In my free time, I help run a small Mastodon server for roughly six hundred queer leatherfolk. When a new member signs up, we require them to write a short application—just a sentence or two. There’s a small text box in the signup form which says:| aphyr.com
I work on problems with networks because I am an ordinary person and I care about ordinary people. Sometimes caring about ordinary people means finding new ropes to pull on and throwing your weight into it. For those of us inside the US but outside the VIP lounge of American| wreckage/salvage
It's hard to get settled into the fediverse for a set of distinct but interlocking reasons, starting with "How do I pick a server?"| wreckage/salvage
This post is a work in progress about a talk I gave on August 24, 2024 at the final XOXO Festival in Portland, Oregon.| erinkissane.com
Once, Saint-Exupéry “circled the airport for an hour after returning, so that he could finish reading a novel.” I deeply empathize.| FJORD.STYLE
After a few months of prepping and conducting interviews and then many more months of analyzing and writing up what we found, we’re| erinkissane.com
Meta's Threads service is joining the Fediverse, and I think there are some things about Meta—and about Fediverse mechanics—that it's important to include in that conversation.| erinkissane.com