If you’re a regular reader you would have noticed that the website has been less stable than Darryn in a comic book store this week and to be honest it totally is your fault this time.
It appears that we’ve grown and our trusty old server has decided it’s had enough and will now only work 60% of the time and so we have to upgrade to a brand new server.
So I contacted our hosting partners at Hetzner and asked them to install a sexy new powerful server over the weekend so as to cause the least amount of disruption possible to you our awesome readers.
Hetzner being German responded promptly with, NEIN… Apparently German efficiency is only applicable to office hours, Monday to Friday…
I kid you not.. So seeing that we have little choice and we really really need a new server we are going to be shutting up shop today at 3pm (if they remember) and will be back by around 6. And that will hopefully be the end of our instability issues.
Last Updated: May 24, 2013
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 07:48
That’s ok, I’m planning some down time then too 🙂
NiteFenix
May 24, 2013 at 07:53
With beer!
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 07:54
Lots of beer!
That Tall Twit
May 24, 2013 at 07:57
And bacon?
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 08:01
My weekends always involve at least 3 B’s: bacon, beer and biltong.
That Tall Twit
May 24, 2013 at 08:03
I approve this comment. @matthurstrsa:disqus
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 08:05
I just wish gaming started with a B. I guess you can say my weekend’s, I cover the ABC’s: Alcohol, Bacon, Co op 🙂
Slade Boender
May 24, 2013 at 09:30
win!
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 08:05
I just wish gaming started with a B. I guess you can say my weekend’s, I cover the ABC’s: Alcohol, Bacon, Co op 🙂
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:04
What about the 4th B? Boobies!
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 08:07
Thank you kind sir, a very important addition. Any more B’s people? Boerewors? Braai?
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:09
Sitting on your BACKSEAT and playing some games
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 08:15
Ok, my ode to B’s: Braaing me some Boerewors for my weekend fun, Cook it till juicy and stick it on a Bun, Add some Bacon and some Biltong too, wash it all down with a decent Brew. Beer and Boobies for a smashing good time, and that is the end of my B weekend rhyme.
Word.
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:29
*applauds* epic!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 24, 2013 at 08:30
Rebeca Black reference?
Nah ah. Nie cool nie bru XD
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:32
What is Rebeca Black?
Does not compute, not reference to internal database, not now, not ever
Brady miaau
May 24, 2013 at 09:09
Boring housework. Bool maintenance. Brass mowing. brothers in arms round for soccer (Champs league Saturday night)
Beauty (In case wife reads this)
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 09:16
All german Champs league final should be interesting!
Scruff304
May 24, 2013 at 09:44
I’m looking forward to that. Hope I get to watch the whole game…
Who you supporting on the night?
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 09:47
I’m gloriously neutral on this one. I know its a bit of a fence sitting position, but sometimes I just like to take in the occasion and enjoy the football. Secretly supporting Bayern though but I don’t mind who wins.
Scruff304
May 24, 2013 at 09:53
I like you. Here, have a beer on me.
Also secretly hope for Bayern to win because of how well they have played this season. And they really deserved to win it last year. But what I really want to see is a fast flowing game, where the tension keeps building and building. Like those old game between United and Arsenal…
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 09:57
I agree. As long as its nice and close! I don’t want a 3-0 or 4-0, I want a 3-2 or a 4-3.
PROST!
Rince an repeat
May 24, 2013 at 09:25
Borderlands Man! B for Borderlands!
matthurstrsa
May 24, 2013 at 09:34
Of course! DUH! I actually started playing Borderlands 2 co op again over the weekend. Still the most fun you can have with a couple of other guys. If you’re on PC, you should join us (although our characters are only about lvl 13)
That Tall Twit
May 24, 2013 at 08:07
O_O YES!!!!
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:04
What about the 4th B? Boobies!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 24, 2013 at 08:06
Have an upvote!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 24, 2013 at 08:06
Have an upvote!
Weanerdog
May 24, 2013 at 21:25
What about blondes and boobs?
LordCaptainAwesomeness
May 24, 2013 at 07:50
Morbo agrees…
That Tall Twit
May 24, 2013 at 07:57
Thought for a second that the downtime was going to start at NEIN this morning…
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:03
NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! That could not be!
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:03
NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! That could not be!
Lord Chaos
May 24, 2013 at 08:01
Good to hear the slow loading times will be a thing of the past.
Lord Chaos
May 24, 2013 at 08:01
Good to hear the slow loading times will be a thing of the past.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 24, 2013 at 08:06
Thanks for the heads up! Much appreciated.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 24, 2013 at 08:06
Thanks for the heads up! Much appreciated.
RedJoker
May 24, 2013 at 08:07
As long as the ION girl will be moved to an earlier time slot. We approve. 🙂
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:20
UNLESS the ION is Darryn or Geoff or Gavin, then they can post it at 15h01
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:37
They can do one of Zoe…
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:38
My name is Admiral Chief, and I approve of this comment
Brady miaau
May 24, 2013 at 09:05
ouch, that was a part I just could have done without. And then to hear it over and over, as you wonder in and our of stores. Ouch.
On my third playthrough I did not do that, ever!
Gavin Mannion
May 24, 2013 at 08:40
Zoe is currently on a plane back to her homeland…. so no Zoe today
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:41
What homeland is that?
Trevor Davies
May 24, 2013 at 09:06
Barefootinthekitchenstan?
Scruff304
May 24, 2013 at 09:46
…
DarthofZA
May 24, 2013 at 10:02
Comment of the week. Hands down.
HvR
May 24, 2013 at 10:11
is this the Barefootinthekitchenstan flag:
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:46
That’s a sad thing to hear. Seems like she’s avoiding being the ION…
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:09
Yay to the upgrade, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to the downtime!!!!
That Tall Twit
May 24, 2013 at 08:23
This is for the people that need something to do while the server is down.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 24, 2013 at 08:31
Lol. Well done
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:39
Dunno about you, but I will be applying beer to my face instead of doing your recommendation
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 10:03
This is funny, of all the things to create a 10 minute video about…
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:38
Gavin, are you trying to tell us that you’re blaming your awesome readers for the server taking strain and not Darryn?
Gavin Mannion
May 24, 2013 at 08:41
We cannot blame Darryn for everything.. especially when it’s a good thing we are talking about 🙂
Though to be fair to Darryn, he’s killed it this week.. wait for the weekly wrap up
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 08:45
I guess you have a point. Waiting to see the wrap up 🙂
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:49
Are you wrapping up Darryn??
O_O
now THAT would be a funny pictawr
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 09:29
That would be funny as hell… they could catch him unawares and tape him to a chair and then wrap him up
CaptainNemo42
May 24, 2013 at 08:46
It wasn’t exactly fair if you think about it. The rest of you didn’t have much of a chance.
HvR
May 24, 2013 at 08:58
I dunno you put Darryn on ION header and then the servers go Hiroshima. Coincidence?
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 09:02
O_O
Rince an repeat
May 24, 2013 at 09:44
my thought too 0-o
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:43
Well, luckily the performance is better-er today. The trolls must have gone back under the bridge to play with the fanboys
:p
HvR
May 24, 2013 at 09:06
Come sit on uncle’s lap and tell me why you like the Xbox One.
Brady miaau
May 24, 2013 at 09:12
🙂
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 08:55
Something else to pass the time:
Brady miaau
May 24, 2013 at 09:04
Awesome!
Well done, Gavin, to you and your team.
i feel privileged to be watching something grow here.
Right, enough mush.
Scruff304
May 24, 2013 at 09:07
Those damn germans! I feel your pain @0db5031c6b564eaa18a74cd45d7601f5:disqus . I work for a German based company, and if we even think of suggesting doing a cut over or something of the sorts over a weekend, all hell will break loose!
HvR
May 24, 2013 at 09:19
HvR
May 24, 2013 at 09:07
Ok everybody just…
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 09:19
That… would… hurt…
Theo Steenekamp
May 24, 2013 at 09:34
Mac user?
HvR
May 24, 2013 at 09:43
Oohhh…
Rince an repeat
May 24, 2013 at 09:10
What will I DOOOO in this time!? Oh, work I suppose… Well done people!
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 09:19
Production will probably decrease in because of the downtime…
Rince an repeat
May 24, 2013 at 09:24
You know it! I’ll probably have to go for a walk, to hide the withdraw shakes…
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 09:26
shake shake shake your ass.
NEW PLAN, we all knock off early and go to the pub
Rince an repeat
May 24, 2013 at 09:27
that I can live with man
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 10:04
Pub? Which one? Oh wait, you guys are probably in the Cape and that’s a long way to travel for a beer…
FoxOneZA - X-Therminator
May 24, 2013 at 09:30
Noooooooooo………… Never in the history of LG did we have planned downtime! Nooooooo! Noooooo! First M$ messes up with the XO reveal, then the used games debacle and now this! THIS!!!
fred
May 24, 2013 at 09:34
What , so the poor IT folk are expected to work on weekends while the rest of humanity chills out !!!
Gavin Mannion
May 24, 2013 at 09:37
yes.. and get paid time and a half for it
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 09:45
What is this time and a half you speak of?????????
mancera
May 24, 2013 at 10:05
I have heard of this, it’s something called Over Time, or OT. It’s not seen very often as it’s quite rare.
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 10:11
*marvels at this wonder*
Brady miaau
May 24, 2013 at 12:17
I think it lives somewhere near Year End Bonus’s, over the rainbow somewhere
Brady miaau
May 24, 2013 at 12:07
it is what we pay the staff that earn less than X, by law.
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 12:12
curses, foiled by earning more than X it seems
Brady miaau
May 24, 2013 at 12:15
more than likely. I cannot remember: I think R115000 a year or something.
But as an IT person you are expected to do some of your work after hours, sever upgrades, that sort of thing.
When I was 20 and 21 I got R60 Mon to Fri, R120 Saturday,R180 Sunday standby pay for IT systems that may or may not fail. No drinking, of course!
that was awesome, nice bump on pay every month. Most firms expect this but do not pay for it
Admiral Chief Commander
May 24, 2013 at 12:22
Doh, curses again.
I do get time off for after hours work, BUT, if its time and a half for time. Then I am due some TIME dammit!!!!
HvR
May 24, 2013 at 09:43
Well its not like they are working rest of the time..
fred
May 24, 2013 at 09:52
Monitoring the internet line is still working though.
Skyblue
May 24, 2013 at 09:51
Just make sure I don’t miss the friday ION girl…
Skyblue
May 24, 2013 at 09:51
Just make sure I don’t miss the friday ION girl…
Rock789
May 24, 2013 at 11:19
Our lazygamer is all grown up. 🙂
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
May 24, 2013 at 14:51
The fiends… what will I read this weekend? THE NEWS? Dear heavens no.. KOTAKU? I’d rather defenestrate myself…
ElimiNathan
May 26, 2013 at 15:23
Awesome, I wont lie it was starting to get annoying 🙂
Gavin Mannion
May 26, 2013 at 18:38
Imagine how I felt, we are here to entertain and it’s driving us all insane…
So far the new server seems happy but we’ll only know for sure this week