21-03-2004 15:34									#151
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And people wonder why Poly gets so slow under load, it's Markos' screwing around with stuff he shouldn't.

How much more server load does generating and placing these ads add?

Is this why you broke Search/My Threads and still haven't fixed them?

	21-03-2004 15:34									#152
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Just out of interest, how many other personal little vendettas are planned through ad coding?

	21-03-2004 15:35									#153
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If DanQ had a sense of humour, he'd add a Nair ad to MarkG's just for a sense of balance to The Force.

	21-03-2004 15:38									#154
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quote: Originally posted by Asher And people wonder why Poly gets so slow under load, it's Markos' screwing around with stuff he shouldn't.

lol

quote: How much more server load does generating and placing these ads add?

what server load does an if require?

	21-03-2004 15:39									#155
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon Markos, can you please make it so that every one of Asher's posts carries an ad for Apple's ipod?

EDIT: maybe I should have read the whole thread before attaching this pic.

	21-03-2004 15:39									#156
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp Just out of interest, how many other personal little vendettas are planned through ad coding?

i'm open to offers

	21-03-2004 15:40									#157
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG what server load does an if require?

It depends, it can make a huge difference on the massive-pipelined P4 you chose to host the site on.

If it mis-predicts the result of that if, 20 cycles are wasted each time.

Children should not play with toys they do not understand.

Plus I gather there's much more than an if -- do you think random numbers are generated free-of-cost on a computer?

	21-03-2004 15:45									#158
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if you noticed, the ads dont show up randomly any more

	21-03-2004 15:46									#159
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So how is the length of the post calculated for the condition in the if?

	21-03-2004 15:46									#160
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**** it. Forget it.

It's been an interesting experience, posting for five years on a forum where the owner's attitude to the majority of his regulars could be best summed up by the words "borderline contempt". If the presence of the OT is such a chore, just shut it down.

I think I'll be voting with my feet anyway.

	21-03-2004 15:49									#161
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"Borderline contempt" would be generous in some cases, he's downright hostile to me most of the time. Whenever a mod says "take it up with the owners", it's a lost cause since DanQ is MarkG's b*tch and MarkG is a b*tch.

	21-03-2004 15:58									#162
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quote: Originally posted by Asher So how is the length of the post calculated for the condition in the if?

php.net/str_word_count

	21-03-2004 16:01									#163
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG php.net/str_word_count

So you think this is being anywhere close to free, Mark?

You've got a lot to learn about making a scalable site, Mark. You add lots of useless **** as cheap hacks without thinking through the implementation, then things f*ck up (Search/My Threads), generally act weird (UUUUUUUUUUUUUUU), or downright become unresponsive.

Another blatant example: What's with the post stats of A, D, HP, etc? Useless overhead on the server.

the word_count function is implemented something like this:

PHP:

<?php

function countwords($text){

       $ls=0;//was it a whitespace?

       $cc33=0;//counter

       for($i=0;$i<strlen($text);$i++){

               $spstat=false; //is it a number or a letter?

               $ot=ord($text[$i]);

               if( (($ot>=48) && ($ot<=57)) ||  (($ot>=97) && ($ot<=122)) || (($ot>=65) && ($ot<=90)) || ($ot==170) ||

               (($ot>=192) && ($ot<=214)) || (($ot>=216) && ($ot<=246)) || (($ot>=248) && ($ot<=254))  )$spstat=true;

               if(($ls==0)&&($spstat)){

                       $ls=1;

                       $cc33++;

               }

               if(!$spstat)$ls=0;

       }

       return $cc33;

}



?>

	21-03-2004 16:01									#164
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Lazarus, you know you cant leave

i mean, how many posts of yours are over 150 words?

	21-03-2004 16:05									#165
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quote: Originally posted by Asher So you think this is being anywhere close to free, Mark?

i know the load of the server hasnt changed

quote: You've got a lot to learn about making a scalable site, Mark.

i know, learning is part of why i continue to do apolyton despite it's financial status

quote: Another blatant example: What's with the post stats of A, D, HP, etc? Useless overhead on the server.

the user profile page is hardly an often called page

	21-03-2004 16:07									#166
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG i know the load of the server hasnt changed

Just because the load is low overall right now.

Once the usage gets higher during peak times, all of those for and if loops you indirectly just added right now will be part of the mess that locks up Apolyton during heavy use.

	21-03-2004 16:09									#167
	Suffering from ads?

quote: Originally posted by Asher DanQ is MarkG's b*tch and MarkG is a b*tch.

this one goes for the Apolyton Book of Records....

	21-03-2004 16:16									#168
	Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by Asher Just because the load is low overall right now.

we've had our usual 350-390 users since the implementation of the google ads(friday) without an issue

high loads were being created by the search engine, something which has been corrected, with the excemption of the known bug

	21-03-2004 16:18									#169
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The "known bug" meaning it doesn't work at all?

	21-03-2004 16:54									#170
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quote: Originally posted by Asher Another blatant example: What's with the post stats of A, D, HP, etc? Useless overhead on the server.

May 4th.

	21-03-2004 18:18									#171
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Hey! My in-post ad-blocker thread got deleted!

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

	21-03-2004 19:40									#172
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG i'm open to offers

Permanently attach a Nader ad to Fez?

	21-03-2004 19:49									#173
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are there any Nader-related products on amazon?

	21-03-2004 19:49									#174
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quote: Originally posted by Qilue May 4th.

There's an actual one right now in the A/C to vote on.

April 29th.

	21-03-2004 19:50									#175
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Well, there are all of the "support nader" ads floating around...

Another idea: have Agathon wear an ad for Windows!

	21-03-2004 20:18									#176
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quote: Originally posted by Theben There's an actual one right now in the A/C to vote on. April 29th.

Already did. You're built too low Theben, the fast ones go over your head.

	22-03-2004 02:38									#177
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And you think I didn't know? It's directed at the OTers here.

You may need a stepladder yerself.

	22-03-2004 04:57									#178
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Nice one Markos. You're a great guy.

	22-03-2004 09:28									#179
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What's with the gigantic ad in Asher's window on page 4 on 3-20-04?

as for ads in signatures, I think that's a great idea! although the current system seems to work.

Maybe text ads would be a good idea there?

	22-03-2004 09:30									#180
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I move Agathon and Drake get MS ads.