Re: Facebook trapped in MySQL ‘fate worse than dea _

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
With data, it is almost always easier and cheaper to start clean and import into the new database that to try to fix a badly designed schema and poorly written data retrieval code. You know what they say: There's never time to do it right, but always time to do it over. Sounds like a classic

Stock Tip: How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot Excerpt: As the jobless rate inches up and the economic recovery sputters, investors looking for a few good stocks may want to follow the money — or rather the TV, the beloved Fender guitar, the baubles from grandma, the wedding ring. Profits

Re: Stock Tip: How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Munn
hold onto your seats, the ride speeds up from here, and it's all downhill. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot Excerpt: ~| Order the

Re: Stock Tip: How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot

2011-07-13 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: hold onto your seats, the ride speeds up from here, and it's all downhill. Forget going down, I'm headed up to the hills. ~| Order the Adobe

Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Jacob
Anyone using one? I am about to jump into the tablet arena. With 1000s of PDF, Tech Ebooks, implementation guides, project templates, etc.. I am looking to use something other than my laptop. 95% of my tasks would be reading, but I would also like to be able to update a word doc if needed

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Scott Stroz
I have a Kindle DX - I sue it mostly for school. If you think you are going to be doing a fair amount of web browsing, the Kindle is not for you. Besides being monochrome, the browser is very primitive, and a pain to use since the screen is not a touch screen. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:22 PM,

I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Scott Stewart
anyone have a spare invite? -- -- Scott Stewart Adobe Certified Instructor, ColdFusion 8 9 Adobe Certified Expert, ColdFusion 8 9 Blog: http://www.sstwebworks.com Email: webmas...@sstwebworks.com ~| Order the Adobe

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Judah McAuley
Sent. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Scott Stewart webmas...@sstwebworks.com wrote: anyone have a spare invite? -- -- Scott Stewart Adobe Certified Instructor, ColdFusion 8 9 Adobe Certified Expert, ColdFusion 8 9 Blog: http://www.sstwebworks.com Email: webmas...@sstwebworks.com

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Greg Morphis
sent On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Scott Stewart webmas...@sstwebworks.comwrote: webmas...@sstwebworks.com ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
The only problem I have with the kindle and pdf handling is the inability to zoom. I use my ipad for all pdf work. zoom is nice, as is the color. But...i have a number of tech books on the kindle (and on my iphone), so they do work. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Jacob

Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Bruce Sorge
So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when I come home on vacation. Bruce

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Ras Tafari
i still havent figured out why id use it over fb. with 3/4 of a billion peeps on fb, i can hit everyone i need to On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Scott Stewart webmas...@sstwebworks.com wrote: anyone have a spare invite? -- -- Scott Stewart Adobe Certified Instructor, ColdFusion 8 9

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Ras Tafari
coolness! big up bruce! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when I

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Ray Champagne
Yeah, i just don't see the point of dropping anything over $100 on a tablet that isn't an iPad. Even if it is overkill for what you need right now, it's arguably the most thought-out tablet out there, and I'm willing to bet you find all kinds of other uses for it in the end. I think the future

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread G Money
Congrats, gramps! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when I come

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Medic
I expect the draw would come from the likely integration with all the other Google services. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: i still havent figured out why id use it over fb. with 3/4 of a billion peeps on fb, i can hit everyone i need to On Wed,

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Scott Stroz
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: The only problem I have with the kindle and pdf handling is the inability to zoom. +1. All my textbooks for school are PDF. I typically will rotate the Kindle to 'landscape' to be able to read small text..stupid old

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Scott Stroz
Congrats! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when I come home on

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Scott Stewart
Congrats :) On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when I come home on

RE: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Jacob
Web browsing would not be an issue. I would use my laptop or phone for that. Just trying to see if I have to spend a couple hundred more for an iPad. Don’t want to though. -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:32 AM To:

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Sam
Nice. Congratulations! . On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when

RE: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Jacob
I looked at the Kindles.. the small version (similar to the Nook) and the DX. DX size all the same. The smaller version, like the Nook, was just too small for me. -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:02 AM To: cf-community

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: i still havent figured out why id use it over fb. with 3/4 of a billion peeps on fb, i can hit everyone i need to If google can't keep my accounts separated in multiple tabs from hosted apps vs my gmail account, they

RE: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Jacob
Meant DX size all the way... -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:16 AM To: cf-community Subject: RE: Kindle DX? I looked at the Kindles.. the small version (similar to the Nook) and the DX. DX size all the same. The

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Sam
When facebook goes the way of myspace you can say: I was on + since the early days . On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: i still havent figured out why id use it over fb.  with 3/4 of a billion peeps on fb, i can hit everyone i need to On Wed, Jul 13,

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Ras Tafari
there you go! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: When facebook goes the way of myspace you can say: I was on + since the early days . On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: i still havent figured out why id use it over fb.  

Anyone using a Radeon HD 6970?

2011-07-13 Thread Medic
I ordered the Saphire HD 6970 last night and was wondering if anyone is currently using one. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Cameron Childress
...and with this thread, witness the birth of a new circle in my Google+ account, called CF-Community. -Cameron On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: there you go! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: When facebook goes the way

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.comwrote: ...and with this thread, witness the birth of a new circle in my Google+ account, called CF-Community. I need an add to circle link in my GMail web client. -Cameron -- Cameron Childress -- p: 678.637.5072 im:

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Sam
hmmm, now facebook just said my emails not valid yet again. I need to only say nice things about them. . On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: there you go! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: When facebook goes the way of

Re: Anyone using a Radeon HD 6970?

2011-07-13 Thread Vivec
nope. I have the older 5870. On 13 July 2011 13:24, Medic hofme...@gmail.com wrote: I ordered the Saphire HD 6970 last night and was wondering if anyone is currently using one. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: Stock Tip: How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:36 AM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: hold onto your seats, the ride speeds up from here, and it's all downhill. Forget going down, I'm headed up to the hills. I'm

Re: Anyone using a Radeon HD 6970?

2011-07-13 Thread Medic
This is actually a replacement for my 5850. I was thinking of doing xfire with an additional 5850 but after some research it looks like my second PCIe is actually 4x off the south bridge and apparently that sucks for xfire. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Vivec gel21...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Stock Tip: How bad is it? Pawn shops, payday lenders are hot

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Munn
Speaking of holes, here are the world's biggest sinkholes. Last one is the best! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXVZdBZ8JkA On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:36 AM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Wed,

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Munn
awesome, congrats! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when I come

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Congratulations grampa! On Jul 13, 2011 2:21 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: awesome, congrats! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Can I get one of those too? On Jul 13, 2011 1:31 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: hmmm, now facebook just said my emails not valid yet again. I need to only say nice things about them. . On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: there you go! On Wed, Jul

Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-13 Thread Greg Morphis
done On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey chumph...@gmail.comwrote: Can I get one of those too? On Jul 13, 2011 1:31 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: hmmm, now facebook just said my emails not valid yet again. I need to only say nice things about them. . On

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Cameron Childress
Congrats! On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read Afghanistan) so I could be there. But I will get to see him in December when I come home on

Re: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Judah McAuley
Too sweet. I'm really hoping that my first is many many years in the future :) Congrats to you though, stay safe and get back home to snuggle that little one up. Cheers, judah On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: So my daughter is in the hospital having her

RE: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Scott Raley
I'm curious too because the wife has all the ebooks and I want a reader or tablet that she can read amazon, borders, barnes all the different versions in one spot. Will one of these readers do that because right now my laptop I have the 3 software packs to open those books. If I have to get one

More fun soccer goals

2011-07-13 Thread Judah McAuley
Rookie goalkeeper for San Jose Earthquakes beats West Brom on a 90 yard goal in his very first game. Total accident, but a great/funny goal. Sometimes the ball just bounces like that.

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
kindle ipad/stanza iphone/stanza plus... calibre book server software. = reading heaven. (i also have a kobo, and a couple Rocket eBooks of various generations) On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Scott Raley sra...@itc-llc.com wrote: I'm curious too because the wife has all the ebooks and I

zuckerberg and google execs drop google+

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Munn
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2093546/zuckerberg-closes-google-account-tracked not that they all dropped it entirely, but they changed their profiles so they could not be tracked. irony is so ironic. ~| Order the

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
Last time I checked, Kindle does not support epub. That would be a deal breaker for me. If you are set on a Kindle, you can convert epub to any format with the previously mentioned Calibre software. Calibre is free and an excellent piece of software. Also, the kindle does not have a micro sd

Re: zuckerberg and google execs drop google+

2011-07-13 Thread PT
Meh. When do they have time to googlebook anyway? Speaking of which, I guess I better take a look at this thing. Does anyone have a spare invite they can toss my way? I rarely even bother with facebook these days, let alone something the same and completely new, but it's good to know what

SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
Excerpt: The Government Accountability Office provided a report on July 8 about the social security statements thegovernment has used to inform the more than 150 million workers who have paid into the social security system. Traditionally the government sent out statements once a year,

Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP Excerpt: Hundreds of labor organizations, human rights promoters and other advocacy groups are uniting to try and kill the balanced-budget amendment that Republicans plan to bring up for a vote next week. In a letter sent to every member

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Read more here: http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2011/7/12/ssa-suspends-social-security-statements-expects-shortage-by.html If one were cynical, he might think that the SSA doesn't want people thinking about

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
SSA can't afford to tell us how much money they owe us, yet FEMA can spend 75 million dollars to promote flood insurance - note: not PROVIDE flood insurance, but PROMOTE it. Including over six million dollars to a DC based web design firm for a web site. A privately held web design firm that

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
A privately held web design firm that does not reveal who owns it. Is it a CF shop? Maybe it's owned by Steven Rangel. Now, *Politico* reportshttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16219.htmlthat, between 2004 and 2007, Rangel paid nearly $80,000 in campaign funds to a company run by his

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
http://www.bluewatermedia.com/blog/category/press-release On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: A privately held web design firm that does not reveal who owns it. Is it a CF shop? Maybe it's owned by Steven Rangel. Now, *Politico*

WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand Excerpt: Layoffsacross Wall Street started in June and have continued through the summer. Morgan Stanley already begun reducing headcount in its brokerage. But it looks like things are about to get much worse. The firm is

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
Looks like a php firm from the the job listing on the page. J - When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it. - Frederic Bastiat

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
Yeah. They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six million dollar web sites. http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/ On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like a php firm from the the job listing on the page.

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-13 Thread G Money
Would this be a case of wall street layoffsand not necessarily main street layoffs? Again, i never really understood the difference between wall street and main street, since what happens there affects what happens here, and visa versabut whatever. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Jerry

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
In 30+ years of dealing with brokerage firms, I'm never encountered a more incompetent bunch that the ones we are currently dealing with at Morgan Stanley. They bought the brokerage where my partner has his investments, and every single month they screw up something. I think after reading this,

RE: Im a grandpa

2011-07-13 Thread Eric Roberts
Congrats Bruce!!! -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:45 AM To: cf-community Subject: Im a grandpa So my daughter is in the hospital having her baby. My first grandson. Im pretty stoked. Wish I were not in hell (read

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Sam
Speaking of SS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5fp35XHk5g . On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:24 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Excerpt: The Government Accountability Office provided a report on July 8 about the social security statements thegovernment has used to inform the more

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
Just once I wish they could tell the truth and not spin it. The headline on the video says: Social Security Actuary Confirms: Withholding Checks Would be a Political Decision The Actuary never said that. Only the Congressman said it, and it was never confirmed. Possibility is it true. But