Mark Wyner :vm:

Activist, dad, husband, UX designer, technologist, researcher, writer, soccer fan, musician, vegetarian, meditator, competitive gamer, lover, hater, potty mouth. He/him/his. @mas.to moderator.

#BlackLivesMatter #AbolishThePolice #Antifascist #UX #Research #InformationArchitecture #Design #Code #Tofu

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2024-08-18 18:09:57

You know when you’re trying to click a tiny little link and you have to be diligent to get your aim right? Frustrating, to be sure. That’s a usability issue. But if you have mobility impairments, it’s an accessibility issue.
One little code consideration can make all the difference.
http://markw.rites.markwyner.com/usability-accessibility-and-the-clickable-area-of-buttons
#Accessibility #Design #Development #A11y #Usability #UI

2024-08-10 08:13:48

There’s a fine line between a numerator and a denominator.
Only a fraction of people will find this funny.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault #Math

2024-08-02 08:07:02

“I just think goodness is more interesting. Evil is constant. You can think of different ways to murder people, but you can do that at age five. But you have to be an adult to consciously, deliberately be good, and that’s complicated.”
—Toni Morrison
#Goodness #Kindness #GoodVsEvil #ToniMorrison #Writers #Authors
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2024-07-15 07:55:48

Made some new tofu that was subpar. It was an exploratory array of seasonings that tasted like…Mediterranean BBQ?
The tofu itself was typical: corn starch and salt, fried crispy. But the glaze was paprika, cumin, coriander, chili powder, and garlic powder in agave syrup. Sweet and spicy. But a little weird.
Anyway, I fed my family. No one went to bed hungry. 🤷🏻‍♂️
#Tofu #Vegan #Vegetarian
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2024-07-13 21:52:09

Yeah. That’s tofu. And it’s delicious af.
I’ve been a vegetarian since I was young. I immediately gravitated towards tofu and it remains my favorite food.
#Tofu #Vegan #Vegetarian #PlantBased
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2024-07-12 20:51:34

30,000 union workers for Samsung in Korea are on strike. That’s 24% of its workforce.
They planned on striking for 3 days, but when negotiations were refused the workers said their strike would be indefinite.
Power to the people. ✊🏻💪🏻🔥
#Korea #Samsung #Tech #Technology #Strike #Union #LivableWages
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2024-06-26 08:07:36

Now, that’s a warning. They don’t mess around with these underwater caves.
#Warning #Signs #GrimReaper #Divers #Ocean #FAFO
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2024-06-18 17:01:19

I love this quote from @npub1sqf…5skr.
#Privacy #InfoSec #EFF
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2024-06-11 23:24:49

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@npub13vv…0sze oh, that was you! I’m Gina follow you there. Anyway, I replied and fixed it. I’m so grateful you took the time to let me know. And…back at you. “Smol typo.” 😉

2024-06-11 21:32:07

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@npub13vv…0sze you’re very welcome.

2024-06-11 19:38:02

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As an aside, Mastodon’s search has no real documentation. Some of the functionality is a bit of a mystery. As I mention in my article, if you know something I don’t or see something I’ve gotten wrong, feel free to let me know. I’m more than happy to publish updates/retractions.

2024-06-11 00:19:15

Google out here doing evil while “doing no evil.” When are we gonna learn that we are the product and our privacy is non-existent?
https://www.404media.co/google-leak-reveals-thousands-of-privacy-incidents/
#Privacy #Google #Leak #News #Tech

2024-06-08 05:15:50

Today I learned that garlic flavor and potency are contingent upon how we prepare it. 👀
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7SYKMCvtoj/
#Garlic #Cooking
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2024-05-31 21:39:31

Me, today.
#ADHD #Productivity #ToDo #OnFire #TheOffice
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2024-05-31 08:20:50

Judge: you’re guilty of downloading Wikipedia.
Me: wait. I can explain everything.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault #Wikipedia

2024-05-30 22:56:33

The people of Wikipedia are on that shit.
#Wikipedia #TrumpGuilty #TrumpVerdict #ConvictedFelon #Guilty
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2024-05-28 18:25:49

Friends. I’m going to migrate my videos from one PeerTube instance to another. I’d love any advice or tips from folks who have experienced this already. Boosts help even if you don’t have advice (that way others may find this, too). Thanks in advance.
#PeerTube #Video #AskFedi #FediHelp
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2024-05-26 08:24:14

Why do people find it so easy to believe in God, but humiliate and shame people who believe in life beyond our planet?
#Religion #Aliens #UFO

2024-05-25 03:14:18

I love this photo from our yard. The tree yields a single pear. Every time. It’s wild.
#Photography #Pear #Fruit #Tree
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2024-05-22 05:33:19

My wife and I made some homemade gourmet ramen. The broth is veggie-based with coconut cream.
It was so delicious it hurt. I overate and am eagerly awaiting breakfast time so I can have more. 😂
We learned how to make it from Yeung Man Cooking:
https://yeungmancooking.com/
🥢🍜😋
#Vegan #Vegetarian #Ramen #Tofu #Vegetables
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2024-05-20 19:30:52

Can’t argue with this.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6G9mRXI58d/
#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs
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2024-05-14 23:10:02

Emotional/mental decay from an aggregate of universal suffering. Especially, that it seems irreparable.
https://markwyner.medium.com/how-are-you-doing-is-a-trigger-41b34b15a3d9
Coping: lap dogs, therapy, music, meditation, whiskey, sugar, streaming shows with my wife, dad jokes, and gaming. Mental health medications are on the way.
If it weren’t for the aforementioned list I wouldn’t survive. Those things enable me to smile, laugh, and love here and there.
P.S. this thread is validating and humbling. Thanks for putting it into the world.

2024-05-13 17:03:24

Support for Palestine is not anti-Semitic.
Support for Palestine is not anti-Semitic.
Support for Palestine is not anti-Semitic.
Support for Palestine is not anti-Semitic.
Support for Palestine is not anti-Semitic.
What it is, actually, is compassion for people who are suffering physical and emotional violence on a massive scale.
I’m an Ashkenazi Jew. What Israel is doing isn’t okay. It’s horrific. And ironic.
History is watching.
#Palestine #Israel #Gaza

2024-05-12 07:37:21

I love me some veggie burgers. But I’m really interested in one that’s bright green. There’s lots of good stuff in this thing, though.
#Vegan #Vegetarian #VeggieBurger
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2024-05-05 07:33:56

When does a joke become a dad joke?
When it becomes apparent.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-05-02 02:21:29

Y’all. I made vegan beef and broccoli. My wife sliced up firm tofu with a vegetable peeler.
It was so good I wanted to eat like ten bowls. 🤤😋
#Vegan #Asian #Food #Tofu
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2024-04-29 07:37:29

Vegan mashed potato bowls that my wife and I made. Tasty af.
Better yet? Both of my eldest kids came home to enjoy them with us. Family with great food is the best.
#Vegan #Tofu #Family
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2024-04-21 22:20:24

Portland in spring. It’s an absolute delight.
#Flowers #Spring #Portland #PDX #PNW
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2024-04-19 04:50:19

What do you call a beehive without an exit?
Unbelievable.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault #Bees

2024-04-16 08:57:01

What do you call friends you like to eat with?
Taste buds.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault #Food

2024-04-10 05:26:59

Artist Amedeo Capelli creates the coolest mechanical animations. Hand carved and painted one-by-one.
#Animation #Art #Sculptures #HandMade #MechanicalArt #Engineering #AmedeoCapelli
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/245/264/173/320/796/original/805ecadae399fd4f.mp4

2024-04-09 23:41:50

“It is illegal for women to go topless in most cities. Yet you can buy a magazine of a woman without her top on at any 7–11 store. So, you can sell breasts, but you can’t wear breasts, in America.” —Violet Rose
#Feminism #Women #Sexualization #Objectification #GenderEquality #Sexism

2024-03-31 04:06:42

This is tofu. Yeah.
#Tofu #Vegan
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2024-03-30 20:51:14

Found these little cuties while working on our tree project. I set them aside.
#Nature #Slugs #Mastoslugs #Animals #Trees
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2024-03-30 07:51:38

Check this noms. My wife made tofu schnitzel, German pasta, and a cabbage bake. I roasted some broccoli, but that was easy. Vegan goodness.
#Vegan #Noms #Tofu
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2024-03-27 07:53:15

Thank you, DJ Boboss Boboss.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Am834NL-i/
#Optimism #Positivity #ItsOkayToEnjoyMomentsOfHappinessEvenWhenTheWorldIsShowingUsSomeOfItsWorst
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2024-03-26 23:50:23

The world is bringing us lots of horror. Fortunately there actually is some good news.
My favorite is the ban on cars and plastic bags by Paris and New Zealand, respectively.
https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/most-beautiful-news-of-the-year/
#News #GoodNews #2023 #Environment

2024-03-26 09:12:47

Beautiful words, and beautiful art from Zoe Keller’s “Ocean Biodiversity” series.
The project:
https://www.zoekeller.com/ocean-biodiversity-prints
Nautilus interview:
https://nautil.us/zoe-keller-interview-scientists-artists-storytelling-536938/
#Art #Illustration #Ocean #Biodiversity #ZoeKeller
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2024-03-23 22:51:44

Starting a custom paint by numbers project. It’s a photo of our dog Earl and me, that my wife got for me for my birthday. It’s so cool. And it’s gonna take forever.
#DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs #Dogs #Painting #Art
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2024-03-21 17:55:53

Hurricane Florence, in 2018, taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station.
More info:
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/staring-down-hurricane-florence
Public Domain:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72686844
#Photography #NASA #Hurricane #Weather #Space #ISS #AlexanderGerst
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2024-03-17 18:29:15

The Meridiani Planum Crater on Mars. Taken by the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.
#Space #Mars #Astronomy #Photography #NASA #Geology
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2024-03-16 21:47:37

These Venezuelan harpists are fire. Especially the first guy, Arquimedes Correa Mendoza. I follow and love him.
I actually had zero interest in the harp until I heard him. It’s not what you might expect. It’s SO good! 🔥❤️
More of his music:
https://www.instagram.com/arquimedes_32
#Venezuela #Harp #Music #Latin
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2024-03-15 18:25:19

The beautiful, graceful, delicate Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens). They live in the waters off of the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Every day they rise to the sunlit surface water from their darker homes in deep water. This little one is on its daily climb.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHDCzNgtfG/
More on the jelly:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysaora_fuscescens
#SeaLife #Ocean #Jellyfish #PacificSeaNettle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Photography #Videography
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2024-03-08 18:15:09

The Indian government has now made dark patterns illegal. This is huge.
https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/dark-patterns-are-now-illegal-in-india-6b3c35c5ce50
#India #DarkPatterns #Design #Legislation #Privacy #UX

2024-03-06 10:09:59

Interviewer: can you explain all this space on your resume?
Applicant: well, isn’t this NASA?
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-03-02 21:04:18

Happy birthday, Karen Carpenter. She was 18 in this clip. What a beast.
#KarenCarpenter #WomensHistoryMonth #Music #Drums
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2024-02-29 18:44:13

Folks born on February 29th only get to celebrate on their actual birthday once every four years. So today is a very special day for them. If you know one, help them celebrate.
#LeapYear #LeapDay #Birthday
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2024-02-28 03:20:43

Dogs can’t read an MRI.
But cat scan.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-02-25 07:07:13

The Earth is made up of 70% water which isn’t carbonated.
So technically it’s flat.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-02-25 06:54:05

This. So much love. This young skateboarder who goes by the name Skatbirker never gave up. And he had a village of support. When he finally pulls it off. So good. Imagine being lifted up by so many people. What a delight.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C26QnGwLFQn/
Slow-mo version and more clips on his Insta:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C26HtY7Rdp9/
#Skateboarding #Skater #Kindness #Love #Support
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2024-02-23 18:24:19

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@npub13vv…0sze on that last part about restricting diverse content…
I work with a library in southern Oregon. The fascists down there have a “hide the pride” campaign. Sometimes they check out and don’t return books. But their common strategy is to hide them in other parts of the library.
The librarians told me it usually backfires because they have to buy replacements, which means when they find them they now have multiple copies.

2024-02-23 08:08:34

Nancy Cartwright is a voice actor most famous for an array of characters on The Simpsons. This includes the iconic voice of Bart. Here she shares 7 of them in direct succession.
More on Nancy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Cartwright
Source:
https://youtu.be/vxC1lYlmw1Q
#VoiceActor #TheSimpsons #NancyCartwright #BartSimpson #Animation
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2024-02-22 17:57:09

Grace Linn’s husband was killed while fighting nazis in WWII. She’s a centurion who has witnessed the rise of fascism first hand.
Recently she took on a school board in Florida against their book bans. She made a quilt in protest and reminded people where book bans lead:
“Banning books and burning books are the same. Both are done for the same reason: fear of knowledge.”
https://pen.org/grace-linn-book-ban-martin-county/
#BookBans #Fascism #GraceLinn #Knowledge #Books #Florida

2024-02-21 19:57:38

“Kazakh yurts at night in the Kyzylkum desert.”
Photo by Carsten Siegel:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kazakh_yurts_at_night_in_the_Kyzylkum_desert,_Uzbekistan.jpg
#Photography #Desert #Asia
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2024-02-20 05:12:17

People are complicated. I really don’t understand them. And they really don’t understand me. Because if it, my heart breaks every day. And I probably break someone’s heart every day.
But this little guy. He sits on my lap and I pet him. He jumps for joy and loses his mind when I come home. He curls up with me when we’re sleeping.
#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs
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2024-02-19 09:16:36

This video makes me so happy. For many reasons.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0LSRfvhjrY/
#Beatbox #Joy #Korea
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2024-02-17 11:05:31

These are Schooling Bannerfish, or False Moorish Idol. They live in external reef slopes of the Indo-Pacific region.
They’re captivating. 😍
More on the Bannerfish:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooling_bannerfish?wprov=sfti1
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1kJeTPNn1k/
#Fish #Ocean #SeaLife #OceanLife #Aquamarine #CoralReef
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/946/493/230/935/537/original/c14c5537f8ba93e4.mp4

2024-02-15 21:44:29

In 2009, Rage Against the Machine played live on a BBC morning show. They were asked to not cuss during their performance. And, well, it turned out exactly as you might have imagined.
I mean, the lyrics clearly state that they won’t do what you tell them. How they didn’t see it coming is beyond me.
(Warning: F-bombs in the audio.)
#Music #History #RageAgainstTheMachine #RATM #Metal #BBC #UK
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/937/644/135/038/556/original/4ad9074271e65321.mp4

2024-02-07 09:25:33

A neutron walks into a bar and asks how much for a drink.
The bartender says, For you? No charge.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault #Science

2024-02-06 03:01:49

Two antennas got married.
The ceremony was okay, but the reception was incredible.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-02-05 07:46:05

I don’t know who made this, but I’m glad they did. It’s an aspiring sentiment.
#Kindness #Helpful #Community
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2024-01-30 20:19:42

I got a job at an Indian restaurant that’s highly protective of their flatbread recipe.
They made me sign a naan disclosure agreement.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-01-25 06:04:58

Dude 1: hey, bro.
Dude 2: yeah, bro?
Dude 1: hand me that pamphlet?
Dude 2: brochure.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-01-19 18:32:50

In 2010 Airbus conducted a research study to find an optimal aeronautical typeface for cockpits. A couple years later they commissioned a full font family. They call it B612.
While it’s not quite my taste, it’s practical. What I like is its origin story. And also how they named it after the asteroid in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic book “The Little Prince.”
More:
https://b612-font.com/
#Font #Typeface #Design #Accessibility #A11y #TheLittlePrince
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2024-01-17 08:37:39

My family wanted monkey bread so I made it for them. It’s absolutely scrumptious. And it’s just what we need in this world. Take that, impending doom. 👊🏻
#MonkeyBread #Baking #Dessert #Noms
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2024-01-17 01:47:45

I’m just gonna leave this here in case you needed some adorbs in your day.
#Animals #Monkey #Bunny #Rabbit #Cute #Primate
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/768/768/437/582/894/original/b4e8c27b182b2166.mp4

2024-01-11 01:16:51

Me: you know Murphy’s law?
Friend: yeah. If something can go wrong, it will.
Me: you know Cole’s law?
Friend: no. What is it?
Me: thinly sliced cabbage and mayo.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2024-01-10 06:22:24

As both a designer and a researcher I got twice the joy from this.
#Design #Research #PieChart #Data #Funny
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2024-01-08 18:19:09

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Consider what’s happening in Palestine. We’ve received hundreds of reports about posts on this topic. Someone’s critical of Israel and gets reported for being anti-semitic. If we leave the post, we’re nazis. If we remove it, we’re imperialists. Someone’s supportive of Israel and gets reported for promoting genocide. The opposite becomes our reality. We don’t moderate opinions; we moderate explicit hate, harassment, disinformation, and violence. But people make assumptions and attack.
3/5

2024-01-08 18:18:54

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Publicly shaming or calling for uprisings against admins/moderators isn’t helpful or kind. We’re volunteers trying to keep everyone safe, not monsters. And, yet, we get targeted. Sometimes personally. That’s not okay.
Many of our moderation decisions are cut and dry. But many are also complicated. Often we receive reports that don’t violate our rules and are simply a matter of a difference of opinion. We aren’t argument referees. Unless that argument becomes harassment or discrimination.
2/5

2024-01-08 18:18:41

Some words about Mastodon moderation:
1. It’s hard. No decision is easy and there’s lots of gray area even with explicit rules.
2. We’ll sometimes debate for a long time on a single post. We do our best to make the right call.
3. Even so, we sometimes make mistakes. We’re willing to accept appeals when that happens.
4. We get a lot of things right. You can’t even imagine some of the traumatic things we see.
1/5
#Mastodon #Moderation #Admin #Kindness #Empathy #Hate #Safety #MastoAdmin

2023-12-31 09:59:27

I don’t always tell dad jokes.
But when I do, he laughs.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2023-12-29 21:53:43

Say hello to some cute little newts. 😍
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C08QugML4D5/
#Newts #Animals #Cute #Photography #Videography
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/665/926/189/191/546/original/356d68e1661b394e.mp4

2023-12-21 02:54:06

The holidays aren’t happy for everyone. Some folks find themselves down. Melancholic or depressed. Some of us are just surviving.
Spread that kindness. Spread that love. For sure. Know that some folks really need it more than others.
#Holidays #Kindness #MentalHealth

2023-12-15 02:18:19

#Chatbots. Am I right?
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/582/021/126/264/459/original/7fa4c627f0bb692d.png

2023-12-02 00:50:58

On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her bus seat to a white man.
Of the event she noted:
“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day…no, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks#Refusal_to_move
#OnThisDay #History #America #CivilRights #SystemicRacism #RosaParks #Montgomery #Alabama #Protest
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2023-11-28 06:34:27

This is what my wife and daughter do while I’m away. They go get rescue puppies. 🤷🏻‍♂️
#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs #Puppies
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/486/780/287/151/279/original/3d80255454ed71fe.jpeg

2023-11-26 22:42:08

This is ADHD. I feel so seen by this. To hear/read these words helps me feel a little less shame, guilt, and anxiety.
Please be kind. Neurodivergence is mostly invisible. You don’t know the struggles some people are facing every day.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz5dTCex_Xj/
#ADHD #Neurodivergence #Neurodiversity #Kindness #Compassion #Empathy
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/479/260/190/900/167/original/8699ca8d4121f2fc.mp4

2023-11-17 22:52:44

The irony of this is not lost on me.
I took a survey about my digital footprint related to privacy. They were like “you’re doing good.” And then they ask me to share on the two most egregiously-offensive social media networks in the manner of privacy. Ouch.
#Privacy #SocialMedia #Irony
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2023-11-17 20:31:58

Friends. I’m learning to be in touch with my emotions. It’s hard. Especially in a very complex world.
I’ve been using an app that’s super helpful. I thought I’d share because y’all may also find it meaningful if you’re on an emotional journey.
https://howwefeel.org/
#SelfCare #EmotionalIntelligence #WellBeing

2023-11-08 09:39:51

Little skater pulls off a kick flip and becomes elated at the idea of it. His name is Noah and I guess he worked really har practicing it. What joy.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyPNOSYvEHM/
#Skateboarding #Skateboarder #Joy #Success #Practice
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/374/262/673/138/101/original/b3255332056bc354.mp4

2023-11-06 21:15:43

Oliver Willis (@npub1d9y…nzp2) is a really smart guy who writes some brilliant pieces. His latest is especially enlightening. It’s about the obvious differentiation between Democrat and Republican parties and how to have conversations with those people who don’t see it so clearly.
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/you-cant-shame-people-into-defending
#Democracy #Vote #Voting #America #Fascism

2023-11-05 23:58:04

My wife hid the caramel sauce from our son who can’t help himself. She hid it in the back of the produce drawer. She found it like this. “I see you.” 😂
#Kids #Parenting #Sweets #Sugar
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2023-10-25 04:32:15

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@npub1a24…etnp you’re one of the people who made it friendlier for me when I arrived, Christopher. As a village we can continue to strengthen this community, eh?

2023-10-24 17:55:49

NPR’s data shows that they lost nothing after being ostracized by the psychotic white billionaire. It counters the idea that leaving Twitter is a loss. Let’s dismiss the idea that we need to be held hostage on any platform.
https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/
#NPR #Twitter #SocialMedia #Journalism #Media

2023-10-24 05:58:04

I got called pretty today.
Well, the full statement was “you’re pretty annoying,” but I only focus on positive things.
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2023-10-23 02:14:43

Love it.
From comic illustrator Blayne Dunton:
https://instagram.com/masterblayne
#Funny #Comic #Illustration #BlessYou
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/281/915/827/094/021/original/8b917c441188119b.jpeg

2023-10-19 23:50:38

Hey, artists. A four year old has exposed your magic.
#Art #Artists #Drawing #Kids #Funny
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/264/354/160/189/655/original/0e99b7d82c18a285.png

2023-10-17 16:53:49

The genocide in Palestine is real. Palestinians are not nazis. They are not anti-semitic. They are just people living in an outdoor prison.
Calling for their obliteration is horrifying. As is calling for war.
Stop buying into the propaganda. Just fucking stop. Millions will die. “They” are not our enemy. War and genocide are.
Yes, condemn anti-semitism. Just don’t condemn it with a broad fascist stroke.
Source:
https://mondoweiss.net/
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #War #Genocide #Fascism
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/251/351/223/997/364/original/a96418c5b6d53911.mp4

2023-10-13 23:56:40

Of course Levar Burton wants you to read banned books. Heven Haile sits down with Levar and MoveOn’s Rahna Epting to talk about it.
“When I read Fahrenheit 451 for the first time,” LeVar Burton says, “I couldn’t imagine that situation in my reality. It was a shame, right? Wow. Those poor people in that misguided society. I live in that society now. That dystopian story has become my truth.”
https://www.gq.com/story/levar-burton-wants-you-to-read-banned-books
#BannedBooks #Books #Fascism #Reading #LevarBurton #ReadingRainbow #Dystopia
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2023-10-11 19:34:46

Wanna be really smart with your designer friends? Wanna level up as a designer? Wanna know more about the anatomy of typography than most people? Martin Silvertant has you covered.
Source:
https://www.deviantart.com/martinsilvertant/art/Typography-Series-01-Anatomy-of-typography-329617642
(Aside: how would y’all compose alt text for this image? It’s challenging to describe without conflating its core function, which is visual by nature.)
#Design #Typography #Type #Fonts #Letterform
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/218/029/103/319/993/original/e3c82fd1643001e1.png

2023-09-29 08:47:25

A farmer who owned 67 sheep asked me to round them up.
I said “sure, 70.”
#DadJokes #Puns #NotMyFault

2023-09-26 22:08:46

My day is better after watching two small pups eating veggies in a garden with mimicked David Attenborough narration.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/lusealmanor/
#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs #DavidAttenborough #Nature #Gardening #Veggies
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/133/629/933/373/905/original/9bdf3b94848738ce.mp4

2023-09-23 01:24:43

This literally made me laugh out loud. I wish I knew who made it.
#Jokes #Humor #Funny #SometimesThingsThatMakeUsLaughAlsoMakeUsCry
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/111/845/033/245/952/original/16e122afb2c5c56a.png

2023-09-21 22:36:43

I didn’t know I needed to watch a cute, chubby field hamster running through a field in slow motion, but here we are.
Wildlife photographer Julian Rad has a nice collection of photos/videos of furry little friends in nature. They’re super cute.
https://www.instagram.com/julianradwildlife/
#Hamster #Cute #Animals #Nature #Videography #Photography #Wildlife
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/105/506/006/077/373/original/9442dcb9ab5f0c19.mp4

2023-09-20 01:49:05

Kids in the 90s were clairvoyant. Their predictions about the internet were spot on.
#Internet #WorldWideWeb #90s #Technology #TheKidsAreOurFuture
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/094/947/737/953/557/original/a0c1258ee8aef127.mp4

2023-09-16 00:17:51

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, begins today. Shanah tovah u’metukah, to my Jewish friends and family.
#Jewish #RoshHashanah #ShanahTovah #JewishNewYear

2023-09-01 06:53:52

This unidentified guitarist is absolutely delightful. He emanates happiness.
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv7p602uLH6/
#Happiness #Joy #Guitar #Guitarist #StreetPerformer #Dance
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/110/988/562/037/426/108/original/23156cade8d373cb.mp4

2023-08-31 23:56:34

There’s no perfect browser. They have to make money and no one wants to charge/pay for products. So we pay with our privacy.
I’m trying @npub15c0…hxke because they’re a top candidate for browsing privacy.
But I didn’t know how much I’d love this browser. Especially their “workspaces” feature. It’s a productivity masterpiece. They also have a built-in translation widget. Two really meaningful features.
https://vivaldi.com/features/workspaces/
#Browser #WebBrowser #Vivaldi #Privacy #Productivity

2023-08-31 00:59:51

Y’all hear of cloud iridescence (also called irisation)? It’s an optical illusion when clouds are impacted by the sun or moon. Like soap bubbles.
It’s a real thing and it’s gorgeous. I’ve seen countless photos/videos of the phenomenon, but never in real life. Maybe one day?
More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence
#Clouds #Nature #Sky #CloudIridescence #OpticalIllusion #Photometeor #Science #Nephology
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/110/981/482/587/388/191/original/9f7e20b2c849c2fc.mp4