dragfyre @dragfyre@mastodon.sandwich.net

#Introduction time! Let's call it dragfyre 101.

I'm a (front-end) web dev, educator, blogger, dad, husband, Baha'i, and world citizen. I have deep thoughts about human nature and character, virtue #ethics, cooperation, #culture, #spirituality, #language, #education & #learning, #UX, #AI, #HCI, #Internet, and the interaction of all of the above. Google me and you'll find me on Twitter, Reddit, Youtube, Wikipedia, etc. I try to do the right thing. No politics or drama plz, and keep it SFW kthx.

So, I've posted an #introduction about myself, but maybe it's time for one for my #bots.

- @xyzzy: Interactive text adventure that posts random scenarios hourly.
- @lol: Mashes up toots from the public timeline at #MastodonSandwich.
- @videodreams: Dreamy gifs made from 100% free online content.
- @laughingman: Tracks the Laughing Man's rampage through old public domain videos.
- @bahai: Regular quotes from the Bahá'í sacred writings.
- @bahai: The latest from various Bahá'í news feeds.

Shouts out to all of the software companies out there making their offerings free for educators this month. You have no idea how much it helps everyone. #education #teaching #edtech

Washing your hands thoroughly with soap and water is the most effective way of getting rid of germs, including coronaviruses. If soap and water are not available, using a hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol can help you avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.

https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/03/04/hand-sanitisers/

Thanks @sohkamyung for the infographic and article.

#COVID19 #Viruses #Diseases #Health #Handwashing #Cleanliness #mastomonday

Opening this one up to everyone on this lovely #mastomonday:

Any suggestions for good #opensource task management tools (whether #fediverse-capable or not) to replace #Wunderlist?

Looks like Quire (quire.io) has an amazing interface and is free, but it's closed-source. It'd be nice to find something similar that's self-hostable.

Correction: I guess "waaaay" better was an overstatement; soap is just *better* than alcohol.

Tacking this on here so that I don't have to delete the OP, which has gotten a fair bit of shares already.

...and just as an added bonus, here's a video that shows the entire correct hand-washing procedure!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IisgnbMfKvI

So apparently, soap is waaaay better for killing viruses (incl. coronaviruses) than hand sanitizers based on alcohol and so on. This is because the soap literally rips apart the lipid bilayer that coats/protects the virus.

Really good, if somewhat technical explanation here from a chemistry prof: https://twitter.com/PalliThordarson/status/1236549305189597189

#COVID19 #Viruses #Diseases #Health #Handwashing #Cleanliness

cc @dansup (since you mentioned hand sanitizer)
cc @sohkamyung

@jrenken there's been a problem for a while with thumbnails not loading on #MastodonSandwich. Any idea what might be causing this?

The Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, in Shiraz, #Iran. #photography

https://mymodernmet.com/historical-architecture-iran/

Happy Ayyám-i-Há to all who celebrate it, and happy fasting to those who do! #Bahai #BahaiFast