Give us $5

Post by **DarkUnderlord** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:36 am

[ Community -> Update ]

We all know how much you love Duck and Cover. Here's your chance to show it! Taluntain (the guy who provides us hosting) needs some cash for a RAM upgrade:


<blockquote>
Sorcerer's Place and all our hosted sites have grown and expanded
considerably, and the recent server CPU upgrade alone wasn't enough. We
need more RAM, badly. I've done all I could in terms of optimization,
but overall it doesn't mean much - we still get occasional blackouts,
slowdowns, and even complete server shutdowns because the load is
simply too high for the server to handle over a prolonged period of
time.

So, I'm putting out a call for donations. Money collected here will
benefit everyone, as it will directly improve accessibility and
performance of SP and our hosted sites. So, if you can, <a href="https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business= ... shipping=1" target="_self">please donate</a>
for the cause. The memory upgrade consists of a set-up fee ($75) and
$30 every month after that. That makes it about $435 for the first
year. I hope we can raise this amount in one go and then forget about
it for a year (before we have to raise it again). This money will be
used strictly for upgrading the server with another gigabyte of RAM.

Thanks in advance to all who decide to help out!
</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business= ... shipping=1" target="_self">You can donate here</a>.<a href="https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business= ... shipping=1">

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ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:50 am

I'm broke, sorry guys.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:00 am

wait you have to pay extra for the server rental because U decided to put more RAM in it? and it costs $75 for them to stick the ram in the butt slot? Are servers really that much different than regular computers? Is this a special type of ram or something?

Tally has a problem with giving details for us. From what I remeber the CPU upgrade was like $160 bucks and we didn't have to take care of rental fees.

I know how tallantun thinks we are selfish and stuff but this sounds just like bullshit.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:17 am

Lots and lots and lots and lots of BILLS. Of my own.

Ehue, priorities.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:14 pm

Poor as fuck.

Well, if fuck has no money, I would be poor as fuck. Until then, I just have no money.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:27 pm

$30 every month after that

WTF? Are they gonna upgrade the RAM every bloody month? I understand covering the cost of buying (and possibly 'mounting by a pro' lol) the bloody memory module(s), but a monthly fee? Aren't there any servers that are more reasonable? I don't know much about hosting costs etc, so my question is serious and not ironic.

[HpA]SniperPotato · Post by **[HpA]SniperPotato** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:02 pm

He should pay us for going to this site. I think $435 is good (per year).

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:06 pm

Hmm, I thought the RAM upgrade would be a one time bill?

I'm not sure if PayPal is compatible with my Visa Electron card. If it is, I just donated $10 and if it isn't, then maybe I could do a small transfer to a bank account?

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:25 pm

Wow, what the hell? Was there already a monthly cost or did it jump from 0$ to 30$?

Post by **Taluntain** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:06 pm

wait you have to pay extra for the server rental because U decided to put more RAM in it? and it costs $75 for them to stick the ram in the butt slot? Are servers really that much different than regular computers? Is this a special type of ram or something?

Tally has a problem with giving details for us. From what I remeber the CPU upgrade was like $160 bucks and we didn't have to take care of rental fees.

No, servers aren't that different than regular computers, but dedicated server hosting is different. As in, the service overall.

I was so excited about the CPU upgrade back then exactly because it was a one-time fee - which hardly ever happens, anywhere, with dedicated servers.

This RAM upgrade, however, is a standard upgrade (the CPU upgrade was a special, one-time deal), which means it goes through standard setup and standard monthly fee. It will double the amount of RAM in the server, and is a third cheaper than two 512MB upgrades, so it only makes sense to go for a full gigabyte rather than one 512MB upgrade now and another in a year. And yes, it sucks, and no, we're not moving everything somewhere else just because of that. Every server hosting provider screws you somewhere, and this one has been fair and good in every other aspect but RAM upgrades, so we're not spending weeks to move everything somewhere else where a provider will be saving money on protecting the servers from various attacks or setting up a shitty network where we'd get low speeds or unreliable hardware.

VasikkA, your donation's gone through, thanks.

If anyone can't use PayPal for some reason - you can always send a donation via a bank transfer or just regular mail in an envelope. PM me if you'd like to do so and I'll provide you with all the details.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:04 pm

It's Susan's turn to foot the bill.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:06 pm

I did last time!!

I'll take a look at my finances and I might spare a few bucks

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:13 pm

I'll send a fiver or 10 bucks once I turn 18...
That's approximately 23 days away.

Before that I'm fuck-da-noodlez when it comes to sending money abroad.

Post by **Taluntain** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:16 pm

2 more people have donated $15 (combined), so the total amount in donations gathered here is now $25. Thanks!

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:38 pm

I spent all my money on crack and various rock hos. You shoulda posted dis sooner.

vx trauma · Post by **vx trauma** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:03 am

I'll sell some drugs and donate the cash.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:28 pm

Is there anyway to see the total amount donated?

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:35 pm

No, that information is for PayPal and CIA only.

gomimin · Post by **gomimin** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:47 pm

Sorry Taluntain after reading some more threads here i deleted my PM to you with the offer to donate by letter, too many people with too much narrowminded views and behavior...same old thing with DAC

Post by **DarkUnderlord** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:52 pm

I hope you're all proud of yourselves now. Gonimin was ready to give us $10,000 but was upset by all your obscenity. Damn shame, that.