These are the Win changes since the last update post:
- fixed pagination in search (previously would lose the sort option)
- switched caching from Caffeine to Redis (and then dealt with the intermittent issues it caused in various places such as inbox and, rarely, posts)
- improved title suggest function (it's a bit slower, but supports a wider variety of sites, including those protected by Cloudflare)
- fixed issue where embeds would double instead of close if 'expanded' when auto expand embeds is enabled
- adjusted the image uploading error messages to better indicate what is wrong, as well as allow you to try uploading again without refreshing the page
- fixed issues with some servers being unable to connect to the media upload server
- csrf changes to reduce error rates when submitting content after extended periods of inactivity (fetch csrf from cookie rather than HTML, in case cookie was updated after page load in another tab)
- fixed an issue where you could potentially jump between servers every 30 minutes or upon IP change (now you will stick to one server unless it goes offline, by cookie)
- fixed an issue where expanding a comment thread would also try to jump it into view - expanding a comment thread should not jump the page.
- following an issue with the above change, later fixed issue where collapsing a comment thread would jump way further down (the point to which it should jump to was being calculated prior to the thread collapsing)
- fixed an issue where the site would be temporarily unavailable for 1-2 minutes every few hours for automated backups (which, at high traffic times, could have a knock-on effect when a flood of users are trying to get back in)
- updated ToS wording
We're also working on the stability during press briefings. Beyond the automated backups which were mentioned in the above changelogs, performance has remained good for the past two days of briefings.
Another update will be coming tomorrow.
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Ah yeah, definitely noticed those backup freezes, but only for a few minutes, like you say. Glad to know what that is, thought the site was getting regularly attacked with DDoS attempts!
That too
No doubt! But the God Emperor protects! (and the mods too)
They protecc
They attacc
But most importantly
They are tireless bastions of free speech when we need it most. I think I rhymed that well enough
Just a pro tip: "Bill Clinton is a rapist" rhymes with literally everything. So when in doubt, just toss that in there.
For those who may be involved in any sort of public singing... I remember when I was a kid if you forgot the words to a song, you were supposed to silently mouth "watermelon" over and over to give the appearance of singing the words.
Fast forward to today, and you'll be happy to know that silently mouthing the phrase "Bill Clinton is a rapist" is even more effective. This ruse can be further strengthened if, rather than silently mouthing the phrase, you instead YELL IT OUT AT FULL VOLUME.
Church arias. School shows. Just put it on blast.