Glenn Fleishman hits Slashdot!

>Congrats, Glenn!
>
>http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/26/2342256&tid=193&tid=184
>
>How'd your server do? :-)

 From what I can see, just fine. Sustained traffic never exceeded
about 8Mbps. We have clients that do that and more, all day, every
day.

The only time that the "slashdot effect" really hurts a server from
what I have seen is if they link directly to large media (mp*, pdf,
etc) files, or to "underperforming" technologies (like older
single-threaded <cough> FileMaker <cough> databases or "lets run a
webserver on a Newton 120/MacPlus/Lisa/286" websites.)

Of course that assumes that the server in question is connected to
the Net via industrial-grade networking hardware and protocols.
Slashdotting a site on a consumer-grade connection would create a
fair amount of havoc.


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On May 27, 2005, at 4:44 PM, chuck goolsbee wrote:

> Of course that assumes that the server in question is connected to
> the Net via industrial-grade networking hardware and protocols.
> Slashdotting a site on a consumer-grade connection would create a
> fair amount of havoc.

"Not that I'm recommending that to people <cough cough>."

At a popular local hotspot <http://www.trystdc.com> in DC, they've
started turning off the wifi on Friday and Saturday nights, with the
sensible rule that it's off when you need ID to get into this bar/
coffeeshop/meat market. Last night, just about everyone was there
with laptops, so Fridays and Saturdays will now get a different crowd
(which presumably will drink more).

As a guy who can use up to five hotspots a day, I see a cup of coffee
as the price of chair rental, and it bugs me to hear people will sit
for 8 hours without kicking the owners something. I'll admit that
the Tryst policy has put a damper on my weekend work schedule -- the
sign in the window says, "Put away the computer and make new
friends!" Well, sometimes I have all the friends I need and I want
to get some work done. Grump grump.

Best,
Jeff

On May 28, 2005, at 4:12 AM, Jeff Porten wrote:

> As a guy who can use up to five hotspots a day, I see a cup of coffee
> as the price of chair rental, and it bugs me to hear people will sit
> for 8 hours without kicking the owners something.

That bothers me, too. I can't make coffee the same way they do at
any of the local coffee shops, and when I'm working there, I'll drink
a large coffee every 2 hours or so. The thing is, I don't usually go
there for wi-fi -- I go there because they charge for it, and so I
can't justify paying for wi-fi when I have it for free at home, and
so I stay off the network and actually Get Work Done.

On the other hand, when I'm visiting my parents, I'll gladly pay for
two cups of coffee (or, often, chai) because it's preferable to
dealing with dialup. But *that* coffeehouse has a policy that you
only get free wi-fi with a purchase, so they're rewarding me for
doing something I'd do anyway -- or not punishing me for something I
wouldn't be inclined to do, depending on how you look at it.

Charlton

(Speaking of being a road warrior: I'm going to be on the road a lot
in June, and so I'm looking to configure IPSec on OpenBSD firewall
and VaporSec on my Powerbook so I can get at services on the tender
underbelly of my network -- such as iTunes streaming audio and
AppleShare file sharing for iPod synching even when I'm far away.
I'd appreciate hearing from anyone else who's done this, since it
looks like a horrifically complicated and detailed process....)

--
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cwilburchromatico.net

--On May 28, 2005 1:12:01 AM -0700 Jeff Porten <civitanjeffporten.com>
wrote:

> As a guy who can use up to five hotspots a day, I see a cup of coffee as
> the price of chair rental, and it bugs me to hear people will sit for 8
> hours without kicking the owners something. I'll admit that the Tryst
> policy has put a damper on my weekend work schedule -- the sign in the
> window says, "Put away the computer and make new friends!" Well,
> sometimes I have all the friends I need and I want to get some work
> done. Grump grump.

I've been traveling a lot lately and as such have been reading a lot of
airline magazines. There was an article in one where you basically paid by
the hour/day/month. You got comfortable chairs, a library atmosphere in the
main section, wireless or wired access. They had a coffee bar too. It was
founded by a writer that was tired of working in coffeeshops because the
chairs weren't that comfortable and the noise could be distracting, but
still wanted to be around people when working. I believe the costs were $5
for an hour, $25 for a day, or $350 for a month.

It struck me as a great idea at the time. Too bad I can't remember the
name of the place. Perhaps these coffeshops should add a limited access
room with better chairs and such and rent the chairs to people.

Kevin

It struck me as a great idea at the time. Too bad I can't remember the name of the place. Perhaps these coffeshops should add a limited access room with better chairs and such and rent the chairs to people.

I think you're referring to The Office (or "theOffice"):

http://www.theofficeonline.com/intro.htm

I've never been, but it does look nice. Apparently it's a big screenwriter hangout (or is trying to be).

Jeff

> (Speaking of being a road warrior: I'm going to be on the road a lot
> in June, and so I'm looking to configure IPSec on OpenBSD firewall
> and VaporSec on my Powerbook so I can get at services on the tender
> underbelly of my network -- such as iTunes streaming audio and
> AppleShare file sharing for iPod synching even when I'm far away.
> I'd appreciate hearing from anyone else who's done this, since it
> looks like a horrifically complicated and detailed process....)

BTW- you should try using OpenVPN. There's a new GUI out for it,
that makes the whole thing rather painless... and it beats IPSEC
hands down in terms of config, etc.

I really should write that howto i've been meaning to do.. but it's
*far far* easier than ipsec, and more compatible while traveling.

http://openvpn.net/ is the website, and the mac packaged version is
tunnelblick, i believe.


Matthew Barr
Managing Partner
Datalyte Consulting, LLC
Apple Authorized Reseller
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