# Nice fucking upgrade **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 9, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808 "2004-09-09T19:10:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/1 "2004-09-09T19:10:11Z")
Just starting this thread took five minutes. New server, eh? I’d write more, but I blew all my free time waiting for the page to refresh. I guess I’ll do all my posting at 3:00AM, when no one is here, lest one ping too many takes the frigging place down. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/2 "2004-09-09T19:13:10Z")
We were warned that speed would be wildly variable for a few days. Take a chill pill and come back next week if it bothers you so much. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/3 "2004-09-09T19:14:10Z")
Somebody call the Waaahmbulance!! (This thread took two minutes for me to open and reply to) ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/4 "2004-09-09T19:19:15Z")
Try giving it a week or so, the kinks should be worked out by then. BTW this took about 30 seconds to open. Things are getting faster as we speak! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/5 "2004-09-09T19:24:38Z")
From the ATMB sticky: > [@jdavis](#): > > …[W]e do not know exactly how well the SDMB will perform with this new hosting provider and so we ask you to bear with us for the next few days. We do know however that you probably will see a decrease in performance in the very short term while the transition is occuring. > > I’m happy to say that after the transition we can at least provide you with one additional benefit. We should not need to take the SDMB offline from 03:30 to 04:30 CST each night to perform backups any longer. It’s only been a bit over a day and people are already whining? Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/6 "2004-09-09T20:17:52Z")
The site loads faster for me now than it has in months. I don’t know what the OP’s problem is. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/7 "2004-09-09T20:19:14Z")
Yeah, quit your bitching. It’s not like we’re \*paying \* for this or anything. Aw, nuts. I’m kidding! Please don’t kill me! ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/8 "2004-09-09T20:21:32Z")
I think that they will be adding a “fast” option for an additional $20/year. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/9 "2004-09-09T20:37:24Z")
(Clicks ‘Reply to Thread’, looks around, scratches neck, picks up copy of Jeffrey Deaver’s latest book, reads 50 pages, smells something burning, goes to kitchen, turns off stove, dumps burnt, smoking mess of what may have been eggs in a previous form into the sink, runs cold water on it, is scalded by the steam, opens freezer, applies an ice pack to the red skin, wanders back to the computer, glances at the screen, sees it is still loading, hunts through book looking for the place he left off, finds it, finishes the book, looks up again, sees the text box is open, and types) Uh…what was this thread about, again? ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/10 "2004-09-09T21:15:53Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > Uh…what was this thread about, again? Well, I can’t remember, either. It’s in the Pit. It must be about George Bush. /by the way, only took 4 minutes to get the reply window ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/11 "2004-09-09T21:48:55Z")
Let me make it clear for the stupid people here. \*\*THE SITE WILL BE RUNNING SLOWER AND MAY BE A BIT BUGGY FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WHILE SOME CHANGES ARE MADE. HOPEFULLY ONCE THINGS ARE _CORRECTLY_ IMPLEMENTED IT WILL RUN BETTER THEN BEFORE. THIS WAS ONLY DONE YESTERDAY SO KINDLY SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GIVE THINGS A FEW DAYS\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/12 "2004-09-09T21:57:04Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > Yeah, quit your bitching. It’s not like we’re paying for this or anything. They threatened to kill my firstborn if I did not pay. A man in a zut-suit, calling himself a Cecilian and wielding a loaf of hard Italian bread, appeared at my door and demanded $4.95. I don’t know about anyone else, but that’s how they got my money. My wife paid by accident. She thought it was the cable bill. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/13 "2004-09-09T22:06:23Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > They threatened to kill my firstborn if I did not pay. A man in a zut-suit, calling himself a Cecilian and wielding a loaf of hard Italian bread, appeared at my door and demanded $4.95. I don’t know about anyone else, but that’s how they got my money. My wife paid by accident. She thought it was the cable bill. _snerk_ … Wait a minute, who are you and what did you do with **Liberal**? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/14 "2004-09-09T22:12:38Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > They threatened to kill my firstborn if I did not pay. A man in a zut-suit, calling himself a Cecilian and wielding a loaf of hard Italian bread, appeared at my door and demanded $4.95. I don’t know about anyone else, but that’s how they got my money. My wife paid by accident. She thought it was the cable bill. That’s what they have to do if you’re not under the control of the mind ray machine. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/15 "2004-09-09T22:26:36Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Let me make it clear for the stupid people here. > > \*\*THE SITE WILL BE RUNNING SLOWER AND MAY BE A BIT BUGGY FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WHILE SOME CHANGES ARE MADE. HOPEFULLY ONCE THINGS ARE _CORRECTLY_ IMPLEMENTED IT WILL RUN BETTER THEN BEFORE. > > THIS WAS ONLY DONE YESTERDAY SO KINDLY SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GIVE THINGS A FEW DAYS\*\* Well put. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/16 "2004-09-09T22:34:25Z")
See what I mean? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/17 "2004-09-09T22:36:00Z")
I don’t know what the fuss is about; for me, the thing is working so fast that it warps time and space; my next post will probably go backwards in time and be entered before this one. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/18 "2004-09-09T23:15:36Z")
> [@jdavis](#): > > We should not need to take the SDMB offline from 03:30 to 04:30 CST each night to perform backups any longer. :eek: How will I know when to sleep? ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/19 "2004-09-09T23:19:35Z")
Funny you should mention that, because yesterday the hamsters actually sent a post of mine back in time about four hours and it was put in the middle of the thread! Fucking weird, I tell you. It sucked. Not the end of my world, but it still sucked. P.S. [whine]WAH! It loads all slow and stuff…[/whine] P.P.S. Why the fuck do you care if people complain about it? Does it stop the earth from turning? I can bitch about it and you can’t stop me, so there! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/20 "2004-09-09T23:23:26Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > A man in a zut-suit Zoot alors! Are you sure it wasn’t a Zotti suit? > [@Liberal](#): > > , calling himself a Cecilian Zut allures! one of [these](http://www.caecilian.org/)? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808.md?page=2)