Sorry for the downtime

Started by CowbellGuy, October 16, 2012, 09:33:18 AM

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CowbellGuy

October 16, 2012, 09:33:18 AM
Migrated to a new server last night and the DNS propagation for the forum took hours longer than all the others for some reason. On the plus side, the server is much, much faster, and located in D.C. instead of Dallas so performance should be a lot better under heavy load. Enjoy!
"[Hugh] Jessiman turned out to be a huge specimen of something alright." --Puck Daddy

pfibiger

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October 16, 2012, 09:35:02 AM
Thanks for all your hard work running this place, Age (heads to the paypal donation link).
Phil Fibiger '01
http://www.fibiger.org

KeithK

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October 16, 2012, 11:55:07 AM
What difference does DC vs. Dallas make?  Are you just thinking that DC is closer geographically to a larger number of visitors?  (I suppose thacould matter in the aggregate.) Or is there something else?

CowbellGuy

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October 16, 2012, 01:46:12 PM
Quote from: KeithKWhat difference does DC vs. Dallas make?  Are you just thinking that DC is closer geographically to a larger number of visitors?  (I suppose thacould matter in the aggregate.) Or is there something else?

Mostly that. I'm sure it's negligible but it'll at least be a few less hops for people in the northeast, where most of the traffic originates. Also, I don't trust Texans.
"[Hugh] Jessiman turned out to be a huge specimen of something alright." --Puck Daddy

BMac

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October 17, 2012, 01:43:54 PM
You take that back! You take that back, sir, for Dave McKee's Locke Jillson's sake.

French Rage

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October 17, 2012, 01:54:54 PM
East Coast bias ::rolleyes::
03/23/02: Maine 4, Harvard 3
03/28/03: BU 6, Harvard 4
03/26/04: Maine 5, Harvard 4
03/26/05: UNH 3, Harvard 2
03/25/06: Maine 6, Harvard 1

Robb

#6
October 17, 2012, 02:03:26 PM
Figures...less than a month after I move back (temporarily) to DFW... :)
Let's Go RED!

Larry72

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October 17, 2012, 04:57:20 PM
The extra milliseconds between a server in Dallas and one in the DC area do add up, especially when there's heavy traffic on the server or to the server farm.  Since most of the load here comes from the northeast, it makes sense to have the server closer to the bulk of the users.  That's one of the reasons that the big-guys have multiple servers located across the globe to maintain consistent speeds.  Trickier to manage, but a smoother and more consistent result.
Larry Baum '72
Ithaca, NY

KeithK

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October 17, 2012, 05:49:20 PM
Quote from: BMacYou take that back! You take that back, sir, for Dave McKee's Locke Jillson's sake.
McKee was acquitted, right? :-P

BMac

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October 18, 2012, 11:41:21 AM
I thought that if you're charged, it means you're guilty, right?

(At least that's what LaJollaRed tells me to say to the judge to get out of jury duty...)

(If he reads this, he'll actually freak out for a microsecond about getting disbarred for this forum post on eLynah. Don't lie, I know you did.)

LaJollaRed

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October 18, 2012, 12:48:23 PM
Quote from: BMacI thought that if you're charged, it means you're guilty, right?

(At least that's what LaJollaRed tells me to say to the judge to get out of jury duty...)

(If he reads this, he'll actually freak out for a microsecond about getting disbarred for this forum post on eLynah. Don't lie, I know you did.)

Joke's on you, buddy. I have to be barred to be disbarred...Wait....Sigh...

He're a Cornell Daily Sun article about McKee's situation. "Dropped charges"
http://cornellsun.com/node/45329

Thanks for running this place, Age.
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