Robson Fletcher

It's been fun, Tweeps, but I'm done. These links may or may not work but they're where you can find me in the future: M*stodon: Search @robsonfletcher@mas.to Post: post.news/robsonfletcher CBC (I'm back from parental leave Dec. 28): cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Unless something major changes, this is my last tweet. I won't delete my Twitter account for the sake of preventing imposters. I may lock it later. I'll still check DMs for a while, as that's how I communicate with a lot of people who are important to me. So, yeah. Bye. 🥲👋❤

It's been fun, Tweeps, but I'm done. These links may or may not work but they're where you can find me in the future: M*stodon: Search @robsonfletcher@mas.to Post: post.news/robsonfletcher CBC (I'm back from parental leave Dec. 28): cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Social media exists due to all of us devoting our precious time & attention to it. Years ago I quit FB because I believed it was doing more harm than good & its CEO was unlikely to change for the better. I didn't want to be a part of that. I feel the same now about Twitter.

Twitter has suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the company and owner Elon Musk, including reporters for The New York Times, Washington Post, and CNN. apnews.com/article/elon-m…

Twitter no longer allows you to post links to Mastodon profiles 🤨 And the link to my Mastodon profile that I already had in my Twitter bio now comes with a "this link may be unsafe" warning when youv click it. 😔

Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.

Twitter has shut down the official Mastodon account, which had about 175,000 followers: twitter.com/JoinMastodon Its bio used to say: "At Mastodon, we present a vision of social media that cannot be bought and owned by any billionaire."

@cmcalgary Really digging it so far, as one of the recent adopters

@CBCFletch I run r/Mastodon on reddit, the traffic there has been pretty crazy since this all went down. It really is becoming a viable alternative

Re-upping this tool because I just used it again and found a bunch more Twitter friends who have recently joined Mastodon. Also: Is anyone aware of a similar tool to quickly find Twitter friends on Post?

@cmcalgary Ha! I would imagine. Some of the user growth / activity charts I've seen are pretty insane

@CBCFletch It's sooooo much more active then it was back in 2017

@cmcalgary I think it will. I've spent way more time developing my Mastodon feed so far, though. (And it definitely has improved in the quality & quantity of info and interactions I'm getting.)

@CBCFletch Post kinda sucks so far. Hoping it'll get better

@KateatHome @CTV_CAMILLA @global_leslie I know "a faint positive is a positive" has been reported, but I'm not sure about a story specifically on how well people read tests. (I've also noticed faint positive lines visible to the naked eye aren't always visible when you take a photo of them, depending on the lighting.)

@CTV_CAMILLA @global_leslie @CBCFletch Have the local media ever done a story on how well people are able to read their home Covid tests, since we rely so much on them? Some interesting results here. :).

Let’s play a game of “Is it positive? Or is it negative?” Accurately reading home #COVID19 tests is so important. Four tests to read in this 🧵. Good luck. Let’s see how we do! Submit your answers below! #CovidTests @jvipondmd #CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks

Hey @netflix, do you want to credit my writing (that you’ve copied word for word) in this description of your new documentary?

Twitter was better when it was about something other than Twitter

(Bloomberg) -- Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder and former head of digital-asset exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday, the nation’s government said.

Statement on the passing of the Hon. Jim Carr.

Alberta public health is now run by an interim official who still holds an unrelated AHS executive post, and two deputies who've already submitted papers to resign. And premier who questions mainstream public health advice altogether. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Since Danielle Smith became Alberta's premier two months ago today, Albertans have not seen or heard once from a top public health doctor, Hinshaw or her interim successor Dr. Mark Joffe. A Nov 16 news release aside, Alberta has had no public-facing public health function. Wild.

In thick of a brutal virus season & pediatric health crisis, not only has Alberta's main public health Twitter been silent for 2months (since day before Danielle Smith won UCP leadership) -it still bears name of Dr Hinshaw, removed 4 weeks ago. H/t @TheBreakdownAB