Monthly Archives: February 2011

Our Biggest Upgrade, Yet

Once again, we’re experiencing insane spikes in new visitors. And once again, the server is begging us for mercy. After careful consideration, we’ve decided to solve the problem once and for all. This weekend, we’re upgrading everything. And we’re not being conservative in our approach. Here’s a summary of our plan:

  • We’re adding a second CPU to the server and doubling the RAM.
  • We’re switching out our caching plug-in for a newer, cleaner solution.
  • We’re having a professional MySQL developer rebuild our configuration.
  • We’re completely re-engineering the way pages across the site load.

You shouldn’t notice any downtime, connection issues, or other oddities as a result of these changes. A good friend has graciously offered to host the site for us on his own server while we work through the upgrade. We’re making the hot-swap on Friday night. Once the work is complete, the site should be loading as quickly as it did the day we launched back in ’08.

All of this is made possible by VIP members. Thank you.

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LMAOSHMSFOAIDMT

Laughing my ass off so hard my sombrero fell off and I dropped my taco.

/internet.

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Phantom of the Floppera

Floppy Drive + Micro-Controller + Phantom of the Opera = Awesomeness

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Serious Sam 3: Confirmed!

There have been rumors of a third Serious Sam game floating around for quite a while. It was confirmed today at GDC by Croteam and the official title is Serious Sam 3: BFE.

Here are a few somewhat cryptic screenshots to whet your appetite.

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Killzone: Extraction

Hot on the heels of the release of Killzone 3 comes this incredibly well done live action adaptation. Definitely worth a watch, especially if you’re a fan of the franchise.

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Incredible Sideboob

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Last Living World War I Veteran Dies at 110

Frank Buckles, the last living American veteran of World War I, has died. He lived to see 110. He died at home of natural causes. You can read more in this CNN piece.

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Valve Announces “Big Picture” Mode

Valve announced a new “big picture” mode for Steam at the opening of GDC 2011 today. It’s essentially going to bring Steam games to big-screen television sets. They’ve described it as “controller support and navigation designed for television interaction,” to, “enable gamers to enjoy Steam and their library of Steam games on more screens throughout the house.”

More details are expected later in the show.

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Colorless 028

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Turn Your PC Into a TiVo

Lifehacker just put up a great article on how you can use BitTorrent and/or Usenet to turn your computer into a PVR that automatically grabs new episodes of your favorite TV shows as soon as they’re available. Definitely worth a look if you spend a lot of time digging through lists of torrents looking for your next fix.

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