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2026-07-14 20:05:34 UTC

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2026-07-02 12:10:48 UTC

Or Claude just likes building bots that use “Overcast” as the user-agent to bypass filtering. We’ve seen it do this already.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/850/310/678/514/915/original/6082699a7ced2f56.jpeg

2026-06-24 20:40:47 UTC

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@nprofile…dcmx @nprofile…7td6 @nprofile…x5pc I can give you rights.

2026-06-24 20:21:43 UTC

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@nprofile…7td6 @nprofile…dcmx @nprofile…x5pc Y’all can merge any time if you would like. I see the merges so I’ll know to deploy.

2026-06-24 15:05:56 UTC

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@nprofile…dcmx 🤦‍♂️ Slop

2026-06-24 11:44:24 UTC

So many new vibecoded podcast apps getting submitted to the web-ui repo. Many of them don't know how to edit the apps page json properly. What a mess.

2026-06-16 23:50:25 UTC

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@nprofile…ax8n Oh good timing! I’m about to pivot back around to it.

2026-06-16 19:18:31 UTC

I think we can safely say that podping.alpha is stable now. It's been many weeks of 100% uptime.

2026-06-16 14:47:07 UTC

"In person, it's easier to grok where someone's coming from. It's simpler to see how they're feeling. You look them in the eyes; you feel their humanity. That doesn't make it easy. Coming to a shared understanding with another human is exceptionally hard."

2026-06-14 12:50:39 UTC

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@nprofile…kuhe @nprofile…7epg I think the wonder of the earth bending part has now fully worn off for me. All I see now is the drudgery of the machine writing all the code and me, essentially, just filling out a survey.

2026-06-11 19:51:07 UTC

Being environmentally responsible doesn't have to mean spending $60 on an EV. That is something most just simply can't afford. There is another completely valid way to approach environmentalism: reuse/rebuild/refurbish.
Instead of throwing away parts and buying new ones, fabricate a new replacement part from scrap metal. Pick a part from a junk yard/ebay. Refurbish a part with a simple gasket kit and elbow grease.
It's environmental consciousness born of thrift:
https://youtu.be/F-G7vLJT-YE?si=hqmVmnifzpwRF4ya

2026-06-11 17:44:10 UTC

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@nprofile…nxlw @nprofile…qc6z Will you also cross-post these videos to an alternateEnclosure RSS feed? If nothing else, would be great for testing. Need more HLS over RSS test material in the wild.

2026-06-11 11:32:47 UTC

We're going to trust the future of civilization to this?
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/731/249/408/150/986/original/21c672245914982a.png

2026-06-05 15:08:20 UTC

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@nprofile…w6j6 Similar to a SQL pattern like 'https://rss.buzzsprout.com/%' ?

2026-06-05 14:49:36 UTC

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@nprofile…w6j6 The little popup in the dashboard?

2026-05-28 14:38:20 UTC

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@nprofile…zwqe I noticed it too. It makes me feel valued as a TWiT club subscriber. Having chapters makes my WW and SN listening so much more enjoyable. I'm very thankful for it.

2026-05-26 12:05:20 UTC

Massive package manager supply chain attacks are weekly occurrences now. Take a few minutes and secure your package manager json/lock files with package age requirements or version pinning. Yes, it's a pain in the butt. But, if you don't, you *will* get popped. It's *going* to happen.
If you are a vibe coder, research this and figure out how to prompt your agent to be secure in this way.
Good luck.
Read this to understand the risk: https://socket.dev/blog/laravel-lang-compromise

2026-05-13 16:55:59 UTC

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@nprofile…636u @nprofile…x5pc @nprofile…jnjt I found the issue. It should be more accurate now. It was pulling in duplicate rolls from the double JOIN on the feed guids table. Sorry about that.

2026-05-13 16:34:45 UTC

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@nprofile…636u @nprofile…x5pc @nprofile…jnjt The SQL statement that generates this export is pretty complex. Very possible I have it doing something it shouldn't...

2026-05-13 16:32:38 UTC

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@nprofile…636u @nprofile…x5pc @nprofile…jnjt The same set of podrolls is being duplicated across a large number of feeds. Getting closer...

2026-05-13 16:31:12 UTC

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@nprofile…636u @nprofile…x5pc @nprofile…jnjt I see thousands of "inbound" links where your feed is referenced by other people's podrolls. There is clearly a data error somewhere on my side. I'll find it.

2026-05-13 16:24:50 UTC

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@nprofile…x5pc @nprofile…jnjt I wonder if they keep setting it to new ones. Not sure the Index cleans up past recommendations or if it even should. Hmmm.

2026-05-13 11:30:04 UTC

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@nprofile…dcmx @nprofile…jnjt @nprofile…cyex @nprofile…w0mx @nprofile…dffe @nprofile…7epg I'll check it in the database data to make sure it's correct there.

2026-05-12 16:03:42 UTC

This is sick @nprofile…jnjt. Is it possible we finally have something akin to a "back link" in podcasting now? A real baseline for a search engine?

2026-05-12 12:21:26 UTC

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Ok @nprofile…jnjt, I made the changes you requested and regenerated the recommendations file. Tell me if you need anything adjusted or if I got the format wrong:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/561/573/395/555/838/original/db26a18907755900.png

2026-05-12 11:48:42 UTC

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@nprofile…jnjt @nprofile…cyex @nprofile…w0mx @nprofile…dffe @nprofile…7epg This is perfect for building the "legit" side of our model training data set. Thank you!!

2026-05-12 11:30:42 UTC

Happy to do that!

2026-05-08 14:34:13 UTC

@nprofile…l2ty Easy math on Bing having one billion users:
1.6 billion Windows devices * the number of people that happen to mouse over the taskbar news widget which grabs the stupid People Magazine/Us Weekly headlines off Bing.
Bam. 1 billion "Bing users" baby.

2026-05-08 11:32:31 UTC

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@nprofile…w0mx "Reach out to us and we will fix it manually" at the customer scale of these hosting companies sounds like Spotify either didn't think this through fully or didn't take it seriously. Idk.
The wording on that Podigee dialog box left nothing to the imagination on that choice being a one-way street, so the hosts clearly believed that it wasn't solvable and were willing to put out a scary message to their customers which I'm sure they hate to do. What a mess.

2026-05-07 16:44:47 UTC

New feed triage tool in the API dashboard for admin users. The selections feed into the legit/problematic training data set to help fine tune the detection model. The "legit" flagging is just as important as the spam flagging for training.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/534/293/971/855/869/original/cdf110055e4777a2.png

2026-05-07 14:49:06 UTC

Someone please try this and tell me how much of a trainwreck it is. Describe a thing that is kinda like a podcast and then hold your breath to see what comes out the other end. Sounds like a rock solid plan to me.
13 yo girl: "Make me a podcast of Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift singing in the kitchen together while making breakfast burritos."
Output: Fake news about straight of hormuz blockade affecting egg prices or something.

2026-05-07 13:48:42 UTC

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@nprofile…hy9h Welcome back brother Mike! ❤️

2026-05-07 02:08:44 UTC

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I don’t think people realize how big of a deal this is.

2026-05-06 19:33:51 UTC

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@nprofile…667v @nprofile…pwsh @nprofile…cptm @nprofile…cyex This is happening in Safari on iPhone?

2026-05-06 18:58:33 UTC

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A different version of the same message being even more explicit about the breakage. Submitting your podcast video to Spotify means Spotify will no longer read your RSS feed. It's a one way street to limbo:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/529/162/366/174/906/original/71ef3ec8d525a296.png

2026-05-06 16:55:09 UTC

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If that is accurate, I don't see how this doesn't cause chaos for both hosting companies (a whole new API state machine alongside the feed) and podcasters (who won't understand the hole they've put themselves in).

2026-05-06 16:50:58 UTC

So, if you distribute the video from your podcast to Spotify with their new system, your podcast on Spotify is now severed from your RSS feed and has to be managed exclusively from the hosting platform <-> Spotify back-end connection going forward. You're basically stuck. You move your podcast to a new hosting company and your show on Spotify is now stuck in a limbo state.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/528/646/855/292/151/original/2fc6f1fec3d82a7d.png

2026-05-02 05:22:48 UTC

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Callin out @nprofile…ax8n's umbrel for being on 0.5.9 though. 😉

2026-05-02 05:21:11 UTC

Still going strong:
https://ppmonitor.podcastindex.org/
#podping #gossip

2026-04-27 17:28:56 UTC

#slopwars
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2026-04-23 15:03:55 UTC

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@nprofile…6wqk @nprofile…zpdn @nprofile…x5pc Local models will absolutely get to the level of hosted frontier models. They are very close already. 3 years from now I don't think any of us will be using the hosted models for coding.

2026-04-23 15:01:52 UTC

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@nprofile…6wqk @nprofile…zpdn @nprofile…x5pc I think so much of it comes down to usage patterns and how each one of us interacts with it. I've basically seen zero difference in CC behavior over the entire few months I've been using it. It would be very interesting to see how other's work differs from mine and compare.

2026-04-23 12:05:30 UTC

Currently finishing up the dead feeds export. I don't think it can be a public link because it contains feeds killed through DMCA requests so it will have to be a by request, research purposes only type thing.
That, combined with the normal db export, will form the basis of the new model training data set which is what comes next.
#projectslopandchop

2026-04-22 16:15:46 UTC

The entirely foreseeable rug pull begins:
https://startupfortune.com/anthropic-quietly-pulls-claude-code-from-pro-plan-and-hands-local-model-advocates-their-strongest-argument-yet/
Next up on the roadmap will be to neuter the $100/mth Max plan down to what the $20/mth Pro plan used to be. This won't be a reduction in hard token limits. It will be the normal "our new model is so awesome it just takes more tokens to use it" which is what they have said every time they release a new model.

2026-04-19 14:07:56 UTC

As mentioned in the last board meeting, podcast spam does make it into Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vashikaran-in-uk-91-829-067-5088-tantrik-ramkali-is/id1558770631
Get your boyfriend back.
cc: @nprofile…8zna

2026-04-16 19:44:13 UTC

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@nprofile…m9az @nprofile…k8p7 I'm looking at it now.

2026-04-16 19:43:54 UTC

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@nprofile…x5pc It had crashed with a node memory exhaustion because we got blitzed.

2026-04-15 20:08:08 UTC

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@nprofile…dqw2 @nprofile…cyex @nprofile…6wqk The real question is can it run podping gossip-listener.

2026-04-15 11:44:31 UTC

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@nprofile…w0mx @nprofile…cyex For instance, yesterday was dogs and cats day for Inception Point. 153 podcasts like this:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/408/547/018/428/108/original/8b772d2bdcd935f3.png

2026-04-15 11:41:36 UTC

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@nprofile…w0mx @nprofile…cyex I'm still not sure how to handle it fully. This is a real problem that needs solving and I won't claim to know how to navigate it. But, doing nothing isn't an option anymore because we are getting flooded. The combination of low DAI thresholds, free hosting and AI has created a perverse incentive to just flood as much content into the Index as possible, as fast as possible. That's all I care about.

2026-04-15 11:38:37 UTC

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@nprofile…w0mx @nprofile…cyex
It's not censorship. It's self-defense. I got a disk space warning on our database server (which is already expensive) late last week which is what set me in motion on this. I was prepared to let the AI sloppers and everyone else do whatever they want. It takes about 3 seconds to find phishing scams and all sorts of malicious content in the Index. But, they are actually costing us real money now by just pumping out feed content at an incredible rate.

2026-04-15 11:36:25 UTC

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@nprofile…w0mx @nprofile…cyex I'm in the early days of building this out so do not expect consistency in the catalog as a whole. I'm focusing on the newly added stream of feeds instead of the whole Index in order to see patterns and get a handle on what is actually getting added, which is something I've never cared much about.

2026-04-14 20:43:58 UTC

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@nprofile…dffe Hope this puts the tools in the hands of everyone to make those decisions. I'm seeing the same spam/seo feeds popping up on multiples hosts (ausha, spreaker, podbean, etc). If Ausha can see an abuse happening on Buzzsprout, that gives them a heads up to put the blocks in place too. I think the visibility helps everybody.

2026-04-14 20:22:15 UTC

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If this comes together well, we may be able to detect this garbage before the hosting companies do, to give them an early indicator of feeds they need to check on.

2026-04-14 20:21:26 UTC

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The 24 hour feed report is now carrying the extra information as well. It's basing it's determination on the LLM analysis if available instead of just keyword heuristics.
https://public.podcastindex.org/24hourFeedReport.html

2026-04-14 20:17:51 UTC

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The pipeline is filling out pretty well. I may have to end up fine tuning a model though. Will just have to see how it performs over time.

2026-04-14 20:16:55 UTC

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#api The '/recent/problematic' endpoint is now carrying more information, like the feed url, author name and a note on why it the feed was nuked.

2026-04-14 13:59:24 UTC

New podslop generator: Buddhai.co
Almost 500 new feeds in the past 5 hours.

2026-04-14 12:22:29 UTC

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And again:
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7813912

2026-04-13 21:44:03 UTC

#api The '/recent/problematic' endpoint is where feeds marked as scam/phishing/illegal/seo spam/low effort AI are accessible. This is a work in progress.

2026-04-13 17:24:59 UTC

I’m in full blown self defense mode now with the Index. The AI slopocalypse is real.

2026-04-13 16:58:22 UTC

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@nprofile…6wqk I wonder if @nprofile…w6j6 might?

2026-04-10 10:19:39 UTC

I see. Now it's phishing scammers:
https://podcastindex.org/search?q=thunderbird%20support&type=all

2026-04-10 09:32:31 UTC

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@nprofile…w6j6 I noticed that too. How odd.

2026-04-10 09:25:30 UTC

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@nprofile…thll @nprofile…w6j6 Afraid you're right.

2026-04-10 09:23:57 UTC

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@nprofile…w6j6 The AI sloppers are running amok on Spreaker. It's becoming a slop factory.

2026-04-10 09:02:51 UTC

I think I'm done with Inception Point AI. 238 new podcast feeds in 24 hours:
https://public.podcastindex.org/24hourFeedReport.html
This is just absurd.

2026-04-09 22:07:15 UTC

#psa No board meeting tomorrow. @nprofile…7epg and I both ended up with conflicts. 😞

2026-04-09 16:01:03 UTC

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@nprofile…nh7l @nprofile…0fv8 Well, you have better access than I do. 🤦‍♂️

2026-04-09 15:56:21 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 @nprofile…nh7l I can't get my own keys to work for docker hub. It used to because I pushed early helipad images to it, but i tried a couple of weeks ago and was denied. Haven't had time to dive in and try to fix it yet.

2026-04-07 22:46:35 UTC

New release.

2026-04-07 20:19:35 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 @nprofile…nh7l Is the container running with a debug trace enabled? If so, that should be turned off.

2026-04-07 20:01:59 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 @nprofile…nh7l This is a bug I've been chasing that is internal to DTT. The actor goes into a hard loop. Thanks for putting up an issue on it. That detail helps.

2026-04-07 19:56:59 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 @nprofile…nh7l You guys are running the latest version I presume? Last time I checked, the brian nodes were about 4 versions behind. I'm fixing bugs sometimes multiple times per day.

2026-04-07 19:53:35 UTC

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@nprofile…57wx Ah, the "this things is so dangerous we can't let you even see it" promo tactic.

2026-04-07 13:06:34 UTC

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@nprofile…dcmx @nprofile…0fv8 @nprofile…nh7l @nprofile…jk0m The cargo build takes long? Yeah, I bet it does. It's intense.

2026-04-05 13:51:23 UTC

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@nprofile…574t 😲!

2026-04-05 12:41:40 UTC

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@nprofile…nh7l Leave it running. Great to test against this.

2026-04-05 12:37:32 UTC

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@nprofile…nh7l Thanks Brian. I saw the writer was stalled on my side but I was still seeing pings on the listeners when I woke up. Until I read your message I thought I was going nuts. Lol.

2026-04-04 23:47:49 UTC

Podping gossip is hitting an issue where the writer can sometimes get isolated into a part of the hyparview tree where all of its peers will not forward. I’m not sure if @nprofile…zjzz has a mechanism for recovering from this or not. Trying to think of a workaround.

2026-04-03 19:09:03 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 It should have recovered automatically. Did it?

2026-04-03 17:33:43 UTC

Going live in the board room:
https://podcasting2.org/live

2026-04-02 16:55:07 UTC

@nprofile…6wqk I'm seeing about 500 requests per minute from Steno.fm. Do you think that's normal or maybe a bot is abusing you?

2026-04-02 16:53:43 UTC

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Now I'm just angry.

2026-04-02 16:52:22 UTC

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Also, "reflypod" which seems to have been created by somebody's openclaw:
https://www.moltbook.com/post/fc5885e0-57cc-456b-b079-34ac681b81ff
This is so stupid.

2026-04-02 16:45:46 UTC

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Blocking them now.

2026-04-02 16:45:19 UTC

Index API getting destroyed by "Lyra" bots.

2026-04-02 11:55:45 UTC

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@nprofile…sk9g @nprofile…z3dq 🙏 ty brother csb

2026-04-01 22:10:25 UTC

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@nprofile…sk9g @nprofile…7epg @nprofile…z3dq Yes!

2026-04-01 18:31:52 UTC

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@nprofile…cyex Cloudflare makes me tired.

2026-04-01 17:07:36 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 The long shut down was it trying to SIGHUP the hard loop processes which takes forever.

2026-04-01 17:07:06 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 It's trying to gracefully shut down the gossip actors and in the previous few versions was having trouble with degraded actors spinning the CPU hard so took forever to respond. I'm hoping 0.4.2 fixes all that.

2026-04-01 17:02:56 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 I've been running for a few hours now on 0.4.2 on multiple nodes and I'm seeing this pretty much across the board:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/330/526/963/634/200/original/82db3bcb06fe17ec.png

2026-04-01 17:02:28 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 So, v0.4.2 pegged out the cpu/memory on you and you had to kill it?

2026-04-01 17:00:12 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 It's pegging out the CPU on v0.4.2?

2026-04-01 16:33:23 UTC

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@nprofile…0fv8 I'm stable so far on v0.4.1. You?

2026-04-01 15:59:08 UTC

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@nprofile…tsmm @nprofile…8zna @nprofile…7epg In other words, price increases are inevitable.