Voted early today in #STL ! When I was filling out the ball out they rang a cowbell for each first time voter. There were four that I can remember in that short time, more than even most presidential elections! A hopeful sign. 🙂 #vote

Thought I'd write an #introduction for all those #newhere from the Musk exodus:

I'm an analytical chemist. I've hosted my own #Friendica node (instance) at my home since 2018, shortly after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. From there, I got bit by the #selfhosting bug and am now hosting my own #opensource replacements for many FAANG services.

Welcome all to the #fediverse ! If you are thinking about self-hosting and have questions, would be happy to help as able!
#introductions