Well, if you haven’t noticed, I’ve been converting the site over to a new look. It’s based off of k2 r96, a superlative theme/mod/conversion for WordPress. I’ll be cobbling previous functionality back in to the site over the next few…
Looks as if Gravatar is having some severe issues, so I’ve disabled all Gravatars on the site for the time being, as they were causing page render times to go through the roof.
Mal: So Doug’s going to get to see the Philly advance screening of Serenity, huh? Jayne: Yup. Well, as long as his wife doesn’t go into labor that night. Me: Oh. Heck. Yeah. (For those not in the know, dig…
I have quite a few plugins that I use here at Literal Barrage, some of which have, at times, had a tendency to misbehave and make the site virtually unreachable. Without direct access to the mysql database underlying the site,…
So, obviously, since you’re reading this, service has been restored to the site. I have received no word from my hosting provider as to the ongoing issues. Time to run a mysqldump and head for the high ground, methinks.
After a 60 hours + downtime, Literal Barrage is back on line. I’ve received no explanation from VizaWeb, nor do I think that I am likely to. In light of recent events, please leave your recommendations for reliable hosting with…
All becomes clear now. Let’s try some Google sleuthing. Google Search Phrase: VizaWeb sucks. First hit? A recent entry by none other than Leo Laporte formerly of TechTV fame. It seems as though Leo’s site uses VizaWeb and he has…
I’ve long deplored the “www.” prefix for my websites. There’s very little point in it existing these days, unless you’re actually pointing to a server that goes by the name of “www.[domain name].[top level domain]”. I generally eschew the prefix…
It has been a long time since I let a weekend lapse without a post. Generally, I like to try to get at least one post in over the course of a weekend, even if said post is of mere…
Well, if you hadn’t noticed, the site was down for most of the day today. The short answer is that my hosting company dropped the ball. The long, technical answer is that the mysql daemon on the box that hosts…
