Welcome to mastodon everyone! I love seeing all this art posted. But we do have some folks on here who don't see well, and they really appreciate it if you add a description to your images. Just briefly what you're showing people, so that they have some idea what they're looking for.
I know sometimes it seems like too much work, and if you can't you can't. But it does make your work accessible to more people, not least because more of us will boost it.
If you find your mastodon experience too political, too meme-y, too science-y, or just not interesting enough, choose who to follow more carefully. Unfollow some people who fill your timeline with boring stuff; it's not a personal judgement, and you'll still see it if one of your friends boosts their toot. And follow someone who posts the sort of thing you like. Check out hashtags from their cool posts.
Most of all, post the sort of thing you'd like to see more of!
"Can you mend it?"
The artisan studied the shards.
"Was it enchanted?"
"Yes, to keep drinks at the right temperature."
"Hm. Can't fix that by hand."
The artisan put a Ring of Repair on, and pieced the cup together. The shards fused seamlessly.
"There."
"Wow. Um. Can you hug me?"
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
"Extending lifespan of smartphones [by one year] would cut same CO₂ as eliminating two million cars"
Cool, make it more than just one year then.
Reading some #Lovecraft and I just can't stop noticing that the only horror he knows is xenophobia.
me: Okay, I get it Howard. They're foreign. What's the scary part?
HP: Don't you get it? They speak a foreign language!
me: Howard...
HP: Their skin isn't even white!
me: Howard...
HP: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! Are you scared yet?
me: Dammit, Howard, I swear to god...
As in many more of its aspects, Deus Ex's music was made at a time in which the technology and expectations afforded something expressive, tonally consistent, and identifiable, delivered by—today's standards—a small, inexpensive team, in quantity.
(My preferred strategy at this point would be vigils outside the clinic(s) by a selection of trans people with signs saying how many days they’ve been waiting. You wouldn’t need many on any given day, and it wouldn’t have to be the same people every time. Make it a public embarrassment, but with a human face. Sadly, though, I am Not Good At Organising and have no offline connections.)
"Oh, hi, nice to see you! I didn't expect to see you at a pub! "
"Well, the moon is full."
"Why, are you a werewolf?"
"A werewere."
"Weh?"
"I don't usually go out, but I was once bitten by an extrovert, so when the moon is full I crave company."
"Bitten?"
"Well, nibbled."
"Nice."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
"... and everything's horrible and there's nothing we can do."
"Hold on," she said. She stepped off the path to pick up a discarded water bottle.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"There's a recycling bin a bit further up."
"Oh. Anyway, we're so powerless-"
"Let's do what we can."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
it is VERY cool. 100% wool, a thick red wool for the outside and a thin brown one for the lining
Queerphobia + queer rep in kids media, She-Ra season 2 spoilers; Part 1
I just rewatched SheRa: Reunion and only now realized its about coming out
A lot of kids shows that try to be inclusive of queer kids choose to tell the story of a gay teenager coming out, experiencing homophobia, and then finding people who accept them.
That story is good and helpful for kids who are currently coming to terms with maybe not being straight, or who have started coming out to people. It tells them "hey, you're not alone in this. And whatever it is you're going through right now, there are people who accept and love you for who you are"
But when watching some of these movies from the 2000s, a lot of them seem quite backwards. Young children who grow up in more progressive environments might only learn about homophobia through storylines like that. Even if the underlying message is supportive of the gay character, there's still the idea of "according to all these people, something is wrong with you".
I am an astronomer and a tinkerer. I have been using peridot for a long time now. Je parle Français aussi, plus ou moins. Sorry maar alleen een beetje Nederlands.
#astronomer #maker #madscientist #hacker #code