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For SpaceNut re Azure test site...
We have had flawless service from our test VM in recent months, to the point that I forgot to check on it.
It did not respond this morning, and I had to spend several hours with Gemini, figuring out what was wrong (full disk) and then, how to deal with the problem. In the course of the work, Gemini showed me features of Azure for emergency recovery, and I'm mighty glad to know they are available.
I had the system back up, and decided to install 90 pending updates. The next step was to delete old files and we released 3 gigabytes of storage.
The new updates required a reboot, and I'm waiting now for that process to complete.
Hopefully the web site for our images will be back up soon.
Update: I'm keeping the site offline ... our demand for images is light, and I'd like to implement security protocols to prevent spammer activity.
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For SpaceNut re possible educational activity...
I'd like you to think about this idea, to see if it's something you'd like me to pursue...
In building a robot kit recently (see Robotics Education topic) I discovered that the kit does NOT perform any useful work after it is constructed. The text in the ad at Amazon did not make that clear. I have opened correspondence with the company, and will report anything I learn.
In the mean time, we (NewMars) might have an opportunity to provide an educational service for customers of this particular company, and potentially of others. Robotics is not something that is easy to master, and the physical size of the robot doesn't make much difference. We are set up to provide useful guidance for kit builders, and more importantly, we are in a position to provide advice to kit builders who have questions, or for software to be exchanged, or described, or debugged when that is necessary.
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For SpaceNut re Daily Recap...
Thank you for supporting the new Daily Recap....
As you can see, I do not yet have the routine memorized ... Performing the Daily Recap procedure requires use of a different computer from the one where the Calendar Update and the Recruiting posts are performed.
Update: SpaceNut, I asked Google's Gemini to rewrite the URL's program to run on the computer where I perform daily maintenance tasks for NewMars.com/forums. The revised program works perfectly, so I'll start using it tomorrow. Hopefully we will have a consistent Daily Recap for you to work on.
Thanks (again) for taking on that time consuming task! I'm hoping our members (and non-member readers) will appreciate your efforts.
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