Natterings From Nepantla

The balkanization of social media isn't just a geographic analogy anymore.

Bonus Mastodon vs. Bluesky stat I was reminded of when posting the link to them: I have gone "wait where is the post button again" and had to hunt around for it exactly 0 times when using Mastodon, but more than 0 when using Bluesky.

How's Bluesky holding up with its fast growth? Also notable Worldcon news but not with enough details to give it the front-page treatment yet.

Imminent death of X predicted! Or, at any rate, the imminent end of its reign as the one essential short-form social network.

What THEY won't tell you about rising to the level where you're actually in charge of something at a con. Inspired by having just made it through OryCon as its gaming coordinator, probably.

A bit about being on con staff. Plus: hurricane news again.

Does the decline of music festivals point to a similar future trend for cons? Maybe not!