h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

You're resisting the urge to suggest a highly expensive and useless operation?

That's correct.

I would never make it in big business or the higher echelons of government.

Jimcracker, pictures now only load intermittently on Plain Skin. IF you want to see pictures, switch to one of the official skins.

Ooooh, I hadn't noticed. I'm permanently on "Plain" (I use my own stylesheet) and I see all the front page pictures and pictures on most of the EG articles I look at. How long has there been a problem?

Error on my homepage just now. Here's the full HTML source: Ripley Config File ErrorAn unexpected application error occurred, please try again by refreshing this page

So the name Ripley is still in the workings somewhere!

I tried to post this to F94020?thread=418287 and couldn't sign in. Has the Hub gone completely separate?

TRiG.

Seems to have sorted itself now in this bit of Eye Land, but previous 2 days: no way to post at all.

I reckon 2 Legs should be onstage eating Elton, slowly and painfully

zdt

Oh, and here's a truly lovely pic of ham(p)ster in speedos.

http://twitpic.com/qrsbi

zdt

Dear 2 legs,

Is that what the problem was. I thought it was my great age. !

Lovely to be able to laugh with you again. I have missed you since I
have also been unable to get on line. It seems that FACEBOOK and TWITTER appear to be very important....

with affection

Christiane
AlsoRan70
Fridat 4th June 2010 21.15 BST

Hi dear Paul H.

Great to know you are still around.

With affection

Christiane
AlsoRan 80 - now in my 83rd year!!!!
Friday 4th June 2010 19.17 BST

Ok, this is seriously getting on my now, why are we getting Server Busy at 10.30pm and h2 seems to work ok during peak times?


Thank the Goddess for Facebook and Twitter

I'm getting a load of space-separators appearing in my URLs.


Yesterday it was full of long lists of %20

Happens whenever the Pop-up-conversation reloads or if I manually navigate with an LED blob or a 'next' button.

I would make some clever and whity comment if I could only get through...

I would make some clever and whity comment if I could only get through... Sorry! Server to Busy

>>why are we getting Server Busy at 10.30pm and h2 seems to work ok during peak times?

The "Server Busy" message is not caused by the server being busy. It is caused by a problem on the server which they are trying to cure at the moment. The temporary fix they have is to keep restarting the server, but they can only do this during working hours (i.e. peak times). They can't do it at night because they're gone home. So we just have to put up with the message until they fix it.

ahhh hhhha......... home!

wd40 or like and a thump at side of the cabinet fixed many old valve TV sets when I was a TV engineer in the early 70's try that wayyah never know

Was trying to think what all this non-functioning interuption to normal service reminded me of:


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"Tell me," he continued, and said it so nervously that the others all turned to stare at him. He glanced at the approaching yellow blob on the screen.

"Tell me," he said again. "Did the computer say what was occupying it? I just ask out of interest."


Their eyes were riveted on him.

"And, er... well that's it really, just asking."

Zaphod put out a hand and held Arthur by the scruff of the neck.

"What have you done to it, Monkeyman?" he breathed.

"Well" said Arthur, "Nothing in fact. It's just I think that a short while ago it was trying to work out how to..."

"Yes?"

"Make some tea."

"That's right guys!" the computer sang out suddenly, "Just coping with that problem right now and wow, it's a biggy. Be with you in a little while."


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I propose we adopt the computers interjection as our new error message, rather than the burning clown or the inaccurate "server busy"

When signing in (attempting to, that is) there is now...

'Whoops! We have a problem, please try again later'

Reminds of; 'Euston. We have a problem.'