Categories: Current_EventsHumanitiesTechnologyWeblogs

blogs.setonhill.edu is down

blogs.setonhill.edu is down

I’ve notified the server admin, who says he’ll won’t be able to look at it until early this evening.

A shout out to Rachel Crump, who was just about to give an oral presentation on Dungeons & Dragons when the blogs went down at about 3:45 … she had prepared thoroughly enough that she did a smashing job anyway, but what a nightmare!

I always bring a plain paper version of my talk, since I’ve seen plenty of presenters who were depending on technology crash and burn.

Similar:

  • What have my students learned about creative nonfiction writing? During class they are col...
  • There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI
  • I’ve been teaching with this handout for over 25 years, updating it regularly. I just remo...
  • Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the ...
  • ‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge
  • It’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount of disinformation being spread by elected official...

    • View Comments

    • After about 3 or 4 hours up, it just went down again around 3:30. Sigh. I'll let people know what's happening as soon as I know.

    • Believe me, I've been extremely troubled by the timing... as far as the deadline goes, obviously you can't work on the project while the site is down, so I do plan to be flexible. As soon as I know more, I'll post it here. I last heard from the sysadmin at about 10am today.

    • So they don't know how long it will be out? I was just going to complete my Portfolio 2 due Thursday.

    • Just heard from Dave, the sysadmin: "The server is fine and your data is fine." Apparently some problem with the ISP (that is, the connection between the server and the rest of the Internet).

    • Nope, this isn't the planned server move. I got a brief message from the sysadmin around 5pm today, and have heard nothing since. I just sent a polite query a few moments ago.

    • From the sysadmin:

      Dennis,
      I harrassed the hell out of my ISP and finally got them to fix things.
      You're back on. Sorry for the downtime.
      David

      Total Downtime: about 20 hours.
      I'll extend the deadline for EL 267 to any time on Friday.

    • Is this the traveling server thing that you have been warning us about, or something else?

    • Dennis, Yes, I know how it feels when technology crashes and burns. It happened to me in San Antonio. I was told an LCD projector would be available for me, so I took my article, and condensed PowerPoint. I learned disgustedly that LCD projectors were available for $550 per day (broke college students carry that in their back pocket), became flustered, and watched my presentation *bleep!*

    Leave a Comment
    Share
    Published by
    Dennis G. Jerz
    21 years ago

    Recent Posts

    Unmarked assignments. Major drafts came in over the weekend so I lost some ground but I know what I need to do for the next few days.

    1 day ago

    Making sidewalks to go with the buildings. Tedious but will save time later. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay

    2 days ago

    I love a little courtyard. I think I’ve made enough #blender3d buildings for now. On to the next phase of my simulation. #medievalyork #mysteryplay

    2 days ago

    I’m thinking this is a still from the cringey Season 1 episode of TNG where the natives build a religion around a bag of Starburst candy that falls out of Wesley’s pocket. #design #aesthetics #startrek #tng

    3 days ago

    Carolyn choreographed a fight-dance adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

    3 days ago

    Each building in my #medievalyork simulation has four levels of detail (so that distant objects render faster). #blender3d #mysteryplay #design #cgi

    4 days ago