Fediverse, can you help? I'm growing weary of constantly fighting this fight in my campaign groups and seeking other effective articles and resources to tackle antifascists' justifications for remaining on Twitter and such because "we must go where people are." You can call it a Nazi bar, but their counter is "a bunch of us are still on there and we aren't Nazis." Sigh. Thanks in advance! #AskMastodon #AskFedi #Fediverse #FediPact #FuckElon #FuckZuckerberg @fedizine

Anyone here upgraded thier electric home hot water tank to a heat-pump based unit? What kind of savings have you realized?

#HeatPumps #AskMastodon

Does anyone know why this is? Here's a post from my other account. When I view it from that account, I can see loads of faves and boosts, but when I view it from this account (I followed my old account just in case it was that), it only shows 7? Does this instance have a lot of others that it defederates from? Or is it some other reason?

#askmastodon

I'm potentially involved in a very exciting media initiative that may help develop my documentary on Covid -- and with that it may well also get a Mastodon account! Any suggestions for servers for such a disruptive media group? Ideally one that signed the #FediPact. #AskMastodon #AskFedi

#NoSearch #NoIndex #NoBot #NoBridge #NoThreads #NoMaven #NoStarterPacks

What effect these tags have when you put them in bio? I saw some people have it

#askfedi #askfediverse #askmastodon

I want to expand the contents of my feed with more LGBTQ+-diverse authors. Can anyone recommend some good blogs - not necessarily about queer topics, but from queer sources talking about life, their interests, whatever. Preferably with an available Atom/RSS feed 🙏

@alice, @luna , I feel like you'd have some good reqs :)

I follow mostly programming and retrocomputing blogs/feeds right now. But I'd like to support more queer voices, even if it's just by listening to what they have to say.

#askfedi #askmastodon #feed #blog #atom #rss

Hi to those who use #GhostOrg for your website! Does anyone know of any themes that just make a bunch of #Fediverse (not just #Mastodon) social icons available for the menu, out of the box? #AskMastodon #AskFedi #Ghost

Does anyone have experience with switching calendars from @protonprivacy to @Tutanota? I'm wondering how easy it is to export/import. Thanks in advance! #AskFedi #AskMastodon #calendar

Ramy Awny Sultan is a self-taught electronics engineer from #Gaza. His brother was killed, and 7 months ago the IDF destroyed his home and workshop and he lost most evidence of his projects. He refuses to help Hamas and wants to escape Gaza. He is not asking for money, but is looking for assistance to flee, find a job, contact a foreign embassy, anything. Please let me know if you know of anything that can help him. 1/

#GazaWar #Refugee #MutualAid #AskFedi #AskMastodon

So, I have been exploring #Linux desktop for the last week and all I want to say is: I am quite impressed. Question is: What is stopping Linux Distribution from having a larger desktop share?
#AskMastodon

my kids keep bugging me to buy an iPad. help!

what can i buy that doesn't suck? anything support GrapheneOS or postmarket?
can i build something with like raspberry pi or other SBC + a 7 inch touch screen???

#AskMastodon #ipad #tablet

So questions for #Blind #Edgucaters, #teachers, #school staff and anyone in the #education field as a whole.

I am a university student who originally planned to double major in computer science and elementary education, but I’ve recently faced some concerns that I’d like to address.

I’ve been told that pursuing a teaching certification might not be advisable because schools may be reluctant to hire a teacher with low vision, who is mostly blind, to manage a classroom of thirty or more students. This has been quite upsetting.

My dream was to work with elementary students, focusing on #STEM subjects and teaching technology-related topics like understanding tech, its role in the world, and the basics of programming. Now, I find myself uncertain about what path to take.

Working with kids, especially those in elementary school, is my biggest passion, even more than tech or music. It’s something that would truly fulfill me. Since I can’t have kids myself, guiding and teaching young learners is the next best thing. It’s a career I’m committed to and want to excel in.

Being advised not to pursue a teaching certification and to focus solely on computer science has been quite discouraging. I’ve been told to study elementary education as a secondary focus and combine it with my computer science studies. This might involve developing educational systems for kids, but it would likely mean limited direct interaction, possibly just during product testing, which isn’t enough for me.

So, I have a few questions:

1. Are there any educators with #Blindness or #LowVision challenges working with elementary students? If so, in what capacity do you work with them?
2. How has your disability affected your effectiveness in the field?
3. What challenges did you face in getting certified and qualified, and how did you overcome them?
4. What obstacles have you encountered in the classroom and with colleagues, and how have you addressed them?

If these questions don’t apply, what advice can you offer me in pursuing my goal of working with children? While tech is a focus, I’m open to being flexible, as long as it’s an area I’m confident in.

Finally, if teaching isn’t possible for me, what other career paths would you suggest that align with my goals?

I’d really appreciate any support
and engagement in this discussion.

Boosts welcomed and appreciated.

#BlindEducators #Teachers #Education #AskMastodon #VocationalAdvice #University #TeacherLife #OvercomingAbleism