wandering.shop is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Wandering.Shop aims to have the vibe of a quality coffee shop at a busy SF&F Convention. Think tables of writers, fans and interested passers-by sharing drinks and conversation on a variety of topics.

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Charlie Stross

@dawngreeter Yup. But back in 1995, nobody realized the *public* internet was going to be significantly bigger than the BBS scene—uptake around 0.1-1.0% of the population. (I remember: I was there, joined my first web startup that March.)