Shortly after I moved from x/shitter to Mastodon and migrated as many followers that said they were moving as well, I subscribed to an art-focused mastondon instance. It was absolutely lovely to see impressionist paintings and other great art from museums in my daily feed. Then the site closed down. The admin running it decided he’d had enough.

I still found art, but now it’s local artists posting their work. It’s lovely, but in a different way. AND I can buy copies of the art if I want. So, I guess change is inevitable. In the real world, I’m sorta glad the Cheesecake Factory and Roundtable Pizza places closed leaving places for local restaurants to take their place.

Why do I hate Cheesecake Factory so much?

Their food is terrible. And the portions are so small.

[yes, that’s a Woody Allen joke]

For this same reason (free to use but not free to run), I contribute to Jerry’s efforts AND to my local mastodon instance. Thanks for all you do Jerry. And your security podcast. And your pics of your orchids.