#theatl — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #theatl, aggregated by home.social.
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Via @alexip718
The AJC is collecting dream Atlanta transit maps from readers for future coverage:
https://bsky.app/profile/saraegregory.bsky.social/post/3m4fyzky4g22o
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Via @alexip718
The AJC is collecting dream Atlanta transit maps from readers for future coverage:
https://bsky.app/profile/saraegregory.bsky.social/post/3m4fyzky4g22o
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Highlights from the ATL board meeting today:
- 2 autonomous transport presentations (one on wheels for Cumberland CID, one suspended like trains in Wuppertal, Germany).
- Xpress ridership exceeds forecast by 40% since service redesign took effect, more trips added to official schedule on Sept. 15.
- Regional planning process in place, first annual report in October.#Atlanta #Transit #XpressGA #TheATL #CumberlandCID #AutonomousVehicles
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Highlights from the ATL board meeting today:
- 2 autonomous transport presentations (one on wheels for Cumberland CID, one suspended like trains in Wuppertal, Germany).
- Xpress ridership exceeds forecast by 40% since service redesign took effect, more trips added to official schedule on Sept. 15.
- Regional planning process in place, first annual report in October.#Atlanta #Transit #XpressGA #TheATL #CumberlandCID #AutonomousVehicles
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Via @alexip718:
The ATL just awarded $1.75 million today for autonomous shuttles between the West End neighborhood and the Lee+White retail plaza on the Beltline trail.
#Atlanta #Transit #AutonomousVehicles #MARTA #TheATL #BeltLine
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Via @alexip718:
The ATL just awarded $1.75 million today for autonomous shuttles between the West End neighborhood and the Lee+White retail plaza on the Beltline trail.
#Atlanta #Transit #AutonomousVehicles #MARTA #TheATL #BeltLine
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Fresh from the ATL board meeting earlier: ATL Xpress commuter routes will be shaken up in the Summer, with county-branded express service (CobbLinc express and RideGwinnett express) merged into it.
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Fresh from the ATL board meeting earlier: ATL Xpress commuter routes will be shaken up in the Summer, with county-branded express service (CobbLinc express and RideGwinnett express) merged into it.
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Hi #theATL.social! 👋
Post-election, I've been catching up on theATL.social-related projects.
I have some exciting news! A reboot of theATL.social's #BlueSky server has been completed with lots of changes, the biggest one being:
🚀 User handles are now directly off of theATL.social. So, for example, my handle is https://michael.theatl.social (feel free to check that out!)
All financial contributors at the $5/month or higher level or higher can receive a handle on theATL.social's BlueSky personal data server. Financial contributors at the $10/month or higher may also signup for email forwarding.
Self-signup will be available soon via https://members.theatl.social, but if you'd like an account sooner, let me know and I can send over an invite.
🤔 So, why do this now?
Xitter is becoming becoming thoroughly 💀 , and there seems to be an actual migration over to BlueSky. Although Mastodon is still here, the reality is that there is a growing community on BlueSky.
With these changes, theATL.social's members can now expand their presence into other platforms while keeping their online identity consistent across platforms!
ℹ️ I will be updating the join.theatl.social page soon with all the benefits and features of becoming a member of theATL.social.
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Hi #theATL.social! 👋
Post-election, I've been catching up on theATL.social-related projects.
I have some exciting news! A reboot of theATL.social's #BlueSky server has been completed with lots of changes, the biggest one being:
🚀 User handles are now directly off of theATL.social. So, for example, my handle is https://michael.theatl.social (feel free to check that out!)
All financial contributors at the $5/month or higher level or higher can receive a handle on theATL.social's BlueSky personal data server. Financial contributors at the $10/month or higher may also signup for email forwarding.
Self-signup will be available soon via https://members.theatl.social, but if you'd like an account sooner, let me know and I can send over an invite.
🤔 So, why do this now?
Xitter is becoming becoming thoroughly 💀 , and there seems to be an actual migration over to BlueSky. Although Mastodon is still here, the reality is that there is a growing community on BlueSky.
With these changes, theATL.social's members can now expand their presence into other platforms while keeping their online identity consistent across platforms!
ℹ️ I will be updating the join.theatl.social page soon with all the benefits and features of becoming a member of theATL.social.
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Hey #theATL.social fam 👋
For many of us, this morning is rough af.
I've been around Dem politics for most my adult life. You win some, and you lose some - in this case, it was a very brutal loss. 😔
My adrenalin was so high last night that I forgot to eat dinner, my Apple Watch thought I was having a heart attack, and I barely slept. Lots of tough and sad text messages shared with colleagues.
The reasons for the election results will be discussed and debated - and rightfully so. But, for now, what's next?
First, getting my mental and physical health back to a better state. It's been a non-stop sprint for a few weeks (months?), and I'm not young enough to keep up with that.
Second, ensuring this (theATL.social / Mastodon) remains an online forum not infected by the tentacles of oligarchs like Meta and wtf Xitter is now.
Third, after some R&R, once again working in common cause with those building winning political coalitions for a better future for this county and its people. This is probably going to be as hard as it's ever been before. 💙
Take care of each other. If you are in the US and feeling in crisis, call ☎️ 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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Hey #theATL.social fam 👋
For many of us, this morning is rough af.
I've been around Dem politics for most my adult life. You win some, and you lose some - in this case, it was a very brutal loss. 😔
My adrenalin was so high last night that I forgot to eat dinner, my Apple Watch thought I was having a heart attack, and I barely slept. Lots of tough and sad text messages shared with colleagues.
The reasons for the election results will be discussed and debated - and rightfully so. But, for now, what's next?
First, getting my mental and physical health back to a better state. It's been a non-stop sprint for a few weeks (months?), and I'm not young enough to keep up with that.
Second, ensuring this (theATL.social / Mastodon) remains an online forum not infected by the tentacles of oligarchs like Meta and wtf Xitter is now.
Third, after some R&R, once again working in common cause with those building winning political coalitions for a better future for this county and its people. This is probably going to be as hard as it's ever been before. 💙
Take care of each other. If you are in the US and feeling in crisis, call ☎️ 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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Hi #theATL.social! I know I've been away for a little bit, spending time writing for @GAElectionUpdate (which I hope has been helpful/useful!)
Thank you too to @DecaturNature, who has been diligently welcoming our new members, working on other moderation tasks, and is a core reason for the success of this Mastodon instance.
Post-election [week], I'll be conducting instance maintenance, which includes upgrading the core theATL.social software to v4.3.1 from 4.3.0 (and other maintenance tasks) and other general tasks. And then also continue some of the general pre-election projects that went on standby.
In the meantime, enjoy using the instance during this busy, historic, and unprecedented time! :mastodance:
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Hi #theATL.social! I know I've been away for a little bit, spending time writing for @GAElectionUpdate (which I hope has been helpful/useful!)
Thank you too to @DecaturNature, who has been diligently welcoming our new members, working on other moderation tasks, and is a core reason for the success of this Mastodon instance.
Post-election [week], I'll be conducting instance maintenance, which includes upgrading the core theATL.social software to v4.3.1 from 4.3.0 (and other maintenance tasks) and other general tasks. And then also continue some of the general pre-election projects that went on standby.
In the meantime, enjoy using the instance during this busy, historic, and unprecedented time! :mastodance:
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Hello #theATL.social! 👋
Good news! Infrastructure and process prep for Mastodon version 4.3.0 is completed. The theATL.social version of the software will continue to have enhanced rate limits for local users. 🚀
The phanpy and Elk front ends will also be upgraded too. (The #bluesky server is now up-to-date with the latest version).
I anticipate 20-40 minutes of hard downtime. This downtime will allow me to conduct a hard backup of the core database in the event that the upgrade does not go as planned.
I will be starting this upgrade this late afternoon and will have an announcement posted shortly to advise. Feel free to reply or DM with any questions!
And, as we're well into October, I wanted to thank again the financial supports of theATL.social! :RedCrystalHeart:
Your financial support makes this all possible.
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Hello #theATL.social! 👋
Good news! Infrastructure and process prep for Mastodon version 4.3.0 is completed. The theATL.social version of the software will continue to have enhanced rate limits for local users. 🚀
The phanpy and Elk front ends will also be upgraded too. (The #bluesky server is now up-to-date with the latest version).
I anticipate 20-40 minutes of hard downtime. This downtime will allow me to conduct a hard backup of the core database in the event that the upgrade does not go as planned.
I will be starting this upgrade this late afternoon and will have an announcement posted shortly to advise. Feel free to reply or DM with any questions!
And, as we're well into October, I wanted to thank again the financial supports of theATL.social! :RedCrystalHeart:
Your financial support makes this all possible.
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Hi #theATL.social! Last night's upgrade to 4.2.13 went smoothly - and as of this morning, 4.3.0 was released!
I'm aiming to get the upgrade done with a week or so. There will be a bit of testing on the backend to make sure all is okay before proceeding, in order to reduce the time or likelihood of downtime.
Mastodon.social already has the new version running if you'd like to take a look!
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Hi #theATL.social! Last night's upgrade to 4.2.13 went smoothly - and as of this morning, 4.3.0 was released!
I'm aiming to get the upgrade done with a week or so. There will be a bit of testing on the backend to make sure all is okay before proceeding, in order to reduce the time or likelihood of downtime.
Mastodon.social already has the new version running if you'd like to take a look!
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Hello #theATL.social!
First, welcome to our new users, @lexluthor , @upstreamism , @tedfriedman , @kwclarke , @babblinbijou , @runitback1999 , @angel , @kralcttam , @aaronsmartarides , and @TomSolo (I think that's everyone!) - glad you are here and hope you enjoy the instance and fediverse. @DecaturNature is our lead moderator and either he and/or I are glad to answer any questions! :sticker_dancingelephant:
And, for #Georgia residents, TODAY is the last day to register to vote. If you live in #Atlanta, you can visit https://atlanta.vote/ - otherwise visit https://vote.gov/register/georgia 🗳️ ☑️ 🇺🇸
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Hello #theATL.social!
First, welcome to our new users, @lexluthor , @upstreamism , @tedfriedman , @kwclarke , @babblinbijou , @runitback1999 , @angel , @kralcttam , @aaronsmartarides , and @TomSolo (I think that's everyone!) - glad you are here and hope you enjoy the instance and fediverse. @DecaturNature is our lead moderator and either he and/or I are glad to answer any questions! :sticker_dancingelephant:
And, for #Georgia residents, TODAY is the last day to register to vote. If you live in #Atlanta, you can visit https://atlanta.vote/ - otherwise visit https://vote.gov/register/georgia 🗳️ ☑️ 🇺🇸
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Hi #theATL.social! I have some maintenance work about to start to keep our servers running :100rainbow: ! Disruptions should be minimal.
For any questions or concerns, feel free to DM or email to [email protected]
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Hi #theATL.social! I have some maintenance work about to start to keep our servers running :100rainbow: ! Disruptions should be minimal.
For any questions or concerns, feel free to DM or email to [email protected]
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Hi #theATL.social! It's that time of the month again where your financial contributions are counted for monthly commitments.
I'd like to thank each and every one of the contributors to the instance ❤️ . It is thanks to you that keeps this operation going. :sticker_dancingelephant:
Thank you to @DecaturNature and @wesley for your assistance and testing on the new "beta" Mastodon fork that will be released soon. With a new visual design, built-in benefits for members, and more, I am excited to bring this online soon. If you are interested in testing, let me know! 🚀
To contribute to the instance, visit https://opencollective.com/theatlsocial.
The goal for this year is financial sustainability! We're well on our way, but every contribution helps ensure the long-term operation of this community.
Thanks, and hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!
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Hi #theATL.social! It's that time of the month again where your financial contributions are counted for monthly commitments.
I'd like to thank each and every one of the contributors to the instance ❤️ . It is thanks to you that keeps this operation going. :sticker_dancingelephant:
Thank you to @DecaturNature and @wesley for your assistance and testing on the new "beta" Mastodon fork that will be released soon. With a new visual design, built-in benefits for members, and more, I am excited to bring this online soon. If you are interested in testing, let me know! 🚀
To contribute to the instance, visit https://opencollective.com/theatlsocial.
The goal for this year is financial sustainability! We're well on our way, but every contribution helps ensure the long-term operation of this community.
Thanks, and hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!
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Good evening, #theATL.social friends! Hope everyone is having a good one.
I've finally been able to devote just about all my time to the "deeper"-fork of Mastodon, in order to implement the functionality that make it easier to view and discover content and posts, and to also provide some more concrete benefits to paying members.
I'll have some screenshots in the next day or two as a preview!
(And, I finally have the dev tooling set up to work on the fork, which has made this work much less painful.)
I know a few Mastodon instances have been shutting down lately - I think we're entering the evolutionary point where servers/instances will need to differentiate themselves to justify asking users to financially contribute.
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Good evening, #theATL.social friends! Hope everyone is having a good one.
I've finally been able to devote just about all my time to the "deeper"-fork of Mastodon, in order to implement the functionality that make it easier to view and discover content and posts, and to also provide some more concrete benefits to paying members.
I'll have some screenshots in the next day or two as a preview!
(And, I finally have the dev tooling set up to work on the fork, which has made this work much less painful.)
I know a few Mastodon instances have been shutting down lately - I think we're entering the evolutionary point where servers/instances will need to differentiate themselves to justify asking users to financially contribute.
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Good evening, #theATL.social!
Some upgrade news 🚀:
#Mastodon has been updated to the v4.2.8 theatl-social fork (https://github.com/theatl-social/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.8-theatlsocial)Additional measures have been taken to curtail the spam bots 🤖. With these meaures, registrations can remain open without pre-approval, although depending on the risk level, some new registration may be subject to additional review before approval. Also, in some cases, new users may be required to complete a captcha. (it won't be anywhere near as awful as twitter's, so no worries there.)
As always, if you notice any issues, let me know! I've done the usual checks and things to make sure that everything is working as expected.
And, hopefully less spam 💩 too!
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Good evening, #theATL.social!
Some upgrade news 🚀:
#Mastodon has been updated to the v4.2.8 theatl-social fork (https://github.com/theatl-social/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.8-theatlsocial)Additional measures have been taken to curtail the spam bots 🤖. With these meaures, registrations can remain open without pre-approval, although depending on the risk level, some new registration may be subject to additional review before approval. Also, in some cases, new users may be required to complete a captcha. (it won't be anywhere near as awful as twitter's, so no worries there.)
As always, if you notice any issues, let me know! I've done the usual checks and things to make sure that everything is working as expected.
And, hopefully less spam 💩 too!
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Hi #theATL.social users, members, and friends!
Some life/work/instance updates (all good stuff!):
💻 First, the state of theATL.social is excellent, stable, and growing. On the technical side of things, servers are purring, updated/maintained, and generally happily. Financial contributions directly support operations - thank you for your trust! ❤️
💼 I've (voluntarily) transitioned out of a "9 to 5" -type job, as other oppos (including theATL.social!) have become my primary work. So, that means more time building the instance!
🚀 For theATL, I've been spending lots o' time coding both paying member benefits, and working to reduce friction for new users joining. Why? Because this spring, I am planning a local publicity drive to grow our membership. I think it's time.
🤗 theATL is a (very small) company with a very public mission: to provide independent social media to #Atlanta, #Georgia and surrounding communities.
We've got a good thing going - I'm so excited for what's next!
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Hi #theATL.social users, members, and friends!
Some life/work/instance updates (all good stuff!):
💻 First, the state of theATL.social is excellent, stable, and growing. On the technical side of things, servers are purring, updated/maintained, and generally happily. Financial contributions directly support operations - thank you for your trust! ❤️
💼 I've (voluntarily) transitioned out of a "9 to 5" -type job, as other oppos (including theATL.social!) have become my primary work. So, that means more time building the instance!
🚀 For theATL, I've been spending lots o' time coding both paying member benefits, and working to reduce friction for new users joining. Why? Because this spring, I am planning a local publicity drive to grow our membership. I think it's time.
🤗 theATL is a (very small) company with a very public mission: to provide independent social media to #Atlanta, #Georgia and surrounding communities.
We've got a good thing going - I'm so excited for what's next!
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Here are some other HOT events to check out in #Atlanta this weekend:
Atlanta Summer Beer Fest, 6/17, 4pm- 8pm (Old Fourth Ward Park), TICKETS ARE NOW $60 AT THE EVENT
https://www.atlantasummerbeerfestival.com/Juneteenth Celebration at Oakland Cemetery, 6/17, 10:30am- 1pm (Oakland Cemetery)
https://oaklandcemetery.com/event/juneteenth/?utm_source=.HOF+Email+List&utm_campaign=86e7fb682a-may-17-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d1c12b8a00-86e7fb682a-145377585&mc_cid=86e7fb682a&mc_eid=a0503a435fSound Waves Concert Series, 6/16- 6/19, 5pm- 9pm (Georgia Aquarium)
https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/sound-waves/PFL 5 (18+), 6/16, 6:30pm (OTE Arena, Atlantic Station)
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Hey #theATL! Here's what's going on in and around #Atlanta this weekend:
Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival, 6/16 - 6/18 (Centennial Olympic Park) https://www.juneteenthatl.com/
ATL NAACP Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom, 6/17 5pm- 9pm (Downtown East Point) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-point-welcomes-atl-naacp-free-juneteenth-concert-2023-tickets-621245350567
Juneteenth Celebration, 6/17 4pm- 10pm (Starr Park Amphitheater, Forest Park)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-celebration-tickets-655654067967Family & Friends Father's Day Old School BBQ Cookoff, 6/18, 12pm- 8pm (Morrow)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-friends-fathers-day-old-school-bbq-cookoff-2023-registration-636999230847 -
Hey #theATL! Here's what's going on in and around #Atlanta this weekend:
Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival, 6/16 - 6/18 (Centennial Olympic Park) https://www.juneteenthatl.com/
ATL NAACP Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom, 6/17 5pm- 9pm (Downtown East Point) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-point-welcomes-atl-naacp-free-juneteenth-concert-2023-tickets-621245350567
Juneteenth Celebration, 6/17 4pm- 10pm (Starr Park Amphitheater, Forest Park)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-celebration-tickets-655654067967Family & Friends Father's Day Old School BBQ Cookoff, 6/18, 12pm- 8pm (Morrow)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-friends-fathers-day-old-school-bbq-cookoff-2023-registration-636999230847 -
Hello Atlanta and Metro area, I just scheduled another meetup for our little local ATL server. I spent way longer than I wanted making this graphic but I think it was worth it! I'm tripling up on 3 different personal interests of mine with this one. Hope that you can join.
Sunday May 21st, 11:30am at Bold Monk Brewery
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/theatl-social-mastodon-meetup-group/events/293092893#TheATL #Atlanta #MastoMeet
#DistinguishedGentlemansRide #motorcycle #CafeRacer -
Meetup for our local Mastodon instance https://theATL.social
This time at Rev Coffee in Smyrna on the edge of NW AtlantaThursday April 20th 6:30-8pm
It’s a great way to meet local folks on the instance and give @michael a great big high five and pat on the back for doing an awesome job running the server 🙏
theATL.social Mastodon Gathering Meet’n’Greet: https://meetu.ps/e/M2bm5/2ZcvS/i
#Smyrna #Atlanta #localverse
#Meetup #MastoMeet
#theATL #ATL
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Meetup for our local Mastodon instance https://theATL.social
This time at Rev Coffee in Smyrna on the edge of NW AtlantaThursday April 20th 6:30-8pm
It’s a great way to meet local folks on the instance and give @michael a great big high five and pat on the back for doing an awesome job running the server 🙏
theATL.social Mastodon Gathering Meet’n’Greet: https://meetu.ps/e/M2bm5/2ZcvS/i
#Smyrna #Atlanta #localverse
#Meetup #MastoMeet
#theATL #ATL
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I scheduled the next Meetup for our little local Mastodon instance https://theATL.social
This time at Rev Coffee in Smyrna on the edge of NW AtlantaThursday April 20th 6:30-8pm
It’s a great way to meet local folks on the instance and give @michael a great big high five and pat on the back for doing an awesome job running the server 🙏
theATL.social Mastodon Gathering Meet’n’Greet: https://meetu.ps/e/M2bm5/2ZcvS/i
#Smyrna #Atlanta #localverse
#Meetup #MastoMeet
#theATL #ATL #420
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Any plans on March 30th after work?
Meet the people behind the screen names of theATL.social and find out if @michael is a person or a clever chat bot.
🍻 theATL.social meetup at:
Monday Night Brewing Garage (West End) at 6pmMore info:
https://www.meetup.com/theatl-social-mastodon-meetup-group/events/292343694/
#Atlanta
#meetup
#theATLsocial
#beer
#WestEnd
#theATLFrom: @michael
https://theatl.social/@michael/110075906934466296 -
@bayport theATL.social flyers on the table at the entrance of San Francisco Coffee in Virginia Highland. #theATL #localverse #Atlanta #VaHi
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@MelindaATL
I just say that is a new kind of social media like twitter but better because it is not corporate with no ads or algorithms.
That anyone can set up a server based on interests and communities and all the different servers can connect so it is not just limited to the single group.We set one up for the local Atlanta area community, so wanted to hang these flyers up here since coffee shops are all about their local communities.
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Any plans on March 30th after work?
Meet the people behind the screen names of theATL.social and find out if @michael is a person or a clever GPT-4 chat bot.
🍻 theATL.social meetup at:
Monday Night Brewing Garage (West End) at 6pmAll are welcome, even those still using the 🐦 app :ablobwink:
More info:
https://www.meetup.com/theatl-social-mastodon-meetup-group/events/292343694/
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Any plans on March 30th after work?
Meet the people behind the screen names of theATL.social and find out if @michael is a person or a clever GPT-4 chat bot.
🍻 theATL.social meetup at:
Monday Night Brewing Garage (West End) at 6pmAll are welcome, even those still using the 🐦 app :ablobwink:
More info:
https://www.meetup.com/theatl-social-mastodon-meetup-group/events/292343694/
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Upside to insomnia is being outside for the dawn chorus. Birds heard this morning: bluebirds, the little resident male phoebe, cardinals, Carolina Wrens (my House Wrens haven't arrived yet), titmice, towhees, a chickadee, and a Pine Warbler. And the thrasher just cranked up outside the breakfast-room window!
Good morning to everyone else in the Atl who's been up since 4 a.m.!
☕️
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Just read the proposal for governance for #theAtl and it just makes me so much more happy to be here than I already was.
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Morning! Thank you 🤗 to all those who have completed the survey, and to those who attended the Patreon supporter Q&A yesterday evening.
Out of all the feedback and discussions, the establishment of a sustainable governance structure has emerged as a top priority.
This structure would be a precursor to any legal structure created for the operation of #theATL.social.
If you are interested in participating in governance next steps, please reach via DM or ✉️ [email protected]
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Another poll from theATL.social's coding lab 🧪, let me know how helpful or useful you would find...
The ability to conduct a full-text search of ALL posts/statuses (not just your own) cached by the instance via the existing search box functionality.
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From theATL.social's coding lab 🧪, let me know how helpful or useful you would find...
The ability to opt-in to an algorithmically augmented Home feed: from your favorited posts and followed hash tags, other recommended posts/statuses (already located on the instance) would be inserted into your Home feed.
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@sysop for the avatar consider this pic of the ATL skyline from Wikipedia/Wikicommons?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atlanta_Skyline_from_Buckhead.jpg