smashadvice blog posts imported here (sorry for the spam) apologies to people who follow the blog on the fediverse, the activityPub plugin doesn’t play well with retrodated blog posts. Poursuivre la Lecture →
Mastodon Rules: Characterizing Formal Rules on Popular Mastodon Instances Liked Mastodon Rules: Characterizing Formal Rules on Popular Mastodon Instances | Companion Publication of the 2023 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (ACM Conferences) an interesting article comparing the written rules of various mastodon instances and what mastodon instance admins seem to care about the most in their moderation. Poursuivre la Lecture →
Mother Ocean Father Nation Read Mother Ocean Father Nation by Nishant Batsha Jaipal feels like the unnoticed, unremarkable sibling, always left to fend for himself. Poursuivre la Lecture →
Some answers on ActivityPub for WordPress.com Replied to Some flaws with ActivityPub and wordpress.com integration by Elizabeth Tai (Elizabeth Tai) Definitely liking how ActivityPub works with my two blogs. Poursuivre la Lecture →
From Here Read From Here by Luma Mufleh In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee. Poursuivre la Lecture →
Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Hunt Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America Read Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Hunt Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America by Krista Burton A former Rookie contributor and creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes investigates the disappearance of America’s lesbian bars by visiting the last few in existence. Poursuivre la Lecture →
When we were sisters Read When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar An orphan grapples with gender, siblinghood, family, and coming-of-age as a Muslim in America in this lyrical debut novel from the acclaimed author of If They Come For Us. Poursuivre la Lecture →
September 2023 recap / Retour sur septembre 2023 As usual, recommendations are in French and English, personal update is in French. Poursuivre la Lecture →
