Stumbling towards completion (and a request for mirrors)
Every once in awhile I wonder just how long I could go without posting before people start to wonder if I've been hit by a bus. My schedule for posting on the site can be so erratic that I'd peg long-time readers at about 2 months, and it scales down to a few weeks depending on how new someone is to the site.
I haven't been hit by a bus, and everything is A-OK with the exception of my annoyance meter tipping the scales lately. And I'm very, very tired. I've been having to deal with some legal issues centered around a company we've talked about before, we'll talk about again, and which I'll elaborate on more soon. They've certainly tripped up my life a bit, as well as making me entirely unamused.
The perpetually-ongoing project that I've been working on for ages is pretty much done, and while everything that's gone on in the last month isn't in it (it'll come out), it should be evident where the time went. Thank you for your patience, the scope of this one is just insane. Trust me, I have well over 130 hours into this now and I'm ready for this period to be over so I can go onto other things. I'm just having to be very, very careful and really cross the i's and dot the t's.
Crazy issue after issue keeps coming up with this, and I'm only one guy, but there is one thing you can help with. If you have web space on a reasonably fast connection (DSL+) with 215 to 330 Megabytes of space and would be willing to act as a mirror for some ancillary files, it would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Time is getting pretty short.
The words "I love you" might be involved, and you can rest easy that if you mirror it, no one will actually be downloading 330 Megs worth. If you're interested and you can help, just shoot me an email so I can give you the link to the .tar.gz and a little explanation so you can go into it with your eyes open.
Posted by drunkenbatmanMay 04, 2005, at 09:40 PM
Comments (26)
Posted by: Cap'n Hector at May 4, 2005 10:09 PM
Sign me up, drunken one.
Posted by: Sean Graham at May 4, 2005 10:22 PM
Dunno if you already thought of this, but have you thought about linking to all your content needing mirroring through the Coral Cache?
And since I don't want to be "that guy" who provides only useless information, I can probably mirror the stuff for you provided it isn't
A) Illegal
B) Going to get me in some kind of trademark/copyright lawsuit
3) Otherwise get me in trouble
Posted by: orphanine at May 4, 2005 10:34 PM
"A) Illegal
B) Going to get me in some kind of trademark/copyright lawsuit
3) Otherwise get me in trouble"
(LOL) #3 sounds like a given with D.B. :-)
Posted by: Melkor at May 5, 2005 02:41 AM
Starting when, and for about how long?
Posted by: Grali at May 5, 2005 04:50 AM
Sent you an email with an offer to host. Sorry to hear about the legal troubles. :-( You are easily one of my favorite sites and hope it work out ok
Posted by: iznogoud at May 5, 2005 05:38 AM
I have about 100MB free on a hosted server on lost-oasis.net. It's far from the 300MB you're asking for, but I recently upgraded it to 600Mo, if you're interested in it, send me an email.
varaldi at enseirb dot fr
Posted by: pablo at May 5, 2005 07:25 AM
Yep...I can help out too. I have the required space/speed. Let me know the details when you're ready.
Posted by: Ben Stanfield at May 5, 2005 03:07 PM
Drop me a line. MacSlash might be able to help out.
Posted by: icedtrip at May 5, 2005 03:51 PM
What would you consider fast? You said DSL+, but that pretty much opens it to non Dial-ups. I have a 8000 / 512 connection. The 512 up is not what I would consider fast, but if you need it, I can help. How long would you need?
Posted by: Sascha at May 6, 2005 03:29 AM
I have some space on my server left and even some traffic (around 500Gbyte/month) so if you need a mirror in Europe (Germany) drop me a note.
Posted by: Michael-Luke Jones at May 6, 2005 08:17 AM
I have enough space but only 25GB/month in the UK - email if you need any large files hosted
Posted by: Ben Donley at May 6, 2005 01:04 PM
BitTorrent?
Posted by: bryan at May 6, 2005 01:54 PM
I have the speed and space.
Drop me an email if i can help
email@bryanwebster.co.uk
Posted by: Steven at May 7, 2005 12:14 AM
I have space and bandwidth that you can use too. I have unlimited bandwidth and around 800 to 850 mb you can use. Drop me a line.
Posted by: Mindflayer at May 7, 2005 01:16 AM
DB - you're not on IM. Let me know exactly what files you need hosted, and I may be able to bend the rules and throw it on my OC-192 line.
Better snap to it - I am drinking, and sobriety may make me see the light. :)
Posted by: Jeff R at May 8, 2005 12:54 AM
DB, don't sweat the lapse in posts.
You're readers are still around, as you can tell. :)
Just don't let the lawyers get you down.
And I'll throw my hat into the ring for web space if you need it.
Posted by: Sandy aka DC at May 8, 2005 04:29 PM
Ah, the age old question.....how long will she wait for me?
Who's insolent enough to mess with my drunkenbatman? (Notice they waited until I was overseas to implement their nefarious plot?) The female dictators of the M.A.W.B. will set things to right when we rule the world. They are apparently unaware of our impending ascension and the evilness of St. Kate. (Trust me on this. The nursing home visits are a ruse.)
On another note, I thought of you when I posted the warning to Beware Hypnotic Cows. (Not that I imagine you to be senile. It was the cow connection.)
Hang in there. You're the only one I know besides me that I can count on to be out there working at 4:30 AM. Remember, weekends are for semi-conciousness.
Posted by: Mike-Luke Jones at May 8, 2005 04:33 PM
I have a decentralised Torrent up for this data. Email me if you are running the latest version of Azureus (2.3.0.0) and want to help seeding (no other clients will work).
This is going to be huge people, that is all I can say.
Posted by: Ben Stanfield a Nut Case at June 29, 2005 08:43 PM
Ben Stanfield has the foulest mouth I have ever seen on the Web, let alone the Blogs. Don't ever think of criticizing him. Of course, HE can trash anyone he wants to via his MacSlash blog.
Posted by: AOLJerry at August 31, 2005 05:30 PM
Ben Stanfield is a slanderer. AOL has done good things for its subscribers in the recent past. I did not like AOL when Case ran the company. Case does not run AOL today. Ben Stanfield will trash anyone anytime for any reason.
Posted by: Yohimba at September 1, 2005 08:52 PM
What is the matter with Ben Stanfield? Why is he so opinionated and totally wrong? Especially when he is talking out his butt?
Posted by: Former Young Dem. at September 12, 2005 02:31 PM
I am a former Arlington Young Democrat. The hatred by Arlington Young Democrats toward "enemies" of the Democratic Party was too frightening. Ben Stanfield is one reason I'm no longer a YD.
Posted by: Staci at September 19, 2005 09:28 PM
FORMER Young Democrat, thanks to Ben Stanfield.
Posted by: Janie at September 23, 2005 06:50 PM
Ben Stanfield is a Loser. I'm self employed and make my living from advertising design with my MAC (OS-X) and I pay the retirement and health care benefits for the Federal on-the-job retirees who spend their "work days" posting their drivel to McSlash.
Posted by: alida at September 23, 2005 07:28 PM
Ben Stanfield is a Troll from Planet Intel. Leave my MAC alone, Gates.
I've got pretty high speed, but very limited space. Otherwise I'd offer to mirror for you :-(