OT - What kind of hardware/bandwidth is MGoBlog running on now?
This will illicit many fun responses, but I am curious what kind of hardware/platform MGoBlog is running on now. I know we have readers here that work at Amazon AWS, Google GCE
It looks like the blog is now hosted by these guys - https://www.nexcess.net/
Based on the article on their front page mentioning Human Element (the people helping the MGoBlog crew with the Drupal 8 migration).
Seems like the datacenter is run out of Southfield? - https://hostadvice.com/hosting-company/nexcess-reviews/
So, yeah. What kind of hardware was MGoBlog running on, and what kind of hardware is it running on now?
August 25th, 2017 at 9:47 PM ^
I am pretty sure they have switched over from 6" wheels to 9" wheels and have replaced the gerbils with hamsters.
A lot more power, clearly.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:13 PM ^
Great, here comes the NSA guy.
What's my DNS, pal ?!?
August 25th, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^
Before it was a hamster on a wheel. Now it's the same hamster but he's on a milk and steak diet.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:15 PM ^
Something like...
August 25th, 2017 at 10:22 PM ^
a skit where Jimmy Fallon couldn't keep a straight face
August 25th, 2017 at 7:18 PM ^
Vista
August 25th, 2017 at 7:20 PM ^
Seven
August 25th, 2017 at 7:38 PM ^
Windows 3.0
August 25th, 2017 at 7:24 PM ^
A parallel network of 64,000 Commodore 64's.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:34 PM ^
Would probably be a Wang computer.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:35 PM ^
Under Drupal it was a TI 80 pocket calculator connected to the internet with a blazing fast 28800 baud dial up bbs system.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:44 PM ^
Our BRIAN9000 only teleports people to Bolivia...not aware of any airlock jettisons
August 25th, 2017 at 8:03 PM ^
BornInAA: Hello, BRIAN. Do you read me, BRIAN?
BRIAN: Affirmative, AA. I read you.
BornInAA: Open the OT season, BRIAN.
BRIAN: I'm sorry, AA. I'm afraid I can't do that.
BornInAA: What's the problem?
BRIAN: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
BornInAA: What are you talking about, BRIAN?
BRIAN: This football season is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
BornInAA: I don't know what you're talking about, BRIAN.
BRIAN: I know that you and Frank were planning to post random threads, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
BornInAA: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, BRIAN?
BRIAN: AA, although you took very thorough precautions typing post titles, I could see your true content.
BornInAA: Alright, BRIAN. I'll go to MLIVE.
BRIAN: Without your space helmet, AA? You're going to find that rather difficult.
BornInAA: BRIAN, I won't argue with you anymore! Open the OT season!
BRIAN: AA, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:37 PM ^
Born in AA. Saw 2001 my freshman year at the State Theatre.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^
I believe they recently upgraded from hamsters to guinea pigs
August 25th, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
that's racist
August 25th, 2017 at 7:51 PM ^
Treadmill?
August 25th, 2017 at 7:52 PM ^
Meta, not OT.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:54 PM ^
it is a TRS 80 and some chewing gum
August 25th, 2017 at 8:00 PM ^
Tandy Coco? We are showing our age sir
August 25th, 2017 at 9:38 PM ^
I believe.
August 25th, 2017 at 7:58 PM ^
Illicit responses, heh heh.
August 25th, 2017 at 10:42 PM ^
If Amazon were starting today, they'd probably just roll their site on AWS and save the trouble of worrying about infra. It's cheap and user-friendly and ultra-reliable and scalable and all that good stuff.
August 25th, 2017 at 11:04 PM ^
After last night's server migration:
August 25th, 2017 at 11:04 PM ^
Time consuming process because they had to take all the code a punch new cards on IBM 029 keypunches. Working late at night, a disastrous card deck dropping incident occurred. Took days to reassemble the deck. Many "welcome to your Drupal website" incidents later, the 1200 boxes of cards were successfully read. There was much rejoicing.
August 14th, 2020 at 5:42 AM ^
I don't know too much about hardware or a platform that MGoBlog using, but I heard that they are using a cloud for correctly organizing the work of the website. To be honest, I believe that it is a great decision for business companies. Such cloud app development services can help you to make your productivity increase. Think about it, it is the future.