10-13-2024, 02:36 PM
Alright... I am back. Power is restored. We made it through the hurricanes and tornadoes, but not without some damage to the roof. That will need repairs. Fortunately, my GF and I are unharmed. Not everyone can say the same, or that they have power, or even a place to live anymore, so as bad as it has been, I am still very grateful for the fact that it has not been worse.
But things in general have gotten so bad during this cycle that it is going to take me some time to recover. I believe I have identified what is causing this, and the good news is that the cycle reached it's lowest point yesterday, so while it's a slow process for a bit, the upswing is in play now. The first order of business is regenerating my backups. They were damaged during the worst of the down cycle, which seems to have pretty closely correlated with these two recent hurricanes. I am in the process now of regenerating those backups. That will take at least 30 hours to complete.
Then tonight I am going to order a new production computer. If the bank doesn't somehow get in the way, that will require 1 to 2 weeks to get built and arrive. At that point, I begin rebuilding my production system from my backups, which - if everything goes without issue - will require at least a few more days.
This cycle is one I was hoping I would never see. It's the most damaging of them, but it happens in this case to be forcing a positive change. I am very grateful for that, since if it was a negative of this magnitude, I'd be completely screwed.
As you can see, it's taken me out of the game involuntarily for an entire month, in spite of my best efforts to the contrary. Thus, I cannot build anything this month. That would be very bad news, except I happen to have an ace up my sleeve in this particular situation. There is a program that I have been working on publishing, which was originally intended to be published as a surprise extra. It needs a little more work to the product description and the usage patterns, but it is almost ready to publish and shouldn't be too long before I can. It's not ready just yet however. I'll let you know what it is when it's ready.
In the mean time, I will be on as I can be, but the amount of time I have free for forum work may be limited in the beginning as I focus heavily on the critical steps necessary for recovering the business. Thank you all for your well wishes and support, and I hope all of you made it through this cycle, and these storms, unscathed. We will get back on our feet and get back to production here at IML, but it is not going to be an instant process. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.
But things in general have gotten so bad during this cycle that it is going to take me some time to recover. I believe I have identified what is causing this, and the good news is that the cycle reached it's lowest point yesterday, so while it's a slow process for a bit, the upswing is in play now. The first order of business is regenerating my backups. They were damaged during the worst of the down cycle, which seems to have pretty closely correlated with these two recent hurricanes. I am in the process now of regenerating those backups. That will take at least 30 hours to complete.
Then tonight I am going to order a new production computer. If the bank doesn't somehow get in the way, that will require 1 to 2 weeks to get built and arrive. At that point, I begin rebuilding my production system from my backups, which - if everything goes without issue - will require at least a few more days.
This cycle is one I was hoping I would never see. It's the most damaging of them, but it happens in this case to be forcing a positive change. I am very grateful for that, since if it was a negative of this magnitude, I'd be completely screwed.
As you can see, it's taken me out of the game involuntarily for an entire month, in spite of my best efforts to the contrary. Thus, I cannot build anything this month. That would be very bad news, except I happen to have an ace up my sleeve in this particular situation. There is a program that I have been working on publishing, which was originally intended to be published as a surprise extra. It needs a little more work to the product description and the usage patterns, but it is almost ready to publish and shouldn't be too long before I can. It's not ready just yet however. I'll let you know what it is when it's ready.
In the mean time, I will be on as I can be, but the amount of time I have free for forum work may be limited in the beginning as I focus heavily on the critical steps necessary for recovering the business. Thank you all for your well wishes and support, and I hope all of you made it through this cycle, and these storms, unscathed. We will get back on our feet and get back to production here at IML, but it is not going to be an instant process. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.
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The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
