Eugen Rochko
Executive Strategy & Product Advisor, Founder of @Mastodon. Film photography, prog metal, Dota 2. Likes all things analog.
Executive Strategy & Product Advisor, Founder of @Mastodon. Film photography, prog metal, Dota 2. Likes all things analog.
I'm working with @dopatwo on a 10th anniversary Mastodon merch design and the sketch he sent me is so good. I usually don't even talk about these things until they're done but it's so exciting I just have to vent it.
True art lover. #grickledoodle #vampire #farmersmarket #cartoon #horror #art #drawing #funny #humor
#NEWSFLASH: Iran says Strait of #Hormuz open for business.
The move, in response to yesterday's Israel-Lebanon #ceasefire, immediately sent crude prices down. https://www.iranwar.news/p/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-open-for
Zohran Mamdani: "If you are a Mario Kart fan, government is Yoshi and philanthropy is the Golden Mushroom, that edge we need to beat Bowser on the Rainbow Road. To belabor this metaphor even further, Bowser is corporate greed in this scenario."
"Age verification is is inherently a right-wing effort. While these laws are being supported globally by those on the political right and left, they are very much a right wing effort to suppress disliked speech."
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/the-right-wing-origins-age-verification-laws-dont-disappear-just-because-theyre-going-bipartisan/
Megan decided that sleepy Pabu needed a nose massage. Sleepy Pabu agreed!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/116415333742451453
"We'll just 'AI' spam books, movies, and music" always conveniently ignores how much of everything there already is and how little of it gets any traction.
The Parliament of Estonia is orders of magnitude smarter than whoever is in the Parliament of Canada (including Mark Carney).
"Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says"
@Mastodon Iām a big badge collector, so this made my day. My official Mastodon enamel pin badges arrived today, and seeing all three laid out on their backing cards just makes them even better.
The classic logo pin, the glittery Live Laugh Federate design, and the Mastodon Elephant pin all look brilliant. Really happy to support Mastodon at the same time.
If anyone else wants to support it too: https://shop.joinmastodon.org/
Hey all. Hope your week goes as well as it can. Bit busy here. All fine, but, you know, STUFF. Anyhow, still sorting through the last batch of photos, so thought I'd post a soothing interlude, as sometimes a week needs more than just a silent Sunday. Maybe a tranquil Thursday.
