I know the #Knicks blowing things up without a plan is devastating for the fans, but as someone who listens to sports talk while feeding a very slow eater, it's been a real gift to me.

**Steven Ovadia** · Dec 18, 2018, 16:00

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**Les Orchard** @lmorchard@toot.cafe · Dec 18, 2018, 16:00

Dec 18, 2018, 16:00

Les Orchard @lmorchard@toot.cafe

Five morning rituals to increase productivity:

1) Face North, thrice chant "inbox zero"
2) Face South, thrice chant "bullet journal"
3) Face East, thrice chant "pomodoro"
4) Face West, thrice chant "soylent"
5) Throw your head back to the sky and roar "PRODUCTIVITY"

**Steven Ovadia** · Nov 29, 2018, 10:39

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**Jorge S** @jorge@scholar.social · Nov 29, 2018, 10:39

Nov 29, 2018, 10:39

Jorge S @jorge@scholar.social

Do you use any RSS feed aggregator?
Which one?

**Steven Ovadia** · Nov 20, 2018, 14:02

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**Software Freedom Conservancy** @conservancy@mastodon.technology · Nov 20, 2018, 14:02

Nov 20, 2018, 14:02

Software Freedom Conservancy @conservancy@mastodon.technology

Support Conservancy as we gear up for another amazing year in #freesoftware, https://sfconservancy.org/news/2018/nov/20/90k-donation-match/

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Nov 14, 2018, 14:05

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Nov 14, 2018, 14:05

Nov 14, 2018, 14:05

Steven Ovadia @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange

Hot take: no resident of Queens should ever have to pay for Amazon Prime again.

Hotter take: no one born in Queens should ever have to pay for Amazon Prime again.

Hottest take: I shouldn't have to pay for Amazon Prime.

**Steven Ovadia** · Oct 11, 2018, 21:33

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lm @lm@icosahedron.website · Oct 11, 2018, 21:33

Oct 11, 2018, 21:33

lm @lm@icosahedron.website

Me peer-reviewing a paper:

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**Steven Ovadia** · Oct 11, 2018, 11:43

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**Jorge S** @jorge@scholar.social · Oct 11, 2018, 11:43

Oct 11, 2018, 11:43

Jorge S @jorge@scholar.social

A mastodon fork where toots could be categorized as "publications", "presentations", "posters", "updates", etc. That would be a #ResearchGate killer

**Steven Ovadia** · Oct 06, 2018, 10:22

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**Geordie** @geordie@aus.social · Oct 06, 2018, 10:22

Oct 06, 2018, 10:22

Geordie @geordie@aus.social

Mastodon: Mastodon is better because instead of algorithmic moderation real humans build and maintain the community with personal, human decision-making and arbitration in disputes

Also Mastodon: This week you’ll be followed by the same 20 people again from a new instance as they again got angry that a human moderator mistakenly made the wrong decision, made the right decision but only after reversing the wrong one, or took too long to make the right decision.

**Steven Ovadia** · Oct 01, 2018, 01:50

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**Nicole Mirea** @nimirea@scholar.social · Oct 01, 2018, 01:50

Oct 01, 2018, 01:50

Nicole Mirea @nimirea@scholar.social

Upon further reflection Mastodon feels a lot like early Tumblr, before ads and spambots and "featured content", except with higher barriers to profile customization and fewer inspirational quotes overlaid on nature backgrounds

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Oct 01, 2018, 01:15

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Oct 01, 2018, 01:15

Oct 01, 2018, 01:15

Steven Ovadia @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange

This is such a lovely piece about the joy and agony of writing (and of politics...) https://popula.com/2018/09/30/sarahs-magnum-opus/

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Sep 23, 2018, 16:11

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Sep 23, 2018, 16:11

Sep 23, 2018, 16:11

Steven Ovadia @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange

I love pre-season #nhl hockey because it's such a mix of vets and guys I've never heard of.

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Sep 21, 2018, 01:26

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Sep 21, 2018, 01:26

Sep 21, 2018, 01:26

Steven Ovadia @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange

I just posted this album review and I really liked the Jung stuff I managed to cram in: http://nodepression.com/album-review/ron-spencer-bands-jukebox-collective-consciousness-makes-great-blues-rock (glad I read a Very Short Introduction to Jung!)

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**Steven Ovadia** · Sep 20, 2018, 08:43

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**Ezra Peace** @ezrapeace@writing.exchange · Sep 20, 2018, 08:43

Sep 20, 2018, 08:43

Ezra Peace @ezrapeace@writing.exchange

"Part of the process of writing is not so much to explain your vision but to discover it. I think that’s what you do when you write: You find out what you think." ―Robert Towne

#amwriting #writerslife #discovery

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**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Sep 18, 2018, 11:08

**Steven Ovadia** @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange · Sep 18, 2018, 11:08

Sep 18, 2018, 11:08

Steven Ovadia @steven_ovadia@writing.exchange

I really appreciate makers who talk about having full-time jobs: https://mymorningroutine.com/kim-leutwyler/

I feel like a lot of artist/writers won't admit to not being able to live off of their creative work. It feels healthy to hear the honesty.

**Steven Ovadia** · Sep 14, 2018, 12:19

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**Nick** @nick@toot.cafe · Sep 14, 2018, 12:19

Sep 14, 2018, 12:19

Nick @nick@toot.cafe

Social media should just skip all this "oh is this account a bot?" confusion & go straight to the endgame: have every single post be an unedited video of the author delivering their message while holding a copy of today's newspaper.

#sarcasm