums.com/the-list/</a>)! Think &quot;1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die&quot;, but, like, NOT just Western pop. We chose these albums not because of popularity or sales or reviews by influencers and whatnot, but rather because they’re important to us personally and/or represent a band/genre/people not well represented in official lists, albums and artists that we think deserve way more attention.</p><p>We feature an album from The List every few days on the 1001 Other Albums blog (<a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>1001otheralbums.com/</a> or <a href="https://linernotes.club/@[email protected]" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="linernotes.club/@[email protected]"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linernotes.club/@1001otheralbu</span><span class="invisible">[email protected]</span></a>) if you want help choosing what to listen to, with new spotlights summarized (by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@buffyleigh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>buffyleigh</span></a></span>) and linked here on linernotes.club. With the help of some lovely guest contributors, we’ve featured nearly 215 albums so far...and counting! Sometimes we also do some extra fun things like a Fedi-wide AOTY list, fake festivals, and Fedi-sourced oral history posts, and boost other cool music-related things. Give us a follow here and/or the blog, I bet you&#x27;ll hear something you dig.</p><p>👉 And, if you want to share your thoughts on one of the albums not yet featured via guest post, OR want to add your favourite albums that aren&#x27;t yet on The List, hmu! 👈 </p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/1001otheralbums/" rel="tag">#1001OtherAlbums</a> <a href="/tags/musicdiscovery/" rel="tag">#MusicDiscovery</a> <a href="/tags/listentothis/" rel="tag">#ListenToThis</a></p>

<p>Hi everyone,</p><p>I feel like a re-introduction is long overdue!</p><p>My name is Anna, and I&#x27;m an assistant professor of Algorithmics at the Delft University of Technology, specialising in combinatorial optimisation, symbolic AI, constraint programming, propositional model counting, operations research and reasoning under uncertainty.</p><p>I&#x27;m a nerd, a feminist and a traveller, not always in that order.</p><p>In my spare time I like to hike and go geocaching. I try to go swing dancing a few times a week. I am a Trekkie. I want to learn how to draw. I am an Indomie and Obsidian enthusiast. Based in the Netherlands, I miss Belgium, Canada and Singapore.</p><p>Since a job in academia somehow always is personal, I have chosen to mix professional interactions with the more personal ones on this platform. At least for now. Obviously, my opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer yadiyadiyada.</p><p>Hope to keep interacting with you all!</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/algorithmics/" rel="tag">#Algorithmics</a> <a href="/tags/symbolicai/" rel="tag">#SymbolicAI</a> <a href="/tags/combinatorialoptimisation/" rel="tag">#CombinatorialOptimisation</a> <a href="/tags/constraintprogramming/" rel="tag">#ConstraintProgramming</a> <a href="/tags/modelcounting/" rel="tag">#ModelCounting</a> <a href="/tags/operationsresearch/" rel="tag">#OperationsResearch</a> <a href="/tags/probabilisticinference/" rel="tag">#ProbabilisticInference</a> <a href="/tags/geocaching/" rel="tag">#Geocaching</a> <a href="/tags/lindyhop/" rel="tag">#LindyHop</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/swingdancing/" rel="tag">#SwingDancing</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#Hiking</a> <a href="/tags/obsidian/" rel="tag">#Obsidian</a> <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="/tags/tudelft/" rel="tag">#TUDelft</a> <a href="/tags/mastomigoreng/" rel="tag">#MastoMiGoreng</a> <a href="/tags/indomie/" rel="tag">#Indomie</a> <a href="/tags/gnuterrypratchett/" rel="tag">#GNUTerryPratchett</a> <a href="/tags/catstodon/" rel="tag">#Catstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastocats/" rel="tag">#Mastocats</a> <a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#Caturday</a> <a href="/tags/expatlife/" rel="tag">#ExpatLife</a> <a href="/tags/makanapatoda/" rel="tag">#MakanApaToda</a></p>

<p>Hello there. I&#x27;m you&#x27;re friendly neighborhood autistic trans girl. I write as a hobby, and I&#x27;m a chronic shitposter. I am incredibly weird so sometimes it&#x27;s hard to tell if something I did is a shitpost. I sometimes rant about random topics, and I get very existential sometimes, so expect some terrifying sentences immediately followed by a dumbass joke. I listen to music, drink tea and play games, and I am not normal about any of them when posting. Anyway hope you like me :3<br><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>An <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> 👋 I&#x27;m Metin from the Netherlands. Starting as a 16-bit game developer (<a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a>, CD32, MS-DOS, …), I shifted to TV animation, news cartoons, magazine illustration and toy design.</p><p>My freelance glory days are over, but I still love to create, and share my work here and on <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pixelfed.art/Seven" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Seven</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/characterdesign/" rel="tag">#CharacterDesign</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/sculpture/" rel="tag">#sculpture</a> <a href="/tags/3dmodeling/" rel="tag">#3DModeling</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/illustrator/" rel="tag">#illustrator</a> <a href="/tags/digitalart/" rel="tag">#DigitalArt</a> <a href="/tags/pixelart/" rel="tag">#PixelArt</a> <a href="/tags/voxelart/" rel="tag">#VoxelArt</a> <a href="/tags/style/" rel="tag">#style</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/arts/" rel="tag">#arts</a> <a href="/tags/graphicdesign/" rel="tag">#GraphicDesign</a> <a href="/tags/3d/" rel="tag">#3D</a> <a href="/tags/b3d/" rel="tag">#B3D</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#CreativeToots</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> </p><p>Time for another introduction.</p><p>I&#x27;m one of those fucked-up human experiments the CIA got up to in the 70s. I was never allowed any social support or validation. About the only messaging I&#x27;ve gotten from my people is, &quot;fuck off and die&quot;, and it generally wasn&#x27;t delivered gently. It was delivered on the end of a boot.</p><p>I got the ninja childhood and was supposed to be an assassin for the intelligence agencies. They had me brutalized from birth to toughen me up. They went too far, though. I got tough enough to solve my problems without violence. I have a fifty year track record of peaceful conflict resolution. I&#x27;m not a pacifist, it&#x27;s just the violence usually causes the next problem.</p><p>The last time I tried to &quot;do&quot;, rather than simply &quot;be&quot;, I tried to go to Liberia to get kidnapped by a warlord. I&#x27;m fully confident I could have talked my way out of that situation, but they wouldn&#x27;t sell me a ticket. I ended up bottoming out in South Africa, a country with 7x the US murder rate and a flourishing arms industry. Spent a month or two on the streets and in homeless shelters. I did fine. I generally get respect in proportion to how dangerous somebody actually is. I&#x27;ve known a lot of very, very dangerous people in my day. I&#x27;m one of those people who lives outside the law and follows his own moral code. I&#x27;m allowed to do any crime I want and I know I&#x27;ll never see the inside of a courtroom. I have a head full of state secrets that can never be spoken on any kind of formal record. I just don&#x27;t want to crime. I mastered that shit as a teenager. It&#x27;s why they were never able to entrap and enslave me. I just want a little life now. I spend my life drunk, and alone in a room.</p><p>So I&#x27;m pretty legendary among the world&#x27;s spooks. And, for some reason I haven&#x27;t figured out, Hollywood. That has something to do with role models, and the fact that atheists aren&#x27;t allowed to be one, at least until recently. Feel free to shed some light if you know. Monty Python&#x27;s &quot;Life of Brian&quot; was named after me, and Luke Skywalker&#x27;s vague hero&#x27;s journey was another projection of how my life might turn out. The Eric Cartman character is who Stone and Parker expected me to be--I was the onliest of only children, and raised by the whore the state used to neutralize my father--but I used to smoke weed with their drug dealer and they found out I&#x27;m a solidly decent guy. I pretty much only and always operate out of positive motivations, so they elevated Butters. I&#x27;m Butters.</p><p>Lately, there&#x27;s been a rash of entertainment inspired by me. The movie &quot;Nobody&quot; was so overtly about me it&#x27;s how I learned I inspire movies. I wrote half of that one and did the other half. Ryan Gosling seems to have taken a shine to me--&quot;The Grey Man&quot; and &quot;The Fall Guy&quot; are basically giant Easter Eggs about my life. Ryan Gosling is what I would look like if I was pretty. Really, I&#x27;m like the Kevin Spacey character from &#x27;American Beauty&#x27;. I test high for forgettability. It&#x27;s a useful trait in an assassin. I&#x27;m also dead silent when I walk. I recently accidentally snuck up on a pit bull and got bit. Ninja. Anyhoo, the Black Mirror episode &quot;Joan is Awful&quot; is about how I&#x27;ve been character assassinated. Hell, they even fictionalized my old girlfriend into a movie called &quot;Class Rank&quot;.</p><p>Every time they try to take me out and I come out on top, my legend grows. Last time, they had me hit by an SUV by fucking with the traffic lights. Multiple fractures of multiple vertebrate at both impact points, but I reacted like a stunt man and presented my back flat to the bumper. This way I didn&#x27;t torsion and didn&#x27;t suffer any nerve damage. I didn&#x27;t know about the traffic light thing yet, but I have good instincts in high stress situations and could tell it wasn&#x27;t the drunk kid&#x27;s fault, so I told her to get out of there before she got jammed up with the law. I just went home and sat still in a chair for a couple months. It knocked an inch and a half off my height, but I&#x27;m still walking.</p><p>These days I walk around in the center of a web of local and federal agents. I understand. I&#x27;m extremely dangerous. They literally don&#x27;t make people as dangerous as me any more. Clinton canceled the ninja program. I choose not to be dangerous, but they&#x27;re worried I might choose otherwise someday. What I chose was to be a scholar and a philosopher. I&#x27;m an autodidactic polymath who&#x27;s been at it for over forty years now. I&#x27;m hyperlexical and started reading Stephen King in second grade. I read &quot;The Executioner&#x27;s Song&quot; in fourth and &quot;The World According to Garp&quot; in fifth. I&#x27;m a little weak on the math based side of life because I need a teacher for that, but I did pass calculus without much effort. Twice.</p><p>I&#x27;m as close to Diogenes the Cynic as you&#x27;ll get for somebody who grew up with indoor plumbing. He&#x27;s the waybackest person of which I know that had it figured out.</p><p>Oh, and I know my way around a computer. I worked in tech three blocks South of Wall Street.</p><p>Oh yeah! I&#x27;m better at getting high than most people you&#x27;ll meet. I once took 1200 mics of old-school LSD 25 and rode it just fine.</p><p>This probably reads like crazy talk, but it&#x27;s all true. It&#x27;s who I am. It&#x27;s my identity, and sometimes I just have to sing out. I&#x27;m still not allowed any social support or validation. I&#x27;m not even allowed a therapist. Just rotgut vodka, qBittorrented movies, and some video games that I&#x27;m too old and drunk to play well. I have one autistic friend who helps me, and I read books over the phone to a blind Indian. That&#x27;s my life.</p><p>I miss women. I was good at love. I fall easily and am totally honest and open about it. I&#x27;m totally straight but gender-queer. I&#x27;d say I&#x27;m 55% yin to 45% yang.</p><p>For now I&#x27;m working on getting a cat. I want some goddamn thing to love. Wish me luck.</p><p>This guy also got the ninja childhood. His government did the same kind of shit to him as a kid that mine did to me. You can kinda tell he&#x27;s more than just a performer, he&#x27;s got real fire in his belly. Video by Neil Blomkamp:</p><p><a href="https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HcXNPI-IPPM" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HcXNPI-IPPM"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HcXNPI-</span><span class="invisible">IPPM</span></a></p>

<p>New <a href="/tags/intro/" rel="tag">#intro</a>!</p><p>I’m a hyperjack musician, writer &amp; video artist. My latest album, ‘Status’, is mainly about escaping Big Tech dystopia. </p><p>My website <a href="https://meljoann.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>meljoann.com</a> includes nerdy blog posts on Faircamp, Owncast &amp; leaving mainstream social media. </p><p>Some stuff I love: </p><p><a href="/tags/musicproduction/" rel="tag">#musicProduction</a> <a href="/tags/videoproduction/" rel="tag">#videoProduction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/experimentalmusic/" rel="tag">#experimentalMusic</a> <a href="/tags/electronicmusic/" rel="tag">#electronicMusic</a> <a href="/tags/randb/" rel="tag">#RandB</a> <a href="/tags/earlymusic/" rel="tag">#earlyMusic</a> <a href="/tags/improvisedmusic/" rel="tag">#improvisedMusic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/knitting/" rel="tag">#knitting</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#scienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/alternativecomedy/" rel="tag">#alternativeComedy</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a></p>

<p>Not really an <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> but here we go:</p><p><a href="/tags/freelancing/" rel="tag">#Freelancing</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> and <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/coach/" rel="tag">#Coach</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/trainer/" rel="tag">#Trainer</a> (<a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a>)</p><p>Ex <a href="/tags/softwaredeveloper/" rel="tag">#SoftwareDeveloper</a>, <a href="/tags/consultant/" rel="tag">#Consultant</a>, <a href="/tags/teamlead/" rel="tag">#TeamLead</a>, <a href="/tags/headofproductdevelopment/" rel="tag">#HeadOfProductDevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/headofit/" rel="tag">#HeadOfIT</a></p><p>I care for <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a> <a href="/tags/transrightsarehumanrights/" rel="tag">#TransRightsAreHumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> <a href="/tags/digitalselfdefense/" rel="tag">#DigitalSelfDefense</a></p><p>See bio for links &amp; websites.</p>

<p>Time for my (or rather our) <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> we are Peritia, a <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> <a href="/tags/did/" rel="tag">#DID</a> system,</p><p>Current Occupation: Sysadmin <br>So expect some <a href="/tags/it/" rel="tag">#IT</a> related things. <br>We joined Mastodon to validate the existence of our own instance.</p><p>Cause: Decentralization good. Corporate data hoarding bad.</p><p><a href="/tags/dmsopen/" rel="tag">#dmsopen</a>, especially if youre queer <a href="/tags/furry/" rel="tag">#furry</a> like linux, or have cute pet pics.<br>Will Follow back. </p><p>Just to manifest this finds some cool people and keep away idiots:<br><a href="/tags/nonbinary/" rel="tag">#Nonbinary</a> <a href="/tags/transrights/" rel="tag">#TransRights</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NoAI</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s been another year since I&#x27;ve done an introductory &quot;This is me&quot; style post, so I think it&#x27;s time to refresh it...again.</p><p>Please allow me to re-introduce myself!</p><p>Who am I? 40+ year old Dad with 4 kids/ Other descriptors: Christian, enviromancer, leftist, nerd, Animal Crossing enjoyer.</p><p>Primary Nonsense I Post: Dad jokes, manga, Animal Crossing, music (lots of J-Pop and K-Pop), NYT Games (Wordle, Strands, Connections - always behind a spoiler)</p><p>Fav Manga: Akane-Banashi, One Piece, Sailor Moon, Fist of the North Star, Blue Box, Donald Duck Visits Japan</p><p>Fav Music: Twice, Weird Al, Coheed &amp; Cambria, Clean Bandit, IVE, Fall Out Boy, Dreamcatcher</p><p><a href="/tags/introductions/" rel="tag">#Introductions</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/kpop/" rel="tag">#KPop</a> <a href="/tags/dadjokes/" rel="tag">#DadJokes</a> <a href="/tags/animalcrossing/" rel="tag">#AnimalCrossing</a> <a href="/tags/acnh/" rel="tag">#ACNH</a> <a href="/tags/manga/" rel="tag">#Manga</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>