VirMach ✡ 2024 ✡ RYZEN ✡ NVMe ✡✡ Hanukkah Sale ✡ Not Another Mystery Box ✡ Christmas & New Years

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  • cybertechcybertech OGBenchmark King YABS 24/7/365

    gogogo

    I bench YABS 24/7/365 unless it's a leap year.

  • @VirMach said: both wheel spins at once?

    ^ for me

  • Guess I'll bite after all, yolo

    Order: 9197439969
    I'll pick number 18

  • @Decicus said:
    Guess I'll bite after all, yolo

    Order: 9197439969
    I'll pick number 18

    You're one day too late for the day 7 offer/mystery, it's now day 8, different mystery. To make you feel better, I did a wheel spin (that doesn't count.) If you want to simulate what you would've got, I closed out of the first wheel accidentally but the second wheel is up and it would've gave you...

    Don't worry you still have a chance to have bad luck on day 8.

  • edited January 2025

    @thelocalhost said:

    @VirMach said: both wheel spins at once?

    ^ for me

    I've closed out of the first wheel, wait a little bit longer if you want a proper spinny animation otherwise if you want it processed sooner just give me a number between 1 and 20 for the unfun but efficient version. Okay you did already give me a number. Doing it now since you already gave a number.

    Edit -- Actually nevermind the number thing won't work I already remember your number, I'm supposed to come up with a list and map it to numbers and it feels weird doing it now that I know your number. Oh cool this website just saves the first wheel when I open it back up, crisis averted.

  • @tridinebandim said: lets do this wheel spins please. thanks

    aaaand lets push luck one more buying candle 8

    You said spins so I'm counting this as you want two wheels, no takebacks.

  • @VirMach said: I'm counting this as you want two wheels

    sure thanks

  • @VirMach said:

    @Decicus said:
    Guess I'll bite after all, yolo

    Order: 9197439969
    I'll pick number 18

    You're one day too late for the day 7 offer/mystery, it's now day 8, different mystery. To make you feel better, I did a wheel spin (that doesn't count.) If you want to simulate what you would've got, I closed out of the first wheel accidentally but the second wheel is up and it would've gave you...

    Don't worry you still have a chance to have bad luck on day 8.

    I blame cache, it was still showing to me as day 7, figured it was extended or something (but I guess I should've just used my brain lol).

    But based on that wheel spin might have been a blessing in disguise

  • edited January 2025

    Okay I screwed everything up, @thelocalhost you got 512MB and then cursed idler, I forgot to record the second wheel spin, I have the first. @tridinebandim you got 384MB and then
    , but I did an overwrite of the file for the first wheel with the second. Sorry I tried to be slick and do them quickly one after another and my brain melted. Oh wait I think @thelocalhost I recorded
    but not the first or also did an overwrite.

    Your decision since I've offered this before when i mess up a recording, do you want to take my word for it and keep your mystery, or re-do?

    Edit -- Oh my god I can't do anything, instead of hyperlinking the image I did an image and did an overwrite on what I highlighted. Overwrites for everyone!

  • What’s with the cache issue though? I thought it was just me. Buy one candle might get another. Another layer of mystery added 🪄

  • edited January 2025

    what did i get ? :lol: last decision 384 mb? maybe you misremember? may it be a cursed idler? :lol: anyway i can see at service page thanks

    ps: i think 1gb spin is mine got it...

  • FrankZFrankZ ModeratorOG

    Why do I get the feeling that @VirMach is celebrating New Years a little late this year.

  • edited January 2025

    @VirMach Your decision since I've offered this before when i mess up a recording, do you want to take my word for it and keep your mystery, or re-do?

    This including me? if so re-do please 😅

    Ps: everytime i reread i find another meaning 😂

  • imokimok OG Not Administrator

    @FrankZ said:
    Why do I get the feeling that @VirMach is celebrating New Years a little late this year.

    Disappearance has begun.

  • @imok said:

    @FrankZ said:
    Why do I get the feeling that @VirMach is celebrating New Years a little late this year.

    Disappearance has begun.

    VirmAche deadpool?

    We accept Karma donations for the last flan. 🍮 affbrr

  • imokimok OG Not Administrator

    @yoursunny said:

    @imok said:

    @FrankZ said:
    Why do I get the feeling that @VirMach is celebrating New Years a little late this year.

    Disappearance has begun.

    VirmAche deadpool?

    No

  • @imok said:

    @yoursunny said:

    @imok said:

    @FrankZ said:
    Why do I get the feeling that @VirMach is celebrating New Years a little late this year.

    Disappearance has begun.

    VirmAche deadpool?

    No

    Not unless @imok gets the 1200 nvme

  • FrankZFrankZ ModeratorOG
    edited January 2025

    Just letting you guys know that I will not be around as much for a while. :sunglasses:
    But I'll still be working behind the scenes to make LES a great place to be.

  • vyasvyas OG
    edited January 2025

    @FrankZ said:
    Just letting you guys know that I will not be around as much for a while. :sunglasses:
    But I'll still be working behind the scenes to make LES a great place to be.

    Bon voyage and may you sell a hundred servers, Frank who may or may not be virmach

  • msattmsatt ProviderOG
    edited January 2025

    @VirMach Feel free to use my account as an example (to everyone) of how wild this is going to be.....
    Be kind <3
    Order Number is: 3687352029
    Oh btw another great name EmotionalInformal-VM which seems very apt.

    Get your FREE VPS if you develop Open Source software

  • edited January 2025

    Leftover mysteries: If you have day 3 or day 7, a few are still being processed. That will be done either tonight or tomorrow. I'll wrap up the transfer and two left over from day 7 first and then spend some time trying to do the best for the leftovers on day 3. For now, let's at least get started on the final mystery.


    Final mystery:

    1. Coin flip per service first. Heads, two of the above, unique 1 through 7 odds per service (rolled twice.) Tails, nothing/no change.

    We're having some technical difficulties in finding a coin. The closest thing I've located is a CMOS battery. I figured I said coin and even though I meant a virtual one in this case it's better to do a physical one. We may give up and do a virtual one.

    Password to the Pastebin: Y4jbAECsSiY4jbAdD@#ECsSi!

    (This is if anyone wanted to verify they were not altered.)

  • @VirMach said:
    We're having some technical difficulties in finding a coin.

    ALDI is selling 4-pack coins for one dollar.
    If you need to flip N coins, send us Math.ceil(N/4) in account credits.
    We'll then buy the coins and flip them for you, uploading the pictures.

    We accept Karma donations for the last flan. 🍮 affbrr

  • Will an owner of a "WholeMale-VM" please let me know if this was meant to be a purchase for Day 7 or Day 8?

  • cybertechcybertech OGBenchmark King YABS 24/7/365

    is there one with "PartFemale-VM"

    I bench YABS 24/7/365 unless it's a leap year.

  • imokimok OG Not Administrator

    Good evening.

  • edited January 2025

    @VirMach said:
    We're having some technical difficulties in finding a coin. The closest thing I've located is a CMOS battery. I figured I said coin and even though I meant a virtual one in this case it's better to do a physical one. We may give up and do a virtual one.

    A CMOS battery is a coin cell. Just sayin'. ;)

    @VirMach said:
    Taking votes on what you guys want the first candle mystery to be... each number maps to one of them. I'm letting you guys pick the first day. Here's the list of potential mysteries, which I'll reveal the password to after the sale ends for transparency. This way I won't get blamed if we end up only having one day and you guys think I conspired to give you the worst mystery.

    Disclaimer: this post does not necessarily confirm or deny that the 768MB plan tomorrow is anything but a 768MB plan.

    VOTE HERE - https://fast-poll.com/poll/2f11e626

    @VirMach said:
    Password to the Pastebin: Y4jbAECsSiY4jbAdD@#ECsSi!

    (This is if anyone wanted to verify they were not altered.)

  • @VirMach said:
    Will an owner of a "WholeMale-VM" please let me know if this was meant to be a purchase for Day 7 or Day 8?

    Perhaps the owner meant it to be a purchase on Day 6.9?

  • @VirMach said:

    Final mystery:

    1. Coin flip per service first. Heads, two of the above, unique 1 through 7 odds per service (rolled twice.) Tails, nothing/no change.

    Does this mean all initial orders of Day 8 will receive the same specifications, with the only difference being whether or not the 'Coin flip' applies?

  • @haynhat said:

    @VirMach said:

    Final mystery:

    1. Coin flip per service first. Heads, two of the above, unique 1 through 7 odds per service (rolled twice.) Tails, nothing/no change.

    Does this mean all initial orders of Day 8 will receive the same specifications, with the only difference being whether or not the 'Coin flip' applies?

    Ok yes, I'm also slightly confused...

    is the worst 50% outcome... that you pay the full price and get absolutely nothing, not even the 1GB VPS?
    or you get the 1GB, but just no mystery and nothing more happens or gets added... but you still have the 1GB VPS?

  • vyasvyas OG
    edited January 2025

    Day 8 order: my provisioning of VPs was within 10 minutes , now the mystery awaits.

    Maybe that is the mystery- is it Day 7 or Day 8?

    • assuming I got day 8.. since I placed order after Virmach wrote Day 7 was closed…

    @cybertech said:
    is there one with "PartFemale-VM"

    Was it gmail back in the day who used to have the string 'notfemail' in the url ?
    Edit: It was mail.com (thanks, Claude)

    Mail.com used the string "notfemail" in their URLs after a user logged in, specifically as part of the session management.

    Here's why you remember that and where to find more information:

    Why "notfemail"?

    Historical Context: The "notfemail" string was a seemingly random piece used in the URL as a security measure related to session handling. It was likely part of their internal system and how they uniquely identified logged-in users for their web interface.

    Avoiding Caching Issues: Using a seemingly random, unique string like this can help prevent caching issues that might otherwise occur with simpler, more predictable URL patterns. Browsers and intermediate servers would treat URLs with "notfemail" differently, preventing unintentional sharing of session data.

    Obfuscation: While not a form of strong security, it could also be seen as a very minor attempt at obfuscation. The non-descriptive string might make it slightly harder for a casual observer to identify what part of the URL was significant.

  • edited January 2025

    @user123 said: A CMOS battery is a coin cell. Just sayin'.

    Alright I'm sold. Positive side is heads. Flipping soon.

    @haynhat said:

    @VirMach said:

    Final mystery:

    1. Coin flip per service first. Heads, two of the above, unique 1 through 7 odds per service (rolled twice.) Tails, nothing/no change.

    Does this mean all initial orders of Day 8 will receive the same specifications, with the only difference being whether or not the 'Coin flip' applies?

    I'll interpret it in my next post when I do the flips. Unless it's my next next post.

  • cybertechcybertech OGBenchmark King YABS 24/7/365

    gogogo good luck everybuddy

    I bench YABS 24/7/365 unless it's a leap year.

  • HEADS - If your service name is here, it means you got heads. In my next post we'll go

    • UnimportantVengeful-VM
    • EasyRundown-VM
    • EmotionalInformal-VM
    • TepidAnxious-VM
    • WordyHandsome-VM

    TAILS - If your service name is here, it means you got tails. End of the road for you guys.

    • WholeMale-VM
    • BlissfulJumbo-VM
    • JointInconsequential-VM
    • TightIdentical-VM
    • TerrificSerpentine-VM
    • PoorElderly-VM

    (It went Tails-Heads-Tails-Heads-Tails-Heads-Heads-Tails-Tails-Tails-Heads. Ouch.)

  • @VirMach said:
    Final candle is live.

    There is a 50% chance of not receiving a mystery with this one right from the start. I'll let you guys guess what that could mean in terms of those who do receive one. If you do receive a mystery, it may require participation. For those requiring participation, at the end of the sale I'll make a list of invoice IDs and/or service names that need to respond to my message.

    Okay so we're finally past this stage, now these are our champions that will go on to roll a (virtual) 7 sided dice, twice. Each number represents the candle day. You will receive a combo of two mysteries from day one through seven. Yes, that means twice the amount of work still left over to get to the finish line, but these are your dice rolls.

    UnimportantVengeful-VM

    EasyRundown-VM

    EmotionalInformal-VM

    TepidAnxious-VM

    WordyHandsome-VM

    There's a lot of 2's and 3's. I hope that's good for me. Oh I just looked. It's not good for me at all.

    So how it will work is, we will go in order. The order of the dice rolls matter (in some cases.) If they end up overwriting each other, that's what will happen. I'll try to bend the rules in your favor as much as possible though. Anyone who got a SEVEN roll needs to give me their order/invoice number like before to confirm if desired (keep in mind it will only be the one wheel, original version.)

    For reference I'll put all of them again her:

    1. Half the services get half price on recurring. The other half get half the amount paid returned to store credits. These will be done in order from oldest to newest purchase, and flip. So first paid order gets half recurring price (and no credit), second gets half back in store credits (and no change on recurring price) and so on.

    2. Double all specifications.

    3. Specifications that match what VPSBlackFriday Flash Deal would have been on the node you landed on. If it's lower, it stays the same.

    4. Dealer's choice. I'm the dealer. Anything goes as long as it's not worse than what you purchased.

    5. Depending on your node, two of the following: 2.5GB RAM, 2 Cores, 55GB disk, 5TB bandwidth.

    6. Duplicate service, half price on recurring. (Not charged for first 2 years of duplicate.)

    7. You will be provided an opportunity to re-roll your plan if desired (optional.) This is optional because it's possible you could end up with a smaller plan. This will result in a termination and re-creation. It can re-roll into any of the 9 different Christmas deals, with lower odds for larger plans. From 384MB to 5GB plans, with odds respectively being: 20%, 20%, 20%, 10%, 10%, 10%, 5%, 5%. Everyone will be asked to pick a number between 1 and 20, which each represent a 5% portion of the above (so 20%, four numbers, 10%, two numbers, 5% one number.) Random dice rolls determine which plan they represent. 20% chance it stays the same, 40% chance it's lower, 40% chance it's higher.

  • I've looked over it and it seems like there's 3x 3's in the second spot. Here's how I'll do the overwrite instead, at my discretion I'll take into account the original roll as a starting spot for it as much as possible (as in multiply or divide out for closest match.) If applicable? I don't know let's just start doing them and see how it looks.

  • I had a final surprise for this sale by the way but I forgot it. I guess it's also a surprise for me. Oh wait I think I already ruined the surprise, I remember it now, it was supposed to be done on New Year's. That's the surprise, that I forgot.

  • @tridinebandim said: This including me? if so re-do please 😅

    Just confirming so I don't forget.

  • @thelocalhost did you want your original or re-roll? Not sure if you replied, I couldn't find it. I do see you liked the post.

  • Order Number is: 1591747086


    @virmach said:

    So how it will work is, we will go in order. The order of the dice rolls matter (in some cases.) If they end up overwriting each other, that's what will happen. I'll try to bend the rules in your favor as much as possible though. Anyone who got a SEVEN roll needs to give me their order/invoice number like before to confirm if desired (keep in mind it will only be the one wheel, original version.)

  • @Kris just tagging you as a note to myself to transfer your service away. Oh and also you got tails on today's candle, might as well reconfirm both pieces of bad news.

  • edited January 2025

    @vyas said:
    Order Number is: 1591747086


    @virmach said:

    So how it will work is, we will go in order. The order of the dice rolls matter (in some cases.) If they end up overwriting each other, that's what will happen. I'll try to bend the rules in your favor as much as possible though. Anyone who got a SEVEN roll needs to give me their order/invoice number like before to confirm if desired (keep in mind it will only be the one wheel, original version.)

    UnimportantVengeful-VM

    I'll just do a wheel for the rest of these instead of picking a number. Okay, focus, record the GIF and do not overwrite.

    And then after that, it's dealer's choice for your second dice roll. Anything goes. I'm definitely going to opt out of doing it the complicated way I did dealer's choice in the past, that took way too long and only made sense in bulk.

    Okay uhhhh... we'll reset the specs to normal. Kidding. I still want it to kind of be random, so we'll do this. I haven't looked at the node you've landed on yet, I'll give you a choice, do you want to keep it the way it is (Ryzen 5120), or proceed with the following?

    • If the node has above 1000GB disk left, you get an extra +100GB disk, if it's below, it's reduced to 60GB disk (as in 60GB disk.)
    • If the node has above 40GB free memory left over the way I usually manually check it (40,xxx -- not exact) you get 3GB extra RAM, if it's below, reduced to 3GB.
    • If the node has below 3TB bandwidth utilization by the time you reply/it's checked so far in the month (it's been 48~ hours since reset) you get an extra 3TB bandwidth, if it's less, you get reduced by 3TB bandwidth.
    • If the node has below 20% CPU utilization the way I usually manually check it, you get 2 extra cores. If it's in between 20% and 30% you get the same, and if it's above 30% you get 1 core less.
    • If the node has a bunch of extra IP addresses available (at my discretion, since we're not removing any) you get an extra IP as well.
  • cybertechcybertech OGBenchmark King YABS 24/7/365
    edited January 2025

    @vyas seems like you struck lottery

    now i really regret not buying

    I bench YABS 24/7/365 unless it's a leap year.

  • @VirMach

    WordyHandsome-VM

    Your Order Number is: 4071929140

  • EasyRundown-VM

    First roll is a 6, which is duplicate service/half price. Service has been duplicated.

    Second roll is a 3, which is matching VPSBlackFriday. They'll be processed for both services.

  • edited January 2025

    @VirMach said: EmotionalInformal-VM

    First roll is a 3, it's been added to get processed with other VPSBF type mysteries, except with a note to double it afterward.

    Edit -- Oh no @msatt why'd you order in the same location and end up on the same node, and get the same deal. I forgot all the goalposts I had to move to justify giving you whatever you got, I guess it's safer now either way since it gets doubled.

  • @VirMach said: TepidAnxious-VM

    This gets doubled first. Done. So here's how we'll interpret this one then, it starts off as a doubled version of the special, so what we'll do is use it as the MINIMUM no matter what, if the VPSBF deal ends up being lower (and it goes based off having 2x IPv4 which will change some things.)

    I've put it into the list for VPSBF type mysteries as well.

  • @KernelPanic said:
    @VirMach

    WordyHandsome-VM

    Your Order Number is: 4071929140

    Alright, and for this one, we have:

    @VirMach said: WordyHandsome-VM

    And the second dice roll, it also gets put into VPSBF type mystery list. Good luck.

  • vyasvyas OG
    edited January 2025

    Wow cool ! For the dealer choice-

    may I ask (in case I missed, which is likely) what might be the specs for the Ryzen5120? Would be delighted to mention my preference once the specs are known.

    And I don't need extra bandwidth (option 3 in the list) if that can be taken out of options, would be appreciated- leaves less room for uncertainty

    Thanks

    ——-

    @VirMach said:

    @vyas said:
    Order Number is: 1591747086


    @virmach said:

    So how it will work is, we will go in order. The order of the dice rolls matter (in some cases.) If they end up overwriting each other, that's what will happen. I'll try to bend the rules in your favor as much as possible though. Anyone who got a SEVEN roll needs to give me their order/invoice number like before to confirm if desired (keep in mind it will only be the one wheel, original version.)

    UnimportantVengeful-VM

    I'll just do a wheel for the rest of these instead of picking a number. Okay, focus, record the GIF and do not overwrite.

    And then after that, it's dealer's choice for your second dice roll. Anything goes. I'm definitely going to opt out of doing it the complicated way I did dealer's choice in the past, that took way too long and only made sense in bulk.

    Okay uhhhh... we'll reset the specs to normal. Kidding. I still want it to kind of be random, so we'll do this. I haven't looked at the node you've landed on yet, I'll give you a choice, do you want to keep it the way it is (Ryzen 5120), or proceed with the following?

    • If the node has above 1000GB disk left, you get an extra +100GB disk, if it's below, it's reduced to 60GB disk (as in 60GB disk.)
    • If the node has above 40GB free memory left over the way I usually manually check it (40,xxx -- not exact) you get 3GB extra RAM, if it's below, reduced to 3GB.
    • If the node has below 3TB bandwidth utilization by the time you reply/it's checked so far in the month (it's been 48~ hours since reset) you get an extra 3TB bandwidth, if it's less, you get reduced by 3TB bandwidth.
    • If the node has below 20% CPU utilization the way I usually manually check it, you get 2 extra cores. If it's in between 20% and 30% you get the same, and if it's above 30% you get 1 core less.
    • If the node has a bunch of extra IP addresses available (at my discretion, since we're not removing any) you get an extra IP as well.
  • @vyas said:
    Wow cool ! For the dealer choice-

    may I ask (in case I missed, which is likely) what might be the specs for the Ryzen5120? Would be delighted to mention my preference once the specs are known.

    Ryzen Special 384
    384MB RAM
    1 Core
    10GB SSD
    500GB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $9.97/2YR

    Ryzen Special 512
    512MB RAM
    1 Core
    15GB SSD
    1TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $12.88/2YR

    Ryzen Special 768
    768MB RAM
    1 Core
    20GB SSD
    1.5TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $15.76/2YR

    Ryzen Special 1024
    1GB RAM
    1 Core
    25GB SSD
    2TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $18.64/2YR

    Ryzen Special 1536
    1.5GB RAM
    1 Core
    35GB SSD
    3TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $23.52/2YR

    Ryzen Special 2048
    2GB RAM
    1 Core
    45GB SSD
    4TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $28.40/2YR

    Ryzen Special 2560
    2.5GB RAM
    2 Core
    55GB SSD
    5TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $33.28/2YR

    Ryzen Special 4096
    4GB RAM
    2 Core
    80GB SSD
    6TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $47.92/2YR

    Ryzen Special 5120
    5GB RAM
    3 Core
    120GB SSD
    7TB Bandwidth
    1 IPv4

    $57.68/2YR

  • msattmsatt ProviderOG

    @VirMach said: First roll is a 3, it's been added to get processed with other VPSBF type mysteries, except with a note to double it afterward.

    Edit -- Oh no @msatt why'd you order in the same location and end up on the same node, and get the same deal. I forgot all the goalposts I had to move to justify giving you whatever you got, I guess it's safer now either way since it gets doubled.

    >

    Thank you - I am perfectly happy with double. <3
    I thought at least onetime @VirMach will benefit and I felt it would be just payback for what had already been provided. So to win / improve on every candle (even though they will be idlers) is superb.
    This years mystery box has been a great success (for me) and I hope others will appreciate the amount of time and brain stretching that has been done by Soheil.
    As your reward @Virmach, I promise to be 'positive' with the next outage / move / ip address change :)

    Get your FREE VPS if you develop Open Source software

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