Is the forum backe-up? [Archive]

Ruatha

November 30th, 2002, 08:40 AM

If I for example search for Engineers in the Last 5 days i get alot of answers from the LURK thread but I don't find any Posts there.
Also if I search on my registred number I get answers from threads where I don't have any Posts right now(but where I posted right before the system went down).
Strange this, does the search system search in another copy than what is shown? (Yes I pressed the update button in my browser, altough it's set to "always update")

Ruatha

November 30th, 2002, 08:41 AM

Strange, now all the Posts has reemerged from somewhere??

Taera

November 30th, 2002, 08:42 AM

why are you talking to yourself?

Kamog

November 30th, 2002, 09:30 AM

Probably because nobody was answering.

It does make sense to have a backup of the forum; wouldn't want to lose all these thousands of Posts and data due to some accident or something.

Taera

November 30th, 2002, 09:41 AM

think se.org

Wizarc

November 30th, 2002, 10:29 AM

Is this the second time it has gone down this month? I remember it being down earlier this month also for some time.

Kamog

November 30th, 2002, 10:39 AM

Yes, it seems so; it has been down twice this month that I know of: once on Nov. 21 and again on Nov 28.

Ruatha

November 30th, 2002, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by Taera:
why are you talking to yourself?I've found that by talking to myself I get the most intelligent answers to my really intelligent questions!
The doctors seems to find me spiritually interesting aswell as they always want's to talk with me too http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Kamog

November 30th, 2002, 07:58 PM

Yes, I agree; I talk to myself a lot too - it helps me think. People do give me strange looks from time to time though.

Well, talking to oneself is OK so long as you don't receive answers from "out there" when no human around you has really answered. (Hmm, or is that a good thing?...) Anyway, that rarely happens.

People who are alone a lot tend to talk to themselves more.

Taera

November 30th, 2002, 09:04 PM

not true

capnq

November 30th, 2002, 10:28 PM

If I for example search for Engineers in the Last 5 days i get alot of answers from the LURK thread but I don't find any Posts there. This forum's search engine is quirky, even by search engine standards. It often takes me two or three guesses to coax it into finding a thread that I know is here somewhere.

To keep people from thinking your crazy when you talk to yourself, get a cell phone. Then you'll just be annoying. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ November 30, 2002, 20:29: Message edited by: capnq ]

Fyron

November 30th, 2002, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by Taera:
think se.orgUmm... no.

Ruatha

November 30th, 2002, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by capnq:
[QUOTE] To keep people from thinking your crazy when you talk to yourself, get a cell phone. Then you'll just be annoying. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif So that's why everyone has one of those http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Kamog

November 30th, 2002, 11:18 PM

One day, a cell phone will be miniaturized to fit in a tiny chip, and some people will have them implanted in their heads. When that happens, you won't know if someone is crazy or if they're talking on the phone.

TerranC

December 1st, 2002, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by Kamog:
One day, a cell phone will be miniaturized to fit in a tiny chip, and some people will have them implanted in their heads. When that happens, you won't know if someone is crazy or if they're talking on the phone.A british company is working on a tooth that can recieve calls from anybody; the bad points are that you have to pull one of your teeth in order to insert the teeth, and you cannot send calls back; you can only hear them http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I guess that's good for people who likes that kind of thing.

[ November 30, 2002, 22:40: Message edited by: TerranC ]

jimbob

December 1st, 2002, 01:17 AM

Wow! Now there will be people paying big bucks to appear to be talking to themselves, and others paying even more money and undergoing surgery so that they can hear voices in their heads... what has technology done to us!?!

Mephisto

December 1st, 2002, 02:51 AM

Every played Shadowrun?

Taera

December 1st, 2002, 04:46 AM

i have an idea, a small ear implant that allows you to give mental commands and accesses any thread on this forum and reads the content for you. You can then dictate responses.

And members could submit their own voice style to be different when heard http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Kamog

December 1st, 2002, 07:47 PM

Oh, then for each race style, in addition to having the different speech text, we'll also have a voice file for each type of message. The sound will be played when you read the message from another race. So Klingons will speak in the Klingon language, we'll have the Borg saying "Resistance is futile" in the Borg voice, and so on.

oleg

December 2nd, 2002, 02:41 AM

Ragnarok

December 2nd, 2002, 03:00 AM

Originally posted by oleg:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kamog:
One day, a cell phone will be miniaturized to fit in a tiny chip, and some people will have them implanted in their heads. When that happens, you won't know if someone is crazy or if they're talking on the phone.What would happen if somebody send you FAX ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif <hr /></blockquote>You probably don't want to know..........

Kamog

December 2nd, 2002, 08:40 AM

Maybe if you get a fax, you'll see the image in your mind. Hey, maybe you can be surfing the web in your head, too. Perfect for those boring meetings! Or play SEIV in your head, nobody will ever know what you're doing.

mlmbd

December 2nd, 2002, 04:10 PM

At least you wouldn't have to ever wonder about, Never leaving home without it!

Could really mess with telepath's, though. An image is coming to me. NO, Wait. I have another image coming to me! Sorry, it is a FAX from the wife! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

PvK

December 5th, 2002, 04:28 AM

Originally posted by TerranC:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kamog:
One day, a cell phone will be miniaturized to fit in a tiny chip, and some people will have them implanted in their heads. When that happens, you won't know if someone is crazy or if they're talking on the phone.A british company is working on a tooth that can recieve calls from anybody; the bad points are that you have to pull one of your teeth in order to insert the teeth, and you cannot send calls back; you can only hear them http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I guess that's good for people who likes that kind of thing.<hr /></blockquote>That sounds SO much better than, say, an ear ring... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Kamog

December 5th, 2002, 04:37 AM

An earring may not look good, but I would rather go with an earring then sacrifice a tooth! Plus, an earring can be easily removed / upgraded if necessary.

KirbyEF

December 5th, 2002, 05:23 AM

Originally posted by mlmbd:
At least you wouldn't have to ever wonder about, Never leaving home without it!

Could really mess with telepath's, though. An image is coming to me. NO, Wait. I have another image coming to me! Sorry, it is a FAX from the wife! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif LOL! 'nuff said.

mlmbd

December 5th, 2002, 05:31 AM

Kamog, wear earrings, eat salad! Geesh! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

kirbyef, glad you were amused!

mlmbd http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Kamog

December 5th, 2002, 05:49 AM

Yeah, I really DON'T want to wear any earrings. I'd be happy with a cell phone built into my watch. And salad is good for you! As long it's not a Xantus salad.

mlmbd

December 6th, 2002, 03:23 AM

But needing to go all the way to Goblin Island for a salad. Seems a little extreme!

Need a watch? Have I got a beauty, right here for you, young man! Just step over here! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[ December 06, 2002, 01:24: Message edited by: mlmbd ]

Wizarc

December 10th, 2002, 07:54 AM

Down again Last night...and I was on the forum when it went down. Do they post when they are going to go down somewhere?

Kamog

December 10th, 2002, 08:04 AM

Yeah, I was on the forum Last night, too, when it went down. I just received this cool new avatar from David, and I tested it, and it worked, and I was really happy. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Just when I was about to post more stuff, the forum went down. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

I don't think they announce when it's going to go down, at least not that I know of. I just kind of thought that it was a random problem... but I could be wrong.

mlmbd

December 10th, 2002, 09:02 AM

I was in the middle of a response to a post. Was really strange!

And, today I can not for the life of me remember the exact line thought I was using! Must be getting Old! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

mlmbd http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Ragnarok

December 10th, 2002, 05:05 PM

I was on here Last night as well when it went down. Was down for a couple hours I guess eh? Ahh well, it's back up now and that's what counts. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

DirectorTsaarx

December 10th, 2002, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by Wizarc:
Down again Last night...and I was on the forum when it went down. Do they post when they are going to go down somewhere?There's a Dilbert comic about that somewhere... along the lines of "I want to be notified in advance of all future unplanned outages. And I want the schedule yesterday". http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif