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Help Slashdot Test Our New Data Center

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-seems-like-only-yesterday dept.

After many years of living in California, Slashdot is preparing to move to a new data center in Chicago, and we need your help. We have our new site running a dump of our database from a few days ago. You can hit it at beta.slashdot.org. Please go there, post comments, submit stories, and do whatever you do normally. Or maybe abnormally — run crawlers, write poll spamming robots or something. If you find any crazy issues, please submit them to our sourceforge tracker. If you're curious, the new system features 18 2x quad-core 2.3 GHz webservers each with 8 gigs of RAM, and 4 quad-core 2.3 GHz databases with 16 gigs of RAM.

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  1. well done slashdot by nih · · Score: 5, Funny

    it's working gre

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  2. Obligitory by BluffBlank · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does it run linux?

  3. oh yeah by stoolpigeon · · Score: 5, Funny

    my cowboy neal bot has already gained complete control of all survey functionality.
     
    A Natalie Portman statue and a 10 gallon tub of hot grits or I wont give control back. Oh - and I want the ponies theme back. Permanently.

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  4. Re:Abnormally? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So it was really a typo: Run ab normally.

  5. you're done by amazon10x · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have access to the storm botnet. Should I try to DDoS the new data center?

    1. Re:you're done by idiotwithastick · · Score: 5, Funny

      Alternatively, we could always just try the Slashdot effect.

  6. Slashdot hardware specs... by madskyllz · · Score: 5, Funny

    "If you're curious, the new system features 18 2x quad-core 2.3 GHz webservers each with 8 gigs of RAM, and 4 quad-core 2.3 GHz databases with 16 gigs of RAM" What do you mean, "If" ?

    1. Re:Slashdot hardware specs... by Talen317 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does this mean that "If I'm not curious" the system runs on some other hardware?
      Perhaps an Apple IIe?

      What if I'm curious one day but not curious the other day?
      Will that dramatically affect my user experience?

  7. Seems recursive by linuxwrangler · · Score: 5, Funny

    So let me get this straight. You want us to Slashdot....Slashdot?

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    1. Re:Seems recursive by Dachannien · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here's a Coral Cache link, just in case. ;)

  8. I'm in downtown Chicago right now by lpangelrob · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you want me to try to walk out with your servers, just post the address. I'll let you know if I'm successful, but odds are you'll know long before then...

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    Biblical fiscal responsibility

  9. Re:new account by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Funny, *mine* still works...

  10. I'm sure I'm not alone... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "the new system features 18 2x quad-core 2.3 GHz webservers each with 8 gigs of RAM, and 4 quad-core 2.3 GHz databases with 16 gigs of RAM"
    I just got an erection

  11. Re:More info about the hardware? by felipekk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, what version of IIS are they running?

    And SQL 2008 I suppose?

    *hides*

  12. Best of luck, by hwyengr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hopefully it's just downtown and not at 64th and Oakley. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6436+S+Oakley+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60636&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=28.611123,60.292969&ie=UTF8&ll=41.780049,-87.680275&spn=0.00656,0.01472&t=k&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.776747,-87.681011&panoid=R4fqWJEJkVCRco2uu3GK9Q&cbp=1,248.03517600888696,,1,8.383780676689486 Security's pretty tight down there.

  13. Re:Old content by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those aren't old stories, they're dupes.

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    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  14. Re:Wow...all that computer power! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, with a mysql and perl combination... it's not hard to see why they need all that power.