Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD Oh you're just jealous because Gore has a mansion and hollywood chicks. ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Free Trial

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
While what someone does, can be nifty, that shouldn't be what you base your decisions on. Rather, there's this Buddha "quote": Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Robert Munn
Back to the original point of the thread, I just saw this little tidbit on Drudge: * * POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH' Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organiz

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > well they are pretty entrenched you know, so that's a big question. I > suppose that campaign finance reform might be a start. It's a start > that would probably take 30 years to take effect, but it's a start. > What's the goal? The elimination of corporations or better regulation

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
On 2/26/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > denHague wrote: > > See, that's what bugs the crap outta me. These cars could be doing > > well over 200 mph-- > > Limiters == better sport. > > > > There's so much I just don't get about NASCAR. I love cars, and my > in-laws are pit bosses so

RE: How long do you expect

2007-02-26 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: How long do you expect > > i think a lot of that depends on documentation. > > if there's no documentation, they should consider themselves lu

Re: Anybody else with a PS3?

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
Only one way to know for sure-- I'm gonna have to go out and get me a PS3 and do some troubleshooting. Yup. *sigh* Sike. I really should buy me a toy-- been far too long... On 2/26/07, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i can play Fall of man with out any problems online. > can browse the

RE: How long do you expect

2007-02-26 Thread Scott Stewart
It's a full fledged app, we're making changes to the system, they're required for a certification we're trying to get. I haven't seen any business rules, I've got requirements based on the certification we're trying to get. They're under a crunch, the app has to be ready for certification in May.

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Dana
well they are pretty entrenched you know, so that's a big question. I suppose that campaign finance reform might be a start. It's a start that would probably take 30 years to take effect, but it's a start. On 2/26/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > of course. A > > corp

Re: How long do you expect

2007-02-26 Thread Jerry Johnson
And, of course, the size of the app, the complexity, and your role in the process. Are you just a line coder? Helping write the tech specs? Doing the business analysis? Fixing errors or writing new code? How well documented are the business rules? Is it a simple website, or a full-fledged applica

Re: How long do you expect

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > They're telling me that I'm not fast enough and that there's things that I > didn't catch that I should of. Do I just suck or are they being > unreasonable. > Of course it depends on complexity, size, etc, but I onboard developers (onshore, offshore, nearshore) almost every day an

RE: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Nick McClure
The price of the CF server is part of the reason I ended up getting out of it. The market wouldn't pay for apps that they had to purchase a CF license for also. > -Original Message- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 3:58 PM > To: CF-Community >

RE: How long do you expect

2007-02-26 Thread Scott Stewart
This one doesn't have any docs, it's primarily been developed by one guy.. -Original Message- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: How long do you expect i think a lot of that depends on documentation. if t

Re: How long do you expect

2007-02-26 Thread Charlie Griefer
i think a lot of that depends on documentation. if there's no documentation, they should consider themselves lucky that somebody took on the project at all. that's just IMO of course. I have yet to come across a project with documentation (or ample documentation). On 2/26/07, Scott Stewart <[EM

How long do you expect

2007-02-26 Thread Scott Stewart
A developer that's new on a project to ramp up to development speed. I've been on this project for two weeks, of that two weeks the first one was spent getting me set up and going over the app, I've completed my first week of development. They're telling me that I'm not fast enough and that the

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Bruce Sorge
1. Not sure really, but there are two road races every year. One in Watkins Glen and the other in Sonoma. Both are right-left turn tracks. Pretty fun to watch. 2. Because they will go over 200 MPH on some tracks and will have spectacular accidents that can and have resulted in death. The accidents

Re: Anybody else with a PS3?

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Ihrig
i can play Fall of man with out any problems online. can browse the web & the store. today seems like i saw a sys maintenance message, so that may be it. ~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & experience time-saving featu

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> denHague wrote: > See, that's what bugs the crap outta me. These cars could be doing > well over 200 mph-- > Limiters == better sport. > There's so much I just don't get about NASCAR. I love cars, and my in-laws are pit bosses so I hear enough about it, but here's what I don't get: 1.) The ci

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > of course. A > corporation is a legal entity. You are patronizing the wrong girl, Let's try this from a different angle: if you claim that corporations are a huge problem, what is it that you claim is the solution? ~

Re: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> dMan wrote: > Much as how people tout the ease of use of CF as a reason for paying > the $$$ for it, this analogy is. Ha! That's true, that's how I got into CF in the first place: it provided an easy way for people that could learn HTML a way to RAD DB driven web apps.

Re: Anybody else with a PS3?

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
If you put the PS3 in a DMZ, it should be like 123. to use a bunch o treez. Are you sure it's really in The Zone? On 2/26/07, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok.. > have a problem. > > i have a d-link di-624 wireless router. > if i play Resistance fall of man online every thing is fine >

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
On 2/26/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > in the military. Man was that every the thrill of a lifetime. Going over 160 > MPH around a two mile track gives me a whole new level of respect for the See, that's what bugs the crap outta me. These cars could be doing well over 200 mph--

Re: Anybody else with a PS3?

2007-02-26 Thread Paul Ihrig
ok.. have a problem. i have a d-link di-624 wireless router. if i play Resistance fall of man online every thing is fine if i try Call of Duty 3, it just craps out. i have tried the faq here: http://tinyurl.com/3999bv and here: http://tinyurl.com/3a5f7w called d-link tech support. but between la

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Dana
I separate them just fine Robert it's just that saying that well, RJ Reynolds killed a million people or two pushing a product that they knew damn well was lethal, but their stockholders who made a profit thereby are all really nice people individually just doesn't do it for me somehow. I hear

Re: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
On 2/26/07, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apple doesn't make the motherboard, or the processor, they were both > designed and manufactured by Intel. I'm pretty sure Lucent still makes the > wireless stuff for them. Apple isn't a hardware company anymore than Dell > is. Dell has a l

GiveAwayOfTheDay site

2007-02-26 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Found out about this today. Maybe it'll interest others Some piece of software is given away each day. http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ -- "We all had delusions in our heads, we all had our minds made up for us, we had to believe in something, so we did."

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Robert Munn
Have you read Post Capitalist Society, by Peter Drucker? We are corporations, because we own them, bit by bit, through funds and pensions. Corporations do not have the responsibilities of individuals, but the individuals who make up the staff and shareholders of corporations do. Pension plans and

Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
On 2/26/07, Jerry Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Then, why, o why, do we need more laws?" > > Slippery slope here. > > It could lead to saying we don't need to watch out for things that > don't happen that much. Honestly, I'd prefer it if EVERYTHING was done by society, vs. the .gubmint. Bu

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
well, it's gorgeous outside today. It's about 75F and blue, blue skies. Maybe it'll stay this way for a while On 2/26/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Zapster wrote: > > 1. Dallas had a huge dust storm blow through on Saturday > > I saw that on the news! Wicked looking. I'll be co

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Dana
of course it is. You are splitting hairs. Exactly what legal environment do you think we live in? Problems in modern American law are problems that exist here today. ::eyeroll:: If you are trying to say that it is a lagal problem, the answer again is of course. A corporation is a legal entity. You

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Dinner
Moving along at near super-sonic speeds, Capt. Gott pulls the eject lever. On 2/26/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Assuming all of this is true (I'm no legal scholar), then it's still > not a problem with corporations: the first four words of you sentence > are "In modern America

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Zapster wrote: > 1. Dallas had a huge dust storm blow through on Saturday I saw that on the news! Wicked looking. I'll be coming down next week so hopefully you'll have some good weather to welcome me; especially since we just got dumped on here with a foot of snow. ~~

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Bruce Sorge
Man, so sorry to hear that Zaphod. I know how those storms are in Dallas. I live in Fort Worth for about 10 years and have experienced some of what that area has to offer in regards to weather. The ice storms I think are the worse. Well, those and the tornadoes. I sincerely hope the rest of the wee

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Bruce Sorge
Sure. Much like a sports team where you cheer for a team, in racing, we cheer for a particular driver and/or car. In my case, I started getting into NASCAR with the driver of the number 16 car, Greg Biffle because he drove the National Guard car and I am in the National Guard. Well, his team owner

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
hmmm... let see. 1. Dallas had a huge dust storm blow through on Saturday 2. The winds were so strong it blew over power line poles 3. My power went out at 1:00pm. 4. I was picking up a part for the hot tub when the power went out 5. My wife was out shopping with her mom (her mom drove so she didn

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Jerry Johnson
"My driver" usually means the driver you root for (based on car colors, sponsors, driving style, winning percentage, whether your father likes them, whose bandwagon is full today). But in this case, it _could_ mean the driver he rode around the track with. On 2/26/07, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread G Money
On 2/26/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sunday was Chalet Village day where we got to meet drivers, go to the pits > and garage. That was such a cool experience. Those cars are so impressive. > After the pit visit it was back to the grandstand where we watched the > Nextel Cup race.

What a great weekend

2007-02-26 Thread Bruce Sorge
Well this was a very awesome weekend to say the least. Thursday my daughter and I went to Fan Fest at California Motor Speedway and bought some nice NASCAR gear and got autographs as well as watching driver interviews. Saturday we went back to the Speedway and watched the Metal Mulisha perform so

RE: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Nick McClure
I like my PC for entertainment, I can't play many games on the Mac, that I can play on my PC. Does your wife's Uncle do sports photography? I completely agree with the comment about 99% composition, but when I need to stop a hockey puck or a baseball I can't do that with a point a shoot. The best

Re: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Nick wrote: > I'd like to use the PC more, but the quality of streaming media isn't that > good yet You're not their core customer as you're all into your PCs and your work. They're looking for the person that's a music nut, a TV nut, a movie nut. The people who bought the original iPod becaus

Re: stabbing at a recent party

2007-02-26 Thread G Money
I love when he tries to use the jedi mind trick on the cop: "You are not going to arrest me" "Shut the phuck up." On 2/23/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As a total Star Wars geek, I love it. They did a great job with the light > sabers. Especially when that one dude used the force

Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Jerry wrote: > "Then, why, o why, do we need more laws?" > > Slippery slope here. > I can only hope that people who perpetually think more government is the solution somehow learn their lesson. ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickl

RE: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Nick McClure
That may be their niche, which would be interesting. But their going to be competing with Cable providers with set-top boxes. I pay my monthly fee to Insight or who ever and get a box that does it all. I like my Media Center PC, and I like the integration between it in my xBox. But usually if I'm

Re: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Nick wrote: > See that is the difference. I don't want something just because it is > better, stronger, faster or more expensive. I've never wanted the latest > and the greatest. > So you never see a new movie? You just watch your old ones over and over because "they get the job done"? My poin

RE: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Nick McClure
I looked at all those links, I like the little notes about Ram configuration, like the Apple using 4 512 sticks, and the Dell using 2 1gig sticks or 1 2gig stick. In several the Dell comes with a monitor, while the Mac doesn't. I can always spec out a more expensive system, it isn't hard. Apple do

Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-26 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Then, why, o why, do we need more laws?" Slippery slope here. It could lead to saying we don't need to watch out for things that don't happen that much. Where do you draw the line? What situations apply (politicking in class, shoplifting, hate speech, demonstrating, sleeping with students, etc

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > In modern American law corporations have the rights of persons bu none > of he responsibilities. Assuming all of this is true (I'm no legal scholar), then it's still not a problem with corporations: the first four words of you sentence are "In modern American Law". ~~~

Re: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-26 Thread Gruss Gott
> gMan wrote: > That space is becoming digital entertainment: movies, music, > television, the Internet, communications. In this space Apple has > been a disruptor with iTunes and iPods. Note that this commercial, broadcast during the Academy Awards, was done using classic movie and TV characters

Re: Trinidad Carnival- The Greatest Show On Earth!

2007-02-26 Thread Russel Madere
How can it be the greatest show on Earth if it only lasts two days? The Mardi Gras parties in New Orleans last 13 days and the Carnival season starts January 7. Come On! :) >http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1592816,00.html > >"For the two days preceding Ash Wednesday in Trinidad

Re: RATS! RATS! RATS!

2007-02-26 Thread Thomas Newcomen
I would imagine building customer confidence back up will be a P.I.T.A. On 2/24/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is news footage of a KFC/Taco bell in Manhattan that is INFESTED > with RATS! Not mice, RATS! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0U37w2tws > > ~~~