SF Folding@Home Graphical Sig
- Thread starter Clocker
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Will Rickards WT
Learning Storage Performance
Testing:
Looks good but not for a sig.
Maybe in the profile page?
Or on my website.
Looks good but not for a sig.
Maybe in the profile page?
Or on my website.
zx
Learning Storage Performance
zx
Learning Storage Performance
OUPS!
nice....I wonder how the 56K crowd will react
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nice....I wonder how the 56K crowd will react
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Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
The sub-56k crowd is not happy.
I'll work on a micro version to reduce file size and screen space. I'll also work on making a non-grapical version (all HTML). It's going to take me some time, but I will let you all know when it is ready.
Be forwarned that the link to the current signature generator may change. I will let everyone know know in advance if it changes.
Be forwarned that the link to the current signature generator may change. I will let everyone know know in advance if it changes.
Jake the Dog
Storage is cool
oopo sorry Clocker. should have said: "and Clocker Rox0rs for telling us about it.
Merc, the image is only 6KB. .. does it visibly take time for it to load on your connection?
Merc, the image is only 6KB. .. does it visibly take time for it to load on your connection?
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
It's only 6KB, but every one has a different image that changes periodically, which makes browser cache and local proxy server less useful.
It takes me around 15 seconds to load 25-reply thread here at SF, if I'm not doing anything else. I'm genuinely concerned that five or six of the regulars having these in their .sig would add another five or ten. The time adds up.
I know a lot of you guys have a hard time of the internet not being instantaneous.
Let me put this in a way you can understand:
I have multilink-PPP on two 14.4 connections (normally. Sometimes they're slower). That's like having a 2-lane road and a 15mph speed limit. Any car on that road is only gonna go 15mph, but twice as many cars can be on the road at once.
By the same token, I have a 28.8-equivalent connection, but I can't download things at ~3KB/sec. Nope. Under most circumstances, I basically download two things at the same time, at ~1.3KB/sec each.
This stuff is the reason I filter everything I get from my browser very heavily, why I can't see most of the the picture links and about half the avatars at SF. I don't block images on SF's server, though, which appears to be the only way I could get rid of these. Move the images to a server other than SF and I'll never know they're there, but if they're here and several people are using them it's a bit of a problem for me.
It takes me around 15 seconds to load 25-reply thread here at SF, if I'm not doing anything else. I'm genuinely concerned that five or six of the regulars having these in their .sig would add another five or ten. The time adds up.
I know a lot of you guys have a hard time of the internet not being instantaneous.
Let me put this in a way you can understand:
I have multilink-PPP on two 14.4 connections (normally. Sometimes they're slower). That's like having a 2-lane road and a 15mph speed limit. Any car on that road is only gonna go 15mph, but twice as many cars can be on the road at once.
By the same token, I have a 28.8-equivalent connection, but I can't download things at ~3KB/sec. Nope. Under most circumstances, I basically download two things at the same time, at ~1.3KB/sec each.
This stuff is the reason I filter everything I get from my browser very heavily, why I can't see most of the the picture links and about half the avatars at SF. I don't block images on SF's server, though, which appears to be the only way I could get rid of these. Move the images to a server other than SF and I'll never know they're there, but if they're here and several people are using them it's a bit of a problem for me.
Merc, is your blocking system IP based, or domain name based? Reason I ask is that I can move this project to handruin.com and then you can continue to leave images "on" for SF and turn them "off" for handruin.com if you chose. Would that help?
I'm rewriting the entire thing as we speak. It's getting complicated (at least for me) so it will be a little while before I can get this thing to produce HTML based signatures. Once that happens, maybe it will be better for people to use the HTML on SF and put the graphical ones on other sites? Just a thought...
I'm rewriting the entire thing as we speak. It's getting complicated (at least for me) so it will be a little while before I can get this thing to produce HTML based signatures. Once that happens, maybe it will be better for people to use the HTML on SF and put the graphical ones on other sites? Just a thought...
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I'm pretty much relying on Mozilla's image blocking on this site. It's probably domain based. I'm not sure.
There is no way for me to include HTML content into the post, so the HTML generator doesn't work for us. I'll have to focus on making a smaller image.
Here is the basic HTML stats with no style set.
handruin stats
Here is the basic HTML stats with no style set.
handruin stats
Code:
http://www.storageforum.net/fah/version3/tester.php?user=handruinFushigi
Storage Is My Life
I'd remove the Team stats except for Team rank. The other things aren't very useful and mostly just increase the .sig size.Handruin said:
Bartender
Storage is cool
I think it would be nice if all of the stats could be on one line.
Will Rickards WT
Learning Storage Performance
Will Rickards WT said:
I like the font, but I don't know if PHP can accept custom fonts. We may be stuck with the choices of arial, helvetica, and times. The fonts are generated using one of the graphic libraries of PHP...I'll investigate, because it may be possible.
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
That was a username I sued when Iw as comparing computer speeds.. it was dedicated to a computer named TinNyanko... i dont use that username anymore anyway.. I just go by blakerwry now man.
I was only joking about your name, I didn't mean anything by it. While I was creating the signature logo, I said to myself that someone's name is not going to fit...but I didn't worry about it.
Sure enough, when I went through the list, one of your names doesn't fit.
Sure enough, when I went through the list, one of your names doesn't fit.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
So...did you win your case?blakerwry said:
I made a new toy to play with. This is still experimental and not entirely user friendly. In either case, this page is designed to (eventually) list the different available signatures for SF F@H and to allow a member to select their name, and generate the signature + URL.
I know the page doesn't look like much, but there is some logic going on behind the page. Once I finish the features, I'll make it a little more user friendly.
http://www.storageforum.net/fah/index.php
I know the page doesn't look like much, but there is some logic going on behind the page. Once I finish the features, I'll make it a little more user friendly.
http://www.storageforum.net/fah/index.php
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
This is great Doug. Nice work.
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
Yes. i won my case. You're the man Doug!
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
test
Jake the Dog
Storage is cool
F@H sigs aren't working
Jake the Dog
Storage is cool
of course they are :wink: I was just testing you. A+
Hehe...I thought no one would notice. There was a small issue on the server. Somehow the /var directory was filled 100% causing MySQL to have a small seizure.
The small "seizure" killed one table in the FAH stats database generator. This table happened to be the user table. Fortunately this database is updated every few hours and the data isn't really important if it is lost since it can be rebuilt automatically. I rebuilt the table when I got home from work this evening and everything seems fine now.
Sorry about that folks.
The small "seizure" killed one table in the FAH stats database generator. This table happened to be the user table. Fortunately this database is updated every few hours and the data isn't really important if it is lost since it can be rebuilt automatically. I rebuilt the table when I got home from work this evening and everything seems fine now.
Sorry about that folks.
Hehe...I thought no one would notice. There was a small issue on the server. Somehow the /var directory was filled 100% causing MySQL to have a small seizure.
The small "seizure" killed one table in the FAH stats database generator. This table happened to be the user table. Fortunately this database is updated every few hours and the data isn't really important if it is lost since it can be rebuilt automatically. I rebuilt the table when I got home from work this evening and everything seems fine now.
Sorry about that folks.
The small "seizure" killed one table in the FAH stats database generator. This table happened to be the user table. Fortunately this database is updated every few hours and the data isn't really important if it is lost since it can be rebuilt automatically. I rebuilt the table when I got home from work this evening and everything seems fine now.
Sorry about that folks.
Stats are down again. I fear the hard drive on our host may have a bad cluster...it's a wild guess, but I've seen something like this the last time it happened.
The actual database file is locked and I can't fix it. I'm letting support look into this before I recreate the stats table again. I'll let you know when it has been fixed... :frusty:
The actual database file is locked and I can't fix it. I'm letting support look into this before I recreate the stats table again. I'll let you know when it has been fixed... :frusty:
Buck
Storage? I am Storage!
Our server seems to have become a bigger and bigger problem as time goes on. What type of cost would be involved for a dedicated machine versus a shared machine?
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
probably alot... a shared machine should be fine, assuming it's not overpopulated or under powered.
Buck
Storage? I am Storage!
blakerwry said:
Yes, it should be fine, but it is not.
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
well, i don't think the expense would be justified. Even if we could use our own box I think it would be more expensive(from what I've seen).
But my opinion may not matter too much at this point because i'm not bothered by the infrequent downtime... but people visiting the forum for the 1st time might be. If we want people to look at the site and be repeat guests then we need to maintain a good level of uptime and good level of speed.
I'd be interested in seeing what the uptime for our site is. If it's above 99% and it's always up durng peak hours, then I don't see that anything really needs to be done.
But my opinion may not matter too much at this point because i'm not bothered by the infrequent downtime... but people visiting the forum for the 1st time might be. If we want people to look at the site and be repeat guests then we need to maintain a good level of uptime and good level of speed.
I'd be interested in seeing what the uptime for our site is. If it's above 99% and it's always up durng peak hours, then I don't see that anything really needs to be done.
Buck
Storage? I am Storage!
For me infrequent downtime isn't the issue. The issue is why this site was created in the first place. SR went down hard (see Tea's avatar) and we knew that we could manage a site that wouldn't fall prey to this issue.
I've investigated dedicated solutions, but I'm not making enough money through my reselling to justify the cost to own a dedicated machine.
We're talking about $110 per month for a basic machine, which is more than enough to host us and any resold clients I've obtained. With their income, the cost would be lower by roughly $30 per month. (Making the cost roughly $80 per month)
Second major issue for me is that the dedicated solution is unmanaged...which means it would be in my best interest to become highly familiar with Linux. At this stage I am not as skilled with the OS as many of you are, however I am learning. Unmanaged would mean free reboots and possible kernel upgrades. All other configurations are up to the owner/user.
A managed solution would be $200-$400 per month for the same type of machine. If anyone has any connections, please let me know. I’m open to all ideas, even collocation if the monthly cost is reasonable.
If we were serious about expanding the site, a dedicated solution would be a requirement and I don’t think it would be out of the question.
We're talking about $110 per month for a basic machine, which is more than enough to host us and any resold clients I've obtained. With their income, the cost would be lower by roughly $30 per month. (Making the cost roughly $80 per month)
Second major issue for me is that the dedicated solution is unmanaged...which means it would be in my best interest to become highly familiar with Linux. At this stage I am not as skilled with the OS as many of you are, however I am learning. Unmanaged would mean free reboots and possible kernel upgrades. All other configurations are up to the owner/user.
A managed solution would be $200-$400 per month for the same type of machine. If anyone has any connections, please let me know. I’m open to all ideas, even collocation if the monthly cost is reasonable.
If we were serious about expanding the site, a dedicated solution would be a requirement and I don’t think it would be out of the question.
Buck
Storage? I am Storage!
Handruin said:
Indeed, it is more expensive.
You want us to be serious now? :eekers: