Re: Hooray @ the wisdom of the U.S. Gov.

2002-01-03 Thread Jon Hall
Well my opinion is that if we don't nuke them all now, in 20 years the whole world is going to be nuclear. There is nothing we can do to stop it. So, would we rather have them get the nuclear tech from the US, China, or Russia? jon Todd wrote: No kidding. Did anyone else detect a few

RE: Argentina

2002-01-03 Thread Neil Clark
ROFLOL __ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/

RE: Screen Size Metrics

2002-01-03 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
www.thecounter.com has some pretty good stats. Be careful though, the information is collected from people who browser home pages that contain their counter. Thanks Nick, it was so we could point a client at it and say Look, if you stick to 800x600 designs, then a lump of people won't see it

RE: Argentina

2002-01-03 Thread Greenwood, Erin E.
Too funny! e -Original Message- From: Adam Phillip Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:49 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Argentina Hey Todd! why don't you run for president of Argentina. They have had 5 in two weeks. Surely you have just as good

RE: Check out some classes I am working on...

2002-01-03 Thread Paul Ihrig
cool beans. may have to check them out -paul -Original Message- From: Nathan Stanford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 3:12 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Check out some classes I am working on... These are FREE Classes Some of them are not setup just

A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
I just read a bit about the (supposed) new Apple release, the iWalk, and a question occured to me. Is it against the law to reveal information about a companies product? I'm _not_ talking about employees who sign employee contracts, but outside folk. Ie, if I don't work for Apple, and I find out

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Angel Stewart
How could you find out without either you , or someone else, breaking the law? -Gel -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I just read a bit about the (supposed) new Apple release, the iWalk, and a question occured to me. Is it against the law to reveal

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
Let's say I overheard Steve Jobs. That would also answer Gel's query. Assume an insider broke the law, but, let's say it was an accident. Perhaps a flub at a conference. I guess 'accidents' are still breaking the law, but, let's go down that route. The scenario is: Steve Jobs, talking at a

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Rick Eidson
I do not believe you are bound by any law to keep your mouth shut. Now how you found out about it may be a question. Were you spying, did someone from Apple blab, did you over here a conversation? I think this is what happens when the press say's an anonymous source. Rick -Original

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Rick Eidson
That could be a deliberate leak. Rick -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:42 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: A legal question Let's say I overheard Steve Jobs. That would also answer Gel's query. Assume an insider

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Nick McClure
Then I would assume you are safe, so... tell me! tell me! At 10:41 AM 1/3/2002 -0500, you wrote: Let's say I overheard Steve Jobs. That would also answer Gel's query. Assume an insider broke the law, but, let's say it was an accident. Perhaps a flub at a conference. I guess 'accidents' are still

RE: Check out some classes I am working on...

2002-01-03 Thread Marcus
Uh.. if they are free... why am I asked to pay $10 for them? Marcus These are FREE Classes Some of them are not setup just yet but I have started on them If you have any other class you want let me know. 1) 2230 - ColdFusion: 101 For Beginners http://class.universalclass.com/cfml

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
Heh, no, I don't know anything (err you know what I mean). It was just something that I thought of when I saw the site talking about the iWalk, or whatever it's called. cf_startflamewar Not that I care about the Mac. It's only for those art freak type people who like slow machines with a UI

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I asked about this years back. If something is said publicly, overheard or slipped out and you are not directly covered by an NDA you are legally free to speak about it. If something under NDA is let out to the public then the NDA for that portion is no longer binding. Both of these concepts

RE: Check out some classes I am working on...

2002-01-03 Thread Nathan Stanford
sorry... the ColdFusion one has changed... all of the others are free right now... the ColdFusion is no longer free. Once I get the others setup with all of the classes then they too will not be free however if you have already signed up you will not be charged... that is why I sent out the

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Adam Phillip Churvis
There is a huge difference between what is supposedly allowed under the tenents of the Constitution and what a team of skilled and driven attorneys can and will do to you in civil court if you exercise your so-called civil rights in a way that displeases the powerful. It's just best to keep your

Map of Springfield.

2002-01-03 Thread fluffy bananachunks
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Not sure if this has been posted in here or not, but I was sure that at least a few of you would think it was neato... http://www.csupomona.edu/~jelerma/springfield/map/ geo -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment:

RE: Map of Springfield.

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
Heh, at first I thought this was a real city, then I noticed: Legitimate Businessman's Social Club (Fat Tony's Club) -rc -Original Message- From: fluffy bananachunks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:02 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Map of Springfield.

In Other news

2002-01-03 Thread Nick McClure
Kinda sad. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020103/ts/clinton_buddy_dc_1.html __ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail

I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I just checked it out and the stuff I mentioned about being able to speak on overheard topics was concerning insider trading. I'll have to refer you to slashdot's archives for first amendment issues and overheard stuff. __

RE: In Other news

2002-01-03 Thread Larry Lyons
news Kinda sad. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020103/ts/clinton_buddy_dc_1.html __ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http

RE: In Other news

2002-01-03 Thread Nick McClure
work here is done. -- -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:25 AM To: CF-Community Subject: In Other news Kinda sad. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020103/ts/clinton_buddy_dc_1.html

My kids

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I uploaded the Denis Leary kids sketch to the www.houseoffusion.com/media directory. Enjoy. __ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives:

RE: I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
How would making a web site about a secret product be insider trading? -rc -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:27 AM To: CF-Community Subject: I was wrong I just checked it out and the stuff I mentioned

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Angel Stewart
Then it's the person that broke the law that is to be blamed, and possibly charged..not you. If some employee posts stuff on Yahoo or tells CNN about some new classified product, no one blames CNN for announcing what was said, in the context of it being unverified and perhaps stating their

RE: I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Any non-publicly released information about a company by people inside the company or people in certain relationships to people in the company that is used to change the stock price can fall under insider trading. On the other hand, information that is overheard can be considered non-insider

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Mark Stewart
Go ahead and spill your guts Raymond. Should we go buy stock or what? Mark -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 10:42 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: A legal question Let's say I overheard Steve Jobs. That would also

Re: Map of Springfield.

2002-01-03 Thread William Wheatley
yes an I noticed the home for the mentally instable lol Bill Wheatley Director of Development Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer AEPS INC Allaire ColdFusion Consulting Partner www.aeps.com 954-472-6684 X303 ICQ: 417645 - Original Message - From: Raymond Camden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
Like I said, I know nothing. :) -rc -Original Message- From: Mark Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:46 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: A legal question Go ahead and spill your guts Raymond. Should we go buy stock or what? Mark

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Mark Stewart
Well said. On that note, I have to leave the office for a minute to go see my broker, I mean, brother... Mark -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:55 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: A legal question Like I said, I

RE: Map of Springfield.

2002-01-03 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
:( I can't get the site to come up Hatton -Original Message- From: fluffy bananachunks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:02 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Map of Springfield. -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Not sure if this has

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Nick McClure
But if you were to know something, what do you think it could be. hypothetically speaking ;) ;) ;) At 11:55 AM 1/3/2002 -0500, you wrote: Like I said, I know nothing. :) -rc -Original Message- From: Mark Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:46

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
But if you were to know something, what do you think it could be. hypothetically speaking ;) ;) ;) Here is my secret... Apple will release an OS that more than 5% of the world will want to use! S, don't tell anyone! -rc

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Nick McClure
Well see, I know your lying. Here is my secret... Apple will release an OS that more than 5% of the world will want to use! S, don't tell anyone! -rc __ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Rick Eidson
Maybe they are teaming with Lindows Rick -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:02 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: A legal question But if you were to know something, what do you think it could be. hypothetically

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Your not talking about that add on that allows someone to run any OS on top of OS X are you? The one where you can have your powerbook running win2k, linux, win XP, solaris, etc. at the same time? At 12:02 PM 1/3/02, you wrote: But if you were to know something, what do you think it could

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
I was joking, but you are talking about Virtual PC, which, actually, sounds dang nice from the reviews I've read. -rc -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:01 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: A legal question

Re: I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Benjamin Falloon
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't 'insider trading' refer only to when a individual or corporation profits from shares on the stock market (or other securities) by either buying or selling shares with 'insider' knowledge that a particular company event (a product release or annual forecast)

Re: I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Lawyers use the same laws to get their way in these things. You have insider trading laws, copyright laws, trademark laws, etc. All are used to stop people from writing in many places and cases. I remember years ago paramount sending cease and desist letters to all of the star trek fan sites.

can't trust the news

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Last night around 5 or so the police closed off Broadway from 41st down. There was a report of a ticking mail truck or something of the sort. I'm on contract right there and was it all. What I didn't see was any mention of it on the news. Has anyone?

RE: I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Lon Lentz
Wasn't there a recent case concerning one of the US automotive companies and somone posting corporate secrets on a website? I believe the site owner was vindicated. Ah, I found it: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2329896,00.html?chkpt=hpq s014 -Original Message-

RE: I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Raymond Camden
So, in theory, the publication of any _fact_ (and not prose, ie, poetry, etc) will always be protected speech, as long as the fact is true (ie, not libel). Now, you may break the law _getting_ that fact - you may also break the law for WHY you publicized the fact, but the actual publication of

Telnet

2002-01-03 Thread Rick Eidson
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --_=_NextPart_001_01C19499.EAAD0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Anyone have a telnet scripting tool? I have Albert Yales V.1 but

Re: can't trust the news

2002-01-03 Thread Howie Hamlin
I didn't even see this on 1010wins.com so I doubt that the story is anywhere else. BTW - nobody makes ticking bombs anymore... Howie - Original Message - From: Michael Dinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:06 PM Subject: can't

Re: can't trust the news

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I was about to write a very good, detailed and valid reason to using ticking packages but when I re-read it I realized that it could get me into real trouble. Instead let me just say that the ticking was what I heard from someone. The cops I saw for myself. At 04:34 PM 1/3/02, you wrote: I

Re: can't trust the news

2002-01-03 Thread Todd
Yeah .. nukes don't tick, they just make 1 really loud bang =-) Todd - Todd for President Ticking down the seconds until he nukes the world, for a better tomorrow. - Original Message - From: Howie Hamlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January

Re: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Jeffry Houser
All these legal questions. I can't tell you the actual laws, however I can share with you a little anecdote from my past I was given a job offer, and negotiations fell apart, so I was brought into the company as a consultant. The idea was that after a month they would see how I fit in

Re: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Since I never saw / read / nor signed a non disclosure agreement, can I really be held to it? Theoretically, I was exposed to some of the companies intellectual property. Absolutely not. If you didn't sign an NDA you can say whatever you want. If the employer was stupid enough to allow you

Re: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
postscript to my last point: That is of course limited to talking writing etc... It would be a different story if you walked out with a disc with software on it... but you would not be restricted in terms of being able to talk about the software i.e. fully describe it right down to the fine

Re: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Jon Hall
In addition to Benjamin's comments, NDA's are not even legally binding in some states here in the US, whether you have signed it or not. Florida is one such state... http://www.abcsmallbiz.com/bizbasics/gettingstarted/nda_basics.html jon Jeffry Houser wrote: All these legal questions. I

Re: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Nick McClure
Here it will vary state by state. In general you are correct, but depending on verbal agreements, and existing agreements, and sometimes the general perception of the employer. Absolutely not. If you didn't sign an NDA you can say whatever you want. If the employer was stupid enough to allow

Re: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread Nick McClure
In most cases (in Kentucky) it all depends on if the company has the money to keep you in court long enough to make you stop trying. Non-competes are fun here. I have one. But they are not legally binding at all, the employers know this, but they still include them because of potential

Re: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
perhaps, but how do you qualify a verbal agreement. Most verbal agreements do not stand up in court because it's one persons word against another... In that instance the employer would have to say 'and we agree that you will not divulge any information you see/hear etc while working here' and the

RE: A legal question

2002-01-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Never try to interpret the law as a layman using common sense and logic, because there are many layers of complexity to which you have not been exposed and therefore may not be aware of. I will tell you the same thing that any attorney not primarily interested in earning defense fees from you

Re: I was wrong

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Your email is from a domain called hbo3.com. If HBO ever decided to sue for that domain name they would probably win. Not because they have any rights to it but because they have lawyers and fear on their side. Same with speech. It doesn't matter if the speech is open and clear. A lawyer can