Any server recs for my mom? She's a 70-something knitter and progressive living in New England, and she just quit Facebook for good.
She's into fiber art, yoga, science, progressive politics, and dachshunds. (yeah, I know. I have a cool mom.) Where should she find her home?
I've checked out the @FediTips@social.growyourown.services guide, which is great. Just looking for more personal recommendations.
Dog tax attached
#AskFedi #FiberArts #knitting #DogsOfMastodon
Two facts from my #rss reader today:
Many cars today produce around twenty-five gigabytes of data per hour. That’s roughly the size of all English-language Wikipedia articles—every hour.
https://lithub.com/ruled-by-numbers-how-data-dominates-every-facet-of-our-daily-lives/ In the UK, the water shortage is so bad that the government is urging citizens to help save water by deleting old emails.
https://www.404media.co/uk-asks-people-to-delete-emails-in-order-to-save-water-during-drought/
What a world.
I'm fully not changing my profile photo to a clippy, but I have some appreciation for this video.
I mean, I guess it's kind of true. Clippy just wanted to help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dtmpe9qaQ
#enshittification #ai
#MondayRandom10 first ten tracks on a shuffle of my whole library (which I NEVER do, for reasons you're about to see...)
1. Buena Vista Social Club - De camino a la verreda
2. Gang Starr - Manifest
3. Johnny Cash - Bird on a Wire
4. Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in E flat, K 193
5. Radiohead - The Trickster
7. Orchestra Bologna Folk - Duetto
8. Vaginal Beer - Noisecore Ceremony Pt. 2
9. J.S. Bach - I. Allemande, BWV 812
10. Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner/Susan Graham - Dido's Lament
When I tell people I play games they usually look at me funny, but interactive storytelling is freaking great. If you've ever wanted to try playing a game and you're worried about the mechanics, you can usually play in story mode or easy difficulty and have a great time exploring the story without being frustrated.
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/08/youre-probably-missing-out-on-a-golden-age-of-storytelling.html
#gaming
Good thing we still have local hardware stores here. Looks like I'm going to be taking more advantage of them.
Great reporting from @404mediaco@mastodon.social as usual.
https://www.404media.co/home-depot-and-lowes-share-data-from-hundreds-of-ai-cameras-with-cops/
#antiFascist #privacy #boycott
Live Stream Performance for Radio Free Fedi Fest
I had the opportunity to play a streaming set for the awesome Radio Free Fedi fest on July 30. It was an absolute blast to prepare for, and I did something I've always wanted to do but have never actually done: a full-length solo set with synths, guitars, and vocals that is 100% live. That is, there are no backing tracks.
https://alisonwilder.com/live-stream-performance-for-radio-free-fedi-fest/
#CreativeProcess #performance
I just migrated to a new single-user instance, so I guess it's #introduction time again!
I'm Alison, a #music obsessive with a penchant for #songwriting, #MusicTheory, #ElectronicMusic, #synthesizers, and #guitar. I'll mostly post about music, w/ other fun sprinkled in.
Until the #Fediverse, I was away from social media for about ten years b/c in its corporate forms it makes me crazy. Turns out, though, it's probably not the humans that are damaged, just the platforms. So glad to be here!
Alison Wilder