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All I can do it button the hatches, and tighten up a few things. Such as time limits on how long you may take to compose a post and hit Debauch! As of 24/01/10, I've set that at 30 minutes for now.
To restrict further overloads, any unregistered users had to be locked out.
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First fix:
Because the board got shutdown again because of a load of database, I had to fettle with the settings again.
As part of that, the server no longer stores what topics you have or haven't read.
IT IS STILL RECORDED!
But now, that information lives in a delicious cookie, rather than the forum database.
Upside: this should reduce the load of database.
Downside: if you use multiple devices to access the board, or you reject delicious cookies, you won't always have that information cookie. But the New Posts feature should take care of that.
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- open the menu at the top
- hit New Posts to see what's actually new and browse the new stuff from there
- go back to the Forum Index
- open the menu at the top again
- click Mark forums read
this will zero the unread anything for you, so you can strive forth into the exciting world of the new cookie thing.
Because the board got shutdown again because of a load of database, I had to fettle with the settings again.
As part of that, the server no longer stores what topics you have or haven't read.
IT IS STILL RECORDED!
But now, that information lives in a delicious cookie, rather than the forum database.
Upside: this should reduce the load of database.
Downside: if you use multiple devices to access the board, or you reject delicious cookies, you won't always have that information cookie. But the New Posts feature should take care of that.
PLEASE NOTIFY THE ADMINISTERRERRERR ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS!
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If you cannot Debauch because you get an IP blacklist error, try Debauching again time. It may work immediately, it may take a few attempts. It will work eventually, I don't think I had to click debauch more than three times. Someone is overzealous at our hosting company, but only on the first couple of attempts.
If you have problems logging in, posting, or doing anything else, please get in touch.
You know the email (if you don't, see in the registration info below), you know where to find the Administerrerrerr on the Midget Circus.
Some unpleasant miscreant was firing incessant database queries at our server, which forced the Legal Department of our hosting company, via their Abuse subdivision, to shut us down. No I have none.
All I can do it button the hatches, and tighten up a few things. Such as time limits on how long you may take to compose a post and hit Debauch! As of 24/01/10, I've set that at 30 minutes for now.
To restrict further overloads, any unregistered users had to be locked out.
How do we know who is or isn't an unregistered user?
By forcing anyone who wants in to Log In.
Is that annoying?
Yes. But there's only so much the Administerrerrerr can do to keep this place running.
Again, if you have any problems: get in touch.
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Posting this address in clear text is just the "on" switch for spambots, but here is a hint.
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So when do we move into the new place?
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
So when do we move into the new place?
Just curious what the haps are on the new board.
"The grip on the right is the fun regulator." -Donny Greene
I crash a lot.
I crash a lot.
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Sisyphus
- Rigging the Ancient Mariner
- Location: The Muckworks
- Contact:
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guitargeek
- Master Metric Necromancer
- Location: East Goatfuck, Oklahoma
- Contact:
Some people are certainly conspicuous by their absence...Sisyphus wrote:Is that where all the cool kids went?
Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self-absorbed.
Midliferider wrote:Wish I could wipe this shit off my shoes but it's everywhere I walk. Dang.
Pattio wrote:Never forget, as you enjoy the high road of tolerance, that it is those of us doing the hard work of intolerance who make it possible for you to shine.
xtian wrote:Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken
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guitargeek
- Master Metric Necromancer
- Location: East Goatfuck, Oklahoma
- Contact:
I think it was Yogi who warned of facebook "Wal-Martizing" the UTMC... but then again, he warned us of it on facebook, and I don't see him on this board very often anymore...Pattio wrote:I've been having an increasing amount of my utmc interactions on another website called the 'face book'.
Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self-absorbed.
Midliferider wrote:Wish I could wipe this shit off my shoes but it's everywhere I walk. Dang.
Pattio wrote:Never forget, as you enjoy the high road of tolerance, that it is those of us doing the hard work of intolerance who make it possible for you to shine.
xtian wrote:Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken
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Sisyphus
- Rigging the Ancient Mariner
- Location: The Muckworks
- Contact:
^ I like how all the family photos are placed face down. Nice. And the thing is on a big sheet of plastic.
Teh Bookface is nice and all, but there's already been some stuff on there in my profile I'm not into other people seeing. Like ex-employees, stuff like that. People I couldn't stand in real life that live in my community that have tried to see my profile and the like via a friend request or what have you.
It's no secret that Facebook is not much more than a huge data-mining operation. I think information is not nearly secure there as it is here. Mr FBI/NSA guy can see this and that's fine because in a way it's expected but I don't want people I know and don't like reading my shit.
My own mother is not allowed to be my so-called "friend" on facebook. Nor are the dozen or so relatives that have tried. I'm just funny that way. Reality and Interwebz reality--never the twain shall meet.
This site works well enough for me.
Teh Bookface is nice and all, but there's already been some stuff on there in my profile I'm not into other people seeing. Like ex-employees, stuff like that. People I couldn't stand in real life that live in my community that have tried to see my profile and the like via a friend request or what have you.
It's no secret that Facebook is not much more than a huge data-mining operation. I think information is not nearly secure there as it is here. Mr FBI/NSA guy can see this and that's fine because in a way it's expected but I don't want people I know and don't like reading my shit.
My own mother is not allowed to be my so-called "friend" on facebook. Nor are the dozen or so relatives that have tried. I'm just funny that way. Reality and Interwebz reality--never the twain shall meet.
This site works well enough for me.
Sent from my POS laptop plugged into the wall
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DerGolgo
- Zaphod's Zeitgeist
- Location: Potato
Apart from all else that is wrong with Faecebook, there is their copyright policy. I know some folks around here are in the art business and like to post up their stuff and care about their copyrights being protected.
Well...
Well...
Just saying...Facebook Terms of Service wrote:For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos ("IP content"), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook ("IP License"). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
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MATPOC
- The Unreasonable Ukranian
- Location: Providence, RI
Just noticed the pictures and plastic, this is not my place, someone in NC is kind enough to store my new toy in his den till the bike can be transported north.Sisyphus wrote:^ I like how all the family photos are placed face down. Nice. And the thing is on a big sheet of plastic.
Google is doing something similar to FaceSpace, I have followers and they get notified when I upload photos and video, with Latitude they can track my movement in real time and I can send out "Buz" or something. Not sure what I'll do when my wife discovers Gmail... will have lots of explaining.
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rolly
- Tim Horton hears a Who?
- Location: Greater Trauma Area
- Contact:
That's not really bad at all though. Non-exclusive, subject to your settings and expiring when you remove the content. They need a clause like that because anything you post to your profile is published to all your friends, or if your privacy settings allow, everyone. The key is to be aware of your settings. The "unless shared with others, and they have not deleted" is ass-covering for technical limitations.DerGolgo wrote:Apart from all else that is wrong with Faecebook, there is their copyright policy. I know some folks around here are in the art business and like to post up their stuff and care about their copyrights being protected.
Well...
Just saying...Facebook Terms of Service wrote:For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos ("IP content"), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook ("IP License"). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
Not to say FB has been a paragon of trustworthiness, just that I don't feel threatened by that paragraph (I think they had much scarier copyright language before, with Facebook claiming rights without limitation, and this is the response to the outcry over that). And they've played fast and loose with all that data we give them, intentionally or no.
Applications and games are the biggest privacy hole now. People don't realize or don't care that when they click "Allow" on MafiaVille that they're giving away all the information about them on their profile… including their friends.
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xtian
- Le coureur de lames chasse Tinti...
- Location: belgium
- Contact:
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
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Rabbit_Fighter
- Keeper of the Lava
- Location: Seattle (Wedgwood)
I rarely ever use Facebook, and when I do, it is posting cute pics of my son for my cousins and aunts and old friends to see. Although I've got several ootmik friends in the FB, I still prefer having a place to share things ootmik things with ootmiks (without figuring out all the privacy group settings in FB).
So far, nobody that I was not really friends with in High School has bugged me here on the board.
So far, nobody that I was not really friends with in High School has bugged me here on the board.
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WeAintFoundShit
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Davis
Man, I add almost EVERYBODY on FB. I do it with a chuckle as I pull back the veil, knowing full well that with just a little bit of digging, they will surely find something to be uncomfortable with.
Why yes, conservative dad/aunt/cousin/cousin's husband, that's me in drag with a balding gentleman chewing on one of my prosthetic breasts. It was a hell of a party, why do you ask?
Heh heh...
Thus far, the only person I've turned down was my nephew. He's 12, and my sister is sheltering him to the point of living in a Jesus filled cave. My sister suggested that he add me as a friend, to which I replied "Really? I mean, OK, but it's your call, and you know what he's gonna be exposed to!"
She immediately changed her mind, and thanked me for correcting her error in judgment.
Why yes, conservative dad/aunt/cousin/cousin's husband, that's me in drag with a balding gentleman chewing on one of my prosthetic breasts. It was a hell of a party, why do you ask?
Heh heh...
Thus far, the only person I've turned down was my nephew. He's 12, and my sister is sheltering him to the point of living in a Jesus filled cave. My sister suggested that he add me as a friend, to which I replied "Really? I mean, OK, but it's your call, and you know what he's gonna be exposed to!"
She immediately changed her mind, and thanked me for correcting her error in judgment.
"The grip on the right is the fun regulator." -Donny Greene
I crash a lot.
I crash a lot.
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tucko
- Maltov Rattlecan
- Location: whittier, ca
xtian wrote:intellectual property on the internet? copyrights ?
you're cute.
For some reason, this reminds me of an old interview I read with Jerry Garcia/ Greatful Dead. They were asked about the taping of their shows, which the Dead facilitated. Their answer was that 'after if leaves our speakers, it belongs to everyone. They can do whatever they want with it.' I always thought that was kinda cool.
The more corrupt a society, the more numerous its laws.