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I know this is asking about people, but following hashtags are where it's at. And it's a great way to find people, besides. Here's mine, for example, a giveawa
by beej71 4y ago
I know this is asking about people, but following hashtags are where it's at. And it's a great way to find people, besides.
Here's mine, for example, a giveaway cross section of my interests...
#linux
#unix
#weather
#bendoregon
#orwx
#railroad
#history
#caving
#caves
#seti
#train
#motorcycle
#bicycle
#openstreetmap
#osm
#amtrak
#railfan
#nasa
#usgs
#hacking
#computerscience
#math
#programmerhumor (some real groaners)
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#rustlang
#space
#science
#programming
And then mute people whose stuff you don't want to see.
As for people, I follow my friends and:
@openstreetmap@en.osm.town
@royalastrosoc@astrodon.social
@stephenfry@mastodonapp.uk
@georgetakei@universeodon.com
@archlinux@fedi.lynnesbian.space
@nasa@mstdn.social (I think this is unofficial)
@sdf@sdf.org
- safety1st 4y agoTags are the way, the whole ethos of federation is about not being a sheep who needs to participate in some self-important global cult of personality to feel like they matter. Just follow your interests.
- PaulBGD_ 4y agoI wish there was an easier way to keep on with tags on more instances though, following users I don't have to worry about that.
- Ensorceled 4y agoI ... follow writers and gamers I like on Twitter.
- TheAtomic 4y agoMasto newbie here, how do you follow hashtags?
- AlexCoventry 4y agoIn the standard web client, search for the hash tag (including the initial `#`) in the "Search or paste URL" form in the top-left corner. Hash tags matching your search will appear just below that form. Click on one you want to follow. A column of toots with that hash tag will appear. At the top of the column on the right-hand side is a small person icon with a "+" in it. Click on that, and you will be following that tag. Seems like there ought to be a simpler way. I just kind of stumbled into this approach.
- _cenw 4y agofedi.lynnesbian.space has been gone for a while, and no way that wasn't a shitposting account
- beej71 4y agoWell, shit. It doesn't show up for me when searching (edit: unless I search for it exactly), but this appears to be the official: @archlinux@fosstodon.org