this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
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We're experiencing massive delays on the queues today. We're actively working on a solution, and I think we're getting really close. Just wanted to let you know ;)

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[–] ash@swiss-talk.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@ernest Happy & eager! I have a question: what does the name kbin mean ? An origin story would be nice :p kindly lmk if u've alr explained it elsewhere ^•^ #kbinmeta

[–] EROLoLICON@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@ash I'll respond for him since I think he's really busy.
I'll quote him: "The name "kbin" comes from the Linux "/sbin" directory"
It's from a discussion he had in another thread which he personally linked to another user in the past:
https://karab.in/m/fediverse/p/217281/The-reason-for-the-strange-naming-and-uncomfortable-images-on#post-comment-311421

[–] ash@swiss-talk.net 1 points 1 year ago

@EROLoLICON @ernest Super, thank you!! Forgive me for making u repeat him but I appreciate it :))

Preserve that page for posterity !!! 😝🩷

[–] oblomov@sociale.network 1 points 1 year ago

@ernest I love that these messages basically mean «argh, we're drowning in our success!»
Thank you for all your work