kalloway @kalloway@fedibird.com

If you want help with using Mastodon and the Fediverse, feel free to ask!

FediTips is an unofficial tech support account, it exists to help people use this place.

I'm especially keen to help non-technical people, please don't feel nervous asking about something. There is no such thing as a stupid question!

There are also lots of beginner's guides at https://fedi.tips and new people may find the "Quick Start" section especially useful.

#FediTips

"why didn't the king just order his military to break down the rock wall blocking off the teleportal, what's with all the convoluted destiny of retrieving a key to get a bomb to blow it up" shhhhh shhhhhh this is just what Dragon Quest games are shhhhhhhhhh

MiHoyo announced that they will no longer use Twitter for 'Genshin Impact' in-game event announcements. They will use their own community forum HoYoLAB instead.

https://m.hoyolab.com/#/official/2/news?page_type=27&page_sort=news&utm_source=sns&utm_medium=twitter&utm_id=2

#Today I finished the last round of edits before the final sequel of Tales of Ardonna goes for its critique. I wrote both a book & series ending, which now has me sentimental. They'll be 2 more books to come, set in the other timelines, but this marks the beginning of the end of my (almost) 10 year journey. They're just story books but represent the fulfillment of a life-long dream I feel privileged to have fulfilled. Don't let anyone tell you it's impossible to pursue your passions. Go for it.

There's a great Scots word for winter weather like this - oorlich. A sort of grey, cold grimness that seeps into your bones.

#cat #caturday #cats #catsofmastodon

#animal #animals #cute #cuteanimal #funny #humor #Pic #pictures #picture #pics

Soldering is easy.
Here's how to do it.

Download this comic book and share it with your friends!
https://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/FullSolderComic_EN.pdf

#electronics #soldering #HamRadio

This is my senior purr-grammer. He specializes in cat naps and ignoring deadlines. 🐈

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

Last Call

This is one of the last functioning phone booths in Iowa, possibly even America.

It’s in Kelley, Iowa, and I often pass it on my way from Ames to Huxley for work. I’ve thought about stopping for a photo, but the sky never looked right. Tonight, it finally did!

#原作を隣に貼らなくても何のパロディか気づいて

Wow, I love learning via importing old posts that the Google link shortener is going to purposefully break all links in summer 2025. Another good reason to not use shorteners; another thing you can’t control in the breakage train. https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/

If you're new to Mastodon;

Follow people and hashtags, lots of them. That's how this place works, there is no other way really. If you're waiting for stuff to come to you it aint gonna happen.

Start typing hashtags of things you're interested in and follow them. Put them in your introduction and/or bio.

Start following anyone that looks slightly interesting. Follow people who boost a lot and anyone they boost that looks interesting.

Can someone hand this note to everyone that shows up?

Le Guin’s advice—read when you cannot write, sleep when you cannot read—has been top of mind all week and I am intensely grateful.

He has the high ground. #caturday

Chaton On/Off
#Caturday #MastoCats #AutomneDuChaos

#vegan friendly all you can eat #hotpot at the local Thai restaurant! Choose your broth base, make your own sauce, and cook anything you like directly at your table. Love to share a wholesome and delicious meal with the family ❤️

Oh my god. My dad's painting, The Planetary Suite, is referenced in #TheLastOfUs part 2.

I am absolutely astounded.