Notices by J. Steven York RESISTS (jstevenyork@mastodon.social)

@TheBreadmonkey
Airwolf could definitely go supersonic. Online sources claim mach 2, but I didn't think it was quite that fast. My late dad was a Bell Helicopter field service rep on the Bell 222 (the then new helicopter they dressed up for the show). He actually visited the set to consult. He was bored and cared nothing about Hollywood or celebrity, and so brought us NO souvenirs! I don't think he even took pictures!

@Gargron Thank you for your good work! I've only been here a while, but I've come to believe that Mastodon and the Fediverse are the only hopes for social media as the gathering place for the free exchange of talents and ideas that we idealistically imagined with dial up BBSs back in the 80s. Makes me sad to see people wake up enough to finally leave X and blindly follow the other sheep to Threads and Bluesky. Mastodon is the way.

@jwildeboer @mcc @chillicampari
But G+ DID have an archive! I downloaded mine, though i never unzipped it, and I'm not even sure i still have it, which is -- sad...

Mastodon is notoriously a difficult place for new users to establish themselves and learn their way around. Now, of all times, it is important for us to throw our doors open and welcome newcomers. Bashing them through transgressions of rules they don't yet understand isn't helpful. Friendly reminders to help them understand may be. And most of all help them find their People. Finding some folks have a very incorrect impression of #Mastodon.

Confession: Big hairy me used the ladies room at a restaurant the other day. The men's room was full of men banging (they were replacing the stall dividers and door for whatever reason) so it was necessary. My wife DID stand vigil at the door to warn anyone headed in, but nobody else showed. It was just a bathroom, without urinals. I tried to be very careful with my aim. No big deal. I emerged unscathed. Sorry Republicans, the world did not end...
#TransRights

It's easier to sell a lie in 500 characters than the truth.
#mastodon #fediverse #socialmedia

@cstross
Hugely overblown. Mostly legs, and probably less massive than a baby mouse, much less a rat. But it makes good clickbait. There's a great journalistic tradition of exaggerating the size of arthropods.

@Gargron
Thank you for all your hard work. You've built something great here, and it arrived at a time when society desperately needed it.

@Gargron Noticed the slowdowns and time-outs. Wondered if something like that was happening. Thanks for the update.

@Gargron I'd like a tee shirt, but it's unlikely that they'd be offered in the tall size I require.