David B. Himself

I am

David B. Himself

Frenchman speaking English in Japan.
Writes things. Tries to be better at it, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Teacher
Hopes the world doesn’t end soon. Not too optimistic about that.
Father of two little angels that drive me nuts.
Friend of crows.
Monster in the classic Dr. Who.
Bollywood action movie anti-hero.
Wastes too much time on social media.

Yes, I know, I have too many social media and blogs/sites!
Well, this page is to help you figure out where to find me. 🙂

Fediverse

I think the Fediverse is the only possible sane future for the social internet and its various media and networks.
If you’re not sure what it is, please click here.

You can find me on Mastodon talking primarily about Japan, pop culture and more.

PixelFed is similar to Instagram but better in many ways and… also on the Fediverse!

Loops is to share short vertical videos, but not dependent on some unreliable company.

There are more places where to find me, but those are the main ones.

“ATmosphere”
(Bluesky and more)

I had mixed feelings about Bluesky, I still do, but recently more services and platforms using the same protocol have appeared, including Eurosky, a non-profit based in Europe, and now I’m there.

Because, it’s the same protocol, Bluesky and Eurosky are fully compatible and can communicate with each other.

Follow me from Bluesky:

Follow me from Mu (Eurosky’s app):

You also follow my Fediverse accounts on BlueSky (Or Mu) thanks to Bridgy Fed (you should bridge your accounts too, click on the link):

My Mastodon account
My Pixelfed account

Corporate Social Media

I’m doing my best to escape it, but it’s difficult to be entirely free from it.

A few words about Threads. If you insist on using that thing, know that you can now follow pretty much any Fediverse account from Threads, including the ones listed above. You just need to allow sharing to the Fediverse in your settings. Please, do it.

Blogs and Sites and more…

Liminal Web is my main blog and newsletter. It covers a wide range of topics : Contemporary art and life in Japan, old postcards from France, music, a “survival guide to 21st tech,” and more… Just check it out.

Latest Post:

Feels like summer
For most of my childhood and into my teens, and even my 20s and 30s, I spent up to ten months a year looking forward to summer.Nowadays, I dread its arrival more and more every year.The situation in Europe right now is really concerning. The silver lining is

Follow on the Fediverse: @David@glitched.earth
Follow on the ATmosphere: @david.glitched.earth.ap.brid.gy

en français

Métaphorismes est ma newsletter en français. Vous y trouverez essentiellement des réflexions diverses et variées ainsi que de la fiction. Abonnez-vous pour plus de détails, c’est gratuit.

Article le plus récent :

À moi ta lèvre vermeille…
J’imagine que le titre est l’extrait d’un poème, mais je n’ai pas réussi à déterminer lequel.La photo est intéressante dans sa désuétude. Comme je le mentionne souvent dans ces