All of my #acadmic conferences this year are international. #fPET is at TU Delft, #4S is in Hawaii (technically in the states, but still 9 hours of flight time), and #SPT is in Tokyo. None of them have remote options. With the current attitude toward Covid being *shrugemoji*, and the climate ramifications of that kind of travel (and Native Hawaiians begging people to stop visiting)... I simply cannot bring myself to do it. It's a bummer, though.

After a few days pootling around in here I am delighted by the #art and #photography, the #diversity of individuals, #CurrentAffairs, #humour, #tech and #RetroTech, #acadmic commentary, #gaming chat - the whole kit and kaboodle. A veritable smorgasbord of culture and shenanigans. Hurrah #mastodon - you are a good thing.