Member: PhaedraB

One comment about BTRIPP's post below that I could offer is that when the What is the record number of LT members on line at any one time? started out, I was imagining that that could be a method of prompting the technical designers of Library Thing to put a continuous graph of the number of users that would replace the ...books - ...users section that everybody posts onto the thread. What got me thinking along those lines is that whenever I open the task manager on windows computers, there are some graphs that show how much capacity is being used in the CPU. And I thought, hey, why don't they just do the same thing with LibraryThing users, and make the time axis of the graph show 1 week or 1 year or whatever. Do you know if anyone else has thought of this idea? I am not sure if I should copy this post over to BRIPP's profile, because I wanted to share it with both of you. (I probably will go ahead and do that.)

posted by libraryhermit at 5:06 pm (EST) on May 25, 2013

I did a real LOL when I read your Hugotontheonbiquiffinarians comment!

posted by suitable1 at 3:13 pm (EST) on Apr 1, 2013

If you know anyone who travels north regularly, there is a place in Baltimore which accepts unwanted books and gives them away to anyone who wants them completely free. It is called the Bookthing of Baltimore, Inc. (www.bookthing.org) and is a registered non-profit which has been around for about fourteen years. They have at least 100,000 books on their shelves at all times.

posted by JimThomson at 1:44 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2012

Hmmm ... I just wish that folks would update with the highest concurrent usage number!

Obviously, there's a "floor" to the user number, as many (such as myself) never log off the system, so we'll always be there to be counted ... frankly, I'm surprised that the minimum number isn't higher, as I know a lot of people who also say they just keep LT open in a browser tab.

thanks,

- B.T.

posted by BTRIPP at 2:09 am (EST) on May 10, 2012

Phaedra ...

Have a question, and since you recently posted in "What is the record number of LT members on line at any one time?" you might have some light to shed on this.

What's the purpose of that??? I've been tempted to ask in the topic, but it seemed like doing so would be "intrusive".

I only started following the "Talk About Library Thing" group about a month ago, and this particular "discussion" there has been a source of on-going confusion for me. Now, I'm a stats freak, so the concept of keeping track of number of books cataloged and number of members on-line inherently appeals to me ... but the data stream there doesn't DO anything but "snapshot" a particular point in time.

It especially falls down in the stated purpose of seeing what the "record number of LT member on line at any one time" is ... there is no on-going mark that hasn't been exceeded, just a constant spew of whatever the number was when folks grabbed the data (from wherever they're grabbing those figures). Considering that the current discussion thread is the EIGHTH page of this, I didn't feel like searching back through how ever many hundreds of posts to try to figure what the highest number was ... but WITHOUT that number, the whole exercise seems pointless!

I figured that since you were posting to it, you might be able to illuminate me on what the point was to that ... I mean, it IS interesting to see the cumulative book count go up, but the explicit purpose of that discussion is the the user number, and that is nowhere to be found ... am I missing something in this, coming to it late?

thanks,

- B.T.

posted by BTRIPP at 4:14 am (EST) on May 9, 2012

Sweet! I haven't spent much tmie up north, I'll have to keep a travelogue and have it printed up in Southern Living!

posted by SomeGuyInVirginia at 9:52 am (EST) on Dec 2, 2011

Member JustinTheLibrarian has left a message on timspalding's picture.

posted by system at 10:10 am (EST) on Jul 5, 2011

Phaedra - I hope you don't mind me contacting you to recommend a book - called your name?! Don't know if you have read it. June Rachuy Brindel's 'Phaedra' about a matriarchal take on the Theseus legend? It's wonderfully written though dreadfully sad, a sequel to 'Ariadne' also brilliantly evocative and tragic?

JessicaHosgrove

posted by MaryLou0 at 8:49 am (EST) on May 10, 2011

How nice to see you posting in the Chapel! Hope you continue. We share some interesting books.

Condolences on your recent loss.

Regards,
maki

posted by Makifat at 1:10 am (EST) on Jan 6, 2011

I briefly emailed and conversed with Issac some years back and found him to be a very friendly and intelligent man. I only learned of his passing recently and when I saw your profile, I wanted to offer my condolences and support to you.

Blessed Be,

Jon Almada

posted by jalmada at 12:52 am (EST) on Dec 20, 2010

I'm so sorry about Isaac.

posted by _Zoe_ at 9:15 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2010

Only just learned that Isaac has passed away. My condolences.

posted by BarkingMatt at 11:16 am (EST) on Sep 7, 2010

Phaedra: I'm am late, as I just learned of Isaac's passing. I am so very sorry. You have a hard path to follow, as I am well aware. I'm walking that path myself. I wish for you strength and happy memories.

Mary Lou

posted by MerryMary at 10:08 am (EST) on Aug 25, 2010

I'm sure we would have enjoyed "talking Trek".

posted by imager at 11:21 am (EST) on Aug 14, 2010

Phaedra, I'm someone who mostly reads rather than posts, but you and your husband have been much in my thoughts and I've admired your strength and courage through this difficult time. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy in your loss.

Kim

posted by imager at 3:29 am (EST) on Aug 14, 2010

Phaedra,
I'm so terribly sorry.

posted by Helcura at 11:45 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2010

Hello Phaedra

Nothing to say that wouldn's sound trite. Thinking of you both.

Manuela

(lurking at TPBM)

posted by sunny at 5:57 pm (EST) on Jul 18, 2010

Temporary profile hijack: Any ideas on this "pagan fantasy" stumper? *hopeful*
http://www.librarything.com/topic/92775

posted by infiniteletters at 11:35 pm (EST) on Jun 11, 2010