Why is it that p2pool is (as stated in an earlier post on this topic) considered to incur more losses than other pools?  I thought it was marginally better .. wonder which is right? ;-)

So, what are the chances they'll catch up the dividends after the holiday?

Mining at a loss does not imply selling at a loss.  Why is this such a prevolent idea?  Nobody can have a cash reserve to bet on the long term, mine now, sell later?

So.. Nov 3 another large payout, and now no daily payouts as in recent past. Is this once again a bug with the payout script?  Why are there no proactive notifications or explanations of such odd things until people ask?

It is clear they are still mining, see user 522067 at btc guild.  I'm going with 'webserver issue' though their lack of communication in general is indeed frustrating.