OT: General OT Thread #44 - The World is Still Turning

[TaLoN]

I cannot change my name back to what it was. Infuriating.

Still working it the kinks from the cluster f***

 

[57special]

Not liking things so far, but will be patient.

 

[TaLoN]

Not liking things so far, but will be patient.

Yeah, need patience. Not HF's fault those hired to host the site failed to do their job. Management is pretty angry at them to say the last. Cleanup will take time. At least we didnt appear to lose any threads in the data recovery, though i had 9 pages of thread prefixes to fix here...

What really sucks, is the new account data completely lost over the last year!

 

[Minnewildsota]

Yeah, need patience. Not HF's fault those hired to host the site failed to do their job. Management is pretty angry at them to say the last. Cleanup will take time. At least we didnt appear to lose any threads in the data recovery, though i had 9 pages of thread prefixes to fix here...

What really sucks, is the new account data completely lost over the last year!

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with this. If they're asking people for money, and taking in ad money, they should have a proper backup plan.
"Well XenForo had it covered" isn't a proper backup plan. They should have some sort of software that backs up to offsite data.

 

[TaLoN]

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with this. If they're asking people for money, and taking in ad money, they should have a proper backup plan.
"Well XenForo had is covered" isn't a proper backup plan. They should have some sort of software that backs up to offsite data.

That money goes to paying for hosting/ server services. HF has never owned servers to store data. They rent server access. Always have since the beginning.

 

[Minnewildsota]

That money goes to paying for hosting/ server services.

Doesn't matter WHERE it's going. People are paying for the service of the site being up and running properly. That requires having a proper DR plan in place.

 

[TaLoN]

Doesn't matter WHERE it's going. People are paying for the service of the site being up and running properly. That requires having a proper DR plan in place.

Which is part of the services they pay for

 

[NHL1674]

I cannot change my name back to what it was. Infuriating.

Guess you're gonna have to become DigitalTrenin.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Guess you're gonna have to become DigitalTrenin.

 

[TaLoN]

Thank God dark mode is back! I think my retinas got burned over the weekend!

 

[Minnewildsota]

Thank God dark mode is back! I think my retinas got burned over the weekend!

I don't know how people use light mode. It's unbearable.

 

[Wild11MN]

Someone said we could try to get the sponsor status back, correct? Assuming ads on mobile are unbearable still if/when they are back

 

[57special]

I don't know how people use light mode. It's unbearable.

I feel the opposite.

Oh, and Fever Tree Premium Ginger Beer is really good. Nice and snappy, with no weird aftertaste.

 

[Minnewildsota]

I feel the opposite.

Oh, and Fever Tree Premium Ginger Beer is really good. Nice and snappy, with no weird aftertaste.

Well, you’re weird

 

[57special]

Well, you’re weird

People say that at first, then next thing you know they are stealing my Ginger Beer from the fridge.

 

[Minnewildsota]

People say that at first, then next thing you know they are stealing my Ginger Beer from the fridge.

I meant the light vs dark mode

 

[DigitalBoldy]

@TaLoN How does one get their sponsorship re-instated? The ads on mobile make this site almost unusable.

 

[TaLoN]

@TaLoN How does one get their sponsorship re-instated? The ads on mobile make this site almost unusable.

If the contact us link is working, use that. If not, let me know, i might be able to direct you to someone

 

[Puhis]

At least dark mode is back. Was an unpleasant surprise to open HF at night (as per usual, given I tend to wake up for games) and promptly get flashbanged. Not in the pleasant way either.

 

[MuckOG]

When do egg prices go down? We were promised lower prices on groceries

Egg prices have dropped from an avg of $8.17/dozen a month ago to $4.90/dozen now.

 

[MuckOG]

To my untrained eye, it looks like the landing gear just collapsed on landing....like it wasn't fully extended before touching down. I'm interested to hear what the official cause was.

Preliminary report: Right landing gear part fractured, folded in Delta crash in Toronto

The cause of the crash remains under investigation as Canadian authorities work to determine the exact sequence of events.

www.startribune.com

 

[Wabit]

Preliminary report: Right landing gear part fractured, folded in Delta crash in Toronto

The cause of the crash remains under investigation as Canadian authorities work to determine the exact sequence of events.

www.startribune.com

I've been waiting for this report. It pretty much confirms what the watering hole speculation has been.

Landing gear issue of some sort, plane tilts to that side, wing digs into the ground, plane flips. It happens on occasionally on small planes.

 

[Minnewildsota]

Egg prices have dropped from an avg of $8.17/dozen a month ago to $4.90/dozen now.

It's about damn time.

Not sure which thread was the most appropriate for this, but it looks like the Xcel Center is looking for ~$770M for renovations; looking towards taxpayers for half of that amount.

St. Paul asking $384 million from state for Xcel Energy Center renovations

The home of the Minnesota Wild needs a facelift, and officials with both Xcel Energy Center and the City of St. Paul are looking for the state to pay for at least half of it.

www.fox9.com

I just don't understand why taxpayers have to pay anything for stadiums. It's not like we get a discount when we try to go watch something.

"Hey, I'll pay to help build this."
"Yay! I still have to pay to go to said place to watch something I want to watch!"

Surely, there has to be a better design for this.

 

[57special]

It's about damn time.

Not sure which thread was the most appropriate for this, but it looks like the Xcel Center is looking for ~$770M for renovations; looking towards taxpayers for half of that amount.

St. Paul asking $384 million from state for Xcel Energy Center renovations

The home of the Minnesota Wild needs a facelift, and officials with both Xcel Energy Center and the City of St. Paul are looking for the state to pay for at least half of it.

www.fox9.com

I just don't understand why taxpayers have to pay anything for stadiums. It's not like we get a discount when we try to go watch something.

"Hey, I'll pay to help build this."
"Yay! I still have to pay to go to said place to watch something I want to watch!"

Surely, there has to be a better design for this.

MN residents who are paying for this should get half off tickets till the debt is repaid.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

If the contact us link is working, use that. If not, let me know, i might be able to direct you to someone

Could you direct me to someone? I haven’t heard back after using the contact us link.