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solar bud
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Not sure what's up with the Powerswitch forum at the minute, but Powerswitchers are invited to hang out here for a bit!!
Andy 
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:49 am |
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Blue Peter
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Hello Andy,
Have you heard anything about what might be up with PowerSwitch?
Peter.
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:03 am |
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solar bud
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No idea - I would have thought they would put up a notice on their front page about when the forum might be back up, but there doesn't seem to be anything there.
They must know about the problem - I'm surprised they haven't posted anything up though in the same way other people have.
Unless it's sabotage or something . . . it would be a disaster if the whole back database had been lost, I presume they must back it up though!!
Peak Powerswitch?! 
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:06 am |
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Blue Peter
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Not exactly, peak powerswitch, but the copy of Computing which has just arrived on my desk has Surge in oil prices hits IT. I wonder how long the wide, varied and free internet will last,
Peter.
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:13 am |
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solar bud
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| Blue Peter wrote: | | Not exactly, peak powerswitch, but the copy of Computing which has just arrived on my desk has Surge in oil prices hits IT. I wonder how long the wide, varied and free internet will last, |
It's a good point . . . I've separately read stuff about how the amount of web traffic is increasing so much that the existing number of servers etc just won't be able to cope in a few years' time. I think a lot of it is stuff like YouTube and streaming video sites - just huge amounts of data.
A simple forum like Powerswitch shouldn't be too much of a burden though, but of course it's all the other stuff running on whatever server they are on.
We'll probably see a slow but steady decline in the quality of internet service I would have thought. A big gap in the market for off-grid ISPs . . . who will probably charge several arms and several legs for hosting I would imagine. Still - it might encourage web developers to be more 'content efficient' I suppose!!
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:17 am |
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solar bud
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The forum seems completely fecked now, I can't even get into the News section.
Very strange there's no message on the front page of the portal though, I would have thought they would put up something. Unless MI5 has shut it down . . .
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:40 pm |
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Blue Peter
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I don't know. Sometimes James is away (is there anyone else)? I think previously this has been the reaosn behind some of the longer down-times,
Peter.
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:12 pm |
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ken
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Hope they come back quickly, I'm getting withdrawal symptoms.
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:39 pm |
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solar bud
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Right at the top of the forum in small letters now reads:
| Quote: | | Forums currently not readable due to a Lycos "security" issue - I'm working on it - jmb |
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| Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:23 pm |
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adam2
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Does anyone have an estimated time for restoration of normal service, or any other details?
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