Guess I'm gonna try out yet another social media! So hi everyone, I'm Nika and I'm doing digital art in a more or less painterly tradional feel. I'm looking forward to find some new amazing artists to connect with around here!

So here's a little portrait I got commissioned to do as some advertisement.

#newhere #newbie #digital #digitalarl

@anhdoilc @Gulleko very short bursts.

A different pose for a grey squirrel

http://www.vickyoutenphotography.com

#photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #Mastodonnaturecommunity #greysquirrel #squirrel

I just want to say for my first post to the #Fediverse that I've already seen more #alttext in the last couple of days than I've literally seen in my entire life. I don't know what it is, but as a blind user it's making me emotional to be able to actually interact with content. Think I'll write an introduction soon.
#accessibility #Mastodon #redditMigration

@helplessduck @IvoGatzinski I sometimes do instant if that's all I have on hand. LOL

So, you know, lots of variability here. Experiment. See what you like.

@helplessduck @IvoGatzinski LOL serious preferences here! I don't do alcohol, so I'll deffo skip the bourbon.

@helplessduck @IvoGatzinski I like overnight oats, too. Much better than cooked oatmeal.

Pro tip: the oats don't need to soak in liquid overnight. 20 minutes will do. Or none, depending on your texture preferences. Muesli, for example, can contain uncooked oats, and there's no soaking involved.

I like mine mixed into yoghurt.

Off to do some #art.

People are like "mastodon isn't full of old people" and then tell a personal anecdote about the time some guy catfished 11 women on USENET.

@pencilears @Hikiru I identify with that statement.

55. Took my first programming course in 1983. Was on the internet before it was called the Internet. Bought my first computer in 1991. Installed my cutting edge 1200 baud modem which came with incorrect instructions for IRQ switches, which I figured out anyway, and came with dialup software that was incompatible with it, but I got that working, too.

@AkkalonAS @tanya8217 I'd also suggest adding a profile picture. Some people will not follow/boost anyone without one.

Also, use hashtags in your #introduction post. Like #cooking #photography #art #cats to make your post more discoverable.

Huh, just boosted a toot saying Mastodon is the Gen-X of social media, and that made me realize that I think most of the people that I interact with here are Gen-X like me, or maybe elder millennials. So, it's poll time!

If you are an active Mastodon user, what generation do you consider yourself to be?

edit: If you are a Xennial (1977 to 1985ish) you can pick "Geriatric" Millenial

@msquebanh Suggest to your friends indg.club! A indigenous Mastodon server.

https://indg.club/invite/vFeCEDLc

https://indg.club/@roag505/110572132511318423

#IndigenousMastodon #Indigedon #LANback #skodon

Doing a test here to see how much reach this #mastodon account with 550 followers has compared to the same test on #Threads with a 430 Follower count.

I suspect I already know the answer.

If you see this please Boost and Like, and if you want to leave a comment feel free to that.

FINAL UPDATE - 4 Days Later

Mastodon
Likes: 3,200+
Boosts: 2,600+
Replies: 150+
Followers gained: 225

Threads
Likes: 17
Retweet/Boosts: Unknown. No stats
Replies: 4
Followers Gained: 330

Hypothesis: The Fediverse consists almost entirely of adults.

I expect most youths are drawn to the large corporate social networks; but those of us who took the effort to come here have likely experienced the Internet before most of those existed.

Of course, the only way to test this is by collecting data using the most scientifically rigorous method available to me: a Mastodon poll, lol

(I expect this will only reach English-speaking Fedi, but do boost if you're able)

⬇️ What is your age? ⬇️

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@ElectricDryad I'm heading to bed now. I have an idea of a solution that I am not 100% certain about.

You could theoretically take all that jam, shove it back in your pot, add the sugar back in that you subbed out, and cook the jam again until it thickens. It will then have enough sugar, although with added honey, that it likely would be okay.

Ah! County extension offices! That's what they're called! If you're in the US, call them and ask for advice.

@ElectricDryad ah< yeah, no, that would do it. Honey contains more water/less sugar, so it will throw things off. You need to cook the fruit with sugar and pectin long enough for it to gel, and honey will affect that.

But, more importantly. With hot water bath canning (not pressure canning), you need a certain amount of sugar and/or acid to safely preserve the jam, so even if it set, if that sugar/acid ratio was off, it may not have been safely preserved.

Best to stick with safe recipes, ie recipes from canning equipment manufacturers or, from what I hear, county something or other offices in the US. I would not trust a recipe from a blog, though - I wouldn't trust them to know enough about safe canning procedures.