@grey @jerry my hope is that there are always plenty...

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vpz

@grey @jerry my hope is that there are always plenty of donation funds left-over so they can be applied to whatever sanity maintenance costs @jerry is accumulating. Sanity maintenance costs vary, but can be quite high in some situations. Chuckle.

Like 31 January at 22:21 | Wall-to-wall | Open on infosec.exchange

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grey

@vpz @jerry Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I hope he's saving or investing the excess to keep this place alive in down months or when unexpected expenses occur.

31 January at 22:37 | Open on infosec.exchange

Jerry Bell :verified_paw: :donor: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:

@grey @vpz the extra money covers surges in costs, either from needing an emergency upgrade or additional server, or surges in CDN costs, which usually run about $500/month, but have been as much as $1500 based on usage. I probably go a bit overboard on trying to make things fast and reliable and could save some more money, but I’m trying hard to give a good experience for the community.

31 January at 23:30 | Open on infosec.exchange

Tinker ☀️

@jerry @grey @vpz - And that doesn't include your time, effort, and skill.

1 February at 4:16 | Open on infosec.exchange

xyhhx

@tinker @jerry @grey @vpz and the dashing good looks

1 February at 4:21 | Open on fosstodon.org

mask-wearing, socially distant entity :verified_paw:

@jerry @grey @vpz There isn’t extra though, is there? I recall you saying donations don’t cover it all a while ago, I think…

1 February at 4:24 | Open on infosec.exchange

Dave

@jerry @grey @vpz I'm not even on your server(s) and I yet I profit from your hard work because you enable a lot of people I genuinely like to interact. Thank you, I appreciate it.

Out of curiosity, how large are your instances at the moment? "We" have around 10k users if which around 6k are considered active and "our" admin team has asked us to throttle donating because they don't need that much money. (Which is one more reason to love this community.)

1 February at 4:51 | Open on chaos.social