Hello #fediverse

[janeishly@beige.party]

@bb2101 I'd recommend @Minimus for cute mice and Latin, and hashtags like #mosstodon and #lichensubscribe for macro marvels. But almost everyone on here is interesting

[darth_hideout@mas.to]

@project1enigma @bb2101 @FediTips

💯

Any single line of hashtags at the very end of a toot, with a blank line above, gets collapsed into a small, separate tag list.

https://mas.to/@darth_hideout/115860197665465994

[thebreadmonkey@beige.party]

@Heliograph @bb2101

BEN'S FOREVER! BEN! BEN! BEN! X

[mjd@mathstodon.xyz]

@janeishly https://mathstodon.xyz/@mjd/116036387808224516

[falcennial@mastodon.social]

@TheBreadmonkey @Heliograph @bb2101 oh yes. whole feddy loves a good Ben.

[mookie@weredreaming.com]

Welcome to the Fediverse!

[mcrocker@thecanadian.social]

@bb2101 @georgepenney #Spotted

Highly highly recommend George Penney (tagged) who (sorry, George! Edit: which to who) writes the smiliest toots from Aotearoa, New Zealand.

[lisamelton@mastodon.social]

@c_dan4th @bb2101 Thank you so much for the recommendation! 💖

[project1enigma@chaos.social]

@darth_hideout

I personally don't especially care about the especially collapsed display. Just that interspersed hashtags make things nearly unreadable for me sometimes.

Think normal text (white on black for me), with dark blue on black words interspersed (i.e. too low contrast).

[extraspecialbitter@indieauthors.social]

@bb2101 joy booster!

[alsopaisleycat@tenforward.social]

@project1enigma
Putting hashtags in text is brutal for those who rely on screen readers. They prefer to have the option to avoid reading the hashtags at the bottom.

You might want to try a different browser UI or app option if you’re not finding the hashtags readable at the bottom. In my case, my instance offers additional UIs in a variety of themes, and the hashtags at the bottom are in bubbles.

@darth_hideout

[oldcoder@dansu.org]

There are different #Fediverse recommendations for different subjects. The guide linked below is helpful:

https://fedi.directory/

If that doesn't show up as a link, copy-paste it into the location bar. In addition, a few suggestions are listed below. Note: If the political entries aren't a match for you, there are others.

Admiral Wonderboat - Humor
https://mastodon.social/@admiralwonderboat

@admiralwonderboat can be described as all-ages humor with a bit of self-help in the mix.

Aphelion - Poetry
https://mastodon.sdf.org/@Aphelion

@Aphelion is a poet
In the Fedi, readers know it
Her efforts rings the bells
Unlike my own doggerels
But if I can get a dog to woof
I still count as rhymes on the hoof
In the Fedi,
you'll find people who are dedi
to all forms of #art
It's a place to make a start

Astronomy Picture of the Day - is just what the title says
https://reentry.codl.fr/@apod

Cats of Yore - Long-Ago Cats are All Thats
https://mastodon.social/@CatsOfYore

Charles Stross - British S.F. author
https://wandering.shop/@cstross

Dan Gillmor - Retired newspaper columnist
https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor

I used to read Mr. Gillmor in the San Jose Mercury News about 30 years ago.

Grickle - Humor
https://mstdn.social/@grickle

It's FOSS - FOSS
https://mastodon.social/@Itsfoss

Jen Sorensen - Political humor
https://mastodon.social/@jensorensen

Libreoffice - FOSS - The free office suite
https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice

LibreWolf - FOSS - Privacy web browser
https://chaos.social/@librewolf

Mason Loring Bliss - Mix of topics, including humor and reflection
https://partychickens.net/@mason

@mason : Is that the best way to put it?

Max Leibman - Humor
https://beige.party/@maxleibman

My Dad is Dracula - Humor
https://mastodon.social/@mydadisdracula

@mydadisdracula : Hi, Son, I'm a hyperlink to the Fediverse. You could do worse.

Project Gutenberg - Fediverse feed for the project
https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org

ProPublica - Investigative Journalism
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica

Scientific American - Science - The venerable science magazine
https://flipboard.com/@SciAm

If you have difficulties getting a follow of Scientific American to work, ask your instance admin if he or she will look into it. This one relies on the Flipboard gateway, which is new and still being phased in.

Worf Email - Humor
https://mas.to/@WorfEmail

Zack Labe - Science - Climate Visualizations
https://fediscience.org/@ZLabe

My own occasional posts are located at:

https://dansu.org/@OldCoder/with_replies

[mason@partychickens.net]

@OldCoder I'm surprised to be recommended, but I'm going to take advantage of the mention by checking out all the other folks you're listing. :)

[mason@partychickens.net]

@bb2101 Hey Ben, welcome.

If you haven't encountered it yet, check out https://newsmast.community/about

It's a great way to find accounts and posts with a variety of different focuses. It's also a good reason to get into lists, so you don't get overwhelmed. You can decide what sort of topics you want to visit and focus on them based on your current mood and inclination.

[tekguru@social.vivaldi.net]

@bb2101 @HollieK72 It all depends on what you are into.

[bishopjoey@writing.exchange]

@bb2101

Yeah, ya oughta follow @dgar for the dad jokes and the occasional tune. Like this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqPhHmA2YY

[north@xn--8r9a.com]

@bb2101 I know you said one, but you should be following both Alices (there are only two on the entire #Fediverse, can you believe that? What are the odds?). @Alice@beige.party @alice@lgbtqia.space

[lionesslady@mindly.social]

@bb2101 @dnc if you like cooking, it's a good account to follow

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

Hey @bb2101! #Welcome to the community!

[cassandra_complex@beige.party]

@north @bb2101 @Alice @alice@lgbtqia.space
Oh man, I missed an Alice when I switched over to beige party. Thanks for reminding me!