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My name is Laetitia, I am a French illustrator obsessed with the pretty, forgotten and endearing corners of France. 🇫🇷✨
Sometimes it seems vain and a little naive but I just hope to bring a little breath, lightness, pretty illustrations into the chaos of the world.
I also host a monthly newsletter which I hope will give you a break and take you on a still journey to a little-known French destination.

#illustration #postcards#digitalart #inspiration #relax #travel

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Hey Mastodon, here's a little #introduction

I'm Quentin Aubé, a French freelance #illustrator. I'm interested in lots of things, but mostly #fantasy, scientific exploration of the universe and paranormal folklore. I also do a bit of comics.

You'll find here my news, wip, drawings and stream announcements!

See ya

Reinterpretation of Caravaggio's painting “The incredulity of Saint Thomas”. Jesus, on the left, is portrayed as an extraterrestrial, while St. Thomas, on the right, is dressed as a surgeon and inspects the alien's stygmata, which have become the marks of a vivisection. Two other apostles behind St. Thomas are depicted as white-coated scientists.
Reinterpretation of Caravaggio's painting “The incredulity of Saint Thomas”. Jesus, on the left, is portrayed as an extraterrestrial, while St. Thomas, on the right, is dressed as a surgeon and inspects the alien's stygmata, which have become the marks of a vivisection. Two other apostles behind St. Thomas are depicted as white-coated scientists.

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Hello World! This is the brand new Fediverse account of Minnesota Measurement Instruments. We are a small manufacturer of thermocouple temperature sensors.
We make high temperature Type K sensors that are used in #pottery #kilns . We believe in the right to repair and make specialty sensors for old and out of production kilns & ovens
We also supply sensors for science to everybody from vaccine manufacturers, universities, solar and electric car manufacturers to space agencies.

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Hello world! #introduction time!

We are workers.coop. We're a federation and network of worker-led cooperatives and supporters, based in the #UK.

This account is a bit of an experiment (by @da5nsy, for now) but the plan is to post information about news and events, and boost cool things related to #WorkerCoops and the wider #cooperative movement.

#coop #cooperatives #coops

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New #introduction time:

👋 Hey, I've been here on the Fedi for the last 7 years.

Founding member of @weareopencoop working at the intersection of #learning, #technology & #community.

Was PM of #MoodleNet, a decentralised digital commons built on #ActivityPub from 2018-2020 which has morphed into @bonfire, a federated app toolkit.

Wrote doctoral thesis on #digitalliteracies. Was on Mozilla's #OpenBadges team & led #WebLiteracy work.

Pursuing MSc in #SystemsThinking

I like 🏔️🥃⚽

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Hi, I'm Sharon and I care about de-shitting the world. My contribution to that effort: my anti-racism newsletter where I share my experiences of racism around the globe and platform Black founders and activists trying to redress inequality. I'm a former trade journalist, journalism lecturer and freelance writer. I have lived and worked in many places, and am currently in Barbados. I love reading (and no, it doesn't have to be highbrow), words, Star Trek and learning new things. #introduction

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Hello Fediverse,
I am a researcher in #geoscience, focusing mostly on hydrogeology, hydrology, evaporation and rock weathering. I am affiliated with Charles University (Czech Republic).
I am here to stay in touch with – and share – news about #science and academic life. That's why I chose #Fediscience as my home server and will mostly contribute to the tags #academia and #academicchatter.
I am in my mid-thirties and live near Prague with my family. I enjoy reading #books and spending time in nature. Addicted to #coffee.

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G’day there! I’m Ben, and this is my about… 19th social media #introduction post? I’m a #photography and #science nerd, and the victim of perennial curiosity.

I’m an #actuallyautistic #disabledartist, living in lutruwita/Tasmania, #australia, in my mid 30s. I specialise in #landscapephotography, #astrophotography, and #timelapse in the island’s wild places.

I like to play with light. These are some of my more successful experiments.

How are we all? Say hello!

Tasmania’s Low Head is home to one of the most important lighthouse arrays. Sitting at the mouth of kanamaluka/River Tamar, it serves as herald of land for sailors arriving across the Bass Strait. Occasionally it plays host to the southern aurora and the setting Milky Way, captured with grasses and rocks fluorescing strongly in the foreground.
Tasmania’s Low Head is home to one of the most important lighthouse arrays. Sitting at the mouth of kanamaluka/River Tamar, it serves as herald of land for sailors arriving across the Bass Strait. Occasionally it plays host to the southern aurora and the setting Milky Way, captured with grasses and rocks fluorescing strongly in the foreground.
Under certain spectrums of light, living and organic matter can produce intensely vibrant colours, glowing as if by magic. This process is called biofluoresence. Here, the Milky Way’s galactic core rises behind a small oceanic lake on Queensland’s coast.
Under certain spectrums of light, living and organic matter can produce intensely vibrant colours, glowing as if by magic. This process is called biofluoresence. Here, the Milky Way’s galactic core rises behind a small oceanic lake on Queensland’s coast.
During the autumn months, Tasmania sees a brief explosion of a short-lived bioluminescent fungus, the so-called Ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) in secluded damp forest patches affixed to rotting trees. Owing to their typical low position hidden underneath forest canopies, a view out to the night sky is very rarely afforded, much less on clear nights – making this view out to the crown jewel of the night sky, the galactic centre of the Milky Way, a truly once in a lifetime opportunity.
During the autumn months, Tasmania sees a brief explosion of a short-lived bioluminescent fungus, the so-called Ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) in secluded damp forest patches affixed to rotting trees. Owing to their typical low position hidden underneath forest canopies, a view out to the night sky is very rarely afforded, much less on clear nights – making this view out to the crown jewel of the night sky, the galactic centre of the Milky Way, a truly once in a lifetime opportunity.

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#Introduction Hi! Complete social media newbie here, taking my first steps into the fediverse. 👋

Interests:
🌱 Growing my own food
🍊 Making jams and pickles (just made my first marmalade!)
🖥️ Self-hosted tech / servers
🏃 Hiking adventures in northern England
🛞 Following the Wheel of the Year

Learning to live more intentionally. Very new to this platform and excited to connect with like-minded types.

#Seasonal #selfhosting#Gardening#AmIDoingThisRight

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New #Introduction for all the new users! artpeek

Hello there! I'm a digital artist from Spain. I transform my daydreams into colourful, surreal illustrations.

I'm neurodivergent and I suffer from chronic migraines.
I love sci-fi and speculative fiction, I'm an avid videogame player and I'm now learning Japanese *:・゚✧

(Mi lengua materna es el español aunque la mayoría de mis posts estén en inglés)

✨ Art Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/ashenshop/

✨ All links: https://ashenwave.carrd.co/

A young woman with holding a white cage in her hands. There's a little white rabbit right in front of her. She has just released the bunny, and she is waiting for them to run away into the forest. 
They are both surrounded by the spirits of other rabbits, happy and leaping into the air playfully.
A young woman with holding a white cage in her hands. There's a little white rabbit right in front of her. She has just released the bunny, and she is waiting for them to run away into the forest. They are both surrounded by the spirits of other rabbits, happy and leaping into the air playfully.
A being with wings spread wide, their head made of fire, combusting. Their glowing eyes are crying and they are drawing with their fingers on the ground, using their own ashes as paint.
There are eyes on their wings and floating in the background, crying too.
A being with wings spread wide, their head made of fire, combusting. Their glowing eyes are crying and they are drawing with their fingers on the ground, using their own ashes as paint. There are eyes on their wings and floating in the background, crying too.

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And, following the social convention here, we will start with an #introduction

We are a Research Centre at the #UniversityOfWarwick dedicated to expanding the role of interdisciplinary methods through new lines of inquiry that cut across disciplinary boundaries.

Besides being committed to excellent research, we also offer a #PhD Programme and 3 #interdisciplinary Master degrees on #bigData#DataVisualisations and #DigitalMedia and Culture

You can find us at https://warwick.ac.uk/cim

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Hi everyone 👋, I'm a PhD student researching and modelling Antarctica using complex/social-ecological systems ideas and methods, aiming to complete in April-2025 📚

I joined #Mastodon in 2022 during the 2nd wave migration (the mass layoff on 🐦 site) and deleted my account.

Currently feeling hopeful for the future of the #Fediverse ❤️ and for tools for people by people.

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Hi I’m Vanessa, a professional storyteller that is I literally tell stories for money. I also coach storytelling human beings & I programme storytelling festivals. (It’s a spoken word artform thing). I like foxes, trees, strangeness and people watching.
ALSO I used to be an electrician aka “spark” “gaffer” or “best boy” in the film industry - lighting for movies- and this year I’ll be making a storytelling show about that. Now you know all about me. #introductions #introduction#MeetMe

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I'm not gonna lie, TikTok was never my thing. I also never particularly expected a huge influx to Mastodon following the ban, and it's restoring some amount of [EDIT: I mean, quite a bit of] optimism on my part now that that's apparently happening.

Hi, everyone who's here from TikTok.

Something you'll find different here (and love if you're anything like me), is that the "algorithm" is created directly by everyone who uses this thing. Boosting a post shows it to people who follow you. The more people boost the same post, the more people see it.

Also—and this isn't even aimed at any app specifically—Mastodon, unlike a lot of apps, is really good on mobile AND on desktop according to a lot of people, including me. Please log in to whichever instance you chose to make your account on in a web browser, and try it if you haven't already.

There are also accessibility features here that most other social media either lacks entirely or doesn't do nearly as well. Alt text, for example, is text added to media, that exists primarily for the purpose of describing said media to people who interact with Mastodon using an audio interface. Adding alt text to images is recommended, and posts containing images are likely to get more boosts with alt text than without.

It's also a good idea to write a brief (or not) introduction post and pin it on your profile.

I should probably also mention that I've been looking through #TikTokRefugee and following anyone and everyone who's here from TikTok. So if you're here from TikTok and I just followed you, that's why.

Welcome to Mastodon.

#TikTok#Mastodon#Fediverse #introduction #accessibility #welcome

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Hey Mastodon ! Semblerait que ce soit le moment de l’ #introduction !
Je suis arrivée ici suite aux nouvelles règles de Meta 💩 à la recherche d’un RS un peu - puant et + “écosociofriendly” 🖖
✨Je suis #illustratrice #naturaliste depuis 2015. Je bosse pour des asso, des PNR, des Réserves Naturelles et toutes autres organisations en lien avec l’écologie.
✨En dehors du boulot je suis aussi maman de 2monstres, que je laisse courir sur nos 4,5Ha ac nos chèvres et nos moutons. Je suis clairement “Potager addict” 😵‍💫 et j’adore faire mes bocaux.
✨Vs verrez aussi peut être de temps à autres des photos de #champignons trainer. Parce que c'est génial les champiii 🤩🤩🤩

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I might as well do another #introduction specifically for the #academic side of this here fediverse:

Coming from #theoreticalCS (with applications in #NLP) to doing #digitalhumanities (computational #musicology), I've now landed in #ResponsibleAI. Specifically, I'm interested in exploring #AntiCapitalistAI, both sharpening existing critiques of current AI practise by confronting capital and exploring inherent politics of technologies, and finding better ones for a socialist world.

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#HappyNewYear everyone!

I am a #paleoclimate #scientist who also is an expert on #biomarkers as #ClimateProxies. In other words, I study past #climate using #molecular #fossils.

I am currently a @CNRS_INSU researcher at the Centre de Recherche et d'Enseignement en Géosciences de l'Environnement (CEREGE, France).

In addition to boosting toots of interest, I will essentially toot my new #scientific #publications and other #scientific content.

#ECR#WomenInSTEM 👩‍🔬