Not Craig ⚖️ 🇺🇦 🏴‍☠️🍝 @notcraig@status.notcraig.com

if you need to read a new york times article, try pasting the URL into https://archive.is/

It might take a while if they haven't saved a snapshot already, but it does work. It probably works on other paywalls as well, but I haven't tried much because NYT is the one I encounter most frequently

(web.archive.org works too, but doesn't seem to load the images)

can't spell "fediverse" without "diverse"

If replying to a thread with many people, it is easier to read if you include all the secondary people at the end of the message. This makes it easier to read on many people including screen reader users. For example.

Let's pretend I am replying to a thread with more than three recipiants. I want them to see the reply, too, but want to make it easier for others to read.

Instead of,

@mastodonuser@instance1 @mastodonuser@instance2 @mastodonuser@instance 3 that is a great idea!

It would be easier to read it if it were like this.

@mastodonuser@instance1 That is a great idea! I really like this toot a lot! @mastodonuser@instance2 @mastodonuser@instance 3

Same for hashtags. If hashtags are at the end, that makes Toots easier to read as well.

#FediTips #Fediverse #MastoTips #NewHere #Mastodon #Accessibility #A11y

Twitter has algorithms to get you engaged. Mastodon does not. So in order to enjoy Mastodon you have to take some time to reach out and find content and follow folks that you enjoy. Don't expect Mastodon to send you random popular posts to keep you engaged, you have to curate your own feed. But this is good! It gives you control.

#NewHere

One day, people are going to stop acting like you can just chat any old shit and not get moved to for chatting shit.

You lot really love it when people don’t rise or respond to your rubbish because you expect people to just take it lying down.

You people are precisely the reason why there’s more of an onus on the response rather than the antagonist.

i find it funny how the christian right-wing are always like "we must ban abortion because life begins in the womb" when their own fucking bible says life begins at the first breath (Genesis 2:7)

To the dude napping peacefully at the Wireless kiosk in the mall, I feel you bro. We've all been there. 😴

I'm brand new to the #fediverse. Woohoo! I feel like I should be focusing more on my studies, but hey, I've been wanting to learn more about decentralized apps for a while now. Glad I stumbled upon this platform!

Here's hoping that this leads to meeting people who will help me grow, and helps me to learn more about the digital universe at large. Toot toot! 🎉

#noob #queer #lgbt