So I've completed migration of the pict-rs server to our new infrastructure. I'm not sure what the issue was you were having, as I am unable to replicate.
Based on the father ambiguous error message, I presume it was returning a "Request timed out" or something.
Anyhow, after the migration, I'd be interested if you still see errors. Let me know.
It brings Ada and I a whole heap of pleasure running these instances and it's largely knowing that we're making a difference to our users, and providing a safe space for you all to grow and flourish that makes it all worth it for us.
Ada is super smart and knowledgeable across a broad range of topics from physics, astronomy and technology all the way to the subgenus species and origins of varieties of birds.
She's pretty, loving, caring, empathetic. She has a big strong heart.
But the ruthlessness and absolute conviction which comes out whenever she sees something wrong... that is honestly the most awesome thing about her. The way she goes from zero to 100 in under a second, that's her true superpower, and quite something to see.
I have been watching my love tie herself in knots over the last several days, having to deal with the drama that has been brought on, trying her best to bring everyone back together.
There's been bad behaviour from both sides, and I'm really disappointed to see that some of the worst of it came from our users, who didn't keep to the moral high ground, disregarded our instance rules and stoopped to levels of behaviour worse than that leveled against them.
There have been accusations against us (or Ada specifically) that we are a safe harbour for bad behaviour and cause harm to trans people through our inaction.
This is perhaps the cruelest accusation they could have leveled at Ada, as she works tirelessly to maintain a safe space for our community, and while I was hoping, for all the effort that she was investing into this issue, that she could make it work despite my own reservations, this last attack on her impeccable morality has made me very angry.
I'm sorry for those that wanted to remain federated, sorry that it came to this, but I am glad it's over now, purely for the mental health of my precious beloved.
I had emergency cosmetic surgery after my accident and remember up to the anaesthesia counting down from ten to about four, and then waking up afterwards.
We aren't defeferated from them. That's different from hosting that content ourselves though.
I'm not personally against piracy, however hosting that kind of content here ourselves would put our primary reason for creating this space (that of providing a safe social space for trans and LGBTQIA+ people) at risk.
I just wanted to point that out before we get a whole bunch of piracy subs created on our instance that we'd have to remove.
So I've completed migration of the pict-rs server to our new infrastructure. I'm not sure what the issue was you were having, as I am unable to replicate.
Based on the father ambiguous error message, I presume it was returning a "Request timed out" or something.
Anyhow, after the migration, I'd be interested if you still see errors. Let me know.