I'm finally convinced that global warming is a reality

2007-09-18 Thread Adam Churvis
For years I have been taking the side that global warming was nothing more than a politically divisive myth. Even when conservatives all jumped on the bandwagon a year or so ago, I still held out that it was political pressure manipulating them to agree with the tree huggers. Well, no more. I

Re: MAX?

2007-09-18 Thread Sam
Let's do it. On 9/17/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who is going? I've been offered a pass for the conference, which seems > like a great opportunity. No travel or lodging expenses though. > > I am trying to figure out if I can both get myself there and stay > housed while I am thereany

Re: MAX?

2007-09-18 Thread Sean Corfield
On 9/17/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who is going? I'll be there (since I'm speaking) but my wife will be sharing my room :) > I am trying to figure out if I can both get myself there and stay > housed while I am thereanyone looking for a roommate? Be careful about parts of Chicago.

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2007-09-18 Thread Oğuz Demirkapı
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RE: Fantasy Write Robert Jordan Dies

2007-09-18 Thread Shawna Hampton
My husband and I are completely devastated ... we've been reading these books since the early '90s or so ... lord, since we were teenagers ... each time one would come out we'd go back and read them all again up to the new one ... I think I've read the first 6 or 7 books at least 10 times ... we ev

Re: Fantasy Write Robert Jordan Dies

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
RIP Robert Jordan indeed. =-( We may not agree on some views of the world, but we're tight on this Munn. Way sad. I loved that series, and have been meaning to catch up... It'll actually be kinda cool tho- I remember the sorta sad feeling at the end of, say, the Book of Three series, etc., etc

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
On 9/18/07, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If it makes you feel better, I got it. Actually, that might make you > feel worse. Oh no, it means I'm not the only one with an /excellent/ taste in cinema. :] * * * And, if you throw in the whole, "WTF is reality, anyways?" question- Wow. I

RE: Resident Evil: Extinction

2007-09-18 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 9:23 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Resident Evil: Extinction > > Okay, sometimes I like movies that clearly aren't going to be good. > > But I watched "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" again l

anyone see Adobe's quarterly earnings?

2007-09-18 Thread Robert Munn
I bet there are some happy campers at Adobe HQ. Congrats to all at Adobe ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/18/adobe_q3_07_earnings/ ~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active p

Re: Fantasy Write Robert Jordan Dies

2007-09-18 Thread Robert Munn
shame. i wonder if there is anyone to carry on his work? did he leave any notes about how he intended for the story to end? it's a sad day for epic story lovers. RIP Robert Jordan. On 9/18/07, Larry wrote: > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/17/AR2007091701760.html

RE: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
Every cat we ever had has done this. We had a cat that would bring them in and play with them. My mom has a cat that brings in lizards, mice or whatever she can get her teeth into, and puts them in the her bathtub so that creature cannot get out. One day he even set a rabbits head on the porch by t

I need this bumper sticker

2007-09-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
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Re: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread Crow T. Robot
TPIWWP or a YouTube link. On 9/18/07, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The idiot of an animal brings rats INTO the apartment from outside, > then releases them. > > So now we have a mouse running around somewhere. > > I just spent about 30 minutes trying to get a mouse out, and failing. > Wit

Re: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>The idiot of an animal brings rats INTO the apartment from outside, >then releases them. The cats I had growing up used to do that all the time. Birds, bugs, whatever, they would bring them in and let them go. I always figured they were trying to teach us how to catch them like they would with

Re: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> nice. > at least those dont breathe sometimes. at worst sometimes the floor is surprisingly crinkly in the morning... :-) -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~

Re: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread Tony
nice. at least those dont breathe sometimes. tw On 9/18/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > it's bringing you presents, Gel. Consider it a compliment. > > Our cats are all indoor cats. Since they have no opportunity to bring > us mice, they bring us discarded grocery receipts and oth

Re: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> it's bringing you presents, Gel. Consider it a compliment. Our cats are all indoor cats. Since they have no opportunity to bring us mice, they bring us discarded grocery receipts and other small bits of paper they find in the trashcan. :-) -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be t

Re: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread Tony
true-ism he wants you to be proud of his catching capabilities. prolly meant for it to be DOA however it prolly didnt crack the neck like it meant to. tw On 9/18/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it's bringing you presents, Gel. Consider it a compliment. > > On 9/18/07, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread Dana
it's bringing you presents, Gel. Consider it a compliment. On 9/18/07, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The idiot of an animal brings rats INTO the apartment from outside, > then releases them. > > So now we have a mouse running around somewhere. > > I just spent about 30 minutes trying to get a

I must have the most stupid cat.

2007-09-18 Thread Vivec
The idiot of an animal brings rats INTO the apartment from outside, then releases them. So now we have a mouse running around somewhere. I just spent about 30 minutes trying to get a mouse out, and failing. With the thing running from one end of the room to the next. Jumping on bookcases, leaping

Fantasy Write Robert Jordan Dies

2007-09-18 Thread Larry Lyons
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/17/AR2007091701760.html Robert Jordan; Wrote 'Wheel of Time' Fantasy Novels By Bruce Smith Associated Press Tuesday, September 18, 2007; B08 Robert Jordan, 58, a writer whose "Wheel of Time" series of fantasy novels sold millions of c

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> Book was better. It's indeed a rare occasion when the book isn't :-) -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion di

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Paul Ihrig
i am about to go after a client like an alien strain. kinda funny what you will do for "three fifty" think that's from south park.. btw.. i am so sick of getting screwed over by clients.. time to, well nm... equinox in 3 days.. On 9/18/07, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Easy. Andromeda Strain

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Todd
Easy. Andromeda Strain. Well, OK, it was a book first, but it was also a movie. Book was better. - Original Message - From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: The invasion has begun >A meteorite hit near a Per

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Larry Lyons
>A meteorite hit near a Peruvian village and the locals started to get sick. >So the question is, which alien movie is being played out here? > >http://www.physorg.com/news109322080.html >http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,2171920,00.html Pity the Weekly World News is no longer around to r

Re: Men and Domestic Violence

2007-09-18 Thread Dana
I agre with Judith. Frank needs to stay away from that woman. Dana On 9/17/07, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't posted here for awhile, but do still read the posts when I get a > chance. > > > > I know a few of you in here have had bad relationships before, and I wrote a > stor

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Paul Ihrig
if it is a micro organism. then it dosnt matter. why woud it even care about radio. look up "red rain" its been happenning for decades.. On 9/18/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd agree but the question is -- if there is another form of life out > there and it is so far away that radio si

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dana
I'd agree but the question is -- if there is another form of life out there and it is so far away that radio signals from our planet reach it after our civilizarion is dust -- does it make a difference? Sort of like a tree falling in the forest On 9/18/07, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Greg Morphis
I'd say that there's almost no chance that we're alone in the whole universe, to think differently is ignorant and arrogant. There's nothing unique about our star, or about our solar system. The universe is 156 billion light years across.. come on, there's billions of stars in our galaxy, and there

Re: State of Nebraska -vs- the Almighty

2007-09-18 Thread Charlie Griefer
> On 9/18/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I thought he was Morgan Fairchild dresses like a janitor? not to nitpick, but that was Morgan Freeman. there's a fairly significant difference between the two. I didn't have a morgan freeman poster on my wall when i was a teenager :D

RE: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Peterson, Chris
I will be the 1st to welcome our new bacterial overlords. Chris Peterson Gainey IT Adobe Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer -Original Message- From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:07 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: The invasion has begun

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Ben Doom
If it makes you feel better, I got it. Actually, that might make you feel worse. --BenD Dinner wrote: > On 9/18/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ? > > > It was the worst kind of tangent- don't mind the comment, had > absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about. > > >

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
On 9/18/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I voted for Kodos. I meant I'm /going/ to vote for Kodos. Of course they're not already here, we're still waiting for them. Yup. That's what I meant. GarfblaTTers, :Den ~|

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dana
it's true that you can get wildly different results depending on the numbers you punch in :) On 9/18/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm familiar with that Equation (I've listened to Canibus), but don't buy > the math. :-) > > We don't freaking know enough to make the "probably not exist

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
On 9/18/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ? It was the worst kind of tangent- don't mind the comment, had absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about. ~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Rep

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
I'm familiar with that Equation (I've listened to Canibus), but don't buy the math. :-) We don't freaking know enough to make the "probably not existent" call. Not even close to enough. I'm with Chris- I voted for Kodos. __ Tune in to channel zero (8X) [Canibus] Yo, sometimes the road to the

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dana
? I'd be thinking more of Stephen King. What was that book where everyone dies of the flu? On 9/18/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/18/07, Peterson, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I will be the 1st to welcome our new bacterial overlords. > > > ahh-choo! > > Oh, wait, I'm

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dana
the odds of life elsewhere are infinitely small. It is however an infinitely large universe. Nonetheless, if you attempt to quantify the odds of an infinitely unlikely event happening close enough to our end of the universe to be perceived by us withing the probable timeframe of our civilization, y

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
On 9/18/07, Peterson, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I will be the 1st to welcome our new bacterial overlords. ahh-choo! Oh, wait, I'm thinking of Robin the Hood's side-kick. ~| Check out the new features and enhance

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> A meteorite hit near a Peruvian village and the locals started to get sick. > So the question is, which alien movie is being played out here? hopefully not SPCE MADNE... or, even worse... Space Vampires! (Lifeforce - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089489/) -- will "If my life

Re: RIP Shakey Jake

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
On 9/18/07, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:... > If you ever seen an "I Brake For Jake" bumper sticker.. this is the > Jake it refers to, and you'll find such bumper stickers all over the > country! Ah, yes. I believe truckers even named the engine break after him. Same dude, right? ;-)

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Rick Root
I'd say that this will be interesting to follow.. but it'll probably turn out to be a hoax. Rick On 9/18/07, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A meteorite hit near a Peruvian village and the locals started to get sick. > So the question is, which alien movie is being played out here?

Re: The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
Bah. Life "out there" is impossible. Just ask Carl Sagan- oh, wait... Seriously, I saw Dana say it was unlikely, and I meant to say WTF? Why are aliens getting downplayed? Conspiracy? Dana, are you one of /them/? Do /they live/, really? It's Ockham's Razor, really. __ *"I have come here to

Re: RIP Shakey Jake

2007-09-18 Thread Rick Root
On 9/18/07, Simon Horwith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as famous and successful as "Leslie" from Austin, TX? Possibly, although I suspect that Shaky Jake was less controversial =) -- Rick Root Check out CFMBB, BlogCFM, ImageCFC, ImapCFC, CFFM, and more at www.opensourcecf.com ~~

Re: RIP Shakey Jake

2007-09-18 Thread Simon Horwith
as famous and successful as "Leslie" from Austin, TX? ~Simon Simon Horwith Adobe Community Expert Adobe Certified Master Instructor http://www.horwith.com Rick Root wrote: > Those of you from ann arbor will remember him, and those of who've > been to Ann Arbor might've heard of him. > > "Shak

Re: State of Nebraska -vs- the Almighty

2007-09-18 Thread Dinner
I thought it was a silent-ish Alanis Morissette! Great Burns quote, Will, I agree. I liked that dude. My favorite God. =] On 9/18/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought he was Morgan Fairchild dresses like a janitor? > > Bruce > > G Money wrote: > > Bah, i've already seen this

The invasion has begun

2007-09-18 Thread Michael Dinowitz
A meteorite hit near a Peruvian village and the locals started to get sick. So the question is, which alien movie is being played out here? http://www.physorg.com/news109322080.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,2171920,00.html -- Michael Dinowitz (http://www.linkedin.com/in/mdinowi

Re: State of Nebraska -vs- the Almighty

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> Bah, i've already seen this movieGod is George Burns in a fishing cap. heh, one of my favorite quotes: "I played God without makeup." - George Burns. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~

RIP Shakey Jake

2007-09-18 Thread Rick Root
Those of you from ann arbor will remember him, and those of who've been to Ann Arbor might've heard of him. "Shakey Jake" died Sunday. Shakey Jake was quite possibly the world's most successful street person, and in the city of Ann Arbor he was every bit as recognizable as Bo Schembechler. If yo

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread Rick Root
On 9/18/07, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Winter in the mountains is a lot like that just about every year. Sure, > in the valleys and open areas, it melts off, but in steep places, cuts, > etc. the roads only see an hour or two of sun a day anyway, and freeze > up nice and slick. Well

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread Ben Doom
Rick Root wrote: > No, this was definately different. It snows here, fairly often. Ice > storms are pretty common, and we average 7" of snow per year. > > But nobody in this area had ever seen anything like what happened that > day... complete and total gridlock. 9 hour trips to go 20 miles! >

Re: State of Nebraska -vs- the Almighty

2007-09-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
I thought he was Morgan Fairchild dresses like a janitor? Bruce G Money wrote: > Bah, i've already seen this movieGod is George Burns in a fishing cap. > > On 9/18/07, William Bowen wrote: > ~| Get the answers you are lo

Re: State of Nebraska -vs- the Almighty

2007-09-18 Thread G Money
Bah, i've already seen this movieGod is George Burns in a fishing cap. On 9/18/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nebraska state senator sues God > > Interesting precedent that would set... if the court hears the case. > > Is it class action? > > :-D > -- > will > > "If my life

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> No, this was definately different. It snows here, fairly often. Ice > storms are pretty common, and we average 7" of snow per year. Sorry, I guess I should have been more clear... 1/4 inch of snow causes three-to-five hour commute times in Seattle on the two or three days a year that it snows

Re: State of Nebraska -vs- the Almighty

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> Nebraska state senator sues God Interesting precedent that would set... if the court hears the case. Is it class action? :-D -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread Rick Root
On 9/18/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sounds like every time it snows in Seattle. No, this was definately different. It snows here, fairly often. Ice storms are pretty common, and we average 7" of snow per year. But nobody in this area had ever seen anything like what happene

State of Nebraska -vs- the Almighty

2007-09-18 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
I'd like to see them enforce the ruling of this suit Nebraska state senator sues God By NATE JENKINS, Associated Press Writer http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070918/ap_on_fe_st/odd_suing_god;_ylt=AkFUs1VYbCkEnKVhteqoAyYDW7oF LINCOLN, Neb. - The defendant in a state senator's lawsuit is

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread William Bowen
> Like that day we got 1/4" of snow in late november (or was in early deletia... > walked hom. Kids slept in schools. > > It was pretty freakin' crazy. > > 1/4" of snow. Sounds like every time it snows in Seattle. :-\ -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that woul

Re: A brief primer

2007-09-18 Thread Larry Lyons
>like ooommg !!111 they had flashlights!!!111 > > >> And enough ANFO (ammonium nitrate + fuel oil) for 3 McVey type bombings. They were real serious I suspect. ~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top compan

Re: A brief primer

2007-09-18 Thread Larry Lyons
> >> I can't speak for Mexico but there have been in Canada as well as > Germany, > > > >I'd be interested in reading about any documented case of a muslim > >terrorist attack on Canada. I'm not saying it didn't happen - but > if > >you can find some news article or story about such an attack, p

Re: MAX?

2007-09-18 Thread Ben Doom
I'll be there, but we'll be full up with 3 of us in the suite. --BenD Dana wrote: > Who is going? I've been offered a pass for the conference, which seems > like a great opportunity. No travel or lodging expenses though. > > I am trying to figure out if I can both get myself there and stay > hou

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread Ben Doom
Welcome to the South. --Ben "been here a while" Doom Rick Root wrote: > On 9/18/07, Jerry Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Right. I am specifically thinking of 40 during rush hour and show storms. >> Heaven forbid a car accident. > > Like that day we got 1/4" of snow in late november (or wa

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread Rick Root
On 9/18/07, Jerry Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right. I am specifically thinking of 40 during rush hour and show storms. > Heaven forbid a car accident. Like that day we got 1/4" of snow in late november (or was in early December)... after a few days of rare sub-freezing temps, every road

Re: Information about Raleigh/Durham

2007-09-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
Right. I am specifically thinking of 40 during rush hour and show storms. Heaven forbid a car accident. On 9/17/07, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/17/07, Jerry Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Traffic in the triangle can be heavy, but compared to California, I am > sure > > it

Re: MAX?

2007-09-18 Thread Deanna Schneider
There is, but it's sketchy on the outskirts where the hotels might be cheaper - ie, you might have to take a bus to a train, or a cab to O'Hare where you can get on a train. And, recognize that if you go out by O'Hare, the big name hotels are going to charge you for parking, even out there. You mig

Re: Men and Domestic Violence

2007-09-18 Thread Andrew Scott
Judith, I agree, it is a shame that it went for as long as it did. I was an ear, and I am only sorry that I didn't react on my feelings sooner. I talked him into the intervention order, eventually. I iwsh I had've sooner. On 9/18/07, Judith Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that's a

Re: Men and Domestic Violence

2007-09-18 Thread Judith Dinowitz
I think that's a pretty horrible story. I am very sorry for Frank. This woman is psychotic and the best thing Frank can do is stay away from her. Thank God they never had kids. What else is there to say? Unfortunately, sometimes the law will believe the psychotic one, not the victim -- man or