with *nz content on my instance, very few

But they must only be like 8 years old. What are they doing down loading warez

That would imply that there is a way out with out using the power reset button...

In New Zealand we have a little blue/purple mushroom (Entoloma hochstetteri) that grows in the depths of our temperate rain forests. It features on our $50 bank note - probably the only bank note that has a mushroom as one of its main features. Not many people get to see, or notice, this little pop of bright colour deep in the forest.

Prompt: A secret moss garden in a dense temperate rain forest, in the foreground is a blue mushroom with dew drops glistening

He is an Aussie I believe.

(I'm the kiwi ;))

Bing: A bumblebee as a helicopter pilot, pollinating a field of wild flowers.

Well my small instance is still federated, but the other NZ instance defederated after an 'issue'

I think in the last 2 or so months, the interaction between Beehaw and the main (other) lemmy instances has been less abrasive than it was during the big exodus.

I feel that you leaving now may limit the further growth of the fediverse, but if it is the right thing to do for your users than that is up to you and your users

I don't read it as saying that there may be a simple solution? And I don't know how to attack the problem other that maybe a posable threat of distribution of material that could be classed as CSAM

Do I make a website pretending I’ve been doing this for years, then send out an email being like “Y consulting is now accepting new clients who use software X, check out some of our most popular custom reports, then fill out this form to get a quote for one of your own!” to just every person in the industry and hope someone actually reads the email?

As a site manager for a smallish international, pleas don't email me with "I am X, and can help you with Y". You will be thoroughly ignored.

I good website or blog with good info and a services available would be of more value to build a reputation, as @fubarx@lemmy.ml mentioned

although I wouldn't run TrueNAS in 2 GB of RAM

I generally spin up Debian on servers and VPS

I caught the flood at about 300 bot accounts om my instance. purged them down to ~30 users that looked 'real' of which about 10 are active

I feel like small fry

I spun up an instance, I have about 30 users, the other .nz instance has about 10x that.

@itpcc@lemmy.world Find a smaller instance that suits your ethos and help build that instance's local communities and subscribe to the larger ones you want