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There are now TWO GrabPERF measurement locations.
There have been a few adjustments to the collected statistics as a result.
Many thanks to Sean Walberg for getting this debugged.
Ok folks…whose next? Who wants to host a GrabPERF measurement location?
Requirements here. The only addition to this is that I need to know what time zone you’re in.

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…and why I will NEVER go back.
Jeremy Zawodny on the Bay Area housing market. [here]
Earth to SiliValley Employers: No one who has lived in the Bay Area, and escaped, will EVER return…unless the money is right.
And for me, getting me to work in that nightmare area again will take as much money per day as it would take me to commute to work in Manhattan every day.

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Well, due to the paranoid 1d10ts who run my work network, I can’t test the remote script from my work linux machine. I have one beta tester and need some others to ensure that it works.
Again, what you need on your linux machine:

• cURL (compiled from source or with the devel packages)
• MySQL client and devel packages
• Time::CTime for PERL
• A static external IP address so I can allow you to access the backend systems through my firewall

I am ready; sign up now!

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I am looking to implement some new GrabPERF features in the next few days (I still have some vacation left!), and I need some volunteers to help me out.
WHAT YOU NEED

1. A linux machine with the MySQL and cURL development libraries installed
2. A static IP address (even a static external NAT IP is ok)
3. The ability to do some basic configuration
4. The ability to set up CRON jobs
5. The ability to install PERL modules

Drop me a comment and I will fill you in.

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Ok folks, now that GrabPERF has been up and running for a few weeks, and people have actually been looking at the data (including the CEO’s of two blog search tools!), it’s time to ask the community that is using this service to contribute to keep it running.
Decommissioned hardware. $20. I am not asking for the world.
Currently, this system runs on my home broadband connection using six year-old hardware. that is…well, having issues.
For all of you who do contribute, I thank you in advance.

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Ok folks, now that GrabPERF has been up and running for a few weeks, and people have actually been looking at the data (including the CEO’s of two blog search tools!), it’s time to ask the community that is using this service to contribute to keep it running.
Decommissioned hardware. $20. I am not asking for the world.
Currently, this system runs on my home broadband connection using six year-old hardware. that is…well, having issues.
For all of you who do contribute, I thank you in advance.

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Went to Salisbury Beach with the rampaging horde.
Tried out swimming in real surf…I’ll let you know when I find my ego. I was thrown around like a drunk in a moshpit.
And the sunburn…skin cancer here we come.
Ok…off to wash sea salt off the monsters.

Would love to hear from some of the folks at BlogPulse/Intelliseek about the challenges their success is causing them.

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We went to the Cape today with no map and no plan.
Hmmm…rampant capitalism at work. Now I know why I never wanted to spend a lot of time there.
Are there any places on the Cape that don’t force you to break out your wallet just to breathe?

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Ok, I am on vacation, so if you expect minute-by-minute reports of the universe, you will have to look elsewhere.
I will continue to post on topics of note and interest…provided I don’t get sucked out to sea on Cape Cod tomorrow.