SUP NERDS

^ I've been thinking of an anime-related podcast myself. I've seen a lot of people fall into the trap of running one episode per anime series, even if there's a lot to talk about or almost nothing to talk about. So I've been thinking of running one which uses small clumps of episodes (2-6 episodes) instead. The idea would be you listen to the podcast at the same time you binge-watch the series--watch four episodes, listen to a podcast about them. Watch the next three, listen to the next podcast.

 

So after a bit more research on the Raspberry Pi....


It is very easy to turn a Linux machine of any sort into a server, so the problem would be getting the content onto it.

Well, one of the problems. I did some figuring. I was figuring that on average the legacy archive wouldn't need to be powerful because it would be mostly unused and it's mostly text, anyway, with a few avatars splashed in. There's almost no need for power there.

That's not how you design things, though; you design them for a worst-case scenario. Say two or three members are searching the archives at the same time--which is actually quite likely to happen from time to time, like if someone mentions an archive thread in the active community area. There's no way a tiny, uncooled, room temperature processor can keep up with that in good time.  Alternatively, we could use a beefier machine--pretty much any retired laptop or PC tower laying around could do--but then the electric bill and space requirements for the person hosting it will add up. The rasp pi would be truly trivial.

It is possible we won't even need a legacy server; probably shouldn't spend too much time on research and planning until the admins can access LA's ACP to evaluate a step one, much less the final steps.


Of course, it is anyone's guess when we'll be able to access LA.



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Who wants cake?

Yes, I'd very much like cake.

Ice cream cake is best cake

Oh, no. Please tell me you at least rotated out the bunkerCake Turtle was eating.

I know this is kind of the most meaningless number ever, but how are you guys getting your original join dates? I think mine was 2001-ish, but the archive hasn't been of much help.

It's mostly from memory. Some of us are fudging the exact day. But I know from the Wayback Machine + memory that I was early February of 2003.

I was pretty sure my day was June 10th, and 100% sure it was a Tuesday. How did I know? Because it was the second day of 8th Grade Finals, which started on Monday. So I checked the calendar and yep, June 10 was a Tuesday that year.

Yes, my long-term memory is bizarrely acute. Short term is another story.

Mine is September 30th 2008, I was in Grade 8 at the time. I remember very vividly at the time we were supposed to be working on a geography assignment and instead I was browsing for Zelda forums to get into. I registered and posted a few times on ZU but it was too crowded for me, and when I found LA it just seemed to have a more laid-back feel to it.

Well, sure, it's easy for you newbs, but I'm from waaaay too far back to remember. But I feel like I had it down as January 2001. Hm.

Didn't you have a last name of Gamehiker when you started?

My god.

Rova can you tell them when I joined