So I've been tinkering away on this mastodon instance for the past week trying to get into some kind state of readiness, preparing for the deluge* of registrations. I will follow up to this toot with some kind of statement about what I'm trying to do by setting it up.

Before that some background: I've been on and off mastodon since 2017 under my alter ego johnribbon@mastodon.social.

* Deluge is a relative term. A cup of water is a deluge for ants and baby spiders.