ANST - projects ... was: seeds of new threads ... human fallibilty / officers / corporations ...

j'lynn yeates jyeates at realtime.net
Wed Apr 28 14:01:34 PDT 1999


On 28 Apr 99, at 15:17, Pug Bainter wrote:

> j'lynn yeates (jyeates at realtime.net) said something that sounded like: >
> >>  Do _you_ hope to ever propose a new idea in this kingdom?  Are you
> looking > >>  forward to your baby getting the kicking-around and
> second-guessing Pug's > >>  idea has gotten? > from what i have seen so
> far, Pug belives he's doing the right thing (i don't > but so it goes)
> 
> We'll see if you can convince me and the alternate provider still.

even if it's not a viable as a long term solution, it might be viable as a 
transitional / short term / fallback solution.  have always found that the more 
options the better for the long term ... redundancy and backup are also good 
things, especially in things web-related.

> ...  As well, if you feel strongly about it, please present your argument to
> the Kingdom Financial Committee, preferably with a counter proposal including
> manpower, resources, contingencies, cost, etc. 

let's talk to the other principle involved and decide if it's a viable 
alternative.  if there is agreement perhaps we can work up something where the 
kingdom / central area / future principality (g) benefits long term ... 

 > > and dosn't seem phased in dealing with those that are testing / 
> > challanging his proposal ... bet he's done it before at work (grin).
> 
> This is certainly true. As well, doing computer servers and networks are
> my profession, so I am willing to take on the challenge and responsibility
> of maintaining the server. Others have offered to help in this endeavor to
> make sure that it sees it to it's maturity.

been there done that ... *might* do it again (baby needs new t-shirts ... grin)
 
> > so far i 
> > don't see him taking any of the challanges personally and more than
> > reasonable to entertain options and suggestions that modify things for
> > the better. 
> 
> That would be foolish and self-defeating.

gee, you mean you can't automatically see all the angles and traps (++g), gotta 
watch that, admitting infallibility dulls the web-god crown a bit, and here we 
were about to submit you for saint-hood (g)
 
> > if you truely believe in your "baby", you know that it will survive the
> > testings ... can you make steel without fire and the hammer and anvil
> > ????
> 
> This is why I was unafraid of putting the proposal before the Red Tape
> event and the list. While I did not properly prepare for this medium due
> to inaccurate expectations, I think I have corrected that and learned my
> lesson well.

we live and learn ... all in all hasn't been that bad (really).  on plus side, 
it's served to spin off some interesting side threads.  

'wolf

... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
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