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Rob - Oct 23, 2003 8:45:24 am PDT #5575 of 10000

Which makes me suspicious, Rob. No provider would provision that amount for one user.

If they've got multiple gigabits going into the data center, what's hard about promising 1Mbps to each server? I guess if every customer starting using 1Mbps second sustained it might be a problem, but I doubt that ever occurs in practice.

Ginger - Oct 23, 2003 8:46:58 am PDT #5576 of 10000

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I agree that we should get input from all the talented people here. It's just that I think the people who have to work with the server every day should make the final decision.

Steph L. - Oct 23, 2003 8:49:48 am PDT #5577 of 10000

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Chiming in to say:

(1) I totally trust the Geekies to evaluate the options and make the best choice for our needs/technical demands;

(2) I plan to kick in money as needed;

(3) the $2,400/year plan does sound like something that could change the culture of the board;

(4) but it might be the best choice [see point (1) for my feelings on how to determine best choice]; and

(5) this ought to be first -- Kristen gets nothing but hearty thanks from me for busting her ass for us. Thank you!

Consuela - Oct 23, 2003 8:57:54 am PDT #5578 of 10000

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I guess I just feel like the non-Stompy techies are being slighted somehow.

Frankly, Lyra Jane, I wasn't slighting anyone. I don't even know who's a Stompy and who's not, other than ita and DX. And from what I see, the Stompies are consulting with all of the Geekies in the community to come up with a solution. I don't see anyone having a problem with this.

Please don't assign to the entire community a problem you appear to have with the way I phrased something.

Jon B. - Oct 23, 2003 8:59:55 am PDT #5579 of 10000

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

16.2 GB a month averages to 51.78 Kbps.

Could you explain the math, Tom? I would have thought that the translation was GB/month ~= Kbps*30*24*60*60 / 1000000

What am I missing?

Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2003 9:02:43 am PDT #5580 of 10000

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

8b = 1B

Jon B. - Oct 23, 2003 9:05:32 am PDT #5581 of 10000

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

D'ohh. OK. On their website, where they talk about bandwidth, they talk about bytes not bits, so I assumed kbps was also bytes.

Allyson - Oct 23, 2003 9:15:31 am PDT #5582 of 10000

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I'm unsure how the culture of the board changes by the amount we spend to keep it live.

Susan W. - Oct 23, 2003 9:21:54 am PDT #5583 of 10000

Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I'm a little nervous about whether we can come up with the entire $2400 for a year up front. Speaking for myself, I'd be happy pledging (say) $5/month, but sad as this is, I couldn't give $60 right now, and I think I can safely say I'm not the only Buffista who's kinda broke.

Consuela - Oct 23, 2003 9:23:01 am PDT #5584 of 10000

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

2400/100 regular posters = $24.

IJS.

I think in the long term a $200/month fee might become a problem for fundraising, but in the near term? NSM.

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