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  1. Comment on InfluxDB has apparently shut down - and deleted! - two of its data centers and some customers did not get any warning in ~comp

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    We recently had a similar surge of new customers from FutureQuest: They've been stuck on their own unmaintainable in house control panel and finally conceded that it's not viable without pricing...

    We recently had a similar surge of new customers from FutureQuest:

    FutureQuest, Inc. is closing our virtual doors on or before July 14th, 2023
    It is with great sorrow and heartbreak that after 25 years of consistently delivering our client's online presence to the world, we have made the difficult decision to close down our data center and hosting platform.

    *** Email us for details regarding a new no-cost rapid white-glove migration service

    Site owners may read the full notice at: FutureQuest Closure Notice
    If you are unable to access the forums, please view: FutureQuest Closure Notice

    If you need further assistance, please email: closure@FutureQuestInc.net

    They've been stuck on their own unmaintainable in house control panel and finally conceded that it's not viable without pricing yourself out of customers.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Permanent archival formats. Do they exist? in ~tech

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    It's not impossible. I don't think the tapes are too expensive, but the drives are the last time I got bored and looked into it.

    It's not impossible. I don't think the tapes are too expensive, but the drives are the last time I got bored and looked into it.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Unsubscribing from a parent group doesn't automatically unsubscribe me from its subgroups in ~tildes

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    We shouldn't be auto-subbed to any of them anyway. Let the users choose what they want to follow.

    We shouldn't be auto-subbed to any of them anyway. Let the users choose what they want to follow.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Unsubscribing from a parent group doesn't automatically unsubscribe me from its subgroups in ~tildes

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    Was anyone else annoyed at being auto subscribed to everything? There's hundreds of thousands of words amongst languages spoken today and in the past, and yet all together, they still lack enough...

    Was anyone else annoyed at being auto subscribed to everything?

    There's hundreds of thousands of words amongst languages spoken today and in the past, and yet all together, they still lack enough for me to accurately describe how much I absolutely despise and loathe sports.

    Don't subscribe for us, let us subscribe to what /WE/ actually want to see.

    1 vote