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by BooMan
Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 09:49:03 PM EST

Holy Crap!! My database is totally flamed from all the incoming traffic today. What's going on in the real world? I've been battling gremlins.

Open Thread | 36 comments (36 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

Good to see you back.
I figure it was when kos linked on the front page that it all collapsed (in addition to all the others).

I've been battling gremlins.

Of the malicious, troll kind?

John McCain - Is not pro-choice

by ask on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 09:54:49 PM EST

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

been unavailable for me since about 2pmest.

l thought maybe it was a DOS attack. l hear there's wifi under bridges now.

lTMF'sA...the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:06:37 PM EST
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No - I think it was the link from the NRO - the National Review Online - that might have sunk him. They quoted his "whitey/why'd he" stuff, as did several other big sites today. Pretty wild. ;-)

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:35:05 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

I remember once I got a whole bunch of hits at my blog for something someone linked to. It was exciting, like a bunch of Hell's Angels riding through my sleepy little town.

by Bob In Pacifica on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 09:01:41 AM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

Ditto, good to see you back Booman! Your blog was impossible to access all day yesterday. Hope you got those gremlin critters.

Leslie

by Muons on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 02:05:44 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Geez, it takes me twenty minutes to get on this site. Now what do I do to get the free money?

by Bob In Pacifica on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 09:56:04 PM EST

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you're a dedicated fan, bob, I appreciate that.

by BooMan on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 09:58:45 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 0)

I see Jeralyn's complaining about too much traffic too. What gives? Is Operation Chaos exposing itself?

by Bob In Pacifica on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:26:40 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 0)

Congratulations if it only took you twenty minutes!

"This is Barack Obama's party now." -- Chuck Todd

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 09:58:28 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Senator Byrd was hospitalized.

If you want me to go back to the place that I was born, tell your corporations to leave my country (Leon Gieco)

by cruz del sur (nicodk@sbcglobal.net) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:01:58 PM EST

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

Wow. I hope he's okay.

I was thrilled to see Ted Kennedy talking and walking after successful brain surgery. What a miracle that we've come this far.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:36:06 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

Sending good warm thoughts of Love & Healing

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:58:48 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 5)

As for what's going on in the real world, how should I know? That's what I come here to find out.

"This is Barack Obama's party now." -- Chuck Todd

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:02:57 PM EST

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Whew what a ride to get through the front door!
Glad I don't have to blame Bill Clinton for the problem, must be a sign of his waning power that he wasn't the first person I thought of as the perpetrator.

by mainsailset on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:08:05 PM EST

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Glad to see the site back again. I tried getting on almost all day and kept getting timed out. Them gremlins was really after you.

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:08:42 PM EST

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

Maybe it's time to upgrade to those New Improved Hamsters... or maybe multiple Hamster Wheels.

by RandyH on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:29:33 PM EST

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 6)

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:52:09 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 0)

So, that's what our gremlin fighters have been doing? Back to work hamsters! LOL

Leslie

by Muons on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 02:07:09 PM EST
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Whew, BMT is again functional. BooMan, feel free to send any unwanted traffic over to my place. ;-)

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 11:10:30 PM EST

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I didn't do it!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 03:51:19 AM EST

That POS (none / 0)

is talking shit about you pushing the Obama camp talking points on the myth he's trying to spread.

by JayGR on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:29:17 PM EST

Re: That POS (4.00 / 2)

don't worry about it. He's caught in his own lies.

by BooMan on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:46:12 PM EST
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Re: That POS (none / 0)

It's very very uncool. I actually cited that guy as a source in the Plame affair when GOPers were spouting their talking points. Now it's clear he was a very unreliable source to quote.

by JayGR on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:49:05 PM EST
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Re: That POS (none / 0)

he was a reliable source on Plame. If he wasn't I wouldn't have published him.

by BooMan on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:54:34 PM EST
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Re: That POS (4.00 / 2)

Booman, why would he go to all the trouble to use your post to further his story, IF...IF...that troll Larry knew the exact lines in the fake video that Michelle spoke WHY didn't he post them himself....?
What a loser he is, worse than I gave him credit for....

by gaiilonfong on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 11:14:51 PM EST
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Re: That POS (none / 0)

I dunno. I don't see how one goes from trustworthy to psychopath in such a short time.

by JayGR on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 04:30:49 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

Umm, Elvis came back--briefly.

And Bo Diddley passed into Guitar Heaven.

by dell on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:59:45 PM EST

The real world? (none / 1)

Without Booman, there is no real world. :)

Honestly though, I plurked about this site being down almost all day. You need new servers my friend. If I ever get some extra cash, I'm going to donate it to you for new servers.

Blogging While Brown Convention Atlanta, GA July 25-27, 2008

by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 03:31:53 AM EST

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Whew! What a magnificent warrior you are!

Your medal (with the thanks of a grateful frog nation) is in the mail.

Welcome back.

by Alice on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 08:15:04 AM EST

Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

No Quarter (Larry Johnson) referenced your site in an article regarding the so-called Whitey tape. It could have been a lot of trolls. I could not access yesterday afternoon/evening at all.

by prajna32 on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 08:24:18 AM EST

Top of page at TBogg, too (none / 0)

Here's what TBogg says:

"This must be a great relief to the folks at No Quarter having finally shared this shocking revelation as well unburdening themselves of the curse of credibility all in one grand face-plant in a pile of horseshit."

Great relief, indeed.

by vicki (nosnivelling at hotmail dot com) on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 08:40:53 AM EST

Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

we'll be doing a server upgrade sometime soon...as soon as possible. In the meantime, expect outages any time traffic is hight. The database is too full to handle processing under high traffic stress.

by BooMan on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 12:04:01 PM EST

I hope this problem (none / 0)

won't have an impact on your plans for a well-deserved vacation. I'm sure Steven D &c can handle things here while you're gone.

by RustyPipes (rustdotypipesatyahoodotcom) on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 05:35:40 PM EST
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where H u been, i haven't been able to connect since yesterday

by americanforliberty on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 12:14:15 PM EST

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PS..always good to see you have high traffic count..

by americanforliberty on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 12:15:12 PM EST

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Whew...I was afraid it was some kind of server attack. I mean, I can see not getting on for a couple of hours, but I've been unable to get on since yesterday afternoon.

I just got to vote for Barbara Lee and against a nasty rent control measure and now I find Booman back...it's going to be a good day.

There's a sense that people in America aren't getting the truth. - George W. Bush (Gee, ya think?)

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 at 12:26:40 PM EST

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