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We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
---- Thomas A. Edison
Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.
---- Arnold Lobel
Technology will not replace teachers...teachers who use technology will
probably replace teachers who do not.
---- Ray Clifford
Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs.
---- Jack Lynch
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
---- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
---- Malcom Forbes
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
---- Albert Einstein
I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later.
---- Mitch Hedberg
A magician pulls rabbits out of hats. An experimental psychologist pulls habits out of rats.
---- anonymous
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
---- Galileo Galilei
As soon as I buy the moose head, I have to go pick up some KY jelly.
---- Mary Roninette Kowal
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
---- Isaac Newton
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
---- Edward Abbey
it's probably not a good idea to underestimate my ability to make an ass out of myself—just when I seem to have it under control, I'll turn around and surprise you.
---- Tenser said the Tensor
The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the world combined, and perhaps stronger than the human soul itself.
---- Mark Helprin, Memoir from Antproof Case, 1995
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
---- Charlemagne
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
---- Leonardo DaVinci (1452-1519)
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
---- Arnold Toynbee
This may be the most interesting blog theme I've ever seen. http://eflgeek.com/index.php Definitely in my top 5 at least.
---- Steve Dembo
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.
---- Abigail Adams (1744 - 1818)
The least of learning is done in the classrooms
---- Thomas Merton
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
---- Lily Tomlin
Drink coffee! Do stupid things faster!
---- unknown
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
---- Isaac Asimov
"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"
---- Sam Levenson
changing hosts
I’m changing hosts. I will post a link to my new host, once everything clears (re: credit card etc) and I sign up with the affiliates program.
Good bye POWWEB.
update
My new host is Site5.com and so far so good. I won’t actually be migrating Blinger or Let’s Learn Korean until I finish graduate school on June 10th. However I can get a couple of other things set up when I find some free time.





강미 wrote 4 words on Tuesday May 17, 2005 at 01:08 AM
What prompted the change?
Sean. wrote 267 words on Tuesday May 17, 2005 at 09:10 AM
While I still think POWWEB is an okay host, they are not the right host for me. The three months of trouble while changing to load balanced servers was a pain in the ass, with little response from support and that got me started thinking.
They have “upgraded” the package to 5gb storage and 300 gb of tranfer/month, but I’ll never need all the transfer. Additionally, they have limited the number of pointer domains to 5 and you don’t get email with those. The only email you get is with your primary domain. Since I currently own 7 domains and have plans to purchase 2 more, this is not an acceptable situation.
My new host offers 3gb of storage, 50 gb of tranfer which is more than I need. The maximum transfer I have done in three years on the internet is 8gb. I get 5 pointers with full email support. And they have 3 different plans so if I need to upgrade to a plan with more domains or transfer I can. Additionally there is a resellers program, which I am considering getting involved it, but I am not too sure how many customers I would be able to generate. That’s on hold until I can further determine how much time I would need to invest into support and building a large enough customer base to break even.
The final reasons is that I have had some buggy issues in Expression Engine and in Moodle that other users do not seem to replicate on thier hosts. I am hoping that these issues disappear when I switch.
강미 wrote 29 words on Tuesday May 17, 2005 at 09:38 AM
Thanks for the explanation. I have multiple domains as well, and that e-mail things bothers me, but not enough to change hosts.
I wish you a smooth, painless transition.
Sean. wrote 56 words on Tuesday May 17, 2005 at 10:39 AM
Oh and one more thing, the account includes a dedicated IP. This will resolve the issue of my site not being viewable in China. I have friends living in China who cannot read my blog because of government of China censored powweb ip’s. No doubt because of one site that once said something they didn’t like.
delaïdo wrote 21 words on Tuesday May 17, 2005 at 02:00 PM
Good luck with the upcoming transition! I love your blog. Will the site design remain the same after you change providers?
Sean. wrote 48 words on Tuesday May 17, 2005 at 02:10 PM
Delaido,
Actually this site is going to have a couple of big changes over the summer, so it may look different than now. The content and focus will continue to be the same though. Thanks for the praise and I am happy to hear you enjoy my site.
Samuel wrote 82 words on Tuesday May 17, 2005 at 07:26 PM
I concur. While PowWeb is a good host for the average person, hosting multiple domains here is asking for a pain in the pockets in the long run.
Take for example somebody I know that had about 15 packages here, he recently moved to a dedicated server that pays the same he was paying for here a month (in total) and has more bandwidth and such.
Wise choice, and I hope you enjoy it and may all your projects turn out good
Sean. wrote 14 words on Wednesday May 18, 2005 at 11:39 AM
Thanks for the encouragement Samuel as well as your help on the POWWEB forums.
Sean. wrote 29 words on Tuesday Jun 28, 2005 at 01:07 PM
Robbie Port (I originally set up his MT site in spring 2004 on powweb) reports on the terrible experience he has had with powweb. Read all about it here.