Comments on: Servers With A Smile http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/ Blessays, blogs and blisquisitions Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: vinceblogg http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-17405 vinceblogg Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:46:20 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-17405 I raise a cheer for the advertising revenue that pays for the infrastructure, server gurus and the end of month server cocktail parties. You must be able to nonchalantly keep slinging boxes or better yet compute cycles at this blog. Obviously planting a small tree with each server installed. The only pity in this is that the medium sized shop keepers don't get their acts together swift enough to benefit. Especially if they are forewarned. That's the time to get the team outside selling drinks to the customers while they wait to get in. Maybe your team could do some staged advertising (an interim advertising hop) that contributes to improving the shop keeper's infrastructure. The Stephen Fry better hosting for better blogs foundation. So the question is have you used your traffic to smite a website yet? There must be a few out there you don't like....take that! You can add that to your ability to crush gadgets if the BBC's technology blog is anything to go by. I raise a cheer for the advertising revenue that pays for the infrastructure, server gurus and the end of month server cocktail parties. You must be able to nonchalantly keep slinging boxes or better yet compute cycles at this blog. Obviously planting a small tree with each server installed.

The only pity in this is that the medium sized shop keepers don’t get their acts together swift enough to benefit. Especially if they are forewarned. That’s the time to get the team outside selling drinks to the customers while they wait to get in. Maybe your team could do some staged advertising (an interim advertising hop) that contributes to improving the shop keeper’s infrastructure. The Stephen Fry better hosting for better blogs foundation.

So the question is have you used your traffic to smite a website yet? There must be a few out there you don’t like….take that! You can add that to your ability to crush gadgets if the BBC’s technology blog is anything to go by.

]]> By: SallyA http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16895 SallyA Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:05:35 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16895 This is the first time I've come to your blog Stephen. Brilliant post. I'm a full time writer (and have been for just over a year) - writing is like vomiting up your soul. Almost impossibly difficult. What gives me such heart in the dark times is knowing that almost all writers also find it impossibly difficult. The hugely prolific Tony Jordan has a wonderful saying that I come back to time and again - "I hate writing but I love having written". So true I think. There's nothing like hitting a deadline and "having written". This is the first time I’ve come to your blog Stephen. Brilliant post. I’m a full time writer (and have been for just over a year) – writing is like vomiting up your soul. Almost impossibly difficult. What gives me such heart in the dark times is knowing that almost all writers also find it impossibly difficult. The hugely prolific Tony Jordan has a wonderful saying that I come back to time and again – “I hate writing but I love having written”. So true I think. There’s nothing like hitting a deadline and “having written”.

]]> By: tony42 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16819 tony42 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:24:16 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16819 Beautiful, interesting and funny. Lovely writing Stephen, thank you. I particularly enjoyed the DNA quote, how easy it is to forget his wonderful turn of phrase; so witty, what a terrible loss to the world. A timely reminder too as Last Chance... is almost upon us, lucky us. Tony. Beautiful, interesting and funny. Lovely writing Stephen, thank you.

I particularly enjoyed the DNA quote, how easy it is to forget his wonderful turn of phrase; so witty, what a terrible loss to the world. A timely reminder too as Last Chance… is almost upon us, lucky us.

Tony.

]]> By: Stephen Fry http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16795 Stephen Fry Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:54:36 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16795 Believe me we are INSANELY grateful. As for the SQL enquiries... we're doing our best. Thanks (and to bro) Stephen x Believe me we are INSANELY grateful. As for the SQL enquiries… we’re doing our best. Thanks (and to bro)
Stephen x

]]> By: rasmaestro http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16727 rasmaestro Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:08:31 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16727 Let it henceforth be known as the VIPDoS, of which you are perhaps the grandest champion. Let it henceforth be known as the VIPDoS, of which you are perhaps the grandest champion.

]]> By: Ghost Code http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16667 Ghost Code Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:47:57 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16667 Sufficient Astonishing and dedicated rush Develop tender hope Invisible convenience Valued individual zest Capacity hosted Emphasise that these are unique Hoist towards clamour Observed welcome Maintain Sufficient

Astonishing and dedicated rush
Develop tender hope
Invisible convenience
Valued individual zest

Capacity hosted
Emphasise that these are unique
Hoist towards clamour
Observed welcome

Maintain

]]> By: marylooaustria http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16543 marylooaustria Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:14:57 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16543 As a lawyer I would have to say..actually not such a good idea leaving your signature so freely at the end, so that everybody can copy it and paste it anywhere they would like to... As a lawyer I would have to say..actually not such a good idea leaving your signature so freely at the end, so that everybody can copy it and paste it anywhere they would like to…

]]> By: Smifflette http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16541 Smifflette Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:44:07 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16541 Perhaps you could persuade your readers to use an RSS feed to read your blog? Can't suggest anything for the sites you link to though. Bet you could never have dreamed you'd be this popular when you were weeeeee :o) x Perhaps you could persuade your readers to use an RSS feed to read your blog? Can’t suggest anything for the sites you link to though. Bet you could never have dreamed you’d be this popular when you were weeeeee :o )

x

]]> By: Stepharia http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16539 Stepharia Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:06:02 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16539 More hits are better than less. I'm certainly not empathising with regards to my own site! Techy people are worth their weight in gold. More hits are better than less. I’m certainly not empathising with regards to my own site!

Techy people are worth their weight in gold.

]]> By: JustJim http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-16537 JustJim Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:17:13 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/26/servers-with-a-smile/#comment-16537 >if you’re reading this and arrived here instantly, raise a cheer to them. Huzzah! >if you’re reading this and arrived here instantly, raise a cheer to them.

Huzzah!

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