# My compliments to the chef...er, techs **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 1, 2001, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506 "2001-08-01T18:20:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/1 "2001-08-01T18:20:47Z")
I just wanted to say thanks for whatever you guys did over the weekend! The board is running more smoothly and quickly for me than it ever has since I registered. I have not noticed anything lacking to make up for the excellent speed, either. So I just wanted to say in light of all the hullaballoo about searching and what not, THIS poster is incredibly pleased with the changes. Thanks to the whole staff for all your hard work. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/2 "2001-08-01T18:27:02Z")
I also am pleasantly surprised. Three big thumbs up! [sub]Don’t ask.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/3 "2001-08-01T18:35:14Z")
> [@](#): > > I have not noticed anything lacking to make up for the excellent speed, either. You will. To increase the flexibility of the database and reduce bandwidth demands, we summarily banned over 2,000 usernames, including those of most of your friends… OW! Who threw that? OK, OK, I’m kidding. Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/4 "2001-08-01T18:38:57Z")
I was going to start my own thread on this subject, but see that I wasn’t the first to notice. Holy cow, I am impressed! I usually have no luck getting on the board from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm ET. I can’t believe I’m posting in the mid-afternoon! (Unfortunately, the SDMB is now available to distract me all day, in addition to all night. How am I ever going to finish my thesis?) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![schief2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@schief2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schief2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/5 "2001-08-01T19:46:21Z")
I’d also just like to chime in that I think the new ‘number of users currently browsing’ thing on the main page is pretty neato schmeato. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/6 "2001-08-01T19:58:34Z")
I can actually get on at lunch time! Indeed an improvement for the better. Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/7 "2001-08-01T21:17:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by schief2 \* > \*\*I’d also just like to chime in that I think the new ‘number of users currently browsing’ thing on the main page is pretty neato schmeato. Thanks. \*\* I was just wondering about that. I didn’t know if it was new or if I was just so thick that I never noticed before. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/8 "2001-08-01T21:32:49Z")
That is a feature that is normally turned off. The techs will toggle it on occasionally for short durations when running tests. There’s another portion of that feature that isn’t on now, but is also used intermittently by the techs. It shows, in addition to how many users are currently browsing, the screen names of everyone logged in. ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/9 "2001-08-01T21:46:21Z")
Man, this sucker’s _flying_. Nicely done, techs! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/10 "2001-08-01T21:51:13Z")
Just another complimentary voice. It’s CRANKIN’! ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/11 "2001-08-01T22:05:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by schief2 \* > **I think the new ‘number of users currently browsing’ thing on the main page is pretty neato schmeato.** We know what a member is (no jokes, please). So what’s a guest? Someone who’s just lurking and hasn’t registered or logged-in yet? ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/12 "2001-08-01T22:14:19Z")
Jerry, tech genius, rigged up the SDMB database so that, as I understand it, the search function (which is quite resource intensive) is offloaded onto … something else. Baby squirrels in the back room, I dunno. Jerry also upgraded the server to 1GB of RAM, so we can now run 125 simultaneous sessions. I notice from the main screen that we seem to be having 150 simultaneous sessions at the moment, but this is the sort of anomaly into which we non-technical types have learned not to inquire. Anyway, things are much improved. Good work. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/13 "2001-08-01T22:23:40Z")
> [@](#): > > So what’s a guest? Someone who’s just lurking and hasn’t registered or logged-in yet? Exactly. And as Ed sez, nice work, guys. I think I’ll go move an assload of threads. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/14 "2001-08-01T22:26:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\*I think I’ll go move an assload of threads. \*\* And in the EARLY EVENING! \ This is beautiful, man! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/15 "2001-08-01T22:37:23Z")
> [@](#): > > And in the EARLY EVENING! \ This is beautiful, man! Yer tellin’ me. I can do most of my moderating between work and dinner now. Those weeks of 5AM shifts were wearin’ pretty thin. ---
**Author:** ![hardcore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@hardcore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardcore)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/16 "2001-08-01T22:54:04Z")
Just want to throw my measly $.02 worth of compliments in the pile. Being a database programmer myself, I know how thankless the job can be sometimes. So thanks, guys – this baby is fuckin’ SMOKIN’!!! ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/17 "2001-08-02T00:10:02Z")
I haven’t noticed too much of a change yet but then Im on the other side of the country. e.g. the page was still loading all through typing the above sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/18 "2001-08-02T00:40:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ed Zotti \* > **Baby squirrels in the back room, I dunno.** On crack cocaine, even. **handy** , your speed experiences with the SDMB and your consequent explanations of them have always been different from those of the rest us. I wouldn’t sweat it if I were you. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/19 "2001-08-02T01:58:37Z")
I’m very impressed as well. Is there any change in how we do things we used to do? (Search for old threads, for instance)? I was under the impression that the older threads were going to be archived as read-only (excellent idea) but would still be available to be searched and linked to, is that correct? Will there be a new search option (e.g., “Archived General Questions”), or will the old familiar search routines apply to the archived threads as well? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506/20 "2001-08-02T03:55:45Z")
**handy** said > [@](#): > > I haven’t noticed too much of a change yet but then Im on the other side of the country. Oh! Geez, Jerry. Didn’t you tell them about…what? Oh! I forgot. Nevermind (((pssst)))) What day was that gonna happen? I forget. Great work, Jerry. Thanks. For anyone who is interested, the ability to access the new faster boards is being done by the number of posts that you have, much in the manner of your tax refund. Those who have a post count over 10,000 should be able to access the new improved server in the year 2009. Have a nice decade. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-compliments-to-the-chef-er-techs/74506.md?page=2)