Started a new goal as I need to have this met by the 18th of April so im asking on payday today to help get this sorted as its Record Store Day then and these bills already come out at the start of the month.

March was a tough time for me with the sheer amount of AI Slop trying to sign up and having to mitigate it in both IP and email filters. Every time you'd think you'd block an IP range and Email domain they'd just make a new one.

Server costs are the same however we're coming to the end of 1 servers commitment with the hosting company so I need to look at that.
So please help keep the lights on at COTS

Thanks !

https://ko-fi.com/cupofteasocial

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Seems we're back with the bug that stops new posts showing in Advanced UI. ill try and fix ASAP

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Nice fresh update on COTS to 4.6.0 Alpha 6 which brings in all the changes and updates with 4.5.8

Changelog can be found here
https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.8

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Whilst adding the servers to my new linux desktop still using putty as its ubuntu > arch so it would be confusing otherwise. Ive also done an update to the servers. Im also stopping the 2 local Virtual machines that helped with sidekiq because I dont think its needed with the high end main server we're running now.

Ill see how it goes. I can always spin up a local sidekiq now if i want now im running Linux

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For #caturday, Fiction & I would like to share this memory from his first year with us, back in 2017. Fiction can "talk" in that he knows how to tone his meows to sound like English words. One of his favorite things back then was our bathroom mirror. He'd stand at the sink, stare into the mirror, and make meows that sounded all the world like, "Who's that!!??" followed by a shocked, "It's me?!?!" and then he'd start watching himself in the mirror, clearly impressed with his reflection, as he should be. We're living in a different home now, and he's no longer the only cat, but still so inquisitive and a very special part of our lives.

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I've saved this one for a couple weeks -- I think it's hilarious. The cat is Jean Grey & the dog is Pepper Pawtts.

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Updated Cupoftea.social to the latest merge. Fixes and updates to many things https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon/commits/main/

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Another quiet month. March bills were £177 this month. Still doing updates to the servers and doing alot of spam mitigation.

So its whatever you want to donate as the servers bills are already sorted thanks to last months generous donations.

https://ko-fi.com/cupofteasocial

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Lifted the limit on mstdn.party as the admins been in touch and now has rules in place to stop the spam

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