Cellar HW/SW problems
 

About 11:30 am today the server developed some strange problem that I can't even pin down to hardware or software. It intermittently doesn't boot properly and when it does, it fails to bring up networking correctly.

I have it back in "limp along" mode, but I'm currently working on transferring the whole thing to another box. If the site should go away again, it's only temporary, don't panic.

Even if it's down for like a day or two, that just means I'm out buying hardware and panicking and stuff. I doubt the Cellar will just die without warning, unless I truly am out of money somewhere.

I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

No Cellar for a day or two? Shit...if that happens, I'd have to actually find something to do...don't you dare put me in that situation!

OK, now it looks like I've been cracked.

It was Mr. Webscalpel. He h4ck3d j00.

I'm putting $5 on Xugumad.

IS NOTHING SACRED??! :rar:

I'm changing my mind...I'm going with Radar.

Ugh, another stretch of downtime there as I'm trying to get things ironed out.

This could be a very long day here...

Scratch that. We've now gone to a complete vanilla box and a data reload from yesterday afternoon.

This was the most difficult restore I've ever had to do by far - but I *think* it's "up" "for good" now.

I might have lost some of my greatest posts ever...*kicks the server*...you fucking server! I hate you I hate you I hate you!!!

I know nothing of the mysteries you speak of...but I do like the smell of vanilla. Thank you Mr. Shepps.

Welcome.

Also lost was about a day's worth of personal email for me, so if you've sent anything recently consider re-sending.

So, were you cracked, or was it a hardware failure, or was it a software failure, or what?

I was wondering where half my posts went.....

Yes, there was a crack but it was worsened by a slowly dying hardware situation. Thus the new box, an Athlon 1700.

Shew, nice work Tone. I was afraid I'd have to find some work to do again today.

Got any logs of the hacker's route and methods so's you can give him what for?

Druther not say!

Damn, no notoriety? That defeats the whole purpose of it!

Mr. WebScalpel
 

yeah, dave, it was me.

If I do you up a proper logo will you promise not to do it again?

If I had the time to research your definition of the word "proper," I may agree to that. But, as we only live a short 75 years or so (toads only 2-3 years), I'll decline. Thanks, toad.

K, just askin'. :)

(Hey waitamin, that means you're NOT promising NOT to do it again - you're gonna do it again!)

admittance
 

This is true.

Your woman convinced us all you were really a good person!

It's called being blinded by love.

(I of course have only a TOTALLY ACCURATE vision of my own honey. I am a professional.)

Yeah, I really am a good person. Well, now that I have 6 posts under my belt and am fully integrated into the cellar community, I feel it's time to tell everyone about a NEW contest. Design a...um...aw, crap, forget it.

Everyone is a good person, in their own mind. Even Saddam Hussein and Hitler thought they were in the right.

It's a pretty fucked up thought when you think about it.

I have no such delusions.
I am the NRA.

We'll have to hook up the next time I'm doing a lunch and shooting Saturday afternoon ...

hey ... mebbe we can get a cellar shoot GTG going here ... any other takers? (Maggie, BrianR, Dagney?)