My profile login | | Directory | Search | FAQs | Board home   Printer-friendly view   » Ship of Fools   »   » Oblivion   » Wintry molasses Email this page to a friend or enemy.     Source: (consider it) Thread: Wintry molasses Porridge Shipmate # 15405 Posted                        Since I've now tried from two different computers in two different locations, I don't think it's the hardware at my end(s). It's taking upwards of a minute to get onto the Ship, and about as long to switch between forums and/or to open threads. Have we accidentally becalmed ourselves in some Cyber-Sargasso Sea? -------------------- Spiggott: Everything I've ever told you is a lie, including that. Moon: Including what? Spiggott: That everything I've ever told you is a lie. Moon: That's not true! Posts: 3925 | From: Upper right corner | Registered: Jan 2010  |  IP: Logged lilBuddha Shipmate # 14333 Posted                       I've noticed it as well, iPhone as well as computer. But I have noticed it, on and off, for a couple of weeks. Today it is slow to the point of being maddening. -------------------- I put on my rockin' shoes in the morning Hallellou, hallellou Posts: 17627 | From: the round earth's imagined corners | Registered: Dec 2008  |  IP: Logged RooK 1 of 6 # 1852 Posted                           I can think of a way to make the servers faster. Posts: 15274 | From: Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth | Registered: Nov 2001  |  IP: Logged lilBuddha Shipmate # 14333 Posted                       Yes! We could boot a bunch off and that would, oh, I don't get to choose then, do I? Hmm, forget that idea. Not as much a complaint as a notification of potential issues. Do something, don't do something, whatever. Gets too bad I can always spend less time here. The withdrawal symptoms typically disappear after a few days. -------------------- I put on my rockin' shoes in the morning Hallellou, hallellou Posts: 17627 | From: the round earth's imagined corners | Registered: Dec 2008  |  IP: Logged RooK 1 of 6 # 1852 Posted                           Teasing aside, the performance issue is noted. Posts: 15274 | From: Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth | Registered: Nov 2001  |  IP: Logged Golden Key Shipmate # 1468 Posted                          But Rook, if we all go overboard, you won't have anyone to terrorize! And that would make you even MORE grumpy! -------------------- Blessed Gator, pray for us! --"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon") --"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train") Posts: 18601 | From: Chilling out in an undisclosed, sincere pumpkin patch. | Registered: Oct 2001  |  IP: Logged orfeo Ship's Musical Counterpoint # 13878 Posted                           He'd just turn on the Hosts. -------------------- Technology has brought us all closer together. Turns out a lot of the people you meet as a result are complete idiots. Posts: 18173 | From: Under | Registered: Jul 2008  |  IP: Logged Golden Key Shipmate # 1468 Posted                          -------------------- Blessed Gator, pray for us! --"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon") --"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train") Posts: 18601 | From: Chilling out in an undisclosed, sincere pumpkin patch. | Registered: Oct 2001  |  IP: Logged Printer-friendly view Go to: Select a board: Category: Ship's business -------------------- The Styx Category: Community discussion -------------------- Heaven Purgatory Hell All Saints Category: Special interest discussion -------------------- Ecclesiantics Kerygmania The Circus Dead Horses The Eighth Day Category: Ship's Locker -------------------- Glory Limbo Category: Things we did -------------------- Nativity Play Auctions The Laugh Judgment The Da Vinci Code Chapter & Worse Contact us | Ship of Fools | Privacy statement © Ship of Fools 2016 UBB.classicTM 6.5.0