@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:

@Track_Shovel @original_reader

LOL 😂

@thelsim

Some people call me by my username (“reiver”) when they meet me in person.

To me, it is as much my name as my given-names are.

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When I consider signing up for a new platform — if my preferred username isn’t available, I often won’t join.

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Which never used to be a problem — as it is an obscure English word using its archaic spelling —

But, there are a lot more people on the Internet now, than there were two or more decades ago. So sometimes it gets taken by someone else.

@RatzChatsubo @angrystego

DNA sometimes moves from mitochondria to the cellular nucleus.

This can lead to speciation.

@original_ish_name

I’ll just replace “girlfriend” with “wife” since I am married —

Nothing happens. My wife knows me well. There isn’t anything I think would surprise her.

@HughJanus @Lazycog

Do you recall which Firefish servers you tried (that were having stability problems)?

@cygnus_velum

Yes.

There isn’t much that could make me not want to have kids.

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I actually already have children. It is one of the best things I have ever done in my life.

@interolivary @whiskeypickle

Hello from Mastodon.

@nivenkos @Ransom

Ha! 🙂 — I did that too back in the day.

But only to friends, as a joke.

This was back before e-mail spam was a thing.

@WhatsHerBucket

In general, yes.

@hitmyspot

It is all automatic.

You maintain the same relationship after the move.

If you just followed them, but they didn’t follow you — that continues after the move.

If they just followed you, but you didn’t follow them — that continues after the move.

If you followed each other — that continues after the move.

It is all automatic.

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As a user, if someone who follows you moves their account, you see that as a new follow in your notifications.

@Euraru

Yes — assuming it is safe — I have a family to support and care for (so have to think of them, too).

I want to see what’s there — and see it first hand for myself.

Similar reason why I travel to different parts of the world to see things.

I think this is more than just curiosity.

@hitmyspot @hot_milky

That is what happens on Mastodon now when someone moves their account from one server to another — you get a notification of them following you from the other server.