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[t'Sade]

Apparently, I need to be spanked rather hard. I upgraded the forum a few days ago and didn't check that the maintenance flag wasn't set. The drawbacks of being an administrator, but apparently I missed the HUGE RED SIGN that said it was in forum maintenance since I collapse that top bar (I know who I am).

But, I was wondering why no one was posting lately. *sigh* Getting all emo since I thought no one liked me anymore.

So, please forgive me, I really didn't mean to shut down the site for so long.

[Ludovico]

Hey, no problem. Got a little worried, so left a pm at DGF today.

Glad all is well! 

[necrocorpse]

I just figured you had complications with the new version 2.0 of SMF.  I've been having some difficulties myself installing it on a test forum and got nowhere, for good answers, either from my hosting company or SMF forums 

[t'Sade]

Na, between upgrading DGF, here, and my other forum, I'm pretty good at upgrading SMF. It took about 5-10 minutes and I was done... just missed something stupid.

[necrocorpse]

Na, between upgrading DGF, here, and my other forum, I'm pretty good at upgrading SMF. It took about 5-10 minutes and I was done... just missed something stupid.

You're a busy person, but if you find time, maybe you could give me some tips on how I can safely upgrade my forum too... 

[t'Sade]

1. Run through as many of the maintenance things first.
2. Make sure you have a good backup.
3. Download the large update package.
4. Unpack it in the right directory.
5. Run upgrade.php, that is pretty much all I've done.

[warlady21]

I'm glad the site is back up finally! And no spankings for you, T'sade. You seem to be the type that likes it.

[Ludovico]

This may be a silly question, but where do you have the forum downloaded to? Is it on your hard drive, or on a server somewhere? 

[t'Sade]

I have a (nice) account at Dreamhost (unlimited bandwidth and disk space, but relatively low CPU) which is where this server is hosted. I usually make a backup about every three months and download that to my home server. If I lose everything, I'll keep the forum posts but will probably lose the pictures. I also try to burn my site to DVD about once a quarter (but closer to annually).

[Ludovico]

Thanks - I'm still learning a lot about cyberspace. 

[t'Sade]

Nothing wrong with asking. The entire reason I got into the position at DGF was my willingness to explain what I was doing to Perro's machine.

[MariusVI]

Apologies!!!

- are needed when Perro's right in this quote:

As an FYI, I have made sure that the security for the DGF is as tight as possible. GoogleBots cannot crawl through here, though they can get to the front door. Additionally I would never endorse any so-called security service. T'Sade, the DGF Member who wrote the DGF security codes is a certifiable code genius who writes code for some of the largest banking & insurance institutions in the world. He's got a 100% never-been-hacked record.

So you're not a girl after all?

(Good to know you're a genius, BTW, and I'll take it into account when I set up my next heist - but really, my life would be so much the sunnier when I'd only knew you have a cunt and titties!) --- 'xuse my French...

[t'Sade]

I refuse to be clear about my gender, because deep down in side, I want both. Assign me whatever gender you think I deserve.

Though, I think some of Perro's other statements might be false there. Yeah, I've worked with large financial institutions, but it's been a long time and never in terms of web security.

EDIT: I'll expand on that.

People make assumptions about gender. If I said I was a guy who writes this type of thing, you'll get a different impression than if I'm a woman who does the exact same thing. For some, it is hotter one way or the other, but the preconceptions changes how I'm viewed. And, no matter what is or isn't dangling between my legs, I lose. I can't make everyone happy, though I desperately wish I could.

Choosing to be neutral, while not very satisfying, is an attempt to be that middle-ground. Some people assume I'm male and others assume I'm female. I happen to love that, mainly because I don't strongly associate myself with either gender but I'm in love with both. I'm a fence sitter, both in my desires and my thinking.

Yes, I have a physical gender. I can't say I'm 100% happy with it; then again, I'm happier than most. But, regardless of the sexual characteristics given to me by the genetic lottery, the person who writes on this forum, who creates these stories, and has talked with you for years is me. Just a me stripped of physical body and just the thoughts in my head.

I'd like to just whip up a picture and throw it online, but it then forces me to be one or the other. I can't be Schrodinger's Cat, in that state of being both male and female, if that field collapses.

And, I like the idea of being stuck in a box...

So, I want to be both and neither, one or the other. I can be that here. Yeah, someone might decide that I'm full of shit and just move on, but that's okay. All of you have some mental image of who I am. I can never be that person. Period. I'm not as pretty, intelligent, or amazing as the image built up in your heads. So, I don't want to ruin your perceptions of me any more than I want to be jammed into some gender-specific corner for the rest of my online existence.

[Ludovico]

I hear you - we all should be meeting in Alice's Restaurant! 

[t'Sade]

I hear you - we all should be meeting in Alice's Restaurant! 

I vote for getting arrested for indecent behavior.