Re: job rant

2004-12-02 Thread Gregory Harris
I know I don't post here much Michael but thanks you just made my day Michael *snicker* write beautiful code*giggle* not have to re-work other people's crapI've become Jaded I suppose... :-p Gregory Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael Dinowitz wrote: > >I have to let it out a bit. >I spe

job rant

2004-12-02 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I have to let it out a bit. I spent today home resting and playing with code. What type of code? Low level optimization of Blackstone templates. Learned a lot of stuff. Found different ways to do things that are tighter than what I was doing before. Talked with people at MM about what I found. All

Re: science bush style

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
A quick Google search came up with dozens of reports debunking Waxmens report. Here's the first one. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/wm615.cfm Without reading the report I'm under the impression teching abstinence to stundents is a waste of time? Is that the message here? Shouldn't we t

Re: science bush style

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
You're copy/paste impared. Here's the fun lead in: "The Bush administration is funding sexual health projects that teach children that HIV can be contracted through sweat and tears, touching genitals can result in pregnancy, and that a 43-day-old foetus is a thinking person." Also from this repor

Re: science bush style

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
The Washington Post had a similar, but more detailed about Rep. Waxman's report: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26623-2004Dec1.html The Shrubbery where ideology supplants science. The sad part of it is that the girls going through these programs are more likely to become pregnant

Re: Anandtech describes moving from Coldfusion to ASP .Net

2004-12-02 Thread Jeffry Houser
This is where they explain why they moved to CF. It is probably gonna hurt CF developer's long term, strictly because they declare that .NET is as RAD as CF. More info is here: At 07:04 PM 12/2/2004, you wrote: >Subject: Anandtech des

science bush style

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1365262,00.html Skip to main content Read today's paper Sign in Register Go to: Guardian Unlimited homeUK newsWorld newsNewsblogDid you miss...--Archive searchArtsBooksBusinessEducationGuardian.co.ukFilmFootballThe GuideJo

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Kevin wrote: > Heck, self treatment of ice and ibuprofen cleared up > that nasty burning when peeing problem in no time after that pleasure > trip to Bangkok! Really?? Where the HELL did I put that ice and ibuprofen? ~| Specia

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > I have 20k sitting in the bank. Yeah, then CDs or cash. You may want to consider the 80-10-10 or the one where you can get a loan for the down payment. With low rates it's really cheap money and your 20k will probably beat the interest on the loan plus you'll have a cash buffer a

Anandtech describes moving from Coldfusion to ASP .Net

2004-12-02 Thread Angel Stewart
http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=2287&p=2 "AnandTech consists of a few different applications that make the entire site operate. The main website (www.anandtech.com) serves the articles that we write - this was the first application that we migrated. The migration of the main website w

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
exactly. My point being that you can calculate the beta for your portfolio yourself if you really want to. Hmmm, leafing through this it appears to estimated by summing the weighted average of the component betas, which is not too surprising really when you think about it. Dana On Thu, 2 Dec 200

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
I have 20k sitting in the bank. It'll be a down payment for a house I haven't picked out yet but there're some errors on my credit that I'm clearing up to get the lower rate. I figure between that and the holidays I can game it for 3 to 6 months, but I don't want to risk losing it all of course.

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > tsk. Is he saving for retirement and how far away is that? Also, he > could calculate the beta himself the formulae for that are no > secret. The "beta" is just the level of risk you're willing to tolerate. I think fineng does it at 1-5 with 1 being most conservative. When w

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > I was hoping you'd tell me what they said and save > myself the $300 :) > Some retirement plans offer a membership for free - check with your company. If not, it's way worth it. There's no blanket advice. Basically you plug in every bit of data you have and it runs an analysis o

Re: Equilibrium on Showtime

2004-12-02 Thread Raymond Camden
It means I agree with you. :) On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:21:22 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eh? What is the +1 thing? > > -Gel > > -Original Message- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I have to +1 this. The story was mostly a 1984 rip, but the fight s

RE: Equilibrium on Showtime

2004-12-02 Thread Ian Skinner
+1 vote in agreement with the previous statement! In otherwords he aggreas with you on the show. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice: This message includ

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
tsk. Is he saving for retirement and how far away is that? Also, he could calculate the beta himself the formulae for that are no secret. On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:49:49 -0500, Won Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sam Morris wrote: > > --- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On a

RE: Equilibrium on Showtime

2004-12-02 Thread Angel Stewart
Eh? What is the +1 thing? -Gel -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I have to +1 this. The story was mostly a 1984 rip, but the fight scenes were amazing, and unique. ~| Special thanks t

Re: Equilibrium on Showtime

2004-12-02 Thread Raymond Camden
I have to +1 this. The story was mostly a 1984 rip, but the fight scenes were amazing, and unique. On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:49:06 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They've started airing Equilibrium on Showtime. > > If you are at all interested in Science Fiction,an interesting stor

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
Sam Morris wrote: > --- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>On a serious note, sign up for financialengines.com. > > > I was hoping you'd tell me what they said and save > myself the $300 :) > You have to tell us what your financial objectives and how much time you have. Of course I

Equilibrium on Showtime

2004-12-02 Thread Angel Stewart
They've started airing Equilibrium on Showtime. If you are at all interested in Science Fiction,an interesting story, and the first innovative fight sequences that predate Matrix and that I've never seen elsewhere, take a look at Equilibrium. You won't be disappointed. -Gel ~~

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
Yeah but they kept making them after that, is my point :) > very profitable and in demand, that is until the gas > shortage of '79. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
--- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a serious note, sign up for financialengines.com. I was hoping you'd tell me what they said and save myself the $300 :) -sm __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. h

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
No Chrysler only built gas guzzlers because they were very profitable and in demand, that is until the gas shortage of '79. High gas prices might American made hurt car sales. --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wasn't this chrysler's problem back in the day? > > Dana >

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > Suggestions? I'd be happy if you bought Apple and United Health. Please also buy some Berkshire, for gosh sakes. On a serious note, sign up for financialengines.com. It will tell you if you have the right risk (beta) and what your next move should be to balance out your portfolio

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
Yeah, that was a bit ridiculous. The way it is working out though, it's getting charged off to a different hospital account so I really don't care how much the hospital charges itself. I'd have something to say though if I were expected to pay it. Seems a bit silly since the amounts are very simil

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
wasn't this chrysler's problem back in the day? Dana > The other reason why the weak dollar isn't stimulating trade as much is > due to the American consumers not buying American. They will just pay > the premium and get the Sony TV instead of getting a US brand. ~~~

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
> --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have no problem with teaching. But not when you're > forcing ideology > into areas where it doesn't belong, like in the > sciences, medicine and > engineering. The evidence that there is a push by > this administration > and other neo-cons to do so i

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:05:15 -0800 (PST), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It all depends on how you look at it. If they are > using a litmus test in the hiring process they're > guilty. But Will isn't saying to hire people because > they're Conservative, he's saying don't exclude them > bec

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Deanna Schneider
Concussion? Ice and ibuprofen. Oh, and we'll give you something stronger if it would get you out of our office. On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:43:54 -0600, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heh. Every fricking time I visit the doc all I get told is to put ice > on it and take ibuprofen. Carpal tun

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
Sam Morris wrote: > Web polls mean nothing. You should know that. > > Didn't Bush 41 push the dollar way down to make trade > attractive? Seemed to have work wonders years later > when Clinton was in office. > > It's just hard to say for sure, it's all specualtion. > > Another note Bush is chang

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
You would think so, but it's been from various doctors for the last decade. I suppose my alternative is to get charged $500 to eat a cookie. :-) Actually, I can push past the ice and ibuprofen rub off and get really good treatement if I need it. My allergist has been great for instance. But I almo

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
Suggestions? I need to diversify so: High Tech EBAY YHOO AAPL QCOM Health Care UNH WLP? BioTech AVE Blue Chip XOM PEP others? We can start a game to see who wins the most. -sm --- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh well. In the mean time I want you to put all of > your faith

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:05:15 -0800 (PST), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Answers inline: > > --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes Universities tend to hire intelliegent people. > > > > George Will did forget a number of things in > > commenting with his > > intellectu

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Jerry Johnson
Or if you are allergic to ibuprofen. Jerry Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/02/04 03:29PM >>> he has a point, Kevin. Sounds like your doctor is doing a fine job at the "first do no harm" part, but this strategy could be a problem if you ever develop anythi

Re: video for What You Waiting For

2004-12-02 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Raymond Camden wrote: > So, has anyone seen the new Gwen Stefani video for What You Waiting > For? I -swear- it seems like they are censoring the word "Ho", or > "Whore", I can't exactly tell even in the MP3 copy I have. > > Anyway - has anyone else noticed this? I just saw it and it is not censo

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
he has a point, Kevin. Sounds like your doctor is doing a fine job at the "first do no harm" part, but this strategy could be a problem if you ever develop anything that really needs treatment. Dana On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 15:15:49 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you might want to

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > Web polls mean nothing. You should know that. > Depends on who's responding. For example, if I do a web poll of 2000 dentists, then I know how those 2000 dentists break out. It means something if you know who the sample is. > Another note Bush is changing his whole economic team

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
you might want to look at going to another doctor. larry On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:43:54 -0600, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heh. Every fricking time I visit the doc all I get told is to put ice > on it and take ibuprofen. Carpal tunnel? Ice and ibuprofen. Coughing > up blood? Ice and i

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Not really, filter through this set of records from Scholar.Google.com http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=%22health+care+costs%22+%22United+States%22+Canada&btnG=Search and for the wrap impaired: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/90 In almost every single study that directly compa

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
Web polls mean nothing. You should know that. Didn't Bush 41 push the dollar way down to make trade attractive? Seemed to have work wonders years later when Clinton was in office. It's just hard to say for sure, it's all specualtion. Another note Bush is changing his whole economic team because

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Brian wrote: > Yet another reason why I usually don't even bother seeing a doc. You sound depressed. Have you tried ice and ibuprofen? ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdy

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Sam Morris
Answers inline: --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes Universities tend to hire intelliegent people. > > George Will did forget a number of things in > commenting with his > intellectual and ideological blinders. First off > many of the people > who are attracted to academia may

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Jerry Johnson
That's funny. The last two times I've been to the doctor, I expected "ice and aspirin", but was surprised by broken bones both times. I thought they were just jammed. (toe in 3 places and finger-hand in two.) Jerry Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/02/04

Re: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
huh, that makes sense I guess Dana On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 07:07:06 -0500, Adam Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The reason I bought new was financing. Used was going to be minimum of > 6.9% and if I got a 2-4 year old car it would save me roughly $6000. I > got a brand new one at 2.9% in the

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread G
Yet another reason why I usually don't even bother seeing a doc. > Heh. Every fricking time I visit the doc all I get told is to put ice > on it and take ibuprofen. Carpal tunnel? Ice and ibuprofen. Coughing > up blood? Ice and ibuprofen. Vampire bites? Ice and ibuprofen. Missing > kidneys...

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
you mentioned that before. At times minimalism is the better route. But only at times. Dana On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:43:54 -0600, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heh. Every fricking time I visit the doc all I get told is to put ice > on it and take ibuprofen. Carpal tunnel? Ice and ibupr

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
Heh. Every fricking time I visit the doc all I get told is to put ice on it and take ibuprofen. Carpal tunnel? Ice and ibuprofen. Coughing up blood? Ice and ibuprofen. Vampire bites? Ice and ibuprofen. Missing kidneys... -Kevin On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:24:20 -0700, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
the question in my mind is, do you prefer cheap or do you prefer available? In the US access to care is rationed through insurance coverage and costs. In Canada and in Great Britain the rationing is more explicit and probably more effective. When it works. Personally, though... I prefer to have the

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread dana tierney
the anecdotal evidence says otherwise, but... we have been through this before. Maybe Manitoba does a better job than Ontario. Dana On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:22:59 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Everyone. > > For instance in Canada, depending on the province, the money for > Med

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Kevin wrote: > Now they are at $67/share but have declined to less than 2% marketshare. It's all about volume :) Seriously though, it's growth potential. Common wisdom says a good stock should either have big growth potential or be underpriced. In the case of Apple their huge iPod sales have

awstats help

2004-12-02 Thread Adkins, Randy
Then I attempting to set the format for the IIS Log giles to be used by awstats. However, based on what awstats LogFormat=2 does not conform to what data I have in the IIS Logs. Can someone assist in setting up the parameters? Here is the format the log files comes in: 2004-12-01 01:46:44 218.11

RE: Katie( UplinkEarth - good CF hosting company?)

2004-12-02 Thread Katie Howell
Hmmm...parang sounds great! The Marshallese have interesting Christmas traditions...the churches form "chapters" and perform song/dance programs...it's almost like what you would see in a revival. I manage the classified information systems here. A lot of documentation... Keeping the secrets se

Re: UK Cold Fusion

2004-12-02 Thread Adam Haskell
Incase you're not subscribed to CF-Jobs list there was just a post about a career oppertunity in London might check it out ;) Adam H On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:55:44 -0600, c.a. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > anyone here living / working in the UK? > > what is the CF job market like o

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
Duane wrote: > Near Antigonish - the gateway to Cape Breton ;) > Very glad to hear all is well. My cousin had Hodgkin's when he was 16 and is 32 now with no problems since. Life is a gift we can take for granted and it's good to be reminded of what's important; thanks for sharing that. BTW - i

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:55:35 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For example, a few years ago I bought Apple at $14 per share, today > it's at $67/share! This is exactly why I don't understand investing. Back when they were $14/share they had about 5% of the market. Now they are at $67/s

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
why. I think that its been well proven that the market has been a failure at providing for affordable health care for everyone. by your logic perhaps we should privatize the military. larry On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:30:03 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's gotta be cheaper than the US syste

Re: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Marlon wrote: > Uhmmm Larry, I hate to break it to ya, but you were driving a > "nerdcar" before too. ROTFL! ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://ww

Re: New FA design

2004-12-02 Thread Michael Dinowitz
How is it that everyone gets me when I'm doing a reboot? ;) I just cleaned out the cfclasses dir, made some template changes and am testing some speed enhancements. Then I can do the actual issue in email. pdf and fp. > Server Error > The server encountered an internal error and was unable to com

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Won wrote: > Same Sharpe as the Sharpe Ratio? That's the guy. ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138582 Ar

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Brian wrote: > Maybe im taking the first steps towards gaining the understanding I need to > go about it myself > Be in for next year, and get in fast; I think it will be a big year. If you're nervous about investing the best thing to buy is Index funds and ETFs (exchange traded funds). I

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
Gruss Gott wrote: > A great site to use is http://www.financialengines.com It was started > by a great professor my wife had, William Sharpe, who is a Nobel Prize > winner. Same Sharpe as the Sharpe Ratio? -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very acc

Re: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Yes I know. But the Saturn is a real nerdcar. No reason for anyone to steal this one. larry On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:21:31 -0600, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Uhmmm Larry, I hate to break it to ya, but you were driving a > "nerdcar" before too. > > > > > On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:34:54

RE: New FA design

2004-12-02 Thread James Smith
Server Error The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Application server is busy. Either there are too many concurrent requests or the server still is starting up. -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 Decembe

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
G wrote: > Makes sense. Thanks Gruss. > > You paint this interesting picture of the wall street sharks, the upper 1%, > the "smart money" guyscircling around, waiting for the "dumb money" to > come along so they can clean up. I think this has always made me a bit > hesitant about jumping in

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread G
It's gotta be cheaper than the US system. Health insurance in this country is such an incredible scam. Here's the problem: it's making an awful lot of powerful people/entities awfully rich. Namely, doctors and insurance companies. Problem is, few would trust our government to be in charge of di

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Won wrote: > > It's too much gloom and doom. It will always be business as usual. > Gurss is always talking about the dollar's weakness and moving his money > into Canada or Europe. I think he is half-joking. I'm not joking! All of my cash is in Euros, Kroners, Swiss Francs, Yen, and Yuan.

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Everyone. For instance in Canada, depending on the province, the money for Medicare (which is the single payer health insurance) comes out of general tax revenue, as in Manitoba, or as part of an annual premium, as in Alberta. In either case on a per person basis its substantially cheaper than the

RE: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Wayne Putterill
As I said, it's paid through tax. -Original Message- From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 December 2004 16:11 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: feeling kinda foolish Somebody is paying for it..who? Nothing is free. >? > > It didn't cost us anything directly, sure we pay a small

Re: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)

2004-12-02 Thread Marlon Moyer
Uhmmm Larry, I hate to break it to ya, but you were driving a "nerdcar" before too. On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:34:54 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We also had a white geo metro. 160,000 miles on it and it was still > getting about 55 mpg. Then in 2000 it was totalled by the guy w

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread G
Makes sense. Thanks Gruss. You paint this interesting picture of the wall street sharks, the upper 1%, the "smart money" guyscircling around, waiting for the "dumb money" to come along so they can clean up. I think this has always made me a bit hesitant about jumping into investing. I know

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
Gruss Gott wrote: >>Won wrote: >>Gruss Gott wrote: >>The best long termers I know are Buffet and Bogle and they both >>supported Kerry. > > > Huge returns, right? Also both of them predicted the IT bubble and > the mutual fund scandals. Shouldn't they be? > Lot of people predicted IT bubble a

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
G wrote: > Thanks Won. > > I'm learning...slowly but surely. > > > Me too. A bit too slowly. I have a monster exam this weekend. I might be part of the majority that fails it their first time around. -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very acci

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Brian wrote: > Then please clear up for a novice why the markets, whether they be short > term or long, would rise on a Bush win? (honest question) > The markets are based on what people think will happen in the next 4 - 6 months. This is why they hate uncertainty. When people are uncertain a

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread G
Somebody is paying for it..who? Nothing is free. >? > > It didn't cost us anything directly, sure we pay a small amount through > tax > but it's a bargain. All medical services are free when you need them, and > the amount paid per month is a LOT lower than 300 a month. The best thing > is

RE: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Wayne Putterill
? It didn't cost us anything directly, sure we pay a small amount through tax but it's a bargain. All medical services are free when you need them, and the amount paid per month is a LOT lower than 300 a month. The best thing is never needing to worry if you can afford treatment - if there is a p

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread G
Thanks Won. I'm learning...slowly but surely. >G wrote: >> Then please clear up for a novice why the markets, whether they be short >> term or long, would rise on a Bush win? (honest question) > >then Won wrote: > Because that is what they expected. Those in the capital markets love > to see co

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Jim Campbell
>> hedonistic evacuatory bliss To quote Dave Barry - that would be a great band name. - Jim Kevin Graeme wrote: >On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 09:16:42 -0600, Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Is there a Bidet Hall of Fame? >> >>- Jim >> >> > >Well Kohler, maker of some of the world's

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
G wrote: > Then please clear up for a novice why the markets, whether they be short > term or long, would rise on a Bush win? (honest question) Because that is what they expected. Those in the capital markets love to see confirmation of what they thought would be true. If a wooden doll ran fo

Re: [Gaming] more Infinium Labs Dramas!! Well yes!

2004-12-02 Thread Howie Hamlin
Like you said before - Phantom is an apropos name :) Howie --- On Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:37 AM, Angel Stewart scribed: --- > > Isn't it exciting? Lol...I think if anyone had any hopes of the > Phantom coming out, it should be gone now hee hee. > The Broadband delivery of games thing has

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 09:16:42 -0600, Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a Bidet Hall of Fame? > > - Jim Well Kohler, maker of some of the world's finest porcelain alters, has a design center with a display of their toilet history here in Wisconsin. http://www.us.kohler.com/designkb

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Won wrote: > Gruss Gott wrote: > The best long termers I know are Buffet and Bogle and they both > supported Kerry. Huge returns, right? Also both of them predicted the IT bubble and the mutual fund scandals. Shouldn't they be? ~

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread G
Because Buffet never seems to get it wrong. That's not by accident either. He's smart, he's well informed, he's cautious when he needs to be, aggressive when he knows its the right time. The best long-term thinkers, and ergo investors, remove as much of the guess work as is possible from the pr

[Gaming] more Infinium Labs Dramas!! Well yes!

2004-12-02 Thread Angel Stewart
"According to a series of dueling press releases, investment bank SBI USA has initiated a lawsuit claiming breach of contract and fraud against Phantom console hardware manufacturer Infinium Labs and its CEO, Timothy M. Roberts. In return, Infinium has hit back in a strongly worded statement, i

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
lovely place. I'm jealous. larry On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:53:01 -0500, Duane Boudreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Near Antigonish - the gateway to Cape Breton ;) > > > > -Original Message- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:39 AM > To:

Re: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
We also had a white geo metro. 160,000 miles on it and it was still getting about 55 mpg. Then in 2000 it was totalled by the guy who delivers our paper - he fell asleep while driving in our parking lot and he ran straight into the geo. Insurance gave us just under 3000 for it. Now I drive a nerdc

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread G
Then please clear up for a novice why the markets, whether they be short term or long, would rise on a Bush win? (honest question) If its so painfully clear that Bush is heading the country for a fiscal disaster, why wouldn't the markets reflect that, as the fiscal intelligentia act on their fe

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
Time to chop your head off just so you can have it paid for when they sew it back on! -Kevin On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:09:54 -0400, Jason Lemahieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My health insurance started yesterday... woo hoo! > > :)

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
Jerry Johnson wrote: > This tells us more about your grooming habits than we wanted to know. > > Jerry I didn't get this until the toilet comments after. -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr ~~~

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
Gruss Gott wrote: The best long termers I know are Buffet and Bogle and they both supported Kerry. Gruss, I'm curious why you think Buffet and Bogle are the best long-term thinkers. -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Jim wrote: > Is there a Bidet Hall of Fame? If there is, I bet it's in Japan. They have the most technologically advanced toilets I've ever seen. After you use them you understand why Honda really made ASIMO. ~| Special thank

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam \wrote: > Smartmoney.com: If you voted for Bush, now you can be > happy twice > http://www.smartmoney.com/aheadofthecurve/index.cfm?story=20041105 One other point I would make is that Wall St is short term. The real question regarding the economy and investors would be what do the long ter

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Jim Campbell
Is there a Bidet Hall of Fame? - Jim Jerry Johnson wrote: >This tells us more about your grooming habits than we wanted to know. > >Jerry > >Jerry Johnson >Web Developer >Dolan Media Company > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/02/04 10:04AM >>> > I try to use as little paper as po

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Jerry Johnson
This tells us more about your grooming habits than we wanted to know. Jerry Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/02/04 10:04AM >>> I try to use as little paper as possible. ~| Special than

Re: awstats / Uplinkearth?

2004-12-02 Thread Phill B
I don't use Uplinkearth but I do use awstats. What is the problem you are having? Maybe I can help. Phillip B. On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:47:30 -0500, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone using Uplinkearth hosting servers and using awstats? > > I am having difficulty setting up the l

Fado music

2004-12-02 Thread Harkins, Patrick
Any fans on the list? I am looking for newbie recommendations. -Patrick Outbound email scanned for viruses. (e232) ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http:

RE: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Harkins, Patrick
That's supposed to be a lovely area...! -Patrick >-Original Message- >From: Duane Boudreau > >Near Antigonish - the gateway to Cape Breton ;) Outbound email scanned for viruses. (e232) ~| Special thanks to the CF Comm

Re: feeling kinda foolish

2004-12-02 Thread Jason Lemahieu
My health insurance started yesterday... woo hoo! :) ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138544 Archives: http://ww

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Won Lee
Kevin Graeme wrote: > That "hall of fame" has been around since 1992, but the money is for a > new building. It was 75,000 and actually one of the lower cost stupid > pork spendings. They have some idea that it will increase tourism. As > a designer I have an affinity for paper and am happy that Wi

Re: VC, Private Equity Voter Poll

2004-12-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Yes Universities tend to hire intelliegent people. George Will did forget a number of things in commenting with his intellectual and ideological blinders. First off many of the people who are attracted to academia may not be those attracted to business, which Will conveniently ignores has more co

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