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Title: From the Ongoing Fleeceathon at Fraud Repugnant, a Message from the Head Scammer
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URL Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2548682/posts?page=77#77
Published: Jul 8, 2010
Author: Jim Robinson
Post Date: 2010-07-08 13:49:13 by James Deffenbach
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Views: 405
Comments: 36
To: bd476; NormsRevenge; Jean S; John Robinson "It costs money to have a site this big, to pay rent for the dozen servers" Actually, at one point some time ago we did have a dozen servers or close to it. But we lost a couple when they fried a few years ago. Then John installed a couple of new servers just before the last election that were each more than twice as powerful and twice the capacity of any of our older ones so he took a few more of the older ones offline. Then last quarter we lost our secure server when it crashed and burned. John moved it to one of the other boxes. So, minus one more. Then two weeks ago we lost one of our newest servers. John has not repaired or replaced it yet, but has crammed most of it’s functions onto its twin and where ever he could fit it in. My guess is we still have six or seven servers online at this time but I've lost track of the exact number and configuration. And who knows if we’ll have to add more before the next election or not. BTW, John bounced the idea off me a couple months ago that he could replace the whole shooting match and be much more efficient and reliable with a completely new approach. He said he could do it for an investment of around $10,000. We didn't have that kind of money in our budget at that time and didn't want to borrow it, so I told him it would have to wait. Also, by the way, it's more than just me and John. There's also Amy and Chris. John dropped his company a couple years ago and came back in with me and Amy as partners. We also added Chris as a partner after I lost my leg. Amy's been with me as a partner from the start. I'm hoping John and Chris can take over for me if I die or become incapacitated. We also ended up borrowing about twenty grand a couple years ago when we did a lot of traveling (traveled to DC and elsewhere by air and by car several times) and also held our national convention. We've paid about half of that debt off so far. Hopefully the balance will be paid off within a year. 77 posted on Thursday, July 08, 2010 12:26:42 AM by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]
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#7. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
Since "John" is the site GURU that has created all these servers that eventually go belly-up, I RECOMMEND that JR, dump "John" in the can. I have been in the computer business with over 25 years of expertise. And never once have I seen a truly managed system by competent individuals "FRY." Either JR's claims are down right lies or his own son has bullshitted the state of the art. In either case..... what a pantload of shit.
I figure they are using 24tb a month based on JR's own figures of 3 million page views a month at an average of 100KB per page. A t3 connection and a pair of decent servers should more than cover his needs for about $1500 a month if you shop around. But I think his numbers are a bit skewed. His alexa rank is on par with info wars now. lol
#27. To: Critter (#25)
I wager you should know being a publick owner/server administrator for many years. JR, is just into the money. His site (which we are banned from) is owned and operated by him and his family. They need money. But give JR a bit of credence. He did a good thing with his Perl scripts. Fucking outstanding job.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestBut we lost a couple when they fried a few years ago. Then John installed a couple of new servers just before the last election that were each more than twice as powerful and twice the capacity of any of our older ones so he took a few more of the older ones offline.
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