The Adjunct

Wow, my website actually loads up when I go to it now.

I’m not even sure if anyone is still reading this blog, but if you are someone who has tried to load it up over the years then you probably noticed it was slow as shit.  I always kind of ignored the fact that my site took so long to load up.  I guess I feared I had done something wrong while creating it, and that in order to fix it I would need to learn all kinds of complicated things that I wasn’t willing to study.  So I ignored the problem.

Then the other day I tried to log into the admin of my site, and it took so long to load up that my browser kept timing out.  Furious, I called my web host, GoDaddy, to demand an explanation. Here’s what it turns out the problem was:

My web host, the jackasses at GoDaddy.com, had me on what they call their “legacy” server. This server is slow as mud, and also has the web content it hosts sotred on numerous different devices.  GoDaddy offered to upgrade me to their “4G” server, which would allow my website to load normally.  I assumed this was a sales pitch and asked how much extra they’d need for this.  No extra money.  Just a customer choice.

So what does this mean? It means these assholes at GoDaddy have knowingly been hosting my website on a slow, inferior server all these years.  They did this because I don’t update frequently or get a lot of traffic.  They did it because I never called and complained. They did it because I am a noob with money, and it is easy to take money from a noob.

They have a real server that they use for people who call and complain like I did.  All those times I told people to go check out my blog, and they replied that they couldn’t get it to load…it was all GoDaddy’s fault.

I really should switch to a different host. I’m going to call GoDaddy back today and tell them that I think it is wrong of them to take advantage of a client like they did. if I don’t get some form of apology refund, I’m going with someone else.

I swear I am having this exact conversation with about ten students right now:

Ah, the winter solstice! Classes are done, grades are in, and the spirit of the season is upon us at ratemyprofessor.com:

He is helpful and his explanations are clear. willing to stay after class and answer all your questions. One thing is he seldom gives high grades. I got a C in his class but I think I really learnt a lot from it. Think twice before you take his class

Think twice before taking a class where the professor is helpful and his explanations are clear? Think twice before taking a class where you will learn a lot? If you got a C, then maybe the fault is not mine.

Students just want an easy A. What really drives me to despair is that they acknowledge that the class is teaching them things, and that I am performing my job well, but they don’t value it.