@announcements@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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Jun 10, 2026
BSD Cafe Announcements
@announcements@mastodon.bsd.cafe
This account is dedicated to announcements regarding the Mastodon instance and other services of BSD Cafe. It will be used exclusively for this purpose. As news or updates arise (new services, issues, updates, scheduled downtimes for infrastructure work), there will be a post from this account. To check the status of services at BSD Cafe, simply visit https://status.bsd.cafe/ For everything else, you can follow the account of @stefano
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A wave of fake profile registrations is currently underway.
Many are easy to spot, others less so. The risk is that some (but credible) fake profiles might slip through, while some legitimate friends might go unnoticed, lost in the chaos of new signups.
If you have submitted a request, are a real person, and are genuinely interested in joining BSD Cafe, please contact me privately.
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeAnnouncements
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@announcements@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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Jun 10, 2026
BSD Cafe Announcements
@announcements@mastodon.bsd.cafe
This account is dedicated to announcements regarding the Mastodon instance and other services of BSD Cafe. It will be used exclusively for this purpose. As news or updates arise (new services, issues, updates, scheduled downtimes for infrastructure work), there will be a post from this account. To check the status of services at BSD Cafe, simply visit https://status.bsd.cafe/ For everything else, you can follow the account of @stefano
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@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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May 22, 2026
Stefano Marinelli
@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
BSD.cafe and illumos Cafe "Barista", Founder and System Administrator, Unix enthusiast ( #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, #DragonflyBSD, #Illumos and #Linux ), with a keen eye for everything happening in this world and the fascinating beings that populate it. I enjoy #music, #photography, and, of course, #technology. Most of my posts will self-destruct after 6 months. "I Solve Problems" - https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/03/i-solve-problems-eurobsdcon/
mastodon.bsd.cafe
Brew (#forgejo), as usual, is being overloaded by the scrapers.
I think I'll have to put an Anubis in front of it. I don't love those "blocks", but sometimes you need to.
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@announcements@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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Apr 15, 2026
BSD Cafe Announcements
@announcements@mastodon.bsd.cafe
This account is dedicated to announcements regarding the Mastodon instance and other services of BSD Cafe. It will be used exclusively for this purpose. As news or updates arise (new services, issues, updates, scheduled downtimes for infrastructure work), there will be a post from this account. To check the status of services at BSD Cafe, simply visit https://status.bsd.cafe/ For everything else, you can follow the account of @stefano
mastodon.bsd.cafe
The #BSDCafe #Mastodon instances have been upgraded to v4.5.9
#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements
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@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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Mar 01, 2026
Stefano Marinelli
@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
BSD.cafe and illumos Cafe "Barista", Founder and System Administrator, Unix enthusiast ( #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, #DragonflyBSD, #Illumos and #Linux ), with a keen eye for everything happening in this world and the fascinating beings that populate it. I enjoy #music, #photography, and, of course, #technology. Most of my posts will self-destruct after 6 months. "I Solve Problems" - https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/03/i-solve-problems-eurobsdcon/
mastodon.bsd.cafe
Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #Fediverse
I posted a few things over the past days, and some people noticed that I have been more absent than usual. I think it is right to give an update on the situation.
Starting in mid-December, my wife came down with the flu. Nothing serious, but it left her with a problem that all the doctors we consulted have identified as long flu. Similar to long COVID, it is a debilitating condition, at times completely disabling. She started a treatment, but had some issues and had to change it. This treatment, however, makes the symptoms worse for a few weeks before improving them, and the result is that we are currently in that phase: she is not well, she is worried, and of course I am too.
This has given me time, over the past weeks, to focus on projects like MastoBlaster, also to keep my mind active on something different, something good for my spirit and mental well-being.
But in these days, probably the hardest in years, I am in "emergencies only" mode, or almost. No tiramisu, few outings, some good lasagna - but mostly concern and hope for a return to normality. The doctors told her that in her case it is a temporary condition, but it is not clear exactly how long it will last, which is why there is a treatment, to help her live normally while everything gradually returns to normal. In the meantime, I am the solid part, but clearly I also have to take care of everything she usually handles.
Life is more often uphill than downhill, so we need to make the most of the good moments and not focus on trivial things. This is why I have always tried to make this place a positive and peaceful one: we all have battles to fight, serious or less serious problems, happiness and despair. Here, at least, we can focus on what you enjoy.
So I leave you with two coffees, made with my mother’s moka pot, which remind me of a peaceful day in this period when the sky outside and the climate inside are the same color: gray.
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@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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Jan 30, 2026
Stefano Marinelli
@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
BSD.cafe and illumos Cafe "Barista", Founder and System Administrator, Unix enthusiast ( #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, #DragonflyBSD, #Illumos and #Linux ), with a keen eye for everything happening in this world and the fascinating beings that populate it. I enjoy #music, #photography, and, of course, #technology. Most of my posts will self-destruct after 6 months. "I Solve Problems" - https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/03/i-solve-problems-eurobsdcon/
mastodon.bsd.cafe
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@announcements/115982930815021296
Heads-up: Please be careful with this setting, as it could impact the user experience on the BSD Cafe Mastodon instance. Huge thanks to @justine and @grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe for helping debug this!
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Important announcement, especially for BSD Cafe friends who don’t have a local account.
Over the past few days I noticed that, when browsing some public pages on our Mastodon server (especially the federated timeline, meaning posts coming from other instances as well), certain content could appear without a CW and in some cases it was pornographic, illegal, or generally not suitable for a general audience.
The problem is that this was visible even to users who were not logged in, which effectively made BSD Cafe a gateway to that content. Also, some media files are cached on our server, so it could look like BSD Cafe is the source of it.
For this reason I had to make a decision: I have disabled the ability for non-logged-in visitors to view posts coming from other instances.
This way, anyone visiting BSD Cafe without an account will only see BSD Cafe local content, helping us avoid potential issues, including legal ones.
Some of you (from other instances) thought you had been blocked because you could no longer see your posts here, but that is not the case: your posts are still fully visible to local users, as usual.
I have also re-enabled (at least for now) hashtag browsing, since BSD Cafe is one of the most well federated instances for BSD-related content and it would be a shame to lose that. However, I may reconsider this decision if it leads to problems.
Let me know if you notice anything unusual.
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeServices #Mastodon #Fediverse
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@announcements__dup_35397@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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Jan 30, 2026
BSD Cafe Announcements
@announcements__dup_35397@mastodon.bsd.cafe
This account is dedicated to announcements regarding the Mastodon instance and other services of BSD Cafe. It will be used exclusively for this purpose. As news or updates arise (new services, issues, updates, scheduled downtimes for infrastructure work), there will be a post from this account. To check the status of services at BSD Cafe, simply visit https://status.bsd.cafe/ For everything else, you can follow the account of @stefano
mastodon.bsd.cafe
Important announcement, especially for BSD Cafe friends who don’t have a local account.
Over the past few days I noticed that, when browsing some public pages on our Mastodon server (especially the federated timeline, meaning posts coming from other instances as well), certain content could appear without a CW and in some cases it was pornographic, illegal, or generally not suitable for a general audience.
The problem is that this was visible even to users who were not logged in, which effectively made BSD Cafe a gateway to that content. Also, some media files are cached on our server, so it could look like BSD Cafe is the source of it.
For this reason I had to make a decision: I have disabled the ability for non-logged-in visitors to view posts coming from other instances.
This way, anyone visiting BSD Cafe without an account will only see BSD Cafe local content, helping us avoid potential issues, including legal ones.
Some of you (from other instances) thought you had been blocked because you could no longer see your posts here, but that is not the case: your posts are still fully visible to local users, as usual.
I have also re-enabled (at least for now) hashtag browsing, since BSD Cafe is one of the most well federated instances for BSD-related content and it would be a shame to lose that. However, I may reconsider this decision if it leads to problems.
Let me know if you notice anything unusual.
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeServices #Mastodon #Fediverse
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