Re: Test Message from my Magic Phone

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
maybe cameron will chip in about it, he's been using google mail services for awhile. On 3/27/09, Jim Davis wrote: > > Nope. ;^) Sorry about that. > > The phone actually says that "The message can't be sent" > > From what I've read (here in bed using the phone the research problems with > itse

RE: Test Message from my Magic Phone

2009-03-27 Thread Jim Davis
Nope. ;^) Sorry about that. The phone actually says that "The message can't be sent" >From what I've read (here in bed using the phone the research problems with >itself) there may be a bug in the way that Google's IMAP implementation is >responding... Not sure yet. I Thank you all in advan

Re: Slap Chop This B*tch! Sham Wow!

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
Was he doing meth for a week before that mug shot? whew. Reminds me of my favorite loopy drunk: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/nolte1.html On 3/27/09, Gruss Gott wrote: > > The ShamWow Guy ... was arrested last month on a felony battery charge > following a violent confrontation with a

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
Suit yourself. I worked for a company that was nearly destroyed by corruption and lies by the CEO and his cabal. That kind of crap pisses me off just as much as it does you, but putting a bunch of union bosses in charge of workers is no better. On 3/27/09, Judah Mc wrote: > If you come to me > wi

Re: Test Message from my Magic Phone

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
mostly, but not entirely, ;-) On 3/27/09, Jim Davis wrote: > > Just trying out my new phone. Had to make some changes - switched from POP > to IMAP in gmail and had some frustration there but it's mostly ironed out > > ~| Ado

Test Message from my Magic Phone

2009-03-27 Thread Jim Davis
Just trying out my new phone. Had to make some changes - switched from POP to IMAP in gmail and had some frustration there but it's mostly ironed out ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release

Test Message from my Magic Phone

2009-03-27 Thread Jim Davis
Just trying out my new phone. Had to make some changes - switched from POP to IMAP in gmail and had some frustration there but it's mostly ironed out ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release

Re: Thoughts on self governance

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > I'm > asking people to extrapolate out into the general notion of self > governance in groups and how that is evolving Lot of insomnia out there then you think, huh? (ha, j/k) ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 softwar

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Judah McAuley
The elections today are shams, secret ballot or no. Would it be a fair election if only Democrats were allowed to advertise on TV? What if we mailed a list of all registered Republicans out and told everyone that the company would fire its workforce and ship everything overseas if you talked to th

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > which is why secret ballots matter, because without secret ballots, > elections are a sham. > K, well, good thing nobody is trying to get rid them. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and d

Re: Thoughts on self governance

2009-03-27 Thread Judah McAuley
Unions are nothing like recruiters. In fact, recruiters are often in place to bring on candidates that eventually get hired and then join a union. Unions have many purposes, negotiating benefit packages is but one of them. Protection of the workforce (defense of the common welfare) is a major rol

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
On 3/27/09, Gruss G wrote:> > The union can't do shit unless the EMPLOYEES democratically agree n'est pas which is why secret ballots matter, because without secret ballots, elections are a sham. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 softwar

Re: clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
me too, which is why I take preparations before clicking on such links On 3/27/09, Michael Grant wrote: > > Um, I was just thinking the same thing about someone that clicks a link in a > "random email in gmail that has a bunch of links to 'photos'" > > ~~

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Larry Lyons
>> Someone in the WV legislature introduced a bill that would make it illegal >> to sell Barbie dolls in WV. > >lots of bills are symbolic. My favourite was that bill in the Arkansas Legislature that wanted to set the value of Pi to 3, because that's the value of Pi as stated in the bible. In s

RE: clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread Justin Scott
> when I click on one it asks to install something > labelled as the Flash Player exe from some random > site. Here is one of the links: If you save the executable you can run it through www.virustotal.com and it will scan it against several anti-virus platforms to see what it comes back as. -J

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Larry Lyons
> Larry you are severely brainwashed so it was easy for them. It's sad > really. Yeppers that's right. A bunch of burly guys wearing ski masks and hats with Press Cards in them came up and kidnapped me. After a week of brainwashing and torture (hey too much Barney the Dinosaur will do any one

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Sam
Not enough to put up with the those two :P On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Sam, you're hitting that bong pretty hard mate. > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic releas

Re: Thoughts on self governance

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > Thoughts? > You're way WAY off track. Unions are private regulated organizations whose purpose is to negotiate attractive benefits packages with employers. Scott has pointed out the one critical difference: a company isn't not completely free to select a union. But, really, a

Re: Ruby on Rails

2009-03-27 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
http://www.rubyplus.org/episodes Here's a decent set of screencasts. Keep in mind that you're learning both ruby and rails. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have. On Mar 26, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Scott Raley wrote: > > Any easy recommended online tutorial for ruby on rails. I just

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > Wow...Gruss is being dense today.  The policies did not exist when a lot of > these people (including myself) started working there AD these policies were > not changed by the company for which we worked, they were changed by an > outside group. Now now Scott, don't be a Sam.

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Grant wrote: > > Whatever. Go hug a tree ya freakin' hippie. ;) > The *LIVE* in the trees, they don't hug the trees. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial htt

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
> > That's a delusion the press made you believe. Sam, you're hitting that bong pretty hard mate. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Scott Stroz
Wow...Gruss is being dense today. The policies did not exist when a lot of these people (including myself) started working there AD these policies were not changed by the company for which we worked, they were changed by an outside group. If it was the company who cahnged the rules or the rules

Re: clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
Um, I was just thinking the same thing about someone that clicks a link in a "random email in gmail that has a bunch of links to 'photos'" On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > Anyone on this list that reads the email and clicks that link without > taking the proper precauti

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
Whatever. Go hug a tree ya freakin' hippie. ;) On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Grant wrote: > > > > Dude, I think you are mixing up France with Berkley. > > > > As a former Bear I feel the need to point out it's "Berkeley" > > Go BEARS! > > ~

Slap Chop This B*tch! Sham Wow!

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
The ShamWow Guy ... was arrested last month on a felony battery charge following a violent confrontation with a prostitute in his South Beach hotel room. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html ~| Adobe

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > And in some cases, like the ome I am intimately familiar with, people who do > not want to join that club were forced to join and pay the dues. That is > what I have an issue with. > They weren't forced to do anything. They were given a choice: 1.) At this company, these are

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > that part of the contract and all the issues surrounding are not "just > a freaking contract". > I'm not getting how that's the case here Judah. For example, I have a friend who hired a recruiter because he wanted a specific type of job and he agreed to pay them 10% of his negot

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Chuck wrote: > But the law was written after the fact, because the gov't had no legal > recourse.  That's why it's scary.  It's scary because they'd hit a legal > wall and had to circumvent it.  Gov't shouldn't be circumventing legal > walls.  That's... y'know... bad. > So first off, I'm not di

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread William Bowen
> Someone in the WV legislature introduced a bill that would make it illegal > to sell Barbie dolls in WV. lots of bills are symbolic. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Scott Stroz
And in some cases, like the ome I am intimately familiar with, people who do not want to join that club were forced to join and pay the dues. That is what I have an issue with. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Judah wrote: > > Anyway, I think there are good arguments abo

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Scott Stroz
Someone in the WV legislature introduced a bill that would make it illegal to sell Barbie dolls in WV. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Just because some introduces a ridiculous bill doesn't mean it will > ever be law. Write your rep, and tell them to toss this piece of crap

Re: clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
Anyone on this list that reads the email and clicks that link without taking the proper precautions is in the wrong industry... On 3/27/09, Erika L. Walker wrote: > > I am NOT helping you rebuild your computer AGAIN. STOP THE CLICKIES! > > /me shakes head ... > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:46 PM,

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
The cops would be limited by their carbon emissions caps into how many places they could visit, lol. On 3/27/09, Maureen wrote: > > Just because some introduces a ridiculous bill doesn't mean it will > ever be law. Write your rep, and tell them to toss this piece of crap > in the trash, where it

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
+1000 California is awesome. On 3/27/09, Maureen wrote: > > The majesty of natural beauty and the cultural wealth make living here > worth the aggravation of dealing with the morons. Some bad laws have > been passed here. But we also have some good ones. ~

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Judah McAuley
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > This is about contacts guys, contracts.  You either agree to the terms > of the contract or you go elsewhere. > > You wanna call a contact a "closed shop"?  Fine.  It's just a freaking > contract. A contract is the end result of the process.

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Maureen
The majesty of natural beauty and the cultural wealth make living here worth the aggravation of dealing with the morons. Some bad laws have been passed here. But we also have some good ones. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > I just have one word to say about it - Cal

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > > Scott, Just agree and tell him he's a genius. > Hey Sam ... you dropped your self-esteem ... it's right there on the floor. Picking it up is the first step towards self-respect. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Chuck wrote: > > this business of the 90% tax came about. Because there was no legal way > to > > stop them from collecting the money. So the government got creative and > > targeted these people who did nothing wrong legally (again, in

Obamas strong speech on new Anti Terrorism Plans!

2009-03-27 Thread Vivec
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&vid=0715621d-5417-43ea-9700-61b40b303696 March 27: President Obama unveils his plan to bolster the number of U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan and provide assistance to Pakistan with the vision of dismantling al-Qaida in the region. ~~

Thoughts on self governance

2009-03-27 Thread Judah McAuley
Scott was making the point in another thread that, in his opinion, labor unions are not legislative bodies. That got me to pondering what attributes should define the ability to form a governing body. Traditionally, governmental organizations are geographically based. A nation, a state, a county,

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > Anyway, I think there are good arguments about the role of labor > organization and its interactions with the corporate power structure. > But EFCA isn't about that. EFCA is about the process in which unions > are formed. If EFCA is defeated, unions will still exist and they will

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Chuck wrote: > this business of the 90% tax came about.  Because there was no legal way to > stop them from collecting the money.  So the government got creative and > targeted these people who did nothing wrong legally (again, in the specific > case of collecting their bonus). > I agree with e

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Sam
Scott, Just agree and tell him he's a genius. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Scott wrote: >> OK...you are a smart guy, you have to be able to see that its possible that >> an organization can be Constitutionally viable yet something they want to do >> not be.  I'll giv

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > OK...you are a smart guy, you have to be able to see that its possible that > an organization can be Constitutionally viable yet something they want to do > not be.  I'll give you a perfect example. > Hey thanks! But I think we're now saying the exact same thing: Either it's Co

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I just have one word to say about it - California. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Just because some introduces a ridiculous bill doesn't mean it will > ever be law. Write your rep, and tell them to toss this piece of crap > in the trash, where it belongs. Enforcement cost

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Sam wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox > wrote: > > Sure, there's always corruption in unionshell, what exists that > > doesn't have corruption? > > I wouldn't say that. > > > But my first hand knowledge of this > > particular unio

Re: clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread Erika L. Walker
I am NOT helping you rebuild your computer AGAIN. STOP THE CLICKIES! /me shakes head ... On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Vivec wrote: > 0_0 > Why you post the whole link? Suppose some unsuspecting person just > clickies?? > ~~~

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Charlie Griefer
I have a sad suspicion that the moron farm is full :( On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Just because some introduces a ridiculous bill doesn't mean it will > ever be law. Write your rep, and tell them to toss this piece of crap > in the trash, where it belongs. Enforcement c

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Maureen
Just because some introduces a ridiculous bill doesn't mean it will ever be law. Write your rep, and tell them to toss this piece of crap in the trash, where it belongs. Enforcement costs alone would make this a no-go. Cops gonna stop and ticket every dark colored car on the road, or cruise dea

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Judah McAuley
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > OK, you would agree then that making everyone pay dues (even though some > would have their money go to charity) is a tax?  Because when I asked Larry > that, he said 'no'. I would say it is a tax, yes. There are some technical differences

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Sam
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > Sure, there's always corruption in unionshell, what exists that > doesn't have corruption? I wouldn't say that. > But my first hand knowledge of this > particular union is that it did more good than harm. Some do, it's nice to hav

Re: clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread Vivec
0_0 Why you post the whole link? Suppose some unsuspecting person just clickies?? 2009/3/27 Robert Munn > > Got this random email in gmail that has a bunch of links to "photos", > when I click on one it asks to install something labelled as the Flash > Player exe from some random site. Here is

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Sam
+1000 On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > You're like an idiot arguing with himself whether the sun is yellow > when the question is about whether the sun rises in the east. > > On 3/27/09, Gruss G wrote: >> > >> All I'm saying is that either unions are a fact of life or they

Re: clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread William Bowen
I got one of those too today. > Got this random email in gmail that has a bunch of links to "photos", > when I click on one it asks to install something labelled as the Flash > Player exe from some random site. Here is one of the links: -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true;

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Scott Stroz
OK, you would agree then that making everyone pay dues (even though some would have their money go to charity) is a tax? Because when I asked Larry that, he said 'no'. While we are at it, why not just tax everyone a 'union tax' and make them send that money to charity. Judah, I always appreciat

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Maybe they need to model it after what Texas does. I worked for UPS for 10 years, 7 of which I was covered under the union, but never belonged to it. I was never pressured to join. I was given a form at the time of hiring where I checked yes or no if I wanted to join. That was the only

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Scott Stroz
OK...you are a smart guy, you have to be able to see that its possible that an organization can be Constitutionally viable yet something they want to do not be. I'll give you a perfect example. The Catholic Church is a Constitutionally viable organization, however, they want to outlaw abortion,

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > * Then Charlie implied that Obama was somehow doing this as well by > erroneously accusing him of supporting taxing the AIG bonuses which he > doesn't. > Just a point of clarification. I didn't imply that Obama was "doing this as well". You

clever little scam

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
Got this random email in gmail that has a bunch of links to "photos", when I click on one it asks to install something labelled as the Flash Player exe from some random site. Here is one of the links: http://www.videosefotos.rg3.net/eu_ju_carol.jpg Spyware? Virus? I don't know, I'm on Ubuntu rig

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Judah McAuley
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > I have nothing against charities.  I do however have a thing against being > told I have to donate to charity.  Kind of inches in to that freedom thing > we have come to love here in America. > A rand solution is not equitable as you are still

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
I like the glass treatment thing, that's a good idea, but it should be optional, not mandated by government. As for car colors, does that mean I have to switch from my dark blue Escape to a baby blue Escape? I'm really going to look cool cruising the beach in that. I wonder if I will be able to ge

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
You're like an idiot arguing with himself whether the sun is yellow when the question is about whether the sun rises in the east. On 3/27/09, Gruss G wrote: > > All I'm saying is that either unions are a fact of life or they're > unconstitutional in which case we can try to get rid of them. > ~

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > I am not claiming I have a right to work anywhere I want.  But then again, > you seem to want to make it so unoins con be set up anywhere they want. Uh, what?? All I'm saying is that either unions are a fact of life or they're unconstitutional in which case we can try to get r

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Dinowitz
They only destroy the planet when occupied by alien collaborating men in black. The men in black are also endangered by this legislation as it has a rider prohibiting black hats and suits. See the slippery slope here. Eventually only white people will be allowed into California. But California wi

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Scott Stroz
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > >So your solution is to basically tax people, even those who did not want a > >union to begin with? > > So those who do not want to be in the union get to enjoy the benefits it > provides without paying for it? Like wage and benefits negoti

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Scott Stroz
I am not claiming I have a right to work anywhere I want. But then again, you seem to want to make it so unoins con be set up anywhere they want. Seems kind of...lopsided...no? I don;t think I need to have 'proof' unions are unconstitutional, and I do not think that is the pont Robert was tryin

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Grant wrote: > > Dude, I think you are mixing up France with Berkley. > As a former Bear I feel the need to point out it's "Berkeley" Go BEARS! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Stroz wrote: > > So, if we pass a law that takes away the rights of a few people your > solution is for those people to move? > Dude. You don't have the right to work anywhere you want, and you're not getting the principle. The only question is this: Are unions unconstitutional or not? Acco

Re: Guantanamo detainees may be released into the US

2009-03-27 Thread Gruss Gott
> Grant wrote: > > Time goes by... > > Bush: "I'm hungry. I want a hamburger." > LOL ... ah man ... too funny. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.d

Re: I know who caused the financial crisis...

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Munn
The worst part to me is how he says,"I do not know any black or indigenous bankers." http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae4957e8-1a5f-11de-9f91-779fd2ac.html How embarrassingly ignorant. On 3/27/09, Scott Stro wrote: > > Apparently, it was me and others like me > > http://www.foxnews.com/story/

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread Sam
French chicks are hottt! On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > French chick ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/c

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Sam
Larry you are severely brainwashed so it was easy for them. It's sad really. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > BWA-HA-HA-HA! > > That is so ridiculous.  What did they do strap me down to a chair and > waterboard me, ordering me to believe? How about pull the aversive > co

Re: Guantanamo detainees may be released into the US

2009-03-27 Thread Sam
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > In other words, Narrative Man, The US government falsely imprisoned > innocent people captured on US bounty. Actually, they were caught in a taliban weapons training camp right after 9/11. They claim they weren't training against the US but

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
Dude, I think you are mixing up France with Berkley. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Oh My God! > > I thought that brie was the worst taste I could envision, but a crunchy > (unwashed granola) French chick (patchouli oil and all) mixed with brie > does > it. > > I thin

Re: I know who caused the financial crisis...

2009-03-27 Thread Maureen
Wow, I didn't know us blue eyed folks had so much power. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Apparently, it was me and others like me > > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510954,00.html > > -- > Scott Stroz

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread Maureen
Yep, much like buttermilk, I never wanted to eat anything that is ruined out of the box. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > It is the "rotted and warm" quality of brie that causes the gag reflex. Same > with Camembert.

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Larry Lyons
>The cold there is something I will never forget. It was as bad or worse >than cold lake was, and you know that's saying something Larry. I don't know about your equipment then, but that friend of mine still in the Cdn Forces said a lot of the Princess Patricias (PPCLI 3rd Bn) purchased extra

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
Didn't you read the article you posted? Gud-dammit. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > Because everyone knows black car destroy the planet. > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > It's ma Gud-damned right as an

Re: Tax Bill In

2009-03-27 Thread Maureen
I've been in Alabama, and trust me, he's right. The California roads are the worst I've ever driven, and I've done just about all the states. Texas is a close second. I don't think I-20 through Texas has been paved since LBJ was president. I'm adamant about not supporting any stimulus bill th

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
Heck, even Mythbusters knows that. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > Because everyone knows black car destroy the planet. > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > It's ma Gud-damned right as an Amurican to destr

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Larry Lyons
> > > What support. Bush managed to piss off the vast majority of the US > allies. if his policies were continued I seriously doubt whether any > real allies would be left. Look how much the US had to pay the most of > the members of Coalition of the Willing in order to get them to send > eve

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread William Bowen
ah. I can see that. try it cold ;-) On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > It is the "rotted and warm" quality of brie that causes the gag reflex. Same > with Camembert. > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:47 PM, William Bowen wrote: > >> >> > I thought that brie was the wor

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Because everyone knows black car destroy the planet. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > It's ma Gud-damned right as an Amurican to destroy the planet Gud-dammit! > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Jerry Johnson
I have been forced in my life 3 times to either join a union, or quit my job. Twice I quit. Once I needed the job to the point I had to accept the blackmail. I paid 17 bucks a pay period to the union. I received minimum wage, with no health benefits, and no vacation time. Boy, glad they were e

Re: new tv. Yay!

2009-03-27 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I'd heard of these about 1.5 years ago but hadn't seen one being sold. Supposedly these will put all the others to shame in terms of picture quality. On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:56 PM, Matthew Smith wrote: > >> +1 to DLP :) I loves me my dlp >> > If you are going to go rear projection, I would g

Re: Overseas Contingency Operation

2009-03-27 Thread Larry Lyons
>So your solution is to basically tax people, even those who did not want a >union to begin with? So those who do not want to be in the union get to enjoy the benefits it provides without paying for it? Like wage and benefits negotiators, etc. Isn't that the welfare you keep harping about? W

Re: California racism - no black cars

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
It's ma Gud-damned right as an Amurican to destroy the planet Gud-dammit! On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > While the subject sounds trollish, it's rather serious. Environmental > fascism? Government control of thought and choice? Giving

Re: new tv. Yay!

2009-03-27 Thread Matthew Smith
>+1 to DLP :) I loves me my dlp > If you are going to go rear projection, I would go with one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-L65A90-65-Inch-LaserVue-Projection/dp/B001IAAD3K Of course, I would wait for the price to drop first.

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread Jerry Johnson
It is the "rotted and warm" quality of brie that causes the gag reflex. Same with Camembert. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:47 PM, William Bowen wrote: > > > I thought that brie was the worst taste I could envision, > > Are you sure you're not thinking of Camembert? > > Brie is rich and buttery. >

Re: I know who caused the financial crisis...

2009-03-27 Thread Jerry Johnson
My most direct German ancestors were brown hair, brown eyes, dark skin, medium tall and skinny. Merean Weide, Germany was the town listed on census records. I once found it on a map, but have lost the notes on what it is near. Much of the "German" in my past were actually right on the German/Po

Re: Speaking of evil unions (and the French)

2009-03-27 Thread William Bowen
> I thought that brie was the worst taste I could envision, Are you sure you're not thinking of Camembert? Brie is rich and buttery. Camembert is a "blue" cheese that is wy more blue than cheese. I like it, but usually when people react to French cheeses its the Camembert not the Brie that

Re: Guantanamo detainees may be released into the US

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Grant
Time goes by... Bush: "I'm hungry. I want a hamburger." On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > RoMunn wrote: > > He could have sent them to their deaths in China. That would have made > him > > an accomplice to political persecution. But I guess you like political > > persec

Re: new tv. Yay!

2009-03-27 Thread Bill Wheatley
+1 to DLP :) I loves me my dlp On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:27 AM, William Bowen wrote: > > +1 LCD (much less likelihood of 'burn-in') > > > /me reminds self to not buy plasma ... > > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carr

Re: new tv. Yay!

2009-03-27 Thread Matthew Smith
>+1 LCD (much less likelihood of 'burn-in') > >> /me reminds self to not buy plasma ... LCDs are getting closer, but still can't touch the picture quality of a good plasma. The 120hz LCDs that cost an arm and a leg to double the refresh rate? A plasma's refresh rate is 480hz. ~~

Re: new tv. Yay!

2009-03-27 Thread William Bowen
+1 LCD (much less likelihood of 'burn-in') > /me reminds self to not buy plasma ... -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 soft

Re: I know who caused the financial crisis...

2009-03-27 Thread Bruce Sorge
Heh, and that is my heritage. German. Go figure. Bruce Jerry Johnson wrote: > Actually, it isn't all that surprising from Brazil, where much of the > population equates "white" with "germanic former nazis" in their > head-images. And the poster-boys for "germanic former nazis" is the blond > hai

Re: I know who caused the financial crisis...

2009-03-27 Thread Jerry Johnson
Actually, it isn't all that surprising from Brazil, where much of the population equates "white" with "germanic former nazis" in their head-images. And the poster-boys for "germanic former nazis" is the blond hair blued eyed steel jawed young man. literally. Ah, I love racial politics. On Fri,

Re: new tv. Yay!

2009-03-27 Thread Erika L. Walker
/me reminds self to not buy plasma ... On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Matthew Smith wrote: > > Some people disagree on the need to do this, but I figure with the amount > of money I just invested, why not? > > ~| Adobe® Cold

off once off switch?

2009-03-27 Thread Matthew Smith
Anyone know of a switch or something that you can put inline with an electrical device that, if the power going to that device goes off and comes back on, the device stays off? Some $400-$500 line conditioners/surge protectors do this, but I have a good line conditioner/surge protector and jus

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