There has been an error. It's of the type we call fatal. Please don't be scared. You're not the one that's going to die.
God I love this message. Can I use it in my own software?
Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination. Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffistas Building a Better Board
Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
Rob - Oct 30, 2002 11:18:10 am PST #1063 of 10000
meara - Oct 30, 2002 11:18:12 am PST #1064 of 10000
Likewise, on the errors.
Connie Neil - Oct 30, 2002 11:20:55 am PST #1065 of 10000
brillig
Add me in. IE 5.5 on Win98 on a dial-up server (love surfing from home)
§ ita § - Oct 30, 2002 11:23:30 am PST #1066 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Those errors mean that either the database server went down, or the host dropped the connection to it.
Making note, keeping track, and noticing I'm always working during those errors. Maybe it's my attention that keeps Hostrocket running.
Noumenon - Oct 30, 2002 11:29:15 am PST #1067 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
For a balanced look at the bottom of the page, either the "Buffistas Home | FAQ | etc" line should be aligned with the posts, or the posting box should move back to the left.
Michele T. - Oct 30, 2002 11:34:42 am PST #1068 of 10000
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
Jon, how about
"To post in
Threadname Verylong Wittyclever,
compose your text in the box below, then click "Post Message."
Jon B. - Oct 30, 2002 11:53:39 am PST #1069 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Michele - If you're putting in a hard line-break after the thread title, I think it can look ugly. It's simple, using a table, to make the text have the same width as the posting box. Then, the text will always break in the appropriate place, although the thread title might wrap to the second line. I still think that would look better. What do you think?
Rebecca Lizard - Oct 30, 2002 11:57:06 am PST #1070 of 10000
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
I don't think I'd like a *centered* posting box. I don't like the idea that if I resized my window it could be in a different place, sideways-wise. That seems eerie and threatening for silly reasons I can't articulate.
Noumenon - Oct 30, 2002 11:59:54 am PST #1071 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
I may not support the line break, but the word-trimming Michele suggests is fine.
Jon B. - Oct 30, 2002 12:07:56 pm PST #1072 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The buffistas domain names are registered with domaindirect.com, right? What plan are we using for the .com and .net addresses? The Personal Identity Account?