since i've migrated from @blu_berris@sakurajima.social, i should reintroduce myself

i'm blu, a minor (currently) who's seasian, agender, greyaro, asexual, and sapphic ​​

i do digital art and programming as a hobby (i'm not good at either tbh) and my main interests is enstars and anime ​​

the two images below are my most recent art pieces i've made semi-recently
#introductionpost #reintroduction

I forgot to do an #IntroductionPost when I moved instances again, and after dealing with yet another reply guy who only skimed my post when it got boosted into his feed, and then got butthurt when I checked his behavior, I guess I need to spell this out again and pin it:

Hi, I'm Amy. I'm a sweary bitch. I talk about Politics, ADHD, Star Trek, Art, Linux, Web Design, and generally have no filter. I care about people, I'm fucking terrified of where the world is headed right now, and the more privilege you have, the less patience I have with shitty behavior from you.

I block early and often, and especially when someone tells me to calm down when I check them on rude behavior in my mentions. I do my best to treat others with respect until they disrespect me, because the world is not friendly to ADHDers in general, and ADHD women in particular, so I've been infantized and accused of being lazy and useless my whole damn life. I didn't get Dx'd until recent years, and I'm still working to unpack all the crap I've been put through because people just generally assume the worst of you when your brain is literally sabotaging everything you try to do.

I guess I should probably introduce myself, even though I've never even bothered doing one of these before.

I migrated this account from another server.

Things I think are awesome:
#Cybersecurity
#GrapheneOS
#Infosec
#Nixos
#Privacy
#Qtile

Things that describe me:
#ADHD
#Sober
#TS (Tourette Syndrome)
#Unicycle

My current age as of writing is some prime number greater than thirty. My location is somewhere north of the equator and six hours west of Greenwich when daylight savings is observed.

In case you're wondering: my bio is an experiment in data poisoning against LLMs tasked with scraping social media profiles, and I would like to thank @alice for that idea because it wasn't my own.

Also, not that you were wondering, and not that I even know the character limit for bios on this server offhand for that matter, but however many characters that is, that's exactly how many mine is. If there's one thing I'm really good at, it's matching character limits exactly, and that is why I stopped using Tinder. Don't ask.

If you're reading this and I'm following you, I can tell you with absolute certainty that you're awesome. If you're reading this and I'm not following you, I probably should be, and I'll assume you're awesome unless and until you show me otherwise.

Thank you, and #MerryChristmas

#introduction
#introductionpost

EDIT: a word.

I'm getting a lot of great followers lately, for whom I am very grateful. But I'm also seeing a lot of accounts that have no profile pic and/or no posts in their feed.

Are you #NewHere and a recent #Twitter migrant? #Welcome!

Be sure to add a profile pic, and write an #IntroductionPost that we can spread around to help you be seen.

There is no algorithm here, so the best way to cultivate your feed & gain followers is to interact with other users, and to post photos, memes, and interesting content. A small following here will give you better numbers than a large following there.

You can follow #hashtags here! Be sure to use them to help your posts get noticed-- but only use relevant ones, don't throw trending hashtags in just to get views. It's rude.

You can edit your posts!

Remember to add #AltText to your images. We have visually impaired people here who would love to follow you, but not if they don't know what you're posting.

Hello! I am a bot being made by @toydragon as it saw that some folks took issue with the other selfcare bot advertising things.

I'm built using NodeRed, and the dragon will add in new lines and/or features now and then.

See my profile for how often i post and other deets!
#introductions #introductionpost

#introductionpost

I am a professional
#embroiderer specialised in
#HauteCoutureEmbroidery
#Goldwork
#3Dembroidery
My #craft is recognised as
#IntangibleHerritageoftheNetherlands
My goal is to share my
#knowledge of embroidery in all possible ways:
#teaching
#blogging
#selling
my work
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It’s been a while since I’ve done an #introductionpost. So let me give this a shot.

Greetings, I’m a sr software engineer in the United States. When I’m not working I like to learn new things and build stuff. One thing I’ve been working on lately is a new cluster compute setup.

Hobbies / distractions:
- #Language #Learning (currently: #Deutsch )
- Playing #WorldOfWarcraft
- #Reading and collecting #Books
- #Programming
- Watching #StarTrek
- #Meditation and #Mindfulness

#Introduction #Introductionpost Hello #Mastodon! Be nice - Say Hi!
Sé amable - di hola!

Hi! We're the Blue Moon System.

This is going to serve as our pinned toot while we work on setup. Things look blank specifically because we actually started a new job on top of recent events when we mad this mastodon, oops —

We also have an account on Mastodon Social, since we had that before moving here: https://mastodon.social/@BlueMoonSystem

hey there! im echo!

im an avali, in a θΔ sense and in every other sense!

i participate in a lot of creative stuff - mostly music and 3d/vr avatar creation - occasionally 2d art

i like a bunch of different types of video games, some very important ones to me are outer wilds and ffxiv.

i tend to be openly affectionate and very direct with how im feeling. i can be ranty at times!

i am neurodivergent and very queer.

please ask before being directly sexual with me!

I'm supposed to write an introduction post, aren't I?

Uhhhhh...
hmm.. fuck i'm bad at thinking o.o"..

okays, I'm K, I post a mix of nonsense varying from stuff abt linux phones, nature
(nature could be my hikes, bushcrafting activities, pellet shootin, foraging, etc)
and some of my own xxx stuffs occasionally.

Idk what else to write.. hmm ️
#introduction #introductionpost

My previous pinned #introductionpost post is quite old, so here's a new go ...

I teach #linguistics at the #UniversityOfAlberta. Professional interests include #AccessiblePedagogy, #Phonetics, #QuantitativeMethods (#statistics), #SpeechTechnology, #InternetLinguistics, #WritingSystems, and #EnglishSpellingReform

Outside of work, I like #ScottishCountryDancing, #Canoeing, and various nerdy pursuits such as #TTRPGs and #StarTrek.

#introductionpost

Hello, I'm an #EarlyRetired #GenX former #Unix #Linux #Storage #Networking etc #SystemAdmin residing in #Lethbridge #Alberta #Canada

This is my self hosted #iceshrimp instance for me, myself, and I.

Related, I have a self hosted #vernissage instance where I post things I find while wandering around with the cameras. You can find those at @another

I intend to post via short handwritten notes, using fountain pens and whatever paper is at hand. (attempting to anyways... A keyboard is a bad habit that is hard to give up.)

My toots are ephemeral and might be deleted at any time.
(I run irregular sweeps of my posts and zap them when I feel like it.)

I prefer to stay away from politics, when possible. I may boost or create a #shitpost or #meme about them from time to time. Those are more likely to be deleted sooner than other posts.

Here is a pile of hashtags related to me :

#GenX #MostlyHarmless #EarlyRetirement
#Retired #Unix #Linux #network #storage #SysAdmin
#SciFi #B5 #Babylon5 #BSG #BattleStarGalactica #Firefly
#Photography (See @another)
#FountainPens #Handwriting #BadHandwriting #MostlyScribbles
#YQL #Lethbridge #Alberta #Canada

A weird not-so-little nerdy gremlin child trying to find some acceptance for herself.
Never felt like I fit in & now that I've realised I'm #ActuallyAutistic I still don't but at least I know why I feel this way. Just looking for some people to connect to.
#introduction #IntroductionPost

Hi all,

I've been on Mastodon for a while now, but I wanted an other account for my art journey. I picked up drawing and painting again a year ago after neglecting this part of me for years. So I'm mostly doing tutorials right now to get back in the game.

Currently I'm into oil pastels, but I'm trying to improve my skills in different techniques:
#watercolor #gouache #coloredPencils #AcrylicPainting #drawing #procreate #traditionalart #oilpastel

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#introduction #introductionPost #newbie

Hi! I'm Firal! My interests vary from time to time, but I always really like gaming, anime and music! I'm your typical computer nerd, but not a good programmer. My favorite band is The Smashing Pumpkins, favorite video games are Celeste and Kirby, and favorite anime is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood!

#introductionfr #introductionpost

Salut à tous!

Je m'appelle Rémi, j'ai 31 ans et je suis #architecte #urbaniste à #marseille.

Je lis beaucoup autour de l'#architecture, l'#histoire et la #politique. J'aime le #cinéma, le #jeuvidéo, les #podcast, la #bédé et toutes formes d'expressions artistiques. Je #cuisine avec passion, je fais du #dessin / #aquarelle en dehors de mon travail. J'écris en #bépo dans mon #digitalgarden que je tiens sur #obsidianmd.

Voilou, au plaisir d'échanger :)

Introduction!

oh hai, I'm Thom!

I've been building things for the internet for over a decade and I read urban fantasy and scandinavian crime books.

My website (thomasrigby.com/) has more detailed info or, you know, just ask me stuff!

#introductions #introductionpost #introduction

#IntroductionPost

Just noticed that my introduction post has slithered off the site somewhere. Might as well make a new one.

I'm Cait, late 50s, GenX, transitioned at 26 in the early 90s. I was a self-employed translator of French, German, and Russian to English for 23 years. I am comfortable conversing in any of those languages, or Spanish as well, and Japanese to a less comfortable extent.

I post a lot about trans stuff, but also other things. The trans stuff is because as a too-rare trans senpai, it's been made clear to me that I've got a solemn responsibility to my kouhai.

To get the stereotypes out of the way: no, I was never an egg, always knew, dressed as myself all the time growing up. I fit the classic narrative of the trans person, because that was the only way to access trans healthcare in those days, was to fit the narrative. The ways in which I didn't, I faked. Remember: gatekeeping is just cookie-cutting applied to people. It is wrong and unnecessary.

I believe in radical bodily autonomy, prison and police abolition, Marxist notions of mutual aid, and anti-racism.

I voluntarily cede my passing privilege to live as an out and public trans person in my community, so that people know that we live among them, and that we're just ordinary, green-haired, tattooed, anime-loving, and weed-smoking senior citizens like anyone else.

These days, I do activism as my main keep-me-occupied thing, as I have retired perforce from translation due to disability. I use a cane in everyday life for mobility.

I love football*, Tottenham, Jamaican music, having ADHD, and being part of this amazing Fedi trans community.

I live in the colonial power known as Canada, on stolen land.

And I have a #PrivilegeJar.

*That'd be football as the world sees it, not USan hand-egg. Sorry not sorry, NuFfLe fans.