# 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:** 3
**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 11, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/41 "2004-09-11T00:33:55Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > **WorldEater and TroyMcClure** > Are you trying to get in the SDMB brown-nosing inner circle? We’re trying but we need a sponsor, how about you? > [@](#): > > I bet in high school, you were hall monitors _and_ always reminded the teacher (30 seconds before the bell), that he forgot to assign that weekend homework assignment. Uh og no! > [@](#): > > Personally, I think the new server sucks rhino !!! You asked, ‘what good is it to complain, etc?’ Well, this country was founded by a bunch of people that really complained and griped quite a bit. And because of that … > awww screw it. I generally don’t have a problem with the complaining, but in this case I found it unwarranted, at least for the moment. There’s a huge fucking sign that says we’ll be lagging for at least a week while things are put in order, so shouldn’t people give it a week before they start bitching? > [@](#): > > Anyway WorldEater and TroyMcClure I was just throwing around some “good-natured” kidding your way. (Good-natured by Pit standards !!!) So, feel free to hit back. It’s all good. 😛 > [@](#): > > I’m not saying the new server is slow but … > > They are timing the processor speed with a wall calendar!! > > Even the glaciers are running out of patience !! > > If this site were on a highway, Galapagos turtles would be in the passing lane !!! I’m imagining the above lines in a Rodney Dangerfield voice, hehe. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/42 "2004-09-11T01:08:19Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Somebody call the Waaahmbulance!! > > (This thread took two minutes for me to open and reply to) That was freakin’ hilarious. Particularly the second line. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/43 "2004-09-11T01:10:40Z")
It’s flying for me at the moment. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/44 "2004-09-11T01:27:09Z")
**WorldEater** Thanks for being a good sport about the kidding. (I hope that TroyMcClure will be equally good-natured). Hmm as far as a “brown-nosing” sponsor, I think I lost my eligibility after my first ten postings. However, there might be someone who could ingratiate you with the SDMB powers that be. [Eddie Haskell] “Gee, that is a great new and _fast_ server you have there Cecil !!! And that’s a lovely dress Mrs Cleaver !!!” [/Eddie Haskell] I liked the remark about reading those jokes in a “Rodney Dangerfield” voice. Despite my gifted comedic abilities :rolleyes: , I will not be giving up my day job. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/45 "2004-09-11T03:49:04Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > :whips up a snack for the OP – a WAAAAHmburger and French Cries: > > David Spade cracks me up. I can’t help it. Apropos of not a damn thing, he cracks me up too. But my golly, is he ever an asshole IRL. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/46 "2004-09-11T04:51:13Z")
> [@Tiggrkitty](#): > > Whoosh? > > Can you say sarcasm? Look it up. Sure. After you buy a clue. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/47 "2004-09-11T19:53:44Z")
> [@Tiggrkitty](#): > > Whoosh? > > Can you say sarcasm? Look it up. I knew you could figure that out. > > Thanks. > > :rolleyes: Can you say “sense of humor”? Mmm. Apparently not. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/48 "2004-09-12T02:46:00Z")
I see in another thread that someone is enthused that the SDMB will not have the 3:30 to 4:30 shutdown. I think they may have been misled. From what I understand, with the new server, the SDMB will be open 24 hours - but _not_ in a row !!! You see? That’s how they get you !!! Also, have you noticed that _after_ they got our hard-earned money, the Board’s performance has become worse? I have it on good authority that to save money, they went to an even sleazier service than the lousy one they previously used. Their current webhost - “Supersonic Cyber Systems” - is, in reality, located at Hank’s Garage, Biker Bar and Tattoo Emporium". You see? That’s how they get you !!! You watch. In a few days, the Board won’t even be running and we’ll all be getting Error 404 messages while Cecil and Gwyneth Paltrow are having fun in the Sun in Hawaii, spending OUR money. You see? That’s how they get you !!! What’s that nurse? Oh … it’s time for my medication. ---
**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 12, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/49 "2004-09-12T14:00:48Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > You watch. In a few days, the Board won’t even be running and we’ll all be getting Error 404 messages while Cecil and Gwyneth Paltrow are having fun in the Sun in Hawaii, spending OUR money. > You see? That’s how they get you !!! I knew it!! ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/50 "2004-09-13T09:40:05Z")
If it bothers you that much… STOP POSTING. ---
**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 13, 2004, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/51 "2004-09-13T09:51:41Z")
I’d just like to chime in with how much I appreciate not having the servers go down at 8:30PM every night, cutting out my prime doping time. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/52 "2004-09-16T22:48:37Z")
Is it still too soon to bitch? I couldn’t get on until about now, and the place seems to be in some sort of time warp…hey, maybe any further complaints will show up before I started the thread… ---
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/53 "2004-09-17T02:39:40Z")
> [@Loopydude](#): > > Is it still too soon to bitch? I couldn’t get on until about now, and the place seems to be in some sort of time warp…hey, maybe any further complaints will show up before I started the thread… Considering that they announced the planned outage, and it’s been going lightening fast since the upgrade that led to that outage, yes, yes it is too soon to bitch. -lv ---
**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:** [September 17, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/54 "2004-09-17T02:45:00Z")
This board is absolutely screaming fast right now. I like it! ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/55 "2004-09-17T02:57:35Z")
[scratches head]… Screaming fast huh? Well, it’s pretty fast _now_, but it usually is late in the evening. Earlier today I really couldn’t even get on except a couple times, after very long periods of watching the beach ball spin. I can’t rule out something funky on my end, but other sites loaded fine. Plus today didn’t become yesterday, and yesterday tomorrow… [/scratches head] ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/56 "2004-09-17T03:11:48Z")
Today was weird…timed out a lot, but since I got home it has been lightning fast. Hope it stays this way. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/57 "2004-09-17T03:25:52Z")
Spooky. Gwyneth Paltrow is on the Daily Show right now! She and Jon are talking about their new babies. Anyway, the board is zipping along over my cable line right now. However, it hasn’t responded at all for about three days, so I guess it’s contrite. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/58 "2004-09-18T07:19:16Z")
**Mehitabel** Yes, I did insinuate that Gwyneth and Cecil were romping about Hawaii with our hard-earned money for this alleged “upgrade”. No doubt, Ms Paltrow is making the “talk show circuit” (Good Morning America, for one) in order to allay suspicions of economic malfeasance at the SDMB. No doubt that after her talk show tour she’ll be back in Hawaii with Cecil and they’ll be laughing about how they pulled the wool over our eyes once again. You see? That’s how they get you !!! ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/59 "2004-09-18T12:59:20Z")
They also got me by giving me a miserable cold for a couple of days that, combined with the lashings of Ivan-rain we’re now getting, has kept me home. Home. With a computer. With NO SDMB!! There’s only so many times you can read the Broadway chat boards, ya know. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808/60 "2004-09-18T14:09:02Z")
Ya know what would be nice when this happens? Since [straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com) doesn’t seem to go down when the boards do, how about putting a message up on [sd.com](http://sd.com)’s website? If there’s an ETA for when the board’ll be back up, put it. If no ETA, just say that too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-fucking-upgrade/263808.md?page=4)