Propeller Week In Review: February 29, 2008 »
Posted by: JamesMarcus 6 months, 1 week agoA story about impending revolution in the U.S. racked up the most votes this week at Propeller. But the community also sounded off about evil robots, kissing, and genetics--and bade a (mostly) fond farewell to William Buckley Jr.
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Spadecaller6 months, 1 week ago
Thanks for the weekly review, James. And, I know that you appreciate our patience, but the ability to navigate through the web pages on Propeller this week has been horrendous.
For me, it was so bad that it was too tedious to even vote, comment, and post stories.
The problem can't be on my end, because my browsers both work fine on all the other sites that I visit.
I would like to resume my regular participation, but it currently is too frustrating waiting for pages to load. It would be nice to inform us when this problem might be resolved.
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ind066 months, 1 week ago
I sent messages to both anchors about this over the weekend and yet to receive even a polite acknowledgment that my concerns were read and taken seriously. It's driving me nuts, not to mention the "five at a time" rule on notifying friends of a post and then the notification window takes forever to open. I'm up to a full hour just posting two stories a day.
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Will13136 months, 1 week ago
Great write up James..
Goppy you're a star.. made the highlight reel 2 weeks in a row..
Hats off to all participants..
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Radiofreeeuropa6 months, 1 week ago
Indeed,closing the "boogie gap" shouldn't be our most pressing national priority, yet sadly it pretty much is.
I also wish to let you know the glitches and unavailability of the site are truly horrendous of late, I'm patient, but participation is almost impossible. I'm not sure if you are aware how bad it's gotten. But nice review of the week!
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slate6 months, 1 week ago
I thought it was just on my end. Well the site is free, I suppose the frustration is just an add benifit.
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JamesMarcus6 months, 1 week ago
Everybody, we realize the site is operating in a dicey manner right now, and discussions are underway about how to improve it. I hate to ask for your patience again--but I promise that we're working hard to figure this out.
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gamahuche6 months, 1 week ago
I'm more of a high-touch than a high-tech person and enjoy playing with retro machines as long as they're Macs - currently using a clam-shell, last was the ORIGINAL Bondi Blue which I bought for my daughter before it even shopped.. Just got a cable connection, through the window from the computer shop downstairs and was ready to zoom faster through the ether but..
The only strategy which I've intuited is to frequently clean "history" - that does frequently connect me when I feel like I'm on the verge of timing out..
The one great plus which no one has mentioned is that propeller does NOT come with a mechanised voice - "All our operators are busy with other customers blahblahblah.. next available operator.. " When that's transatlantic its a REAL problem. and has lead to the death of several phones.. We were strictly cell-phones and skype for a while..
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sumptuousdigs6 months, 1 week ago
Well! I thought it was my Commodore 64-1...
My rig is a lemon, so I couldn't tell if it was me or you.
Anyway, now I feel better.
Now James, what makes you think I wasn't serious with my comment? Fembots can make a man a little gunshy...or is it my Commodore 64-1? I'll get back with you on that.
PS. Life is good! Thanks.
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sanyi_oradea6 months, 1 week ago
And of course, to the question on the amateur radio bands, who would I like to answer the phone in the middle of the night, the answer here on Propeller is : I don't know, may be Marina, Sanda, Aniko, Hedi, Mimi, Corina, Dana, Candice...
Who would you recommend for me ?
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tdrapeau6 months, 1 week ago
Thank you all for informing us of the performance issues on Propeller.com. Rest assured that these reports are not falling on deaf ears. We are hard at work diagnosing the likely causes (and yes, are looking for bandwidth!). At the same time, we are putting the finishing touches on something bigger and better, that we hope will be worth all of the patience you have exhibited on the current site.
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berkeley6 months, 1 week ago
does this mean that the extreme slowness of the past weeks/months has NO connection to the present version as compared to the promised upgrade? that is, even if the frequently promised vaporware upgrade were in operation already, the site would be equally slow?
please tell me otherwise.
i promise that if the new version is equally slow, thousands of us will vanish.
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jordan116 months, 1 week ago
I'll be one of them who vanish, because this has been too frustrating. Can't get to stories that interest me, can't respond when I do, can't vote, can't get back to stories I'd like to follow. And when I do manage to get any place, it's because I spend way too much time waiting. There are great people who post here, and I've certainly improved my knowledge, but don't have the time it takes any more.
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tehranchik6 months, 1 week ago
While I have a chance, please let me say 'sorry' to all my friends whose stories I haven't read and voted for this whole week. I CAN'T. My propeller has been frozen for days.
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not2needy6 months, 1 week ago
Well BB, i think my Prop has begun to decompose. When i try to submit a story, that just hit the news a minute ago, it's so slow by the time it loads, 50 people have already submitted it. I just wonder how they can submit when the rest of us are having such a hard time.
I think my first computer, on dial up, 20 years ago, moved faster than this.
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joeeddie6 months, 1 week ago
Thanks for including my remarks in honor of WFB. An enigma if there ever was one. James, you have helped this site with your writing and your even-handed style.
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prevere6 months, 1 week ago
when someone dies, as this "unknown 57 year old man", will soon die, who is in possession of loose Ricn, a substance that, for the most part, only government funded labs can produce. The public should know that they are being lied to. And the style and tenor of the lie, who, how, and why should. indicate the source of the lie as the dept. of defense. Somebody ****** up with government property again and we should all be alarmed.
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MeanMotherUSA6 months ago
3-2-08...
AOL Dumped Netscape 9.0.0.6 Last Update 2-29-08 --Pushing You Use Browsers:
FLOCK Or MOZILLA,i.e. No More Support For Netscape-Same Will Probably Happen To Propeller--AOL Can't Make Any $ On Free Stuff...
Netscape As Propeller Has Been Hang Up Freeze Up Since Day 1 Or Try Post Comments ---WILL NOT PRINT COMMENTS...
Porn Is Spam Pain Ass Anywhere There's Hackers = Their Is Illiterate Assh*loes = Stupidity = Porn Spamed--Just Ain't Got Nothing Better To Do Besides Pick At Their Noses...
MeanMotherUSA
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aceofspades16 months ago
I was going to say one last thing on this thread - but it took so long to load - I forgot
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James Marcus is a writer, translator, critic, and editor. He is the author of Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot-Com Juggernaut and ...
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