RE: Disney Confirms New Miyazaki Anime Releases

2004-03-24 Thread Jim Davis
So very, very cool. I've been waiting 15 years for a decent copy of Nausicca! Jim Davis   _   From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:31 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Disney Confirms New Miyazaki Anime Releases -- Disney Confirms New Ghibli Release

Disney Confirms New Miyazaki Anime Releases

2004-03-24 Thread Larry C. Lyons
-- Disney Confirms New Ghibli Releases -- http://www.animenation.net/news/index.php?id=6134 Buena Vista Home Video has issued an official confirmation that Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, and Porco Rosso will be released on uncut, bilingual, special edition

RE: eBay problems

2004-03-24 Thread Jim Davis
I don't know about eBay, but I couldn't get to penny-arcade for most of the day. maybe a general failure of some kind (a few key routers on the west coast went out a coupla weeks ago that played havoc with my daily routine). Jim Davis   _   From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Printer for Sale

2004-03-24 Thread Nick McClure
I'm thinking of upgrading to a new printer and looking to sell my existing one, Anybody out there interested in an Epson Stylus Photo 960? I'm asking $200, it is in great condition, still have the box and everything that came with it. I have the CD printing kit, and I will even throw in a USB c

RE: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Philip Arnold
> From: Charlie Griefer > > What kind of problems can you possibly have with a plot that > revolves around > (pseudo) death and (pseudo) time travel?  There can't be any > holes there. Tight as a drum it is. Let's start from the top The way the Nexus is described is that you can enter and exit

buy a SF book store

2004-03-24 Thread Michael Dinowitz
It's all up for sale: http://www.lotauctions.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=755226917 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

Re: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Charlie Griefer
What kind of problems can you possibly have with a plot that revolves around (pseudo) death and (pseudo) time travel?  There can't be any holes there. Tight as a drum it is. - Original Message - From: "Philip Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesd

Re: Looking for ideas of price on a project

2004-03-24 Thread brobborb
I've worked on a project like that (not as programmer tho).  It was done in ASP, and very sophisticated.  Administrators were able to even provide surveys or questionsaires for registrants.  It was VERY reusable and modular in design, and the reporting engine was top notch.  And about the "views"..

Re: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Kevin Graeme
> Anyone heard of bringbackkirk.com ? >   > Also, check out the "movie trailer" they made http://bbk.darthdavid.com/ > That's just...so...wrong. -Kevin [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: Trip to England

2004-03-24 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
Cool Then put Loch Ness back on and Castle Urqhart!!! It's really a beautiful drive up there, even if it is wind-y and rolling and occasionally scary :D And personally I loved Stonehenge --- Phil's just a British person, takes those stones for granted ;) :D  Dana's right, they are cool! I

RE: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Dan Phillips
Yeah but they get lost easily. /rimshot And am I the only one who HATES That Janeway is an admiral? She lets the Maquis on board, makes a deal with the Borg, lets a Borg stay on her ship, violated the Prime Directive more times than Kirk, etc. I think they just promoted her so to get her t

RE: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread cfhelp
I thought it looked pretty cool. But why would they destroy Voyager? The Intrepid Class ships are smaller and more maneuverable in combat. Rick -Original Message- From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:15 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Callin

RE: Trip to England

2004-03-24 Thread Marlon Moyer
We've been thinking about skipping Ireland this time around so that we can hit more spots on the other side.  We don't necessarily want to stay in Glasgow, we just figured that would be the general vicinity that our travel would take us on that day.   -- marlon "And Bobby you are right, I am be

Re: Trip to England

2004-03-24 Thread dana tierney
my .o2 on this: Why Glasgow? Unless you need to be in the area to catch that ferry to Belfast, it's really worth a miss. It's a great dirty industrial city. Nothing special at all, unless you are into ports. I'd spend the time looking for Nessie, myself.  If you don't like crowds, I'd give Bucking

RE: I'm back

2004-03-24 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
Welcome back!!! Cheers, Erika From: dana tierney OK, the house is still standing, the dog is still alive, nothing got disconnected while I was gone, and hey :) it's a nice day in Albuquerque, sunny and cool :) The trees are starting to bloom. I am even making progress on the mountain of mail on

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Angel Stewart
0_0 *solemnly hands Stanley the gun* Sowwies. -Gel -Original Message- From: John Stanley wtf happened to my dream place? does it even exist? or should I just end it all now? -- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version:

Looking for ideas of price on a project

2004-03-24 Thread Kevin Graeme
I need some numbers. We're going to be holding a conference coming up and we've been asked what it would cost to hire a consultant to build a registration system. (We're too busy to do it ourselves.) I have an idea of how long this would take us, but I'm out of the loop on rates and time for hirin

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> yeah, but Guy, isn't it pretty up there? with clear streams and mountain > vistas and mooses? A moose once bit my sister ;) Hatton [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Philip Arnold
> From: Dan Phillips > > lol I'm with you there. I just wanted to post because that > video scares me in a nerd way. I can't imagine how many house > that took to make. With regards to the BBK Campaign, it raises huge problems I have with the whole Generations plot, but DO NOT get me started o

RE: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Marlon Moyer
It´s been a long road, getting from there to here. It´s been a long time, but my time is finally near. -- marlon "And Bobby you are right, I am being selfish, but the last time I checked, we don't have a whole lot of songs that feature the cowbell!" > -Original Message- > From: Philip

RE: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Dan Phillips
lol I'm with you there. I just wanted to post because that video scares me in a nerd way. I can't imagine how many house that took to make. -Original Message- From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:11 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Calling all t

Re: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread BethF
I think that how different people react to losing a loved one is different - so I don't know that anyone here can answer that.  I would ask her if there is anything you can do, and maybe bring her some tea, and give her lots of hugs.  But then, i can imagine people that might not want to be touched

RE: Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Philip Arnold
> From: Dan Phillips > > Anyone heard of bringbackkirk.com ? >   > Also, check out the "movie trailer" they made > http://bbk.darthdavid.com/ I'd much rather a "Bring back decent plots and watchable shows" campaign :P [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [Us

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
Hey, Bruce.  Have you met the new guy?  Nice fellow, name of Bruce? --Bruce. Kevin Graeme wrote: > Hello Bruce! > > -Bruce > >  > No, no, no.  Bruce is from Australia.  There's a whole sketch about it >  > and everything. >  > >  > --benD > [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription]

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Harkins, Patrick
Walkerton, Ontario - new home of Perrier water? (NOT!) :-) -Original Message- From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Walkerton seems to be over on the east side of Georgian bay. I had a grandfather from the Bruce peninsua, and they were farmers, so there must be a field or two aroun

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Kevin Graeme
Hello Bruce! -Bruce > No, no, no.  Bruce is from Australia.  There's a whole sketch about it > and everything. > > --benD [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

Calling all trekkies

2004-03-24 Thread Dan Phillips
Anyone heard of bringbackkirk.com ? Also, check out the "movie trailer" they made http://bbk.darthdavid.com/ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Lyons, Larry
That could bring other complications though. The smell of cooked meat could attract zombies from other areas... larry > -Original Message- > From: Dharmesh Goel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:41 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Giggles! > > > That mak

RE: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> That just happened to me. Amy's mom just died a month and a half ago > from cancer. > > Was is sudden or had she been sick for a while? As odd as this may sound, kinda both.  She had gone through treatment for cervical cancer about 12 years ago, then last year they diagnosed her with esophageal

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Dharmesh Goel
That makes sense. Good thing we cremate our dead. No complications of this sortand of course no issue with zombies. DG -Original Message- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:18 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Giggles! The hair isn't growing.  

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread dana tierney
/me smiles and declines to bite :) Dana >No, no, no.  Bruce is from Australia.  There's a whole sketch about it >and everything. > >--benD > >dana tierney wrote: > >> [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

Re: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Raymond Camden wrote: > But isn't that how labor exercises control over management? If you call it Labour, you might as well call it Capital instead of management too ;-) > It should work like this: > > Air Pilots want more money. > They strike. > People get mad because they can't fly. > People e

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
No, no, no.  Bruce is from Australia.  There's a whole sketch about it and everything. --benD dana tierney wrote: > Walkerton seems to be over on the east side of Georgian bay. I had a > grandfather from the Bruce peninsua, and they were farmers, so there > must be a field or two around there

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread dana tierney
Walkerton seems to be over on the east side of Georgian bay. I had a grandfather from the Bruce peninsua, and they were farmers, so there must be a field or two around there :) The Sault was pretty rocky, though I dunno if it could be considered rural exactly. >Rural Northern Ontario? > >Having g

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Lyons, Larry
It always stood for that. There are places like that in BC and Alberta. You just have to get off the beaten path. Besides didn't you use the guaranteed lotto formulas that keep being sent to you by those nice people from Nigeria? larry > -Original Message- > From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[

Re: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
Holy cow.  What an insensityve employer!  That's just cold. --benD dana tierney wrote: > sorry to hear that. I vote with the guys saying be available and give > lots of hugs :) There is little you CAN say, and whatever you say you > may be treading into an emotional minefield. A lot depends on

Re: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
Yes.  I "been doomed" from the beginning. C'mon, guys!  Originality counts! --benD John Stanley wrote: > it's almost like you were  "doomed" from the beginning > > -Original Message- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:55 PM > To:

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Dan Phillips
We spend all of our funding for stuff like that on 6/49 tickets...and lost. Really though, places like Northern Alberta and BC are pretty remote and are nature preserves. And by nature preserves I mean "tourist traps". And I'm fairly certain that B.C. now stands for Bring Cash -Original Mess

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Lyons, Larry
John, Better end it right now. Most of Canada is more like San Francisco and New York, only nicer. Heck even Alaska isn't like that. Besides from the sounds of it you probably want Switzerland. larry > -Original Message- > From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday

Re: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread dana tierney
truly amazing and utterly Canadian :) Was the issue that none of your spoke French or that none of you was a native speaker ? :) Dana > but with French variable names. The whole team was English and > therefore not allowed to officially translate. So our English > variables would have ahd to be

Re: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
That joke didn't even qualify as cheesy. --benD Lyons, Larry wrote: > That one smelled so bad it was fetid. > > larry > >  > -Original Message- >  > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >  > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:04 PM >  > To: CF-Community >  > Subject: Re: Management

need a favor - free time

2004-03-24 Thread Michael Dinowitz
If anyone has a touch of free time and can help me out with something, I'd appreciate it. email me off list for details. Thanks [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

I'm back

2004-03-24 Thread dana tierney
OK, the house is still standing, the dog is still alive, nothing got disconnected while I was gone, and hey :) it's a nice day in Albuquerque, sunny and cool :) The trees are starting to bloom. I am even making progress on the mountain of mail on my desk :) So... what's with the price of gas I

RE: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Harkins, Patrick
All I can say is it's a horrific time. My thoughts are with you as well. Patrick Outbound email scanned for viruses. (e232) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread John Stanley
damn, i always pictured canada to be like alaska. all open and wide with fair maidens dancing in the spring meadows to and fro with baskets full of the bounty of the earth. beavers and mooses existing happily in hectare after hectare of virgin, untouched forest. wolves and rabbits coexisting peacef

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Lyons, Larry
Rural Northern Ontario? Having grown up in the area (Ft. Frances and Kenora), there's not so much rural as there is swamp, muskeg and mosquitoes. larry > -Original Message- > From: Guy McDowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:09 PM > To: CF-Community > Sub

Re: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread dana tierney
sorry to hear that. I vote with the guys saying be available and give lots of hugs :) There is little you CAN say, and whatever you say you may be treading into an emotional minefield. A lot depends on how close the two were. I remember being terrifically insulted when an employer told me *she* wou

RE: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Lyons, Larry
That one smelled so bad it was fetid. larry > -Original Message- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Management blah! > > > If you get passed over for a goat, you could rant and rave, or just > accept t

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Guy McDowell
32 years in this country. Most of it in rural northern Ontario. I've only seen one live moose, my piss is clearer than the streams (Google the town of Walkerton, Ontario) and mountains are something that destroy the brakes on cars in British Columbia. >yeah, but Guy, isn't it pretty up there? with

Re: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
I don't have an answer, but the ones given sound pretty solid.  Love, availability, and wiggled ears sound about right to me. Pass on my condolences if it seems appropriate.  (I'd say that goes for everyone here.) --benD C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > How do you console a spouse who has never lo

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread dana tierney
sing it, brother... I know, it kills me too. Dana > You know what kills me? A developer here in Canada with - "3 years > experience in Coldfusion, Java, _javascript_, SQL Server, excellent > communication skills and a bachelors degree. Pluses include Lotus > Notes and J2EE." will make about $

Re: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
Actually, it seems to me that the PITA principle comes into play when the guy who gets promoted thinks it's 'cause he's a gyro. Can'tmakethe punsstop --benD Haggerty, Mike wrote: > Yeah, the PITA principle only comes into play when they pass you over to > promote a goat. > > M

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Dan Phillips
No rednecks. And I would know...I'm from Kentucky and related to about 10 rednecks. White Trash? Oh God yes! Hell, they even have their own TV show. http://www.showcase.ca/trailerparkboys/ -Original Message- From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:00

Re: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
If you get passed over for a goat, you could rant and rave, or just accept that it was fetad to be. Ow.  That one even made me wince! --benD Haggerty, Mike wrote: > Yeah, the PITA principle only comes into play when they pass you over to > promote a goat. > > M > > -Original Message-

Re: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
Heh.  I recently worked with a couple of programmers whose first language was Spanish.  I've also cleaned up code in Russian.  You know what?  It shouldn't frickin' matter.  Working with the Spanish-speakers, we generally used Spanish stuff, with a few well-entrenched exceptions (things we'd us

Re: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Guy McDowell
Hi Hatton, Just be there for her and love her. If she acts in a way that may seem irrational to you, don't get upset about it. Remember, the fabric of her existence now has a major tear in it. It seems that everybody reacts somewhat differently to loss as well. I lost my Dad a few months ago. He

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread John Stanley
>> This truely is America Jr. though. Maybe America-Light is a better term. Does this mean it has pink-necks instead of red-necks. What about white trash? -Original Message- From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:55 PM To: CF-Community Subject:

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread John Stanley
it's almost like you were  "doomed" from the beginning -Original Message- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:55 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Giggles! With a name like mine, such knowledge is expected. --Ben Doom John Stanley wrote:

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Dan Phillips
You pretty much trade off. I just moved to Ontario from the states. My mother-in-law died from bone cancer that could have been prevented with a routine bone scan after her breat cancer operation. We have no real proof and why go after the medical field? She's gone...it was her time. What I'm s

Re: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
With a name like mine, such knowledge is expected. --Ben Doom John Stanley wrote: > damn, disregard my last post..Ben Doom, master of the macabre. > > -Original Message- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:18 PM > To: CF-Community > Sub

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Ian Skinner
Yup, the hair doesn't grow, the skin shrinks as it dehydrates.  So if you where to exhume a body that has not been buried very long, the hair and finger nails look longer because the skin around them has retracted. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Set

RE: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Sandy Clark
The same way you console someone who has lost someone before.  Be there, hug them, let them know its okay to get angry, okay to cry.  Don't take the anger or the tears personally, understand they need to go through the stages of mourning.  Let them know how much you love them. Be there not only thr

RE: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread John Stanley
yeah, but Guy, isn't it pretty up there? with clear streams and mountain vistas and mooses? -Original Message- From: Guy McDowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:43 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada You know what kills me? A de

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Haggerty, Mike
You would, grumble, grumble... M -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:37 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?! > Ray, somehow I knew you were going to ask that question. Heh, I'll take that as a com

Re: Was Job - Now rant against Canada

2004-03-24 Thread Guy McDowell
You know what kills me? A developer here in Canada with - "3 years experience in Coldfusion, Java, _javascript_, SQL Server, excellent communication skills and a bachelors degree. Pluses include Lotus Notes and J2EE." will make about $15 an hour or maybe $35,000/yr - Canadian. That's like $25,000 U

RE: eBay problems

2004-03-24 Thread Sandy Clark
No problems here.   _   From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:46 PM To: CF-Community Subject: eBay problems Is anybody else having problems getting to eBay today? Or is it just me?   _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast

Re: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Kevin Graeme
> How do you console a spouse who has never lost a family member before?  My > wife's grandmother just passed away and I don't know what to say or do to > help her. You don't need to say anything. Just be available if she needs to talk. Being available doesn't mean hovering, it's just being availa

Re: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Jim Campbell
/shrug Just let her know you're available for whatever she needs, and make the time for it.  My grandfather died suddenly while I was away at college.   He meant a great deal to me, and none of my family was around to help me get through the initial shock.  However, my girlfriend of maybe 3 mont

RE: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Angel Stewart
Nothing much you can say. Religious people may be able to use the old 'gone to a better place' thing. But basically lots of hugs and ear wiggles are the only way :-\ Sorry to hear that. My condolences. -Gel -Original Message- From: C. Hatton Humphrey    How do you console a spouse wh

RE: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Haggerty, Mike
Yeah, the PITA principle only comes into play when they pass you over to promote a goat. M -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:39 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Management blah! > Ever hear of the PITA principle - promoted

RE: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Lyons, Larry
Must be for a federal project. larry > -Original Message- > From: Guy McDowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Management blah! > > > I went through a similar thing on a gov't project. Canada is > officially bilingua

RE: Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread Dan Phillips
That just happened to me. Amy's mom just died a month and a half ago from cancer. Was is sudden or had she been sick for a while? -Original Message- From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Say a Prayer How

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Raymond Camden
> Ray, somehow I knew you were going to ask that question. Heh, I'll take that as a compliment and not as a snipe. ;) > The answer to your question is: I do. You do. We all do. We > argue about the answer until we are blue in the face, then > come up with the best answer possible. Emotional har

Re: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Heald, Tim wrote: > what monopoly is my question?  Lindows, Linux, Solaris, OS X?  Are these > not other competing operating systems?? I have done my best to translate the definition. I suggest you use Google to find the referenced EU directive with the formal one if you find the translation insuf

Re: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Kevin Graeme
> Ever hear of the PITA principle - promoted to the highest level of your incompetence. Haha! It's actually called the Peter Principle, but I kinda like yours better. -Kevin [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

Re: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread William H Bowen
Certainly not saying I disagree with the system, merely expressing the fact that it sucked trying to get anywhere. Taxi drivers were extremely happy about the lines, more fares, sad about the fact that roads were jammed but delays in travel time = more fares Hotels raised room rates to extend s

Say a Prayer

2004-03-24 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
How do you console a spouse who has never lost a family member before?  My wife's grandmother just passed away and I don't know what to say or do to help her. Hatton --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.620 / Virus Data

RE: Job

2004-03-24 Thread Erika L Walker-Arnold
where you going? From: Haggerty, Mike Hey, I am leaving my job. If anyone is looking for a position as a senior developer in Washington DC, I would be happy to pass along your resume. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Haggerty, Mike
Ray, somehow I knew you were going to ask that question. The answer to your question is: I do. You do. We all do. We argue about the answer until we are blue in the face, then come up with the best answer possible. Emotional harm is a phrase constantly being redefined and reexamined. 200 years ago

Re: Management blah!

2004-03-24 Thread Guy McDowell
I went through a similar thing on a gov't project. Canada is officially bilingual French/English. We were using URL variables and one of the managers -who was a francophone with an English degree- said that when people are on the French site the variables in the URL must be in French. So that basic

RE: Job

2004-03-24 Thread Haggerty, Mike
Hey, I am leaving my job. If anyone is looking for a position as a senior developer in Washington DC, I would be happy to pass along your resume. M -Original Message- From: William H Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:21 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Job

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Raymond Camden
> Should pilots be able to stop all air traffic because they > cannot reach an agreement with a single air carrier? That's > what happened under Reagan, and he had to stop it (I think twice). > > You should really question what you mean by the word 'free' > when you say free market. It is commo

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Haggerty, Mike
You know what, I admire any nation that gives its citizens so much freedom they can shut down the entire nation any time they are not happy about their salary. In Kuala Lumpur, it is exactly the opposite. You join a union in prison after you go to jail for 20 years for criticizing the status quo.

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread John Stanley
damn, disregard my last post..Ben Doom, master of the macabre. -Original Message- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:18 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Giggles! The hair isn't growing.  The flesh is shriveling.  Basically, hair that was al

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread John Stanley
fingernails too.h...keratinthat wacky all natural substance our bodies extrude for no apparent reason. -Original Message- From: Dharmesh Goel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:13 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Giggles! Not sure, but have heard t

Re: Job

2004-03-24 Thread William H Bowen
Does cursing the very day that Lotus Notes was created count as experience? o_O Guy McDowell wrote: > Fresh from monster.com > http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=21444987 > > Public Healthcare Co. Seeks Cold Fusion Gurus   > > > Company: The Boylston Group > Location: US-CA-Los Angele

Re: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Ben Doom
The hair isn't growing.  The flesh is shriveling.  Basically, hair that was already there pokes out more.  This also makes the fingernails look like they are growing. --benD Dharmesh Goel wrote: > Not sure, but have heard that hair can grow for a bit after you are > dead. Maybe an urban legen

Re: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread William H Bowen
What's more, in general when a particular union strikes in France, sympathetic unions will stage strikes as well as was the case in June of last year. When I arrived at Charles De Gaul airport for a series of meetings in France there was an hour long queue for cabs because the rail workers were

Re: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Jim Campbell
Boy, that's just - I say - boy, that's just a bit too much information there. - Jim brobborb wrote: >WARNING.  SPOILER BELOW > > > > > >2 years ago i decided to shave my crotch (as in shave completely, like I did my face).  It itched like heck, and I got bumps.  not very fun.  And to make thing

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Dharmesh Goel
Not sure, but have heard that hair can grow for a bit after you are dead. Maybe an urban legend though. Dharmesh -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:22 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Giggles! When we die.  I'm in my mid thirt

Re: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread Jim Campbell
I'm 29, and am regularly reported as an escaped gorilla from the local zoo.  My amazing verbal skills and manual dexterity do nothing for the Animal Control Officers, since by that point, I usually have a few traquilizer darts in my neck. - Jim brobborb wrote: >Generally, when do men stop gro

Re: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Kevin Graeme
> Moreover, society does not promote innovation, the individual does.  The > individual does it to make for themselves a better situation.  Why wasn't > the Soviet Union at the forefront of technology if it is the society that > promotes growth? ... ... I never said society, as a general concept,

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Haggerty, Mike
Should pilots be able to stop all air traffic because they cannot reach an agreement with a single air carrier? That's what happened under Reagan, and he had to stop it (I think twice). You should really question what you mean by the word 'free' when you say free market. It is commonly interpreted

Job

2004-03-24 Thread Guy McDowell
Fresh from monster.com http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=21444987 Public Healthcare Co. Seeks Cold Fusion Gurus   Company: The Boylston Group Location: US-CA-Los Angeles Salary/Wage: 51,000.00 - 75,000.00 USD /year Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Computers, Software

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Heald, Tim
Moreover, society does not promote innovation, the individual does.  The individual does it to make for themselves a better situation.  Why wasn't the Soviet Union at the forefront of technology if it is the society that promotes growth? -- Timothy Heald Web Portfolio Manager Overseas Security

Re: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread brobborb
What?!  Never!  That was never an issue.  This was about hairballs...:D   - Original Message -   From: cfhelp   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:48 PM   Subject: RE: Giggles!   Trimming the shrubs to make the tree look Taller?   Rick   -Original Message-

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RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread John Stanley
I get these nose hairs that look like cork screws nowthose are exciting -Original Message- From: cfhelp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:47 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Giggles! Well, I am 33 and starting to notice exceptionally long and annoying nos

RE: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!

2004-03-24 Thread Heald, Tim
Why should they be able to force the pilots to stay? That's insane.  that's not a free market, its a controlled market. -- Timothy Heald Web Portfolio Manager Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State 571.345.2319 The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect t

RE: Giggles!

2004-03-24 Thread cfhelp
Trimming the shrubs to make the tree look Taller? Rick -Original Message- From: brobborb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:55 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Giggles! WARNING.  SPOILER BELOW 2 years ago i decided to shave my crotch (as in shave complete

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