[ale] Speed Factory is back up

[lists at serioustechnology.com (Geoffrey)]

Chris Fowler wrote:
> 
>> Charles Shapiro wrote:
>>> Looks like Speedfactory is actually showing signs of life.
>>>
>>> They appear to be back on DNS with an apologetic message on their site (
>>> http://speedfactory.net ).  Hmm. No details on what happened.
>> I don't see any apology, just the old main page they used to have.
> 
> Yea,  They're back up.  I feel a bit guilty for jumping ship. I  guess
> that is just part of being human.

I wouldn't feel guilty, they did not handle the problem well at all. 
Further, I really think we've just seen the tip of the iceberg here.

> The reality is that they started changing two years ago and that change
> was not for the good.

It all went down hill when two things happened.  Darryl, the main guy 
there left.  About the same time is when they were purchased.  I don't 
know which happened first, but both were a bad blows.  They didn't 
replace Darryl, just piled more work on everyone else.  They still had 
some good folks there, but they were overwhelmed.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin