Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:06:19 05/18/04
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On May 18, 2004 at 10:09:52, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >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. > >Most conference all over the world still require physical presence. Ever wonder >why, when a video conference can substitute it? > Most conferences are 2.5 to 3 days long. See the _big_ difference? It would be nice to have a 2-day game conference. Play the tournament over the internet where it should be played, and have the best of _both_ worlds... As it is, we have neither... > >> >>> >>>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
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