Short downtime – resolved
We had a short downtime, from 17:05 to 17:20 Pacific Time today (about five minutes before this post). First was due to a UPS not kicking in during a power blurp, and second was because of a fat-fingered parameter in the database configuration file. All is resolved!
Read MoreSunday 9/17 Maintenance
Please be aware that our usual maintenance will go much longer than expected. We are normally down every Sunday from 7am Pacific to 7:30am Pacific. However, tomorrow we will be consolidating database servers for both Squidge Images as well as SquidgeWorld which will take up to 2 hours. As such, regular Sunday maintenance will be […]
Read MoreShort Downtime + Reminder
This morning after a planned downtime, Squidge Image Hosting didn’t come back up. It was due to an internal configuration issue, so the issue has since been resolved. If you’re experiencing an issue, please refresh your screeen. As a reminder, we have regular planned downtimes for routine maintenance. They are: SquidgeWorld Archive – Goes down […]
Read MoreSquidgeWorld Downtime
SquidgeWorld Archive is currently down due to a configuration issue. ETA to have it back up is ASAP. edit: We came back up after about 10 minutes of downtime.
Read MoreJune 2nd Outage
There was a power outage in the greater Portland area this morning between about 06:30 Pacific and 08:30 Pacific, so we were down. Things are back up and stable, but if you have questions, please let us know. Thanks!
Read MoreA Note About AI and Squidge
There have been a few questions today about AI and Squidge.org’s approach, so I thought I would drop a blogpost here so people know. Here’s our philosophy: While AI (Artificial Intelligence) can be a great thing in the realm of medicine, like computers spotting lung or breast cancer before a human can, AI shouldn’t have […]
Read MoreYou Can Now Support Squidge.org With an Online Donation!
Squidge.org is not only an official 501c3 here in the United States, meaning you can take a tax deduction for donating to us – we’re now officially taking donations! It’s been a long journey, but we’re finally here! If you are interested, you can make a donation via our donation platform partner, Aplos at this […]
Read MoreSpam/Scam Alert
Being part of the Internet for almost 30 years makes Squidge an easy target for scammers solely because of longevity. I’ve had the same email address since 1994, and still use it to this day. This email (and the image shown) got through spam filters, but of course I knew it was a phishing attempt […]
Read MoreWelcome Fandom Imgur Users!
For the last week or so, we’ve noticed a large influx of new people on our Images server. Whereas we would normally get a new user every other day or so, we’re sometimes getting dozens an hour – and that’s okay! The image server that Squidge.org has in place is here for that use. Due […]
Read MoreSquidge Image Hosting – Completed & Changes
The image hosting package updated much faster than I anticipated, so people are free to use the service again (https://images.squidge.org), and images that are displayed elsewhere like AO3, SquidgeWorld, Dreamwidth, etc. are displaying once again. Please skip the next section between [****] for folx who may be triggered by sexual assault. [****] I’ve made one […]
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