leftmitten

Website Issues :: New Board Location

Author: Thag
Subject: New Board Location
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:10 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Our new board is this:

http://leftmitten.com/board

Please update your links. I will probably put a redirect on the forum site.
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General Discussion :: RE: My kind of humor

Author: seavato
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:21 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 131

yeah, I've been waiting for it.

Bruno is pretty funny, maybe a little more

Quote:

sophistocated

humor compared to Borat.

But i'm still looking forward to it.

Website Issues :: RE: Main Page

Author: seavato
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:18 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 18

Boardy, go ahead and save all those pics now, or asap.

that way Thag won't have to wait on you to search and save

I think that was kinda his warning to us to save what we want....

General Discussion :: RE: My kind of humor

Author: board247
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:53 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 131

This new movie from the makers of Borat looks pretty good.
Bruno

I thought you'd be all over this by now Seavato.
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Website Issues :: RE: Main Page

Author: board247
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:52 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 18

seavato wrote:

My vote - go ahead and hose the photo section, no need to make any more work for you than is needed.

Thanks Thag!

That's cool with me. Just give me a heads up before you do it so I can go through my photos and see if there's any there I don't have saved somewhere else.
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Website Issues :: RE: Main Page

Author: seavato
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:01 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 18

I'm fine with losing the photo section. like you said, i use other sites to link photo's. Plus, it sounds like that'd be easier for you, and thats always a bonus. Thats a lot of crap to go through to install the newer version!!

My vote - go ahead and hose the photo section, no need to make any more work for you than is needed.

Thanks Thag!

Website Issues :: RE: Main Page

Author: Thag
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:03 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 18

ps: download Google Chrome and run this site in it until then. it isn't effected by the "bug" (or whatever the fuck it is, honestly, i don;t know. i read through a LOT of lines of code trying to find it.)
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Website Issues :: RE: Main Page

Author: Thag
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:01 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 18

also: the bridge to the photos will be hosed. I think you guys are using other places like flickr and such now anyway. Can i get a vote on wether or not to maintain the photo thing too?

thanks!
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Website Issues :: RE: Main Page

Author: Thag
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:00 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 18

looks like we have to upgrade to a newer version of the board software.

this is what i have to do to do it.:

Conversion from phpBB 2.0.x to phpBB 3.0.x
This paragraph explains the steps necessary to convert your existing phpBB2 installation to phpBB3.

5.i. Requirements before converting
Before converting we heavily recommend you do a full backup of your database and files! If you are unsure how to achieve this please ask your hosting provider for advice. You basically need to follow the basic instructions given for New installations. Please do not overwrite any old files - install phpBB3 at a different location.

Once you made a backup of everything and also have a brand new phpBB3 installation, you can now begin the conversion.

Note that the conversion requires CREATE and DROP privileges for the phpBB3's database user account.

5.ii. Converting
To begin the conversion visit the install folder of your phpBB3 installation (the same as you have done for installing). Now you will see a new tab Convert. Click this tab.

As with install the conversion is automated. Your previous 2.0.x database tables will not be changed as well as the original 2.0.x files remaining unaltered. The conversion is actually only filling your phpBB3 database tables and copying additional data over to your phpBB3 installation. This has the benefit that if something goes wrong you are able to either re-run the conversion or continue a conversion, while your old board is still accessible. We really recommend you disable your old installation while converting, else you may have inconsistent data after the conversion.

Please note that this conversion process may take quite some time and depending on your hosting provider this may result in it failing (due to web server or other timeout issues). If this is the case you should ask your provider if they are willing to allow the convert script to temporarily exceed their limits (be nice and they will probably be quite helpful).

Once completed your board should be immediately available. If you encountered errors you should report the problems to our bug tracker or seek help via our forums (see README for details).

5.iii. Things to do after conversion
After successful conversion there may be a few items you need to do - apart from checking if the installation is accessible and everything displayed correctly.

The first thing you may want to do is going to the administration control panel and checking every configuration item within the general tab. Thereafter you may want to adjust the forum descriptions/names if you entered HTML there. You also may want to access the other administrative sections, e.g. adjusting permissions, smilies, icons, ranks, etc.

Within the conversion the search index has not been created or transferred. This means after conversion you are not able to find any matches if you want to search for something. We recommend you rebuild your search index within Admin -> Maintenance -> Database -> Search Index.

After verifying the settings in the ACP, you can delete the install directory to enable the board. The board will stay disabled until you do so.

Once you are pleased with your new installation you may want to give it the name of your old installation, changing the directory name. With phpBB3 this is possible without any problems - but you may still want to check your cookie settings within the administration panel, if the cookie path need to be adjusted prior to renaming.

5.iv. Common conversion problems
Broken non-latin characters The conversion script assumes that the database encoding in the source phpBB2 matches the encoding defined in the lang_main.php file of the default language pack of the source installation. Edit that file to match the database's encoding and re-start the conversion procedure.

http 500 / white pages The conversion is a load-heavy procedure. Restrictions imposed by some server hosting providers can cause problems. The most common causes are: too low values for the php settings memory_limit and max_execution_time. Limits on the allowed CPU time are also a frequent cause for such errors, as are caps on the number of database queries allowed. If you cannot change such settings, then contact your hosting provider or run the conversion procedure on a different computer. The phpBB.com forums are also an excellent location to ask for support.

Password conversion Due to the utf-8 based handling of passwords in phpBB3, it is not always possible to transfer all passwords. For passwords "lost in translation" the easiest workaround is to use the "forgotten password" function.

Path to your former board The converter expects the relative path to your old board's files. So, -for instance - if the new board is located at http://www.yourdomain.com/forum and the phpBB3 is located at http://www.yourdomain.com/phpBB3, then the correct value would be ../forum. Note that the webserver user must be able to access the source installation's files.

Missing images If your default board language's language pack does not include all images, then some images might be missing in your installation. Always use a complete language pack as default language.

Smilies During the conversion you might see warnings about image files where the copying failed. That can happen if the old board's smilies have the same file names as those on the new board. Copy those files manually after the conversion, if you want to continue using the old smilies.
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General Discussion :: RE: You gotta see this!

Author: board247
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:37 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 125

South Haven Shipwreck

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General Discussion :: RE: Leftmitten Gourmet

Author: seavato
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:13 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 108

Shenanigans!!!

General Discussion :: RE: Weight Loss etc

Author: board247
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:34 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 105

My goals really have nothing to do with a number (weight or calories). It's all about my endurance level. Last summer was the best year I've experienced for skimboarding-waves on Lake Michigan and this year I'd like to be able to skimboard all summer again. In my old age I'm finding that skimboarding is somewhat of a brutal sport and requires that I be in good shape just to do it. My singular goal for this year is to be able to compete in this: Skimfest 2009 But we'll see. I may end up puss'n out.
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General Discussion :: RE: Leftmitten Gourmet

Author: board247
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:22 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 108

seavato wrote:

Call me crazy, but didnt Thag mention Quinoa way back when?

No. Never happened.
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General Discussion :: RE: Weight Loss etc

Author: seavato
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:50 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 105

I'm in the same boat as you, Q. I like to think i only have 10 lbs of fat to lose.

I find if i do some light weight lifting/training, that kick starts my metabolism enough to start burning the fat.

I just heard on NPR about a 'new discovery' about dieting. They said all things considered, the best way to lose weight is to cut calories. Exercising takes way too long to burn off the amount of calories you'd need to, and especially after strenuous workout, people tend to eat a lot of food to recover. They also said a calorie is a calorie - it doesnt much matter what kinda food it came from. Its all about calories.

General Discussion :: RE: Leftmitten Gourmet

Author: seavato
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:43 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 108

Sounds like a good food.

Call me crazy, but didnt Thag mention Quinoa way back when? like a few years ago i think. It was one of his ancient diet foods or something like that.