Posts by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
(DIR) Post #AVxS3p7CTcMM71N73o by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-05-23T20:40:15Z
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@wogan Hello! Thanks for running the server.
(DIR) Post #AVyewiNuaxVXm05aSG by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-05-24T10:34:25Z
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My daughter Caitrin got serious with a lot of things this year - studies, art, friends, her teenage attitude - and I really love what she is doing with her life.One thing I share with her closely is her horse riding. The schools regional (city) qualifiers are done now, and we are now waiting to hear confirmation that she's been given a position in the regional team, to go to the provincial competition.Meantime, her school fulsomely congratulates her on FB.So proud!https://www.facebook.com/pretoriahsgirlshigh/posts/pfbid0aczbxnPSmFH8L8iCtDTsRc4ypNSCkt3ZzPfm3Lu81Edt47bDRjWi6qS1dBBP1GGPl
(DIR) Post #AVyfDEAWBtEkyzhLkG by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-05-24T10:42:21Z
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@wogan It is.And my feelings in being able to share in her success are often rather overwhelming for me. It's a very pure type of happiness, to be able appreciate the ambitions and achievements of someone who you love.
(DIR) Post #AWyImqjtD7ei8IdPqS by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-20T20:35:04Z
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Go to Pride and take your kids with you. If for no other reason (and there are plenty of other reasons):Your kids will know they can trust you if they ever need or want to come out.
(DIR) Post #AWykAkWwdytQaaCVo8 by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T06:44:08Z
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One of my posts just got dogpiled by American (going by timezone difference) homophobic racists making death threats. That was a good opportunity to test Mastodon's block facility, which seems to work pretty well. It clears one's timeline very neatly and immediately.I didn't bother reporting - their admins won't care. One positive response to the hate was from a user on one of their own servers - that user should consider moving elsewhere for their own sanity and safety.
(DIR) Post #AWyr6zLaJScl3z2b1E by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T10:47:46Z
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@wogan @hnygd Thanks for your advice and support guys. As a cis white man I don’t feel at risk IRL from those trolls. But it wouldn’t only be my experience that matters, so thanks also for protecting other more vulnerable people, as well as me.
(DIR) Post #AWyrhzREw8Cc3pKVJw by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T10:54:28Z
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@wogan I will report in future! Thanks again.
(DIR) Post #AX1Ld8qvtOgYkgs5wm by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T19:01:27Z
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@wogan, @hnygd What have I learned? 🧵I should treat #admins not as faceless #moderators but as friendly hosts, and not mess up their place! The #ServerRules are obviously essential, but it's easy to cause problems even if I stay inside the rules.Blocking trolls works well, but in order to protect my followers I need the admins' involvement. So that adds work for a couple of busy people, which isn't kind.
(DIR) Post #AX1Ld9hOkKeXNPPziy by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T19:01:58Z
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@wogan @hnygd Controversial subjects attract #trolls.That's not a reason to avoid them, but I must consider if it's a controversy that is relevant to the server. This is @mastodon.africa, and there are plenty of controversial subjects that are relevant. #Pride and #LGBTQIA+ rights are certainly relevant, they're relevant everywhere. I just have to decide if it's the hill I (and my admins) must die on *today*.
(DIR) Post #AX1LdAYZYdBg2KISbg by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T19:02:22Z
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@wogan @hnygd Words don't achieve much by themselves.I thought hard about what I gained from attracting trolls about Pride. I didn't achieve anything much - except this self-examination! The real and useful thing to do is to *go* to Pride, when it happens, and write about that. That's being a useful #ally to people who matter to me. For that matter, I do useful volunteer work with a #schools #equestrian organisation, so I must write more about that too. Do first, then write.
(DIR) Post #AX1LdBJMkecMNSBpXk by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T19:02:43Z
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@wogan @hnygd Choose my controversy.I don't have to apologise to anyone - admins or otherwise - about my strongly-held opinions. But if I want to get myself into trouble, better be something in which I'm particularly willing to fight a corner. LGBTQIA+ rights are extremely important to me, yes, but I'm really a supporter, not a prime mover. The controversial subject I'm much more invested in is #migrant rights. It affects my family, and I think it's also very relevant to @mastodon.africa.
(DIR) Post #AX1LdIh1J6hLGqJJsu by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T19:03:12Z
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@wogan @hnygd Learn from the #hate.As a #cis white man, especially in SA, I don't face a whole lot of hate. But of course #SouthAfrica has huge problems with hate. I can empathise with others, but the experience is not usually my own. The trolling I faced today was perhaps as cold a reality as I'm ever likely to face. It will, I hope, teach me how horrible and difficult it is for black, queer, Muslim, Jewish, and other minorities to survive bigotry. Vulnerable people might not survive.
(DIR) Post #AX1LdLK5Wp8ZQabY3c by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-06-23T19:03:28Z
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@wogan @hnygd That's all I've got for now. I'm going to withdraw my earlier comment about 'misplaced optimism', get back to being a real optimist!
(DIR) Post #AXNe6OmiIKFPH5n6lU by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-07-05T09:49:46Z
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@wogan @phillipdewet Be fair - it's a Large LANGUAGE Model, not a Large ARITHMETIC Model.
(DIR) Post #AXU9P6R6bTn0gsBLE0 by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-07-08T13:08:47Z
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@wogan @hnygd @GrahamDowns Hmmm okay - and the cost implications? Certainly seems like system is responsive now.
(DIR) Post #AXU9ngexZqPDzANvP6 by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-07-08T13:13:14Z
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That's a serious commitment, @wogan. What's the best mechanism by which I can support you with a hundred or so monthly? @hnygd @GrahamDowns
(DIR) Post #AXUB9b2ZFYE8snREQ4 by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-07-08T13:28:25Z
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@wogan @hnygd @GrahamDowns Done. I'll make a monthly reminder to myself. Thanks again!
(DIR) Post #AXmlFvHB4Wn0sgbprc by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-07-17T11:43:23Z
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#School starts again tomorrow. Caitrín has merely six terms left in her school career, and then she is done at the end of 2024. Childhood's end.Aidan and Caitrín experienced a conventional middle-class school career - gender-segregated, English-speaking, well-funded, socially conservative, sporty. Both of them invested in their schools to a minor extent, and I suspect it'll have a relatively low significance in their later lives; that's all fine.
(DIR) Post #AXpQjhNSjFR6zyQ3JA by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-07-18T19:31:33Z
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@lowqualityfacts Low Quality Facts, but High Quality Apology.
(DIR) Post #AXqWvhYQgsphuBcE08 by malmorrow@mastodon.africa
2023-07-19T08:16:03Z
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@wogan Got the t-shirt.