A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

IAM status

Because of a combination of physical issues with the server co-lo and service pack installations, the IAM server is temporarily having some problems. Hopefully it will be back online later tonight, but it may have to be offline for a little bit of maintenance tomorrow. I apologize for the inconvenience.

If you’re bored, Xeni just posted the latest in the “Karl Rove’s Dad’s Pierced Wiener” series, which includes a lengthy audio interview with Fakir Musafar (and if you feel like listening to more interviews, including another with Fakir, check out the BME/Radio archives).

Comments

22 responses to “IAM status”

  1. Megan Avatar

    ^^ thanks for letting us know, I thought it was just my computer.

  2. Megan Avatar

    ^^ thanks for letting us know, I thought it was just my computer.

  3. Grammar Nazi Avatar
    Grammar Nazi

    I before E except after C, or when sounding like A in neighbor and weigh.

  4. Grammar Nazi Avatar
    Grammar Nazi

    I before E except after C, or when sounding like A in neighbor and weigh.

  5. Dave Avatar

    If i cant get my IAM fix… I may just turn to crack.

  6. Dave Avatar

    If i cant get my IAM fix… I may just turn to crack.

  7. mandy Avatar

    thanks for always keeping us update! xo

  8. mandy Avatar

    thanks for always keeping us update! xo

  9. Swims_in_the_Ether Avatar

    Dave- I second that.

  10. Swims_in_the_Ether Avatar

    Dave- I second that.

  11. spunky_nikki Avatar

    I third that Dave

  12. spunky_nikki Avatar

    I third that Dave

  13. Zar Avatar

    fourth, dave
    though its back up

  14. Zar Avatar

    fourth, dave
    though its back up

  15. Courtney Avatar

    I fourth that Dave.

  16. Courtney Avatar

    I fourth that Dave.

  17. subliminal Avatar
    subliminal

    make it 5!

  18. subliminal Avatar
    subliminal

    make it 5!

  19. Stan Avatar

    Fakir is an interesting character. But it was very annoying that the mp3 file had ‘skips’ in it. I tried downloading it twice and it appears to be an artifact of the file.

  20. Stan Avatar

    Fakir is an interesting character. But it was very annoying that the mp3 file had ‘skips’ in it. I tried downloading it twice and it appears to be an artifact of the file.

  21. juDe Avatar

    no probs 🙂

  22. juDe Avatar

    no probs 🙂

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