Tried both T2 and Threads over the past week and they have just so very different vibes …

On T2, as soon as I introduced myself, there were people saying hello.

On Threads … crickets 😛

I wasn’t following anybody (or at least many people) on either platform at that point.

The interesting thing is, on Threads there are a lot of people interacting if you are a celeb — but it appears to be transactional. Not a lot of actual conversations.

But, Threads also has the numbers and so there are a lot more people to find for a particular field/subject — iOS/Swift devs, for example 🙂 On the other hand, it’s not easy to find anybody since there is no search except for search by name …

Overall though, Threads doesn’t have the public square feel that they say they want to foster. It feels more like a very crowded mall where everybody wants something but aren’t really interested in those around them …

#Threads #T2 #SocialNetworks #Conversations

@f yup, definitely interesting. I'm enjoying it immensely.

We started watching "Tarla" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27816768) yesterday. It is the story of Tarla Dalal, an Indian chef and author of more than a hundred cookbooks. Despite all of this, I had never heard of her and was expecting the story to be similar to that of Julia Child (and the HBO series, "Julia") given the similar time periods, but so far "Tarla" is going down a different path and we are both enjoying the story immensely 🙂

If you love food, cooking, or just learning about india from like 40 - 50 years ago, you might like it too. It's certainly different from the usual Bollywood fare these days ...

#Movies #Bollywood #BioPic #Cooking #RealPeople

After trying out Threads for a while, found a bunch of things which makes it harder to deal with for me personally:

* There is a character limit to posts but no character counter. So I won’t know if I’m hitting the limit till I actually hit it.

* No desktop version. I don’t use mobile that much and switching away from the desktop to use Threads means I’ll use it less often. (Yes, I know about the website and the ability to view profiles, but there's no way to see the post timeline, that I know of, via web)

* No hashtag support. I find hashtags make searching for content so much easier …

* Speaking of search, you can only search for people — not content. So I can’t find people posting about interesting stuff unless I know who these people are in the first place. Or, find them serendipitously by coming across a post of theirs in the main timeline.

* The main timeline appears to be algorithmic, but geared towards those you follow and their follows maybe? I know that I’ve run into duplicates pretty quickly when I scroll down …

* No edit functionality. Which I miss sorely after being on the Fediverse 😛

* No personal timeline — so if you want to see only posts from those you follow, you’re out of luck.

#Threads #FirstImpressions #TwitterReplacements

I thought Threads wasn't going to be available till at least 12 hours from now?

I’m already in. Here are the good points:

1. I’ve found people I know already since I follow them on Instagram.

2. I get to use my Instagram handle. Don’t have to fight over handles 😛

3. I immediately found somebody that I didn’t follow on Instagram, but was interested in following due to their YouTube videos. So discoverability (on a very quick scan) seems to be good.

4. I like their image gallery — the only app (I know of) which doesn’t ape Twitter and do that weird 1/2/3/4 grid. Threads just gives a scrolling gallery. Much nicer.

Haven’t used it enough to have any other impressions. But I do miss not being able to use it from my desktop since I’m not that heavy a mobile user ….

#Threads #FirstImpressions #TwitterReplacements

@Texan_Reverend I follow mine. I also just fed him @f breakfast. 🤣 I married mine.

One person I think more people ahould be following, especially when they're new, is their server admin. Reasonably established admins often share server updates, helpful info, and interesting boosts. Check the About page of your server to find out who your local admin is, scroll through their post history a bit, and consider adding them to your Follows.

@acm_redfox the story I've heard is that there are 65 ways to make it, hence the name, but there are, apparently, at least 65 different stories about the origin of the name, so I don't know.

I've had it a bunch of ways. My favourite was from an Indian cafe in Sandringham in New Zealand. Battered, deep fried, served in a gravy.

@acm_redfox I take it you haven't had it? Yes. And at least a hundred different ways to make it.

Watching the movie Tarla about a woman who becomes a cooking teacher. I'm less than halfway in, and I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to it than that, but that's where it's at right now.

Here's the movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27816768/

And here's a link to real life Tarla Dalal's website with more than 20,000 recipes, which is the spoiler for there being a lot more to the story! https://www.tarladalal.com

In the movie, she invents Gobi 65, which is essentially chicken 65 but with cauliflower. Heaven knows both are fabulous.

I am going to have to spend serious time browsing her recipes. Like so much time.

#cooking #bollywood #HindiMovie #IndianFood

@pixelbud I feel seen.

Best visualization of #auditoryProcessingDisorder lol.

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Alt text provided. #Neurodivergent #adhd #Autism #Autistic #AuDHD

By Venelin Dimitov

#nature #photo #photography #trees

@nikasartcave @anhdoilc Yup, I've done some and plan to do more. :)

Summer Red Dahlia

https://5-tanya-smith.pixels.com/featured/summer-red-dahlia-tanya-c-smith.html

#FlowersOnFriday #dahlia #gardening #wallart #prints #giftideas #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #photography #PhotographyIsArt

A new #introduction for a new instance.

Hi, I'm Alecia, a kiwi from the bird site.

I write #fantasy and read most types of book. I blog a humorous take on the #WritingLife at https://www.asakkalon.com/ and might be a bit obsessed with #cats and #dragons

I'd also love to talk with you about #books #reading #writing #Bookstodon learning #languages #WritingCommunity #Minecraft #WFPB diets #outdoors #NZ smart stuff, stupid stuff, and silly jokes.

Say hi - you might be my next best friend.

Intro post: I'm a professor of #Biology at the #UniversityOfWashington. My training is in #EvolutionaryBiology, #BehavioralEcology, #PopulationGenetics, and #Epidemiology. I did lots of work in #Bibliometrics and #NetworkTheory. I teach #DataLiteracy. These days I spend a lot of time thinking about the spread of #Misinformation, the #ScienceOfScience, and #PhilosophyOfScience. I do a lot of #BirdPhotography and love #ravens, #crows, and all #corvids.

For your trouble, here's a perfect crow.

I just wanted to give a tip about those writing alt text.

I thank everyone who does so! It makes my Mastodon experience so much more amazing!

But a tip, though:

If you are describing, say, text on a screen, it would be very appreciated if you describe not just the screen that exists, but what is on the screen. Here is an example.

If you say, "A screen shot of my phone's screen, showing a post on Mastodon." it doesn't much help because I ask myself (since I cannot see the image) "Yes? What does it say?

A better example would be, say:

"A screen shot of my phone's screen. There is a Mastodon post that reads:
'This is my amazing post!'"

It really, really helps me understand the full context.

@antabaku I'm very much s beginner, but some of my stuff is sci-fi. Except for my Ogopogos and Sasquatches. Those are real.

You could try #DigitalArt.