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!)

[Darksheare]

Nully, we’ll be lucky if he survives the initial shock and sudden acceleration of the experience.
And then.. THEN we’ll all be in trouble.
Live mice plugged into terminals, the popped kernels, scarmabled texts, unngh, stuned beebers, lightning moose, and who knows what else.

[null and void]

who knows what else.

[Old Sarge]

[rlmorel]

LOL...you poor guy! Good job...

(my cue to make another contribution...:)

[Professional Engineer]

You told.

He deserved fair warning.

[djf]

Been there, dun that!

Life’s a beach, then you dry!

[TWfromTEXAS]

go back to DU, troll! all your servers are belong to us! ;-0

[RandallFlagg]

Thank you. Thank you all for your hard work at this.

I was worried that the reason was because the enemy had attacked the site. They know our power, and fear it.

So, thank you again.

[La Enchiladita]

De nada;^)

[meandog]

John;
Thanks for all your hard work. I and others really appreciate your dedication and drive to make this the friendly and thought-provoking place that it is.
On another matter, I am certain you have heard by now of Bill O’Reilly’s website being hacked and dirtbag liberals spreading user names, pass words and financial information around it i-net.
I know that FR does its best to be hacker-safe but it would be great, if possible, you could reinforce my/our confidence in attempts at foul play from time to time; as I suppose my paranoia suspects that some KOS/DU-type is continually trying to break through the firewall.
Thanks again.

[kingattax]

thanks for all your hard work

[Joya]

Marker.

[Dust in the Wind]

You are the MAN!

[jwalsh07]

Great job as always John.

[peekaboo]

Thanks you for all that you do for so many.
GOd Bless you

[Billthedrill]

Hang in there, John! I’m hoping you’re sleeping by the time I get to post this...

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Did you get that sinking feeling in your stomach when you found out what you did? I hate that feeling...

The Sinking Feeling

[JewishRighter]

Thanks for all your hard work.

[omega4179]

Thanks for all the hard work.

[Palladin]

Thanks, John, for all your dedication and hard work!

It could have been worse. It could have happened on November 4th!