Very happy that today is D&D day.

Going to also spend the weekend finally hammering out my long overdue overhaul of organising, planning, scheduling, and generally establishing the foundations of, well, everything.

Hoping this will help me resolve uncertainty around the current Micro.blog mess.

Today I received a cease and desist notice related to my recent comments about the attitudes and behaviors of some people within the IndieWeb space. I have complied with the notice and removed all requested content. And I’ve been advised to say nothing further, so, that’s it.

— Adam Newbold, Silenced

This is chilling.

(edit: Adam has now taken down the linked post. Given that this involves a legal issue I am now unsure if I should edit out the quote.)

I don’t know much about tech or media, but if a tech oligarch was helping to systematically dismantle the federal government using his own sequestered private sector employees, I might not, personally, report on it by primarily posting to the social media platform that he himself owns.

— Ben Werdmuller

80 years ago we decided Nazis were people we needed to actively oppose.

I’m gonna hop off Micro.blog for a bit. Need to put my thoughts and feelings together away from the space that is inciting them, mostly in a bad way.

I’m going to post a thank-you note for many who have spoken up, and then I’ll be gone for a few days.

If anyone wants to chat, I am available.

I felt so good about my work for TIL, and therefore Micro.blog itself (my work is unofficial and, other than being supplied with complimentary hosting I am unpaid) – and now I just don’t know.

Unconvinced that spark of community can be recovered. It feels as if the only shoe has dropped.

We’re playing some games tonight! Our usual D&D session is on hold since we don’t have a full table until next week.

I’m gonna go prep for that, and get back to work on emails and posts about Micro.blog either tonight or in the morning.

Feeling relieved that I kept TIL in holiday maintenance mode. Hoping to find the right reasons to return to work on it soon.

I have these little cuts at the tips of my fingers, from dry skin. I hate this.

I’m gonna nope out of personal use of Pixelfed. That Supernault guy is creepy.

Two weeks with no @JohnPhilpin on the timeline is just wrong.

Never been happier to have Thought Detox on my phone. Thanks again, @AngeloStavrow 🙏

Didn’t realise it’s been almost exactly three years since I posted my incoherent thoughts on Micro.blog and communication. I don’t like it has come about but at least the conversation is now moving ahead.

Hopefully it never stops. Continuous talk, paired with constant action is beyond necessary.

When Merry and Pippin split up

because Pippin has to go with Gandalf

and he doesn’t realise until the moment he is being sped away

😭😭😭

Trans lives matter. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Manton got into an argument and Micro.blog immediately broke.

If that isn’t proof that arguing on the internet is a waste of time, I don’t know what is.

Your mind is valuable.

Your attention is an important part of your mind.

Stop treating it like slop.

Banning social networks is great.

Now tell me which books you want banned.

Total. Fucking. Bullshit.

D&D Night has become such an important part of my life and I am so here for it. Mental, physical, emotional; positive effects all around.