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Did the things~

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!

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Hey US friends, here's a script if you have a [D] Senator who voted against ending the shutdown. I guarantee they're making the rounds today saying they didn't want this. Bullshit.

If they're not calling for Schumer to step down, tell them to put up or shut up.

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This fandom has a reputation for being "suspiciously wealthy" but the truth is most furries just love and value art and people so much that they want to use their money for art and supporting artists so they can make a living doing what they love. It's a cycle of genuine passion I think.

Sadly Kaine *just* got elected last year, he's not up again until 2030. I'm so pissed

just a reminder that the 8 Dems who folded need to vote again later in the week (thanks to dumb senate procedure, unsurprisingly)

light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM

> just the other week one of the epicenters of the anti-Trump blowback. Caving is exactly the opposite of what VA voters wanted right now. Warner is absolutely gonna get primaried next year and Kaine needs to step down.

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Here's the larger list; differences being Schumer, Booker, and Warner. The latter two are up in 2026, and I'm sure Schumer coordinated this whole collapse.

I'm still pissed that *both* VA senators were on this list. I know VA has been hit hard by furloughs, but we were >

The fact that they had *just* enough defectors who coincidentally won't be facing voters next year suggests that the larger list of suspected squishies all would have caved but they do in fact know just how mad their substituents are right now and are just trying to save face

I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them

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Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.

If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!

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Roman is awesome! Commissions open as well as several nice YCHs, so go take a look!

Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.

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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

Politicizing Transgender Athletes Is Dangerous. Lia Smith Deserved Better. "Let her passing be an inflection point for how you think about trans rights and trans people more generally."

I rarely talk about the process of getting my work published but this one is a definite exception. I have never experienced this before in my career.

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ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.

I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.

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