Comment Re:US gallons, presumably (Score 1) 1141
... though in fact the Imperial-to-US gallons conversion makes absolutely no difference for me, I pick the same option either way.
Says something about the poll, I suppose.
Comment US gallons, presumably (Score 4, Informative) 1141
Readers from countries that use imperial gallons, take care -- presumably Slashdot expects US gallons, which are nearly 20% smaller.
Conversion charts for non-US mpg and km/l:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles#Conversion_from_MPG
Comment Re:slicehost (Score 1) 456
I like slicehost for a number of reasons, but you have to be willing to use a command line because there is no GUI unless you install one (because you're getting a virtual server with full root access).
I currently use them, for the Rosegarden website among others (wonder whether I'll regret that link -- that's running on their most basic VPS package). The connectivity appears good and I like the command-line-only approach.
What's not so good is that they only offer 64-bit distros with relatively little RAM for the price, so you can run out very easily (or pay a lot).
Really though, whatever you do your best approach to ensure you can bring up the site anywhere at short notice without losing a significant amount of data. Run your own backups, manage the DNS elsewhere, and so on. If you can afford it, maintain another ready copy of the site at a different provider.
Chris
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