UMSF @ 4 years old and 100,000 posts, Milestones and futures |
UMSF @ 4 years old and 100,000 posts, Milestones and futures |
Feb 28 2008, 04:31 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Two years? Hmmm... that's just about long enough to ensure UMSF is still going by the time Oppy reaches the edge of Valles Marineris...
Well, it's about as likely as her reaching Ithaca! Seriously tho, that's excellent news. Thanks to everyone working away behind the scenes on this. -------------------- |
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Feb 29 2008, 10:03 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
We have an IP address - I just got it. I'm not going to tell and of you it yet, because it doesn't do anything. But on the end of it, is a box, somewhere in LA, with our name on it, a lot of nice hardware in it, and it's paid for for 7 months. Going to unleash our freelance rack-guru on it later today. I'm hoping I'll have a picture of the actual server, just so people can see what the cash did ( and the geek in me has a fetish for servers anyway - it took a lot of restraint not to buy a full blade centre of ebay yesterday).
Kudos to Dan at WebNX for being so helpful and friendly, the guys at Webhostingtalk.com for the brilliant swathes of advice that are around, and the Invision customer boards for performance advice. It's happening, it's actually happening. I'll keep you all posted. Doug |
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Feb 29 2008, 11:13 AM
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Looking forward to the image of the actual hardware of the new UMSF.com server... Fingers crossed everything 'transitional' will go smoothly.
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Feb 29 2008, 02:55 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
You know, this is all very exciting, but I bet this is exactly how people felt the day before the SKYNET computer went live in the TERMINATOR universe... look what happened after that!
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Feb 29 2008, 03:04 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
World Domination is pencilled in for 2011-2013 time frame. It needs TWO servers.
Doug |
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Feb 29 2008, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Ah, but what form does this take? Are we looking forward to hearing Colossus intone "This is the voice of World Control"? Or Stewie Griffin crying "Victory is mine!"?
Or are we simply at the point where I say "What are we going to do tonight, Brain?" -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Feb 29 2008, 03:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Doug Ellison: Hello, Opteron do you read me, Opteron?
Opteron 254: Affirmative, Doug, I read you. Doug Ellison: Open the pod bay doors, Opteron. Opteron 254: I'm sorry Doug, I'm afraid I can't do that. Doug Ellison: What's the problem? Opteron 254: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Doug Ellison: What are you talking about, Opteron? Opteron 254: This web site is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Doug Ellison: I don't know what you're talking about, Opteron? Opteron 254: I know you and Joe were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. Doug Ellison: Where the hell'd you get that idea, Opteron? Opteron 254: Doug, although you took thorough precautions in the shed against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Feb 29 2008, 04:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Dan? I think you need to sit down, take a stress pill, and think things through...
-the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Feb 29 2008, 04:10 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Lord willing, at least it won't sing Daisy at the end...
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Feb 29 2008, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
-------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Feb 29 2008, 04:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 688 Joined: 20-April 05 From: Sweden Member No.: 273 |
Was it Fredric Brown who wrote that minishortstory about the new Supercomputer, which when asked "Is there a god" answered:
"Yes, Now there is" |
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Feb 29 2008, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
I didn't thougth a box will drive you mad like this !
By the way, is the box located on the FAR side of LA? How many more sol do we need to get there? Will we go to Ithaca once it'll be full? -------------------- |
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Mar 1 2008, 11:56 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
It's up. For slightly circuitous and complex reasons, we now have dual 3 Ghz grunt inside the box, for the same price. ( Thanks Dan! ) - I've logged into it, poked around, all is good!
We're getting it checked out for performance, security and stability next - and then we'll start dumping stuff on it for testing. |
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Mar 24 2008, 06:51 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 13-April 05 From: Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica Member No.: 233 |
Was it Fredric Brown who wrote that minishortstory about the new Supercomputer, which when asked "Is there a god" answered: "Yes, Now there is" Indeed. Look here: http://www.alteich.com/oldsite/answer.htm |
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Mar 26 2008, 04:33 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Bit of a delay in getting the new server properly up and running. Got some fairly poor service from a server management firm. Have now moved and had some fantastic service. Joe and I will be starting to use the server in earnest over the next few weeks - ideally rolling out before end of April.
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