About SOL4

Updated: October 24, 2024
Martian Globe Shot
* Image from nasa.gov

First, some history: When I created the sol4 domain in the early 2000s, I intended to use it to share information and other stuff with the internet in general. Yes, some people would call this a plaything, but in recent iterations, it's fast becoming a blog.

Initially, the domain was self-hosted using a nasty and less-than-stable DSL-type internet connection. It ran for many years with no real issues other than performance and the odd period of downtime. Everything just worked, but eventually, the time needed to keep it running things like firewall upkeep and general maintenance got too much, so I closed it down.

That was in the past; now, things have changed, and it's possible to get things hosted without breaking the bank, so I decided to bring the site back from the dead and use a commercial hosting provider this time.

So after much research, filtering out the marketing snake oil, and checking with multiple hosters, usually based in the US, the final decision was to move to the Swiss-based hostpoint.ch. That Swiss reputation for quality and privacy was the deciding factor; if you want a good hosting provider, try them; you will not be disappointed.

The most commonly asked question from the old days was, what does sol4 mean?

Put very simply, sol is another name for the sun, and the number 4 means the fourth planet, in other words, the 4th planet from the sun, "Mars." And yes, I am one of the many supporters of the work Elon Musk is doing down in Boca Chica to put humans on the red planet.

If you want to keep up to date on the happenings at Boca Chica, just like I do, check out the following well-established YouTube channels, which cover what's happening and, as far as I can tell, are not biased, fake or have some agenda.

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