Crap, what awful news. I can't do anything to help with code, but I sent money from ND and me.
Since Amy has already claimed the epic poem idea, I offer my willingness to write a pithy article about the injustice of hacking.
Bester: Mal. Whaddya need two mechanics for? Mal: I really don't.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffistas Building a Better Board ++
Do you have problems, concerns, or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
Pix - Jun 05, 2013 5:50:04 am PDT #3399 of 4673
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Sophia Brooks - Jun 05, 2013 5:54:34 am PDT #3400 of 4673
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have no skills to lend, unless maybe you would like buffistas.org to a) have a costume or b) a conference.
If you need anything organizational or theatrical, let me know. Otherwise I just donated.
Jesse - Jun 05, 2013 5:59:40 am PDT #3401 of 4673
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can do research on potential hosts if someone can get me started.
Laura - Jun 05, 2013 6:10:04 am PDT #3402 of 4673
Our wings are not tired.
Guys, really bad news.
Yikes! I wish I had more to offer than $. I'm fairly comfortable with SQL, but have no idea how I could help. If there is anything you think I might be able to do please let me know.
Tom Scola - Jun 05, 2013 6:18:32 am PDT #3403 of 4673
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
How much are we paying for hosting now?
Jesse - Jun 05, 2013 6:25:28 am PDT #3404 of 4673
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
$99/month.
megan walker - Jun 05, 2013 7:51:28 am PDT #3405 of 4673
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Insent, Jesse.
I'm working on a deadline, but should be able to manage a few hours if you need my eyes on something. (Not that I'll be able to tell what I'm looking at).
§ ita § - Jun 05, 2013 8:11:39 am PDT #3406 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Looking at Dreamhost, this [link] is what we need--I don't know how we'd size it precisely, but I doubt we'd need more than the 2000MB option which is the cost of what we have now--we might be able to start at the bottom and see how things work.
Unlimited storage and bandwidth are important--we don't need dedicated--virtual servers without strange math (I have shivery feelings about trying to work it out last time) should be our requirement.
I will prioritise the log out bug (my sessions always timed out--I never got as far as testing that), but that's one of the most....ita-rigged parts of the code. It might be time to replace it with something non sucky. But I don't know how much I will be able to work on it.
EpicTangent - Jun 05, 2013 8:21:04 am PDT #3407 of 4673
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I'd be worse than useless with tech, but I threw some money into the hat (Jesse, insent).
Technically, I suppose I should offer the Epic Poem (haha), but I'm crap at poetry, so thank goodness Amy's on it!
And, due to the nature of this place, the only things I'm really good at (proofreading, party planning, ...) are far from unique. Wait, there you go, I can offer to proof Pix's pithy article!
ita_!, Tom, I really hope you're feeling better, and soon! Dealing~ma.
NoiseDesign - Jun 05, 2013 8:50:55 am PDT #3408 of 4673
Our wings are not tired
I've been pretty happy with Dreamhost for my needs. Occasional outages or tomfoolery with moving servers around, but I've been with them for years and things have worked well overall.