CIRCLE WITH A DOT

My #introduction after 3 years on this instance!I am Shamil. I prefer he/him pronouns, but anything works! You may have seen me around the internet as noteness. I used to be an IRC warrior, and interested in all federated systems. Naturally I ended up on Mastodon also!I am an aspiring PL/Systems researcher at IIIT Hyderabad, and I love tinkering with cyber systems. Compared to the rest of the people here, I would say I am kind of an amateur sysadmin. I have worked on IIIT Hyderabad infrastructure as a sysadmin for about 3 years now. I am from #Kerala, a proud member of @ntns @ IIIT Hyderabad, and a commie! o/

Hello everyone! I'm Debbi, a new face here in the #Authors and #Writing community. As a passionate reader, I joined Mastodon mainly to follow authors, discover great books, and connect with fellow book lovers.I love literary fiction, thoughtful stories, and learning about the writing process from the people who create them. I'm not a writer myself just a dedicated reader who enjoys supporting authors and soaking up good recommendations.Looking forward to seeing what everyone is working on, reading your posts, and finding my next favorite book!Feel free to say hi or drop your latest book recommendations.#Introduction #ReadersOfMastodon #BookLovers #Authors #WritingCommunity

@archaeology_of_ancient_magic No I’m not! I’ll check him out. It looks like he has a lot of interesting stuff as well. Thank you!

@kirkmoodey thanks for the advice! I plan to post about stuff I’m reading and tech projects I’ve got on the go. But so far I like the slower pace on here.

@Dianora I'm a complete amateur but it's a fun hobby and there's some great dairy up here!

Hello everybody. I feel like I should update my #introduction again at this point.I recently lost my Facebook account due to it being hacked and FB not having any humans involved in their appeals process. So I'm not trying to find new (and better) online spaces. So I intend to be here in a more active capacity.So feel free to say hi, re-engage if we're mutuals, and probably a bunch more random movie reviews and esoteric Jewish tangents.

@jxm Most people dont like fedi because it doesnt have many users. For me its a plus, quality over quantity.Welcome to our comfy cottage of the web. :3

@magsamond who can tell how these things work, but thank you very much anyway, Mags xx

As I don't have a pinned #introduction I thought I'd post one, particularly for new followers, although my profile is fairly descriptive.I'm visually impaired and am a practicing Catholic. I was born Jewish and became a nondenominational Protestant for a while before becoming Catholic in 2007.I've been working in the blindness assistive technology space for 35 years, doing tech support, technology training with both children and adults. I was also a product manager with Comcast's accessibility team. I'm currently the marketing director for Blazie Technologies, which develops computers for blind consumers, powered by Raspberry Pi.I love science fiction, with Doctor Who and Babylon 5 being my two favorite series. I've been a Doctor Who fan for 41 years and enjoy the TV series, books as well as professional and fan-produced DW dramas. I love audio theater, both old time radio as well as modern audio drama.I also enjoy watching videos and reading books on apologetics as well as about religious cults. I love clean, wholesome puns and I often am unable to resist responding with them.

@moon_girl Welcome! The moon is cool, cats are awesome, and I am an adult!

@kirjorastas nice carpet. Not too fussy. I can't reciprocate I'm afraid, because we have no carpets on the boat but that's a nice gentle one.

@quicksand @clede Welcome! *OH DANG* that font is fly!!

Trying this again, previous attempt didn't seem to populate the network(s?) very well.. I'm a middle-aged man, in Cornwall, United Kingdom, that's trying deal with several late-life neurodivergent and severe mental illness diagnoses. Stuff that's always been there but flipped the weird switch when diagnosed. Trying to rebuild myself and figure out who I am.#introduction #health #audhd #bpd #cptsd #discovery #mentalhealth #metabolism #healthsciences #maturestudent #porthia #cornwall #kernow

Time for an updated #introduction! I'm Justin, indie app developer since 2010, lifelong musician and photographer. I make a sheet music reading app called #forScore. Born in South Africa, raised in California, longtime PNW native now living in Palm Springs and Las Vegas. Multiple passports, multiple names, not a spy. Once described as “he lives everywhere and nowhere.”#iOS #iPad #iOSDev #programming #music #photography #tech #lgbtqia #travel #nature #hiking #indieapps #appdev

Hi, I’m Starling, a musician and writer from the Pacific Northwest. It’s been a while, so this is a re- #Introduction. I play keyboards mainly; the piano’s my special friend. I spend a lot of time working outside and gardening. Two half-wild cats assist me in the studio. I’ve just released two new albums by two different bands. Links and notes on my website if you want to take a listen. Thanks for having me.https://umbrere.com

Deutsch / English belowViele neue oder stille Accounts wissen vielleicht gar nicht, was hier alles möglich ist oder dass sie nicht nur Menschen auf dieser Instanz erreichen können.Diese Instanz ist Teil des Fediverse. Wenn ihr jemanden auf einem anderen Server finden oder erwähnen wollt, nutzt am besten die vollständige Adresse:@name@server.deDiese Adresse könnt ihr einfach in die Suche eingeben. Genauso könnt ihr eure eigene Adresse weitergeben:@deinname@unsere-instanz.deIhr seid also nicht nur auf diese Instanz beschränkt. Ihr könnt Menschen auf vielen verschiedenen Servern folgen, ihre Beiträge lesen, antworten und euch mit ihnen austauschen.Auf diesem Server habt ihr außerdem etwas mehr Platz als auf vielen anderen Instanzen. Statt nur 500 Zeichen könnt ihr hier Beiträge mit bis zu 5000 Zeichen schreiben. Ihr müsst euch also nicht immer extrem kurzfassen, sondern könnt auch längere Gedanken, Erklärungen, kleine Berichte oder Diskussionen posten.Außerdem könnt ihr:Bilder anhängenUmfragen erstellenBeiträge anderer Nutzerinnen und Nutzer beantwortenMenschen von anderen Instanzen folgeneigene Vorstellungen schreiben und mit Hashtags auffindbar machenHilfreich ist gerade am Anfang eine kleine Vorstellung: Wer seid ihr, was interessiert euch, worüber postet ihr gerne? Hashtags wie #neuhier, #vorstellung, #fediverse oder passende Themen-Hashtags helfen anderen, euch zu finden.Probiert es ruhig aus. Das Fediverse lebt davon, dass Menschen miteinander ins Gespräch kommen — auch über Servergrenzen hinweg.⸻EnglishMany new or quiet accounts may not know what is possible here, or that they are not limited to people on this instance.This instance is part of the Fediverse. If you want to find or mention someone on another server, it is best to use their full address:@name@server.tldYou can simply paste that address into the search field. You can also share your own address:@yourname@our-instance.tldYou are not limited to this instance. You can follow people on many different servers, read their posts, reply to them, and interact with them.This server also gives you a bit more room than many other instances. Instead of only 500 characters, you can write posts with up to 5000 characters here. So you do not always have to keep things extremely short. You can also share longer thoughts, explanations, small reports, or discussions.You can also:attach imagescreate pollsreply to posts from other usersfollow people from other instanceswrite an introduction and make it easier to find with hashtagsA short introduction is especially helpful at the beginning: Who are you, what are you interested in, and what do you usually post about? Hashtags like #newhere, #introduction, #fediverse, or topic-based hashtags help others discover you.Feel free to try things out. The Fediverse lives from people talking to each other — even across server borders.

@Garnele_ARTillerie Miau! I mean hello and welcome to mastoart.social I love your art style 🤩@bestiaexmachina and I are the server admins and are happy to help if you've any questionsWe've got a little info thread we created you might find helpful https://mastoart.social/@artmin/111443337715825275

Hello world(2: world harder).Researcher in the use formal methods to secure critical national infrastructure (particularly electricity, and telecoms) Observer of disinformation and its theorisation. Critical technologist.Developer of cyber security exercises. Enjoyer of coffee.Hoping for a greener future.#intro #introduction

Greetings from Kampala! Our instance went dark, and no communication from the admin for a couple of weeks, so we are reviving this old account and make a new #introduction We are a #collective of #filmmakers and #storytellers based in Uganda, and our primary purpose is to help kickstart the careers of artists in this region. We do this through training, production, and socializing/networking.At Sisi, we believe in collaboration and nurturing voices that might otherwise go unheard. Together, we create short films, poetic visuals, feature films and collaborative art projects.We’re here to share our stories, #connect with other creatives, and discover your stories too. Let’s connect and keep the stories flowing. We will post using #SisiStories and would like to engage with other #artist #artists #photographer #writers #writer #poet

@eloly Welcome! There are absurd numbers of fiber arts people around here. If you want other book hashtags to follow sometimes #Bookstodon and #AmReading are used. Favorite Bujold character? Mine might be Desdemona.