elisi's humble abode

I have been on holiday - one week in Portugal (Porto specifically), which was basically perfect. 7 days of sun and 25 degrees and beauty and interesting things to do and see. We came home to Cold and Rain and wanted to turn around and go straight back. :(

I might post holiday pictures, but for now I figured I might just write the Mastodon post I keep meaning to, since Twitter is continuing its downward trajectory (even if it was working great, the fact that Elon is happy to welcome nazis is something I personally find myself unable to accept, hence leaving for good in November). Also generally it's just bad that a place for talking and dispersing information is being destroyed. :(

A couple of articles:

Twitter is being rebranded as X
Money quote: The letter “X” has been on just about everything Musk has touched for the last two-plus decades. X.com was the original name for Paypal; it’s in his SpaceX company name; it’s in the name for the Tesla SUV; it anchors X.Ai and his kid X Æ A-12; and he has said he wants to turn Twitter into “X, the everything app.” Now he’s finally doing something with the X.com domain he bought back from Paypal in 2017.

Elon Musk Wants to Relive His Start-Up Days. He’s Repeating the Same Mistakes.

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ANYWAY. Mastodon might be a bit more complicated that ticking a single box, but I am finding it a good Twitter alternative and have managed to more-or-less recreate what I had on the bird site (minus the drama!)

( A guide I guess? How to Mastodon/What is the Fediverse? )