Don’t let a CEO tell you what’s right for you.

“You’re a loser.”
“RAM is stupid.”

You’re your own person, and rando CEO does not have your interests at heart — only their own.

RE: https://post.lurk.org/@hellocatfood/117436506901749288

White people, I’m assigning you homework. Please read this guide on how to help #BlackMastodon flourish. It’s your responsibility!

Ideally, don’t just read it, but start taking some small actions in response. But start with a close read and an openness to being uncomfortable. 👍

By @jdp23

Today I learned a lot about #passkeys, part of which is that there is a lot of misinformation about passkeys going around.

Mostly I learned that passkeys are VULNERABLE to misrepresentation because so few people actually understand how they work. 😂

But the video I just boosted was really helpful, as were the voluminous replies in various threads in my feeds today.

I am feeling confident enough in my understanding now to try creating my first one 😬 in a password manager, of course.

Thanks, fedi, for teaching me!

#AskFedi — Looking for a platform recommendation!

I help lead a small nonprofit supporting #neurodivergent #students and #parents. We are 100% volunteer, and we produce a few different series of events throughout the year.

We need better ways to communicate with (paid) members and (unpaid) “friends”.

What platform/tools could I use to, for example, let someone RSVP or express interest in an event series, check the box to get auto reminders and text notifications re: all events in that series. For example: “event is tomorrow at 9am. See you there!” or “it’s raining! We’re meeting at x instead.”

Ideally this platform could also do email. One-off campaigns/blasts with simple segmentation (members and/or friends) and maybe some automations (like a welcome flow for new members).

We can pay a reasonable amount; doesn’t have to be FOSS/self-hosted/linux/etc. 😜

(I’ve asked a similar question here before, but I think we have made progress clarifying our specific needs.)

When you write a thread of toots on #Mastodon, how do you it?

(I make the original toot, then have to navigate to find it, then hit “reply”. Rinse and repeat. It’s a bit clunky; I am hoping for a smoother way.)

#AskFedi

I’ve been really impressed with @CoMaps — not just the app, but the coordinated collective, all-volunteer effort behind it. Check them out! I just set up a small monthly donation to the project:

https://opencollective.com/comaps

I had sort of been resigned to using mega-corp maps for the rest of my life (Google Maps, then Apple Maps). CoMaps, powered by @openstreetmap
data, gives me hope that we could have high-quality mapping applications that are free and open to everyone.

#maps #FOSS

Hi, sfba.social! Allow me to #introduction myself.

I just moved here from pdx.social. I can’t be summed up in a single toot, but… I love #design, #architecture, #photography, #redwoods, the #California coast, #neurodiversity, and #inclusive systems. Oh, and #parenting my three brilliantly unique kids (the hardest work I’ve ever done) and really bad puns.

My life’s work is building Oolie, our family business and Certified #BCorp helping families sleep better with #organic bedding and baby products. I hope you’ll check us out: https://oolie.com/signup

In my former career, I was into online learning, creative coding, and data visualization, even publishing a couple of books. I still love that stuff (#DataVis #Processing #p5js #d3js #JavaScript), but that feels like 1M years ago.

Expect to see posts about everything mentioned above!

Big thanks to the SFBA @moderators for having me.

♥️