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shifuimam · Mar 29, 2009, 06:47 PM

Site's been s-l-o-w lately. I'm having the same problems at work and home, so I know it's not just Comcast being retarded.

Has anyone else noticed pages taking an inordinate amount of time to load?

brassplayersrock² · Mar 29, 2009, 07:36 PM

ditto.

mduell · Mar 29, 2009, 11:21 PM

Hamster needs more caffeine.

Simon · Mar 30, 2009, 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

Has anyone else noticed pages taking an inordinate amount of time to load?

Sure. And I've complained about it in the forum bugs thread too.

No response. No change.

Rumor · Mar 30, 2009, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by Simon

Sure. And I've complained about it in the forum bugs thread too.

No response. No change.

Eh, just because you are not in the loop, doesn't mean nothing is being done.

Simon · Mar 30, 2009, 07:30 AM

I never said 'nothing happened'. I said there had been no reply and the server behavior hadn't changed. I never commented on what was happening behind the scenes. What are you trying to imply?

brassplayersrock² · Mar 30, 2009, 08:11 AM

confrontational enough?

shifuimam · Mar 30, 2009, 08:46 AM

OMG guys, I wasn't trying to start a flame war...I just wanted to see if anyone else was experiencing hardcore lags on loading stuff.

Chillax.

starman · Mar 30, 2009, 09:35 AM

Just came here because a day of this seems kind of strange. Any feedback from the hamsters? Are they on strike and ghporter is manning the exercise wheels himself?

Dakar V · Mar 30, 2009, 12:40 PM

Wow, the entire network seems to be hurting pretty bad. It's really killing the forums today.

Demonhood · Mar 30, 2009, 01:42 PM

the powers that be are aware of the issues. they are apparently working on the problem, armed with duct tape, chewing gum, and a can of compressed air.

subego · Mar 30, 2009, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by mduell

Hamster needs more caffeine.

You misspelled "corm".

Dakar V · Mar 30, 2009, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

the powers that be are aware of the issues. they are apparently working on the problem, armed with duct tape, chewing gum, and a can of compressed air.

Compressed air? Glad to see there haven't been budget cuts in spite of the flagging economy.

sek929 · Mar 30, 2009, 04:58 PM

Site is real Snappy™ now.

Dakar V · Mar 30, 2009, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

Site is real Snappy™ now.

Try not to devour your foot whole, now.

Oisín · Mar 30, 2009, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

Site is real Snappy™ now.

Which site are you talking about?

MacNN is slower and more “Sorry, the server is too busy”-ish than ever …

Rumor · Mar 30, 2009, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Simon

I never said 'nothing happened'. I said there had been no reply and the server behavior hadn't changed. I never commented on what was happening behind the scenes. What are you trying to imply?

Originally Posted by Simon

No response. No change.

Just pointing out that because they did not respond to you, does not mean they are not working on it. Lately, you have become more and more bitter sounding.

Big Mac · Mar 30, 2009, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

the powers that be are aware of the issues. they are apparently working on the problem, armed with duct tape, chewing gum, and a can of compressed air.

That post brought a smile to my face.

Laminar · Mar 30, 2009, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

the powers that be are aware of the issues. they are apparently working on the problem, armed with duct tape, chewing gum, and a can of compressed air.

McGruber, making life-saving inventions out of household materials...

besson3c · Mar 30, 2009, 10:24 PM

Heheh... kind of like McGyver!

sek929 · Mar 30, 2009, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Try not to devour your foot whole, now.

Snappiness™ did not last very long, it did load the 'server busy' screen fast though...

Simon · Mar 31, 2009, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by Rumor

Just pointing out that because they did not respond to you, does not mean they are not working on it.

You're pointing out the obvious. As I already told you I (and I guess everybody else here) knows it doesn't mean that. Nobody ever said anything like that. I don't understand what it is you are worried about?

And FTR, brief != bitter.

Chuckit · Mar 31, 2009, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by sek929

Snappiness™ did not last very long, it did load the 'server busy' screen fast though...

Snappy™ — Actually displays the forums — Does not kill puppies

Pick any two

shifuimam · Mar 31, 2009, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by Simon

You're pointing out the obvious. As I already told you I (and I guess everybody else here) knows it doesn't mean that. Nobody ever said anything like that. I don't understand what it is you are worried about?

And FTR, brief != bitter.

Holy hell, Simon, calm the fsck down. It doesn't appear that Rumor is worried about anything at all - you're the one who came in here and posted a little micro-rant about how you've reported server problems before and not seen anything done about it. You don't have to attack him for that, m'kay?

All Rumor said was that while it might not seem like anything has been done, there's a distinct possibility that the server admins are working on finding and fixing the cause of the hardcore lagging we've been seeing in recent weeks (months? it's all the same to me).

Nobody's "worried" about anything. Don't get your panties in a wad, okay? It's *really* not that big a deal.

Simon · Mar 31, 2009, 08:40 AM

You're wrong, I'm sorry. Everybody who reads the thread can see what was actually said.

And after seeing the 'fsck' and the 'holy hell' in your post it appears to me that you are the one who should be doing the calming down.

besson3c · Mar 31, 2009, 08:46 AM

I think we all need to calm down.

I understand how these sorts of episodes can lead to panic and turmoil, but we must not be scared. We must confront danger by looking it square in the eye and saying "**** you, danger!". Was the ocean crossed because Columbus was afraid of danger? Did Barry Bonds hit home runs because he was afraid of danger? Were we afraid to write the CONSTITUTION? Do circus freaks fear danger when they do freaky things?

We all crave a little stability in life, we all yell at the cat when it is taken away from us. Yet, we mustn't forget that we are not going to find happiness and prosperity when we are not calm and relaxed, taking on life's challenges in a calm and collected manner as life's circumstances unravel and our journey through it presents its many challenges to us.

We must go on.

Maflynn · Mar 31, 2009, 11:40 AM

I don't know why everyone is getting on Simon's case, I've been reading this thread from the beginning and his posts have not been confrontational nor argumentative.

Simon · Mar 31, 2009, 11:45 AM

Thank you. They certainly weren't intended to be confrontational. I did try to point that out though. Anyway, no biggie.

harbinger75 · Mar 31, 2009, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

the powers that be are aware of the issues. they are apparently working on the problem, armed with duct tape, chewing gum, and a can of compressed air.

Your reply both reassures me and gives that certain "baby-blanket warmth" I've been craving. Thank you.

Maflynn · Mar 31, 2009, 01:24 PM

To get this thread back on track, its seems the server issues are continuing, as I keep getting the infamous server busy error.

CharlesS · 01:36 PM

I think that tomorrow, the admins should replace the standard "Server Busy" page with this JPEG:

Demonhood · Mar 31, 2009, 02:17 PM

clever. altho i've always preferred

altho i don't want anyone to get the impression that we advocate drinking on the job. or that we have lots of fun while you fine folks are left without a place to hang your virtual hats.

hmm, maybe i should photoshop in a little cartoon server rack and a hamster....

lyanma · Mar 31, 2009, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

hmm, maybe i should photoshop in a little cartoon server rack and a hamster....

That made my day.

turtle777 · Mar 31, 2009, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

hmm, maybe i should photoshop in a little cartoon server rack and a hamster....

Or just use this:

-t

besson3c · Mar 31, 2009, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

I think we all need to calm down.

I understand how these sorts of episodes can lead to panic and turmoil, but we must not be scared. We must confront danger by looking it square in the eye and saying "**** you, danger!". Was the ocean crossed because Columbus was afraid of danger? Did Barry Bonds hit home runs because he was afraid of danger? Were we afraid to write the CONSTITUTION? Do circus freaks fear danger when they do freaky things?

We all crave a little stability in life, we all yell at the cat when it is taken away from us. Yet, we mustn't forget that we are not going to find happiness and prosperity when we are not calm and relaxed, taking on life's challenges in a calm and collected manner as life's circumstances unravel and our journey through it presents its many challenges to us.

We must go on.

I'm disappointed that I'm the only one that thinks that this is worthy of a slow clap.

besson3c · Mar 31, 2009, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

clever. altho i've always preferred

altho i don't want anyone to get the impression that we advocate drinking on the job. or that we have lots of fun while you fine folks are left without a place to hang your virtual hats.

hmm, maybe i should photoshop in a little cartoon server rack and a hamster....

The best thing about this is that his camera says "TV" on it, like it is a special camera that only works for broadcasting TV programs or something