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We are aware that the streams have been experiencing downtime on and off lately. This is caused by a hacker. We know who it is and have already contacted the FBI to take action, so sit tight. We’ll be keeping the streams up as much as we possibly can. KJSR.net has no intention, as usual, of shutting down for any reason whatsoever. Catch you on the airwaves!

-DJ Kyo

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Friends, we here at KJSR.net are a family. And as with all families, there are good times and bad times. Unfortunately, this is a bad time. Last night, at approximately 6pm, Yulanda, the girlfriend of our very own DJ WRider passed away from lymphoma.

Here, in WRider’s own words, is Yulanda:

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Hello everyone, your friendly neighborhood codemonkey here. I wanted to inform you all of some changes we’re trying to implement in the site here in the upcoming future. No, we’re not changing servers again, or expecting any form of downtime at all, we’re just trying to implement a few upgrades that will make the overall site a better experience for you our listeners. While we like to keep things a surprise, I do want to inform you of two of our projects.

Rating System
First up, is a new rating system for our shows. As you may have heard in various pitches when we try to recruit new DJ’s, we have an open policy about what our DJ’s can say and play on the station, allowing them to basically say what they want to say and play what they want to play. Though that said, we do want give you, our listeners, an advanced warning to content that may not be deemed largely appropriate for younger listeners or for listeners with children. That said, we’ve installed a new system to allow our DJ’s to rate the content of their shows, and the KJSR staff will be doing our best to enforce our new rating policy. There will be three possible ratings, PG (Parental Guidance), TN (Teen), and MA (Mature).

PG – Parental Guidance
This will be the default rating for all shows, and for when DJ Johnny Fever is on the airwaves. While we deem this rating to be safe for all listeners, we do encourage younger listeners to be cautious still as a random song or comment may not necessarily be appropriate for all ages. Most of our shows will likely fall into this rating.

TN – Teen 14+
This rating means that the content of the show may be more appropriate for a slightly older crowd. Songs and languange will likely range from mild to moderate. Younger listeners aren’t discouraged from listening, but content will be slightly more mature.

MA – Mature 18+
A Mature rating means that the show is meant for older, mature listeners. Songs played and language used by DJ’s will likely tend towards more adult content, and swearing or foul language may be regularly involved. Younger listeners are discouraged from listening to these shows, unless monitored by an adult.

I do want to state that while we are implementing these ratings, it will have no effect as to the content on your favorite shows. It is not intended as a means to censor our DJ’s, but as a way to inform listeners, new and old, as to the general content of all shows. We look to have the new rating system fully implemented by the beginning of next week, and we hope it’s beneficial to everyone.

Graphic Upgrade
If you note the sidebar, you’ll see that we’re trying to unify the graphics for our buttons into a new theme. We’ve updated a few so far, and plan to update the rest throughout the next day or so. Yeah, its nothing that huge, but its been needed for a long while. Its also the start of several other projects, but those you’ll have to wait for.

Other than that, I’m only permitted to say that we have several big things planned for 2010. A rating system and new buttons are only the beginning of things to come. We here at KJSR are thriving to not only provide you great music, but several other things as well. So stay tune and keep your eyes peeled for new features to come.

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Folks, we’re going to have some downtime tonight right after DJ Overdose ends his show.

Normally, we’d wait till 4-5am for something like this, but between DJ Unholy calling off, and the drop errors we’re getting right now, it’s best if we do this right away.

Don’t worry, we have a backup for the streams, so you won’t be deprived of music!

We hope the downtime will be less than 2 hours.

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(Updates are at the BOTTOM of this post)
Sorry folks, but you may have some trouble connecting to the stream today…

Apparently, we’re under attack by Microsoft. I’ve just spent the last few hours on the phone with several of their techs (who apparently think that “reboot your computer” solves all problems).

Basically, what’s happening is a computer at Microsoft’s Hotmail datacenter is flooding our broadcast servers.

Here’s a partial log from last night:

<10/19/09@20:00:26> [dest: 65.55.106.108] Invalid resource request(/robots.txt)
<10/19/09@20:00:27> [dest: 65.55.106.108] Invalid resource request(/robots.txt)
<10/19/09@20:00:28> [dest: 65.55.106.108] Invalid resource request(/robots.txt)
<10/19/09@20:00:29> [dest: 65.55.106.108] Invalid resource request(/robots.txt)
<10/19/09@20:00:30> [dest: 65.55.106.108] Invalid resource request(/robots.txt)
<10/19/09@20:00:31> [dest: 65.55.106.108] Invalid resource request(/robots.txt)
<10/19/09@20:01:03> [dest: 65.55.106.108] Added to Ban List
<10/19/09@20:01:16> [dest: 65.55.106.108] IP in ban list, disconnecting
<10/19/09@20:01:17> [dest: 65.55.106.108] IP in ban list, disconnecting
<10/19/09@20:01:18> [dest: 65.55.106.108] IP in ban list, disconnecting
<10/19/09@20:01:19> [dest: 65.55.106.108] IP in ban list, disconnecting
<10/19/09@20:01:20> [dest: 65.55.106.108] IP in ban list, disconnecting

Soon as we get this resolved, I’ll post an update.

IF you can connect to the music stream, enjoy it. If you can’t, keep trying!

Charlie

UPDATE:
8:09pm – They’re still at it on server 1, and they just DDOSed our transcoder. More details as I get them. Hang tight folks!

8:41pm – They’re now hammering away at stream 2’s server.

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A year ago today, just a few weeks after we started KJSR.net, we brought JohnnyFever, the AutoDJ online for the first time.

Originally, he was just a playlist to fill the empty time between DJs (all 5 of us!). But then Charlie got the bright idea to install an Artificial Intelligence matrix in Johnny to “give him a bit of personality.”

Oh, how far he has grown! Now, not only does he cover empty timeslots, but he also talks in our live chat room, and answers the phones for us!

As the station grows, Johnny does too. And like we say, not only is he the brain of the station, he’s also the hardest working DJ we have.

Happy Birthday Johnny! And here’s hoping you’ll be here for many more!

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KJSR.net DJs and Staff would like to extend our condolences to DJs Overdose and Everyman on the passing of their Aunt. Please keep them in your thoughts during this difficult time.

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If any of our fantastic listeners knows how to properly install mplayer on a CentOS server, please send an email to dj-charlie@kjsr.net!

A reward will be given to the person who manages to help the most.

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