2,089,351 Reasons to Put Down the Keyboard After a 26 Hour Shift [FR status report]

[John Robinson]

Well, the good news first. After installing three very sweet machines and new networking equipment, FR is geared up for the onslaught of traffic we anticipate during this election cycle. All that is left is some tuning and bringing online another database server.

The bad news: I goofed horribly this morning and wiped the articles table, a file that stores crucial information for displaying articles.

Fortunately, the data is backed up. I'm working on restoring it, but it may possibly take the rest of the day to bring it back fully.

So don't touch that dial!

UPDATE: Restored a couple million old articles. Still working on the most recent, which need to be restored from incremental backups (very slow!)

[Yankee]

At last, a chance to go play outside. The weather is fantastic.

We know you’ll get it squared away Jim. Thanks

[AliVeritas]

Thanks John.

[Condor51]

bad news: I goofed horribly this morning and wiped the articles table, a file that stores crucial information for displaying articles.

You're FIRED!

"SERIES", For a couple minutes I thought it was something I did to my layout. I just left the Microsoft Website after downloading an XP application.

Not that those two should be related but with Windows one nevr knows :-)

[SuziQ]

I was beginning to wonder if FR was a target of a DOS attack! I certainly wouldn't put it past some wild-eyed, left-wing goober to do just that!

Good to hear it was just FR undergoing some updating. It WILL need it for this election!

[SuziQ]

Whenever anything like this happens with FR, I’m always convinced it’s the beginning of the Apocalypse...

*snort*

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! Very good.

[hershey]

God bless, Jim! Keep the faith and pray hard for McCain and Palin.

[Lexinom]

John,

Been there, done that - the all nighter before and the stress of cutover to a new production database. I know EXACTLY what you are going through right now!!!

Relax, take your time, and don’t rush it.

[Pontiac]

When I brew that stuff for myself, I recirculate the stuff to brew a second time, but that’s me for my own personal enjoyment, and it may wreck the coffeepot.

If you really wish to do this might I suggest transferring the coffee to a French Press for this process? It would save your coffee maker.

[Alkhin]

ROFL - I love Red Dwarf - hey nully - you know of anyone willing to critique a short story?

[big'ol_freeper]

Thanks for all you do John.

[StAnDeliver]

John, this brings up what may be an easy question to answer -- this summer I noticed that using the 'In Forum' path, we can only retrieve the first page of our most recent posts.

Presumably we can still retrieve all of our old posts through the 'Ping' path -- I admit I haven't tried that because I prefer to only scan what I've written sans responses, usually in order to slap a Lib upside the head post-haste (pun intended).

Is there a way (short of "are you logged in") to still use the 'In Forum' path to trail backwards through my old posts past the first page of results? If any FReeper can answer, you have my deepest appreciation.

[Alkhin]

Thank You John!! I had wondered what had happened!

[Wicket]

Thanks so much. With the economy, geopolitics and the election, it’s gonna be one busy place on Free Republic.

Your hard work and long hours are much appreciated!!

[cardinal4]

Thanks John. At least with FR, I know where my donations go..

Keep up the good work..

[cardinal4]

More RC colas and Moonpies

A Divine pair, if there ever was one!

[Kathy in Alaska]

FR Front Page, about 2/3 of the way down

[smokingfrog]

[smokingfrog]

Sorry, an error occurred. The error has been logged. Application for Federal Government Bailout has been filed.

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Okay

[donnab]

Puts on the coffee.
God bless you.

My name is Donna and I am a Freepaholic.
Grins