Jake Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) As you may have noticed (or will notice once the DNS update propagates), there's a new www.idlethumbs.net in town! We got tired of looking at the old site sit there and stagnate -- a blog which was never updated, no comprehensive information about the podcast, its history or its current state -- so over the last couple of weeks we ripped it all apart and built an all encompassing podcast-focused archive site in its place. Fans of the podcast most commonly tell new listeners to start from the beginning, so we reformatted things to put episode 1 at the top of the archive and let people work their way down from there. One change you guys won't notice is that we've also completely re-done everything under the hood. Yes, though invisible to you, Idle Thumbs is powered by an all new and vastly improved content management system. Huge thanks as always to Doug Tabacco for a ton of amazing web backend work, and thanks also to Mike Watson for helping code up the frontend. As to why we'd fully rip out the underlying backend just to build an archive site... who knows? If you guys see anything busted or weird, please post about it here. Otherwise, enjoy our new home! Thanks, Jake, Chris, Sean, Doug, and Mike Edited December 30, 2011 by Jake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juv3nal Posted December 30, 2011 As to why we'd fully rip out the underlying backend just to build an archive site... who knows? Because it's not just an archive site, it's heralding a glorious future return. Stop teasing and blast some pod in our faces. edit: also, got super excited when I saw the rss feed was updated, but it's just reblasting all the old stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted December 30, 2011 Sorry about the RSS troubles. We're working on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SometingStupid Posted December 30, 2011 So, new podcasts a guarantee? You heard it here first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) If you guys see anything busted or weird, please post about it here. Otherwise, enjoy our new home! Link to the new podcast is missing. Edit: <div class="horsebag" id="header"> Edited December 30, 2011 by Nappi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subbes Posted December 30, 2011 I burst out of the restroom carrying my laptop (oh come on you know you do it too) and yelled "NEW THUMBS" at shammack, then had to retract my yell as it was just Gatling-Gunsby re-downloading. So, er, y'all need a new episode so I can recover from this shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted December 30, 2011 Ooo, fancy scribble type buttons with a circle and arrows. Neat! Are the old site archives completely gone now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted December 30, 2011 Ooo, fancy scribble type buttons with a circle and arrows. Neat!Are the old site archives completely gone now? http://old.idlethumbs.net 2004-2008 never forget Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabacco Posted December 30, 2011 I burst out of the restroom carrying my laptop (oh come on you know you do it too) and yelled "NEW THUMBS" at shammack, then had to retract my yell as it was just Gatling-Gunsby re-downloading.So, er, y'all need a new episode so I can recover from this shame. Sorry about that. I fixed a duplicate GUID in the feed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike Posted December 30, 2011 Edit: <div class="horsebag" id="header"> My work here is done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted December 30, 2011 click the names in the about page Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juv3nal Posted December 30, 2011 click the names in the about page I am clicking furiously on "Jeff Goldblum" and nothing is happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted December 30, 2011 Looks great! Also, is it me or are the forums faster now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted December 30, 2011 click the names in the about page Multi click unlock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cult of Jared Posted December 31, 2011 The nickname clicky-bit is inspired. Particularly Nick's* and Doug's. I reflexively clicked on the guest names and was disappointed to find no hilarious** alternate names. I generally try not to get excited about things that haven't even been confirmed yet, but the recent Idle Thumbs activity is making that difficult. * Fact: Nick has the best sex life. ** (libelous) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabacco Posted December 31, 2011 Looks great! Also, is it me or are the forums faster now? Hopefully! New dedicated hardware (no more sharing with Adventure Gamers) and new server stack (nginx/php-fpm and the database is all InnoDB now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted December 31, 2011 Excellent. It seems kind of sad seeing it all described with 'was' and such, but hey that's life. Also, the new forum speed is nice. However that damn edit button's AJAX still doesn't work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted December 31, 2011 Excellent. It seems kind of sad seeing it all described with 'was' and such, but hey that's life. Also, the new forum speed is nice. However that damn edit button's AJAX still doesn't work! Forum is still the same old forum for now. At least it's faster! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted December 31, 2011 Ooh. Nice CSS3! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted December 31, 2011 Wow, everything on the site loads way faster than I remember. And the front image is great. Kudos to everyone who worked on the site. For real. Also crossing my fingers for a new series of podcasts, as ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted December 31, 2011 Great stuff, Jake, Chris, Sean, Doug and Mike! The front page image is beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted December 31, 2011 Ooh. Nice CSS3! Mike is a stylelord. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted January 1, 2012 I like the new site! It came to the point where I will now forever associate the name of Greg Kasavin with the polygon creature from the header that was on there for a cool year or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 2, 2012 Mike is a stylelord. A stylewizard, surely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
