# meta **URL:** https://cog.discourse.group/c/meta/1.md [Latest](https://cog.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://cog.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [New features!](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-features/1948)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-features/1948 "2026-08-18T05:40:06Z")
We have a couple new features to play with. We can now react with more than just a heart. If you really want to see another emoji added to the list, let me know. I may or may not comply. :wink: There is also a chat … --- ## [The forums need a new home - read & apply within](https://cog.discourse.group/t/the-forums-need-a-new-home-read-apply-within/1935)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/the-forums-need-a-new-home-read-apply-within/1935 "2025-06-28T03:45:25Z")
Howdy all— Due to things, I can no longer maintain an interactive forum with user-generated content unless I move to a different state. I can’t move any time soon, so the forums need a new home. @Nabiki has expressed in… --- ## [Jumpy pictures](https://cog.discourse.group/t/jumpy-pictures/1949)
**Author:** [@GITM](https://cog.discourse.group/u/GITM)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/jumpy-pictures/1949 "2023-08-10T23:19:17Z")
When there are pictures on the screen of my iPad, the page gets jumpy and flickers between showing the image and moving to a point where the image is not visible and jumping back several times per second. Anyone else ha… --- ## [We're back! for now](https://cog.discourse.group/t/were-back-for-now/1919)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/were-back-for-now/1919 "2022-10-15T17:57:39Z")
Hey all, apologies for the downtime. Now that enforcement of TX HB20 has been temporarily stayed pending further circuit court action, I’m comfortable putting things back online. If Texas’ blatantly unconstitutional bull… --- ## [Photo management appears to have changed](https://cog.discourse.group/t/photo-management-appears-to-have-changed/1906)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/photo-management-appears-to-have-changed/1906 "2022-03-04T17:22:43Z")
I do apologize for eating up some space on your server, @Lee\_Ars . I did notice that the compression has gotten heavier over time but today is the first time I noticed this: I’m assuming photos are now being handled d… --- ## [Possibly some brief (5-30 mins, maybe) downtime on 8/21](https://cog.discourse.group/t/possibly-some-brief-5-30-mins-maybe-downtime-on-8-21/1816)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/possibly-some-brief-5-30-mins-maybe-downtime-on-8-21/1816 "2020-08-24T22:00:57Z")
Hosting company is moving our dedicated box to a different rack for network management reasons (I’m changing the firewall to a different firewall and that apparently requires a physical move). Forums & stuff will be down… --- ## [Server migration probably tomorrow! (Edit: it's done, post any issues here)](https://cog.discourse.group/t/server-migration-probably-tomorrow-edit-its-done-post-any-issues-here/1808)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/server-migration-probably-tomorrow-edit-its-done-post-any-issues-here/1808 "2020-07-31T13:30:07Z")
What’s up, party people. The time has come for our hard-charging dedicated server, Liquidity, to join the great bit bucket in the sky. It’s served us well, but it’s been a few years and it’s time for a migration to a new… --- ## [Server trouble today](https://cog.discourse.group/t/server-trouble-today/1722)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/server-trouble-today/1722 "2019-09-05T15:45:16Z")
Sorry for the persistent issues that have been going on for the last 3+ hours. After about three uninterrupted years of service, the CoG/BigDino web server started experiencing hard freezes this morning (totally unrespon… --- ## [Website not loading on iPhones?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/website-not-loading-on-iphones/1701)
**Author:** [@Johtoguy](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Johtoguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/website-not-loading-on-iphones/1701 "2019-07-26T13:05:50Z")
Hey is anybody else having an issue connecting to the site on an iphone or other idevice? I use the safari app to connect. From 6pm pst to 10:30pm, the site from google, duck duck go, bookmarks and from the CoG home page… --- ## [New (old) feature - who's online right now](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-old-feature-whos-online-right-now/1611)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-old-feature-whos-online-right-now/1611 "2019-02-12T16:31:50Z")
Thanks to a fancy plugin i spied over on the discourse meta forum, it’s time for the return of a long-missed feature: the “who’s online right now” status bar! It’s in the upper left corner, below the category breadcrumb… --- ## [Outage since last night was my fault, derp](https://cog.discourse.group/t/outage-since-last-night-was-my-fault-derp/1583)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/outage-since-last-night-was-my-fault-derp/1583 "2019-01-16T15:47:36Z")
If you encountered a 502 error getting to the forums over the past 12-ish hours, that was me. I had the hosting company doing a BIOS upgrade on the web server last night, which required a reboot, and it appears that som… --- ## [Dark theme?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/dark-theme/1562)
**Author:** [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/dark-theme/1562 "2018-10-23T11:09:08Z")
@Lee\_Ars - is it possible to have a night or dark theme on this forum? Regards @Ook --- ## [Heads-up, I'm messing with things](https://cog.discourse.group/t/heads-up-im-messing-with-things/1537)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/heads-up-im-messing-with-things/1537 "2018-09-12T18:12:55Z")
I’m attempting to create a second Discourse instance on the BigDino web server for testing. It should have no effect on these forums unless I screw something up mightily, but be advised that any weird Discourse behavior … --- ## [Hey, we support 2-factor authentication now, hooray!](https://cog.discourse.group/t/hey-we-support-2-factor-authentication-now-hooray/1495)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/hey-we-support-2-factor-authentication-now-hooray/1495 "2018-06-17T22:29:13Z")
Looks like a Discourse code change change back in Feb 2018 brought with it a new feature: 2 factor authentication! I had no idea it was there, but I’m excited. You can enable it for your account by clicking your profile… --- ## [Latest update](https://cog.discourse.group/t/latest-update/986)
**Author:** [@ClockWorkXon](https://cog.discourse.group/u/ClockWorkXon)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/latest-update/986 "2018-05-18T00:14:00Z")
It seems the latest update is little buggy. Suddenly clicking on a topic takes us to the top, rather than the latest replies. And when I posted a minute ago, I got a flash of a dialogue box "You are not authorized to … --- ## [I broke e-mail, sorry (update: I fixed it!)](https://cog.discourse.group/t/i-broke-e-mail-sorry-update-i-fixed-it/1457)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/i-broke-e-mail-sorry-update-i-fixed-it/1457 "2018-04-06T00:34:29Z")
Finally migrated the bigdinosaur.org email server out of my closet and onto the dedicated server, but I’ve overcomplexificated things to a ludicrous degree and as a consequence Discourse email no longer works. Specifica… --- ## [New SSL config with elliptical curve certs & no HPKP](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-ssl-config-with-elliptical-curve-certs-no-hpkp/1431)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-ssl-config-with-elliptical-curve-certs-no-hpkp/1431 "2018-02-20T10:41:07Z")
Switching over the server’s LetsEncrypt setup to DNS-01 validation, thanks to this acme script, which is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and took the opportunity to switch over to EC certificates instead of RSA. S… --- ## [Mobile issues?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/mobile-issues/1395)
**Author:** [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/mobile-issues/1395 "2018-01-01T11:35:31Z")
Redmi 4A Got this oddjob : the thread number does not move away from obscuring the text. --- ## [Might have some downtime later today or tomorrow](https://cog.discourse.group/t/might-have-some-downtime-later-today-or-tomorrow/1333)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/might-have-some-downtime-later-today-or-tomorrow/1333 "2017-07-11T18:19:27Z")
Thanks to the Discourse Team, we've finally fixed my long-running Docker issue! This means I can (finally) rip out LXC/LXD and pull Docker up to running natively on the OS instead of hiding inside a container (containers… --- ## [We now have http/2 support again](https://cog.discourse.group/t/we-now-have-http-2-support-again/1321)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/we-now-have-http-2-support-again/1321 "2017-05-09T21:17:04Z")
The CoG web server used to offer SPDY support, but I had to kill it when I added in HAProxy as our SSL termination layer. SPDY was a draft protocol and at the time it was impossible to make it work properly with the stac… --- ## [Had a bit of downtime today, sorry](https://cog.discourse.group/t/had-a-bit-of-downtime-today-sorry/1271)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/had-a-bit-of-downtime-today-sorry/1271 "2017-01-14T00:44:47Z")
Not sure exactly what happened, but had about a ~2 hr outage today, probably because of something I did. Longer version for people who want more juicy details: Discourse runs in a Docker image, which is sort of like a … --- ## [Web server migration - hold onto your butts](https://cog.discourse.group/t/web-server-migration-hold-onto-your-butts/1230)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/web-server-migration-hold-onto-your-butts/1230 "2016-12-14T20:36:26Z")
I've finally managed to outgrow my poor little closet web server and my poor little 10Mbps upload pipe, so I'm migrating things right now over to a dedicated server I've set up over at liquidweb. You might notice some … --- ## [New chat feature - look up near your avatar](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-chat-feature-look-up-near-your-avatar/1240)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/new-chat-feature-look-up-near-your-avatar/1240 "2016-12-05T17:42:10Z")
Rocket Chat may be dead (and truth be told it was kind of a pain in the ass anyway), but I’ve got something better to replace it with: Babble! Now you can finally live out your dreams of conversing with other CoGers in … --- ## [Experimental silly CoG chat server to try](https://cog.discourse.group/t/experimental-silly-cog-chat-server-to-try/1178)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/experimental-silly-cog-chat-server-to-try/1178 "2016-11-11T16:40:27Z")
Wasted most of my Saturday setting up Rocket.Chat because...because that's what I do when I'm bored on a saturday. It mostly works and you can probably see it and maybe even log into it here: https://rocket.bigdinosaur… --- ## [Update to the community guidelines](https://cog.discourse.group/t/update-to-the-community-guidelines/1121)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/update-to-the-community-guidelines/1121 "2016-02-04T13:05:43Z")
There has been an update in the community guidelines regarding "link 'n runs." Just a friendly reminder, please remember to write something to start a discussion with your link rather than just the link. If you're not… --- ## [Warning warning warning! Theme change coming!](https://cog.discourse.group/t/warning-warning-warning-theme-change-coming/1090)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/warning-warning-warning-theme-change-coming/1090 "2015-12-03T01:09:24Z")
I'll probably spend a few hours this afternoon changing the forum's theme around a bit because I'm bored with how it is now. Will likely be cribbing a few things from the CircleCI Discourse forum. --- ## [Mixed content warnings, anyone?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/mixed-content-warnings-anyone/1091)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/mixed-content-warnings-anyone/1091 "2015-11-28T19:16:23Z")
One of the things I thought I had done successfully was get the forum (and, indeed, every bigdinosaur.org site) to be all HTTPS, all the time. This was done by throwing HAProxy in front of everything on the web server as… --- ## [How do I log in with Google?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-log-in-with-google/1022)
**Author:** [@dakboy](https://cog.discourse.group/u/dakboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-log-in-with-google/1022 "2015-07-09T14:22:12Z")
I set up my account here with OAuth via Google (I think). New pc at work, trying to get logged in and it doesn't seem to be an option anymore? --- ## [What is this running on?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-is-this-running-on/29)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-is-this-running-on/29 "2015-07-03T17:39:40Z")
--- ## [X Days Later](https://cog.discourse.group/t/x-days-later/1011)
**Author:** [@ClockWorkXon](https://cog.discourse.group/u/ClockWorkXon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 10:35am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/x-days-later/1011 "2015-06-26T10:35:09Z")
This new feature is getting kind of annoying. [Next page](https://cog.discourse.group/c/meta/1.md?page=1)