ST. LOUIS, MO -- Has your website been decimated by the
dreaded Slashdot Effect? A small start-up company called
AntiDot Enterprises has the solution: The Slashdot Effect
Prevention Kit. This product, which retails for US$49.95,
includes software and documentation allowing Unix-based
systems to resist the destructive force of the Slashdot
Effect. AntiDot advertises, "If your site crashes as a
result of the Slashdot Effect, we'll give you your money
back, guaranteed!"
AntiDot is founded by a disgruntled webmaster, Eric
Langlitz, who suffered from the Slashdot Effect a few
months ago. Humorix conducted an exclusive interview with
Langlitz earlier today.
HUMORIX: Why did you create the Slashdot Effect Prevention
Kit?
LANGLITZ: I don't want other innocent webmaster to undergo
the same trauma I went through when my site was mentioned
on Slashdot. Even though it was only a brief mention, my
server crashed within minutes of the posting. The Pentium
CPU overheated, and actually caught on fire. The system
was a total loss. In addition, my ISP charged me $50.00
for the additional bandwidth the Slashdot Effect sucked
up.
HUMORIX: Other sites have survived the Slashdot Effect. Why
did your system crash?
LANGLITZ: Well, using Windows NT probably wasn't the best
idea. Still, most sites that survive the Slashdot Effect
are highly advanced systems -- quad Alphas with 1 GB of
RAM, for instance. My system -- before it went up in
flames -- was a P60 with 24MB of RAM. However, why should I
upgrade my system because some nerd with the impossible
name "CmdrTaco" links to it? I don't think that's fair.
HUMORIX: How does your Kit work?
LANGLITZ: The software consists of a modified Apache httpd
daemon that handles three additional tasks.
One, it periodically checks the http referrer logs to see
if any hits are coming from slashdot.org (or a mirror).
Typically, sites about to fall victim to the Slashdot
Effect will have the URL http://slashdot.org/submit.pl in
their logs. If the daemon detects suspicious activity, it
will send an email to the webmaster notifying them of the
potential problem, and it will go into YellowAlert mode.
Two, once in YellowAlert mode, the daemon periodically
queries slashdot.org to see if the Slashdot homepage has
been updated. If so, it downloads the page and checks for
the presence of any links to the site. If it detects an
imminent Slashdot Effect, the daemon enters RedAlert mode.
Also, while in YellowAlert, the daemon monitors the system
load and the bandwidth usage for any suspicious spikes in
activity. If a spike is detected (the Slashdot Effect
typically follows a set pattern of bandwidth usage), the
system is sent into RedAlert.
Three, once in RedAlert, the daemon actively repels the
Slashdot Effect, using methods preconfigured by the
webmaster:
- The daemon can redirect ALL requests back to
slashdot.org, causing a Reverse Slashdot Effect.
Hopefully CmdrTaco will get the hint and remove the link.
- The daemon can send a series of emails to the Slashdot
contributors demanding that the offending link be
removed.
- The daemon can send an email to the site's ISP, notifying
them of the problem before it gets out of control
(However, since the Slashdot Effect can strike within
milliseconds, this may not do much good).
- The daemon can issue an emergency shutdown -h now
command, forcing the system to shut down before the
Slashdot Effect can do any serious harm.
- The daemon can return an Error 666 ("Server Too Busy --
Please DON'T try again later") to all requests.
HUMORIX: Just how effective is your Kit? It seems like it
doesn't prevent a Slashdot Effect, only respond to it.
LANGLITZ: If the daemon is started in ExplodingTaco mode
(with the --taco switch), it actively prevents any of the
Slashdot posters from accessing the site. The daemon
maintains a database of the IP addresses used by the
Slashdot contributors -- if the system detects an access
>from one of these addresses, the system returns an Error
667 ("Access Denied -- Go Away, Taco Boy") and enters into
YellowAlert mode.
HUMORIX: Have you done any field testing with your Kit?
LANGLITZ: Indeed. None of the sites in our beta program
that used the Kit have been mentioned on Slashdot -- or any
other high traffic site (the TechSightings and LinuxToday
Effects can be quite deadly, too).
HUMORIX: How do you feel about the Slashdot Baiting Kit,
which was featured on Humorix a few weeks ago?
LANGLITZ: I can't believe anybody would WANT to be hit with
the Slashdot Effect. It boggles the mind. It also amazes
me that people are making money off selling
Slashdot-related products.
HUMORIX: Does CmdrTaco know about your product?
LANGLITZ: No. And since the AntiDot website is protected
by the Kit (in ExplodingTaco mode), we hope he never does.
This is one nerd news item that will never be featured on
Slashdot.
---
James S. Baughn
http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux/
V--V
http://www.demolitioninc.com/vampi/
"[H]umanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development
of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to
devote their care to their own material profit."
Marie Curie
Sure, I'd love to see you ship something witha biohazard or radiation sticker on it without filling a stack of forms out and paying out the wazoo. You can hardly ship compressed air!
It may be better than the parallel prot, but from using various CDRW's on a few laptops and a few desktops, I find them to be MUCH slower than IDE counterparts, and less friendly to the rest of system.
That's the price you pay for externalibilty. Or is it Externalness?
While transferring a lot of files, the computer becomes quite unresponsive (it seems to spend a lot of the time in the kernel). Finishing up the last file often takes a very long time, all the while the computer often appears frozen. It does freeze occasionally (only when using firewire).
Complete bullshit.. linux does not freeze! It never locks up eVER~
Buy the better built, longer warranty, Corporate model machines. Usually a 3 year instead of a 1 year.
Typically, I am against the 3 year SUPER SERVICE PLAN offered by the chain stores. But for a laptop, or very expensive item, they're not too bad of an idea.
The whole reason all the Borland guys went to MS was the fact that Borland damn near went out of business. Their Turbo C/Pascal stuff ROCKED.
I remember picking up my first copies for $99...CHEAP for a sweet C compiler for my 386!
But, they took forever to get in to the 32 bit DOS world, and Watcom ate their asses up with their compiler and 32-bit DOS extender, DOS4GW. Meanwhile, Microsoft was smoking their asses (and everyone else) in Windows with Visual C++ and 32-bit code. Had Borland C++ Builder came out a little sooner....Hard to dominate on a platform when you've got to compete with the OS maker!
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot Effect Prevention Kit
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Has your website been decimated by the
dreaded Slashdot Effect? A small start-up company called
AntiDot Enterprises has the solution: The Slashdot Effect
Prevention Kit. This product, which retails for US$49.95,
includes software and documentation allowing Unix-based
systems to resist the destructive force of the Slashdot
Effect. AntiDot advertises, "If your site crashes as a
result of the Slashdot Effect, we'll give you your money
back, guaranteed!"
AntiDot is founded by a disgruntled webmaster, Eric
Langlitz, who suffered from the Slashdot Effect a few
months ago. Humorix conducted an exclusive interview with
Langlitz earlier today.
HUMORIX: Why did you create the Slashdot Effect Prevention
Kit?
LANGLITZ: I don't want other innocent webmaster to undergo
the same trauma I went through when my site was mentioned
on Slashdot. Even though it was only a brief mention, my
server crashed within minutes of the posting. The Pentium
CPU overheated, and actually caught on fire. The system
was a total loss. In addition, my ISP charged me $50.00
for the additional bandwidth the Slashdot Effect sucked
up.
HUMORIX: Other sites have survived the Slashdot Effect. Why
did your system crash?
LANGLITZ: Well, using Windows NT probably wasn't the best
idea. Still, most sites that survive the Slashdot Effect
are highly advanced systems -- quad Alphas with 1 GB of
RAM, for instance. My system -- before it went up in
flames -- was a P60 with 24MB of RAM. However, why should I
upgrade my system because some nerd with the impossible
name "CmdrTaco" links to it? I don't think that's fair.
HUMORIX: How does your Kit work?
LANGLITZ: The software consists of a modified Apache httpd
daemon that handles three additional tasks.
One, it periodically checks the http referrer logs to see
if any hits are coming from slashdot.org (or a mirror).
Typically, sites about to fall victim to the Slashdot
Effect will have the URL http://slashdot.org/submit.pl in
their logs. If the daemon detects suspicious activity, it
will send an email to the webmaster notifying them of the
potential problem, and it will go into YellowAlert mode.
Two, once in YellowAlert mode, the daemon periodically
queries slashdot.org to see if the Slashdot homepage has
been updated. If so, it downloads the page and checks for
the presence of any links to the site. If it detects an
imminent Slashdot Effect, the daemon enters RedAlert mode.
Also, while in YellowAlert, the daemon monitors the system
load and the bandwidth usage for any suspicious spikes in
activity. If a spike is detected (the Slashdot Effect
typically follows a set pattern of bandwidth usage), the
system is sent into RedAlert.
Three, once in RedAlert, the daemon actively repels the
Slashdot Effect, using methods preconfigured by the
webmaster:
- The daemon can redirect ALL requests back to
slashdot.org, causing a Reverse Slashdot Effect.
Hopefully CmdrTaco will get the hint and remove the link.
- The daemon can send a series of emails to the Slashdot
contributors demanding that the offending link be
removed.
- The daemon can send an email to the site's ISP, notifying
them of the problem before it gets out of control
(However, since the Slashdot Effect can strike within
milliseconds, this may not do much good).
- The daemon can issue an emergency shutdown -h now
command, forcing the system to shut down before the
Slashdot Effect can do any serious harm.
- The daemon can return an Error 666 ("Server Too Busy --
Please DON'T try again later") to all requests.
HUMORIX: Just how effective is your Kit? It seems like it
doesn't prevent a Slashdot Effect, only respond to it.
LANGLITZ: If the daemon is started in ExplodingTaco mode
(with the --taco switch), it actively prevents any of the
Slashdot posters from accessing the site. The daemon
maintains a database of the IP addresses used by the
Slashdot contributors -- if the system detects an access
>from one of these addresses, the system returns an Error
667 ("Access Denied -- Go Away, Taco Boy") and enters into
YellowAlert mode.
HUMORIX: Have you done any field testing with your Kit?
LANGLITZ: Indeed. None of the sites in our beta program
that used the Kit have been mentioned on Slashdot -- or any
other high traffic site (the TechSightings and LinuxToday
Effects can be quite deadly, too).
HUMORIX: How do you feel about the Slashdot Baiting Kit,
which was featured on Humorix a few weeks ago?
LANGLITZ: I can't believe anybody would WANT to be hit with
the Slashdot Effect. It boggles the mind. It also amazes
me that people are making money off selling
Slashdot-related products.
HUMORIX: Does CmdrTaco know about your product?
LANGLITZ: No. And since the AntiDot website is protected
by the Kit (in ExplodingTaco mode), we hope he never does.
This is one nerd news item that will never be featured on
Slashdot.
---
James S. Baughn
http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux/
V--V
http://www.demolitioninc.com/vampi/
"[H]umanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development
of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to
devote their care to their own material profit."
Marie Curie
Don't you nerds know that HARRY POTTER OWNZ YOUR ASS
Nerd Entertainment:
Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
Star Trek
Babylon 5
X Files
Monty Python
ANYTHING on Sci-Fi
Dark Angel
Sure, I'd love to see you ship something witha biohazard or radiation sticker on it without filling a stack of forms out and paying out the wazoo. You can hardly ship compressed air!
I am a cow!
It may be better than the parallel prot, but from using various CDRW's on a few laptops and a few desktops, I find them to be MUCH slower than IDE counterparts, and less friendly to the rest of system.
That's the price you pay for externalibilty. Or is it Externalness?
I AM A COW!
Yes I be!
While transferring a lot of files, the computer becomes quite unresponsive (it seems to spend a lot of the time in the kernel). Finishing up the last file often takes a very long time, all the while the computer often appears frozen. It does freeze occasionally (only when using firewire).
.. linux does not freeze! It never locks up eVER~
Complete bullshit
There are only a few makers of laptops. They just get them branded, etc for other vendors.
You figure they'd have fixed this since the last time
Bill Gates is/Has always been a BASIC fanatic. He even used QBASIC in a programming contest once.
He's rich enough to be A god.
(MOD DOWN!)
I love in the police log in the news paper, you see the reports of "400 cd's stolen from car"
I could drive across the united states and not listen to 400 fucking cd's
A startup who doesn't even know what IDE's there are.....This one's going to be around A LONG TIME....
www.fuckedcom....whoops wrong window
Once upon a time I GOT FIRST POST!
Visit Nick D's WEB SITE
BTW
Moo, I'm a cow!
"I yelled FIRST POST and someone asked me if I got FRENCH TOAST!!"
If you've got one of those desks where you can put the CPU in a shelf or cabinet...those work great.
It's the whine of a cheap monitor that gets to me! Or the sounds of a CDROM! Or GeoCities web page MIDI's!
Put the shuttles on eBay. I'll. Perhaps a BUY IT NOW $2 billion?
Make sure you don't make any big decisions this fast, give it time
I'm a cow!
Solutions to your problem
Neat little USB-IDE device:
http://www.allusb.com/products/P10705.html
Rather have FIREWIRE?
http://www.fastware.net/a0800/compare_kits.html
Here's a adapter with drive rails
http://www.hitechcafe.com/eshop/product.asp?dept_
Ways to make sure it doesn't happen again
Buy the better built, longer warranty, Corporate model machines. Usually a 3 year instead of a 1 year.
Typically, I am against the 3 year SUPER SERVICE PLAN offered by the chain stores. But for a laptop, or very expensive item, they're not too bad of an idea.
Compaq PRESARIO? Are you nuts?
The whole reason all the Borland guys went to MS was the fact that Borland damn near went out of business. Their Turbo C/Pascal stuff ROCKED.
I remember picking up my first copies for $99...CHEAP for a sweet C compiler for my 386!
But, they took forever to get in to the 32 bit DOS world, and Watcom ate their asses up with their compiler and 32-bit DOS extender, DOS4GW. Meanwhile, Microsoft was smoking their asses (and everyone else) in Windows with Visual C++ and 32-bit code. Had Borland C++ Builder came out a little sooner....Hard to dominate on a platform when you've got to compete with the OS maker!
And it's probably violating half a million things....that's for tommorow's story though!
I'm still a cow!
MTV: "All your VH1 are belong to us!"
I'm a cow
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q4/011105/index. html
Wait 20 seco....SHUTUP!
This is +1?!??!