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In response to the LJ Drama going on, have a few things to say (it'll be short).
1) If you're not backing up the things that matter to you, you're making a mistake. This is true whether it's LJ, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, etc. LJ can be backed up with LJ Archive, LJ Backup and LJSM. The former two are Windows-only, the latter works on Linux and OSX, but can be a bit of a pain to use.
2) I do not anticipate LJ to be going anywhere. As others have mentioned, it's cheaper to pay salaries in Russia than the US. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if LJ eventually wound up in China or India at some point. Regardless, it's much cheaper to run a system than build it. It seems likely that we may be seeing the end of innovation on LJ, but that's OK, what we have works.
3) If you're still freaking out over the eventual demise of LJ, come and join my new Google Group, OMG LJ Emergency. At present, it is a locked-down list to managers only. You can join, and if LJ happens to suddenly go away, the managers can open up the list to discussion. This way, it's a zero (or almost zero) traffic list until it's needed, then we can quickly discuss where else to go and go. The list email address is omg-lj-emergency@googlegroups.com. If you want manager status and I think you'll not abuse it, I'll give it to you. Then, those people can make others managers, and we'll have a nice little web of trust that should be sufficient for this (potential) need.
4) Of course, every plan needs a good backup, so in case I'm wrong and our digital world does end overnight, my contact information and all pertinent Internet communities in which I am involved can be seen at www.starmind.org/about. :)
1) If you're not backing up the things that matter to you, you're making a mistake. This is true whether it's LJ, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, etc. LJ can be backed up with LJ Archive, LJ Backup and LJSM. The former two are Windows-only, the latter works on Linux and OSX, but can be a bit of a pain to use.
2) I do not anticipate LJ to be going anywhere. As others have mentioned, it's cheaper to pay salaries in Russia than the US. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if LJ eventually wound up in China or India at some point. Regardless, it's much cheaper to run a system than build it. It seems likely that we may be seeing the end of innovation on LJ, but that's OK, what we have works.
3) If you're still freaking out over the eventual demise of LJ, come and join my new Google Group, OMG LJ Emergency. At present, it is a locked-down list to managers only. You can join, and if LJ happens to suddenly go away, the managers can open up the list to discussion. This way, it's a zero (or almost zero) traffic list until it's needed, then we can quickly discuss where else to go and go. The list email address is omg-lj-emergency@googlegroups.com. If you want manager status and I think you'll not abuse it, I'll give it to you. Then, those people can make others managers, and we'll have a nice little web of trust that should be sufficient for this (potential) need.
4) Of course, every plan needs a good backup, so in case I'm wrong and our digital world does end overnight, my contact information and all pertinent Internet communities in which I am involved can be seen at www.starmind.org/about. :)
