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Andy Piper
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Head of Communications @Mastodon joinmastodon.org, communities person 💗💜💙 technologist & #PenPlotter artist. I do things with code, & tinker with gadgets … all-in […]

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Arrived at #decidimfest25
A stage display featuring a blue screen with the text: "LET'S BUILD FREE TECHNOLOGIES, LET'S PROMOTE DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY." A large screen displays the text "DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURES."
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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I'm honoured to be shortlisted for the Community category in the @openuk
#openukawards 🙏🏻 it is wonderful to be recognised, thank you!
Graphic with the text “OpenUK Awards Shortlist 2025. Category: Community. Sponsored by ARM. Andy Piper, Head of Communications, Mastodon.” Below the text is a black-and-white portrait of Andy Piper on a blue starry background, with “#openukawards” and “openuk.uk/awards” at the bottom and a heart-shaped logo in the corner.
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I call this the Berlin #fediday effect 😯
A line graph displaying follower count over the last 30 days. The x-axis marks dates from September 11 to October 6, 2025. The line is a gradual increase, but jumps up sharply towards the right side around the start of October.
October 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Kicking off #empoderalive in Málaga
A speaker in a red outfit stands on stage at an event titled "Empodera Live," discussing digital sovereignty. The backdrop features the event's name and theme, complemented by pink and white decor.
October 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Really nice talk by @evan about cooperative models for governance with a shout out to @ntnsndr for his excellent book “Governable Spaces” #fediday
The image features a digital presentation slide displaying the book cover for "Governable Spaces" by Nathan Schneider. Additionally, a small video window shows a person speaking, identified as Evan Prodromou
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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I get the impression that @_elena quite likes the #fediverse? 🤩 #fediday
A woman is speaking at a presentation about the "fediverse," with a colorful slide behind her featuring various social media icons and text. The audience, sitting in rows, is focused on her as she discusses decentralized social networks.
October 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Ok #fediday let’s goooo! 🙌🏻
A person with short blonde hair and glasses wears a pink shirt featuring a design of “The United Federation of the Fediverse” like the Star Trek Federation logo. They have a headset microphone and are in a colorful indoor setting.
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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slide1.jpg #fediday
A slide image with a diagonal dark blue to purple/pink gradient, with the text @Floppy@mastodon.me.uk says: “hello to everyone” in a monospaced font in white text.
October 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Wales!
A view from the bow of a ferry overlooking a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with the coast of Wales visible on the horizon and another ferry in the distance.
September 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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A lovely day to visit the Cliffs of Mohr, albeit the sun setting to the west makes for challenging smartphone snaps #ireland
A scenic view of rugged cliffs overlooking the ocean, featuring a small tower atop one of the cliffs. The landscape is lush with greenery, and the sky is partly cloudy. A panoramic view of rugged cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, with lush green grass in the foreground and a cloudy sky above.
September 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A beautiful morning along the shore at Waterford harbour #ireland
A scenic coastal view features a sandy beach at low tide, with green moss-covered rocks in the foreground. In the background, cliffs and rolling hills are visible under a clear blue sky. The water is shallow and reflects the landscape. A coastal landscape under a clear blue sky, featuring a muddy shore with grassy patches and a series of wooden posts lining a pathway leading toward the water. The tide is low, revealing wet sand and small stones. A scenic beach scene with a sandy shoreline, patches of seaweed, and gentle waves. In the background, rolling green hills are visible, along with a small white building nestled among trees. The sky is clear and blue.
September 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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This feels intentionally made to aggravate me.
An image of two small OLED displays. On one, the pins are sequenced VCC GND SCL SDA; on the other, GND VCC SCL SDA. The first of these is the “correct/working” device. The second, not so much.
September 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The Borg assimilated the pumpkins!
A display of plush pumpkins in a hobby / craft store, labelled “£4 Borg Pumpkin 12cm”
September 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Interesting morning of discussions in Brussels, I’m sure I’ll be back before too long.
Wide plaza outside the European Parliament in Brussels with people walking across. A large curved display around the loop of the building structure reads “Democracy in Action” against a backdrop of a dramatic cloudy sky.
September 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Shout-out for @fedify as a great tool for developers in the #fediverse 🫶🏻 from @dave #froscon
David Roetzel, a white man wearing a black t-shirt in front of a slide describing Fedify (a TypeScript ActivityPub server framework and CLI tool). A Mastodon plushie sits on the table in front.
August 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Now time for @dave talking about Mastodon and the #fediverse at #froscon
David Roetzel standing ready to present in front of a slide with the words “Taking a Fresh Look at The Fediverse”. A very cute, perfectly squidgy, beige, Mastodon mascot sits on a table, wearing a FrOSCon attendee badge.
August 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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#froscon day 2 let’s gooo! 🎉
August 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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I heard that #plushtodon had an excellent time at #froscon yesterday!
August 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Compiling. Thought I'd try this ladybird browser thing.
Screenshot of a colorful terminal display with purple headers, green/red usage bars in btop system monitor. Shows Ryzen AI 9 CPU at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores, most showing 100% utilization in red. Temperature at 99°C.
August 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Current status
July 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Making #penplotter art at High Tide Festival in Twickenham, UK - including the full debut of Scribbletron, my generative postcard machine #plotterart #maker @forgeandcraft
The inside of a gazebo with a table display of pen plotter prints. A pen plotter drawing a colourful record-inspired design on A4 white paper, featuring the names of different bands in multiple colours. The date Sunday 27 July 2025 and location Twickenham Green are drawn below the record design. A postcard attached to a black pole with the text "I have no regrets. My life is squares, triangles, lines. - Vera Molnár, 1924-2023 pioneer of generative computer art” on top of a bunch of geometric lines A small pen plotter with a geometric design on a light board. A label reads “Design your own Generative Art Postcard £3”. A touch screen display shows some sliders and a label reads “Scribbletron: Spatial Shapes”
July 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Another one! So cute! Young blackbird or robin? #birdbuddy #floofy
A small, wet brown bird standing in shallow water in a blue bird bath. The bird looks slightly ruffled. There is an ivy covered wall in the background, in front of an old church.
July 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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After months and months of waiting, finally the #birdbuddy bird bath had a visitor this morning - ironically on a rainy day, rather than a hot one! #robin
A European robin perched in water in a blue birdbath. The bird has a distinctive orange-red breast. There is a lush garden with ivy-covered walls and an old church in the background.
July 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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I scored 13/28 on https://jsdate.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media.
July 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I appreciate Brussels demonstrating affinity with creatures similar to the Mastodon. 👏🏻
A museum-style display case inside a metro station features large fossilized bones of a woolly mammoth, including tusks and leg bones, arranged in front of an illustration of a mammoth. A multilingual sign reads “A Mammoth in the Metro” in French, Dutch, German, and English.
June 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM