Well, the database got corrupted a bit today. I think it is fixed now but it makes me wonder if the databases hardrive is going to fail soon. I have backed up the database everyday for over a year. So there is not much to worry about. Nothing has really changed about the structure. Maybe the server itself is dying. I has been on 24/7 since 2003. That is a freakin' long time. It wa only rebooted a couple times.
I really need to have the server here and (e:terry) has finally allowed me to move it home soon. I would like to build a more environmentally friendly server. I figure it will cost me and additional ~$2000/year but it seems so worth it in terms of my time - which costs money. It will also allow me to host commercial projects of my own. I am wondering if FIOS or adelphia is going to be a better deal.
Having the server at home means I will be able to develop a lot more cool stuff and not have to worry about something breaking at 3am when it is locked far away. I can finally stop living my life over a ssh connection to a terminal prompt.
I just hope it survives until I go ahead and make the move.
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Site Concerns02/20/2007 00:22 #38215
Artvoice Best Of Buffalo ContestCategory: artvoice
It;'s that time of year again when we lose the annual Artvoice Best of Buffalo Award ;(
Maybe this year we could win if everyone voted estrip.org for BEST LOCAL WEBSITE instead of half of the people voting for best local web site and the other half voting for best local blog. Estrip.org is not a blog, it is a blogging website. As I said last year, if you vote, vote best local website for the site and vote a specific user's blog for best local blog.
Both are in the "People you Know Category" In order for your vote to count you need to vote for 30 Best of Buffalo Topics. Voting is much easier this year. I like the new look of the voting interface ;)
To sign up go to
and sign up to vote. Get all your friends to vote too.
Maybe this year we could win if everyone voted estrip.org for BEST LOCAL WEBSITE instead of half of the people voting for best local web site and the other half voting for best local blog. Estrip.org is not a blog, it is a blogging website. As I said last year, if you vote, vote best local website for the site and vote a specific user's blog for best local blog.
Both are in the "People you Know Category" In order for your vote to count you need to vote for 30 Best of Buffalo Topics. Voting is much easier this year. I like the new look of the voting interface ;)
To sign up go to
and sign up to vote. Get all your friends to vote too.02/19/2007 20:03 #38212
Site UpdatesCategory: estrip
I did some bug fixing and updates today. It sucks so bad right now on my slow computer. I am ready for a new faster one with more RAM.
I am sure something is fucked up, if it is -go ahead and leave a comment here.
On linux the file upload now defaults to the old style one so that it does not crash.
Fixed the character counter in the create message window.
Changed the mobile/dialup image link in the top left to say estrip::lite - it is a more appropriate name.
Changed the logout button to be an exit sign.
Made it so that the surebert sticker loads sooner, which in turn allows the "restore backup" button to load faster, if you ever lose a journal.
I am sure something is fucked up, if it is -go ahead and leave a comment here.
On linux the file upload now defaults to the old style one so that it does not crash.
Fixed the character counter in the create message window.
Changed the mobile/dialup image link in the top left to say estrip::lite - it is a more appropriate name.
Changed the logout button to be an exit sign.
Made it so that the surebert sticker loads sooner, which in turn allows the "restore backup" button to load faster, if you ever lose a journal.
paul - 02/19/07 22:07
I am testing windows via vmware. My laptop is not cut out for it. It has 1 GB of ram and it is too slow to run my development software, firefox on linux and VMware. It ends up taking more time than using multiple computers. The only option is a more modern laptop or just go with a tower, something I really don't want to do.
I am testing windows via vmware. My laptop is not cut out for it. It has 1 GB of ram and it is too slow to run my development software, firefox on linux and VMware. It ends up taking more time than using multiple computers. The only option is a more modern laptop or just go with a tower, something I really don't want to do.
uncutsaniflush - 02/19/07 21:19
paul, have you thought about testing (e:strip) using virtual machines so you don't have to actually use 15 computers? I've used both vmware and qemu successfully but its on the old linux box so RAM and processer speed are limiting factors.
Thank you for the hard work. I know its a hassle making sure that the site works properly with different browsers and different operating systems.
(e:leetee) and I really appreciate all the time and effort you put in to make sure that (e:strip) works in linux.
paul, have you thought about testing (e:strip) using virtual machines so you don't have to actually use 15 computers? I've used both vmware and qemu successfully but its on the old linux box so RAM and processer speed are limiting factors.
Thank you for the hard work. I know its a hassle making sure that the site works properly with different browsers and different operating systems.
(e:leetee) and I really appreciate all the time and effort you put in to make sure that (e:strip) works in linux.
paul - 02/19/07 21:09
PS. I am so sick of having to test oeverything on fifteen computers. By the time I get to the last one there is is always some problem. Why would firefox be any different on mac than it is on linux or PC. Why does IE have to be so stupid.
PS. I am so sick of having to test oeverything on fifteen computers. By the time I get to the last one there is is always some problem. Why would firefox be any different on mac than it is on linux or PC. Why does IE have to be so stupid.
02/15/2007 15:52 #38166
5,000,000 viewsCategory: estrip
Well we made it. 5,000,000 views since Dec 24th, 2004. The kind of thing we should have done a press release about but i am too busy nowadays.
Thanks everyone for your contribution to this by writing the nearly 4,000,000 word you have written in your journals.
--paul
Thanks everyone for your contribution to this by writing the nearly 4,000,000 word you have written in your journals.
--paul
libertad - 02/16/07 17:54
maybe (e:zobar) would have some pull? I don't know anything about making a press release, but I could write them if you want.
maybe (e:zobar) would have some pull? I don't know anything about making a press release, but I could write them if you want.
paul - 02/15/07 20:22
Artvoice perhaps?
Artvoice perhaps?
jenks - 02/15/07 20:21
5,000,000 views for 4,000,000 words. Wow. Someone has looked at this site more than once for every single word on here. That's a lot.
5,000,000 views for 4,000,000 words. Wow. Someone has looked at this site more than once for every single word on here. That's a lot.
libertad - 02/15/07 18:57
Congrats paul. You must be really proud of what you have created. This is such an amazing site that seems to get better and better and I haven't even been on for that long to see all of it's changes. You said something about a press release. Who are you interested in covering the story?
Congrats paul. You must be really proud of what you have created. This is such an amazing site that seems to get better and better and I haven't even been on for that long to see all of it's changes. You said something about a press release. Who are you interested in covering the story?
02/10/2007 17:35 #38098
I think it works in konqueror 3.5Category: estrip
The non-mobile version of the site should work normal in Linux Konqueror now. I switched it to use the old upload system for konqueror.
There is still no sound in Konqueror but other than that it is normal.
There is still no sound in Konqueror but other than that it is normal.
There was actually just a bug that was causing the corruption at the time. The site is still being hosted from my server at the artvoice location - which they are not charging us for - you can't beat that deal.
The reason I wanted it at home was just because I was tired of not being able to just use the server as a desktop comp when working on the site.
I really prefer to have total control over the server because I have compiled everything in a very customized way and because I use it to do all kind of other online computations and conversions for me when I am on the go. It also is capable of handling a huge amount of new users, which I hope for as it is a dedicated dual 2.8 ghz xeon with 2GB of rambus ram and we share a T1 connection with artvoice. I am using centos as the OS.
We also had such horrible experience with shared server spaces for the first two years (rember (e:twisted)). Having it on its own server has resulted in about zero percent downtime (knock on plastic) which was a problem on every shared host we had before.
Sorry about responding to such an old post but I was wondering if you had done anything about this. I'm part of a hosting cooperative called HCoop (http://www.hcoop.net) and we offer cheap hosting for members. We're not accepting new members for a while until our migration to a new infrastructure is complete (maybe in about a month we'll open up again), but when this is done we'll have much better bandwidth than you would find anywhere in Buffalo, and servers with SCSI hard disks in RAID configurations, etc.
If my intuition that your site uses PHP/MySQL is correct, it should run fine on what we've got. If not, I would consider something like Xen virtual hosting, but that would mean you'd have to do more work and monitoring than using our shared configuration that we've developed at HCoop. At any rate, sharing a physical machine should work for you, and cost less and be more environmentally friendly than having your site on a dedicated box.
Do you think this would be good enough? Is FIOS reliable?
20 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream (increased from 15/2), for the former 15 Mbps prices of $59.95 a month with a dynamic IP address and $99.95 a month with static IP address.
I guess this is not happening because I could never afford the bandwidth the server just reported it had. ;( someday...