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How to get an RSS feed from any website
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https://www.fortschrittsanzeige.de/how-to-get-an-rss-feed-from-any-website/

Try this easy trick to get your RSS feed URL from almost every blog in Chrome and other browsers.

I hear there's another swell of newcomers to the Fediverse / Mastodon. I have no idea what "forkiverse" means, but new people means an opportunity for a reminder:

There is no algorithm here. You see nothing but the posts from accounts and hashtags you follow, and things that those accounts boost.

This means: use the boost button! Liberally! Clicking "favourite" just gives a private thumbs-up to the poster, and has no effect on anything else. The boost button is what makes things happen in the fediverse. It's how you get exposed to new things. It's how you find interesting new people and subjects to follow. It's how you learn fascinating stuff about subjects you didn't know existed from people you don't know, half a world away.

Boost. Boost often. If it's interesting, boost it. If you think others should see it, boost it. If it makes you laugh, boost it.

Boosting isn't rude. It doesn't make you like the bloviating arsehole in that workshop who thinks everyone came to hear the sound of his voice. You aren't monopolizing peoples' feeds, or manipulating them.

We need it. Please boost things!

#boost #favourite #fediverse #mastodon #newcomer #reminder #NoAlgorithm

Yes, great feelgood movie, a definite family favourite 👍🙂

#Film #favourite #family #Funny

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-feelgood-movie

#Mastodon etiquette questions:

1. #follow :: I'm following freely people and things related to my interests, telling myself I'll curate later as I learn more about the place. Is this a bit too full on? At first it was just what felt right, as I saw all these amazing people, but I am realising I'm not close to the limit (whatsoever) of seeing people who seem absolutely wonderful. So I'm telling myself, ok, maybe relax a tad. Plus, I've seen one or two profiles now that say "won't follow unless we've interacted", and I definitely don't want to bother people.

2. #favourite :: what's "the point" of a favourite? What do you personally use it for? What is the difference between favourites and bookmarks? How close is it to a "like" on some other platform - it does seem, in some sense, different.

3. #boost :: same questions. Boosts show the people following you a thing they may not have seen, which is one difference from favourites, at least. Do you sometimes boost and favourite, for example, and is that a different thing in your eyes?

4. #alt :: I haven't shared a picture yet, but I look forward to adding alt-text and think it's lovely that this is part of the culture here. Really, really cool. No question 😎

5. #strangers :: Last question - how ok is it to just pop up and answer someone's question if you think you have an interesting thing to share? I've been throwing myself about like that a little bit, but really not sure how wild of a thing it is to do. I think it'd be lovely if we could all warmly interact even when we don't "know" each other, but again, don't want to bother anyone. Your thoughts on this? Is there anything to keep in mind?