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As you probably know Otterchat is currently running on Wakaba, which is a very old imageboard script that apart from me adding stuff to it over the years, it's pretty much unmaintained. And as you can imagine, having to work with someone else's 3000 lines of old perl, it's not been the easiest time for me adding cool features and stuff to the site... I don't know that there are any actual issues with Wakaba security wise, but even the person who developed it says don't use it. And especially after the scare that happened this year with the big 4, i'll trust him and say it's time for something new.
So, I've been working away at a whole new imageboard software, just for Otterchat! I figured it's time to share some progress with you guys. The project is called "nobo" which means "new otter board". It's been going alright and after many a weekend it's finally ready enough to be presentable... in screenshot form! There's already some great additions in nobo, such as live updates and multiple attachments per post. I'll update this thread with any progress i can squeeze in, there is a looooot to do still... But yeah, Tl;dr Big otterchat software update in the works! That's all for now.
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Progress update!
I had some time to spare and the going's been good. This is what it looks like as of now after some work on the theme and stuff.
What's still missing is: captcha (will probably simplify it), mod interface, more theming, some of the static pages, and figuring out how i'm gonna migrate
everything from wakaba; those would be the most pressing things.
And then after that, the otter map and otter news too, which i will probably do up again from scratch. And of course any other cool feature you guys want.
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We'll see about migrating over by end of this week..
It looks very cozy, thanks for all your work!
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We're up? We're up!
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are sea otters allowed here
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I sure hope so, I don't want to get in trouble.
Why is this otter trapped in the nothing dimension?
Maybe the otter is friends with the nothing dimension. They could hang out and swim together, play games together, support eachother in their endeavors. I believe in the power of otter friendship!
If an otter enters the nothing dimension doesn't it become the otter dimension
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You're right, and now the nothing is trapped in the otter dimension
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Otters love their buckets.
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Perhaps. Or maybe the second otter just saw a good opportunity to grab that bucket. Not planned, but well executed.
Though have to say otters seem like animals that are enough in tune with each other to plan complex things like that. They'd be able to solve problems together like (how do we steal the guy's bucket without him noticing).
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How about a bucket full of water? I believe humans call that a pool
That would be perfect for otters.And that pic is just the cutest!
Otters love otters in buckets
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Welcome!
Please say hello in this thread when you're visiting otterchat.
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Hello! This is so cool! I love otters!
Welcome!!
Hey otters how's it going
Honestly it feels like everything is a blur and I'm going to fray apart into a bunch of individual threads, but other than that everything is good lol! I'll make it through, though, I hope everyone is doing well
That doesn't sound good at allwhat's going on anon?
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Ottercine: Otter Movie Night
What?
A stream event where we meet and watch otters and other things together. Documentaries, short videos, whatever you like - everyone can add something!
When?
On the last Sunday of every month at 8pm UTC.
Where?
Here: https://cytu.be/r/ottercine
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Its ottercinne this weekend! Looking forward to seeing everyone. Im still looking for stuff to watch, but when I find something Ill post here. Hope youve all been having a wonderful new year so far
There has just been so, so much AI slop this month and it makes me sad. I found this longer doc about wildlife photography, its more about the person doing the photography than the animals themselves but it does look to be focused on river photography at least? Might be a good month to do a rerun, we have a few years of stuff stocked up now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RiyHGaImgc
Ottercine this Sunday!
Ottercine tomorrow! I found some things!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2XUhfs0bc
This one is about otters and decently long, I'm glad it popped up this month because it's been so dire lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGG7WQFT2lc
I also found this, it's about Lusatia and rewilding former industrial areas. we had watched another doc about something similar and it was nice, so I figured I'd add it to the queue even if we cant watch it this week.
It's ottercine today! Heres what I found this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTaotXUkpmI
This one is about otters and badgers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2XUhfs0bc&t=275s
I feel like we have seen this one before, but i cant find it so maybe im jsut going crazy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZOWC81AaIY
This one is in french but it had subtitles. Might not be everyone's cup of tea, totally fair.
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The southern river otteris critically endangered at the southern edge of its range in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, where conservation is challenged not only by threats to the species but also by the realities of fieldwork: harsh climate, isolation, long distances, and complex oceanographic conditions. Join us as Dr. Alejandro Valenzuela shares firsthand insights into conserving this species in one of the world’s most demanding field environments.
Date: 22 Apr 2026
Time: 1430-1530h (GMT 0) [Please take note of the time zone]
Signup link: www.tinyurl.com/OYCwebinar
A zoom link will be sent upon signing up.
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signed up!
oh this sounds super cool! I love stuff like this, thanks for sharing!
It was a good talk, I'm glad I joined even though I missed part of it.
What Alejandro said about>there's not one right way to do things, just do it your own waywas nice reflection at the end.
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For those who don't know, a cute co-op otter game was released last year. I haven't played it, but it looks very sweet. It is called 'That One Otter Game', and it is free to play. Worth noting, I think it is local co-op only.
Here is the page on the Steam store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3823460/That_One_Otter_Game/
And on the Itch.io store:
https://artfx-school.itch.io/that-one-otter-game
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This looks pretty cute, maybe we could play it together
I hope it has physics
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So a lot of animals don't really like hugs. Are otters different? Will an otter let you hug it? Or do they only hug each other?
Post some pics of otters hugging pls.
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This be kind of a hug ? (Zoo Lodz)
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How about otty kiss?
Also very good! We need to perform additional research
Do you think it's when you love your buddy so much you gotta take a bite out of him?
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Asian Small-Clawed Otters Lotta & Otis sleeping together (Botanika Bremen)
Hey otters,
I just discovered otterchat and wanted to share these conservation projects with you:
"Otterside": A Project in Germany, to create more/better/safer habitats for the eurasian otter:
https://www.otterside.de/spiel/
Bold**The Link to the website leads to a small browser game, where you can play as an eurasian otter!**Bold
"Aktion Fischotterschutz & Otterzentrum Hankensbüttel": Volunteers and Scientists working together, transforming german landscapes into more otter-friendly places, as well as educating people about the otters importance to nature. There is also a database for otter-spotters to enter their findings:
https://www.otterspotter.de
This is how we know, eurasian otter numbers are on the rise!
Otterzentrum Hankensbüttel is a Zoo where you can see eurasian Otters as well as other mustelids in their natural habitat and learn about them:
https://otterzentrum.de
Thanks to these projects/institutions, the almost extinct eurasian otter is reclaiming german nature!
Do you know other such projects in your area? Post them here!
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Car traffic?
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