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

Betcha can't guess what's in the box?

Hmm. I find your page rather bitter.

What I'm trying to say is, isn't the concept 'pet peeve of the week' a little off? Isn't a pet peeve, by definition, your PET peeve? Yeah.

Only "rather" bitter? Yep. Maybe "disappointed" is a better word. I think there are a lot of ways that H2G2 isn't living up to its potential, which is a pity. Some of this I blame on the staff not being prepared for the rapid growth, some on the technological and social design turning it into just another chat BBS. Oh well. Fortunately they make free space available even for the bitter.

"Mountain gorillas are almost the closest relatives we have"
says Ioreth.

I read through your whole list of complaints and agreed with them - but theoretically, don't you think it might be worthwhile to take a slightly more positive attitude, prehaps focusing on the many good facets of H2G2? Just a hypothetical situation here... I know I enjoy being bitter immensely. But whatever.

Been there, done that. After months of trying to make a positive difference, I just don't spend much time here any more. Perhaps things will speed up, the editorial staff will become more responsive, and I'll be a helpful friendly researcher once again. Then again, given that it's spring, perhaps I'll just start spending time outdoors instead.

Oh well. I have a snappy little DSL connection and no worries.

Sorry.

hey i miss you ffmike - who else would sympathise (sp?) with me about the police being fascist bully boys?

come back soon

but only if you want to

seeya (fingers crossed)
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btw what is a dsl? sorry forgive my ludditeness, i'm catching it off the girl who refuses to get email argggghhh oh and the boy who has email but refuses to answer them grrrrrrrr

Well, thanks for missing me. It's nice to be missed. I'm still around the Internet, just not much around here.

DSL = digital subscriber line, one of the types of high-speed internet connection available in the USA, speeds of 256K and up.

Oh the police, let me tell you,
I was in Washington DC for a giant protest this weekend, and many of my friends were there too. That Saturday they were engaging in peaceful and (they thought anyway) legal protest. But then they got arrested and held without food/bathrooms for ten hours. Hoo boy.

yeah i've been watching as much as possible on indymedia.org

good on ya for being there! i was sorely tempted to fly over until i remembered that i don't have a few spare thousand what was it like? i found it hugely inspiring, from way over here - so many people ACTIVE!!

so thanks, from over here, for being part of it, and i'd love to hear any news you have about how it all went (if you don't feel like posting it, there's a link to my email on my user page)

*standing ovation for you and your ilk*

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I put up a journal about it on my page...

Love the indymedia website - I trust them a hell of a lot more than the corporate media...

cool, thanks, jtg directed me to it too, so i'll have a read when i get a chance

and good on ya again!

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Police = facists? Who been watching too much of The Young Ones?

hey have a look at this - mustapha directed me to it:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_734000/734667.stm

similar happenings here too, especially at apec, in relation to the free tibetan protesters - the police tend to get more physical with the rest of us who don't attract as many tv cameras


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