OT: Off Topic XXI - It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I feel fine)

[Zirakzigil]

Cross posting this here as an FYI

Update on the server updates for you wankers:

- Live threads are not happening anytime soon, the addon used for it was not included in the last update as the addon itself still has not been updated
- We have asked our server overlords for increased bandwidth before trade deadline day hits, its not on us or the admins to make it happen, but the request has been put forward

Continue on

 

[Figgy44]

Too complex. If there's one thing Finnish Government will do no matter what, it is to prevent us buying alcohol from abroad. Like we are in EU, monopolies are not allowed, there's free trade of goods. But you want to buy a bottle of whiskey from a web shop outside Finland? no easy way, only state monopoly allowed, and even they can't deliver home.

What are the rules for getting packages of booze in the mail from over seas? Like it's not necessarily purchases, but like collectibles and gifts. If you had a friend send you a bottle from somewhere, does it get confiscated and whatnot?

Cross posting this here as an FYI

IDK what level of feedback you can offer... but if no additional bandwidth...

I wonder if disabling certain features probable makes sense:
- Watched/latest posts etc.
- Likes/Gifts
- Limits/ locking new threads only by admins in certain forms

Hopefully that helps you guys get through TDL with less trouble. Good luck! Your guys' work is appreciated.

On a side note, if the team isn't too busy, is it possible to quickly request that links in dark mode display in a different color? I'm sure I could easily just do it myself in my browser, but the grey blue links on the dark background kinda camouflage and I don't notice they're there at times. Not sure what the old color was, but I don't recall it having the same effect. If it's an easy fix, cool. If not, no worries.

 

[Lunatik]

What are the rules for getting packages of booze in the mail from over seas? Like it's not necessarily purchases, but like collectibles and gifts. If you had a friend send you a bottle from somewhere, does it get confiscated and whatnot?

I mean, if he ends up in jail, that's a @Kahvi problem

 

[Zirakzigil]

What are the rules for getting packages of booze in the mail from over seas? Like it's not necessarily purchases, but like collectibles and gifts. If you had a friend send you a bottle from somewhere, does it get confiscated and whatnot?



IDK what level of feedback you can offer... but if no additional bandwidth...

I wonder if disabling certain features probable makes sense:
- Watched/latest posts etc.
- Likes/Gifts
- Limits/ locking new threads only by admins in certain forms

Hopefully that helps you guys get through TDL with less trouble. Good luck! Your guys' work is appreciated.

On a side note, if the team isn't too busy, is it possible to quickly request that links in dark mode display in a different color? I'm sure I could easily just do it myself in my browser, but the grey blue links on the dark background kinda camouflage and I don't notice they're there at times. Not sure what the old color was, but I don't recall it having the same effect. If it's an easy fix, cool. If not, no worries.

I think that would get messy and create more headaches than solve things. New thread posting gets limited on the trade forum board for this reason. In "theory" the board should bandwidth up as demand goes up, through the joys of cloud servers. However it usually takes awhile for the server hamsters to spin up to meet said demand.

 

[Lunatik]

I think that would get messy and create more headaches than solve things. New thread posting gets limited on the trade forum board for this reason. In "theory" the board should bandwidth up as demand goes up, through the joys of cloud servers. However it usually takes awhile for the server hamsters to spin up to meet said demand.

I'm already getting significant lag from just the Frederic trade

 

[Figgy44]

I think that would get messy and create more headaches than solve things. New thread posting gets limited on the trade forum board for this reason. In "theory" the board should bandwidth up as demand goes up, through the joys of cloud servers. However it usually takes awhile for the server hamsters to spin up to meet said demand.

Valid. If I'm more dangerous than helpful or just unhelpful, just ignore.

 

[Zirakzigil]

I'm already getting significant lag from just the Frederic trade

Thats just because today is March 4th and we are in Canada

 

[Zirakzigil]

Valid. If I'm more dangerous than helpful or just unhelpful, just ignore.

All good. This goes far beyond my modgrade to action.