It was a dark and stormy night…

In the dank recesses of an unknown data centre, a mouse quickened its pace as it scurried by. A K-Mart fan whirred, swaying left to right, performing its laboured task of keeping 20 servers “cool”.

It had started out OK - just three servers. The setup was easy, practically out of the box. As more and more were added, however, the lack of planning and foresight had created something of a monster - a cobbled together mess of wires and machinery.

Outdated machinery, tangled and loose connections, and inadequate cooling made the whole setup behave erratically; dropping connections and crashing as though it had a mind of its own…

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Your typical programming house is fueled primarily by a combination of coffee and pop, a tendency to which Gossamer Threads is no exception, as rivers of these precious nectars flow in torrents around here.

But what shall we do with the empties as they pile up and up?

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Every now and then we’d like to bring attention to a Gossamer product being used in a unique and novel way. BaseJumper.com uses a Gossamer Links installation with a few plugins to create their very own video gallery, allowing members to upload and share their thrilling base jumping experiences.

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With the summer season hitting us here in Vancouver (and presumably other parts of the world as well), clearly we needed to install a BBQ grill on our 9th floor patio.

Jack, our loving provider, went out and procured a grill of the finest quality, as well as some benches for us to park our keisters on while we indulge in the delights of the BBQ’s flames.

No Name brand burgers and buns make the mod_perl handling so much easier.

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