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By the way, I found this interesting parable in a book about ancient Greek philosophy today. I think it was a Neo-Platonic text, influenced by Zeno. It was about Metafilter and a snail. In this parable, Metafilter starts a race with a snail. Overly self-confident as it is, Metafilter decides to give the snail a head start. Then, however, it falls asleep and when it wakes up, the snail is already past the half-way point. Metafilter goes after the snail, but no matter how fast in runs, it cannot ever catch up with it because by the time it manages to cover the distance the snail had covered, the snail has already flagged it and moved on. Or something. The moral of the story is...well, I've forgotten what it is.
yes, and for many days now. I have timed it - it has taken up to 3 minutes at longest for any MeFi page to load for me. 2 minutes was the fastest. I thought it was just my work 'puter. Glad to know I am not alone.
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