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

                          jcgonra21@social.opendesktop.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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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 😏

                            lisamelton@mastodon.socialL This user is from outside of this forum
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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!

                              erikcats@dice.campE This user is from outside of this forum
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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!

                                realn2s@infosec.exchangeR This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @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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                                  @Lilysea @ombialik oh, Dr. Bialik and I have worked together IRL! (:)

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                                  • philbetts@mastodon.socialP philbetts@mastodon.social

                                    @ombialik your profile only shows up as following 35 people? If this is a case and not a glitch, you need to be following hundreds before your timeline feels like a good version of other algorithm-based platforms. πŸ™‚

                                    ombialik@mastodon.worldO This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    @philbetts I never used the algorithmic feed on any of the platforms I'm on (now I'm mostly here and on BlueSky). I just very slowly locate by topic and curate interesting people to follow.

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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!

                                      nantucketlit@mastodon.socialN This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      #67

                                      @ombialik Some people I'd recommend: @NylaWoethief (science-fantasy fiction), @amin (runs #WritingMonth, good insight into tech, every xkcd comic ever), @technologyconnections_mirror (good videos on technology) @prahou (brilliant art for our dark, wondrous age)

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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!

                                        gorobar@rollenspiel.socialG This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        #68

                                        @ombialik as others wrote before: follow hashtags, then see who's posts you like (or mostly stay with just hashtags altogether - that spares you stuff people post about topics that don't interest you)

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                                        • dantheclamman@scicomm.xyzD dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz

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

                                          ombialik@mastodon.worldO This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          #69

                                          @dantheclamman @Lilysea
                                          It's a very small world, especially in some fields of research.

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