# Did the SDMB get some new hamsters?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-get-some-new-hamsters/142954>\
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**Created:** [December 15, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-get-some-new-hamsters/142954 "2002-12-15T21:50:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-get-some-new-hamsters/142954/1 "2002-12-15T21:50:10Z")

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I’ve been away from the Board a lot over the past three months because of a repetitive stress thingie in my arm.

Since I’ve come back, I’ve noticed that the Board is a lot faster than it was.

Have I just been lucky, or did the Reader spring for Hamsters Gold 5.8 in the past couple of months?

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**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-get-some-new-hamsters/142954/2 "2002-12-15T22:13:07Z")

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Yeah, they upgraded the server, **Northern Piper**. From [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145294)(posted by **Arnold Winkelried** )  
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> What happened is that the Chicago Reader threw some money into jdavis’ lap, and jdavis, being the swell guy he is, upgraded the hardware for the server instead of spending it all on hookers and cheap wine.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-get-some-new-hamsters/142954/3 "2002-12-17T08:41:45Z")

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It’s nopt logging us all out, either. I haven’t logged in once since the upgrade.

Rock on, techies!