factorQ has Officially moved! (...again)

We have officially moved to factorq.wordpress.com (and/or factorq.net)

Forums have moved to fqnet.proboards.com

This site blog will no longer be updated or maintained.





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Blogger/wordpress update -- article:Linux does not need to be housetrained

Apparently Wordpress has some issue with some of my content that I imported from here. bah.
anyway, the address is factorq.wordpress.com, if anyone wants to know. As of right now, though, it is not being used--since I can't post/edit anything there.

I guess I'm stuck with the ol' closed source blogger, for now.

In other news, this is pretty funny:
http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4605.html#

Linux converts feel that they must proselytize everyone they know and have them experience the awesomeness of Linux. Well, stop it--it just isn't going to work. Spend your time doing something more constructive and less frustrating. You'll be happier. They'll be happier. Apple and Microsoft will make more money, which will make them happier.

There's no need to convert the masses to Linux. Let them flounder and complain and pay you to fix their systems.

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Well...crap. My Open Source Quandry

I thought I was all good...until I was reading this (Adventures in Open Source):

It occurred to me that as 2009 rolled around I shouldn’t be blogging about open source on a closed platform like Blogger any more, it was a bit of a contradiction. So I upped sticks and moved to Wordpress on my own server.

Now I am in the same situation (here on Blogger), and have to decide if I care enough about not being on an open source blogging platform (ie WordPress).

It is indeed a bit hypocritical to be an open source enthusiast on a closed source platform. 
On the otherhand, my webserver host SUCKS (rather, it is decent, but does go down pretty frequently - x10hosting.com).
hm...
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"Old" fQ back up...sort of

I got my web host to get everything back together. I set up the domains and whatnot and now it's back going again. I say "old" because it is really not all that old. Except for the "archive" part.

These URLs point to "Old" fQ:
old.factorq.net
oldfq.co.cc
oldfactorq.co.cc (not yet active)
itsatravesty.com (only active through sometime in August)
itsatravesty.co.cc

These URLs still point to this (the main site):
factorq.net
factorq.co.cc


This will be kind of up and down until I get everything stabilized completely.

Be sure to take note of the poll ----------->
and give feedback in the forums, and you know, here as well.


Links to the forums:
forums.factorq.net
fqforums.co.cc

Link to the old forums:
iatforums.co.cc
itsatravesty.proboard.com

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Some more info about the site crash

So, apparently there is a backup of the website.  However the (free) webhost has to re-create my account and set everything back up.

I really can't complain, I mean...it is a FREE host.  However, lately the outages have been really common, and then now this complete deletion of my account.  pretty crazy.

I think that I will stick with this (blogger), being it is still free, and the uptime is MUCH better.  Also, since I'm not really doing a lot of custom type design or site layout type of stuff, it doesn't really matter.  I don't need a custom host to do the types of things I am doing.  The old factorQ archive was neat to have up and running, to be able to read through, and I may enable that again, witha  link or something.

I just think blogger is all good for now.
That in combination with the forums (which are run on yuku) make a pretty sweet setup.  Especially given the amount of traffic I experience on a day to day basis...which is very little.
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fQ servers crashed...lost the site

Link to post in forums (click)

The host (x10hosting) were upgrading the server I was on, and during the abrupt shutdown/repair procedure some website accounts were lost. factorQ.net was one of these. They are still trying to determine if an update was made before the loss, but until then, blogspot comes through with Google reliability.

I'll have to pretty it up later, but for now, is what it is.

The forums are still up and going, naturally: fQforums.co.cc
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I have a blog?

Apparently so.

I'd forgotten completely about this, and only chanced upon it right now.
I have a website at: http://www.itsatravesty.com
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Post No. 2

This is my second post. I have made the decision that I will use this blogsite for rantings and things of a less personal nature (generally speaking), and allow it to be public, whereas my other journal shall henceforth be private and "friends only." I think this will be a better setup for me in my so-called internet world.

So, a little about me. My name is Jon. I used to run a website called factorQ.net for several years. However, I got tired of paying the expense, and the visitors trailed off eventually, especially after a virus crashed my site. Since, I have not maintained much of an online identity. Yes, I have a MySpace and a LiveJournal, but that's not saying much. Who DOESN'T have those things these days? Also, they do not really define me as a person, nor do they really allow me to have a creative outlet.
So, I have created this "blog" with that very purpose.

Career-wise, I am a computer programmer and I design software for interfacing with databases. However, I also love cars (I have a 2004 Volvo S60R), and offroading (I have a lifted jeep wrangler). I like outdoors activities like hiking and camping. I also love watching movies.

I am interested in politics. I have a liberal leaning, but I also swing conservative occasionally depending on the issue. And when I say liberal, I mean Socialistly. and When I say Conservative, I mean Fascistly. ...what can I say? I like extremes, they balance. However, in spite of being politically charged (and disliking the Bush administration), I am quite Religious. Seventh Day Adventist. But that's neither here nor there.

Staying true to my dorky roots, I LOVE the Linux operating system. I have 2 computers (excluding my work laptop, and one computer in parts), and both are run on Linux. One is 32 bit (Ubuntu), and the other is 64 bit (Ubuntu and OpenSuse dualboot). It is great.

On another note, my girlfriend thinks that it is "Gay" that I have any "blog" sites. I think that may be something I will be addressing later, as I think it depends on the content of any internet source, as opposed to the general sterotype of said source.

Actually, I will probably elaborate on all of these things later on as time progresses and as the wind guides me.

I think that will be all for now, it is now the day after Christmas, technically speaking, and I think I am going to get some sleep.

Merry Christmas, everyone!
(even though there is no one reading....)
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First Post

Hi, this is my first post on Blogger/Blogspot. Just testing it out to see if I like it, how flexible it is, and all that kind of stuff.

More to come, possibly.
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