Xenia Linux is a new Linux distribution based on Gentoo, that provides an immutable rootFS and a dynamic filesystem with LVM, also shipping with Distrobox to allow users to use the CLI of the distro they are most comfortable with.
We are currently on v0.2, with new improvements and features on the way!
Headlines are suddenly full of news about the new XBB variant surging in the US. The news stories are full of claims that we don't yet know if this variant increases the severity of disease. That isn't quite true, so if you'd like to know the current #COVID19 status in the US and be better informed for activities this weekend, here is a five-minute 🧵 update:
COVID hospitalizations in the US are rising and have just matched the mid-2022 surge (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#new-hospital-admissions). Risks are greater for older Americans, as has been typical throughout the pandemic: Hospital admissions for people 70+ have doubled in two months and are rising steeply. The situation for children isn't as bad, but that could change very rapidly--hospital admission for kids rose by 28% in the past week.
Hey people of Mastodon! I need your help in getting this to more people's awareness. I released a track about narcissistic and sexual abuse that I went through for 3.5 years. This is so important for me, I just want it to be heard. Would you listen? Would you repost or send to a friend? Thank you. ❤️
Listen here, Snow for the First Time: https://linktr.ee/skalymusic
Reposted because I wanted to ensure that this has the "Friend Link" engaged to bypass my paywall. 💜 All the links are friend links! That way I get supported just with the reads, and I also get to give you my content free! Enjoy!
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More follows has zero algorithm penalty here. Is no algorithm. More people I follow, more interesting my feeds get. There are good tools for management.
⭐is the❤️button but only tells the author you like their post, nobody else.
🔁Boost🔁 moves info around.
There is no algorithm, we choose & not some algorithm under corporate control. We choose by 🔁boosting🔁 posts and by using #hashtags.
If I put hashtags more at the bottom of a post it is kind to those using screen readers, partially sighted, blind etc. Fediverse has a good reputation for inclusion, we must keep it going.
Ch.11
Metrics don't matter here. Numbers don't matter. Only good interactions matter.
Having more followers does not make my posts more visible.
Following fewer people does not make my posts more visible.
Having lots of favs does not make my posts more visible.
It is not a system of social overlords vs serf audience.
Fedi features are by design. They're not 'missing', they are deliberate because they encourage people to treat each other better #Help#New#FediTips#TwitterExodus#Newbies
Ch.12 #Fediverse has many apps & projects, many servers, many mod teams. This is its strength.
No1 can buy it up.
The code is all open source. No advertisers. There is no reason to make us anxious or aggressive to make us click more or scroll faster, there is no1 to trade clicks & scrolls to for ad$.
Everything runs on donations & volunteer time+skills.
The servers & platforms I move around to & use regularly I should contribute to.