Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > He's old and senile. Only a racist would repeat that without thinking > there was something seriously wrong with that statement. > So how do we know he's wrong? ~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Sam
He's old and senile. Only a racist would repeat that without thinking there was something seriously wrong with that statement. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119331451684871240.html Dr. Watson: "I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said," Watson said during an appe

Speaking of writing books (Re: totally thought this was cool)

2007-10-27 Thread Todd
Hey that's pretty cool. It was nice that he took the time to acknowledge you. Has here written and published book? Not like a technical book, because I know many here have been involved with that type of thing, but a recreational book? I am curious about the process. PT - Writing books,

Re: global warming skepticism ...

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
just a side quibble. you said zero emissions, someone else said 30mpg. The two don't equate. My old Honda CRV got over 50mpg, but it still flunked emissons testing. On 10/24/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > when it doesn't emit any pollutants into the atmosphere. a tank could be > ze

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > really? What if I asked you about the ingredients for a tamale? > Being that both sides of my family hail from Mosquero, NM I think I'd probably pass :) ~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Repo

Re: Flickr vs. Picassa

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
I have not seen anyone express the primary reason I switched from Flickr to Picassa -- Flickr will only let you display so many pictures at a time unless you give them money. I could do that of course, or start another acount with a different email address. But this seem like an unecessary hassle w

Re: Gmail has IMAP!

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
well maybe in a tie with this one ;) On 10/26/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't worry, I have a Trojan. > > > On 10/26/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps I better download some virus protection ... > > > > On 10/25/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROT

Re: Gmail has IMAP!

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
I nominate this for post of the week :) On 10/26/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps I better download some virus protection ... > > On 10/25/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey dude! Get in line. I had already sent my EHLO command to her > > befo

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
really? What if I asked you about the ingredients for a tamale? On 10/27/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dana wrote: > > If you administer a test > > with pizza questions to children who have just immigrated from Mexico > they > > may not have seen a pizza before and could bog down

RE: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread William Seiter
I will confer to you on this point: There is more to a work environment, and hiring, than just ability. The business culture needs to be addressed. However, NO company's business culture should include Racism. William -- William E. Seiter Have you ever read a book that changed your life? G

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Willy wrote: > Different types of intelligence need to be measured in different ways. Here's a good example: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline faced each other in court for three hours today in a child custody hearing. Extra says that Kevin Federline left the courtroom seemingly happy while Br

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > Woa, there's nothing sadder than a racist flaunting his stupidity. > How do we know he's wrong? ~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 b

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > If you administer a test > with pizza questions to children who have just immigrated from Mexico they > may not have seen a pizza before and could bog down on that issue. > Only the dumb ones will so it's still a win-win. ~~~

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Seiter wrote: > Hiring should be left to the concepts of: > "Do they have a history of 'getting the job done' > "Do they have the knowledge and skillset to 'get the job done' for you" > I couldn't agree more with you on types of intelligence, but this last piece I'm going to part ways with you o

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
It has been shown that many intelligence tests have cultural bias. I am not sure if this was one of the examples but for instance: a lot of times fractions are taught in the US with pizza slices. If you administer a test with pizza questions to children who have just immigrated from Mexico they may

Re: global warming skepticism ...

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
OK so -- I looked at your link. If you go beyond the headline it *does* say that global warming is seen as linked to forest fires. It just asserts that Southern California is different because it is hot and dry year-round (as opposed to Arizona and New Mexico, hehe).* *The scientist cited does not

RE: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread William Seiter
Different types of intelligence need to be measured in different ways. Instead of having a Non-African create the 'intelligence' test for Africans, they should have the African scientists create those tests. We have had the same type of issues in this country in regards to College entrance exams.

Re: global warming skepticism ...

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
natually a desert area will be fire-prone! Jesus. On 10/27/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The LA Times just reported on this issue. They cited a study that said > global warming has zero to do with fires in the southwest. According to > the > study, this area is just fire-prone and

Re: global warming skepticism ...

2007-10-27 Thread Robert Munn
The LA Times just reported on this issue. They cited a study that said global warming has zero to do with fires in the southwest. According to the study, this area is just fire-prone and has been for centuries. They found no pattern that suggested a greater incidence of fire in Southern California

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Sam
Woa, there's nothing sadder than a racist flaunting his stupidity. On 10/27/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bill wrote: > > A person is a person. Their relative intelligence and 'workmanship' has > > nothing to do with their race. > > I hate to break this to you, but I'm going to: y

RE: domain name for sale

2007-10-27 Thread SMR
put it on ebay -Original Message- From: Alex Puritche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:23 PM To: CF-Community Subject: domain name for sale Hello CF-Community, Not sure if this list is right place, but don't know another, better one. I own "cf" related

Re: global warming skepticism ...

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
well, yanno, all I can tell you is that I've heard a lot of scientists that think otherwise. It's pretty much a given that drought in the Southwestern United States is caused by global warming. I think even the local Bush apologist rag accepts this :) So while the fires individually may have been

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > You Lying Sack of .. stuff? > You're an odd little man. ~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldf

Re: Wildfires ...

2007-10-27 Thread Dana
well then there were a lot of fools in southern california. If you read the news reports plent of people when back, espeically after horses. Also, I would like to see some links about people in New Orleans profiting from disaster? The place was still in pretty sad shape as recently as this summer.

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > That's another myth. Americans put in longer hours than pretty much everyone > else. Indians, on average, are slackers by comparison. But at 1/4 the pay > (or less), US companies hire them instead of American workers. > Oh, I dunno, due to the 10.5 time hour difference (central)

Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Bill wrote: > A person is a person. Their relative intelligence and 'workmanship' has > nothing to do with their race. I hate to break this to you, but I'm going to: you can't be anything you want. You're limited by your genes and genes have been used to define a grouping called "race". From

Re: domain name for sale

2007-10-27 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Speaking of domain names for sale, has anyone seen LeaseThis.com and the services they offer? They gobbled up good domain names and now offer them for "rent" on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis. Heck of a business to be in. Domains rent for no less than $20/mo, most of them for a minimum of

Re: domain name for sale

2007-10-27 Thread Tony
you got it! :) tw On 10/26/07, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and I know you bought it to put up a site advocating coal fired > stoves for native American dwellings... > > -Cameron > > Tony wrote: > > i own > > > > www.adobecf.com > > > > :) tw > > > > On 10/26/07, Cameron Chi

Re: Going to the Big House

2007-10-27 Thread Tony
have fun. id love to see that place. tony On 10/26/07, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm flying to Michigan in the am, bright and early... in-laws want me > to drive one of their cars to NC for them (they're moving down here > next week) so they got me a one way ticket. > > I figured.. w

RE: 8 years ago...

2007-10-27 Thread Robert Rawlins - Think Blue
Ah! Old memories of games consoles and mis-spent youths are always the best! I celebrated my 23rd birthday about 2 months ago and as a gift my Business Partner bought me an absolutely mint condition 1989 Commodore Amiga 500 with a copy of Monkey Island and Cannon Fodder on floppy disk... I've spen

vmware fusion ?

2007-10-27 Thread Dave l
I can't seem to find this in the docs.. I have my winblows image on an external drive and I want to move that image to a different external drive but I can't find where I direct it to the new image. I could re-install it all but that means I can't register at m$ without calling them (because I