Xenia, the fox girl mascot of Linux, was first designed in 1996 by Alan Mackey. She was meant to be an alternative to Tux, the official mascot.

She had fallen into obscurity, but was noticed by a Twitter user in 2019 and was redrawn as a fox girl. But as it turned out, Xenia was originally meant to be male! The original creator, Alan, was cool with this, saying "It matches the transition of a lot of the smartest, nerdiest Linux users I know" and "And sure, you made her trans!".

So now we have a trans Linux mascot. And I think that's neat.


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  • SwitchyWitchyandBitchy [she/her]M
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    2 days ago

    Does anyone know if old tubeless sealant in bike tyres needs to be completely removedd or can I leave a little bit of residue before adding new sealant and re-seating the tire?

    • SwitchyWitchyandBitchy [she/her]M
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      2 days ago

      Ended up wiping them down and putting new sealant in in case anyone is curious. So far they're holding air well but overnight will be the real test. The side walls of these tires are super thin and were leaking somewhat quickly before.