Hm, is it possible to search for a link (eg whether someone linked to an article) on #mastodon?
I just tried searching for a link I myself posted and it did not work. I can find the post searching for words it used otherwise, so it's definitely ingested into the search. So I am wondering whether I am missing some important bit of search syntax.
People post because they want to vent, to share their frustration, to make others laugh or shake heads. If ppl post to get advice, they usually ask.
So: You want to give advice?
Has the person explicitly asked for it? No? Then don't.
But you really, really want to give advice! Still: no!
But your advice is really relevant! Still: no.
But you also know the person well (you follow them & they you & you interacted): ask if they want advice. If they don't explicitly say yes - it's still a no.
@Ruth_Mottram@feditips@micron love this! One thing I would add, especially to academics, is to consider enabling search for one's account (assuming that one is on a server that allows that). For being part of a scientific discussion that would be important and one needs at least to be aware that this is a conscious choice here and not automatic.
Today: An amazing hike with a lovely audiotour close to #Bollendorf (Naturpark #Südeifel). Very much recommended although we did have to leave the house shortly after 7 to not hike in the midday heat 🥵
Just ... feel you: on the question, on trying to do my best, on feeling a bit dumb, on needing to see everything through the lens and change, change, change the system inherent choices.
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I strangely miss livejournal icons today. To be able to express one's mood (and overall aesthetics) via the choice of image used as avatar for any given post or reply added a meta level to communication that I haven't seen implemented that way anywhere else.
@lithospheric my understanding from having seen some boosts in my home timeline is that some of the subreddits went into indefinite blackout and that the moderator strike is a big thing. But reddit is not a format I'm familiar with, so take this with a grain of salt.
Dear ppl - please do not repost stuff from accounts such as "amazing science", "wonders of science/nature", etc. OR posts that use these accounts as sources.
They are spoofers, stealing artwork without attribution, often misrepresenting highly photoshopped (or fully artificial) images as real and not so seldomly posting absolutely bogus explanations.
Nature is beautiful - it does not need Photoshop or wrong explanations to make it sound more sensational.
I usually don't listen to podcasts, but for a few upcoming longer car rides with partner, we are in need of some.
What I am looking for: something like "99% invisible". Well researcher deep dives into random topics I did not know I would be interested in. No long conversations/discussions, no US-politics. 60 minutes max, shorter preferred. In German (preferred by partner) or English.
So: recommendations? Especially for individual #podcast episodes you loved.
professional PhD astrophysicist #XraysAreTheBestRays- #ClimateCrisis & Astronomers for Planet Earth - science communication #VicisAstro- artwork #VicisArt- book recs #VicisBooks- foodie & chef- living between Zuid-Holland (50%), Süddeutschland (20%) & on the road (30%)- she/herHousekeeping:- private account, not speaking for my employer- most posts expire after 12 months- direct messages from non-mutuals are blocked & ignored- full text search enabled