I’ve been having trouble keeping this instance up - right now, it’s a problem with proxy errors between the docker containers as well as with the Ansible scripts. It’s taking too much time to maintain. I'll be shutting down wayfarershaven.eu per 31 October 2023.

That means that the fountainpens community here will also disappear. Anyone who would like to restart this on another instance is more than welcome to do so.

Hey all! My apologies for the fact that the instance has been down. For those who are curious, it turns out that the Lemmy volumes had ballooned and taken up all the space on the server. I've reclaimed the space and set a recurring task to make sure that it automatically gets cleaned up going forward.

This shows the vulnerability of small instances run by a single admin - I wasn't able to sit down and troubleshoot the issue. I don't have a good solution for you beyond recognizing that sometimes things willl take time when there isn't a team or paid business with SLAs. If you have things you'd like to see change, I'm happy to discuss.

This looks like it was great fun. Would you take part and if so, which house would you represent?

Update: it's fine to share your thoughts on the author's personal views but please leave the insults at the door.

It's interesting to see the breakdown of what she carries - especially the decision to treat her toiletry kit as her junk drawer. I didn't expect to see a clothesline in there!

What unexpected item do you keep in your toiletry bag?

The communities aren't strictly fantasy related but sharing in case anyone finds this useful. I'll be following !ebookdeals@literature.cafe.

cross-posted from: https://literature.cafe/post/1167040

Linked is the community directory. Here's a list of some of the newest communities:

!classics@literature.cafe - For discussion of all classic books! [New]

!camphalfblood@literature.cafe - For discussion of the Percy Jackson series and other books within the books written by Rick Riordan, as well as the media adaptations of said series. [New]

!speculative_poetry@literature.cafe - A cyberspace for sharing and discussing speculative poetry. [New]

!philosophical_poetry@literature.cafe - A cyberspace for sharing and discussing philosophical poetry. [New]

!writingprompts@literature.cafe - Writing prompts, duh! [New]

!writing@literature.cafe - General writing community. [New]

!ebookdeals@literature.cafe - Ebook deals! [New]

Here is a link to the community directory as well.

https://literature.cafe/post/372004

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/moviesandtv@lemmy.film/t/415291

Release schedule:

Friday, September 1: Episodes 1-3 "A Taste of Solitude," "Strangers and Friends," and "What Might Be"
Friday, September 8: Episode 4 "Daughters of the Night"
Friday, September 15: Episode 5
Friday, September 22: Episode 6
Friday, September 29: Episode 7
Friday, October 6: Episode 8

Sharing because I can see this community having thoughts to share. :)

cross-posted from: https://wayfarershaven.eu/post/182136

With so much note taking apps nowadays, I can't understand why does anyone still write notes with pen and paper. You need to bring the notepad, book or that paper to retrieve that information, and most of the time you don't have it in hand. While my phone almost always reachable and you carry when you go out. For those still like to do handwriting, there's many app does that and they can even convert it to text notes.

So, if you still write notes with pen and paper, why?

Thank you to @Valdair@kbin.social for submitting the suggestions for a banner and to everyone who voted! The photo of the Nakaya Decapod (#3) won by a 60% landslide.

We have four possibilities for a new community banner image thanks to @Valdair@kbin.social. Please vote by commenting on which image you would prefer. One comment will be one vote. Voting closes on Friday 4 August.

#1 - may need some cropping to find the right aspect ratio:

#2 - Montblanc Heritage 1912

#3 - Nakaya Decapod

#4 - Waterman, TWSBI, Nakaya, Pelikan, Lamy, Parker, Montblanc, Pelikan, Montblanc

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/1085247

Just putting this here for those who might miss it.

I saw season 1 and it was...okay? I gather that Wheel of Time diehards were upset about plot deviations. I never read the books so that didn't matter much to me. IMO the world setting seemed janky - it was as though Robert Jordan couldn't build an original world to save his life and borrowed bits and pieces of different Earth cultures and threw them in a blender. I could pass on the next season but I have too many people around me who will want to watch it so I feel somewhat compelled to.

What did you think of season 1? Will you be watching season 2?

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/technology@lemmy.world/t/225780

One developer asked ChatGPT to finish George R.R. Martin's long-stalled book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, upon which the Game of Thrones TV show is based. And the AI did...well, not too bad. But don't expect it to replace Martin anytime soon, either.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1933672

Got this Victorinox Vx Sport EVO Backpack from my beautiful wife as birthday present recently! I was looking at these a few years now and I am super happy with it. It comes 11 years of warranty and feels well made and durable (as known from Victorinox). Went with me already on a few adventures and I can tell you it works well for Notebooks, Picknicks, even as diaper backpack or just random stuff. Fits all my needs. I also like the little details like a small compartment for one of their Swiss Army Knifes (unfortunately too small for my Cybertool L, but perfect for my folding Victorinox Lunch Knife).