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Re: "If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."

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Post by damncabbage »

mlntn wrote: post #15

I had a strange experience with these guys. I signed up and didn't get anything back. When I sent an e-mail two days later telling them to just forget it and cancel my account, they told me they were busy and didn't get around to setting up my VPS. Just weird...

Seems like a non-automated or a semi-automated provisioning on their side; I wonder what else isn't automated.

Re: "If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."

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Post by ricardobeat »

afhof wrote: post #8

Hmm, there seem to be a number of syntax errors highlighted when viewing the source code. If I was inviting people to view the source, I would probably want it to be clean. Here's validator output: http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fprgmr.com%2Fx...

The only actual error in there is the 'anchor' attribute (should be 'name'), the rest is just warnings for self-closing
tags and unencoded ampersands. Not that bad, considering it's still using an HTML 4 doctype.

Re: "If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."

#25

Post by oso96_2000 »

vasco wrote: post #16
minsight wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been a customer for years. They're a great operation. Their owner is on hacker news with username lsc.

I believe you, but I was gonna give them I try and apparently I can't!

It's kind of hard to find stock on buyvm since everytime they got something new, it's selled soooo fast. Sometimes you can find some stock on their irc channel and their mailing list. 've been a customer since about a year ago and can't be happier.

Re: "If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."

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Post by bricestacey »

damncabbage wrote: post #21
mlntn wrote: post #15

I had a strange experience with these guys. I signed up and didn't get anything back. When I sent an e-mail two days later telling them to just forget it and cancel my account, they told me they were busy and didn't get around to setting up my VPS. Just weird...

Seems like a non-automated or a semi-automated provisioning on their side; I wonder what else isn't automated.

Billing is not automated. I'm months overdue and I just got a personal email asking if I still wanted my account. It doesn't matter. Prgmr is hands down the best hobby VPS provider (I can't comment for other scenarios).

Re: "If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."

#27

Post by hellerbarde »

jaysonelliot wrote: post #7
venkyk wrote: post #5

I rather wish they had worded it as 'We assume you are not stupid'. Or they are assuming wrong in my case?

"We assume you are not stupid" means they are making an assumption of intelligence, whereas "we don't assume you are stupid" means they make no assumption one way or the other. I wonder which is more appropriate?

spot on +1

Re: "If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."

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Post by huhtenberg »

afhof wrote: post #8

Hmm, there seem to be a number of syntax errors highlighted when viewing the source code. If I was inviting people to view the source, I would probably want it to be clean. Here's validator output: http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fprgmr.com%2Fx...

Spelling nazi, the HTML edition.

Re: "If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."

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Post by dudus »

I really love the tone they use on the status blog http://blog.prgmr.com/xenophilia/

eg: = update on rehnquist well, it's down again, so I don't know what the heck is going on. I'm going to swap to new hardware this evening (will involve a graceful shutdown)

Note, until then, all new provisioning is on hold.

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