Tag: Twitter

  • More than 280 characters

    More than 280 characters

    It’s hard to be nuanced in 280 characters. The Twitter character limit is a major factor of what can make it so much fun to use: you can read, publish, and interact, in extremely short, digestible chunks. But, it doesn’t fit every topic, ever time. Sometimes you want to talk about complex topics, having honest,…

  • Trying Mastodon

    It’s no secret that Twitter is red hot garbage fire, so I’ve signed up for a Mastodon account to give them a try. Because I’m super vain, I decided to create my own Mastodon instance, with a custom domain. https://social.pento.net/@gary Mastodon is kind of weird to sign up for: think of it as being kind…