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Yes just a basic site would be fine.
I agree with the question. If we are a family we need to be in on the good and the bad.
Everybody was over on Facebook. Where were you???
I am assuming there was a really good reason for the site being down. My first thought was someone hacked into it & brought it down.
What I did realize is how much I missed everyone! I trust Jim & I donate. Just happy it’s back up.
From my understanding they used to have a redundant setup. Redundancy however comes at a cost. The best ways to do this is via VMs (Virtual Machines) with a redundant Datastore. The initial cost can be considerable, but over time the costs will be limited to hardware upkeep/life cycling.
Dude...back off the coffee.
It happened on Inauguration day. Probably hacking. We don’t need to know. It’s back up. I missed it!
I am sure no one felt worse than Jim did. The choice of words for your header might have shown more grace.
I would probably back off your tone, and instead offer this: Yes, this was one of the most important times for FR to be up. And yes, there can be improvements to prevent a recurrence. Some of them include: Having a full-on, replicated rollover server, or installing the system in the cloud.
They both have risks: The first one, that the rollover fails anyways, and the second, that the cloud provider shuts down FR on a whim.
To understand why JR might be strenuously opposed to the second option, you must understand the history: The reason this very forum even EXISTS is that AOL shut down JR’s Whitewater discussion group in 1997 or so. I’m sure he’s not interested in being under anyone else’s thumb again.
The only way to develop for the second option and allow a quick change to another cloud provider is to code with Repositories and Data Transfer Objects, unit-test and use such mock-providers as Moq. This sort of development post-dates the time frame that FR was built, so there is likely no such level of seperation between business and data layers.
I definitely would like to see some catastrophic-failure planning. Short of the shutdown of the internet outright, FR should always remain on.
I say this all without anger or recrimination whatsoever, and with only a tone of ‘How can we make FR more durable’?
Are you giving an extra donation to FR to fund an equipment upgrade?
Wouldn’t THAT be more helpful than a “rant”?
Bolts fall out, it’s an imperfect world.
Stop complaining.
Yes, I was disappointed and used FB as the primary site. I understand Jim does the best he can with what he has available with what funds he has to manage this with. I am grateful for what I have and what Jim provides to me. I guess I am overdue for a donation and will do so. I am grateful for what I have and thank God daily for everything from waking up to this website that keeps us informed so much better than the MSM. We have a new President and I am optimistic that things will improve politically.
Guess I’ll have to get a MyFace account.
Wow! Take a chill pill, baby. I was a bit puzzled and disappointed to find the site down, but it took about a minute of thought to figure out it was probably that the site was overwhelmed by demand on such a momentous day. I actually found other stuff to do. Patience was rewarded and all is forgiven. It really wasn’t that hard.
I feel that this site is the most important site there is on the internet, however, Jim has done an amazing job to maintain this site for we people who have come together and fought for all different reasons...
Jim should be thanked highly for what he is doing, he doesn’t have to do it you know, he could have just walked away and left it down...appreciate what people do and how they do it, if you can do better, then do it or help Jim do it, but don’t complain when things break...
I did not get to see any of President Trump only a few brief moments of him taking his Oath Of Office because my oldest daughter was killed that very morning, so feel lucky that you just have to deal with a ‘down site’ instead of working to plan a funeral for your child!!!