#mastodon

#mastodon

It was a hard record to make. It was a very emotional time for us. I lost my mom; we went through all this turmoil with Brent, and then he passed away. It's been tough. It's all in the music, it's all in the songs, and I'm excited to release it and get it out there into the world because we've been sitting on it for a while. A lot of this stuff, at least the skeletons of what this album is, we've been sitting on for two years now. A lot was going on.

I thought I'd package up my previous wrapper for Mastodon support, port over my BoxLang Bluesky module, and properly release the code on GitHub for folks who want it. Right now I'm using one repo for both Bluesky and Mastodon. Usually I'd separate them, but with the support being a grand total of one file each, I figured no one would mind getting the extra code if they only care about one.

Late artists like KISS legend Ace Frehley, Blondie drummer Clem Burke, and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs all appeared on the big screen, but Hinds was nowhere to be seen. The cameras cut away to close-ups of the Ozzy tribute performance, so there's a small chance that Hinds was acknowledged, but unlikely as the broadcast cut to a wide shot each time a new artist was shown on the screen.

There are too many examples of founder egos sabotaging thriving communities, and while I'd like to think myself an exception, I understand why people would prefer better guardrails,

Mastodon's creator, Eugen Rochko, is stepping down as CEO of the open source, decentralized social network and X rival, as part of the organization's transition to a non-profit structure, announced at the beginning of the year. The change is Mastodon's most significant leadership overhaul to date, and one designed to ensure Mastodon's longevity. As part of the organization's restructuring, Mastodon will be governed by a board of directors, which today includes Twitter co-founder Biz Stone,

My introduction to Sabbath was my mom's band, who used to cover War Pigs a pretty faithful rendition! But Ozzy felt more like my discovery, in 1981 or so.

Mastodon updated its terms to prohibit the use of user content for AI training, emphasizing user data protection against large language models.

"The venue offers a huge upgrade in production overall with end-to-end coverage, allowing for a seamless multi-stage experience, which we've aspired to bring back to Levitation."

Embracing the imperfections of documenting experiences during DjangoCon Europe 2025, I opted to share my Mastodon posts to capture the conference atmosphere.

Mastodon has introduced Nick Johnston as their new touring guitarist, marking the band's first lineup change in 25 years following Brent Hinds' departure.