Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
you would ;) I really do have to get some work done here, but: a) fewer black in albuquerque than in dc but the proportion is not trivial, and that would be true of almost any other city since dc is so very black b) my post did not contain the word ghetto. Nor the phrase "a class above." I am no

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Sam
I read that as: Very few blacks in NM so I feel safe walking the streets at night. Or, ghetto Mexican and Native Americans are a class above ghetto Blacks? I'm in for a shitstorm for saying it but that's what I see. Who started this thread anyway? On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Dana wrote: > >

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
wow, you included west virginia in a discussion of the crime rate on capitol hill? ;P On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > Here's another way to look at the data, from 2006. This is a ranking of 300 > MSA's in the US and violent crime rate per 100,000. > http://www.crimetrends

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
Yes, I know. I even said that. You are still stuck on the macro scale. Start breaking it down into who the violence affects and you might see what I mean. But hey, why bother? Sociology is so boring. Just take a stroll up Benning Road tonight looking for some new friends. Ask the first five guys

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Stroz
Actually, that is pretty much every post on this list :D On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:39 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > > Okay, I'm going to invoke the formulaic argument - any time that I > post, within a reasonable number of posts someone, typically Sam, > Gruss, Larry or one of the other regulars

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Sam
Dude, get over yourself. You ain't all that. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:39 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > > Okay, I'm going to invoke the formulaic argument - any time that I > post, within a reasonable number of posts someone, typically Sam, > Gruss, Larry or one of the other regulars will make

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
Here's another way to look at the data, from 2006. This is a ranking of 300 MSA's in the US and violent crime rate per 100,000. http://www.crimetrends.com/id4.html location rate per 100,000 ranking Albuquerque, NM M.S.A. 777.832 Washington-Arli

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
ah ok I did not realize it was a mrketing question. That makes better sense. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Don L wrote: > > nope, it's because this demographics is a part of target market... > > >why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, > I > >say that the sm

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Stroz
Dammit..I did not make this list...must try harder. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:39 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > > Okay, I'm going to invoke the formulaic argument - any time that I > post, within a reasonable number of posts someone, typically Sam, > Gruss, Larry or one of the other regulars

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
yeah and the crime rate per capita is actually quite high in Albuquerque, but it is confined to certain populations only. I personally can walk around at all hours with very little likelihood of trouble. You are being disingenous, as usual. I see your statistics and laugh. They only mean what the

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Okay, I'm going to invoke the formulaic argument - any time that I post, within a reasonable number of posts someone, typically Sam, Gruss, Larry or one of the other regulars will make a snarky comment and then an exchange will begin that will drag the thread onto a new, heretofore unexpected cour

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Don L
nope, it's because this demographics is a part of target market... >why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, I >say that the smart ones are running XP still. Many people loathe Vista and 7 >is still quite new. > >On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:46 PM, D > >> ~

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Don L
thank you for your input. > Most new laptops will have Vista home premium because that is what > the > hardware vendors are installing but you could install multiple os on > multiple partitions and have a testbed for all them. > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Don L wrote: > > ~~

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
> But they looked scary :) > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Larry Lyons > wrote: > > So as you were saying? To put it another way, what do you think is > more reliable, someone's semi-uninformed opinion based mainly on > anectdotes or hard data. > That's why I prefer to look at the real nu

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
>it's a heck of a lot more dangerous than Albuquerque, I'l tell you that, and >definitely more so than upstate New York. But if he grew up there he knows >where not to go, well enough anyway, so there is no need to argue further >with a closed mind about it. Nope, you're wrong. The Albuquerque MS

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Sam
But they looked scary :) On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > So as you were saying? To put it another way, what do you think is more > reliable, someone's semi-uninformed opinion based mainly on anectdotes or > hard data. > ~

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
>Dana was there last year :) and saw you there :) I also talk frequently to >good friends who still live there. > >You're still on that kick about what a nice safe place it is these days. >huh? I always love hearing that from people who never leave Northern >Virginia. > Can't be me, I go througho

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
it's a heck of a lot more dangerous than Albuquerque, I'l tell you that, and definitely more so than upstate New York. But if he grew up there he knows where not to go, well enough anyway, so there is no need to argue further with a closed mind about it. That incident at Howard U last year was pr

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
Dana was there last year :) and saw you there :) I also talk frequently to good friends who still live there. You're still on that kick about what a nice safe place it is these days. huh? I always love hearing that from people who never leave Northern Virginia. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:39 AM,

Re: regaining control of domain

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
generally speaking domain transfers are handled by email to the contact of record, who approves them. There is however a process for the cases that don't fit in that box -- the isp that folded, the designer who is holding a site hostage, and so on. And deaths, as I mentioned. The fact tjat thre is

Re: regaining control of domain

2009-08-04 Thread Matthew Smith
> >***AND*** I would bill my client for the domain recovery service. >Don't go through all this trouble for free. > I bill hourly so it's covered. What I don't understand is this: What is the purpose of the admin and/or technical contacts for a domain? If your contact information is listed doe

Re: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Ray Champagne wrote: > or work.  that can be worse. So true. ...and said crazy person should not work where you work - under any circumstances ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with some

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> How do you set the shutdown time. For our four year old it seems > to be permanently set to 2 hours later than when we want her to > go to bed, no matter what that time is for us. My use of the term "Shutdown time" isn't the same as when he actually goes to sleep... it's that magical moment whe

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Stroz
> As for the areas in DC, its like any other city, there are good ones and bad > ones. I just don't think that DC is any worse than other US cities, no matter > what Dana pontificates about the place. Living in a place years and years ago > does not give one expertise in what the place is like

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
>Alright Larry, cut it out...get out of my brain! I had a similar >thought the first time we went there. Hey I used to be a psychologist, what do you expect? ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want?

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
> (*laughs*) Regardless of time, dalmatians can't change their spots, > if > you know what I mean... and it's always better to be safe than sorry. > > 'sides, the 4 year old's "shutdown" time is around 7pm; any later > than > that and things have an exponentially increasing chance of going > ba

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Stroz
Alright Larry, cut it out...get out of my brain! I had a similar thought the first time we went there. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > to me it reminds me too much of one of those butterfly collections, with all > the insects pinned to a display board. > > that said the

Re: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread Ray Champagne
or work. that can be worse. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > Never date/sleep with someone crazier that you are. > > Crazy can be fun. Alot of fun. Just don't tell them where you live. > > ~

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Sam
You're right, it's an old thread. No need to rehash it. On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Sam  wrote: > >> >> I think that's Dana for Black neighborhood. >> > > Dude, uncalled for. ~

Re: New Sandy Bay Design

2009-08-04 Thread Ray Champagne
Speaking of dated, am I the only one who really dislikes the people in the center of the page? I feel like this concept has been way overdone the past few years on corporate-y sites. To the point where it turns me off. I love the rest of the site, though. Big fan of the use of only a few colors

Re: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > Never date/sleep with someone crazier that you are. Crazy can be fun. Alot of fun. Just don't tell them where you live. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with somet

Re: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
>im not, but most of the women i have dated, in fact, all of the >women i have dated in the past were, and most of their GF's were too. > >yeah. sad. the minute alcohol touches their mouths, the SSRI's synergize >with the alcohol and its about the fastest trip from sane to insane >ive ever seen.

Re: New Sandy Bay Design

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
Its a nice design, but I don't like the mouse. Something like that can get dated pretty quickly. But as others have said you need something up there to fill the white space. > I'm in the process of redesigning our site and I would really > appreciate any feedback you guys have. > > http://www

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
(*laughs*) Regardless of time, dalmatians can't change their spots, if you know what I mean... and it's always better to be safe than sorry. 'sides, the 4 year old's "shutdown" time is around 7pm; any later than that and things have an exponentially increasing chance of going badly. On Tue, Aug

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
to me it reminds me too much of one of those butterfly collections, with all the insects pinned to a display board. that said the place is pretty cool. Up in College Park there's also the oldest operating airport in the country, its also has a pretty impressive museum on aviation history: http

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Lyons
>I think it's Dana for knows the area well. I don't think that Dana's been in the area for years, so I'd take some of her warnings with more than a grain of salt. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they w

Re: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread Ras Tafari
im not, but most of the women i have dated, in fact, all of the women i have dated in the past were, and most of their GF's were too. yeah. sad. the minute alcohol touches their mouths, the SSRI's synergize with the alcohol and its about the fastest trip from sane to insane ive ever seen. sad.

Re: regaining control of domain

2009-08-04 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Dana wrote: > You should be on the phoen wiht them right now explainign that > your client's site is down :) I think the key here is to try to find someone on the phone. Ask them about the process. You may have to provide documentation via Fax to backup your cla

Re: cfunited.. who's going

2009-08-04 Thread Ras Tafari
sh!t i meant LA sorry :) On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 10:42 AM, morgan l wrote: > > MAX is in LA, October 4–7 > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > >> >>  i believe its in SD >> >> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: >> > >> > I will look into t

Re: cfunited.. who's going

2009-08-04 Thread morgan l
MAX is in LA, October 4–7 On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > i believe its in SD > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > > > I will look into that one. We will just be coming off of block leave in > > October. Should have some four d

Re: cfunited.. who's going

2009-08-04 Thread Ras Tafari
i believe its in SD On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > I will look into that one. We will just be coming off of block leave in > October. Should have some four day weekend thrown in there though. If so > I am sure I can fly to Ca and borrow my grandmothers truck since she > d

Re: regaining control of domain

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
difficult but doable -- see my answer. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > good luck. > without email of original owner being able to be checked, and things > done from it, you are basically fncked. > > good luck tho. > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Matthew Smith > wrote:

Re: regaining control of domain

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
make a list of everything that shows it's your site and everyting yout an tell them about it that may not be standard. I went through this with one client once when the guy who had been doing their website on a volunteer basis died unexpectedly. He has both the admin and technical contact. Network

Re: New Sandy Bay Design

2009-08-04 Thread Ras Tafari
thats hot. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Duane wrote: > > One thing I'm not struck on is the mouse, but without something in that spot > it looks like too much dead space. I could be that I've stared at the plates > too long and its ok where it is too. > > Thanks Paul. > > > - Original Mess

Re: regaining control of domain

2009-08-04 Thread Ras Tafari
good luck. without email of original owner being able to be checked, and things done from it, you are basically fncked. good luck tho. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Matthew Smith wrote: > > Client's old webmaster registered domain with yahoo small business using his > own billing information.

regaining control of domain

2009-08-04 Thread Matthew Smith
Client's old webmaster registered domain with yahoo small business using his own billing information. Old webmaster is unreachable. Client is listed as administrative contact for the domain, however the listed email address is wrong but the phone number is correct. Yahoo wants to verify owne

Re: New Sandy Bay Design

2009-08-04 Thread Duane
One thing I'm not struck on is the mouse, but without something in that spot it looks like too much dead space. I could be that I've stared at the plates too long and its ok where it is too. Thanks Paul. - Original Message - From: "Paul Ihrig" To: "cf-community" Sent: Tuesday, Augu

Re: New Sandy Bay Design

2009-08-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > D, man.. > i like it VERY much. > clean and corporate. > slick like the apple.. > > nice work. > -paul > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Duane wrote: > > > > > I'm in the process of redesigning our site and I would really appreciate > > an

Re: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> Hatton, where did you go to High School? > Me.. Hayfield through 10th grade, a year in private school and graduated > (barely) from Edison High Wife and I both went to Mt Vernon - I was only there from 1990-1992; my wife's dad got stationed in Germany for her senior year. I had a friend or two

Re: New Sandy Bay Design

2009-08-04 Thread Paul Ihrig
D, man.. i like it VERY much. clean and corporate. slick like the apple.. nice work. -paul On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Duane wrote: > > I'm in the process of redesigning our site and I would really appreciate > any feedback you guys have. > > http://www.sandybay.com/clients/sbn/layoutv2.jp

RE: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Stewart
Hatton, where did you go to High School? Me.. Hayfield through 10th grade, a year in private school and graduated (barely) from Edison High -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC 27616 (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 -Original Message- From: C. Hatton Humph

RE: Family Vacation Advise

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Stewart
The VRE station is also an Amtrak Station, you may be able to catch an Amtrak into DC (Union Station). There's also the National Marine Museum @ Quantico, which would prolly be walking distance. When your going to the Museums, take the Yellow line in and get off at the stop before the Smithsonian

New Sandy Bay Design

2009-08-04 Thread Duane
I'm in the process of redesigning our site and I would really appreciate any feedback you guys have. http://www.sandybay.com/clients/sbn/layoutv2.jpg Thanks, Duane ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something th

RE: cfunited.. who's going

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Stewart
I'm also hanging out through Sunday.. my old bandmates are playing at Jaxx on Saturday night, it's a chance to see some old friends that I haven't seen in a while... good for the soul and all that -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC 27616 (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.2

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Dana wrote: > > why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, > I > say that the smart ones are running XP still. Many people loathe Vista and > 7 > is still quite new. > Wish i had a computer when I went to school. ~~~

RE: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Raley
Doctor, who needs a doctor. I got a pharma in my house. Did you know I'm a test subject for the health care industry and now we are getting ready to sue each other -Original Message- From: Erika L. Rich [mailto:elr...@ruwebby.com] Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:23 PM To: cf-community S

Re: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread Casey Dougall
it allways cracks me up when you see comercials for those over counter drugs. 5 seconds to tell you about the drug 25 seconds of warnings. -- Casey Dougall On Aug 4, 2009, at 6:14 AM, morchella wrote: > > that's why we should all by our drugs under the counter or around the > corner. > > >

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, I say that the smart ones are running XP still. Many people loathe Vista and 7 is still quite new. On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Don L wrote: > > So, I took the courage to have wiped out everything on a hard drive runn

Re: wow, 27 million Americans on anti-depressants

2009-08-04 Thread morchella
that's why we should all by our drugs under the counter or around the corner. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffu

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-04 Thread denstar
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > Windows 7 does not suck pig balls, ergo it is better than Vista. LOL! :D -- If writers stopped writing about what happened to them, then there would be a lot of empty pages. Elaine Liner