The remote test runs faster in some than others. Hard to pinpoint whether it is code or network latency. The `get()` method has its own `timeout` keyword, which is analogous to `result()` at http://docs.python.org/3.4/library/concurrent.futures.html . Whether I pass it in as `REMOTE_TIMEOUT() * 3` or `with REMOTE_TIMEOUT.set_temp()`, it does not matter. Do you want me to change it to `set_temp`?