ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈 @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es

What is the etiquette about addressing somebody in a thread when there are lots of people involved?

I've noticed that when there are lots of responses in a thread, a person will insert their comment inside the list of "@names" so that it comes after the @name they're directly responding.

e.g.

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@name1.example

Hey there I agree with you

@name2.example
@name3.example

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Which seems good, as it makes it clear who you're talking to and can avoid misunderstandings, while still including other people in the conversation.

What about referring to somebody by name in your comment? Would you use their display name, or their @name?

#MastodonHelp #MastodonTips #FediHelp

"Dino"
I met him in a yard down in old Bedrock
Where Fred and Wilma live and and they care for their bambino
D-I-N-O, Dino

#FlintstonesBedrockASong
#HashtagGames

I wonder if they make goats milk yogurt. Goats yogurt. Gogurt. Omg

New Zealand has designated seats in their House of Representatives for indigenous Maoris, who can choose to be registered on the electoral roll to vote for regular seats or the Maori ones. I would support a similar arrangement for America. It is the LEAST we could do for our indigenous peoples after what occurred in our history.

"If you want to lose weight eat in front of a mirror, nude". Tried it. All I saw was a happy naked woman eating cheese.

Is mid 40s old enough to start putting the word "the" before everything?

As in, "I'm all over The Mastodon." or "Let's watch some shows on The Netflix?"

I always thought that was adorable.

@ScottSoCal @dramypsyd I sometimes really regret leaving a job that fit very well with my ASD powered skillset (foreign languages, logistical planning) for my current field. It was a for a travel insurance assistance company where I was responsible for the logistical side of medical evacuations at the direction of medical staff...evacs worldwide 🌎 in a 24/7 call center environment. I actively used my German & Spanish skills and sometimes Russian. It didn't pay super great but it was work I absolutely loved & it was exciting. Also felt great to make a real difference saving lives. I miss it.

You Are loved. You Are seen. You Are Safe Here. You Are Needed. You Are Unique. You Are Enough. You Are You. You Are Valid. You Are Heard.

You Matter.

And yes, nobody is perfect, least of all anyone (like me) from the country of Jim Crow, but keep electing Danielle Smith in Alberta and we'll see how that works out.

Fallout 3 claims the U.S. invades Canada...

/s

/tongue in cheek

But seriously stop electing White Supremacist fossil feudalists.

#Alberta #Wildfires #Canada #Wisconsin #ClimateChange

#haiku #sorrow#ivy
I remember you.
The spring of life, now passed on.
A sea full of tears……..

@ScottSoCal
The snacks have possession. The people just need to share their space.

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/06/27/i-dont-think-i-could-handle-forever/
Just read A Short Stay in Hell. Good, quick existential read. Makes me wonder why people want to live forever.
#Books, #Musings, #Zoroastrian, #eternity, #fiction, #Infinity, #Scott L. Peck

They longed to test these alternate histories. And it was for this purpose that a copy of the earth in the year 2016 was made.

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#microfic #microhorror #horrorstory #horror

Not everyone was happy with humankind's "golden age."

When technology made disease and sickness a thing of the past. They whispered about how suffering nourished the soul.

When mandatory work became obsolete they grumbled about "work ethic" and "soft men" and confidently waited for civilization's fall. A fall that never came.

In fact, it seemed that it was their philosophy, the one that regarded suffering and hierarchy as essential that might vanish.
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