IT’S NOT A LIE IF YOU BELIEVE IT

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Posted on 18th February 2013 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues

BLUEHOST KNOWS HOW TO DO REDUNDANCY, THEY JUST DON’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT WORK

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Posted on 3rd February 2013 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues

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My site was down for a few hours last night due to my server company having a major fuck up. Here is their excuse:

Data Center Update

Last night we experienced some issues in our data center that affected a portion of our clients. We wanted to take a moment to let you know what happened. At approximately 6:22 PM MST our primary Data Center experienced an electrical transient. An Automatic Transfer Switch on one of our legs of power failed, causing some servers to lose power. Our systems are designed with multiple, redundant sources of power that automatically transfer as needed to ensure servers stay up and running. In this instance, however, the switch itself failed. It also sent a spike back to one of our transformers, causing additional problems. Our technical teams of Data Center Technicians, System Administrators, and power experts responded immediately and worked continuously to bring all our customers back online.

Our data center utilizes many redundant systems including backup generators and 4 different UPS legs of power. These are tested every two weeks and regular maintenance is performed on all systems in order to provide the most reliable service possible. However, tonight our services did not live up to your—or our own—expectations. We are evaluating every aspect of this particular failure to eliminate the possibility of recurrence. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding reliability and an unbeatable customer experience. Any feedback on how to improve our platform and services, as well as suggestions on how we can better communicate with you in the future, is welcome and appreciated. Thank you for your continued patience and support as we resolve this issue.

They claim to have redundant systems. I was immediately reminded of the Seinfeld episode where the car rental place knew how to take reservations. They just didn’t know how to keep the reservations. The point of having redundant systems is to avoid having a complete system crash. I hate to tell Bluehost, but their systems are not redundant. If they were, my site and thousands of others would not have gone down.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE FESTIVUS

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Posted on 24th December 2012 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues

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The Night Before Festivus

(A viral parody of “A Visit from St. Nicholas”)

‘Twas the night before Festivus and all through Queens,
Not a Costanza was yelling…as strange as it seems.
The family was sleeping, just waiting for light.
Saving their strength for the upcoming fight.

At the crack of dawn on December twenty-three,
Frank put up the pole… instead of a tree.
Estelle prepared the meal that would start the rite,
Not a laugh or a smile was anywhere in sight.

George dreaded this hour that came every year,
The airing of grievances would soon be here.
Frank stood at the table and bellowed out loud,
“So who’s got a complaint amongst this crowd?”

“You two are crazy and have wrecked my life!”
Cried George at his parents who mocked him for spite.
“A Lloyd Braun you’ll never be ” was Estelle’s refrain,
“Why should I try,ma?… the guy’s insane!”

“Enough with the grievances,” Frank said with some glee,
“Now which one of you two is wrestling me?”
“So feats of strength you want? Let them begin here,
“It’s your turn to fight him, mom… he beat me last year.”

The battle was started, the screaming was lyrical,
The fact no one got hurt was …. ANOTHER FESTIVUS MIRACLE!!!!

NOBODY NEEDS MAIL

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Posted on 29th April 2012 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues

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Your beloved Senators threw another $11 billion of your tax dollars at the U.S. Post Office this week in order to win votes in the upcoming election. So it goes.

 

PINKY TOE

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Posted on 24th April 2012 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues

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