How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I had a job interview today and boy did I screw it up. Everything was going good. We talked some DB design and I hit all the points that they wanted. Then they asked me for a simple aggregate query and my mind froze. It was a simple aggregate statement and I just couldn't write it. And then the

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread denstar
At first, I thought you were going to say and then we started talking politics, and I was like, uht oh... but when I read through, I was like, that's not so bad. =) Freezing on a test question isn't necessarily a show stopper, and neither is a long interview. Keep your fingers crossed, and

Re: White House alters drilling safety report

2010-11-18 Thread denstar
Oh come now Larry, can't you /see/?!? It's all around us, man! We're surrounded! This is *WAR*! I fully expect certain people to keep saying other certain people blindly support Obama, even after threads like this (for the record, I too think it's deplorable), but that's life, I reckon. =)

Re: The Great Tea-Party Conspiracy

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
Tea Party types are probably voting in droves for her because she's the daughter of their movement leader. Probably so, but that isn't a conspiracy against Brandy. It's just a s simple popularity contest. And I am not sure Sarah Palin is the leader of anything. So if a bunch of them are

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
The process worked like it should. The people have spoken at the ballot box. What more can the Alaskans and American people ask for? J - This is a rich country. We have plenty of money, and if you don’t believe me, ask Haliburton. There’s plenty of money out there; don’t fall into the trap

Re: The Great Tea-Party Conspiracy

2010-11-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
On Nov 18, 2010, at 5:27 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: Tea Party types are probably voting in droves for her because she's the daughter of their movement leader. Probably so, but that isn't a conspiracy against Brandy. It's just a s simple popularity contest. And I am not sure Sarah Palin

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Johnson
As a former interviewER, I can say that a not-perfect interview is not a deal breaker. I would truly get more nervous at a perfect interview. Either they had too much practice in interviews (which may not be a good sign), they are great people-people and had completely charmed me out of my

Re: cool article on the evolutionary psychology of dogs

2010-11-18 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
Thanks for this. Dogs roxor. This article reflects what a lot of us that train and show in sports like dog agility have learned over the years...dogs have an AMAZING ability to read body language and cues in ways that seem almost uncanny. The hardest thing for me to teach my students is to

Re: palestine, a country?

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
just joking mike. On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Michael Dinowitz mdino...@houseoffusion.com wrote: I'm glad I didn't send my initial response saying that the replacement of Israel with Palestine is the core problem. What good is examination of facts when a good frothing is so much more

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
1.5 hours isn't long for a tech interview. I was on a five hour one once and got it. I also aced a phone interview and the recruiter called and said they loved me but I wasn't the right fit because I didn't seem interested enough in the product. Read: I didn't ask enough questions. Why would I

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Its happened to all of us. At least it wasn't on how to create a variable in CF. That would have been a show stopper. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:13 AM, Michael Dinowitz mdino...@houseoffusion.com wrote: I had a job interview today and boy did I screw it up. Everything was going good. We talked

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
You mean like his contesting every minor misspelling in the ballots. Also that Miller tried to get write in ballots thrown out even with Murkowski's name being spelled correctly. It would seem that the Alaskan republican party isn't all that into the democratic process if it doesn't go their

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: The process worked like it should. The people have spoken at the ballot box. What more can the Alaskans and American people ask for? This American person would like to politely ask the Tea Party to die in a fire.

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Since Miller was a fairly typical teabagger, or so it would seem, then his attitudes towards democracy and equal right are very worrisome. First there is his trying to rig his election to the GOP State Chairmanship a couple of years ago. Then in his own words during the campaign: What about all

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Johnson
I assume those quotes are pure hyperbolic malarkey, since there are no links. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.comwrote: Since Miller was a fairly typical teabagger, or so it would seem, then his attitudes towards democracy and equal right are very

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
When they start off a thread with a childish insult it can only go down from there. Hold you nose and move on. . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: The process worked like it should.  The people have spoken at the ballot box.  What more can the

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
sounds like your typical starting routine. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: When they start off a thread with a childish insult it can only go down from there. Hold you nose and move on. . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com

RE: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
I hate when that happens. Brain farts suck. Good luck Mike! Eric On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:13 AM, Michael Dinowitz mdino...@houseoffusion.com wrote: I had a job interview today and boy did I screw it up. Everything was going good. We talked some DB design and I hit all the points that

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
WTF, I'll play. If the tea party members are tea-baggers, that would make you the tea-bagee. Enjoy your tea. . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: sounds like your typical starting routine.

RE: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
Why preface that with Alaskan? The Republican Party period has a long history of trying to win via disenfranchisement. -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:30 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Another teabagger bites

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Specifics not generalities here. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: Why preface that with Alaskan?  The Republican Party period has a long history of trying to win via disenfranchisement. -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons

FW: Ailes: NPR 'Nazi's,' Jon Stewart 'crazy'

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Fair and Balanced. For sure. At least the head of Fox is admitting it finally. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/18/ailes-npr-nazis-jon-stewart-crazy/ Ailes: NPR 'Nazi's,' Jon Stewart 'crazy' By: CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney (CNN) – Another day brings another round of

Re: FW: Ailes: NPR 'Nazi's,' Jon Stewart 'crazy'

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
That was awesome. Thanks Larry. . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: Fair and Balanced. For sure. At least the head of Fox is admitting it finally. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/18/ailes-npr-nazis-jon-stewart-crazy/ Ailes: NPR

RE: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Jacob
I have interviewed people for a CF developer position in the past. If they have a brain freeze one question/example but get the others, it is not a big deal to me. We all have brain freezes. I like to ask a follow up though.. Sounds like you do not know. So how would you go about figuring it out

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Judah McAuley
We've been doing a bunch on interviews here at my work recently and there is an amazing variety. My favorite was a QA guy who just came in to interview. One of our people asked a fairly standard question: Say you QA'd a release and it went out and there was a major bug that you should have

RE: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
If I don't know an answer, I generally include that I am part of cf-talk and other cf groups (as well as groups for other technologies), so if I don't know the answer, I let them know that I know where to look. I really hate interviews where they seem like they are trying to trick you by

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: If I don't know an answer, I generally include that I am part of cf-talk and other cf groups (as well as groups for other technologies), so if I don't know the answer, I let them know that I know where to

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:49 AM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: I'm wary of any interview that asks me specific, syntax, code related questions. General questions that ascertain my level of experience and familiarity with technologies are certainly warranted. But asking me on the spot

Re: palestine, a country?

2010-11-18 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I know. The whole thing just irks me as another in a lng line of Israel has no right to exist, does not exist, or will not exist soon arguments. You think I'm all gung ho pro-Israel but that's not true. I'm protective of my people and when they are misjudged or held to a different standard

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
everybody knows that the validation should be part of the object itself :) On Nov 18, 2010, at 12:01 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: I think that coding tests are awesome. I don't care about the niggling little syntax bits, like which comes first in a DateFormat, the mask or the date, but

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.comwrote: I think that coding tests are awesome. I don't care about the niggling little syntax bits, like which comes first in a DateFormat, the mask or the date, but bigger things like how you structure your programs, how

Re: palestine, a country?

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Michael Dinowitz mdino...@houseoffusion.com wrote: I know. The whole thing just irks me as another in a lng line of Israel has no right to exist, does not exist, or will not exist soon arguments. You think I'm all gung ho pro-Israel but that's not

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Thanks all, I'm still hoping. I just felt really messed up after the interview because it was such a small thing. The position is full time and includes insurance. This means I can stop looking for contracts and settle down for a long haul. I really want that. I did mention that I don't hold to

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Michael Dinowitz mdino...@houseoffusion.com wrote: If I was interviewing someone, the skills I'd be looking for other than language would be:   how fast can they find a viable solution through knowledge, research or experimentation   how fast they can see

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Ras Tafari
when i have to hire one... im quite sure i will do as i do when tipping... if she's hot, she gets more, if she's not she gets 15%... i'd def want the hottie babysitter coming back :) On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Michael Dinowitz mdino...@houseoffusion.com wrote: My daughter gets $7/hour

RE: palestine, a country?

2010-11-18 Thread Justin Scott
Wow, I'm really egotistical to consider an entire community as mine. :) Well, you do run the listserver after all... :) -Justin ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: when i have to hire one... im quite sure i will do as i do when tipping... if she's hot, she gets more, if she's not she gets 15%... i'd def want the hottie babysitter coming back :) On that note, make sure to post your

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Michael Dinowitz
With that criteria, the first guy that tips my daughter will never be able to get a Prince Albert. But isn't that what all fathers say? ;) (or something a little less cloaked in metaphor) On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: when i have to hire one... im

RE: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Justin Scott
Benchmark tests are so last decade :) The last time we hired a programmer we administered a basic test as part of the interview which had two primary goals. First, can you think about problems and how to solve them or do you just give up? These questions could be anything from basic logic

RE: palestine, a country?

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
Here's a serious question for you Michael...are you of Israeli descent, or does you family come from Eastern Europe? If they are from Eastern Europe...the Israeli's aren't your people other than the fact they share your faith. Any middle eastern blood has long since been diluted out from

RE: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
Double good luck on that...I am on the same hunt for something permanent...I am getting too old for this consulting crap. It's a young person's game... -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:18 PM To:

RE: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
My 22 year old step daughter lives with us, so we have built in babysitting...so it costs us nothing :-D -Original Message- From: Ras Tafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:32 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: babysitter money when i have to hire

Re: How to screw up an interview

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
At one interview I was given the 3 bags with black, white, and mixed marbles puzzle and they listened as I talked through my answer. When my first conclusion was too high they asked if I was sure and if I could do it with less. Took a few minutes but I eventually got it. . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread William Bowen
Just room and board ;-) On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: My 22 year old step daughter lives with us, so we have built in babysitting...so it costs us nothing :-D -Original Message- From: Ras Tafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com]

Re: palestine, a country?

2010-11-18 Thread denstar
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:13 AM, G Money wrote: ... It's just part of the price we pay for being totally fucking awesome :) WOOHAA! :Den -- No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education. Plato

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Ras Tafari
there is a univ. here... and a plethora of co-eds ;) On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: when i have to hire one... im quite sure i will do as i do when tipping... if

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: there is a univ. here... and a plethora of co-eds ;) Yup yup, same here. Like just today, while walking my dog around the block, seen this hottie get into her cute Volvo S60 on the way to class up at Skidmore. I'll be

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
and once she got to class she told her friends about this cute little old man who was walking his dog around the block. On Nov 18, 2010, at 1:43 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: Yup yup, same here. Like just today, while walking my dog around the block, seen this hottie get into her cute Volvo S60

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
Volvo? That means it's mommies car, a little creepy for me. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: Yup yup, same here. Like just today, while walking my dog around the block, seen this hottie get into her cute Volvo S60 on the way to class up at

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Volvo? That means it's mommies car, a little creepy for me. OH NO... Skidmore girls are RICH! Like Richie Rich rich. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Ras Tafari
mommies white suv's are usually stocked with hotties! On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Volvo? That means it's mommies car, a little creepy for me. OH NO... Skidmore girls

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
Rich folks don't drive Volvo's just old ladies and there very young daughters :) . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Volvo? That means it's mommies car, a little creepy for me.

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Rich folks don't drive Volvo's just old ladies and there very young daughters :) Nah, it's just how it is over here. Skidmore students fall into two categories. 1. NYC and Boston wealthy family's send their kids here to get

FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
You really have to wonder about these people at times. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/bryan_fischer_weve_feminized_the_medal_of_honor_by.php?ref=tn Bryan Fischer, the Director of Issues Analysis for the conservative Christian group the American Family Association, was unhappy

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Also look at grad studies. I went to the South's equivalent of Skidmore to get my MSc. That worked out pretty well. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Rich folks don't drive

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Robert Munn
I've paid $10/hr and that was for a college student. On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Paul Ihrig pih...@gmail.com wrote: how much do you guys shell out per hour? planning on seeing Harry Potter on Saturday. ~| Order the

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Johnson
Me thinks someone has been watching a little too much Colbert Report...and the ThreatDown! On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.comwrote: Fischer recently argued that it's time to get rid of the curse that is the Grizzly Bear because of the number of humans who

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
A 12 year old will be watching my boy for about 6 hours next week. I'll probably give her $50...so that's about 8 an hour. When my niece watched him a few months ago, i gave her $10 an hour...but that was pure nepotism. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote:

trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Ras Tafari
if you know what that is, pre-googling it right now... then you are an old head on this thing we call the web... if not... well... NOOOB! :) ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

RE: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
A good start might just be introducing him to some grizzly bears... -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 2:15 PM To: cf-community Subject: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner

RE: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
Is winsock still around? I remember that from way back in the dial up days and have to replace or modify it (this is something like 16 years ago...so I don't remember which...I just remember having to mess around with it a lot to get things working) it with custom versions for whatever dialer I

Re: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
because who would need to access the internet ;) one of Microsofts bigger blunders. On Nov 18, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: if you know what that is, pre-googling it right now... then you are an old head on this thing we call the web... if not... well... NOOOB! :)

Re: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Johnson
Yes, it caused that old tick in my facial muscles to start up again, thank you very much. I remember it. I remember trying to get it to load in the highmem space. Oh, joy. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: if you know what that is, pre-googling it right

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
And who is Bryan Fischer? . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: You really have to wonder about these people at times. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/bryan_fischer_weve_feminized_the_medal_of_honor_by.php?ref=tn Bryan Fischer,

Re: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I checked out his bio at the American Family Association website. He never was in the military. A classic chicken hawk, like most of his ilk. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: A good start might just be introducing him to some grizzly bears...

Science is so cool

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
I know what I want for christmas..Antimatter! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_switzerland_antimatter -- Such a perfect day. You made me forget myself. I thought I was someone else. Someone good. ~| Order the Adobe

Re: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Judah McAuley
You just needed to put the 386 extensions in the config.sys file. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Jerry Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, it caused that old tick in my facial muscles to start up again, thank you very much. I remember it. I remember trying to get it to load in the

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Bryan Fischer is the director of Issue Analysis for Government and Public Policy at American Family Association - from the AFA website: http://action.afa.net/detail.aspx?id=2147486648 Basically the chicken hawk is the #4 person in their heirarchy. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Sam

RE: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
No surprise there. I find some of the most vocal people about military issues like DADT are people who didn't have toe courage or honor to serve themselves and don't have a clue what military folk think like. Chicken hawks, in mu opinion, are some of the lowest critters imaginable.

Re: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Tony Weeg
we used it in conjunction with ProComm Plus and if I remember correctly we had to hit enter at the right time so the modems would handshake :) Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. On Nov 18, 2010, at 4:00 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: You just needed to put the 386 extensions

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
Never heard of him or them. . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: Bryan Fischer is the director of Issue Analysis for Government and Public Policy at American Family Association - from the AFA website: http://action.afa.net/detail.aspx?id=2147486648

Re: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
ProComm Plus ruled! prior to that, i seem to recall typing out manual connect commands...something like atdt then the number, in the Communications window of my PS/1. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Tony Weeg tonyw...@gmail.com wrote: we used it in conjunction with ProComm Plus and if I

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread G Money
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Never heard of him or them. They are an awful group. Basically if it's fun, they oppose it. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

RE: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Justin Scott
if you know what that is, pre-googling it right now... then you are an old head on this thing we call the web... if not... well... NOOOB! A little piece of me died inside when I saw the subj...(*#(*#($%KJJKJXX NO CARRIER

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Really given how much they're involved with first the neo-cons and then the tea bagging party I'd have thought you'd be just gushing all over them. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Never heard of him or them. . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Larry C. Lyons

Re: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Robert Munn
How about Gopher, Archie, and WAIS? Firefox apparently still supports the Gopher protocol, though I don't know anyone who actually uses it. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: if you know what that is, pre-googling it right now... then you are an old head

Somehow I'd never seen this

2010-11-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmHefyzAv3Qfeature=player_embedded I'm not sure how, but somehow I'd never seen this Star Wars special. I'd like to think it was my parents trying to protect me and all that was sacred. Chances are that there was some hallmark special on another channel though.

Re: Somehow I'd never seen this

2010-11-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Here's the entire 2 hour show if you're into that kind of torture. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=323909610753051544# On Nov 18, 2010, at 4:52 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmHefyzAv3Qfeature=player_embedded I'm not sure how, but somehow I'd never

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread morchella
We have a friend who is a nanny. cant afford her, but she is watching our 1 year old for free so we can go see Potter die. need to figure out hoiw to treat her. Also have a new hook up from our church for an 18 year old around the way.

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
See how ignorant you are about people you don't agree with? . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: Really given how much they're involved with first the neo-cons and then the tea bagging party I'd have thought you'd be just gushing all over them. On

RE: trumpet winsock.

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
Those are just internet protocols and I do think they are still in use. I have recently seen a gopher search. -Original Message- From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:09 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: trumpet winsock. How about Gopher,

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Frankly if it were a choice between knowing you better and crawling naked for a mile over ground glass and lemon juice, I'd go for the crawling. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: See how ignorant you are about people you don't agree with? . On Thu, Nov 18,

RE: Somehow I'd never seen this

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
Haha...that looked like one of the computers I learned BASIC on hehehe -Original Message- From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:55 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Somehow I'd never seen this Here's the entire 2 hour show if

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Johnson
A mile of lemon juice seems like a lot of juice. That would be like a dozen lemons. (My New Math is not so good). On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.comwrote: Frankly if it were a choice between knowing you better and crawling naked for a mile over ground

Re: Somehow I'd never seen this

2010-11-18 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
If you don't want to watch the whole thing and have your mind destroyed by the thing that George Lucas hated so much that he made sure never aired again and was never released on video (http://www.lucasfan.com/swtv/index2.html), here's the Nostalgia Critic's take on it:

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
You mean like his contesting every minor misspelling in the ballots. Also that Miller tried to get write in ballots thrown out even with Murkowski's name being spelled correctly. Like Al Franken, Al Gore, and Christine Gregoire? That's the state of politics. I don't like it, but that's the way

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
This American person would like to politely ask the Tea Party to die in a fire. This American person would like to politely ask the Progressive Movement to die in a fire. J - As long as human beings are imperfect, there will always be arguments for extending the power of government to deal

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
If the tea party members are tea-baggers, that would make you the tea-bagee. Ouch! That's going to leave a mark. J - The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes. - Thomas Paine ~| Order

Re: The Great Tea-Party Conspiracy

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
and I would suspect it's got a phone setup like my office where each of our 60 employees have a phone number, but we only have 40 trunk lines allowing for on 40 employees to be on the phone at any one time. Could be. In the end, a wave of callers supporting Bristol is in no way an attack of

Re: White House alters drilling safety report

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
ass != asshole it means fool. Look it up in a dictionary. You do know how to look up words in a dictionary I assume. Or is it some Freudian slip on your part? My bad. When responding to your messages, the concept of asshole somehow comes to mind. Don't know why. J - The Utopian schemes of

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: You mean like his contesting every minor misspelling in the ballots. Also that Miller tried to get write in ballots thrown out even with Murkowski's name being spelled correctly. Like Al Franken, Al Gore, and Christine

Re: White House alters drilling safety report

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
I'm actually really quite good at stating things instead of implying them. I said that it would be hard to pinpoint the start of those particular wars. And that Bush really pushed open a big new front during his time in office, which is true. And that Obama has followed through on most of them

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
If I recall correctly, all three of those instances had the people you name pushing for more ballots being counted, not less. Obviously we need to set standards. When questions arise, however, I favor erring on the side of enfranchisement and counting people's votes. You recall only half

Re: FW: Conservative American Family Association Slams Newest Medal of Honour Winner as Too Feminine.

2010-11-18 Thread Sam
Ignorance is bliss. Do you wear shoes when you're outside? . On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: Frankly if it were a choice between knowing you better and crawling naked for a mile over ground glass and lemon juice, I'd go for the crawling. On

RE: Somehow I'd never seen this

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
I don't remember seeing this either...even though I was a total star wars geek as a kid (still am). This was worth it though for the commercials...brings back some memories of when I was a kid. Thanks! -Original Message- From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com]

RE: The Great Tea-Party Conspiracy

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Roberts
I think the bigger question is...who cares? -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:49 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: The Great Tea-Party Conspiracy and I would suspect it's got a phone setup like my office where each of

Re: babysitter money

2010-11-18 Thread Erika L. Rich
A new hook-up. From your church. For an 18 year old. yesh On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 5:57 PM, morchella morchella.delici...@gmail.comwrote: Also have a new hook up from our church for an 18 year old around the way.

Stuxnet computer worm may have targeted Iran nuclear program

2010-11-18 Thread Judah McAuley
Speculation is increasing that a worm called Stuxnet was created, possibly by Isreal, in an effort to infect the machines that run Iran's uranium processing and cause the centrifuges to go out of control. Fascinating stuff. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/middleeast/19stuxnet.html

Re: White House alters drilling safety report

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
May have something to do with how you see your self at times. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: I'm actually really quite good at stating things instead of implying them.  I said that it would be hard to pinpoint the start of those particular wars. And

Re: Another teabagger bites it

2010-11-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
only if you're into getting that sort of kinky thing done by old fat white men. I don't know about you Jerry , but I have better ways of spending my evenings. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: If the tea party members are tea-baggers, that would make you

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