Free Republic Update--files have been transferred and new server *almost* up and running:

[Mrs. Overall]

[EastKYLiberal]

1. Umm...

[GodlessBiker]

2. This image is not accurate! I see no hamsters running in a wheel to power the whole thing.

[mikeytherat]

5. Here you go:

This is the P.E.T. single-core processor, with built-in cooling fan:


mikey_the_rat

[GodlessBiker]

11. That's better! Thanks!

[davidn3600]

12. They are probably trying to steal this guy's idea

[steve2470]

3. and they now have a backup server to boot !

[Puzzledtraveller]

4. That's what I surf DU on

[toddwv]

6. Lol... sounds like he hired a professional:

"Then he's got to figure a way to get the data off the old system and onto the new. Say's he's cobbling together a Frankenstein SCSI box out of our old servers to get the job done."

I'm sure that the donation drive will be hot and furious to pay for the privilege of using the old servers for a "new system."

[octothorpe]

8. Talk about living in the past... Why don't they just put it all on a couple (or one) amazon EC2

instance, then take advantage of the various ways for them to store their data? How much compute power, memory and storage space does that shitty site need anyway? It's like something from the mid 90's. They don't even have that many users anymore, do they?

I wonder if this is all a ruse to give him a reason for a donation drive.... It is tax time and I'm sure he has plenty of back taxes to pay out.

[cascadiance]

7. And playing back their Ted Nugent tunes like "Cat Scratch Fever"...

[progressoid]

10. DU cats know how to scratch.

[freshwest]

9. You just made me squeak with laughter!