Author: Anthony Cozzie
Date: 07:42:41 05/18/04
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On May 18, 2004 at 10:06:30, Matthew Hull wrote: >On May 18, 2004 at 09:36:41, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On May 18, 2004 at 09:22:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On May 18, 2004 at 08:53:01, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>> >>>>>Right. How exactly would I have done that at the WMCCC in Jakarta? At the >one >>>>in Paris. _NO_ internet access. _NO_ email access. Jakarta was a >black hole. >>> >>>>Fine, in Israel you _DO_ have internet access, and you _DO_ have email >access. >> >>> >>>Fine. Nothing like _consistency_. Makes "planning" quite easy, would you >not >>agree? >> >>In Graz there was Internet. In Maastricht there was internet. What's your >>point? > > >Then there was no need to make it a physical event, except as a means of >excluding people with an economic barrier. > >> >>In 1996 and 1997 Internet was not way as common and cheap as it is now. >> >>Assuming there had been no improvement in this regard is rather, well, >>stupid. >> >>-- >>GCP Physical is definitely better. If it is 1 week (Sun-Sat), onsite, with automated playing and 500$ assistance for plane tickets, then I have *zero* problems. Going to exotic locations is _fun_. Right now attending would require 8 days vacation. Cut that to 5 and I am there. anthony
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