# Order of the Stick - Book 5 Discussion Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323 "2009-08-31T04:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 276
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5502 "2013-04-18T05:02:28Z")
Haley does have prior experience [leaving the frame](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0518.html). ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5503 "2013-04-23T18:19:44Z")
I always get a feeling of trepidation when I go to post in this thread after it’s been stagnant for a few days. I’m afraid people will hate me for raising their hopes for a new update. This is not about a new update (surprise, surprise). It’s about the fact that the Giant in the Playground site is down, and has been since yesterday evening, at least. Is there any place where information about this state of affairs can be obtained? You people waiting for Kickstarter goodies: do you have an email address you can use to inquire about this? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5504 "2013-04-23T19:07:00Z")
Rich is [pretty active on Twitter](https://twitter.com/RichBurlew). That’s probably the best place to go for updates outside of the site itself. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5505 "2013-04-23T19:27:16Z")
Is it just me or is GITP down? ETA: nm, I see Rich tweeted about it. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5506 "2013-04-23T19:28:30Z")
Thanks very much. Twitter, huh? Maybe I’ll look into that. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5507 "2013-04-23T19:34:40Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Is it just me or is GITP down? ETA: nm, I see Rich tweeted about it. [I’m not the boss of you, but bookmark this link.](http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5508 "2013-04-23T20:04:31Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > [I’m not the boss of you, but bookmark this link.](http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) Or just learn the short version: [http://isup.me/](http://isup.me/) ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5509 "2013-04-24T04:49:43Z")
From yesterday’s Kickstarter update: P.S. Apparently, someone has launched a DDoS attack against [GiantITP.com](http://GiantITP.com) for who-knows-what reason. I had to put these images on another server just to send this. I have no idea when it will be back, but I’ll try to update via my Twitter when I can. But it does mean that the email address listed above may be offline for a while. Twitter. Lemme see: [https://twitter.com/RichBurlew](https://twitter.com/RichBurlew) Rich Burlew @RichBurlew 6hours ago No news yet. Server is still down, IT folks are working on it. I can confirm that there has been yelling. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5510 "2013-04-24T06:18:05Z")
Just in: > [@](#): > > Latest: DDoS is over, but it snarled up the server while it was being auto-updated and now it’s offline. Repairs are commencing. I wonder who did it and why? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5511 "2013-04-24T06:55:19Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Just in: > > I wonder who did it and why? [Questionable Content](http://www.questionablecontent.net) was targeted last month with a DDoS and was down for several days from it. Maybe someone just has it in for webcomics sites? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5512 "2013-04-24T07:21:18Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > [Questionable Content](http://www.questionablecontent.net) was targeted last month with a DDoS and was down for several days from it. Maybe someone just has it in for webcomics sites? Probably just a matter of them being good targets. A big commercial site like Google or Amazon is going to have staff protecting it from vandals. A webcomic is usually a comparatively small-time operation. But at the same time, a popular webcomic will have a lot of people visiting it every day. No point in hacking a site that only gets a hundred hits a day. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5513 "2013-04-24T09:00:08Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Probably just a matter of them being good targets. A big commercial site like Google or Amazon is going to have staff protecting it from vandals. Also Amazon is nigh-invincible against this kind of attack. It’s been tried, but they have so much overcapacity to deal with the Christmas rush that no DDoS attack has managed to have a noticeable effect. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5514 "2013-04-24T11:55:04Z")
I wonder if these are proof-of-ability attacks? That is, they hit one of these smaller sites to confirm that their bot army is working before hitting a larger site? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5515 "2013-04-25T06:56:21Z")
Temporary website is up. With new comic. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5516 "2013-04-25T07:01:44Z")
Anyone want to try guessing what the strip’s title is? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5517 "2013-04-25T07:12:40Z")
About damn time he showed up. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5518 "2013-04-25T07:15:33Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Anyone want to try guessing what the strip’s title is? Don’t know about the title, but [here is a link!](http://www.giantitp.com/Comics.html) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5519 "2013-04-25T07:17:10Z")
Love the temporary website in crayon. “News”, “Comics”, “Old stuff no one reads”, and “Forums (j/k)”! Pretty hilarious. About the actual comic… Oh shit. Things are NOT looking up. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5520 "2013-04-25T07:44:17Z")
Dun Dun DUN! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/5521 "2013-04-25T07:57:05Z")
And that last panel is what Roy having heart failure looks like. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=275) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=277)