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  • vlrny@disabled.socialV vlrny@disabled.social

    @rockmastermike @ombialik @OohOkayKay @abetterjulie @adhdeanasl @SRDas @the_etrain @Wallflower @APBBlue @JustFrank @Alice @aliceamour @catsalad

    Also, #asstodon is full of donkeys. πŸ™‚

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    #46

    @vlrny @rockmastermike @ombialik @OohOkayKay @abetterjulie @adhdeanasl @SRDas @the_etrain @APBBlue @JustFrank @Alice @aliceamour @catsalad

    Does my ass look big in this post?
    #asstodon

    Sorry, low-hanging fruit. πŸ‘

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    • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

      I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
      I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

      Recommend people to me!

      retreival9096@hachyderm.ioR This user is from outside of this forum
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      #47

      @ombialik Sciency and SciFi people I follow (in no particular order)
      @futurebird
      @timnitGebru
      @cstross
      @emilymbender
      @Quenby
      @brusgaard
      @absolutspacegrl
      @ElyseMGrasso

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      • msdropbear42@blahaj.zoneM This user is from outside of this forum
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        #48

        @Susan60@aus.social @ombialik@mastodon.world that's good, but in addition, my one simple bit of advice for confused noobs is to follow hashtags of their interests, which inevitably leads them to all sorts of relevant peeps & chats... as well as sometimes also to many serendipitous places

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        • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

          I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
          I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

          Recommend people to me!

          gdinwiddie@mastodon.socialG This user is from outside of this forum
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          #49

          @ombialik When you find people you enjoy following, check out who they are following.

          And give it time. You’ll get there.

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          • msdropbear42@blahaj.zoneM This user is from outside of this forum
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            #50

            @Susan60@aus.social

            less likely to be sheer angst based
            how very dare you! 🀬

            πŸ€ͺ

            @ombialik@mastodon.world

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            • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

              I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
              I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

              Recommend people to me!

              topofmyvoice@cupoftea.socialT This user is from outside of this forum
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              #51

              @ombialik
              I like to think I boost amusing people.

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              • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                Recommend people to me!

                lrhodes@merveilles.townL This user is from outside of this forum
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                #52

                @ombialik
                For sci/scifi, in no particular order:
                @adapalmer
                @harriorrihar
                @nnedi
                @Ailantd
                @futurebird
                @hydropsyche

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                • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                  I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                  I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                  Recommend people to me!

                  narrellemharris@mas.toN This user is from outside of this forum
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                  #53

                  @ombialik Welcome to Mastodon! Looking at your interests, a few of the folks I follow might appeal to you!

                  Writers/publishers @juliebozza and @petermball to begin with.

                  @skinnylatte has good posts; @Locusmag for SFF news.

                  I'm a writer too - fantasy, crime fiction (I love playing with the Holmes canon), queer romance. I'm serialising a steampunk SF Holmesian crime novel on my Patreon, if that appeals πŸ™‚

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                  • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                    I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                    I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                    Recommend people to me!

                    sablebadger@dice.campS This user is from outside of this forum
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                    #54

                    @ombialik I recommend @lilithsaintcrow
                    for more writers to follow.

                    I recommend the following books:

                    "Spring’s Arcana"
                    "Roadtrip Z"
                    "She Wolf and Cub"

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                    • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                      I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                      I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                      Recommend people to me!

                      roastbeefhashtag@mastodon.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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                      #55

                      @ombialik follow those hashtags you just made and here is my favorite discovery secret: install Flipboard. It will have recommendations and you can follow Flipboard accounts from here.

                      Oh, and try this too:
                      https://discover.holos.social/
                      And
                      https://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/10/04/how-to-use-mastodon/

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                      • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                        I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                        I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                        Recommend people to me!

                        sabik@rants.auS This user is from outside of this forum
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                        #56

                        @ombialik
                        Another option for finding people to follow is to check out the timelines on other servers, for example https://wandering.shop/public/local for SF&F

                        Some of the apps (eg. Fedilab) have this as built-in functionality ("Manage timelines"), or you can do it on the web

                        #FediTips

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                        • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                          I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                          I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                          Recommend people to me!

                          shnooflebear@curly.catS This user is from outside of this forum
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                          #57

                          @ombialik You can follow hashtags on Masto.

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                          • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                            I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                            I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                            Recommend people to me!

                            gwaldby@mastodon.socialG This user is from outside of this forum
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                            #58

                            @ombialik Mastodon lets us follow hashtags.

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                            • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                              I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                              I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                              Recommend people to me!

                              weirdwriter@caneandable.socialW This user is from outside of this forum
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                              #59

                              @ombialik Try #FollowFriday and take a lot of time and go through https://fedi.directory/

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                              • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                                I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                                I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                                Recommend people to me!

                                jigmedatse@social.openpsychology.netJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @ombialik@mastodon.world It can take a bit. The use of the hashtags seems to be a good thing. #writing seems to be something we have in common (though I am failing at that of late). Mostly what I've managed, was various short things. Nothing spectacular, but my expression tends to be in writing.

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                                • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                                  I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                                  I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                                  Recommend people to me!

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                                  @ombialik I would recommend @FediFollows for a new category of recommendations every week or so. A sibling account is @FediVideo for PeerTube accounts you can follow if you want to begin exploring the wider fediverse.

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                                  • weldon@mstdn.ioW weldon@mstdn.io

                                    @ombialik

                                    [web]#publishing[& standards]
                                    @evan
                                    @daveverse.wordpress.com
                                    @manton
                                    @dsearls
                                    @pluralistic
                                    @cstross

                                    Science (& Singapore) @sohkamyung

                                    Miniatures: lindarossin.com [not here yet😞]

                                    For nearly everything else @lisamelton 😏

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                                    @weldon Thank you so much for the recommendation and including me in this list of awesome people! 😊πŸ₯°πŸ’–

                                    @ombialik @evan @daveverse.wordpress.com @manton @dsearls @pluralistic @cstross @sohkamyung

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                                    • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                                      I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                                      I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                                      Recommend people to me!

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                                      #63

                                      @ombialik
                                      Geekish humour:
                                      @xkcd
                                      @warandpeas@mastodon.social
                                      @davidrevoy

                                      For the queer culture and miniature painting as well as plenty of your other interests, circles are overlapping in so many ways, find the #nerdlings and #miniaturepainting posts. The painting community is awesome.

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                                      • ombialik@mastodon.worldO ombialik@mastodon.world

                                        I'm still struggling to find my footing here on Mastodon. A bit with the platforms and tags, but mostly finding people to follow. I'm a bit all over the place, posting about my #writing, be it academic or fiction (mostly #SciFi), and about cool #Science I ran into, and the more common than it should be - complain about stuff.
                                        I'm interested in #SFF, #publishing, #MiniaturePainting, science, #queer culture, academia, human sexuality, geekish humor, #comics & #EarthSci.

                                        Recommend people to me!

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                                        #64

                                        @ombialik
                                        It's not miniature painting, but if miniature paintings also qualify follow @DavidZinn

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                                        • dantheclamman@scicomm.xyzD This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          #65

                                          @Lilysea @ombialik oh, Dr. Bialik and I have worked together IRL! (:)

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