Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts
Julia Thompson wrote: I almost think the Imp of the Perverse is tweaking the server at times No imps, just some server kobolds and the occasional troll. Sonja ROU: They only come out at night you know ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts
In a message dated 8/5/2004 10:02:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No. I'm going to try to acquire the first one in 8 or 9 days, and maybe actually start reading it before the end of the year. It may take you a year to read. Editing is not his middle name but if you enjoyed Crytonimonicom (one of my all time favorite SF books) you will enjoy these as well. Weaved into his fantastical tale his view of the birth of the modern world. The amount of info he gives is enormous; sometimes too enormous but in the end both instructive and entertaining ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts
On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 07:46:13 -0500, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2) That post was longer than would go through automatically; it was around 60K, and there's a limit of 40K for a message going through automatically. Wow - was the article that long? I would have just linked to it if I had realized that! Sorry about that! -bryon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: Bryon Daly wrote: On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 14:52:16 -0700 (PDT), Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Didn't see it, I'm afraid. There's only one thing more boring than a Democratic National Convention...a Republican National Convention. Heh. I dunno about that. I bet the Libertarian convention is a real ringer... This account of the goings-on at the LP convention makes it seem pretty interesting/eventful. Due to the vagaries of the voting process, a back-room deal, and the fact that the two front-runners apparently hated each other, the nomination ended up going to the 3rd-place guy, who had refused to pay income taxes for years and also refused to get a driver's license, among other interesting tidbits. http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=58201 Libertarian Politics Dark Horse on the Third Ballot by R. W. Bradford snipped very long quoted article Not sure why but I got this one just now. That's almost two days after it was send. It happens often that things don't arrive in the order in which they were send but this is becoming absurd. :o( Sonja GCU: Peculiar preferences of the server 1) The server wasn't sending things properly for awhile. 2) That post was longer than would go through automatically; it was around 60K, and there's a limit of 40K for a message going through automatically. 3) When I went to check on the posts requiring moderation, there was a problem with the server or something. :( (As soon I checked at a time the server was working properly, Nick had already taken care of it.) 4) And sometimes larger e-mails just take longer to get there -- an e-mail is broken into a bunch of packets of a certain size, and the longer the message, the more packets, and you don't get the whole message until the last packet successfully managed the journey. So sometimes longer messages take a little longer to get from A to B than shorter messages. I almost think the Imp of the Perverse is tweaking the server at times Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts
Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 7:46 AM Subject: Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts I almost think the Imp of the Perverse is tweaking the server at times Been reading Stephenson eh? How do you like it? xponent Half-Cocked Jack Maru rob I had a roommate in college who referred to the Imp of the Perverse on a regular basis, long before I *heard* of Stephenson. What Stephenson I've read, I've enjoyed very much. I think I had more brain then, though. (Or at least mothering hormones weren't wreaking havoc there) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts
In a message dated 8/5/2004 7:02:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What Stephenson I've read, I've enjoyed very much. I think I had more brain then, though. (Or at least mothering hormones weren't wreaking havoc there) Read either of the first two books of the Baroque Cycle? Awsome overwhelming over the top way too much but way cool ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: List mail arriving in random order, was Re: Two Convention Thoughts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/5/2004 7:02:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What Stephenson I've read, I've enjoyed very much. I think I had more brain then, though. (Or at least mothering hormones weren't wreaking havoc there) Read either of the first two books of the Baroque Cycle? Awsome overwhelming over the top way too much but way cool No. I'm going to try to acquire the first one in 8 or 9 days, and maybe actually start reading it before the end of the year. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
