Re: on to the next phase of life ... and thanks to all for CF-Community

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
It is probably that effect of buying a Subaru and suddenly noticing there are a lot of other Subaru's, the "216" effect, if you will, but I'm doing radical change too. It's not as radical as what you are doing though. I'm just leaving the place I've worked for the last 14 years. And it's more l

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Robert Munn
You smell like Gruss. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Medic wrote: > > Ah, well I guess the trolling is working well enough. I just thought that > was more your bag than RoMunn's. > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Robert Munn wrote: ... > It's too bad about CFUnited. Many, many conferences have had huge > difficulties in the last two years because of the economy. > > As for the CF community in general, lots of the older folks in the > community have moved into management ro

on to the next phase of life ... and thanks to all for CF-Community

2010-06-30 Thread Robert Munn
Hey all, it's official, I am moving to Bonny Doon in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It's a bit of a change after a decade of SoCal, I'm looking forward to lots of new adventures. I am headed up there tomorrow and Friday to do home inspections. There is a 200' redwood tree right next to the house, it's

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Vivec wrote: > > For someone in my position, it seems useful for annoying clients that insist > on installing the entire CMS,Web and SQL Server > on their little local servers fed with a 1Mbit connection. I have been working on my Colony platform on and off for

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > > This actually echos something I have been observing in the CF > community for the last few years.  When I first started doing CF > development work in the 90's there was alot of excitement among > developers.  Alot of passion, and al

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
I take my coffee like I take my beer. Any way I can get it. :) Too bad there's no more CoffeeWars. Guess we'll never know The Answer to The One True Question now. |)3N* -- All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possession

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:53 PM, denstar wrote: >>> new stuff != new leadership >> >> I think we must be in different cliques or some such.  ;-) >> >> A lot of these authors are leaders, IMO.  Perhaps even objectively. > > No, I thin

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:53 PM, denstar wrote: >> new stuff != new leadership > > I think we must be in different cliques or some such.  ;-) > > A lot of these authors are leaders, IMO.  Perhaps even objectively. No, I think alot of authors are leaders. I am not saying they aren't Just saying

RE: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Eric Roberts
I would agree...with all the umm "heated discussions" on cf-talk...I would say the reports of the demise of the fires of passion are greatly overrated... -Original Message- From: morchella [mailto:morchella.delici...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:31 PM To: cf-community Subj

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:10 PM, denstar wrote: >> ColdBox, CFWheels, Mura, etc., have all been pretty freaking active. >> Lots of new stuff coming down the pipes, etc.. > > new stuff != new leadership I think we must be in different

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
LOL! On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > That is the nicest phone case I have ever seen. > > I am now interested in the World Cup again and have become a fan of Paraguay. > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: >> >> Paraguayan lingerie model promises to run

Re: A bag of frozen peas

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
Sage advice. Mixed medley and tight tighty whities it is! One thing the docs have been clear about is how long it takes after the procedure. Guess a lot of folks start shagging too early. I've never really had any nut work done tho, nor even a prostate exam, so this is a whole new medical real

Re: Happy Birthday Tim

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
Guess he's [getting] busy. If not, I'm pulling for him to get so. And a steak. Happy B-Day Tim! :Denny -- The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions. George Henry Lewes O

Israeli F-16's

2010-06-30 Thread Eric Roberts
Who was it that claimed that Israel didn't have f-16's? >From an article posted today about an airstrike on a Gaza Airport... " Israeli F-16 aircraft fired two rockets at a airport in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah early Thursday." http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=132867 ~

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Maureen
No. Spectra = right idea - wrong execution. I've worked extensively with both joomla and drupal, plus a bunch of the add-ons and plug-ins. Also numerous API's for social networking. Attempting to consolidate the best of the best into one system that lets you configure based on the modules you ne

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Is it called "Spectra"? On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Building exactly that. Should be done in the next 30 days. > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Vivec wrote: > > > > What we need that we do not have yet is a Coldfusion based CMS comparable > to Drupal. > ~

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Maureen
Building exactly that. Should be done in the next 30 days. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Vivec wrote: > > What we need that we do not have yet is a Coldfusion based CMS comparable to > Drupal. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread morchella
this is complete bat shit.. there is still fire in the cf-com i demand a refund. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Arc

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
So you download the R2R version of Mura. Just unzip and go. What's so difficult about that? On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Vivec wrote: > > No doubt, Mura is probably awesome. > > I use a proprietary CMS system which rocks, and that's what I'm saying. > I think most of us do that.I figure a lo

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:10 PM, denstar wrote: > ColdBox, CFWheels, Mura, etc., have all been pretty freaking active. > Lots of new stuff coming down the pipes, etc.. new stuff != new leadership -Cameron ... ~| Order the Ado

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Scott Stroz
That is the nicest phone case I have ever seen. I am now interested in the World Cup again and have become a fan of Paraguay. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Paraguayan lingerie model promises to run naked through the streets if > her team wins the World Cup. > > http:

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Scott Stroz
Also funny. Over the last few years I have seen worse pics than that form football games. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Medic wrote: > > Speaking of funny because it's true. > *http://tinyurl.com/33xzscc* > > Now I understand. > > > ~

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
No doubt, Mura is probably awesome. I use a proprietary CMS system which rocks, and that's what I'm saying. I think most of us do that.I figure a lot of companies have their own system. My issue with Mura is that the tutorials and documentation were seriously lacking. For someone in my position

Re: sellout woot scoped up by amazon

2010-06-30 Thread morchella
http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=13390 On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:15 PM, morchella wrote: > meaning woot sold them selves to amazon! > economy officially recovered! > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http:/

sellout woot scoped up by amazon

2010-06-30 Thread morchella
meaning woot sold them selves to amazon! economy officially recovered! ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
Actually that got me thinking of how these things came about. The free nature of PHP had a role to play..but there is a Core group of developers that direct the entire project: http://drupal.org/node/21778 http://baheyeldin.com/technology/drupal/khalid-on-ohloh-drupal-contributions.html There is

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Try creating a theme in Drupal and tell me about being lost. Its very plain CF not difficult at all.You download it and install at the site's webroot.. you run a SQL script on your db ide. Then its just a matter of navigating forms. Customizing the layout page is also very easy. if you know CSS fo

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
Are you CRAZY?? You know how much that would COST? :) On 30 June 2010 18:54, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Why don't you write one. And release it. > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Vivec wrote: > > > > What we need that we do not have yet is a Coldfusion based CMS comparable > to > > Drupal. >

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Paraguayan lingerie model promises to run naked through the streets if her team wins the World Cup. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/29/larissa-riquelme-lingerie_n_629975.html On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Vivec wrote: > > > > http://bleacherreport.com/articles/407865-2010-fifa-wor

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Erika L. Rich
Why don't you write one. And release it. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Vivec wrote: > > What we need that we do not have yet is a Coldfusion based CMS comparable to > Drupal. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
I looked at Mura and I was lost. That could be because I suck. On 30 June 2010 18:41, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Have you tried Mura? Having worked with both Mura and Drupal, I've > found Mura to be much easier to set up a theme - with Drupal its > really quite an effort. Admittedly Mura does no

RE: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Eric Roberts
Bad Scott heheheheh -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 4:50 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball. Its funny because its true. http://bit.ly/dkiwTE SFW On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:41 P

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/407865-2010-fifa-world-cup-the-perfect-wag On 30 June 2010 18:21, Medic wrote: > > Speaking of funny because it's true. > *http://tinyurl.com/33xzscc* > > Now I understand. > > ~| Orde

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Have you tried Mura? Having worked with both Mura and Drupal, I've found Mura to be much easier to set up a theme - with Drupal its really quite an effort. Admittedly Mura does not have the sheer quantity of plugins available for it. But writing a plugin for Mura is very easy, much easier than Dru

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Vivec wrote: > > What we need that we do not have yet is a Coldfusion based CMS comparable to > Drupal. > Everything out there is bloody complicated and convoluted to use in my view. Mura isn't so bad, and FarCry is powerful and mature. Drupal isn't exactly non-c

Snoop knows how to roll big

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Snoop Dogg wanted a large outdoor set for his next video, so he decided to rent an entire country. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/06/29/snoop-dogg-tried-to-hire-liechtenstein-for-new-video-115875-22368832/#axzz0sGP4riWb ~~

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Medic
Speaking of funny because it's true. *http://tinyurl.com/33xzscc* Now I understand. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
What we need that we do not have yet is a Coldfusion based CMS comparable to Drupal. Everything out there is bloody complicated and convoluted to use in my view. And it has to be open source so that anyone can pick it up to use, and we can all write plug-ins and add-ons/modules for it. And conver

Re: The myth that all men are created equal

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: ... > > Even than, as we have seen with BP, there will be accidents.  Even the > most developed country in the world could use better safety > regulations. Ha! I saw something about the "haliburton loophole" while on vacation. http://ww

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread denstar
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: >> There are a lot of people >> doing cool stuff and mailing lists, blogs and what not are all very >> active, but the community has matured in a lot of ways. > > True.  I have see

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Ok, that was funny. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Its funny because its true. > > http://bit.ly/dkiwTE SFW > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Medic wrote: >> >> Who's angry? >> >> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Chris Stoner wrote: >> >>> >>> Medic, >>> >>> I'm tru

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Scott Stroz
Its funny because its true. http://bit.ly/dkiwTE SFW On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Medic wrote: > > Who's angry? > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Chris Stoner wrote: > >> >> Medic, >> >> I'm truly curious when I ask, why do you get so angry when discussing >> 'real' >> football as compa

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Medic
Who's angry? On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Chris Stoner wrote: > > Medic, > > I'm truly curious when I ask, why do you get so angry when discussing > 'real' > football as compared to american football? Do you not see that the primary > reason we (american's) compare the two is because each

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Chris Stoner
Medic, I'm truly curious when I ask, why do you get so angry when discussing 'real' football as compared to american football? Do you not see that the primary reason we (american's) compare the two is because each is our nation's most popular sport? Soccer just isn't popular in america, so when

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
That's a phat song. Thanks for sending it my way. You should definitely check out Femi Kuti's 2001 album, Fight To Win, really great stuff that I think you'd like. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > oh wow. > > so the ROOTS of this song that i love > http://www.youtube.com/w

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Ras Tafari
i tend to dab a bit on my hats... that way, its always with me, and its very subtle. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > >> >> oh wow. >> >> so the ROOTS of this song that i love >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRrgVx

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > oh wow. > > so the ROOTS of this song that i love > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRrgVxqZHaw > > are the song that just popped up on Pandora for "Taj Mahal Radio" Johnny > Too Bad > > awesome! > learnin the roots of the stuff i love > > Y

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Yup, they use coffee from Stumptown in that Porter. Not sure which Stumptown coffee varietal though. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Ray Champagne wrote: > > MStumptown Porter. Any relation to the beer at the Lucky Lab? ~

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Ray Champagne
MStumptown Porter. Any relation to the beer at the Lucky Lab? On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I buy my coffee from a local roaster, Stumptown: > http://www.stumptowncoffee.com > > The coffee is really, really good but it also isn't cheap. I drink a > cup a day,

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
I buy my coffee from a local roaster, Stumptown: http://www.stumptowncoffee.com The coffee is really, really good but it also isn't cheap. I drink a cup a day, so cost/quality factor works for me but may not for people that drink a lot more coffee than me. Their site is also a good place to learn

RE: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Eric Roberts
Gevalia is really good too...I was one of their customers for years. I never had the problem of coffee piling up as I drink a lot of coffee hehehe. It might be Community coffee since they are a Cajun restaurant. More than likely they serve the coffee that has chickory in it, which is a Cajun sp

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Ask them. I suspect that you'll either be very surprised or disappointed. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > I had some friends that signed up with Gevalia years ago.  I went over to > their house one day and got a glass for water.  When I opened up the > cabinet, they

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I had some friends that signed up with Gevalia years ago. I went over to their house one day and got a glass for water. When I opened up the cabinet, they probably had around 25lbs of coffee stored on the top. They couldn't keep up with how fast Gevalia was sending it :) oh, and I remembered

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Maureen
I haven't found that to be the case. Their coffee is no more expensive than buying the good stuff in the grocery store, and having it shipped each month is very convenient. I hate Peet's. Tastes like shoe polish. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Gevalia is very expe

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: >> Femi Kuti is Nigerian and the son of Fela Kuti who pretty much >> pioneered Afrobeat. He plays a really booty shaking, upbeat music that > [...] >> As for Taj Mahal, well, he i

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Ras Tafari
oh wow. so the ROOTS of this song that i love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRrgVxqZHaw are the song that just popped up on Pandora for "Taj Mahal Radio" Johnny Too Bad awesome! learnin the roots of the stuff i love On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > wow. > id try to go to

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Ras Tafari
wow. id try to go to both :) hahahaha, lovely, and thank you... i always love to learn about good music. jah bless! On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Ok, then, some musical education. > > Femi Kuti is Nigerian and the son of Fela Kuti who pretty much > pioneered Afrobea

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > Femi Kuti is Nigerian and the son of Fela Kuti who pretty much > pioneered Afrobeat. He plays a really booty shaking, upbeat music that [...] > As for Taj Mahal, well, he is a flat out blues legend. Plays bad ass, > gritty, ass shaking slide

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Ok, then, some musical education. Femi Kuti is Nigerian and the son of Fela Kuti who pretty much pioneered Afrobeat. He plays a really booty shaking, upbeat music that combines a lot of the best in funk and traditional African music. He's played internationally for quite some time and has put out

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Gevalia is very expensive for what you get. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the coffee version of book of the month club. A good coffee place for the west coast is Peet's Coffee (http://www.peets.com/fvpage.asp?rdir=1&;). For the east coast I'd look at Mayorga Coffee, http://www.mayorgacoffee.com/

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Maureen
Then you are missing some excellent music. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > never heard of either. > hahahaah > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: >> >> Which show should I go to this Friday? Both Taj Mahal and Femi Kuti

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Yeah, that distinction has occurred to me as well. I still kick myself for not seeing Stevie Ray the last time I had a chance, thinking I'll just catch him the next time he comes through... The one other thing that makes me ponder is that Taj Mahal is playing the Waterfront Blues Festival, which

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Ras Tafari
never heard of either. hahahaah On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Which show should I go to this Friday? Both Taj Mahal and Femi Kuti > are in town and playing the same night. I've never gotten to see > either of them live before. Neither show is hugely expensive. What >

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Maureen
Taj Mahal is older by twenty years. Better to see him while you have the chance. Femi is likely gonna be around a lot longer. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Which show should I go to this Friday? Both Taj Mahal and Femi Kuti > are in town and playing the same night.

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
That's what I'm hoping. But I agree I cannot see why they could not scale it back and try for one of the other conference venues. There are quite a few in this region. There are also a number of universities with fairly good conference facilities that could also be used. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Maureen
I don't think this is limited to the CF Community, I think it is universal throughout several industries. I see the same situation in the digital music industry. In the 90s, the web was new. Every thing about it was new and exciting. I still remember the absolute thrill I had when I created my

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Sam
I liked Femi Kuti live. I don't know Taj Mahal On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Which show should I go to this Friday? Both Taj Mahal and Femi Kuti > are in town and playing the same night. I've never gotten to see > either of them live before. Neither show is hugely exp

Re: Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Don't know Femi, have seen Taj maybe 6 times, and would go again tomorrow if they were nearby. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Which show should I go to this Friday? Both Taj Mahal and Femi Kuti > are in town and playing the same night. I've never gotten to see > eit

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Maureen
Any of the coffees at Gevalia.com are excellent, especially their Kona. I also love their Costa Rica Peaberry and if you're into flavored coffee at all, the Dark Chocolate Truffle On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > >> 1.) Any recommendations on a moderately priced/go

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Erika L. Rich
I don't see why it can't be scaled back, at a less "resort like" place. Where emphasis is on the conference, not how gorgeous or plush the hotel and surroundings can be. (although sure it's a plus) I mean the importance here is the content and networking. I'm pretty sure the majority of develope

Music quandry

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Which show should I go to this Friday? Both Taj Mahal and Femi Kuti are in town and playing the same night. I've never gotten to see either of them live before. Neither show is hugely expensive. What should I do? ~| Order the Ado

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Sam
And here everyone was thinking you're the troll :P On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Medic wrote: > > Ah, well I guess the trolling is working well enough. I just thought that > was more your bag than RoMunn's. > ~| Order the Ad

Re: The myth that all men are created equal

2010-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Vivec wrote: > http://www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/blog/?p=3883 Terrible. I think that this very brightly highlights the need for much better standards on safety in foreign countries. Part of what makes international trade so uneven is the you can pay workers

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > There are a lot of people > doing cool stuff and mailing lists, blogs and what not are all very > active, but the community has matured in a lot of ways. True. I have seen a couple of "waves" of CF leaders. The first came in during the l

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Medic
Ah, well I guess the trolling is working well enough. I just thought that was more your bag than RoMunn's. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Sam wrote: > > Yes it is :) > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Medic wrote: > > > > > I understand what you're trying to do, but it's not working. > > >

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Sam
Yes it is :) On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Medic wrote: > > I understand what you're trying to do, but it's not working. > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > >> >> So every soccer ball in the world gets replaced every four years? How >> do kids in third world countries

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Medic
I'm sorry I thought we were discussing the World Cup. You want a discussion on football by and large. Well it's consistent enough. It's a size #5 ball of approximately the average weight and behaviour. It's as consistent as any other aspect of the game. Players have myriad boot types to choose fro

The myth that all men are created equal

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
http://www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/blog/?p=3883 "TWO weeks ago in India, seven local managers who worked with Union Carbide at its Bhopal plant in 1984 were sentenced to two years imprisonment and each fined US$2,100. There was outrage outside the Delhi court, and understandably so. Those of us

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:06 AM, Medic wrote: > > That wasn't my argument. > However the ball is consistent. Every team has them to practice with, every > game is played with them. Consistently. So every soccer ball in the world gets replaced every four years? How do kids in third world countri

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Judah McAuley
I've wanted to go to CFUnited but never have, but honestly, the newer conferences that have popped up have been more appealing, like CFObjective and Scotch On The Rocks. Given that both those conferences have started in the last couple years and you've also seen Railo and OpenBD take off in that t

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Ras Tafari
me too. sxsw 2011 On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > Yeah I spoke last year but I'm not even going this year.  Part of it's > money, part of it's that I want to start attending a different variety > of conferences instead.  SXSW, WWDC, maybe others. > > -Camer

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
that really sucks. I hope that something else takes its place. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > Just saw this on the twittersphere.  This is that last year for > CFUnited.  The conference will not happen in 2011. > > http://bit.ly/beqV4v > > Sad, so sad. > > This ac

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Matt Williams
>Just saw this on the twittersphere. This is that last year for >CFUnited. The conference will not happen in 2011. > >http://bit.ly/beqV4v > I think the community is still plenty vibrant. Look at the many mini-conferences that have sprouted up across the country. I would speculate that the ov

Re: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Sandra Clark wrote: > I think it's a victim of the recession.  There are very influential > companies that have undergone layoffs lately and frankly, when companies are > tightening their belts, education and conferences are one of the first > things they don't d

RE: CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Sandra Clark
I think it's a victim of the recession. There are very influential companies that have undergone layoffs lately and frankly, when companies are tightening their belts, education and conferences are one of the first things they don't do. It's sad, I've spoken at every CFUNITED since 2002 (with th

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
You might want to try this one: http://www.millmountaincoffee.com/ or at least the celebes kalossi. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > bump. > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 1.) Any recommendations on

Happy Birthday Tim

2010-06-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
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RE: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Eric Roberts
Not sure if it would be considered moderately priced, but check out bocajava.com. Very excellent coffees and teas. Eric -Original Message- From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:34 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: couple of questio

CFUnited Conference - Done

2010-06-30 Thread Cameron Childress
Just saw this on the twittersphere. This is that last year for CFUnited. The conference will not happen in 2011. http://bit.ly/beqV4v Sad, so sad. This actually echos something I have been observing in the CF community for the last few years. When I first started doing CF development work in

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Medic
Ain't that the truth. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > The game and its play will always come second to money. That's how it is, > consequences be damned. > > > J > > - > > You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. > You cannot strengthen the weak by wea

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
The game and its play will always come second to money. That's how it is, consequences be damned. J - You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot enrich the poor by impoverishing the rich. You cannot establish so

Re: couple of questions

2010-06-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
bump. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1.) Any recommendations on a moderately priced/good tasting kona blend? > 2.) ...crap...can't remember now since HoF was down when I originally > thought of the question. > > > -- > I am the Eggman!,

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Vivec
Oh yeah? Well I know the sport and *I* think changing the ball for every worldcup is all about Money and Merchandising and it's stupid-so-there! thbbbttthhh :-} On 30 June 2010 08:59, Medic wrote: > > Whatever mate. You are forging an argument about a sport you know nothing > about based

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Scott Stroz
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Medic wrote: > > That agreement to look into the ball design doesn't disagree with > a single point I've made. Full stop. You think the new ball design is not an issue. FIFA thinks it may be. Can't be 100% certain, but that there looks like a disagreement -- S

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Medic
That wasn't my argument. However the ball is consistent. Every team has them to practice with, every game is played with them. Consistently. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:39 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > You can defend it anyway you want..bu

Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball.

2010-06-30 Thread Medic
Whatever mate. You are forging an argument about a sport you know nothing about based on a tagline you know nothing about. FIFA agreed to investigate. Big deal. That agreement to look into the ball design doesn't disagree with a single point I've made. Full stop. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:54 PM