Instances can be created freely, and are free to both associate and disassociate with other instances as they please.

Each instance decides their comfort with content within their instance and outside it. There are left leaning instances, centrist ones, and I'm sure a few right leaning ones. Some are ban-happy, but many will allow you to post all sorts of content, as long as it's not too outlandish.

If the content you wish to see/post is wildly outside the overton window, you can join an instance that allows this or create your own. But other instances are under no obligation to federate with content they don't wish to see.

Android:

• Cake Wallet - crypto assets
• CoMaps - navigation
• Cryptomator - encrypted files
• LibreraFD - ebook reader
• Retro music - local music player
• SimpleX - chat
• Syncthing - sync between my phone and computers

This is great news!

For those unaware, Google is continuously enacting policies that are closing down the open environment of Android, and I fear this will significantly harm projects like GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, and others.

If you can spare a couple dollars, please consider throwing some money at PostmarketOS or any other mobile Linux project you like.

The device everyone in my circle has is the LilyGo T-Deck. It's a blackberry style device that can can be used without a phone connection.

A couple of friends and I have other devices, such as those from Heltec. But the T-Deck makes it simple and easy for those in the circle that aren't as tech savvy.

My best recommendation for a starter device, though, would be the LilyGo T-Echo.

My circle of friends and family keep Mestastic devices for emergency backup communication capability. Although unlikely, it gives us peace of mind that we could talk to each other if the phone lines go down.

And they're lots of fun to play with, too!

Participating has really helped. I'm still struggling to post, but I try to comment wherever I feel I can add value, however small.

Build the platform you want to be part of.

I'm really looking forward to Redox becoming a viable alternative for desktop.

My shift was primarily ideologically driven. I was sick of privacy encroachment, enshittification, and feeling like my computer wasn't truly mine. Linux changed all that.

Especially over the past few years, this viewpoint seems to dominate over so many leftist spaces, and I believe it's part of what led to Trump winning the election. I don't particularly like the Democrats either, but so many refuse to vote for anything other than an impossible overnight jump to socialism.

After using Autotiling from the Cosmic desktop, I can't go back to anything else. I've tried distro hopping to Gnome based desktops for a few reasons, but always wind back up on Cosmic.

Congrats!

As a quality of life upgrade, I'd recommended downloading the COSMIC app store. It's still made by the developers of Pop!, but is significantly better than the Pop Shop.

Have answers prepared for some common interview questions, such as:

• Describe a time you had conflict with a coworker, and how you handled the situation.
• Describe a time, as a supervisor, that you had to make an unpopular or difficult decision.
• What is your greatest strength?
• What is your greatest weakness?
• What is your approach to leadership?

And so on. These are all questions that deserve a bit of thinking. Don't do that thinking in the middle of your interview.