Alternatives to @mullvadnet that aren't run by Nazis?

#VPN #HelpMeFedi

Trying to setup #ghost for an events website in GBG, but their militant refusal to use anything other than mailgun, which disabled my account before I had even used it, means it really is a non-starter. Oh well, I guess I'm crawling back to #wordpress

#blogwars

So contabo grandfathered me into overpaying for my #VPS. To "downgrade" to a cheaper and more powerful server requires buying the new one and cancelling the old one. So... does anyone have recommendations for a European/Swedish based service that provides cheapish VPS services? (dual core, 8G is heaps for what I need it for)

(pinging @selea )

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116780494584602899

This is not true, and I really wish @nixCraft would correct it.

Edit - Which they did!

#AINews

They call it midsummer, but I think it's actually pretty lit.

#midsommar

I cannot proceed, I turn and head back out of the cave. I am not brave enough to complete this quest.
THE END

I grab her anyway, but she is surprisingly quick and dodges me and lunges for the rope and tugs it, sending a booming clang through the tunnels of the cave . I cannot waste time on this, I have a beast to kill, so I leave her.
Inside the cave I see a main tunnel ahead, easily large enough to accomodate a dragon. A faint light leaks from a smaller passage to the west.

“I just came in from the entrance,” I reply. “Quick, we need to leave, before the beast notices!”
I take her hand and start to lead her from the chamber.
“What are you doing?” she says angrily, and pushes me away.
“I have come to free you,” I reply.
She laughs and sits back on the bed.
“I won't leave with you! Here, I am given time to myself and I am respected for my skills. Go now, before she knows you are here.” She glances quickly at the rope hanging from the ceiling.

I gently wake her, she stares at me in groggy disbelief.
“Martin, how did you get here?” she asks.

I leave it alone, I doubt anything good would come from tampering with it.

I read it. It is comprised of song compositions and her conversations with the dragon. It seems she is being kept here as a minstrel, not as a meal as I had feared.
To my surprise it seems the beast has a taste for melancholy music.
There is also a rope here, dangling from a hole in the cave ceiling.

I search the room while she sleeps, and find a number of books and musical instruments. It seems she is kept well entertained. On a desk is an open diary.

I head to the west following the light.
The passage opens up into a small chamber, lavishly furnished. A woman lies sleeping on a soft bed. With a shock I realise it is my betrothed!

I carefully avoid the footprints and search for a safer path to enter the cave.
Inside the cave I see a main tunnel ahead, easily large enough to accomodate a dragon. A faint light leaks from a smaller passage to the west.

I survey the entrance for signs of recent activity, I can see large fresh footprints pressed into the earth. The dragon is in its cave, and entered not long ago.

I have my sword with me sharp and ready!
Although I am eager for JUSTICE, I am not a always a reckless man. I need to weigh my options carefully.

RE: https://social.caskey-demaret.se/@bottest/116758553465379782

Okay, I'll let it run through one more time then shut down this little experiment.

#InteractiveFiction #Ink

I am the great Knight Martin. I have quested for many months. In order to find the beast that stole my bride-to-be and ravenged my lands.
Finally I stand outside the cave entrance. It is a great day to kill a dragon.

I attack the dragon , but despite my valiant attacks the beast easily defeats me.
THE END

I proceed straight ahead and enter the dragon's massive lair, a huge cave filled with gold and treasure. And one massive dragon.