🎓 Doc Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

Server Update #QOTO:

you all may have notied we didnt upgrade the server as scheduled. I'd like to explain why.

So basically right now I pay around $600 a month in storage fees due to the solution I picked (high redundancy) and our desire to retain and index the full fediverse. With that said I wanted to cut back costs without changing the redundancy of the backups or server speed.

As such I am migrating the server over to a new backend. Basically moving the backups to another provider and changing the way we store some stuff on AWS. We are also upgrading to the next higher tier of computers. So despite increased performance costs will be cut significantly.

The migration takes a few days as we have several terabytes of data. We felt it best to finish this migration prior to the upgrade going through. So in a few days when the upgrade finishes we will also bump the server version at that time.

@angelobottone My family is from the same region of Italy as you!

Just a friendly reminder. #QOTO has a HUGE federation footprint. We federate with the vast majority of the fediverse and store/cache ALL posts so they are searchable from around the fediverse.

I pay around $600 a month to make this possible in hosting QOTO and have donated enough to the funds to last us at least a few years ($10,000 was what I donated to QOTO's non-profit).

I am more than happy to keep footing the bill but if anyone wants to donate that is welcome too, just let me know. Regardless ill be moving some things over to S3 for better long term storage.

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From now on I'm going to ſtart vſing hiſtoric lettering ſtyles when I write.

My favorite alloy is copper-gold alloy, here is why:

Copper is dissolved easily by acid where gold i not. Therefore if you rub any such alloy with acid you can eat away the copper leaving just the gold. This creates a similar effect as gold plating where a thin layer of pure gold is on the outside and the whole object looks like pure gold.

Of course gold is soft so even though the whole alloyed object is pretty strong thanks to the copper the thin outer layer is soft and wears away over time easily. When it goes from gold back to a rose-gold copper color just rub it down with a little more acid and it turns gold again.

Its much cheaper than pure gold but looks just as nice and is easily cleaned up. Its really win win in many ways.

Interesting note, the romans used to use this for their armor. Since they would clean it off with acetic acid from vinegar it looks like pure gold and thus was impressive on the battlefield to see. The gol shine would wear off fast from battle but was easily restored in the next cleaning.

#science #chemistry #metallurgy #history #romans

Whoever said this is my soulmate.

As a general rule if a woman spends more time in relationships than out of them it is an immediate deal breaker. If you can't be happy alone you should probably work on that before trying to be with someone.

Luckily this rarely describes dtch women IMO.

PS: I dont like the fact that this meme specifically referenced "girls" as I find it equally applies to men/boys too.

Fair point. The vast majority of women I know who carry cite protection against rape and other assaults one of their top reasons. Guns are called the great equalizer for a reason

#guns #2a #gun #uspol

Eco Tip of the day: Just remember owning a cat you let outdoors is one of the most destructive things you can do to the environment. As an invasive species cats have whipped out more species than most other animals.

Soooooo epic

#science #geology #lightning #volcano

While the spacing needs a lot of improvement still I think my Gothic Textura Quadrata is coming along nicely.

My name in Textura Blackletter Gothic.

A mini-mom of minimum might.

Written in Blackletter Gothic Textura script from 14th century.

#calligraphy #art #scrpt #writing

An attempt at my friend's name. This time using pilot parallel pens.

I strictly followed the Gothic Blackletter script called "Textura" which was used historically in England, I believe around the 1500s, as a text in many handwritten books of the era.