Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Robert Munn
Because of his family's public status and his rank, John McCain had an opportunity to be released from Vietnamese captivity earlier than his fellow prisoners. Knowing that he would be tortured, he refused early release and said that he would go home when they all went home. That is leadership. Tha

RE: Hey, I put in an Alternator!

2008-08-23 Thread Adam Churvis
> plus, it kills me to pay someone twice the price for synthetic oil. :) It's kinda neat how synthetic oil is made entirely from gases. Very cool process. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement ~~~

Re: Google Dead?

2008-08-23 Thread Robert Munn
shh, don't anger the slumbering beast... On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Jim wrote: > Not having problems with anything else, but haven't been able to reach > Google for at least a 1/2 hour. > > IS THERE A CHINK IN THE ARMOR! ;^) > ~~~

Google Dead?

2008-08-23 Thread Jim Davis
Not having problems with anything else, but haven't been able to reach Google for at least a 1/2 hour. IS THERE A CHINK IN THE ARMOR! ;^) Jim Davis ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release t

RE: Hey, I put in an Alternator!

2008-08-23 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 12:05 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Hey, I put in an Alternator! > > congrats :) > > I've always done my own car worknow I just do oil changes, but > I've always got a good

RE: Hey, I put in an Alternator!

2008-08-23 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Crow T. Robot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 12:26 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Hey, I put in an Alternator! > > Growing up as a car mechanic's son has made me a very well-rounded > fix-it-guy. I, as you, LOVE the feeling of

Re: Hey, I put in an Alternator!

2008-08-23 Thread Crow T. Robot
Growing up as a car mechanic's son has made me a very well-rounded fix-it-guy. I, as you, LOVE the feeling of being able to take an ill-running car and make it purr like a kitten. It's a great feeling. I was "that guy" in high school that helped friends fix those POS machines that we all drove a

Just figured out an easy way to make ringtones for the iphone

2008-08-23 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Garageband 08 has it built in now...just drag a song to a new track. Change the cycle length. Click share->send to itunes as a ringtone. Now I have what I consider to be the ultimate ringtone ever. Pink Floyd - Time -- The part with all the clocks going off :) -- Look at the shoes your fill

Re: Hey, I put in an Alternator!

2008-08-23 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
congrats :) I've always done my own car worknow I just do oil changes, but I've always got a good feeling after accomplishing them. plus, it kills me to pay someone twice the price for synthetic oil. :) On Aug 23, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Jim Davis wrote: > Been having huge problems at work.

Hey, I put in an Alternator!

2008-08-23 Thread Jim Davis
Been having huge problems at work. Mainframes going south. Server's going belly-up. Applications across the country crapping the bed. And it seems like I'm production support for ALL of them. 14 hour days for the past week and most nights. In any case the alternator in my wife's car went. S

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Kelly
i'm a geek not a nerd, dammit! LOL Erika L. Walker wrote: > bingo > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM, cftodd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Or it could be that you asked a list full of nerds? ;) >> >> >> > > >

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Erika L. Walker
bingo On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM, cftodd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or it could be that you asked a list full of nerds? ;) > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
We shall now commence the public shaming of crow Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2008, at 6:31 PM, "Crow T. Robot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW, I didn't have a clue. Still don't, especially now that I hear > it is > from Star Wars. I may be the only programmer/IT person in the world

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>Speaking of, has anyone seen the new movie? I am going to see it tomorrow. Nope...but the reviews kind of panned it. And yeah... I know all the Star Wars lore too. I'm such a grrlgeek. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Beth In Alaska
> Or it could be that you asked a list full of nerds? ;) > I feel so functional now! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;20374

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Beth In Alaska
no clue. my guess involves something do do with a master of martial arts. - Original Message - From: "Dana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:30 PM Subject: padawan > Can I get some idea how many people here know what that means without > looking

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread cftodd
Speaking of, has anyone seen the new movie? I am going to see it tomorrow. Oh, and good luck. Might want to be careful with episode V. Yoda scared me when I was about 6. - Original Message - From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 8

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Kelly
yeah kinda like an apprentice or "learner" Dana wrote: > it's a jedi student or... something like that. I am sure someone will > correct me if that's wrong :) I had to look it up, personally, though > I would have known jedi or light saber. I saw Star Wars a long long > time ago. > > On Sat, Aug 2

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>Star Wars lore to a certain degree is a part of popular culture now. >Like, most people would know what a lightsaber is. > Speaking of which, we're introducing Alexis (age 3 1/2) to the pantheon tonight. wish us luck (we're starting with episode IV). larry

Re: Biden is the pick

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
> I saw that. It's kind of impressive. How long a train ride is that? > hours to say the least. And he did it to ensure that his kids were raised in a good environment with an engaged parent. That is dedication. Hopefully he'll bring the same dedication to the office of VP, unlike the current

Re: Old Visual Basic App needs SSH support

2008-08-23 Thread Greg Morphis
I wish it was that easy.. telnet being port 23 and ssh being 22... You would think that might work. But Telnet is not encrypted and SSH is. The reason it uses Telnet is because it accesses a telnet server, but the company wants to move away from Telnet because it's not secure. There's a bunch of Ac

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in a world where John Kerry gets swiftboated and Max > Cleland is called unpatriotic I think you are being a bit thin-skinned > about it. And yes, I do realize that McCain denounced the Cleland ad, > to his credit. In a world wh

Re: Biden is the pick

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
I saw that. It's kind of impressive. How long a train ride is that? On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dedicated to say the least. Apparently he commuted every night from DC to > Wilmington Deleware and back again the next morning. and I thought my commute

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
it's a jedi student or... something like that. I am sure someone will correct me if that's wrong :) I had to look it up, personally, though I would have known jedi or light saber. I saw Star Wars a long long time ago. On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Crow T. Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
that's ok -- the audience for the article I was editing is definitely nerds :) On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 5:24 PM, cftodd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or it could be that you asked a list full of nerds? ;) > > - Original Message - > From: "Dana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" > Se

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
::sigh:: well I don't wanna go look up what Gruss said exactly. If you felt like Gruss was being disrespectful perhaps you have a small point. But in a world where John Kerry gets swiftboated and Max Cleland is called unpatriotic I think you are being a bit thin-skinned about it. And yes, I do rea

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Crow T. Robot
FWIW, I didn't have a clue. Still don't, especially now that I hear it is from Star Wars. I may be the only programmer/IT person in the world that really could care less about Star Wars...and I'm OK with admitting that. :) On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok f

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Vivec
Star Wars lore to a certain degree is a part of popular culture now. Like, most people would know what a lightsaber is. 2008/8/23 Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Can I get some idea how many people here know what that means without > looking it up? > ~

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread cftodd
Or it could be that you asked a list full of nerds? ;) - Original Message - From: "Dana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:39 PM Subject: Re: padawan > ok fair enough. I will take this to mean that the term does not > require explanation then, if

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But you are ranting too, for sure, and if all this anger is over the > suggestion that being a POW does not necessarily prepare one to be > president, well, it doesn't, you knowI can respect the man's > service and sacrifice wi

Re: Biden is the pick

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
Dedicated to say the least. Apparently he commuted every night from DC to Wilmington Deleware and back again the next morning. and I thought my commute was bad! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and drama

Re: Russia, Georgia, & Neo-Cons

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>We lived just outside CFB Cold Lake. They were always having exercises; >green peace would come demonstrate once in a while. It was weird. >CF-18s, huge radar stations, oil rigs, and the res, thats all thats out >there. > Tim, My sympathies. Cold Lake has something less to do than Rankin Inl

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
ok fair enough. I will take this to mean that the term does not require explanation then, if three people answered that quickly. thanks On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>/me raises hand >> > > same here. > > ~~~

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>/me raises hand > same here. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/g

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Charlie Griefer
/me raises hand On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I get some idea how many people here know what that means without > looking it up? > > thanks > Dana > > -- > "I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can > borrow." Woodrow Wilson > > ~

Re: padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Kelly
*raises hand* lol course i have seen star wars! Dana wrote: > Can I get some idea how many people here know what that means without > looking it up? > > thanks > Dana > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most importa

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> Cam wrote: > I've said what I have to say. You can get back to your ranting again. > WOO HOO! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net

padawan

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
Can I get some idea how many people here know what that means without looking it up? thanks Dana -- "I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow." Woodrow Wilson ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is th

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
well... ok :) I have to admit that I am only seeing one side of this conversation. But you are ranting too, for sure, and if all this anger is over the suggestion that being a POW does not necessarily prepare one to be president, well, it doesn't, you knowI can respect the man's service and sa

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cam, it strikes me that you are the one who is ranting. > Seriously? I'm done. Have fun. -Cameron ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important an

Re: Old Visual Basic App needs SSH support

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
well hmm in exactly what way does the app require telnet? I don't suppose it would be as simple as switching the post numbers, or you would have thought of that surely. If you explain this though perhaps it will trigger a train of thought is some reader out there :) On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 10:02 A

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
Cam, it strikes me that you are the one who is ranting. I agree that McCain's POW experience stemmed from his willingness to fight for his country, but it isn't exactly on the job experience for being president, which is what he is trying to make it. I don't think it should be taboo to say so -- h

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Because people, like you are, will get all emotional and ignore words, > facts, data, whatever. And that's why we're stuck with W right now. I've said what I have to say. You can get back to your ranting again. -Cameron

Re: Russia, Georgia, & Neo-Cons

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>So should I berate you about your peacetime service, and how easy it is >for you from your what was it one or two year commitment? I served a full committment as part of the ROUTP - it was two years in the enlisted ranks before I was in the program and three years as an officer afterwards. Th

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>> What I do not get is how does being a prisoner of war qualify him for the >> presidency. Does it give him any expertise in energy policy, in eliminating >> poverty, improving health care etc., or any of the other important issues >> that are facing the presidency. > > >Maybe it doesn't, but Grus

Re: Biden is the pick

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
I was a bit puzzled by the choice but I just watched his speech in Springfield and I do like what I see -- a touch of Irish fire there and some down to earth been-there talk. Also an older white guy, which may help the demographics, but if some of what I hear is true, maybe that doesn't make him mo

Re: Biden is the pick

2008-08-23 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>I'm stoked ... he's strong Yup good choice. Of course, McCain's camp didn't waste anytime going on the attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R20pQK5KO2E ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramat

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> Cam wrote: > No, you said alot of other political season spewage, which you are now using > again trying to defend your comments. I said exactly what I meant and have been saying. Why don't you take a look again: "Is being a POW really "doing" something? I mean isn't McCain's claim there that

Re: Biden is the pick

2008-08-23 Thread Tony Weeg
I'm stoked ... he's strong Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2008, at 1:40 AM, "Robert Munn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, Gruss, looks like you got your wish. > > http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92NQ1V80&show_article=1 > > At least he picked a heavyweight. I don't always agree with B

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cam wrote: > > Maybe it doesn't, but Gruss was saying he wasn't really "doing anything" > > during that time. As if his time spent as a POW meant nothing at all. > > No I wasn't. The McCain campaign has been saying No,

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> Cam wrote: > Maybe it doesn't, but Gruss was saying he wasn't really "doing anything" > during that time. As if his time spent as a POW meant nothing at all. No I wasn't. The McCain campaign has been saying - about every day - all things McCain wasn't or couldn't do for 5-1/2 years to complet

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I do not get is how does being a prisoner of war qualify him for the > presidency. Does it give him any expertise in energy policy, in eliminating > poverty, improving health care etc., or any of the other important iss

Re: "Books to Read Before you Die"

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>thank you. Did not have time to look it up. > The DVD's came yesterday. Just finished watching Henry V. Probably will watch Richard III when we get back. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic rel

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>> Is being a POW really "doing" something? >> > >I can't even comprehend the logic and lack of respect behind that statement. > >-Cameron What I do not get is how does being a prisoner of war qualify him for the presidency. Does it give him any expertise in energy policy, in eliminating poverty

Re: Russia, Georgia, & Neo-Cons

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
In other words to quote Dick Cheney, "I had better things to do." > You have no argument here. I didn't send anybody to war I just support > it. > > I did go to the recruiting office in 79 and asked to go to boot camp > and be on call but the said no. They offered me the reserves but I > was >

Re: new job

2008-08-23 Thread Larry Lyons
> Congrats and enjoy the vacation. Dumping a long commute in favor of a > short commute sounds great. > > Just curious, what are you going to do with all the time saved > commuting? sleep in. and play with the kid. > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Larry wrote: > > > I'm taking next week

Re: "Books to Read Before you Die"

2008-08-23 Thread Dana
thank you. Did not have time to look it up. On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I really liked Branagh's Henry IV (I think) -- the one with the >>stirring speech before the battle. Just goes to show that you don't >>have "update" Shakespeare as his version is

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Robert Munn
It's just the latest Obama campaign talking point, courtesy of Jim Webb. I doubt Gruss has really even thought about what it means. On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM, Cameron C wrote: > On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 2:00 AM, Gruss wrote: > >> Is being a POW really "doing" something? >> > > I can't even

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> Cam wrote: > No, sorry, you are not. > Yes, sorry, I am. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: ht