Kathy Reid<p>Good morning Mastodon! In today's <a href="https://aus.social/tags/connectionlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connectionlist</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/connection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connection</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post, I'd like you all to meet: </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@pleia2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pleia2</span></a></span> - Elizabeth K Joseph is a longtime <a href="https://aus.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> advocate, and has written books on <a href="https://aus.social/tags/openstack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openstack</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> 🇺🇸 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@mwyres" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mwyres</span></a></span> is another <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Geelong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geelong</span></a> person, and he's into <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/footy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>footy</span></a> 🇦🇺 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@leahdriel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>leahdriel</span></a></span> is an information science <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhD</span></a> candidate at Western, and she's into <a href="https://aus.social/tags/complexsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>complexsystems</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sensemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sensemaking</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/transitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitions</span></a> (oh you should connect with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@eltwilliams" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eltwilliams</span></a></span>!) 🇨🇦 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@ejstacey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ejstacey</span></a></span> is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> (hi all the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascist</span></a> folks), and he has a beautiful <a href="https://aus.social/tags/greyhond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greyhond</span></a> called Althea and she is adorbs! 🇦🇺 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alysonf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alysonf</span></a></span> is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a>, a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/storyteller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storyteller</span></a> and a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> producer 🇬🇧 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@Stavros" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Stavros</span></a></span> is a retired <a href="https://aus.social/tags/teacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teacher</span></a> an a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> and is into <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> 🇦🇺 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@amyfou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>amyfou</span></a></span> is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/linguist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguist</span></a> and loves <a href="https://aus.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a>. She works with the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> community in the states building <a href="https://aus.social/tags/languageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languageTech</span></a>. She is improving her <a href="https://aus.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> - so <a href="https://aus.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> folks, say hello. 🇺🇸 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://eigenmagic.net/@sendai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sendai</span></a></span> selamat siang, Sendai! Sendai is an 🇮🇩 🇦🇺 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> person and they post interesting content critical of growth culture. </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@craftykraken" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>craftykraken</span></a></span> is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> nerd, a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamer</span></a> and did her postgrad work in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ClassicalAntiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalAntiquity</span></a>. You might want to follow her if you like <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a>. </p><p>That's all for today, another <a href="https://aus.social/tags/connectionlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connectionlist</span></a> tomorrow :-)</p>