Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Maureen
Agreed. After 44 years as a bass player standing next to the drums, I wish I discovered ear plugs many years ago. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Jacob wrote: > > Ear plugs.. trust me. > > My brother was a drummer for years and he wished he wore ear plugs. ~~~

Re: Star Trek (Cat Fight Brewing)

2010-08-24 Thread morchella
i just wish they would get star trek off of BBCamerica. WTF its on syfy and countless other crappy channels at same time... fnck. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-

Re: Yoyo yo!

2010-08-24 Thread morchella
that's bad ass. i am re-posting this on fb... thanks for the neat reminder on how cool people really are. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/14302721

In search of a web designer

2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
Howdy hey, I'm looking about for a designer that can do some polishing and clean up on a web project. At the moment it isn't anything too ground breaking, just some straight up html/css/jquery. A future round of work will likely include some HTML5-snazziness geared toward mobile devices. The curre

Re: painful simply painful

2010-08-24 Thread Larry C. Lyons
There's a Ferrari dealership by one the Mini dealerships in my area. Last year when I bought my Mini, the sales person warned me not to speed too much in the test drive area, as many of the people test driving Ferraris used the same route. The Fairfax county police used the area to catch up on the

Re: painful simply painful

2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
That is physically painful. I'm not a huge Ferrari fan, honestly, but the 458 is gorgeous. Judah On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11071047 > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
> > > as long as it's consistent... > +1. That's the key right there. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: htt

painful simply painful

2010-08-24 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11071047 -- Larry C. Lyons web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larryclyons -- The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.  - B. F. Skinner ~~~

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Ras Tafari
if its ALREADY stored in trini-time, then id figure out what the UTC offset is for that, store it in an application variable, and then with javascript, figure out where the user is in relation utc, set a javascript cookie for that utc offset (which is retrievable via cf as well), then with those t

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Cameron Childress
In MS SQL I think you can use SYSUTCDATETIME() to get the UTC Date and Time. Medic mentioned *not* using the SQL Server date and time, but I actually usually *do* use the SQL Server Date/Time since I know it's typically doing to be consistent. Otherwise in an environment where you have clustered

Re: Yoyo yo!

2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
That is nuts indeed. I've got a friend who manufactures competition yoyos for a living. It is a weird subculture. Lots of folks from SE Asia. One of the curious things about the competition yoyos (I was given one) is that they are designed to not come back up. That bight on the string makes it go

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
Ah, I believe it's: GETUTCDATE() ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-co

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
I generally don't use a DB default for date anymore. I just add in the insert query. Without looking I *think* there's a getUTC() kindof function, but I can't remember off hand right now. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Ok...I see where it is stored. > > In the MS SQL databas

Re: Yoyo yo!

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
Wow. See what I could've been doing instead of getting high and having sex. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Vivec
Ok...I see where it is stored. In the MS SQL database for the dateadded field there is a Default Value of: (getdate()) :-\ sooouhhh...what do I do now :-| On 24 August 2010 15:28, Jacob wrote: > > Use UTC time for transactions and storage? > > ~

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
I use UTC for ALL database stuff and then just adjust based on the locale of the user. I learned the hard way years ago when I switched hosts and they were in a different timezone. All my db transactions used getDate() (or whatever the syntax is) and it essentially broke my app in a big way. UTC

Re: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
Store all datetimes in UTC in the db. Use Timezone.cfc to cast to/from UTC. http://timezonecfc.riaforge.org/ Judah On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Vivec wrote: > > How do you deal with different time zones? > > The server that the application is hosted at is about two hours behind > Trinidad

Re: Yoyo yo!

2010-08-24 Thread Scott Stroz
That is insane. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:14 PM, denstar wrote: > > This was freaking awesome: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knYCilujrFM > > :Den > > -- > I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself. > Michel de Montaigne > > ~~~

RE: Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Jacob
Use UTC time for transactions and storage? -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:28 PM To: cf-community Subject: Time zones in CF Applications How do you deal with different time zones? The server that the application is hosted at

Time zones in CF Applications

2010-08-24 Thread Vivec
How do you deal with different time zones? The server that the application is hosted at is about two hours behind Trinidad time. So say for Transactions, if a local transaction happens at 3pm, the application stores it as taking place at 2pm. How do you handle that time zone difference normally

RE: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Jacob
Ear plugs.. trust me. My brother was a drummer for years and he wished he wore ear plugs. I was in junior and HS band for six years (played saxophone) and wished I wore ear plugs also. Those high frequencies from flutes can do a number to your ears.. and I am not talking skin flutes... -Or

Yoyo yo!

2010-08-24 Thread denstar
This was freaking awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knYCilujrFM :Den -- I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself. Michel de Montaigne ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://ww

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread CFTodd
I will echo what everyone else is saying. Go full size at the least. Think of it like learning web-dev. Would you rather start out learning with FrontPage, or Eclipse & (languageofchoice)? ;) As far as brand, I am a loyal Tama man myself. You can't really go wrong with the brand names.

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread William Bowen
++ on that. a suggestion from my son's instructor. MP3 player + earbuds + hearing protection "load up the player with 'Drum-instructive' tunes and go sick." HtH On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I'm sure her teacher has already covered it but for completeness sake, >

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread William Bowen
indeed. Also a great morning motivator!! On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > great tip about the noise cancelling headphones ;) > > you know...if it's a full size kit, it will be easier for others in > the house to play around on :) > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:25

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
Plastic buckets are the big thing in Portland it seems, I know a couple bands that use "improvised percussion". They actually get surprisingly quiet when you ask them about sourcing of their buckets. Seems that each person has a source/brand that they love and guard it fiercely. Not all buckets so

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
I'm sure her teacher has already covered it but for completeness sake, I'll mention that you should make sure that she has headphones as well. She'll have plenty of time when she's older to destroy her hearing on her own going to loud shows. Cheers, Judah On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Zaphod

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Rick Root wrote: > > I blame my parents unwillingness to buy me a drum set for christmas > every year I asked on why I turned into such a loser. > > Congrats on being an awesome parent =) > > Rick > > All ya need are a few buckets Rick ;-) http://www.youtube.com

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
great tip about the noise cancelling headphones ;) you know...if it's a full size kit, it will be easier for others in the house to play around on :) On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:25 PM, William Bowen wrote: > > Full-size kit (growth being the key here). > > As others have noted, take her along.

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Rick Root
I blame my parents unwillingness to buy me a drum set for christmas every year I asked on why I turned into such a loser. Congrats on being an awesome parent =) Rick ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazo

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread William Bowen
Full-size kit (growth being the key here). As others have noted, take her along. See what feels right. don't worry about brand right now. She'll grow and learn and the kit will grow with her. As the parent of an aspiring drummer, I don't mind at all that he practices in the house. He's good. Th

Re: javascript works in chrome and ff, but not ie

2010-08-24 Thread Matthew Smith
That got it. Thanks. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Medic wrote: > > You can't have spaces in a window name silly goose. > > Try: Laurel_Burch_Red_Tiger_Earrings > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Matthew Smith >wrote: > > > > > > > > > href="javascript:myPopup('/includes/www_redhotk

Re: Going back to school....

2010-08-24 Thread Scott Stroz
I do plan on taking classes that will allow me to expand my skill set, but I want to balance that with being able to get credit towards a degree for all the stuff I learned on my own the last 10+ years. They offer a wide variety of IT related classes, including some on Java, .NET and PHP. There i

Re: javascript works in chrome and ff, but not ie

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
> > In the world of IE you never know what it's going to do. > Ding ding ding. We have a winner. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=

Re: javascript works in chrome and ff, but not ie

2010-08-24 Thread morgan l
Or this. How'd I miss that (rhetorical question)? I didn't think IE actually would enforce a type, but stranger things have happened. In the world of IE you never know what it's going to do. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Medic wrote: > > You can't have spaces in a window name silly goose.

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Scott Stewart
here's my two cents after being in a touring heavy metal band (singer not drummer).. electronic kits are hard on the wrist joints because they rebound a lot more than acoustic drums do. make sure that she's comfortable playing the kit (can reach the kick pedals with feet flat on the floor, can re

Re: javascript works in chrome and ff, but not ie

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
You can't have spaces in a window name silly goose. Try: Laurel_Burch_Red_Tiger_Earrings On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Matthew Smith wrote: > > > href="javascript:myPopup('/includes/www_redhotkitties_com/dev/images/products/red-tiger-earrings.jpg', > 'Laurel Burch Red Tiger > Earrings','6

Re: javascript works in chrome and ff, but not ie

2010-08-24 Thread morgan l
Looking at your call, I'm inclined to assume IE is enforcing some kind of type on the parameters. Try it without the single-quotes around the values for size and positioning. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Matthew Smith wrote: > > > href="javascript:myPopup('/includes/www_redhotkitties_com/d

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Maureen
If she is a good drummer as you say, she will out grow the junior set pretty quick. I'd spring for a full set. You can get used drums very cheap if you shop around, because a lot of parents buy them then the kids lose interest. My preference for brand is Gretsch. http://www.gretschdrums.com/ O

Re: javascript works in chrome and ff, but not ie

2010-08-24 Thread Matthew Smith
http://www.redhotkitties.com/art-item/laurel-burch-red-tiger-earrings-386/> ">http://www.redhotkitties.com/includes/www_redhotkitties_com/dev/images/products/red-tiger-earrings-t.jpg>" border="0" alt="Laurel Burch Red Tiger Earrings" /> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Medic wrote: > > It's go

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Awesomeness. My suggestion when shopping for an instrument is > basically the same for all instruments: go in, try a bunch, find one > that feels comfortable and makes you want to play it. Get that one. > > Since she already has a drum te

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
Awesomeness. My suggestion when shopping for an instrument is basically the same for all instruments: go in, try a bunch, find one that feels comfortable and makes you want to play it. Get that one. Since she already has a drum teacher, I'd also go to the teacher and get suggestions. Maybe even b

Re: Going back to school....

2010-08-24 Thread G Money
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > For the degree I am pursuing, BS in Information Technology, one of the > required classes is Web Site Development Using DreamWeaver and one of > the elective classes is Web Application Development Using ColdFusion. > > There are other clas

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread G Money
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > yes we are crazy, no we don't have sound proofed rooms :) > > She's been taking drum lessons for around 8 months now and loves it. The > most she has to practice with is Rock Band on the Wii though and

Going back to school....

2010-08-24 Thread Scott Stroz
Well, 20+ years after graduating high school I have finally decided its time to get my degree (my new employer makes it real easy since I get a nice education allowance). I have been looking at a lof of options, including 2 that are 'local' to me. The one I decided to go with is American Public U

Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
yes we are crazy, no we don't have sound proofed rooms :) She's been taking drum lessons for around 8 months now and loves it. The most she has to practice with is Rock Band on the Wii though and her drum teacher has said that she's one of his best students right now and if she was able to pr

Re: javascript works in chrome and ff, but not ie

2010-08-24 Thread Medic
It's got to be something wrong with your call. The following works for me in IE,FF,Chrome,Opera and Safari. Untitled