APUG Down For Major Upgrades This Thursday 11am (EST)

K-G · Feb 3, 2016

I wish you the best of luck , Sean . Here are two classic pitfalls to look out for.

1. Make sure that all code hackers agree on whether to start register counting on 0 or 1 .
2. Watch out for the leap year gremlin when it comes to calendar construction.

Please don't ask me how I know.

Karl-Gustaf

removed account4 · Feb 3, 2016

SNIP

MattKing said:
You'll need one of those indicators that show up when you are installing software.

naaaaah he just needs to have a mobious music / video loop of legendary metal band "europe" singing final countdown
( and a random timer counting .... )

David Lyga · Feb 3, 2016

What if I get old in the interim? - David Lyga

AgX · Feb 3, 2016

In parts of Germany at Thursday the hot phase of carnival starts. Thus some german members will be busy otherwise anyway up and through Tuesday...

Thank you for your efforts!

BrianShaw · Feb 3, 2016

David Lyga said:
What if I get old in the interim? - David Lyga

You will. I will. We all will. Sorry to break the bad news to you.

David Lyga · Feb 3, 2016

I do not want that Brian. If I move from Philadelphia to LA, will that diminish my aging process by at least three hours? - David Lyga

nbagno · Feb 3, 2016

"Keep calm" ... oh and we're out of coffee.

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

ambaker · Feb 3, 2016

David Lyga said:
I do not want that Brian. If I move from Philadelphia to LA, will that diminish my aging process by at least three hours? - David Lyga

Coming back from Vietnam, the trip was 22 1/2 hours. So I got back an hour and a half before the plane took off. Technically I had a day of my life to do over. You could give that a try. Just make sure to travel eastward, so that you don't cross the dateline getting there, or you will lose a day. ;-)

On another note, will Tapatalk still work with the new system? Anyone know?

I will save my software migration horror stories for after the site is back up and running.

ME Super · Feb 3, 2016

May the force be with you! Where I work, we've been migrating and rewriting old systems over to a new, currently supported environment, and we're almost done with the conversions. I feel your pain.

Stephen Prunier · Feb 3, 2016

I'll be pulling for you. Hope to see everyone again SOON!

skorpiius · Feb 3, 2016

Can't wait for that new forum smell

Trask · Feb 4, 2016

It'll be interesting to see what going cold turkey on APUG feels like...Good luck with the migration!

TheToadMen · Feb 4, 2016

medieval helpdesk for introducing new systems

Sean said:
Hi All,

The new system will quickly evolve from your feedback so please be patient the first week or two after we re-open.
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If you have any questions, feel free to post on this thread.

Thanks to all for your support and making this possible! Sean

Hi Sean,
Introducing a new system is always a big strain for the helpdesk. That's a fact of live, even since the middle ages.
So here is a tip to deal with this by learning from history - the story of a medieval helpdesk in a monastery after introducing the book:

[video=youtube;pQHX-SjgQvQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&list=PL0EA72F3CBA64EB43[/video]

(Here is the direct link to the video (since video won't be migrated): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&list=PL0EA72F3CBA64EB43

Wayne · Feb 4, 2016

The sky is falling and we're all doomed

[video=youtube;zqiblXFlZuk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqiblXFlZuk[/video]

bvy · Feb 4, 2016

It's almost sundown...

ambaker · Feb 4, 2016

We are into... Wait for it... The final countdown.

http://youtu.be/9jK-NcRmVcw

Ken Nadvornick · Feb 4, 2016

Wayne said:
The sky is falling and we're all doomed

[video=youtube;zqiblXFlZuk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqiblXFlZuk[/video]

Damn. Now you've got me listening to Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl ballads on YouTube. Oh well. There's worst ways to spend the time...

Ken

Wayne · Feb 4, 2016

Ken Nadvornick said:
Damn. Now you've got me listening to Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl ballads on YouTube. Oh well. There's worst ways to spend the time...

Ken

You'll have 3 days to go through his entire catalog.

ambaker · Feb 4, 2016

So far nobody has hit the kill switch. 11:03 EST.

bvy · Feb 4, 2016

The sun has set. Or has it?

pdeeh · Feb 4, 2016

Who gets to make the last post ?

Trond · Feb 4, 2016

OptiKen · Feb 4, 2016

"Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are"

Wayne · Feb 4, 2016

It was a hoax. Someone hacked Sean's account

Bruce Osgood · Feb 4, 2016

Bye for now

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