Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:47 pm
It's oll korrect now.
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Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
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Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:47 pm
I can't get in either.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:47 pm
Same for me. Bear with it.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:47 pm
Yep, Charlie knows, sit tight!
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:48 pm
I was right. Works now. 1 minute.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:49 pm
It's fine, we'll just play the tournament on MSN Messenger instead.
Are we supposed to know our starting groups or anything yet? I thought the draw was going to be done beforehand, have I missed it?
Are we supposed to know our starting groups or anything yet? I thought the draw was going to be done beforehand, have I missed it?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:55 pm
In case anyone's wondering, we are now back up. Last minute disaster averted by a well-placed boot to the power switch.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:56 pm
After my very shrewd decision to leave the room a few minutes ago, I can't get back in.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:04 pm
You better lock this thread before it overloads with complaints/hate mail/other.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:09 pm
I can't load it now.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:46 pm
Neither can I.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:48 am
I thought it was just me, having failed to load a number of times in the last hour, but now I've seen the recent posts in this thread it looks like a more general problem.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:57 am
Now I can
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:04 pm
I think apterous is down and has been for the last 45 minutes.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:23 pm
Same.Kirk Bevins wrote:I think apterous is down and has been for the last 45 minutes.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:36 pm
It's extremely unstable today. Been down about three hours now...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:17 pm
I'm hoping todays duel (whatever it is) will roll over to tomorrow, unless it's fixed prior to midnight anyway. I could've done it when I got in at 6:30am, but the results would've been interesting to say the least...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:23 pm
Today's Duel will indeed be a rollover. We're having some Internet connectivity issues here at Apterous HQ so there may be disrupted service for a few days yet.Dan Vanniasingham wrote:I'm hoping todays duel (whatever it is) will roll over to tomorrow, unless it's fixed prior to midnight anyway. I could've done it when I got in at 6:30am, but the results would've been interesting to say the least...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:34 pm
Excellent, thanks for the update.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:36 pm
Apterous ain't working for me. (Again.)
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:55 pm
It doesn't seem to be working right now.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:58 pm
It must just be you, there's loads of us in here. We're having a party.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:02 pm
I can't get in either...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:19 pm
Looks like I'll be watching Dead Set then...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:44 pm
Access denied to the Dinosaur too 
Surely you mean SEDATED?Jimmy wrote:Looks like I'll be watching Dead Set then...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:19 pm
Apterous has been down for 4 hours now - I'm getting withdrawal symptoms. I think I'm obsessed.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:20 pm
Is it down at the moment?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:31 pm
Yes, I think you might be right Ian. And I haven't played today's duel 
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:33 pm
Should be back up now.
I am homing in on the source of these problems, but it's a slow process.
I am homing in on the source of these problems, but it's a slow process.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:59 pm
When will it be back running Charlie? 
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:49 pm
It's back up. I left a half-implemented feature in the release version and it didn't play nicely with the server. Mea culpa. Duel will roll over yadda yadda.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:54 pm
I still can't declare on the duel. Has anyone else managed to play the duel yet today?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:01 pm
I haven't done the duel, but I can't declare in a practice either.Karen Pearson wrote:I still can't declare on the duel. Has anyone else managed to play the duel yet today?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:07 pm
Yes, but literally at ten past midnight. I got in first but I'm not sure my crappy score is a fair trade-off for that.Karen Pearson wrote:I still can't declare on the duel. Has anyone else managed to play the duel yet today?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:35 pm
Okay, it's fixed now. Like, really really.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:44 pm
It truly is. Well done. Thanks Charlie.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:41 pm
How about now?Charlie Reams wrote:Okay, it's fixed now. Like, really really.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:22 pm
Not working for me ATM.Jon Corby wrote:How about now?Charlie Reams wrote:Okay, it's fixed now. Like, really really.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:29 am
Help, I have Apterous withdrawal! I'm finally free to play... but I can't. What do I do??
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:39 am
Call GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!Clare Sudbery wrote:Help, I have Apterous withdrawal! I'm finally free to play... but I can't. What do I do??
Alternatively, accept it's broken currently and either bug Charlie non-stop until it's fixed, or patiently wait for it to be fixed.
I prefer my first suggestion though.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:57 am
What, you mean nobody has come along and written an alternative in Apterous' absence? Pah. I shall have to go and Kountdown instead. ;o)
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:16 am
I can't help but feel in metaphorical terms this is like saying 'damn, out of cow's milk, ah well, dog's milk it is'.Clare Sudbery wrote:What, you mean nobody has come along and written an alternative in Apterous' absence? Pah. I shall have to go and Kountdown instead. ;o)
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:25 am
Indeed, or even better, "We ran out of champagne - this is urine recyc".Ben Wilson wrote:I can't help but feel in metaphorical terms this is like saying 'damn, out of cow's milk, ah well, dog's milk it is'.Clare Sudbery wrote:What, you mean nobody has come along and written an alternative in Apterous' absence? Pah. I shall have to go and Kountdown instead. ;o)
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:40 am
Aw, now I feel bad for Kountdown's creator. It's a perfectly serviceable litle site. It's not his/her fault that Charlie came along with the time, energy and talent to make Apterous!
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:42 am
It's back. I finally managed to catch the bug red-handed, and I've rolled out a temporary fix this morning, so hopefully things should be a bit more stable after the mess of last week. For anyone curious, there was a deadlock that occurred only if one person logged in just as another person was updating their player roster (e.g. as someone else logged out.) That's why I could never reproduce it in testing.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:06 pm
failing to connect again... for me at any rate...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:36 pm
Same for meClare Sudbery wrote:failing to connect again... for me at any rate...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:40 pm
Ditto. Still have two duels to do. Hmmm, not sure why it's so unstable at the moment.Jimmy wrote:Same for meClare Sudbery wrote:failing to connect again... for me at any rate...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:28 pm
I got in and chatted fine in the window. I also played both duels fine. Then when trying to challenge someone, no boxes came up. They tried challenging me but my name wasn't in the players list apparently. I decided to log out and back in but when I logged out, I couldn't get back in as it said "socket error: connection reset" or something. Grrr.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:33 pm
It's been acting weird all night. I had a duel listed in the Games in Progress, but as far as I know I've done all my duels. The Resume button was disabled when I highlighted it.
Also when I tried to resume a goatdown against someone, I got two Challenge rectangles in the big text box at bottom (both referring to same game), lots of beeps, but when I highlighted them, couldn't accept challenge... then they both disappeared, as did the game from Games In Progress list. Hope this is helpful...
Also when I tried to resume a goatdown against someone, I got two Challenge rectangles in the big text box at bottom (both referring to same game), lots of beeps, but when I highlighted them, couldn't accept challenge... then they both disappeared, as did the game from Games In Progress list. Hope this is helpful...
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:34 pm
It's up again... Kirk? Care to give it a go?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:35 pm
Yes but it's still not working my end. Hmph.Clare Sudbery wrote:It's up again... Kirk? Care to give it a go?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:42 pm
Nor mine.Kirk Bevins wrote:Yes but it's still not working my end. Hmph.Clare Sudbery wrote:It's up again... Kirk? Care to give it a go?
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:46 pm
Can't get onto apterous to catch up my duels. I've tried a few times, but keep getting error message "socket exception connection reset".
Hope Charlie manages to sort these problems soon. Don't know how many duels he'll roll over either. Annoying.
Hope Charlie manages to sort these problems soon. Don't know how many duels he'll roll over either. Annoying.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:57 pm
I had the same - but keep refreshing it and you can get onto the server. It took me progressively longer each time, probably thirty refreshes last time.
I stupidly clicked on the java update this month, got the exclamation marks back, and thought it was working ok...until yesterday's duel froze after round 4. If the duels are rolling over again (I suspect they aren't), and I can resume it/replay it (without cheating - there's a thought) then great, if not then I demand this clique be stopped once and for all.
I stupidly clicked on the java update this month, got the exclamation marks back, and thought it was working ok...until yesterday's duel froze after round 4. If the duels are rolling over again (I suspect they aren't), and I can resume it/replay it (without cheating - there's a thought) then great, if not then I demand this clique be stopped once and for all.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:06 am
Ah, so is it a Java problem, then, Dan?
Too late for me to do any now though, I may as well get some sleep and try again later.
Too late for me to do any now though, I may as well get some sleep and try again later.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:11 am
I don't think having difficulty getting onto the server has anything to do with which java version you're using, if that's what you mean. Seems there's still some gremlins for Charlie to fix somewhere, although once it loads everything was working fine for me.Julie T wrote:Ah, so is it a Java problem, then, Dan?
I was referring to a different problem which occurred last month - sorry for the confusion.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:18 am
I'm rather excited about this imminent apocalypse, I have to say. All terribly dramatic.
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:27 am
Yay it works and I can challenge again! Magic button pressing, Charlie!
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:41 pm
I managed to get on today, and did today's duel, but I missed out on the last 2 daily duels though.