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Monogamy 1

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网站加速之王 说道:1. 一个是网页本身的设计,减少 http 请求的次数, 这个需要网页设计人员注意, 减少页面里面的 css,js,和图片的请求数; 2. 一个是使用 webcache 技术, 这个最重要的网站加速方式, 可直接使用 Fikker 网站加速软件将需要缓存的页面周期性的缓存起来, 从几秒钟到几个小时, 全部基于内存实现效率很高, 但是稍微需要上手花费半个小时去学习一下; 3. 一个是使用 gzip 压缩动态和静态的页面(html, asp, php, jsp,txt, js, css), Fikker 有内置gzip压缩, 即可自动对缓存的页面进行压缩,提高传输效率; 4. 一个是使用非阻塞网络技术, 降低网络负载负荷, 提高网络响应速度. 这个使用 Linux 的 epoll 技术实现效率较高, 参考一下 Fikker设计与实现 文档.

Posted by Brittanee (guest) on Sat 20 Oct 2012 14:18:31 BST

Cook, but don't touch.

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MMM birthday cake! I'm with ya! In fact, if I weren't so broke I would go buy a cake and eat it in your name. But, pay day isn't til Thursday and I don't think Matt would let me buy a whole cake just to eat by myeslf what a pooey. But anyways, know that I am eating a cake with you in theory, just not literally. My ass would not forgive me HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Posted by Alina (guest) on Sat 20 Oct 2012 12:22:01 BST

75 Million Years AD

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Wesley & Michelle Callahan - Thank You ( Christine & Kat ) for the beautiful phtoos !! This was such a special time for our daughter and new son-in-law.. So blessed to have had you to capture this moment in our lives..

Posted by Matheus (guest) on Thu 18 Oct 2012 22:25:59 BST

Hymn for Reluctant Critics

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вы что прикалываетесь?! заслуженно ?! переводчиков ?! их надо решить всех премий и зарплат. из-за них я и ещё тысяча моих знакомых ненавидит издательство CORPUS!и слова мои обоснованные, ниже явный этому пример который я уже приводил здесь во фрагментах .ну это вообще, наглядный пример (один из сотни) перевода от издательство CORPUS в сравнении с apilipnsederперевод от apilipnseder –Иногда он мог прийти утром в воскресенье, с удивлением не заставая ее на рабочем месте. Периодически у Кэйр возникали какие-нибудь проблемы. Например, он не одобрил изображение кролика, который представлял собой иконку для повышения скорости нажатия кнопки мыши. Объяснение такому решению было вполне в духе Джобса:abЭта иконка выглядит слишком гомосексуальноbbперевод от CORPUS –Иногда Стив заходил утром в воскресенье, и Каре старалась в такие дни выходить на работу, чтобы показать ему новые варианты. Бывало, они и спорили. К примеру, Стив отклонил придуманную ею иконку-кролика, обозначавшую ускорение щелчка кнопки мыши:...

вы что прикалываетесь?! заслуженно ?! переводчиков ?! их надо решить всех премий и зарплат. из-за них я и ещё тысяча моих знакомых ненавидит издательство CORPUS!и слова мои обоснованные, ниже явный этому пример который я уже приводил здесь во фрагментах .ну это вообще, наглядный пример (один из сотни) перевода от издательство CORPUS в сравнении с apilipnsederперевод от apilipnseder –Иногда он мог прийти утром в воскресенье, с удивлением не заставая ее на рабочем месте. Периодически у Кэйр возникали какие-нибудь проблемы. Например, он не одобрил изображение кролика, который представлял собой иконку для повышения скорости нажатия кнопки мыши. Объяснение такому решению было вполне в духе Джобса:abЭта иконка выглядит слишком гомосексуальноbbперевод от CORPUS –Иногда Стив заходил утром в воскресенье, и Каре старалась в такие дни выходить на работу, чтобы показать ему новые варианты. Бывало, они и спорили. К примеру, Стив отклонил придуманную ею иконку-кролика, обозначавшую ускорение щелчка кнопки мыши: сказал, что пушистый зверек выглядит abслишком велелоbb.нет слов! одни эмоции! ну как с таким переводом может сложится ПРАВИЛЬНОЕ представление о Стиве Джобсе?издательство COPRUS – вы лузеры! вы испоганили лучшую книгу 2011 года. вы испортили себе карму. негатив о вас будет распространятся в геометрической прогрессии. факт.

Posted by Silvana (guest) on Thu 18 Oct 2012 20:06:00 BST

Deep Sleep

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Marilyn,Val at the Barbara Bush Library is looking for an airtst to display their work for the month of January. I thought of you. Are you interested? I will forward the email if you are interested.Contact me on my e-mail address: Thanks,Rosalie Green

Posted by Sari (guest) on Thu 18 Oct 2012 19:08:37 BST

55-Fiction

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Yeah. My sis-in-law runs a company with 24 part-time emlopyees, most of them local mothers with growing children who work from home and fit the work in around their daily schedule looking after the kids.All the work is done via the internet (managing the PLoS journals, as it happens) and my sis-in-law communicates with her staff via IM almost exclusively.Without the flexibility of the working conditions, it would have been fair more difficult to find a workforce and build the business.

Posted by Ott (guest) on Thu 18 Oct 2012 11:44:04 BST

The Iliad

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Your articles are for when it absolutely, positively, needs to be understood oervnight.

Posted by Lisa (guest) on Thu 18 Oct 2012 11:43:49 BST

The Hare and the Tortoise

This Place Sucks dick

FUCK

Posted by Guest on Wed 16 May 2012 15:08:23 BST

75 Million Years AD

Unbeknownst to you, it seems that you are always saying nothing. At least in this instance you have become briefly self-aware.

Posted by C (guest) on Sat 31 Mar 2012 23:50:15 BST

Enlightenment

This is cool, great job!![img]happy[/img][*][list]

Posted by bob (guest) on Mon 26 Mar 2012 18:55:07 BST

The Iliad

Rhyming

Well written and you do capture enough of the story, but the lack of a rhyme on the last word jarred me horribly.

Posted by Guest on Fri 23 Mar 2012 02:11:56 GMT

Lord of the Rings

The realism of the above is exagerated

By the time that Bibo had the ring the nazgul were back. Besides,the books mention an endless storm (as in lightning) in the mountains surrounding mordor, and in "The Hobbit" the eagle's leader makes it clear that arrows can ill them with little trouble. Horde of orcs, anyone?

Posted by Matt (guest) on Wed 04 Jan 2012 20:28:18 GMT

The Narrator

The Narrator

A little strange, but interesting all the same.

Posted by Jennifer (guest) on Wed 16 Nov 2011 19:53:32 GMT

The Final Solution

your gay and retarted

Posted by chf (guest) on Thu 13 Oct 2011 23:01:39 BST

First Impressions

Wierd comments :\

Posted by Olga (guest) on Thu 29 Sep 2011 12:51:39 BST

The Lesson

what?

Posted by Guest on Sun 11 Sep 2011 19:57:55 BST

55-Fiction

Love this

Love this

Posted by Jo John (guest) on Sat 23 Apr 2011 05:55:57 BST

Lord of the Rings

AngeloY:
> You honestly don't think that the nazguls circling around Mt.Doom would strike down the eagles in seconds?

At the time Bilbo had the ring there wasn't much of that going on.

Posted by Michael (guest) on Thu 14 Apr 2011 09:40:12 BST

Sam

FDSAFDS


Grossman, best known wow goldas a mega producer, has most recently cheap wow goldmentored talents such as

Posted by FDSAFDSAFD (guest) on Tue 01 Mar 2011 06:26:27 GMT


About 55-Fiction.


You should probably read this first.

FDSAFDS

Grossman, best known wow goldas a mega producer, has most recently cheap wow goldmentored talents such as

Posted by FDSAFDSAFDS (guest) on Tue 01 Mar 2011 06:21:06 GMT

Russians

ummm

anne frank right?

Posted by -_-_-_-_- (guest) on Fri 10 Dec 2010 00:53:53 GMT

Lord of the Rings

You honestly don't think that the nazguls circling around Mt.Doom would strike down the eagles in seconds?

Posted by AngeloY (guest) on Mon 06 Dec 2010 03:39:24 GMT

Lashings of Ginger Beer

Jolly good!

(PS: I would indeed have been offended re George - not the demise, just the description!)

Posted by nomdeboardie (guest) on Fri 17 Sep 2010 15:14:45 BST

As Time Goes By

Comment on time travel

Loved it and will forward to my daughter, studying physics as a Freshman in college.

Posted by Loved it (guest) on Thu 09 Sep 2010 18:19:05 BST

First Impressions

You guys suck.
Beth is a lovely person, who cares what she wears?
She was probably just in a punk band hahaha

Posted by SebyS (guest) on Tue 10 Aug 2010 15:28:00 BST

Loose Ends

GNO

Made me laugh. Great twist.

Posted by Guest on Thu 11 Feb 2010 12:52:53 GMT

The Day The Earth Fell Ill

blis

indeed, the wood worms will ultimately spam the foundations of the net and carbon will no longer exist in the universe while we claim it to be evil and hydrogen our friend. The Universe is made of Hydrogen and ignorance : Dobson.

Posted by Guest on Mon 25 Jan 2010 19:21:54 GMT

Loose Ends

blis

But could it lift heavy objects and kill spiders?

Posted by Guest on Mon 25 Jan 2010 19:13:23 GMT

The Final Solution

blis

If only the cafe owner marketed his business earlier... See Monogamy #1

Posted by Guest on Mon 25 Jan 2010 19:11:31 GMT

Monogamy 1

blis

This is by far the most powerful of the three. It's gonna take me a long time to resolve and conclude...

Posted by Guest on Mon 25 Jan 2010 19:03:44 GMT

An Interview with the Author

blis

Alas, boredom, one should find a good friend within them self, then one can enjoy the pleasure of sharing boredom with others.

Posted by Guest on Mon 25 Jan 2010 18:50:21 GMT


About 55-Fiction.


You should probably read this first.

Kiro

There has been no new / Fifty-five fic for two years / Please, where have you gone?

Posted by Guest on Sun 15 Nov 2009 19:13:29 GMT

I come bearing Gnomes

Dasha

haha :D i like this one

Posted by Guest on Tue 06 Oct 2009 01:28:19 BST

An Interview with the Author

Michael

Ah does this work then?

Posted by Guest on Thu 01 Oct 2009 17:31:18 BST

Nice Jeans

Test test

Posted by Michael Lawrie on Thu 01 Oct 2009 17:25:12 BST

First Impressions

Gabriel

Are we supposed to have even more sympathy for Beth because she's "generally lovely?"

Posted by Guest on Thu 03 Sep 2009 07:38:03 BST

Loose Ends

Andy

Yay for virii!

Posted by Guest on Tue 05 May 2009 23:33:06 BST

First Impressions

Anon

How are we supposed to have sympathy for Republicans? They claim to be human but we know they're really not! Sheesh.

Posted by Guest on Thu 26 Feb 2009 00:22:41 GMT

An Interview with the Author

natalie

I thought that it was pretty cool. I never knew that interviewing yourself could actually be kind of fun to try to do.

Posted by Guest on Tue 10 Feb 2009 18:36:04 GMT

Sam

Emma


Creepy, dude. But I loved it.

Posted by Guest on Wed 14 Jan 2009 13:15:23 GMT

Russians

Anonymous Frenchman

hehe I think I get it.

Posted by Guest on Fri 17 Oct 2008 20:06:56 BST

The Final Solution

Anonymous Frenchman

hehe, nice one. I thought this was retarded until I read the last sentence, then I thought "awesome dude". lol :)

And chill people, who cares whether or not Israel would have existed without Nazi Germany, it's a clever take on things!

Posted by Guest on Fri 17 Oct 2008 19:54:31 BST

Plagiarism for Psychopaths

Jenna

This is so creepy! It's JUST like the book I finished reading an hour ago.

Posted by Guest on Thu 18 Sep 2008 21:50:17 BST

The Day The Earth Fell Ill

Cara

I like this, it feels uplifiting, challenging the preconceived idea we form for the ending. Thank you.

Posted by Guest on Wed 17 Sep 2008 17:42:31 BST

An Interview with the Author

Phil Seaker

Very nice. Colour is very important. Especially the butterfly.

Posted by Guest on Thu 20 Mar 2008 04:34:19 GMT

The Day The Earth Fell Ill

billy bob

this is about termites destroying one of the old wooden globes

Posted by Guest on Wed 06 Feb 2008 20:42:49 GMT

A Predictable Story

MrHams

HA! Love it

Posted by Guest on Wed 16 Jan 2008 03:28:24 GMT

Cook, but don't touch.

Alex

Once he eats his cake, it's gone. His hands are empty. He no longer has it. So the expression means that he wants two contradictory things; you can't have it both ways.

Posted by Guest on Sat 22 Sep 2007 00:07:15 BST

Nice Jeans

Yay! The spam filter works. Thank you Magnus.

Posted by Michael Lawrie on Thu 13 Sep 2007 00:25:57 BST

As Time Goes By

jdavis

great story...I know time travel can be an easy cop out, but this was hilarious.

Posted by Guest on Mon 27 Aug 2007 19:37:51 BST

Hymn for Reluctant Critics

Ima Wurdibitsch

I use your site as a place to find good examples for anyone who wants to participate in 55 Fiction Friday with me. I think I'd die of embarrassment if I had to submit mine for formal critique even though I would really love to know if they are any good. I love your 55s.

Posted by Guest on Fri 24 Aug 2007 22:25:49 BST

Sam

Chan (c_reneehoward@yahoo.co.uk)

(04:08, Apr 10, 2004) Morbid. Wonderful, but morbid.

Posted by Guest on Wed 13 Jun 2007 21:29:20 BST

Sam

I had to delete this one and pop it back because of too many comments advertising dodgy drugs companies. Just for my reference, there were 1804 views when I deleted it, and only one comment which I will add back.

Posted by Michael Lawrie on Wed 13 Jun 2007 21:28:01 BST


About 55-Fiction.


You should probably read this first.

Ali

I first saw these 55-fictions on Cathy's site, and having attempted Haiku some months ago, thought I'd give this a go. Hope it's OK. Will link back to here. I can be found at aygosliblog.blogspot.com

Posted by Guest on Tue 22 May 2007 00:08:37 BST

How the Elephant got his trunk

Mirri

Awww. Poor ladies.

Posted by Guest on Tue 15 May 2007 00:43:57 BST

The Final Solution

Aurora

hmm...you can't be wring in a fictional short story, you don't know what he's referencing, and you really can't say that he was faulted and here's the facts, it's just not right.

I like it, it's simple.

Posted by Guest on Tue 08 May 2007 19:41:00 BST


About 55-Fiction.


You should probably read this first.

Cathy

Having heard about 55 through another blog I decided to try It and now do one every Friday as do some of my fellow bloggers.I intend to use your picture as alink to your site as I want to make a list of 55 links if you object you can find me here:-
litcor.blogspot.com

Posted by Guest on Sat 28 Apr 2007 14:51:38 BST

The Final Solution

Peter

Oh! Cmon smartaleks it's 1986. Its not Hitler they sent...Adolf is someone else who is sent to change the history of the world...and this nanofic suggests he succeeded.

Just not sure if it was that same old goat humper.

Posted by Guest on Tue 03 Apr 2007 10:39:33 BST

As Time Goes By

Sorbus

She fades to nothing. Her past self decided to end the study, not realising that had she continued she would have succeeded. There's the paradox.

Posted by Guest on Wed 28 Mar 2007 17:59:41 BST

The Final Solution

JML

There are several things wrong with the logic of this story, but I'll just point out the most obvious. If the world had to pick one person to send back to save it, do you really think they would have picked Hitler?

Posted by Guest on Thu 22 Mar 2007 18:53:04 GMT

Monogamy 3

JML

Do you really have a problem with monogamy or people marrying the wrong people?

Posted by Guest on Thu 22 Mar 2007 18:50:58 GMT

As Time Goes By

JML

I'm failing to see the paradox in the story. I see the irony, but not the paradox.

Posted by Guest on Thu 22 Mar 2007 18:46:35 GMT

First Impressions

JML

How are we supposed to have sympathy for Beth, a character who believes in one thing and portrays herself as the complete opposite for the sake of her own pleasure?

Posted by Guest on Thu 22 Mar 2007 18:43:29 GMT

Quite Easily Done

jed

this ones awesome.

Posted by Guest on Thu 01 Feb 2007 06:07:58 GMT

Lashings of Ginger Beer

You will be expecting me to write slash fiction next, won't you. Shudder.

Posted by Michael Lawrie on Wed 10 Jan 2007 05:57:23 GMT

I come bearing Gnomes

Hailee

yuckk.

Posted by Guest on Mon 08 Jan 2007 20:13:47 GMT

The Final Solution

Tank

Ah ha!
This is great!

Posted by Guest on Wed 01 Nov 2006 12:11:58 GMT

Cook, but don't touch.

Tank

Wouldn't having a cake and eating it constitute eating the same cake twice at the same time?
Or consecutively?
Maybe you throw up, and eat the digested remains of said cake.

The mysteries this universe carries, oi vey.

Posted by Guest on Wed 01 Nov 2006 12:09:20 GMT

The Final Solution

spacecowboy66

Isn't this just a re-write of some script from Terminator 2?

Posted by Guest on Thu 01 Jun 2006 08:10:56 BST

Lord of the Rings

Jess

I'm glad I'm not the only one to have noticed that particular gaping plot-hole. Quite inexcusable, as much as I do love the books. =)

Posted by Guest on Thu 30 Mar 2006 12:28:15 BST

Sweet Dreams

cal

good but could have done better

Posted by Guest on Thu 26 Jan 2006 14:25:11 GMT

Quite Easily Done

cal

this is good, but add more mystery

Posted by Guest on Thu 26 Jan 2006 14:22:46 GMT

Lord of the Rings

Hannah

Haha. Funny. I liked it.

Posted by Guest on Thu 08 Dec 2005 05:25:53 GMT

Real Men do it in 55

Bianca

OMG! That was so hilarious!!!! LOL

Posted by Guest on Thu 08 Dec 2005 03:05:08 GMT

Now I know my A B C

vickijoan

I love this one! I am a storyteller and do presentations about the 55 word format - this is one of my favorite examples!

Posted by Guest on Wed 09 Nov 2005 14:41:52 GMT

Lord of the Rings

Clo.

I'm crap at commenting but this version is ace. Much better than that other guy's.

Posted by Guest on Sun 26 Jun 2005 00:02:42 BST

The Final Solution

Asdfjkl

I'm Jewish and this is excellent...

Posted by Guest on Wed 15 Jun 2005 17:06:48 BST

Lashings of Ginger Beer

Adam

...but where was Timmy?

Posted by Guest on Sat 11 Jun 2005 01:57:57 BST

Lashings of Ginger Beer

Adam

Setting George and Anne up was a masterstroke!

Posted by Guest on Sat 11 Jun 2005 01:56:49 BST

Lord of the Rings

S. Ince

Loved this short solution of what was such a long and tedious journey - it does make sense!

Posted by Guest on Wed 11 May 2005 08:29:59 BST

Lord of the Rings

A. Kidd

I'm a complete Tolkien fan and when I read this story It made me feel better to know that some people are as passionate as me.

Posted by Guest on Wed 23 Feb 2005 12:26:23 GMT

The Warning

GILES TODDS DAUGHTER!!!!

i like this 1, but it frightens me.

Posted by Guest on Thu 30 Dec 2004 22:44:40 GMT

The Hare and the Tortoise

GILES TODDS DAUGHTER!!!!

ok, lorry, that woz just not funny.

Posted by Guest on Thu 30 Dec 2004 22:41:41 GMT

The Final Solution

GILES TODDS DAUGHTER!!!!

i luv the LOTR 1!!!!

Posted by Guest on Thu 30 Dec 2004 22:37:52 GMT

The Final Solution

Branch out? It's not like all my 55's are single themed... This is one story, with a single plot.

It's also fiction - The Jews claim Israel as their destiny and they are a warmongering lot, so who knows what would have happened...

I agree about the "electricity" phrase though, it is messy.

Posted by Michael Lawrie on Thu 23 Dec 2004 09:55:40 GMT

Hymn for Reluctant Critics

christina

love this one. that's why i won't write any 55-fiction. and if i did, i wouldn't show it to you. :p

Posted by Guest on Fri 09 Jul 2004 15:53:24 BST

One Man's Heaven

christina. yeah, that's me.

my dear michael, you know i lurve you dearly. i had to post the very first comment on this one. thanks for my very own 55-fiction story. *kisses*

Posted by Guest on Fri 09 Jul 2004 15:48:24 BST

Lord of the Rings

Michael

If it had been 58 word stories, they would have been able to have tea and cream-cakes... In fact, in the original they had crumpets but I had to sacrifice that whole plot addition to save 2 words I am afraid.

Posted by Guest on Thu 08 Jul 2004 01:19:02 BST

Lord of the Rings

...

I'm not sure I can picture Sauron saying "bugger me."

Glad everyone got the chance to have tea, though. Well, everyone except Sauron.

Posted by Guest on Thu 17 Jun 2004 15:13:40 BST

Le Petit Singe Rouge

fer

Actually this reminds me of the Maupassant short stories I studied for French A-Level, especially "Deux Amis", which was heartbreaking and beautiful and simple.

Posted by Guest on Wed 07 Apr 2004 09:54:06 BST

Amy

fer

I love stories where you can make up the situation that fits the bare clean bones that have already been written.

Posted by Guest on Wed 07 Apr 2004 09:39:28 BST

The Reunion

Sara

*hops about in circles* I am the person who you updated the date on the bottom of the site for, and stopped emailing! *glares darkly* But I am showing people at school, this one, because it is nifty and morbid! *sits down* I should be TAing, like a good TA, but I'm not. Oh well. Math test to go to, give me a noose. *jumps off a bridge*

Posted by Guest on Mon 15 Mar 2004 20:04:07 GMT

The Final Solution

Yulanda

i get the idea that last commenter was probably jewish and just looking for something to complain about. there is no mistake historically since by 1996 there was a nation called israel. its a good story michael please don't branch out i like the 55 word stories !

Posted by Guest on Sun 08 Feb 2004 06:15:22 GMT

The Final Solution

helyolight@hotmail.com

First of all, you made a mistake.
the nation of Israel was only formed after the Great War, that is WWI.

Secondly, though the idea is quite creative, and is rich in irony, the story is quite bland. 'they use the total electric output of germany.'

I think you should try some more challenging writings in the future, and not just put on paper one idea.
Branch out.

Posted by Guest on Sat 31 Jan 2004 13:27:11 GMT

Latest Entry

Vicky

-smirks- this is one of my favourites.

Posted by Guest on Fri 03 Oct 2003 15:59:11 BST

How the Elephant got his trunk

Oh you have no taste at all.. I love this one.

Posted by Michael Lawrie on Fri 03 Oct 2003 02:03:46 BST

How the Elephant got his trunk

dalRiatha

Michael...this one is pure CRAP...but I STILL like you ;)

Posted by Guest on Sat 27 Sep 2003 23:22:43 BST

Sitting in a Tin Can

dalRiatha

I wouldn't either...I like silly things, including you
xox



Posted by Guest on Sat 27 Sep 2003 23:09:22 BST

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