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  • Tschai

    Tschai 2:21 pm on November 30, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    Don’t believe the hype of Gridservice 

    The MediaTemple Grid-service “is a cluster-based, modern hosting service powered by hundreds of servers working in tandem to power your websites, applications and email with unrivaled power, burstability and reliability”.
    Sounds great, doesn’t it?

    The hype of Grid-Service

    Background story

    I’ve just recently moved to MediaTemple and at this moment my following sites are hosted with (mt): aytemir.com (that would be this blog), fan-tas-tic.com and VoetbalPortaal.com.
    All three sites have very humble amount of traffic to handle and are Wordpress or vBulletin powered, with some standard popular plugins or mods.
    Nothing fancy. Nothing special.
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    • Rich Pollock

      Rich Pollock 11:11 am on January 6, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    • Jerome

      Jerome 7:12 pm on March 8, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Hi, for a project I’m working on, I have almost identical issues at Mediatemple as you have.

      I put a complaint at their helpdesk about the bad performance of their grid service (GS) and they point the finger to me, or te be more specific, the code I wrote.

      On the MT forum, there are more people having major issues with the GS, so I think it’s time to move on to another provider.

  • Fan-tas-tic

    Fan-tas-tic 1:23 pm on November 9, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    Fan-tas-tic! User Generated Galleries 

    ftt_2 ftt_1 ftt_3

    It took me longer than foreseen, but after a couple of different approaches there is a final alpha version of my fan-tas-tic project. Although still in a alpha stage, I think a soft launch with this post is a logical move prior to a beta version: behold FAN-TAS-TIC! User Generated Galleries.

    WTF is FTT!
    FTT! is actually designed and developed as a pure personal project: a fantastic image gallery, with ‘fantastic’ covering the genres science-fiction, (heroic) fantasy/sword & sorcery, gothic, horror, anime and the quality of the art self displayed at the gallery.

    So…yet another gallery?
    Supervisually yes…it’s nothing more than just another gallery.

    However some of the features what should make FTT! really unique compared to other galleries are: (More …)

     
  • Tschai

    Tschai 7:27 pm on August 20, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    1 reason why ‘Avatar’ is gonna be the most overrated movie of 2009! 

    James Cameron's Avatar
    Visitors on this blog and commentators on Reddit gave me a harsh time on my post 10 reasons why ‘Batman: The Dark Knight’ is the most overrated movie of 2008! back in 2008.
    So with this post, which is just based on a teaser, I’m not gonna be that harsh myself this time: I’m just stating 1 obvious reason why James Cameron’s Avatar is going to be the most overrated movie of 2009!
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    • Danila

      Danila 8:23 pm on November 9, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I am underwhelmed. The story is unoriginal beyond belief – member of group A fights with group B, realises B are good and joins them. The graphics are great, but that’s really nothing special – there were good graphics before. The scope of the project? I don’t believe it’s that special – large Hollywood projects have always been huge in scope. Take any film – Gladiator, Godfather – any film with that budget would have thousands of original items researched, designed and manufactured. Doing that in 3D makes it even easier. Designing for another world is not somehow special – it’s just that the setting is another planet, not another era or another place on Earth.

      The science behind this film appears to be weak and almost non-existent. The assumption the director makes is that technological progress will stop (artificial limbs are commonplace today – check out “Wounded Warriors” organisation, for example) and traditional ground combat will dominate the war, not use of smart robotic platforms. I don’t know how can he be so naive. If that’s just “creative vision”, it’s a retarded one. If you can grow a body, grow the guy some legs. If you don’t get it, James Cameron, grow yourself a brain, because your own one doesn’t function properly.

      Stupid hype which I am not buying into.

      • Wee Boon Tang

        Wee Boon Tang 11:38 am on December 12, 2009 Permalink | Reply

        Yes, but we must all remember what Avatar is: an original story (regardless of the level of originality) in a very, very long time. No movie would be able to top this one for years to come because movies nowadays, pardon me saying but, suck. S-U-C-K. CGI porn, that’s what it is. If Avatar doesn’t succeed to make money, we could all say goodbye to the possibility of better movies that would surpass Avatar. H-wood would say “I told you so” and that’s it for our fight.

    • Kyle McGregor

      Kyle McGregor 11:55 pm on December 22, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Avatar is overrated and too many fanboys are drinking the kool-aid! It’s not on the level of Star Wars or Lord of the Rings, which I expected since so many critics and people are in a rave. Great effects don’t make up for lousy story telling and political cheap shots. Focus on better writing and screenplay then you can give us your two cents about “FIGHT TERROR WITH TERROR!” Seriously?!! Overall, District 9 cost a small fraction of what this movie cost and it had, in my opinion, a better story, better acting, and the graphics were comparable.

    • CRITICS SUCK

      CRITICS SUCK 1:46 pm on January 8, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      ok.. before watching this movie all my friends and coworkers made it seem like this is a really GOOD movie.. i watched it.. and didnt get it.. didnt understand whats so great about watching Pocahontas all over again. ok the 3D effects were cool but that too.. wasnt the best thing in the world.. i still enjoy the Terminator 3D at Universal better lol… the neon bright colours were cool.. ill give props to that.. but really THATS IT!! story was very CLICHE! DIALOGUE was lame.. to me.. a Great movie consists of everything right? i movie cant be good just cuz of special effects.. thats lame.. well sorry to burst anyones bubble who absolutely adored this movie.. thats my opinion anyway..VERY OVER HYPED BTW

    • Steve

      Steve 4:02 pm on January 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      lol it may have an original story line but other moves have had original story line as well. only reason this movie made large is because the so called amaxing CGI drew everyone in so basically it’s making large off new technology…..fucking crock off shit. FUCK YOU AVATAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Federicco

      Federicco 4:35 am on January 14, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I like the graphics of this movie but the story isn’t really that good. It’s kinda childish and like you said the theme isn’t new. I was praying for it to stop but it was like 200 minutes.

    • Carl

      Carl 2:44 pm on January 25, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      this movie was extremely average with awesome effects. gay how he rode the main bad ass flying dude and gay how he could just beam to his avatar body…

      gay how the humans just get defeated and dont come back to own their alien asses with nukes and sh!t … too many holes in the plot.

      average movie

    • Susan Modresy

      Susan Modresy 11:39 am on February 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I absolutely hate computer generated Movies. I think a nice twist ending to the avatar would a blue alien hand pushing a delete key and the entire movie goes blank – in 3-D, of course.

    • ESTEBAN

      ESTEBAN 9:38 pm on February 8, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      TAKE MATRIX, POCAHONTAS AND ANY OF THE STAR TREK MOVIES, THROW IN THE BLENDER AND YOU GOT… AVATARRRRRRRR!!!
      THIS IS THE SAMPLE OF HOW HOLLYWOOD PROTECTS ITSELF FROM THE ECONOMICAL CRISIS. THEY JUST SAID: WE ARE BROKE, WE HAVE THESE GUYS THAT BURNT SEVERAL MILLION BUCKS IN THIS STUPID UNORIGINAL FILM… LETS MAKE SOME NOISE, CALL THE CRITICS, CALL THE TVS, LETS TELL THEM TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS THING TO BRING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO PAY FOR THIS MOVIE ANG GET OUR BANK ACCOUNTS OUT OF THE HOLE… WE NEED TO CHANGE THE MERCEDES THIS YEAR AGAIN.

      CHECK OUT MY GROUP IN FACEBOOK:
      AVATAR IS OVERRATED

  • Tschai

    Tschai 7:52 pm on July 25, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    From splitting headaches to splitting blogs 

    Credits: <a href=http://www.jefframirez.com/" title="Credits: http://www.jefframirez.com"/>
    Yes, this is a typical post where the blogger tells that he’s aware that he hasn’t blogged for a while. And no, I don’t think that blogging is dead nor have been converted (fully) to Twitter or FB (yet), although I do have sleeping account in the meantime at both services.
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  • Tschai

    Tschai 7:47 pm on May 8, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: opensource, ubuntu, vista,   

    Ditch Windows, Get Ubuntu: the Experiment! 

    Like many I’m also fed up with Microsoft software in general and Windows in particular. But like many I too am too lazy to make THE CHANGE to another BETTER OS.
    Until now!

    Why make the switch?

    The last couple of years I’m preferring Open Source alternatives for almost every software. And it’s a true eye opener. And today I’ve made the bold move to do this with my OS also!
    Yesterday my 6 year old Windows XP desktop (almost) stopped working: it’s so slow now, that it takes tens of minutes to start any application.
    Thus a great opportunity to try out Ubuntu 9.04.
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  • Tschai

    Tschai 11:28 pm on January 8, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    Replacing your comments with Intense Debate 

    Intense Debate Example
    There are some very great and creative ways to design the comment section of your blog: check out these examples for some inspiration (37 Ways to Design the Comments Form, 30 and 30 More Must See Comment Designs for Web Designers).
    And while I was thinking about how to design my own comment parts of my upcoming WP powered sites, I decided I should go for the easier way…which by the way kinda is the philosophy of this blog.
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    • Tschai

      Tschai 10:35 pm on March 10, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Yet another proove my ID account is screwed:
      Via gmail I got noticed someone commented here, but I could not see the comment here, nor in the admin/backend nor in my ID-comments page!

      All I could do is click the ‘Delete’ link in my mail to actually follow/see the comment…which actually deleted the comment.

      I´ve (temporary) disabled ID…untill I´ve figured out the mess.

      Thanks for the comment and sorry bout deleting it.

    • Amanda

      Amanda 7:24 pm on August 29, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Hello

      Kindly, can you tell me if it is possible to add IntenseDebate to a website built with RapidWeaver, on Mac OS X 10.4.11 PCC based (not Intel).

      I’m not a blogger, just need a dynamic comments box on my site that allows comments with more than 200 words… Because at the moment I’m using a basic, lame Cbox since neither IntenseDebate, Disqus have answered my question. I see it as a lack of support.

      RapidWeaver and Mac forums do not know how. They use Echo js kit. Sucks!
      Yahoo answers gave me no answers and at Get Satisfaction my questions is piled on top of hundreds.

      Of all the problems I’ve encountered while building my website adding a working, dynamic and nice comment box seems like looking for a needle in the sands.

      You may look at the lame Cbox I’ve at the moment, just to fill the gap while I’m trying hard to find alternatives.

      http://www.amandaindependentlondonescort.com/comments.html

      I really appreciate and will be immensely grateful for help. Even if it is to say “give up”.

      Kind regards

      Amanda

    • BadGirl11

      BadGirl11 4:08 am on October 22, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Is your mind opened to all the new possibilities the instructor is willing to give you? ,

    • Tschai

      Tschai 9:48 pm on August 29, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      You should be able to use IntenseDebate with ANY site, including a DreamWeaver site…at least that´s what they say on their own site.

      Having said that, ItenseDebate might be overkill for your site, though. You should perhaps consider a simpler/smaller script.

      Sorry, I can´t help you any further…

    • Amanda

      Amanda 11:27 am on August 30, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Thank you Tschai.

      Firstly, I don’t think my comment was deleted, because when I posted it (what most probably will happen now) I just got the message:
      “Thank you your comment has been submitted and is waiting moderation” Huh… something like that.

      Secondly, Yeap, You’re right. Thanks for the advise. I do not want overkill my site with too many scripts but CBox is so simple, does not allow replies, can’t change lines neither add paragraphs as I’m doing in this box. And honestly looks ugly. But works with a very simple html code.

      Anyway, I’ve subscribed to your forum and if anything comes up, kindly let me know.

      Kind regards

      Amanda

  • Tschai

    Tschai 4:08 pm on December 23, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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    Setting goals for 2009 

    What goes up, must come down

    Looking back at 2008

    Playtime is over! I’ve used the past period to experiment with some forms of promoting my posts and trying to get more traffic. Although the results were satisfying as you can see in the graph above, it felt more like ‘work’ than ‘hobby’ for me. Because doing this is rather time and energy consuming. And that is not a good thing…if you’re not making money from it, that is!
    The above graph illustrates the short period from October until end December for this blog. And it’s no surprise that it’s possible to get a peak of visitors and views, no matter how humble your blog or post is. But to keep this visitors coming back you need to invest a lot in time and energy…but I’m gonna focus on other things instead.

    Setting goals for 2009

    While reading My Internet Goals for 2009 I found out writing your goals down works very therapeutic and very refreshing. Although very personal it can be interesting and inspiring for others too.
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  • Tschai

    Tschai 11:04 pm on December 17, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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    Best of 2008 for bloggers: 1600+ tips, tricks, advices and strategies! 

    Best of 2008 for bloggers
    Last in the series of Best post for Designers, Developers and Bloggers. A collection of more than 1600 useful tips, tricks and advices from (pro) bloggers for newbies and pro bloggers posted in 2008. From getting started to getting (more) traffic and from getting (more) subscribers to actually making money with your blog.
    A huge reference if you need just that little push in the right direction.

    General Blogging Tips (733)

    30 Blogging Tips to Screw Up
    10 Characteristics of a Successful Blogger
    10 Ways to Brand Your Blog or Website Efficiently
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  • Tschai

    Tschai 10:16 pm on December 11, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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    Top 10 biggest movie turn-offs of 2008 

    It’s that time of the year, that every movie lover wants to share his best and worst movies of the year. Little surprises on those lists. My list would not contain much surprises either, I guess. So, instead here are my biggest movie turn-offs of this year.

    Actually I did enjoy most of these movies while watching, but at a certain point or after the ending credits some moment/thing did turn me off in a way. So don’t consider this as a ‘Worst Movies of 2008′ list!

    1.The Forbidden Kingdom


    At last Jackie Chan and Jet Li together in a movie. Should have been a dream coming true, but Hollywood decided to piss the real fans off: Instead of ‘Once upon a time in China’ meets ‘The Drunken Master’ we just got another ‘Neverending Story’! Let me use this stupid sentence just once: Epic Fail!

    2.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


    Not a particular bad movie, but it could also have been just another Tomb Raider movie. Nothing new. Nothing special. Nothing worth remembering afterwards. Surely a movie which could have used a fresh reboot.
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