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    An Update

    So as I posted in another thread, the server is paid for and ordered. It should be a screamer when its all set up. For the few geeks among us:
    DELL POWEREDGE
    TWO XEON 5160 DUAL CORE 3.0GHZ CPU'S W. 4MB CACHE
    8GB FBDIMM RAM
    4 x 500GB SATA HDD
    PERC 5i ARRAY CONTROLLER
    DUAL 10/100/1000 ETHERNET


    Also, since we have to make our home here on this machine for a few days, I have spent the morning adjusting settings in each and every forum (has to be done one at a time), to increase performance... cache settings, ajax calls, etc.

    Little by little the forums seem to have gotten faster and faster. It's actually not too bad considering what we are currently running on.


    So, I will keep tweaking a bit this evening, and rebuilding all that was lost on the other forums (we lost nothing here but the losses on the hunting sites were biblical :-( ).

    When the server gets delivered it will take some time to setup, configure, transfer and test but am looking forward to pure speed for a change.

    My appreciation for the understanding and patience on everyone's part. Hopefully there wont be any more drama for a while. I think I aged 10 years this week!

    Back to the doom.
    Alex
    "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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    I don't understand your business. I'm bad with computers.

    But, I had considered hiring someone to build a site for me, related to my ideas.

    Yet, I think watching you go through this, has broken me of that idea.

    Maybe I will go sell low tech survival gear at the swap meet.

    Seems like a lot less stress
    SILVER IS REAL MONEY ....... BE SAFE

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    Oh and one last note. Some of the speed changes I make actually require the server modules to reboot. Sometimes that means 2 minutes round trip. Sometimes 5.
    I try to do those only when needed. We have done 2 today so far.

    But in case the site seems to blink out for a few minutes... don't panic :-) - Its just necessary to alter all the settings.
    "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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    Thanks, Alex! Many people appreciate your work!

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    so when the doom 3 party start
    Travelling To The 18th Century
    So, ponder away, ask questions, fume, vent, cuss, kick dirt, ball your fists and cry out loud. Then get back to work, cause this is the road your on and it aint gonna walk itself. ~bgf

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    Maybe then you'll begin to understand
    Life down here is just a strange illusion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steaker View Post
    I don't understand your business. I'm bad with computers.

    Seems like a lot less stress
    But I respect your talent, tenacity and I really appreciate your work here. Thank you again, Anne
    To oppose something is to maintain it. --Ursula K. Le Guin

    The moral of this story, the moral of this song:
    Is that one should never be where one does not belong.
    So if you see your neighbor struggling, help him with his load.
    But don't go mistaking paradise for that home across the road. [Dylan]

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    Bah bye!
    Last edited by ohohohchit; 01-28-2011 at 08:39 AM. Reason: sp

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    Quote Originally Posted by ohohohchit View Post
    Nice to know SC will be even faster when your new Dell server arrives, sounds like an expensive toy.
    :-)
    Thanks everyone.
    Yep, the server with the current config was about $6,700 when they came out. :-)
    Not paying that now obviously... but the machine should still rocket along :-)
    "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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    oooohhhhhh
    ahhhhhhhhh

    geek porn

    "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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    Ooooo very nice! Will cross my fingers that everything runs smoothly for a while fer ya.

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