Notices by Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)

@sixohsix Streisand effect from them banning Pixelfed links.

Finished painting the big rat. It was a lot of fun!

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@jaredwhite Congrats @dansup!

@Lapibach What do you mean? There are so many.

@ErikUden They weren't lying, that wurst sure is gebraten.

Christmas market.

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Overall, it's an opportunity for me to regain some work-life balance, and for Mastodon as an organization to unlock its full potential and avoid some ego- and trademark-related pitfalls that other large open-source projects have recently experienced.

I don't have a very high opinion of myself as a CEO, and I always imagine where Mastodon might've been today if I wasn't a massive introvert, but I'd like to think there were redeeming qualities about my run, as well.

I would like to focus on the things about Mastodon that I have passion for, in a new, more product-oriented role, while leaving the business side of things to a new CEO. This is not immediate and will likely occur within the next 2-3 months.

Mastodon grew beyond any of my expectations. I have always tried to push myself out of my comfort zone and grow to new challenges, but it has taken its toll over time. The past 2 years especially have been overwhelming, and my mental and physical health have taken a dip.

It is not easy, and I feel a lot of conflicting emotions writing about it, because Mastodon is so tightly intertwined with my identity and my sense of self-worth. I dedicated 8 years of my life to this cause that I care deeply about, in a role that you can never disconnect from.

So, this has been in the works for a while, arguably most of last year. I intend to transfer my personal ownership of the Mastodon trademarks and assets, incl. copyright over my code, to the Mastodon non-profit, and transition to a different role at the organization.

@kevinrothrock I’ve heard Ghost and Buttondown.

@davidimel It’s the photography equivalent of Scrooge McDuck’s vault.

@stepheneb @GottaLaff @LarsFosdal You can filter notifications from new accounts if you click the gear above notifications in the web app.

Beautiful stuff: "It’s not really enjoyable to make music now… it takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of practice, you have to get really good at an instrument... I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of time they spend making music."

https://www.404media.co/ceo-of-ai-music-company-says-people-dont-like-making-music/

@GottaLaff We have a CAPTCHA on sign-up that's supposed to be difficult for bots to break. In our experience, spam that gets through is operated by humans. We try to stay on top of the IP addresses and e-mail domains they use, but it's a cat and mouse game. I apologize for the inconvenience caused.

@zutalorz I found his Instagram, he tags his uploads with "AI artwork" and "generative art", so definitely AI-generated. Anyhow, a disclaimer would've sufficed.

@zutalorz Please disclaim AI-generated images.

Last summer. Ambleside.

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