# I pit the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 18, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010 "2005-07-18T18:32:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/41 "2005-07-19T13:23:55Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > This post has been breezed by the breezolator. \ Stop that. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/42 "2005-07-19T13:51:02Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Maybe you need to update from that 16k modem you’re using. T1 connection at work, DSL at home. Timeouts on both. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/43 "2005-07-19T13:56:17Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > And you’re bitching about how the board runs _now_?! Oh, heavens, no. I’ve complained several times before. This is just the first time I’ve started a Pit thread about it; I figured that we would have several things happen as a result: 1. Others who felt the same way could vent. 2. Others who didn’t could be humorous and creative. 3. Hi, Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/44 "2005-07-19T14:00:29Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > Sure, even though it happens whether I’m at home or work, and only on this board, it’s _gotta_ be a third party that’s at fault. Actually, I’m surprised nobody’s blamed Bush for it yet. The staff must have fed the hamsters some crack this morning. Three replies and no timeouts (yet). Woo-hoo…we’re all SDMBing like a motherfuck! ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/45 "2005-07-19T14:20:33Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Actually, I’m surprised nobody’s blamed Bush for it yet. Well, if the dude would stop screwing up, there would be WAY fewer posts about his administration, and the board would run smooth as snot. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/46 "2005-07-19T14:33:04Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > It does seem that the board is slow most Monday mornings. So am I. Cut it some slack. The board is usually up really late Sunday evenings, and Saturdays are like a total party. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/47 "2005-07-19T19:25:56Z")
My timeouts stopped when I got DSL. I don’t think it’s the server,really. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/48 "2005-07-20T01:35:47Z")
I get timeouts, but the strange thing is that they seem to happen at completely random times. Often the SDMB will be lightening fast during the height of the business day, then timeout on me at, say, 3AM on a Sunday. At 3:05AM, it will invariably be fast again; the timeouts never go on for more than a few short minutes. Perhaps the hamsters take occasional smoke breaks. I have a 3Mbit ADSL connection, and I’m always able to open another browser window and quickly view other sites while the SDMB is timing out, so the problem isn’t on my end. The timeouts aren’t frequent enough to really bother me (certainly nowhere near what they were like in the old days) but they do exist. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/49 "2005-07-20T03:30:23Z")
> [@Cardinal](#): > > My timeouts stopped when I got DSL. I don’t think it’s the server,really. Weird solution, and I’ll try to explain something I don’t understand. I consulted a friend who’s way smart about this stuff. Sent him the link to these boards and said “hey Moe, everytime I try to get on froom home, I can’t, WTF??” Or words to that effect. After a couple e-mails back and forth, he suggested I try something at home. Since work was not a problem, the Web Master Supremo wasn’t an issue as in blocking the site. Hell, work was fine, home was the problem. At home, I have a cable modem, running to a Linksys Wireless router, which feeds the bus kid’s Apple pod as well as the Gateway desktop. NONE of these could get these boards, so I knew it wasn’t a PC issue, something in the connection. He suggested shutting down, powering down and re-starting the cable connection. Something about the site looking for something in the IP address I’m trying to access this from. Viola. (Voila??) Whatever, right now I’m comfy in my recliner, finishing a cold glass of water, and about to go give some bus guy love to the little woman. Sorry, had to share that last bit… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/50 "2005-07-20T03:37:22Z")
The explanation is easy. Liberals get the breezy hamsters, the conservatives get the fat, slow hamsters. Board bias doncha know. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/51 "2005-07-20T05:04:12Z")
So what kind of hamsters do the libertarians get? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/52 "2005-07-20T14:34:35Z")
**Mr Bus Guy** _Something about the site looking for something in the IP address I’m trying to access this from._ So _that’s_ what the problem was all along? :smack: I am kicking myself silly to think I overlooked such an obvious solution. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010/53 "2005-07-20T15:31:00Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > So what kind of hamsters do the libertarians get? :dubious: In true self-reliant fashion, the libertarians insisted on supplying their own hamsters. And don’t ask to use their hamsters either, because their hamsters are trained attack hamsters and if you touch their hamsters, _they will gnaw your friggin’ eyeballs out_, SO KEEP YOUR FRIGGIN’ HANDS OFF THEIR HAMSTERS, MAN!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sdmb/313010.md?page=2)