high-octane adtext-fueled upbeat mood

October 22, 2001 5:28 PM

Is it just the adtext-fueled upbeat mood or is the server particularly fast today?
posted by MiguelCardoso to Uptime at 5:28 PM (10 comments total)

The RAM in the server has been doubled. In a couple weeks, I hope to replace the motherboard and at least quadruple the processing power of the machine.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 5:41 PM on October 22, 2001

SuperMeFi...by the way, is there a list of exactly the hardware MetaFilter is running on? I think that would be neat. I seem to remember your dad, parts, blah...but I couldn’t find it by searching. Memory too fuzzy.
posted by gleemax at 7:20 PM on October 22, 2001

Ack, forgot: Is it telling of how much time Miguel spends here that he noticed when RAM was added? How much time do you spend here, Miguel? (Just curious, no offense meant.)
posted by gleemax at 7:21 PM on October 22, 2001

Not long enough, gleemax. I switch between my new novel and MetaFilter whenever I need a break. As it's a different language(I'm Portuguese), a different atmosphere, with different characters, it's refreshing, to say the least. It also keeps me in touch with the real world. Well, as real a world as I can bear when I'm writing. Anything too real would probably block me as I can't listen to music, radio, much less living, talking people, while I'm doing fiction. So it just seems like I'm always here, gleemax. ;-)

(You'll have noticed, for instance, how I limit my comments to strictly technical RAM issues which I feel are of interest to all members...)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 7:39 PM on October 22, 2001

Paging Alanis Morisette: Here is some irony -

MiguelCardoso turns to MetaFilter when he needs a break from writing.
posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 7:55 PM on October 22, 2001

how else would he write the great american novel?
posted by machaus at 8:34 PM on October 22, 2001

But, see, that's real irony, so Alanis probably wouldn't be interested.
posted by toddshot at 12:52 AM on October 23, 2001

machaus, I'm pretty sure Miguel's writing the great Portuguese novel.
posted by tj at 12:02 PM on October 23, 2001

I think Miguel should get New MeFi User of the Year Award.
posted by timothompson at 1:49 PM on October 23, 2001

seconded!
posted by nprigoda at 8:45 PM on October 23, 2001