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Title: FR crashes right on schedule (60 mins before inauguration)
Source:
Free Republic
URL Source: http://www.freerepublic.com
Published: Jan 20, 2017
Author: Hank Rearden
Post Date: 2017-01-20 11:22:48 by Hank Rearden
Keywords: griftathon, free republic
Views: 8440
Comments: 25
As expected, Jim Robinson's site has crashed this morning an hour before the swearing-in ceremony. I don't know what people expect for a measly $352,000 per year, but apparently not enough bandwidth to host a much larger than expected number of logins. A decade of this same schtick has either taught them nothing, or taught them that there's fundraising grift money in it ("Oh, woe is us - we can't afford the necessary upgrades to our Windows XP Server! And breadsticks."). Millions of dollars over the years and users still can't even go back in to correct/edit/update postings, either. What a racket, huh? Hello? Anybody out there?
Happy Inauguration Day, folks.
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#1. To: Hank Rearden (#0)
I totally agree, the time it takes to just read comments is quite off putting. You can click and go to the bathroom as it loads.
Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
go party ... https://www.facebook.com/groups/26012226159 love ps looks ... rust made If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
The money has been coming in fast enough. New Freepathons have been starting just as old ones are ending. It's getting to the point where there is a year-round non-stop demand for donations. For weeks, the functioning of the site has been cut back to convince users that there is need for more funds. The result has been a loss of traffic rather than put up with purposeful disfunction and blackmail.
What! This old song? Not again.
Freepathon Time. AND the biggest Inauguration EVER!! So what happens?? Like clockwork, FR wuz hacked again!! (OH WAIT) $352,000 per years. IN-EX-CUSABLE. FR: Still powered by Hamster-Wheel technology, rubber bands, and beer. Some things never change. Did John Rob apologize and promise to travel to their secret server hideout to replace the dead hamster(s)? And are Freepers enraged that on THE biggest day in 8 years, Free Republic is pathetically limping on Facebook instead? I note that a few brown-nosers are pretending that the same chatroom software, circa 1999 that's died every year, TWICE a year, isn't a problem today, bless their hearts. I'm sure those who donate should expect a refund. Douglas Preidis FR is down but we are not out.... "Thank you, Jim, for letting me on this Facebook page. I am one of your monthly donors and have been for several years. [So what if I'm eating catfood.]" Rachelle Smith, Scott Heino, Clyde Boyd and 3 others [sheep] like this. Jeff Garland "yes thanks Jim for letting me on too.....would hate to start a thread here and get yell at....hehehe....for starting a personal thread" Laz A. Mataz 12 hrs FR is down. Pity, at such a time. Oh well, no worries. DAMN RUSSIANS!
Some entertainment from: http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/freerepublic.com.html Michael West · 5 April 2016 - 15:46 Perhaps jimrob..described as the ZOTFATHER...on his TWITTER page.....has accidently ZOTTED the servers?? how ironic!!
John may have to drive up to San Jose to fix it and if so, we could me down for several hous. Can't tell you how sorry we are about this failure on this day. Praying John gets it restarted soon. God bless, Jim Nice going, Jimbo. You've managed to ZOT "Over 400,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic since inception in 1996." Freeploaders UNITE!!
Hey man great to see you here.
I wuz slumming around and just noticed this headline at LF. Did JohnRob pull the plug on the Packard-Bell 486SX server again?
Hello.
It's still dead as a doornail. This is Soviet-level, or democRat-level, reliability. Reminds me of the Odumbasscare website rollout. Why the hell do they keep their alleged 'server' so far from home if there's nobody local entrusted to keep the hamster inside the wheel for quick turnarounds? Don't they have electricity where the Robinsons cash their donor checks?
"You have to pass the freepathon goal, to see what's in it." ~JimRob Pelosi Robinson Apparently it's STILL down. It's been what, a day and a half now? Thanks Stone for running a reliable website on .0001% of Freak Republic's budget.
"Is anyone buying the Great Crash of the Free Republic, given a yearly infusion of $350K per year? Bahaaaaaa!!!!" To: PROCON And I’m cancelling my monthly donations. For 350k/year you can do better than this. 13 posted on 01/21/2017 9:11:50 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.) it's love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
Well lookie there TC. How are ya? Missed you. Hope you are back.
Can you give the capital "T" back?
Well, I dunno. But who can resist a thread with the old it's-dead-Jim Freepathon scam? I can't even guess how many threads like that I've was on back at LP and here at LF.
I can't even guess how many threads like that I've was on back at LP and here at LF. Yeah, me too. Fun, innit?
Apparently, the KoolAid is still free over there; that probably eats a chunk of the third of a mil each year: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3516016/posts To: RitaOK; Catmom; jimrob And I’m doubling my donation, as we all should be, so JimRob can afford a backup server with automatic failover. No FReeloaders. 34 posted on 1/21/2017, 9:25:25 PM by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
What a hoot this recurring server "crisis" is. A total farce. RimJob's never lost a dime betting that there's a sucker born every minute.
I'm jealous. What do I need to do to bring in a third of a million?
You probably have to get some toady to post warmly approving Zot pix as you ban some of the membership. It does work for RimJob. Also, you need to get Neil onboard to stage some carefully-timed "server outages".
Beyond keeping a straight face, not a hell of a lot. You don't even need to use code that's been touched after 2009. Editing posts? Who'd ever use that?
#2. To: Hank Rearden (#0)
(Edited)
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#3. To: Hank Rearden (#0)
FR crashes right on schedule
#4. To: Hank Rearden (#0)
#5. To: Hank Rearden (#0)
11 hrs
#6. To: Hank Rearden (#0)
#7. To: All (#6)
We're very sorry, but our database server is down hard and we've had no luck yet with a remote restart.
#8. To: Liberator (#7)
#9. To: Liberator, redleghunter, Hank Rearden (#6)
Some entertainment from: http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/freerepublic.com.html
#10. To: tooconservative (#9)
#11. To: All (#0)
#12. To: tooconservative, RimJob Care (#9)
pull the plug on the Packard-Bell 486SX server again?
#13. To: tooconservative, hondo68, A K A Stone (#9)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#14. To: tooconservative (#9)
The AntiFreepers have been reborn
#15. To: Vinny, tooconservative (#14)
The AntiFreepers have been reborn
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#16. To: Deckard (#15)
up
boris
#17. To: tooconservative (#9)
#18. To: A K A Stone (#10)
#19. To: redleghunter, Liberator, all (#17)
Hope you are back.
#20. To: Tooconservative (#19)
But who can resist a thread with the old it's-dead-Jim Freepathon scam?
#21. To: All (#0)
(Edited)
#22. To: Hank Rearden (#21)
#23. To: Hank Rearden (#21)
third of a mil each year
#24. To: A K A Stone (#23)
(Edited)
I'm jealous. What do I need to do to bring in a third of a million?
#25. To: A K A Stone (#23)
(Edited)
What do I need to do to bring in a third of a million?
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