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by DrSpooky
Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:53 pm
Forum: From the management
Topic: Board Will Be Down For Maintenance Sunday Afternoon (CST)
Replies: 6
Views: 60255

Re: Board Will Be Down For Maintenance Sunday Afternoon (CST)

Hi again. The downtime was longer than I expected. The inside of the server was indeed dusty and the air intake on the power supply fan was mostly blocked. That went smoothly. For those that don't know, The Board is running on a computer with the Fedora GNU/Linux operating system. When I rebooted, I...
by DrSpooky
Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:56 pm
Forum: From the management
Topic: Board Will Be Down For Maintenance Sunday Afternoon (CST)
Replies: 6
Views: 60255

Board Will Be Down For Maintenance Sunday Afternoon (CST)

Hi, There are messages in the logs that the server hosting The Board is getting too hot. The prime culprit for this is dust buildup so later today, I will be shutting down the server and vacuuming it. Beyond that the other common causes are things like the fans not running. The server is getting old...
by DrSpooky
Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:00 pm
Forum: From the management
Topic: Recent Downtime
Replies: 1
Views: 45557

Recent Downtime

Hi, I wanted to let everyone know that the site is really OK in spite of a couple of recent outages. We are having VERY VERY cold weather here and that caused a few power issues locally. On top of that, one day last week, there was an non-weather equipment failure last week at a substation that knoc...
by DrSpooky
Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:52 am
Forum: From the management
Topic: Please Read - Spookys in Munich - October 2008
Replies: 7
Views: 64490

Re: Please Read - Spookys in Munich - October 2008

The weather here is very nice this week and we have managed to get out and about and mingle (drink) with the natives. Lovely city.
by DrSpooky
Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:33 am
Forum: From the management
Topic: Please Read - Spookys in Munich - October 2008
Replies: 7
Views: 64490

Re: Please Read - Spookys in Munich - October 2008

Having fun here, guys. Wish you all were here. :-)
by DrSpooky
Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:58 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Song Titles Game - Part II
Replies: 23582
Views: 16777215

Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Broken Whiskey Glass -- Hank Williams (or Jason and the Scorchers)

I loved Jason and the Scorchers. I have seen them multiple times.

by DrSpooky
Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:34 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: President Palin?
Replies: 50
Views: 41330

Re: President Palin?

Looks like a fake. The real Mrs. Palin is a little more full in the chest. You can sure tell where you are looking!! LOL! Seriously the head is too big for the neck in this picture without looking at anything else. And in another picture in this thread, it is pretty clear her neck is much larger in...
by DrSpooky
Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:38 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Happy Birthday Spooky
Replies: 16
Views: 17530

Re: Happy Birthday Spooky

A rope leash wrote:I liked the song and the video, Dr. Spook!
Which one? Beatles or Weird Al?
by DrSpooky
Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:39 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Happy Birthday Spooky
Replies: 16
Views: 17530

Happy Birthday Spooky

Today (August 30) is Spooky's birthday. It is a long weekend here in the States and I hope it is a relaxing and happy birthday weekend for her. I love you Spooky.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!



And my favorite birthday song -- ignore the video and just listen please. :)

by DrSpooky
Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:12 am
Forum: From the management
Topic: August 23 Downtime
Replies: 1
Views: 46371

Re: August 23 Downtime

Just to update you all of why we had downtime Saturday. The external hard drive we use for backups failed. I have moved it to another computer and duplicated the problems it had. This is good because it definitely means the external hard drive is the source of trouble. I tried to reformat it. If it ...
by DrSpooky
Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:50 pm
Forum: From the management
Topic: August 23 Downtime
Replies: 1
Views: 46371

August 23 Downtime

Hi, We had a few hours of downtime today. The hard drive which we write backups of the site to failed. I have disabled use of that drive until I can figure out what the right thing to do is. I don't remember exactly when the computer running the site was purchased but I am thinking at least 5 years ...
by DrSpooky
Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:47 am
Forum: From the management
Topic: World Map of Board Visitors
Replies: 1
Views: 37067

World Map of Board Visitors

Hi, Since no one has mentioned it yet, I will announce that over the weekend, I swapped out the ticker broker click-through (which has generated nothing) for a map of where all of your IP addresses map to geographically. Yes we know where you are. I was quite pleased with the map. Let me know what y...
by DrSpooky
Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:10 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Song Titles Game - Part II
Replies: 23582
Views: 16777215

Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Go Johnny Go - Chuck Berry

by DrSpooky
Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:46 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Song Titles Game - Part II
Replies: 23582
Views: 16777215

Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Time of THE Season - Zombies

Didn't find any vintage videos yo go with it. :(
by DrSpooky
Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:12 pm
Forum: From the management
Topic: Board Software Updated
Replies: 12
Views: 80815

Re: Board Software Updated

Yet another set of server operating system and board software upgrades. I didn't see any oddities while installing them so don't expect any .. but you have been warned.
by DrSpooky
Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:12 am
Forum: From the management
Topic: display topics in chronological order
Replies: 3
Views: 51787

Re: display topics in chronological order

There are lots of options in the User Control Panel. I hope this makes it easier for you to keep up.
by DrSpooky
Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:20 am
Forum: From the management
Topic: display topics in chronological order
Replies: 3
Views: 51787

Re: display topics in chronological order

Oh I like this kind of request. :D User Control Panel > Edit Display Options > Display post order direction: Probably set to Ascending now since that's the default behavior. Change it to Descending. Then the newest post will be the first post displayed. You can also sort by author although I doubt t...
by DrSpooky
Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:37 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Random Thoughts
Replies: 3952
Views: 2692051

Re: Random Thoughts

I'm so sorry to hear about your father's passing. I sure miss mine. But his spirit is still alive in us and Spooky accuses me of channeling him at times.
by DrSpooky
Mon May 26, 2008 10:36 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Happy birthday Doc!
Replies: 18
Views: 20753

Re: Happy birthday Doc!

It was nice and quiet. I share my birthday with Queen Elizabeth, Bob Dylan, and one of our son's best friends, so Justin went there for the night. The chocolate cake with chocolate icing and chocolate curls all over it was divine. We tried to geocache a bit but didn't have a lot of luck and my back ...
by DrSpooky
Mon May 26, 2008 8:59 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Happy birthday Doc!
Replies: 18
Views: 20753

Re: Happy birthday Doc!

Thanks for all the nice birthday wishes folks. It has been a quiet and long weekend here at the Spooky house. I did something to my back and have been very slow getting around. On a positive note, SG got me Cure for Gravity and this has given me some down time to read it. Thanks again for the well w...
by DrSpooky
Fri May 16, 2008 6:21 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: 'Lost Highway will release Momofuku from Elvis Costello'
Replies: 368
Views: 406634

Re: 'Lost Highway will release Momofuku from Elvis Costello'

I was reading my gmail this morning and noticed this ad for Momofuku. Momofuku at BlackBook - http://www.blackbookmag.com/restaurants - Going to Momofuku? Read BlackBook's Latest Review! Really bad because it was an elviscostellofans.com email message and Google didn't even make the connection to ha...
by DrSpooky
Sun May 11, 2008 9:20 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: 'Lost Highway will release Momofuku from Elvis Costello'
Replies: 368
Views: 406634

Re: 'Lost Highway will release Momofuku from Elvis Costello'

Spooky and I will turn it up so you can hear it. LOL!

Seriously I hope it shows up there soon.
by DrSpooky
Thu May 08, 2008 9:01 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Random Thoughts
Replies: 3952
Views: 2692051

Re: Random Thoughts

I am pretty sure that box is what Spooky and I were drinking at the EC Chastain Park show with Alan Toussaint. :D
mood swung wrote:I have seen wine drink boxes...

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by DrSpooky
Tue May 06, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Peter Gabriel's Web Server Stolen
Replies: 0
Views: 3861

Peter Gabriel's Web Server Stolen

I came across this one today and couldn't help but pass it along. According to http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/05/peter_gabriel_server_theft/ , someone stole (knicked in the local parlance) the actual computer hosting http://www.petergabriel.com/ . Amazing but true!! This is the text from the w...
by DrSpooky
Tue May 06, 2008 8:24 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Long and lost
Replies: 14
Views: 20173

Re: Long and lost

Yeah! The crow returns to the roost. Do crows have roosts?