Server Downtime: Electrical Substation Explodes

[jorb]

An electrical substation/switchgear north of Stockholm has burned down/exploded due to a power surge.



Dagens Nyheter, in Swedish.

According to the news, it's pretty bad. Power even went out at my place for a few seconds (Spoiled by modern life? Nah.) Our DNS server, conveniently located in Loftar's basement -- a few kilometers, tops, from that smoke plume -- will be down until that little thing is taken care of. Considering the taxes I pay, I expect them up in a couple of hours.

Oh, and the game server itself is also down, courtesy of our good friends over at Bay12Games, not that it matters.

I myself am drinking a some polish vodka with Pear and Melon juice. Like Nero. Watching Rome burn. We should implement spirits in H&H.

[Milaha]

It's our job to break things isn't it. ;)

[Malicus]

"It's our job to break things isn't it. ;)"

Indeed, it is, and we're quite good at it, too! I mean, I already have a plan for something that needs to be "tested" when the server is back up, as I posted there. Though we need an expendable guinea pig...

Edit: Quote tag no worky?

[Vattic]

And you have a picture and everything. I am surprised that there are enough of us bay12ers to cause a server to crash but then I'm not certain how many of us there are.

[Ferinex]

Actually Shadowlord was referring to L4, a member of AnywhereBB, not B12 :] SL is also a member of ABB.

So it was our fault, not yours. Eat it.

[Lightning4]

Haha, yeah. I tried logging in during this time and actually managed to get in, with some IP redirecting and stuff. My client crashed and assumably brought down the whole server.

Sorry. :(

[jorb]

Haha, yeah. I tried logging in during this time and actually managed to get in, with some IP redirecting and stuff. My client crashed and assumably brought down the whole server.

Sorry.

Nothing to apologize for. The sooner we find these holes/leaks/bugs/issues the better. Thank you for crashing the thing in an innovative way.

[Dwarfu]

[quote="Ferinex"]not B12 :][/quote]

That plume clearly indicates some sort of magma vent has been tapped. B12 indeed. Expect the entire area to be encased in obsidian soon.

[Vattic]

I'd say a burning dwarf had got thirsty and found his way into the booze stockpile but it could be any number of things :P.

[RaptorJedi]

Well the site is working now.