Re: XP home vs XP professional

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
let's see way cheaper than alternative, hosted in what, Vietnam? Yeah that lends confidence there --- most compromised network I know of anyway and you have to ask if it is authentic? On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Justin Scott wrote: > > > MS store does not have XP but some web site sells

RE: XP home vs XP professional

2009-08-01 Thread Justin Scott
> MS store does not have XP but some web site sells it > even at like $69.90, and claims to be OEM download, > did a whois lookup, the site is registerd to a south > east Asian country, would the downloadable OS software > be authentic? are they doing legal stuff? Just want > to be sure. Thanks.

RE: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Justin Scott
> Agnostics aren't sure if they've got a clique or not. ROFL -Justin ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.c

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread denstar
Yes, I question it too. =) -- There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again. Clint Eastwood On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Dana wrote: > > if you have determined that the answer is the null set rather than a set of > two answers, bo

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
if you have determined that the answer is the null set rather than a set of two answers, both irrational, then you do know. But I question that ;P On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 5:18 PM, denstar wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Dana wrote: > > > > I don't know and you don't either. > > Oh yea

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread denstar
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Dana wrote: > > I don't know and you don't either. Oh yeah? How do you know! =)p I mean, I may *know* that I don't /know/, but that means that, for all I know, I may actually /know/, ya know? I know, I know. Not really here nor there. =) -- Be rich to yours

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
I don't know and you don't either. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:10 PM, denstar wrote: > > Dude, Justin is right on the mark with this one. > > Jimmy D. and I had this discussion a few times, same deal. > > Heck, Bill Maher said it pretty good in some interview about his movie > on religion. The "

Re: XP home vs XP professional

2009-08-01 Thread Don L
>On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:17 PM, D >> Then, all my PCs came with XP pre-installed and I don't have a CD for it, >> need to >> purchase a copy for re-installation and testing > >Many computers come with a hidden partition that has all the >re-installation media on it. If you really do have sever

Re: XP home vs XP professional

2009-08-01 Thread Don L
>You can't download a copy from Microsoft Store? Or a copy of Windows 7 >from Microsoft website and install that instead? MS store does not have XP but some web site sells it even at like $69.90, and claims to be OEM download, did a whois lookup, the site is registerd to a south east Asian coun

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread denstar
Dude, Justin is right on the mark with this one. Jimmy D. and I had this discussion a few times, same deal. Heck, Bill Maher said it pretty good in some interview about his movie on religion. The "logical" standpoint is "I don't freaking know-- not enough data, blah blah." (logical being a rela

Re: XP home vs XP professional

2009-08-01 Thread Vivec
You can't download a copy from Microsoft Store? Or a copy of Windows 7 from Microsoft website and install that instead? ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mai

this one time I wish buy.com wasn't so fast

2009-08-01 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
The other night I was ordering an antenna from buy.com. Nowadays I always try to pay with paypal just so I won't have to give my credit card # out to any site. So when I went to check out, I clicked the pay with paypal. It forwarded me onto the paypal site where I logged in and gave me

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
see, now you're getting the hang of it. And then on Monday we can get together and agree to define the state of California as solvent. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am royal purple then. :) > > > On Aug 1, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Dana w

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I am royal purple then. :) On Aug 1, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Dana wrote: > > well, I guess you can use the word any way you want. I still think > you are > mistaken though. In your honor I am defining myself as purple for > the rest > of the weekend. Because purple*always* means "too much to do

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
well, I guess you can use the word any way you want. I still think you are mistaken though. In your honor I am defining myself as purple for the rest of the weekend. Because purple*always* means "too much to do and reading email instead, right?" Bad Dana. Bad purple Dana. Get back to work. On Sa

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
See Hatton, this whole thread is a testament to the fact that atheism is not a religion. We're not even organized enough to know what we're called! On Jul 31, 2009, at 12:07 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > >> How can believing in *nothing* be a religion? > > Atheism != Belief in Nothing.

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Justin, I think the problem between us may be that you're framing this from a religious standpoint. Like I've said before, I do not know of any atheist that I've met yet that will say 100% there is no possibility of a god. Atheists are not anti-theists as they might be viewed from a rel

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
well see now...that is an assessment not a label. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > I just don't listen to him because he has two heads, and is the president > of > the galaxy, which is precisely why no one listens to him :) > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer >

Re: XP home vs XP professional

2009-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Don L wrote: > Then, all my PCs came with XP pre-installed and I don't have a CD for it, > need to > purchase a copy for re-installation and testing Many computers come with a hidden partition that has all the re-installation media on it. If you really do have s

XP home vs XP professional

2009-08-01 Thread Don L
Hi, I need to find out which XP OS (home vs. pro) is the most common (has the larger market share) for laptops out there for the 15 to 25 age demographics. According to Wikipedia, home edtion takes the lead. Limited googling hasn't generated meaningful result. Any take on this? Then, all m

Re: iPhone Hack via SMS

2009-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > Yeah but google voice is a service not an os... Just like email virus > scanning, I would assume they take care of crap like this before it hits the > phone, but their sms service is really new. Yeah - it would be interesting to know how oft

Re: iPhone Hack via SMS

2009-08-01 Thread Casey Dougall
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > > > Their's too - Google's OS(es) are so much more prevalent now I wonder > if this is the tipping. > > : > Yeah but google voice is a service not an os... Just like email virus scanning, I would assume they take care of crap li

Re: iPhone Hack via SMS

2009-08-01 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: >> s having very few viruses on their platforms.  Their >> OS(es) are so much more prevalent now I wonder if this is the tipping > > Good thing I only give out my google voice phone nu

RE: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Scott Stewart
I just don't listen to him because he has two heads, and is the president of the galaxy, which is precisely why no one listens to him :) -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC 27616 (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:dana.

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
yeah, pretty much my thought. You can't have an exchange of views without using words, and words are often the round holes we put our square pegs into. But language is a valuable tool. The danger lies in saying, for instance, I don't want to listen to anything Zaphod says because he is just a gu

Re: iPhone Hack via SMS

2009-08-01 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > s having very few viruses on their platforms. Their > OS(es) are so much more prevalent now I wonder if this is the tipping > Good thing I only give out my google voice phone number... If I receive this hack via that sms though gVoice

RE: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Justin Scott
> Agnostics are usually viewed as people who are > searching, but not yet found proof. Many people may have that view, but that doesn't make it true. Agnostics are people who are without knowledge of god and therefore have no basis to either accept or reject a deity. Some may be looking, but mo

RE: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Justin Scott
> I have no evidence one way or the other to make > this decision. I can't make an assumption based > on incomplete evidence so I don't worry about it. > I'm considered an atheist because I don't have a > belief in a god, but I also don't have a belief > there is no god. It's really that simple.

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I think a lot of my friends would fall into this category, but then again, it's just another label. On Aug 1, 2009, at 8:51 AM, Dana wrote: >> For another theory: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_atheism As if freedom was a question of might As if loyalty was black and white You hear

Re: z/os

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
ok... this isn't really the list for the question, I know. I am just hanging out trying to postpone the pain of diving back in. My current excuse for not working on it -- I found this: http://www.ibiblio.org/cmc/mag/1994/sep/self.html (while I am tossing idea around) Anyway! I guess I better get

Re: z/os

2009-08-01 Thread Scott Stroz
I hope I speak for at least one other person when I ask: 'What the hell is z/os?' On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Dana wrote: > > Anyone here ever been involved in transferring mass amounts of data from > z/os to windows? I keep thinking there has to be a better way than what we > are doing, but

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
actually, a here's related entry you might like, that is worth a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_teapot Here's a couple I like : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopoiesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis And by the way, I don't talk about my religious beliefs so I am n

Re: My daughters dollhouse bed

2009-08-01 Thread Paul Ihrig
very cute i think you could put it on ebay or craigslist for 800+ ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/grou

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
I'm pretty indifferent to your religious beliefs peronally, and I mean that in a good way. It's just a language quibble that I am making. ANd by th way I have not been in this discussion because Ihave not seen the ads, and again, really don't care. I found this while googling just now,and perhaps

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I thought about that and this is just one of the problems with coming up with labels for people. Agnostics are usually viewed as people who are searching, but not yet found proof. Atheists are viewed as militant hardliners who would deny a god's existence to his face. Neither is accurat

z/os

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
Anyone here ever been involved in transferring mass amounts of data from z/os to windows? I keep thinking there has to be a better way than what we are doing, but i have not found one yet. If anyone knows about this or can point me to a resource, I would love to talk. ~~~

Re: My daughters dollhouse bed

2009-08-01 Thread Vivec
That bed is just too awesome. how about this, tell your "grown up" daughter to get out of the house and have another baby girl who can use the bed! ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
note -- not that I care whether atheism is or is not a belief, or agnosticism for that matter. I am just saying. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Dana wrote: > pssst Zaphod. That's actually an agnostic is what that is... > > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:13 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > zaph0d.b33bl3b.

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Dana
pssst Zaphod. That's actually an agnostic is what that is... On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:13 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > this is the crux of it. You have a belief. You think that since you > have a belief about god, everyone else has a belief about god one way >

Re: What a stupid interview question

2009-08-01 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
this is the crux of it. You have a belief. You think that since you have a belief about god, everyone else has a belief about god one way or the other. I contend, that I neither have a belief in god or a belief that there is no god. I also contend that don't have a belief in Xenu nor a