As in "off the air" kaput, busted.

[www.woot.com]

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Server is too busy

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Aloha, Ken


“I have developed significant attachments to several members even though I wouldn't recognize them if I sat next to one on a park bench. I'm often tempted when in an airport to walk around, hollering "The Løpe", to see if anyone other than the Homeland Security people will acknowledge me. ” - The Løpe

"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. If there are any circumstances which permit an exception, they do not now occur to us." Justice Robert Jackson

> Server is too busy

A bad sign when that happens 20 minutes BEFORE their busy time.

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So its not just a Bag O Crap sale?

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“Live your life, love your life, don’t regret…live, learn and move forward positively.” – CR Johnson
Loving life in Lake Tahoe, CA

Arkon SF100 Wireless FM Transmitter - 2-Pack

According to Woot forums, this is tonight's item.

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“Live your life, love your life, don’t regret…live, learn and move forward positively.” – CR Johnson
Loving life in Lake Tahoe, CA

Back on... and OH, what crap they're peddling (not a bag of crap, which would seem less crappy because of its mystery).

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Flea Market special tonight folks. Crap indeed.

you mean, it's missed? There must have been fourteen or fifteen people nationwide who were momentarliy inconvenienced. Dear god, is the crisis over yet? Is it back online? I can't sleep until I know!

I was already asleep for an hour when you posted that, guitarist, or I would've responded that:

A: who was claiming a crisis?
B: 14 or 15 (skilled writers use numerals for numbers greater than 10)?
C: Woot has thousands of people hitting their servers at Midnight CST every day. A desirable item would sell several thousand units and be sold out an hour before you'd get around to making a snide comment.
D: Those who appreciate good writing, read Woot daily; here's the last line of their product description for the Arkon FM modulator 2/$13 shipped:

"...don’t be afraid to leave them in those cars all the time: unlike those foxy iPod accessories, the Arkon SF100 is so ugly and unappealing that even the hardest-up crackhead won’t mistake it for something of value."

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/02/2006 08:11AM by jimbrady.

guitarist reminds me of the whiny posters on the Woot! forums:

"Boo-hoo, why aren't they selling exactly what I want for a rediculously low price? Boo-hoo. Bad woot!"



("ridiculously" misspelled on-purpose)

....and guitarist STILL doesn't give a flip about a website called "woot".

My wisecrack was harsher than intended, perhaps due to posting late--my apologies.

Any grammatical errors there? Just checking!

(FYI Jim, your use of a semicolon wasn't warranted, but who's counting?)

A lot of people who allegedly "appreciate good writing" don't read "woot" daily. All due respect to those who do. There's room for all of us.

EDIT: I was not nice.

As for semicolons, they can be used correctly almost anywhere that a period might be used between sentences. Usually, the intent is to indicate a stronger relationship between the two independent clauses than might be inferred from a separation into two sentences. But I don't claim to be a writer.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2006 12:31AM by jimbrady.

I was only half serious about the semi colon. It's said to be the most misunderstood, misued, or overused, particularly among journalists and academics, often as a substitute for more lucid alternatives. I tend to avoid them for fear of losing my already fragile grasp of typewritten English!