Yeah sounds like it was something similar. CloudFlare showed spikes in BGP announcements (the Border Gateway Protocol - basically how each network node knows it’s neighbours and the route through that neighbourhood) when the system went down. So Optus stopped telling the world it existed and everything updated around it, shutting it out from the internet.

A little thing. I had a rest day today. Read my book. Watched some old tv. Felt sad but managed to get myself out for a walk. I am so terrified of slipping back into depression I struggle to rest. But I stopped and looked at my to-do list I made for the weekend and I did it all. And I rested.

Just wanted to write that down so I remember it’s ok

Fuuck. Yeah I think that might be the beginning

Beautiful summary. One of my favourite classics.Theres so much depth and the conversation about faith between Ivan and Alexie has stayed with me for years

Big hugs. Dogs are the best people. It sounds like you did right by him and gave him a gentle send off. That’s nice

You got this. I have committed to myself to go and get a proper checkup and bloods in a couple of months (life is HECTIC at the moment)…and I am kinda dreading the cholesterol readings. Got heart disease in the fam and I am getting to that age. See ya back here for boot camp in November?

It feels friendly here. A little gentle corner. And I really appreciate the work y’all are doing to keep the instance up and running with all the recent influx