The LJ thing

[beer_good_foamy]

So, yeah, once more around the old block.



LJ has been officially (except without official word, obviously, because that would require LJ to actually talk to their users) moved to Russia, and our postings here are now subject to Russian law. Read this roundup by rahirah about what's going on and how you can back up your LJ:

http://rahirah.livejournal.com/695706.html
http://rahirah.dreamwidth.org/681756.html

I'm beer_good_foamy on Dreamwidth as well, feel free to add me if you haven't already. I'll keep cross-posting to LJ for now, but you never know.

PS - does anyone know what happens if you import comments from LJ on existing DW posts? I assume they don't overwrite the DW comments?

Comments

[promethia_tenk]

Hi, do not wish to be creepy. I'm reading through friends of friends as LJ catastrophes always have a morbid fascination for me. Anyway, hello, and I can tell you that if you import your LJ comments to DW, DW will merge the two. Nothing gets overwritten. Though I wouldn't be surprised if you have some trouble with it right now as their servers are probably being slammed (again, you won't loose anything, but don't be surprised if it stops on you in the middle. Just run the import again if that happens.)

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks a lot! Yeah, I'll hold off for a couple of days - wouldn't want the DW staff to have to spend New Year's fanning the servers to keep them from overheating. :)

[lynnenne]

This is really helpful info, thank you.

[slaymesoftly]

Thank you, that's very helpful information!

[promethia_tenk]

You're welcome!

Though you might be ok to go ahead and do it. I figured DW would be limping under all the added activity, but I've had nary a hitch with it. They must have their server situation on point.

[promethia_tenk]

You're very welcome!

Let me know if you have any questions. I've been here for years.

[promethia_tenk]

You're welcome!

Let me know if you have any questions. I've been here for years.

[elisi]

Appropriate gif, I have thought of that too... *points to icon*

LJ has been officially (except without official word, obviously, because that would require LJ to actually talk to their users)
It's incredible. They have the WORST PR team ever. (I forget, have you watched Community? Greendale comparisons abound.)

I'll keep cross-posting too (heck, they've probably downloaded everything they need anyway), but I like having a back-up.

[kerkevik-2014.livejournal.com]

I have, but you haven't friended me back yet...

*taps fingers* ;-)

kerk

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

They have the WORST PR team ever. (I forget, have you watched Community? Greendale comparisons abound.)

I've watched it enough to get the reference. :) (I keep meaning to watch the whole thing, but I'm waiting for it to show up on Netflix...)

Maybe we should all post some Trump/Putin slash and see what happens. But remember years ago when LJ made their terms of what was acceptable content really fucking vague, and we were told not to worry and just trust them?

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

D'oh! Sorry. Done now!

[elisi]

I've watched it enough to get the reference. :)
LJ is totally Greendale.

(I keep meaning to watch the whole thing, but I'm waiting for it to show up on Netflix...)
Well, it's worth waiting for. Although it's on Netflix here...

Maybe we should all post some Trump/Putin slash and see what happens. But remember years ago when LJ made their terms of what was acceptable content really fucking vague, and we were told not to worry and just trust them?
Yeah. Ain't life grand? But then, there are murals depiciting their mutual admiration, so...

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

LJ is totally Greendale.

Though at least Greendale has a dean who's a real actual individual, as opposed to just an anonymous account that never responds to critical questions.

Although it's on Netflix here...

There are a LOT of things on US/UK Netflix that are nowhere to be found on the Swedish one. But at least we pay the same for it! Sometimes I miss the days before digitalisation supposedly made everything so easily available, when all you had was a video store with ten times the selection of Netflix.

And I do love that mural. It's available as a t-shirt (https://www.redbubble.com/people/mindaugasbonanu/works/21905723-trump-kissing-putin?p=t-shirt) as well.

[elisi]

Though at least Greendale has a dean who's a real actual individual, as opposed to just an anonymous account that never responds to critical questions.
Very true. But the actual people in charge are shady.

There are a LOT of things on US/UK Netflix that are nowhere to be found on the Swedish one.
And the UK & US ones don't correlate either! I wonder if it's possible to petition for what shows you want or if it's driven by algorithms or what...

But at least we pay the same for it!
Good point.

Sometimes I miss the days before digitalisation supposedly made everything so easily available, when all you had was a video store with ten times the selection of Netflix.
But you had to leave the house!!

And I do love that mural. It's available as a t-shirt as well.
Ha! That's excellent, although I'd never wear anything with that orange cheeto on.