hello, I'm a neurodivergent enby gamer currently residing on @puppygirlhornypost2's instance. Transfem.social was tied to Sharkey dev team until Amber headed the instance and diversified it as independent from the Sharkey dev team. Despite the name of the instance, it serves ALL trans people and allies, especially transmasc and enby people. #introduction #neurodivergent

Just moved to my very own instance on TechTransThai servers. Introduction? Let's go! 🚀
I'm a transfem (possibly also neurodivergent) sysadmin maintaining infrastructure and creating content at TechTransThai while also being a member of openKMITL, OpenTechSummit Thailand and other communities.

I'm interested in the Linux ecosystem (mostly GNOME, KDE, gaming, servers and containerization), DevOps stuff, OpenStreetMap, BOINC and open source software in general.

#introduction #trans #neurodivergent #FOSS4Change #openKMITL #TechTransThai #Linux #OpenStreetMap #DevOps #Containers #BOINC #OpenSource

Hello Mastodon! 👋 Flipboard's UK editorial team are taking our first steps into the open social web. We'll be posting and boosting top news stories about the UK, Europe and highlighting analysis and opinions on news and politics events around the world, specifically on how it all affects us.

Any feedback from the community is very welcome. Please feel free to share any accounts you think we should follow and do let us know what you'd like to see from us.

Check out the Flipboad app, a platform where you can discover and share stories on anything from news and politics to food and travel. Explore all of your interests in one place: https://about.flipboard.com

#NewHere #UKNews #News #EuropeNews #Introduction #Journalism

As I'm changing both job and server, it's time for a re-#introduction: Hi, I'm Lea! After spending some time in adult education, I'll join the new German Centre for Digital Sovereignty (#ZenDiS) as Ecosystem Manager in April. Would love to connect over #FOSS #OpenSource #GovTech. Messages about #food and #dogs also very welcome! 💻 🍜 🐶

#introduction
Hello, I just moved here. I draw and paint and make fractal art, mostly using #gouache, #mypaint and #chaotica.

Retired professor who studied #neuroscience, #neuroendocrinology, #reproduction, #physiology. I still do research on #GenderBias and help women advance in their careers.

I've recently become obsessed with making #pottery--both wheel throwing and hand building. My home is now overrun by handcrafted pots!

Any like-minded people who would like to connect with me on this platform?
#introduction

Hello #introduction,

After reading the @dada_drummer newsletter I discovered #mastodon. I'm a hopeless music junkie and my taste is all over the place. I only post stuff I love, adore, enjoy, gets under my skin & that moves me nicely, roughly, gently and/or brutally. I kinda try to keep track of the music I listen to and the stuff I read, see & enjoy here. No politics and so on. I have other sources for that. I just wanna have a good time here, thank you!

Be nice, Pieter

Sozialistin aus christlicher Überzeugung, Feministin aus Erfahrung
Theologin, Pädagogin, Finanzfachfrau
wohne in Tübingen-Unterjesingen
angestellt im Ingenieurbüro ebök GmbH in Tübingen (Verwaltung/Rechnungswesen)
seit 2020 ehrenamtlich Aufsichtsrätin bei der Genossenschaft Neustart: solidarisch wohnen + leben eG
seit 2024 Aufsichtsrätin bei der n.e.s.t. Bauprojektierung und Vermietung AG
seit 1996 Radiomacherin beim Freien Radio Wüste Welle

Ich freue mich auf konstruktiven und wertschätzendem Austausch zu allem, was uns umtreibt, und ganz besonders zu den Themen bauen (Häuser, Zukunft, Welt), wohnen (gemeinsam statt einsam, nachhaltig, suffizient...) und Gerechtigkeit weltweit.

#neuhier #introduction

Hey everyone! It’s my first toot? Been in the progress of getting away from all tech platforms that don’t really align with my tech ethics. Recently removed myself completely from Google and still working on self hosting everything I can!

Been learning how to draw. Learning Linux. Learning cyber security stuff and enjoying every minute. Been sober from league for a year and happily playing games to completion now. Hope to enjoy my time here! #intro #introduction #introductions #linux

#Introduction

We are a new collective of practical ecologists and arboriculturalists from North/East London bringing nature recovery to urban London.

We specialise in building sustainable, long term habitat restoration from the bottom up to enhance local wildlife. Based on local knowledge of an area we create and manage woodlands, waterways and grasslands to boost existing populations and create space for other species to return.…

https://renatureldn.uk

#ReNature #Urban #London

A thread 🧵

Hi, I’m Ellie.

I’ve jumped to Mastodon after realising (again) how toxic big tech is. Trump and Musk’s obsession with controlling social media sealed it—I miss when it was about connecting, not just a tool for the rich to twist public opinion.

I’ll post a little bit about politics (Carol Cadwalladr fan!) but also pretty pictures, my pet, and travel snaps. Looking forward to actual conversations—not just whatever the algorithm wants me to see.

#Introduction #Mastodon #BigTech

#Introduction
I am here because I try to stop using the platforms of megalomanic oligarchs whose only two principles are money and power.

I like #frogs, #plants (in particular less common #houseplants), #photography, and people who respect each other regardless of background. I think I will post mostly in English, but it would be nice to meet other Swedes here, and perhaps even people from #umeå.

Let's see how things develop...

Who I Am and How I Toot: v. 2025b (updated March 2025, edited to remove in-line hashtags)

I use the fediverse to engage in conversations about justice on all levels. Children’s rights, antifascism, prison/policing abolition, healing trauma, +

Preschool teacher. I get joy from bicycling, music, nature, Star Trek (any), fantasy stories

#Introduction
#AuDHD #abolition #preschool #justice
#bicycling #StarTrek #fantasy #Palestine #Environment #Climate, #TransformativeJustice

I used to work with this cool lady and she would always take an interest in my songwriting. Every Monday, she’d ask how the weekend jam sessions went and if I’d recorded anything new. The weird thing was, anytime I had something uploaded for her to listen to, she’d listen to it through, and then tell me that it’s “not her kind of music” which is fair enough, but it always bemused me that she would take such an interest if she didn’t like what I was making.
One day, I decided to write her a song that she’d enjoy.
Spotify and Apple Music were playing at work all the time, so I knew what sort of songs she was into. Classic Rock. Australian Pub Rock in particular. She was a single mum in her 50’s, a strong, hard woman, an Aussie battler.
I wrote Proud Woman in a weekend, and recorded it at home on borrowed equipment. A mate I regularly jammed with did the vocals for me and when it was done, I uploaded it to my SoundCloud and gave her the link when I got to work.
She liked it.
The experience taught me the value of an audience of one. Even though the recording is rough, the focus on writing a song for one person with the aim that they - that person in particular - enjoys it, and I think it gave me a different perspective than when I was either writing purely for own enjoyment, or simply going with some random song idea.
If you’d like to listen to it, here’s the SoundCloud link.
https://soundcloud.com/dgarmusic/proud-woman
#indiemusic #songwriting #rock #introduction

First post! #introduction

Hi everyone, I’m trying to make the leap from corporate-owned social platforms over to the #fediverse and #mastodon . I’m excited to be here, and would appreciate any tips to help me wrap my head around this. Thank you! #newhere

Hi, I am Mike!

I decided to write a small #introduction, as I take my first steps as an artist on the fediverse.

I am a songwriter and a singer in my 20s. Originally I come from Poland, where I lived for the most of my life and then I made a choice to move to Austria.

Since the school, I've been writing songs and sharing them with my friends. I never had the courage to do anything more - publishing for everyone to listen felt too much and out of reach. I guess I didn't feel ready.

Couple of years ago I got into music production and decided to self-make my songs into what you can find now on streaming platforms. It's really cool nowadays, to have an opportunity to share my work, my music with you.

I've been on the mainstream social media platforms like Facebook or Instagram since always, but last years I didn't feel happy using them at all. I know, that a lot of people feel the same way, but since "everyone is there", they can't escape. Now I am following my fav saying - "be the change" - and making a hop to Fediverse in hope to find some like-minded people, who may enjoy the music and what I write.
I am looking forward to what my future on the Fediverse brings and what people will I stumble upon my journey.

Thanks for reading all of that. I wish you all the best ❤️
Regards,
Mike

PS. If you would like to listen to the song, that I like the most, here's the link - https://song.link/i/1744176508The rest is then easy to find ❤️ Thank you for your time!

#artist #fediverse #songwriter #singer #musicproduction #songwritersoffediverse #musiciansoffediverse

#IntroductionHello I'm Siobhan, I'm 24, Canadian, lesbian. I'm a RMT, and into swimming, gymnastics, reading, anime, sci fi

Hi! I'm Clarissa (she/her)! I'm currently working on a retro-styled action RPG called "Enigma Heart."

(Think: Zelda II with a non-silent protagonist and a sapphic love story!)

https://www.patreon.com/hadrosoft

@HadroSoft

https://www.hadrosaurus.net/enigma-heart

#introduction #introductions

Hello Aus.Social (and the wider fediverse)!

As with so many others, I'm emigrating from Meta. I'll mostly be posting random life updates, photos and the occasional opinions on #Agriculture, #FoodSovereignty, #communities

I'm currently living on #Yuin land on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, and soon moving to #Sweden.

Any tips on helping family and friends to adopt Mastodon if they want to stay in touch?

#introduction

#Introduction #Astrodon I’m an astronomer at a regional university with an outreach program. When I have time for research, it’s archaeology of dead stars (supernovae). My nom de plume is to make clear my opinions are not associated with my institutions. I like #wildlife and animals, #history , #SocialJustice , geekery like #DnD, #Poetry (a dabbler), humor (punster), and interests too numerous to list. I’m part of the 🐦➡️ #MastodonMigration, but trying to be respectful of the community.

Looking for more good content on the #Fediverse? Find other #Shovelbums with the #Academics of Mastodon #Archaeology List 🏺

https://stark1tty.github.io/Mastodon-Archaeology/

An extensive list of more #academic disciplines here:

https://nathanlesage.github.io/academics-on-mastodon/

Please spread the word!

#Archaeologist #Archaeodons #Prehistory
#AcademicChatter #PhD #Histodons #twitterMigration #introduction #introductions
#History #GLAM #Heritage

@archaeodons
@anthropology
@academicchatter
@phdlife
@histodons

Hello! My name is Joe, I live in the USA in NY. I am here to pop out of the US propaganda bubble and connect with people in Europe. Technology can trap us or free us depending on how we use it. I am doing what I can to push back against this current administration. I’m a working class man, 39, married with a kid and live in a rural area. Please say hi and give me tips on using mastodon. #introduction

Hello #fediverse #introduction

I'm Michael, professor in the institutes of #mathematics and #materials science and head of the @MatMat group at #EPFL.

I work on the #atomistic simulations of materials, mainly density-functional theory (DFT) methods, understanding #simulation errors and #uncertainties in predicted materials properties.

I use techniques from
#physics #computerscience #machinelearning and
develop related #julialang packages such as the density-functional toolkit (#dftk).

Hi! I'm Zoph! I'm new to the fediverse in general, but very excited to be here :) I'm a big fan of creatures of all kinds, evolutionary bio, classical theater, and sustainable fashion!
#introduction

Hallo liebes Fediverse!

Wir sind nun auch hier mit Euch am Start und freuen uns sehr, an dieser grandiosen Idee eines dezentralen Social Media teilzuhaben.

Als Women in Exile & Friends kümmern wir uns unter anderem um diejenigen, die von Abschiebung bedroht und von rassistischer Ungerechtigkeit betroffen sind. Unser grundlegendes politisches Ziel ist eine gerechte Gesellschaft ohne Ausgrenzung und Diskriminierung, mit gleichen Rechten für alle, egal woher sie kommen und wohin sie gehen.

Dafür brauchen wir Eure Unterstützung und freuen uns sehr über Eure Aufmerksamkeit.

Auf dass alles besser wird!

Mehr über uns könnt ihr auf unserer Webseite erfahren: www.women-in-exile.net

#NeuHier #Introduction

#NeuHier #Introduction

Hallo, dies ist der Mastodon-Account zu meiner privaten Initiative #Baptist_innenGegenRechts (https://www.bgr.social).

Ich bin Michaela Molthagen, Baptistin im BEFG und Laienpredigerin und habe angesichts der aktuellen Situation beschlossen, als Baptistin etwas gegen Rechts auf die Beine stellen zu wollen. Im sog. Dritten Reich haben wir #Baptisten ja versagt und uns mit dem Nazi-Regime arrangiert. Das darf sich nicht wiederholen; darum: #NieWiederIstJetzt

Wir sind das Soziologiemagazin und wir sind #neuhier!

Das #Soziologiemagazin ist eine deutschsprachige Zeitschrift für Soziologiestudierende und Soziologieinteressierte. Uns gibt es seit 2009 mit inzwischen mehr als 40 Ausgaben.

#introduction

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HI! I'm an author and illustrator, living in Dublin, searching for other worlds and new ways to connect. If you have any recommendations for hashtags or servers about literature and art, I'd love to hear them!

#introduction
#NewHere
#FirstPost
#Fediverse

Well, hello musician.social here is my #introduction I’ve migrated here today from guitar.rodeo where I joined during the Great Twitter Migration of 2022. I’m a hobbyist musician who plays and records guitar, loves the 1980s, old stories from concerts long ago, and proudly GenX. Check out the cool people on the #gearsquad hashtag - anything music and gear, we like to discuss. Hang in there and let’s keep each other sane.

I feel like an #Introduction is in order.
I am a retired gentleman living in the Northeast US. I am a life-long #gardener of vegetables with a general love of #Nature. When I'm not #gardening, I observe native #birds at my feeding station for the #CornellOrnithologyLab #ProjectFeederWatch

Inhaltswarnung: New instance new intro Zum Öffnen/Schließen klicken

Hi, I see that it's customary to make an #introduction post here. I go by jqubed, as in j cubed. I'm not exactly new to the fediverse but this is my start with a federated microblogging service. I've been active on #lemmy for a little over a year and would occasionally see blog posts by @_elena@mastodon.social about the #fediverse and it was her post about Sharkey that pushed me to sign-up on a #sharkey instance. I'm a husband and stepdad, I like playing games (electronic and physical) and watching sports but don't have us much time for either as I'd like, and I'm hoping to start doing some #selfhosting this year. Last year, at age 40, I found out that I have #adhd and am still trying to find a medication that helps (the first did but I built a tolerance to it) so that probably makes that time question more challenging.

Who am I

Hey, I'm Alex. Well, onto the next chapter we go...or not?

I'm a 40 years old kid, trying to understand how stuff works. I started long time ago, dissecting my toys and then continued to do so, just using bigger tools and more expensive toys.

I designed chemical plants, fire fighting systems and more, working as a Risk Analyst for environmental hazard, as well as designing and enhancing physical models for calculating impacts after major chemical leaks, explosions and such. Then I twisted my life and started working in IT, as an IT Architect. Once again, even bigger tools and even more expensive toys.

This is even boring to write, I imagine how boring would be to read, so let's move on.

Why I am here

As many of you may have experienced, sometimes life gets pretty hectic and chaotic, requiring you to lazo a thought in the middle of the vortex and put it on a page, black on white. This is the exact reason I'm here, trying to write stuff and talk about (mostly boring) stuff. And if you're wondering why “Here be (boring) dragons)”, the reason is quite simple: in maps all uncharted areas reported the phrase “Hic sunt dracones”, literally “Here be dragons”, to summarize that that area would have been dangerous, because unexplored. And what better way to do it than making your mind runs to a mythological creature to cause you to fear and cower in face of the unknown?

Well, living my life as an adult is pretty much all uncharted areas. I hadn't a dad for the major part of my life and I hadn't a great relationship with my mother. I'm in unexplored territories and don't know where to go. Some of you may sympathize with this statement, others may feel in the same situation. I'm no special by any means, and that's why on my map the adulting territory is marked with “Here be (boring) dragons”

If you read until here and managed to not yawn, congratulations. You may be as well in the same uncharted area.

#Introduction #FirstPost #Blog #HereBeBoringDragons

The journey into the adult life is basically moving on uncharted areas of the map. And there, there be dragons.

Alex

Hier bin ich also (43, she/her, married, freiwillig kinderlos). Weg von Meta. Zumindest der Anfang ist gemacht. Ob's schwer ist? Ja. Weite Teile meiner Insta-Bubble, die Zughundesport-Leute, werd ich vermissen. Denn #zughundesportverbindet . Ich hoffe, dass der Eine oder die Andere hierher folgen wird. Bzw. zu pixelfed.de. Meine Themen da: #dogs #sleddogs #zughundesport #canicross #bikejoring #dogscooter #natur #reisen und maybe #running #dogsofmastodon

Hallo, Mastodon!
#neuhier #introduction

Hello! 👋🏼 We are pleased to welcome you to the page of the social critique journal #Spilne. We are a #leftist Ukrainian #journal focused on #economics, #politics, #history, and #culture.
The editorial team shares egalitarian and #anticapitalist views. Therefore, in our publications, we discuss how to transform #society so that there is no place left for exploitation, #inequality, and #discrimination.
Follow us and share our posts!
#commons_journal #introduction #socialism #Ukraine #progressive

#introduction

Hii there I’m a neurodivergent not-really-functioning-in-a-neurotypical-capitalistic-society cosmic entity (aren’t we all)

I’ve found a small community of birds outside my window that serve as my primary communication channel with the outside world. Trying this mastodon thing out though, seeing if y’all as cool as the birds.

Sometimes found in the kinder parts of Aarhus, Denmark.

Hi, Mastodon! I'm RexSal. I'm a programmer studying machine learning and neural networks, and I'm also very interested in areas like rust and linux kernel development. I also want to practice art of any kind as a hobby.

It's my hope that having an online presence will help me to learn more about my interests and meet like-minded people.

#introduction #linux #nixos

Hi, I am a father of a young family. I am troubled by the state of our civilization and I fear for our future. I see how we are losing our privacy and are trapped in a rat race. I would like a better world for my children.

I would like to share here anonymously various fragments of life, my thoughts and the experiences I have gained. I hope you enjoy it.

#Introduction

🌾☕ 🗳️

We are a group of local civically engaged citizens who live in Cheney, Washington. Keeping plugged in on local city government and community activities. Believe in playing an active role in our democracy and having our voices be heard.

*Not affiliated with the City of Cheney. Fully run by local citizens.

#Introduction #Community #Cheney #WashingtonState #CivicEngagement