Matt Fox 💉x7

x) All nodes have been upgraded and we have a brand new cluster running SFX x) The database has been upgraded to the latest version x) Automated backups are running x) Upgraded the application framework to the latest version x) Tests added x) Static code analytics added x) Search has been reworked We have decided to import all user accounts and submissions before opening SFX to the public - this lets us see any major issues instead of having you all run into them and then potentially requiring further downtime anyway. About user handles: SFX allows users to set their own username as they please including names already taken by another user. However the "user handle" is a separate name every user has and which has to be unique. No two users can have the same handle. During the beta we let users set their own handle, but this presents a problem: Those who did not log into SFX most likely want to use their current SF short name (the name you used as the URL for your profile) as a handle, and there's a possibility that some handles might be taken by users on SFX already. To solve this, we will do the following:

1) All SF2 users who haven't migrated to SFX yet will have their SF2 short name used as handle on SFX. 2) Any SFX user who set their handle to something that collides with an SF2 user's name will have their handle changed so there's no conflict anymore. This preserves your identity coming from SF2. Of course this change affects a handful of users who have been in the SFX beta and wanted to pick a particular handle that was actually already taken on SF2, but please keep in mind that while we always said that we'd try to avoid any sort of resets or data erasure from the beta to the full opening, AND this will only affect a small number of users, there was never a guarantee that everything that happened in the Beta would survive the go-live without any change whatsoever. We thought about this long and hard, and the concern of a lot of users about their name potentially getting lost (even if it's "just" the handle and not the prominently-visible username) is completely understandable and we hear you loud and clear. I really hope you're okay with this - In hindsight letting users modify their handle during the beta was a mistake, though the same issue existed for new registrations too. Technically handles don't matter, but we came to understand that user handles aren't just about the technical side of things, this is a kind of personalization that is important to people. Anyway, the decision to go ahead with the import ahead of reopening means the wait will be a bit longer. I know it's been a long time, but please stick with us. Credits go to @Terra @Nicko @nekosune and the others who are doing great work, also thanks again to @KeikoOrca for helping with configuring and transferring much-needed hardware

Hello everyone! This #SoFurryServerMoveUpdate is rather comprehensive because a lot happened, so we will share two screenshots instead. Overall good news!

Thanks for your patience. We're working on going online very soon again!

I firmly believe that furry has been able to resist being commercialized,, corporatized, and commodified precisely because we’re weird, horny, and weirdly horny. #KeepFurryWeird

A comic where one wizard says to another “let’s have wizard sex.” The second wizard says “yes let’s.” They stare at each other other with increasing intensity—sweat beading on foreheads, veins appearing in eyes—until their staffs explode with light

wizard sex

I feel like some folks would be happier in furry if people realized that this community is a loose federation of many, many smaller collectives and if you are at odds with everybody around you the solution is not to make broad proclamations about "the fandom" but to actually find your people

Writing Spicy: Online Erotica Writing Workshop Series still has room and it is starting in October! come join me & write some erotica! learn about publishing erotica, writing desire shamelessly, pen names, & more. https://bit.ly/3sHuiyI

Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

A digital painting of the starship USS Defiant, trailing pink, blue, and white trails of light behind it.

A digital painting of the starship USS Discovery-A, in a purple nebula lit by a yellow star.

A digital painting of the USS Enterprise-D, as seen from above. Rainbow colored streaks of light surround the ship as it travels at warp speeds.

A digital painting of the starship USS Voyager, seen from above and below. The ship is in orbit of a purple, orange, and white planet, its atmosphere filled by swirling clouds and storms.

Today is Star Trek Day, so I feel like some (pretty gay) Star Trek art is in order

I’m already looking forward to it! We were both kind of blindsided that you two are married, we’ve both been following both of your oeuvres independently :3

a white cat is sitting on a bed with its mouth open and looking at the camera . ALT: a white cat is sitting on a bed with its mouth open and looking at the camera .

!ATTENTION ATTENTION!

MY HUSBAND'S DEBUT HORROR NOVEL CAME OUT TODAY

IF YOU LIKE WEIRD QUEER HORROR PLEASE CONSIDER BUYING A COPY/GIVING IT A READ (and if you enjoy it, leaving a good review on Goodreads so that he'll stop fretting and driving me crazy)

www.bitterkarella.com/moonflow/

Bitter Karella’s new book Moonflow on a quilt

HOL UP! This is your husband’s book!? Hubby picked it up today while they were out. 🤯

Oh definitely. I’m about to hit my daddy stride :3

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I’ve definitely noticed something going on with their choice of topics, like the recent marijuana episode. As someone with ADHD who takes Vyvanse I’m not sure how I felt about it, but being said partner, Emzy has a point… 😵‍💫

@yourewrongabout.bsky.social There’s an issue with the insanity defense episode, y’all are listening to a clip right around the middle of the episode, but we can’t hear the clip.

A tweet from pervocracy noting difficulty in maintaining mental health as many coping strategies are based in the idea your anxiety is unwarranted and right now needs extremely warranted but you still gotta water the plants or you'll have fascism AND dead plants

Red-ink doodle of a bear wearing a pup hood. He is standing on his hind legs and poking at the hood's nose with a claw. He seems confused. The dedication text about it says: "To the queer adventurers, who venture to wonder and wander beyond."

I don't think this is the right mask.
#Doodles

A banner with the text: FIGHTING BACK! A bundle of books that were shadowbanned by itch.io July 26 to 31 31 books, 12 creators, only at $36 The background is wood painted with rainbow colours.

31 books by 12 authors. All of them shadowbanned by itch.io. A new #Bundle for those who want to find out what Mastercard finds too perverted for words. (You might be disappointed!) With thanks to @ormakal.bsky.social for putting it all together. ♥️ 🏳️‍🌈

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#BookSky #LGBTQ

This is clearly something that @sheath.dog needs to see X3

@dark-end.bsky.social Same. The sad thing is I haven’t found a replacement yet.

Your Smartwatch's Heart Rate Monitor Was Developed by a Furry Dr. David Benaron is an inventor whose team at Stanford laid the groundwork for the optical heart rate monitor. He's also a cheetah named Spottacus.

If you have a smartwatch with the green light, thank Spottacus. It’s incalculable how many lives his work has saved- so many people who otherwise wouldn’t have gotten help without alerts from his system. What a legacy.

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I can't message you, but I might be able to help you find something full time remote at my day job. Dropped you a hello on Telegram.

Always kiss the homies

Had a great time this weekend at @furgeddaboutit.org. It’s not often I get to just attend a con and vibe. I hope they can line up the same dates next year 😸

New book announcement and cover reveal.

Altered States: Draconic Desires will make its debut at @furryfiesta.org this April.

Pre-order here: furplanet.com/shop/item.as...

Cover art and interior illustrations by Kuma.

Cartoons voiced by real animals (Episode 2): Fox

Gonna eat that ass like cilantro. Never cause it tastes like soap.

LGBTQ folks! Fiction writers! Professors and instructors! Please help!

I am teaching a Queer Fiction Writing class next semester, and I'm looking for great short stories by LGBTQ writers. So hit me with all your faves 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ✏️

#queerwriters #queerwriting #LGBTQwriters #queerfiction #academicbsky

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