ZOMG LJ-FAIL !!11!1!bbq

[mbarrick]

Yawn.

So everyone is freaking out because the Russian owners of LJ have canned 12 people in the States.

For one, reality check time, Russian programmers are cheaper than American ones. I'm "SUP"-rised that people didn't get sacked a year ago.

I'm sitting here writing this on my Russian-programmed LJ-client that I've been using for about five years now. I'm also not freaked out about backups because, well, way *way* back when LJ was run by bradfitz and a bunch of volunteers, I wasn't real confident in the site's revenue model (this was around the time of the the dot.com.bomb) so I started backing up my journal with a little Perl script (written by a Russian, BTW) that runs in a nightly cron job. That backup is how I make my public posts searchable - you'll see the search link if you are viewing my blog in my own style. The same script also backs up my DeadJournal account, which I don't update often anymore, but I keep because there I have an early-adopter account there.

So, whatever. LJ remains a convenience, not a necessity.

Comments

[dream-king.livejournal.com]

because I have no idea how to use perl. can you please explain to me how I run the perl script?

Perl

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

You'll need a Perl interpreter. It's included with most *nix operating systems, but for Windows you'll need to install ActivePerl (http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/). I'm not sure if the script has any OS-specific quirks under Windows since I've only used it under Linux.

However, there is a Windows executable version of LJSM (http://www.offtopia.net/ljsm/index_en.html) as well (scroll down to near the bottom of the page) that would probably be a lot easier for you to deal with. You should be able to set it up as a scheduled task in Windows and get the desired results.

[ladyvermath.livejournal.com]

Hence my post "Oh No!!! Is LJ going to die? You decide!" Notice the hint of minty sarcasm?

[valerian.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, minty!

Yeah, I don't think there's much reason to panic. But panic, like bubonic plague, is contagious and it's interesting to see how many people have completely flipped over this. I'm like "guys, hey, it's just the internet, you will survive without your blog!. LOLZ"

;)

[donnaidh-sidhe.livejournal.com]

Nifty! Thanks.

[evilyn13.livejournal.com]

Yea... whatevez... how often do we really back track through our old entries and go hey! I had sushi for dinner back in 1994 for my birthday! Maybe my writing just isn't exciting enough for me to care :P

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Actually, I do go back for things now and again - that's why I bothered to set up a search for my old entries. It is a little like what I keep saying about there being no shoe-boxes of old photos in the future: there won't be any boxes of old diaries or bundles of letters in future attics either. For all the connectivity of the Internet Age, our collective memory has Alzheimer's.

[keki.livejournal.com]

I completely forgot I had a dead journal.
And an "Original DeadJournalian" to boot.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Add me - I'm "Atratus" on DJ. Are you "keki" there as well, or do you have a different username?

[sebastian6.livejournal.com]

Boy, I'm glad you cleared all THAT up!