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To: DiogenesLamp; x; jeffersondem
"I have to eschew these "Harper's Weekly" threads because they take too d@mn long to load."

I totally get that -- I live, so to speak, "back in the woods" and my alleged 10 Mbps internet connection seldom comes in even 1/5 of that.
So it takes a while to load, and then they're hard to read, sometimes have to crank up the "zoom" to over 150% to get a clear image.

On the other hand, it's pretty astonishing how often you'll find today's debates addressed & illuminated by reports & analysis from the time, and that's real history, not just long-after-the-fact navel gazing.

30 posted on 05/18/2020 4:22:45 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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To: BroJoeK
I totally get that -- I live, so to speak, "back in the woods" and my alleged 10 Mbps internet connection seldom comes in even 1/5 of that. So it takes a while to load, and then they're hard to read, sometimes have to crank up the "zoom" to over 150% to get a clear image.

10 Mbps? Way faster than mine. I use a wireless internet that i've had for nearly 20 years, and I think it can go as high as 300 Kbps, but is only guaranteed to do 120 Kbps.

It does what I need, and i've had it for a long time. I use an old machine too. I'm still running XP, but it's getting harder because they keep making it difficult to use an old machine on the internet.

On the other hand, it's pretty astonishing how often you'll find today's debates addressed & illuminated by reports & analysis from the time, and that's real history, not just long-after-the-fact navel gazing.

I enjoy reading them, but it's just too much trouble waiting for them to load.

36 posted on 05/18/2020 6:34:24 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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