#unionplace — Public Fediverse posts

Howdy #UnionPlace! Monthly hosting costs have bloomed a bit over the past few months, from under $500/mo to over $650 this month. I'm taking a look at where we can cut back, but just a reminder that union.place is run by Labor Union Networking Inc, a US non-profit whose main funder is yours truly, and any donations you can make are greatly appreciated!

https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate has the details of how you can donate, lots of options available! Thank you for your support!

Howdy #UnionPlace! Monthly hosting costs have bloomed a bit over the past few months, from under $500/mo to over $650 this month. I'm taking a look at where we can cut back, but just a reminder that union.place is run by Labor Union Networking Inc, a US non-profit whose main funder is yours truly, and any donations you can make are greatly appreciated!

https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate has the details of how you can donate, lots of options available! Thank you for your support!

Howdy #UnionPlace! Monthly hosting costs have bloomed a bit over the past few months, from under $500/mo to over $650 this month. I'm taking a look at where we can cut back, but just a reminder that union.place is run by Labor Union Networking Inc, a US non-profit whose main funder is yours truly, and any donations you can make are greatly appreciated!

https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate has the details of how you can donate, lots of options available! Thank you for your support!

Howdy #UnionPlace! Monthly hosting costs have bloomed a bit over the past few months, from under $500/mo to over $650 this month. I'm taking a look at where we can cut back, but just a reminder that union.place is run by Labor Union Networking Inc, a US non-profit whose main funder is yours truly, and any donations you can make are greatly appreciated!

https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate has the details of how you can donate, lots of options available! Thank you for your support!

Howdy #UnionPlace! Monthly hosting costs have bloomed a bit over the past few months, from under $500/mo to over $650 this month. I'm taking a look at where we can cut back, but just a reminder that union.place is run by Labor Union Networking Inc, a US non-profit whose main funder is yours truly, and any donations you can make are greatly appreciated!

https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate has the details of how you can donate, lots of options available! Thank you for your support!

Okay #UnionPlace, hold on tight, I'm trying a `pg_repack` on our database. It should keep running while I'm doing it.

Okay #UnionPlace, hold on tight, I'm trying a `pg_repack` on our database. It should keep running while I'm doing it.

Okay #UnionPlace, hold on tight, I'm trying a `pg_repack` on our database. It should keep running while I'm doing it.

Okay #UnionPlace, hold on tight, I'm trying a `pg_repack` on our database. It should keep running while I'm doing it.

Okay #UnionPlace, hold on tight, I'm trying a `pg_repack` on our database. It should keep running while I'm doing it.

I hate that I pay almost as much for snapshots (for backup purposes) for #UnionPlace as I pay for CPU time. But I don't exactly want to lose the data!

I really need to figure out how to do a proper vacuum/cleanup on the database without a long downtime. I've found a bunch of docs but haven't had the time/energy to actually attack the process.

I hate that I pay almost as much for snapshots (for backup purposes) for #UnionPlace as I pay for CPU time. But I don't exactly want to lose the data!

I really need to figure out how to do a proper vacuum/cleanup on the database without a long downtime. I've found a bunch of docs but haven't had the time/energy to actually attack the process.

I hate that I pay almost as much for snapshots (for backup purposes) for #UnionPlace as I pay for CPU time. But I don't exactly want to lose the data!

I really need to figure out how to do a proper vacuum/cleanup on the database without a long downtime. I've found a bunch of docs but haven't had the time/energy to actually attack the process.

I hate that I pay almost as much for snapshots (for backup purposes) for #UnionPlace as I pay for CPU time. But I don't exactly want to lose the data!

I really need to figure out how to do a proper vacuum/cleanup on the database without a long downtime. I've found a bunch of docs but haven't had the time/energy to actually attack the process.

I hate that I pay almost as much for snapshots (for backup purposes) for #UnionPlace as I pay for CPU time. But I don't exactly want to lose the data!

I really need to figure out how to do a proper vacuum/cleanup on the database without a long downtime. I've found a bunch of docs but haven't had the time/energy to actually attack the process.

Hello #UnionPlace !

We have historically maintained federation with threads.net, but with a "limit" in place to make interaction intentional, in the interest of our mission to provide broad networking/communication.

More and more I'm feeling like that is the wrong decision. So, local users, please let me know: are you for, or against, continued federation with Threads? Do you get value from connections there? Or is it just noise and support for fascism and hate?

Hello #UnionPlace !

We have historically maintained federation with threads.net, but with a "limit" in place to make interaction intentional, in the interest of our mission to provide broad networking/communication.

More and more I'm feeling like that is the wrong decision. So, local users, please let me know: are you for, or against, continued federation with Threads? Do you get value from connections there? Or is it just noise and support for fascism and hate?

Hello #UnionPlace !

We have historically maintained federation with threads.net, but with a "limit" in place to make interaction intentional, in the interest of our mission to provide broad networking/communication.

More and more I'm feeling like that is the wrong decision. So, local users, please let me know: are you for, or against, continued federation with Threads? Do you get value from connections there? Or is it just noise and support for fascism and hate?

Hello #UnionPlace !

We have historically maintained federation with threads.net, but with a "limit" in place to make interaction intentional, in the interest of our mission to provide broad networking/communication.

More and more I'm feeling like that is the wrong decision. So, local users, please let me know: are you for, or against, continued federation with Threads? Do you get value from connections there? Or is it just noise and support for fascism and hate?

Hello #UnionPlace !

We have historically maintained federation with threads.net, but with a "limit" in place to make interaction intentional, in the interest of our mission to provide broad networking/communication.

More and more I'm feeling like that is the wrong decision. So, local users, please let me know: are you for, or against, continued federation with Threads? Do you get value from connections there? Or is it just noise and support for fascism and hate?

Sorry for a few minutes of instability #UnionPlace , I just did a bit of system maintenance (I probably should have done that before / separately from asking for money, but hey, it shows you I'm a real human. Mostly, anyway. Allegedly. I think. Or so the voices in my head say.)

:solidarity:

Sorry for a few minutes of instability #UnionPlace , I just did a bit of system maintenance (I probably should have done that before / separately from asking for money, but hey, it shows you I'm a real human. Mostly, anyway. Allegedly. I think. Or so the voices in my head say.)

:solidarity:

Sorry for a few minutes of instability #UnionPlace , I just did a bit of system maintenance (I probably should have done that before / separately from asking for money, but hey, it shows you I'm a real human. Mostly, anyway. Allegedly. I think. Or so the voices in my head say.)

:solidarity:

Sorry for a few minutes of instability #UnionPlace , I just did a bit of system maintenance (I probably should have done that before / separately from asking for money, but hey, it shows you I'm a real human. Mostly, anyway. Allegedly. I think. Or so the voices in my head say.)

:solidarity:

Sorry for a few minutes of instability #UnionPlace , I just did a bit of system maintenance (I probably should have done that before / separately from asking for money, but hey, it shows you I'm a real human. Mostly, anyway. Allegedly. I think. Or so the voices in my head say.)

:solidarity:

It's the end of the year, do you know where your social media is paid for?

If you're here on the Fediverse, check out your instance's "About" page, and donate if that's something they ask for - because the answer is probably "by you"! Which is great, because it means you're not the product.

Thanks for making 2025 a great billionaire-free social-media year! #UnionPlace gladly accepts donations at https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate - we're run by a US 501(c)(3) so donations are likely tax-deductible!

It's the end of the year, do you know where your social media is paid for?

If you're here on the Fediverse, check out your instance's "About" page, and donate if that's something they ask for - because the answer is probably "by you"! Which is great, because it means you're not the product.

Thanks for making 2025 a great billionaire-free social-media year! #UnionPlace gladly accepts donations at https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate - we're run by a US 501(c)(3) so donations are likely tax-deductible!

It's the end of the year, do you know where your social media is paid for?

If you're here on the Fediverse, check out your instance's "About" page, and donate if that's something they ask for - because the answer is probably "by you"! Which is great, because it means you're not the product.

Thanks for making 2025 a great billionaire-free social-media year! #UnionPlace gladly accepts donations at https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate - we're run by a US 501(c)(3) so donations are likely tax-deductible!

It's the end of the year, do you know where your social media is paid for?

If you're here on the Fediverse, check out your instance's "About" page, and donate if that's something they ask for - because the answer is probably "by you"! Which is great, because it means you're not the product.

Thanks for making 2025 a great billionaire-free social-media year! #UnionPlace gladly accepts donations at https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate - we're run by a US 501(c)(3) so donations are likely tax-deductible!

It's the end of the year, do you know where your social media is paid for?

If you're here on the Fediverse, check out your instance's "About" page, and donate if that's something they ask for - because the answer is probably "by you"! Which is great, because it means you're not the product.

Thanks for making 2025 a great billionaire-free social-media year! #UnionPlace gladly accepts donations at https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate - we're run by a US 501(c)(3) so donations are likely tax-deductible!

#UnionPlace , we now have Mastodon 4.5.0! With quote posting!

You can learn more about the release, including the quote posting settings you can configure, here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

As with all updates, you may need to do a force reload if you're using the web interface. If you have any problems, let us know!

#UnionPlace , we now have Mastodon 4.5.0! With quote posting!

You can learn more about the release, including the quote posting settings you can configure, here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

As with all updates, you may need to do a force reload if you're using the web interface. If you have any problems, let us know!

#UnionPlace , we now have Mastodon 4.5.0! With quote posting!

You can learn more about the release, including the quote posting settings you can configure, here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

As with all updates, you may need to do a force reload if you're using the web interface. If you have any problems, let us know!

#UnionPlace , we now have Mastodon 4.5.0! With quote posting!

You can learn more about the release, including the quote posting settings you can configure, here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

As with all updates, you may need to do a force reload if you're using the web interface. If you have any problems, let us know!

#UnionPlace , we now have Mastodon 4.5.0! With quote posting!

You can learn more about the release, including the quote posting settings you can configure, here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

As with all updates, you may need to do a force reload if you're using the web interface. If you have any problems, let us know!

Howdy #UnionPlace ! I'm going to be upgrading us to Mastodon 4.5.0, so there may be a bit of downtime while it's updating. Should be back within an hour or so.

Howdy #UnionPlace ! I'm going to be upgrading us to Mastodon 4.5.0, so there may be a bit of downtime while it's updating. Should be back within an hour or so.

Howdy #UnionPlace ! I'm going to be upgrading us to Mastodon 4.5.0, so there may be a bit of downtime while it's updating. Should be back within an hour or so.

Howdy #UnionPlace ! I'm going to be upgrading us to Mastodon 4.5.0, so there may be a bit of downtime while it's updating. Should be back within an hour or so.

Howdy #UnionPlace ! I'm going to be upgrading us to Mastodon 4.5.0, so there may be a bit of downtime while it's updating. Should be back within an hour or so.

Heads up #UnionPlace, quote posts are coming to Mastodon soon! Betas of the 4.5 release including quote posts are out now, and while we're not planning on running 4.5 while it's in beta, we probably will pick it up after it goes full release.

If you want to learn more, including a setting you can find now to set quotability for your posts, check out this Mastodon blog post: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

Heads up #UnionPlace, quote posts are coming to Mastodon soon! Betas of the 4.5 release including quote posts are out now, and while we're not planning on running 4.5 while it's in beta, we probably will pick it up after it goes full release.

If you want to learn more, including a setting you can find now to set quotability for your posts, check out this Mastodon blog post: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

Heads up #UnionPlace, quote posts are coming to Mastodon soon! Betas of the 4.5 release including quote posts are out now, and while we're not planning on running 4.5 while it's in beta, we probably will pick it up after it goes full release.

If you want to learn more, including a setting you can find now to set quotability for your posts, check out this Mastodon blog post: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

Heads up #UnionPlace, quote posts are coming to Mastodon soon! Betas of the 4.5 release including quote posts are out now, and while we're not planning on running 4.5 while it's in beta, we probably will pick it up after it goes full release.

If you want to learn more, including a setting you can find now to set quotability for your posts, check out this Mastodon blog post: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

Heads up #UnionPlace, quote posts are coming to Mastodon soon! Betas of the 4.5 release including quote posts are out now, and while we're not planning on running 4.5 while it's in beta, we probably will pick it up after it goes full release.

If you want to learn more, including a setting you can find now to set quotability for your posts, check out this Mastodon blog post: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

#UnionPlace announcement: if you get a notification that we've blocked a.gup.pe, don't be alarmed; unfortunately this popular group subscription service had its domain bought out from under it, and is now pointing to a spam blog. 😞

We have blocked the domain proactively to prevent them from switching over to actual Fediverse spam in the future. You can read more about this, and an alternative, here: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115164282623836102

#UnionPlace announcement: if you get a notification that we've blocked a.gup.pe, don't be alarmed; unfortunately this popular group subscription service had its domain bought out from under it, and is now pointing to a spam blog. 😞

We have blocked the domain proactively to prevent them from switching over to actual Fediverse spam in the future. You can read more about this, and an alternative, here: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115164282623836102

#UnionPlace announcement: if you get a notification that we've blocked a.gup.pe, don't be alarmed; unfortunately this popular group subscription service had its domain bought out from under it, and is now pointing to a spam blog. 😞

We have blocked the domain proactively to prevent them from switching over to actual Fediverse spam in the future. You can read more about this, and an alternative, here: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115164282623836102

#UnionPlace announcement: if you get a notification that we've blocked a.gup.pe, don't be alarmed; unfortunately this popular group subscription service had its domain bought out from under it, and is now pointing to a spam blog. 😞

We have blocked the domain proactively to prevent them from switching over to actual Fediverse spam in the future. You can read more about this, and an alternative, here: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115164282623836102

#UnionPlace announcement: if you get a notification that we've blocked a.gup.pe, don't be alarmed; unfortunately this popular group subscription service had its domain bought out from under it, and is now pointing to a spam blog. 😞

We have blocked the domain proactively to prevent them from switching over to actual Fediverse spam in the future. You can read more about this, and an alternative, here: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115164282623836102