Kerfuffle @kerfuffle@mastodon.online

The birth of new stars amidst the ruins of the old
#art #spaceart #DigitalArt

NASA if they played their cards right could likely have done all this on a similar budget to what they actually got.
The key to all this? Setting near-term, inspiring, affordable goals while leveraging and evolving the hardware you already have to the greatest extent feasible.

Image is of a Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle proposed in 2009. Could have been flying a decade ago for a fifth as much as SLS has cost us.

#alternatehistory #history #spaceflight #spacecraft #thoughts

INPRNT has free shipping this weekend! (As usual If you'd like me to stick up any of my pieces that aren't there you can let me know)

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/ohhaiku/

Non-fungible trident
#dnd #nft
@OCRbot

Happy Monday! Some of you asked if there's an official Mozilla #Matrix server, and there is:

Head over to https://chat.mozilla.org.

Hashtags help people find content across the fediverse. If you make things and post those things, remember to tag them so that people can find them!

Some creative content I'm not seeing enough of:

#FiberArt #clay #pottery #3DArt #vfx #Maille #jewelry #beading #crochet #knitting #felting #LinoPrint #voxel #woodwork #metalwork #wirewrapping #Glass #Needlework #Leatherwork #Knotting #Decoupage #Origami #Quilling #Scrapbooking #Carving

IF YOU'RE NOT TAGGING YOUR POSTS ON MASTODON, NO ONE IS SEEING THEM!!!

In the past week, there have been a total of 8 posts tagged with #mtg, #MagicTheGathering, #WotC, or #WizardsOfTheCoast across my entire exposure on #Mastodon. I know there have been more posts about these topics just from the few accounts I'm following.

Tag your post with relevant hashtags, or they die in a vacuum. There is no meaningful algorithm to parse text here.

#SocialMedia #TabletopGaming #Tabletop #Gaming #DnD

If you're currently on a massive server like mastodon.social, you might want to consider moving your account to a smaller server.

You can keep your followers when you change servers, here's how to do it: https://mstdn.social/@feditips/107939441820299376

You can find reliable servers at https://joinmastodon.org/communities (all the servers listed there agree to the covenant at https://joinmastodon.org/covenant). Try to pick one with fewer people.

There are lots of good things about smaller servers:

-Better moderation, because there are more staff per member.

-Smaller servers tend to have more personality, with a village feel.

-The local timeline on smaller servers is much more readable.

-Smaller servers protect the Fediverse as a whole from being taken over, because lots of smaller servers are harder to buy than a few big servers.

-It's easier to make a difference on smaller servers. It's easier to discuss things with the admin and other members.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

Hey, how could I miss this? @thunderbird is on Mastodon! Really pleased to have you here, in that libre and safe place :)

#CuratorPrompts #CuratorPrompts33

Some #ArtReference pics! Sketch, re-create in your own style, or find inspiration for some #SmallPoems , #MicroFiction , #PixelArt, #GlitchArt, or #Music :)

Optionally, try a #2MinuteSketch or #5MinuteSketch for something more focused!

Anyone is welcome to join in, from any instance! :D

Sources:
https://pixabay.com/photos/green-lizard-reptile-animal-5370821/
https://pixabay.com/photos/spring-outdoors-flowers-flora-7181766/
https://pixabay.com/photos/pine-mist-nature-vietnam-7171768/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-plants-in-a-greenhouse-2234006/

Profiles and posts on Mastodon and the Fediverse have public versions you can share with people who aren't on the Fediverse.

To see the public version of a profile, click on the profile picture. This will open the public version of the profile in a new tab.

To see the public version of a post, click on the datestamp below the post. This will open the public version of the post in a new tab.

These "public pages" are handy for sharing with friends, because they don't require logging in to see them.

Public pages are also very useful for something else:

If you paste the URL address of a public page into the search box on Mastodon, and then search for it, the post or profile will appear within your server. This is handy if you cannot find a post or person by searching, but you know they exist on another server.

Searching for a URL like this forces your server to "notice" the profile or post.

It also works with URLs from PeerTube, PixelFed etc.

#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon

#CuratorPrompts #CuratorPrompts32

Moody blues today!

Some #ArtReference pics! Sketch, re-create in your own style, or find inspiration for some #SmallPoems , #MicroFiction , #PixelArt, #GlitchArt, or #Music :)

Optionally, try a #2MinuteSketch or #5MinuteSketch for something more focused!

Anyone is welcome to join in, from any instance! :D

Sources:
https://pixabay.com/photos/eurasian-pygmy-owl-owl-bird-6881984/
https://pixabay.com/photos/cormorant-fishermen-boats-lake-7175037/
https://pixabay.com/photos/buttermere-buttermere-lake-morning-7051403/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/glowing-lamps-on-ceiling-in-darkness-4178723/

Little secret about Mastodon: the third party unofficial apps are really good!

Because they've been around a lot longer, the third party apps have more features than the official apps.

You can see links to the third party apps listed underneath the official app links on the Mastodon website, just scroll down the page a bit:

https://joinmastodon.org/apps

Also, most of the unofficial apps (such as Metatext, Fedilab and Tusky) are open source so outsiders can see exactly what they do and how they work. This makes them just as safe to use as the official apps.

If you haven't tried the third party apps yet, it's well worth giving them a go.

#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon