
[Update 27/9/22 22:21pm EDT]
I am quite far away from getting myself to the point of even beginning to figure out why comment-posting lags (for now – just post your comment and refresh the page) or why some of the pages/posts take a while to load due to Cumulative Layout Shift but I promise to get to it and fix it all in due time. The good news is that the site has successfully transferred to its new DNS and is fully backed up.
WE LOST NOTHING!
DS on and please be patient with me as I will get to the issues once I finish all the testing (the testing I have to do, in no way, effects the site or its backups but just a bunch of other shit none of you need to concern yourselves with).
[Original post below:]
I think what is going to happen – hopefully sooner than later but who the fuck knows? NOT EVEN ME! – is the site will revert to somewhere between last night’s NOT and today’s DOT that I believe only two people can see (I can’t even see it).
Seeing as I believe this is going to disappear I am not editing or giving a flying fuck what you think of my grammar or run-on sentences or punctuation or present and past tense mishaps or typos; however,
*Inner thoughts* did I just use a semi-colon correctly? Fuck no – I did not – because semi-colons are BULLSHIT, thus, IMPOSSIBLE to use correctly for the simple fact that they, in and of themselves, are incorrect!
I believe you very extremely mercifully patient DSerites deserve a bit of an explanation.
I INQUIRED about a server and DNS migration. Archived everything. Then let my Canadian host upload every file to their servers for the sake of TESTING prior to DNS change. Well they changed the DNS anyway, while I was sleeping. Things done fucked up, folks…which is why it was merely an INQUIRY in the first place.
It turns out that all of the shit I’ve done…old plugins I dusted off and wrote to in order to get working and all kinds of other crazy shit makes migration pretty fucking goddamn complex! Who knew?
I’ll tell you who…
…hence the fucking inquiry.
The migration WILL eventually happen successfully but right now I am in the process of getting the site pointed back to its original name servers at least until that can happen.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Fuck.
…this is why I wish there were a bank of karma
…you could have just withdrawn a bunch of what you’ve accrued in the time this place has been around & wiped out the whole part where this wrecked your day
…sorry not to be in a position to do anything helpful on that score…but…uh…we thank you for your service?
I can see!!!! I can see!!!
I can see them both! I feel very special.
After the bullshittery of today at work, I appreciate the feeling of being special.
Truly truly appreciate the work you do to keep the lights on around here.
How dare you impugn the good name of semicolons?
HOW DARE YOU?
Those marks are awesome; we should use them every day.
But beyond that, you’re a rock star, thanks for all the work.
Also I’m not going to schedule a NOT until we get the all-clear that the migration or reversion has happened.
I’m actually elated that this comment means that what I typed made sense, somehow, to at least one person. lol
I have no idea what’s going on and I love it.
It’s like watching a Chinese game show.
let’s not get too excited yet…shit is still fucked! my hands are tied until i get an email…hopefully tonight or tomorrow…then i’ll be able to check if the transition back to – ew – the og amerikkkan dns worked. then re-migrate back to a decent country.
i love you guys and i am so sorry for this (even though none of it is my fault as i DID EVERYTHING RIGHT!) some other ppl done fucked up.
anyway. please do not publish posts until further notice.
I was able to log in again! Thank you <3 Sorry this is such a mess for you to deal with.
Also, everyone, let’s thank the true hero of the day
@hannibal
who whipped up an emergency Fur Face Friday post for tomorrow on my behalf (I swear I had one planned and actually had the time this week until this happened).
Save the link in case all this is gone tomorrow so you can check it out:
https://backtalkvillage.blogspot.com/search/label/Fur%20Face%20Friday
Aw shucks. It was nothing.
Hi @Myopicprophet, thank you for all your efforts. You are good man.
I see you shitting on semi-colons, which I will overlook because you’re doing yeoman’s work on ensuring this site’s survival.
Myo’s semicolon game is weak. Express your displeasure.
[l love you myo you fix my bullshit thanx]
You missed a golden opportunity to use a semicolon there. Just saying’
Fair…but my self-deprication game is strong!
I wish there was something I can do to help, but I’m still working on getting the clock on my Betamax player to stop flashing 12:00.
Dude. I’m trynna teach my 20-year-old kid how to read an analog clock.
Related question.
How do you write a complex sentence with 2 independent clauses associated by content/intent/meaning?
Do you just use a comma and a conjunction?
I don’t understand the semicolon hate; I find them very useful for writing sometimes.
I’ve read so many detective novels that I just force it into two sentences.
soooo….what your saying is…..even for a website its complicated to just pack its bags and move to canada?
well that sucks
anyways….let me know if you know somewhere what needs a half decent metal worker, is above sea level and still gets a winter….im thinking about future proofing
i was thinking fort simpson looks nice
👋
You’re doing the lord’s work here, @myopicprophet, and your efforts are greatly appreciated. Please quit apologizing for things that are not your fault as you strive to improve the site.
Thanks for the update, Myo. Whatever hitches I’ve noticed have been minor and not a big deal. I’m not swearing, I promise.
100% agreed. Not that big a deal to controlF5 after a comment, that’s way easier than what it takes to get half the shit I’m paid to use at work to be usable.
Thanks @memeweaver & @bluedogcollar
& @brightersideoflife I intended not to shit on your NOT, I just wanted as many people as possible to see this update so I stuck it to the top of the site until someone yanks it after the DOT tomorrow.
I am Canadian so it is just natural to apologise…but I do feel the need to apologise even for the fact that my poor English skills – or, better yet, my inability to articulate myself – led to a whole lot of fuck-ups for those of you who put in the work to keep this site – and this community – going.
@myopicprophet: Dude, that was a blip in my online life. It was a hell-storm for you.
Thanks for all the hard work you put into this site; I just respond to comments with GIFs. One of us is doing the heavy lifting.
@memeweaver You being here is just as, if not more, important than me being here…
a reply in gif…