geekhack hacked again!?

[MyNameIsFinn]

This just really bums me out, looking forward to keys and all us GHers get is crash.

[guilleguillaume]

Here we use an automated script for this stuff. Just picks everyone who replied in a topic or who voted in a poll within a certain amount of time, optionally checks for a minimum number of posts, picks one or more random winners.

If you press F5 enough times, you too can win fantasy prizes in the last contest.

And this one for me was the best way you could do that contest

Great Idea for sure!

[roguemaster8]

I came to deskthority to see if anyone had won any. But this is a nice forum nonetheless. Very minimalistic and clean.

[captain]

Europeans tend to be smarter than USA folk.

[MyNameIsFinn]

Any word on when GH will be up?

[korne]

Any word on when GH will be up?

Never servers will crash

[roguemaster8]

Poor iMav. He doesn't deserve the flak he gets for the site going down.

Though I wonder if the vBulletin system has something to do with why Geekhack goes down so easy.

[captain]

It doesn't appear to be "down", just overwhelmed, and there must be some code that just bails on fulfilling requests under these loads.

[captain]

iMav should know by now that his server cannot handle the loads of a ClickClack 4grab, and he should ban them. But, it's his server....

[roguemaster8]

I think we should start a server fund.
We all pitch in to buy geekhack a nice 8-core server with 24 GB of ram and a serious raid array.

[captain]

Or maybe he should get a BBS that is capable of handling the load on less than bleeding edge hardware.

[roguemaster8]

That too.

At this rate, I'm starting to agree with raising the prices. What do you think the retail value of a ClickClack skull should be worth? I'd say about $75.

[captain]

I think it's pretty funny how the DTers kvetch about the GHers whining about CC's 4grab hosing the site. lol

[captain]

At $75 only the elite will have a CC. That's sad, but good for CC's bank balance.
I just need to learn how he makes them. I'm not without talent!

[captain]

Does anyone know how to tell FireFox to ALLOW the redirect that DT wants to make after every post? I get stuck with this bar across the top of the screen every time.

[roguemaster8]

Nah, a part time job could cover the cost of one.
How about $50?

As for making them, I remember reading about dual shot injection process. It wasn't double shot, but something a little different. I'm sure the guy does it at a local shop somewhere. I bet a competing Skull keycap manufacturer would help the market.

[captain]

I have been watching lots of videos about plastic injection moulding. It looks like a very large investment to get going at that level. So, I'm assuming that ClickClack is doing something like Fimo/Scuptey. I can't figure out how he makes the stem though.

[litster]

All the bots are refreshing geekhack forum,
refreshing geekhack forum,
All the bots are refreshing geekhack forum,
Bubble,
Bubble,
Bubble,
POP!

[haiiyaa]

GIVE UP ALREADY so I can have the keycaps for myself

[captain]

For some reason that made me think of Code Monkey:

[MyNameIsFinn]

No refresh bot here, just f5ing

[roguemaster8]

I'm guessing the site won't even be accessible until early tomorrow morning.

[MyNameIsFinn]

Now apparently I am unable to connect at all

[glossywhite]

Someone needs to fix that site, as they don't seem able to.

[webwit]

Here's one geekhack wannabee clickclack buyer in action:

[captain]

DT is like GH's friendly neighbor, who invites us in and gives us a nice hot cup of tea and a scone while we wait for iMav to return.

[captain]

HAHA! Bond is on tonight's queue for post-GH-4grabbing.

[roguemaster8]

Is this CC's site?

http://www.fxesc.com/

[glossywhite]

Is this CC's site?

http://www.fxesc.com/

JPEG, hardly a site.

[captain]

but, YES, that's his site.