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  1. 75/Apples LIVÉ! (Again?)

    • 15h12, 11 May
      2009
    • 11
    1. æ

      yay! a new dawn!!! zum... err... hehe... I meant Lebogang, Lebogang!

      Happy daze on 75th apples!!!

    2. lebogang nkoane

      well, almost --- we got hit by some problems, which I am not actually sure, what they are --- but will see if they replicate.

      in essence I'm putting this 'stable', till it survives a week at the least.

      (bow)

    3. lebogang nkoane

      and, now it turns out ie8 doesn't work as well.

      *arggggg, I need my sleeeeeeeeeeeep.

    4. Daz

      I'll test in Firefox and Chrome. I don't play in the IE world if I can help it.

      Well done Lebogang ... Apple's LIVÉ!

    5. lebogang nkoane

      Ah, tested on ie8 (service pack 3) --- it seems okay, but Kunta/Kinte insists there is something wrong.

      *sigh

      (bow)

    6. lebogang nkoane

      ups and downs --- I honestly do not know why it keeps dying ---

      when I get home, I pulling out the an afro-comb and go through the code line, by line,,

    7. lebogang nkoane

      ol'right --- we figured it out --- it's not the code, well, not entirely.

      it's mysql --- something-about-something-that keeps queries in a 'lock(ed)' state.

      We are investigating why.

    8. lebogang nkoane

      Okay, I think we got it sorted, just a little bit.

      Now, we wait for tomorrow, peak traffic.

    9. lebogang nkoane

      It appears the problem was a very bad SQL JOIN query --- which rendered any other follow up query to que and wait for the JOIN to finish.

      I think I have it sorted --- but, we will test it out. Sadly I can't do it, coz of the 'role' I play within the site. So if anybody can try the 'messages' page and navigate throughout (reading threads, adding contacts, sending messages) then we will know if it worked.

      the query involved checking to see if you and 'a friend' are contacts --- that is to say it checked if you have made them a contact AND they too have made you their contact.

      that JOIN created a massive data response from the Database --- on the local dev machine there is only 20-30 pple, whereas on 75 there is about 300, so, 300 multiplied by 300 resulted 90,000 records being returned, hence the pseudo crashing of the site.

    10. seilatsatsi

      the new version is awesome

    11. lebogang nkoane

      ta!

  2. Workers Day! May Day! (theme): 30th April. (thursday)

    • 23h04, 28 Apr
      2009
    • 02
    1. Bareng Rakuba
      A cool inspiration there Lebogang.
    2. NguJaz
      missed it! shyte!

  3. 02: Spirit of the times - 2008/2009

    • 11h45, 20 Apr
      2009
    • 07
    1. Kunta Kinte
      Sondeza? hehehehehe... Respek!!!
    2. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
      congrats.

      1ove, growth.

      *lol @ sondeza
    3. Khumbelo
      *(bow)
    4. yizzi25
      with these kindsa stats, Growth is indeed inevitable!
      awesome stuff!
      happy anniversary to 75, or 75th should i say, hope more awesomeness is coming in the near future!
      respect!
    5. noidSyStems
      SONDEZA .... kwakwakwa .... anyway ...

      Masoma a Masupa leboTlhano .... till infinty ...
    6. NguJaz
      happieeeeeeeeeee
    7. Bareng Rakuba
      Thats so cool.

  4. 75th (2nd) Celebration

    • 14h03, 14 Apr
      2009
    • 13
    1. seilatsatsi
      is noid not in blairgowrie?

      mara sunday sounds good
    2. twiggle stix
      Im Down! See you guys on Sunday!
    3. Stefanie Jason
      preach @ free range/organic

      i'm in
    4. yizzi25
      i completely concur!
      cape town , are y'all up for it?
      halla back!
    5. matome
      in on like me! On(e)! Lets do this!
    6. George Gladwin Matsheke
      Craighall always sounds better
      *Hides
    7. rangoato hlasane
      time ppl...time? i say from 2pm...cos im there!
    8. Khumbelo
      yeah maain!!! lets do this.
    9. NguJaz
      something must burn!!
    10. noidSyStems
      88 Conrad Drive, Blairegowrie, Randburg ...

      Taking Jan Smuts Ave from town towards randburg taxi Rank, Pass Hyde Park Mall on your right, Pass McDonalds on your left keep left, 3 roobots down turn left in a slip road into Conrad Drive, Pass 1st robots (There's a Nandos on the Corner) and block of flats, pass Blairegowrie Drive, Three house from the corner .... 88 Conrad drive

      noidFonk Family ... Tjovitjo
    11. lebogang nkoane
      let it buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn!
    12. ntsasa
      Sounds Fab!
      Cape Town people, where will it be?
    13. Mario
      Aye Aye - I will be there

  5. Change is good?

    • 09h37, 01 Apr
      2009
    • 02
    1. Daz
      You need to change 75.co.za?

      I dunno. I think its working great as is.

      I know as creative/tech/geeks whatever, that these things are always a work n progress.

      But all I'd say is, don't let the tech, or the UI, or the back-end get in the way of the pics.

      The pics should be centre stage. As they are now.

      That said, I'll test where ever you go ...
    2. lebogang nkoane
      I am not changing --- I will be moving from a framework to another: which is more robust, and allows for API's (internal and external) --- then I'll be adding a few other things.

      I will be adding a few other things, e.g.: slideshow, books (which are like 1 year overdue), email notification (where application),

      I will be re-doing the messages/contacts sections: get the design right, add a bit more Ajax to them.

      But, ja, I hear you --- to be honest, I don't think I even have the time to finish all these things I want to complete.

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