Re: Some MAC help

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
forgot to ask have you tried holding down the CMD while dragging the files to the external drive? On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > First off can you see the external drive. I'm assuming here that its > an external USB drive. have you tried reseating the USB? Assuming > t

Re: Some MAC help

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
First off can you see the external drive. I'm assuming here that its an external USB drive. have you tried reseating the USB? Assuming that's not the problem this tutorial may help. http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2581/os_x_move_files_instead_copying/ Also learn the Terminal its your friend. You

Re: Some MAC help

2012-08-13 Thread Ras Tafari
1. get totalfinder (great app to expand what finder can do) 2. you *may* just need to format it for mac (journaled) using?! On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > OK, so I am trying to move some files from my MAC to my external HDD. > Normally in Windows you just expand the e

Some MAC help

2012-08-13 Thread Bruce Sorge
OK, so I am trying to move some files from my MAC to my external HDD. Normally in Windows you just expand the external drive and drag the folders or files where you want on it. Well it appears I cannot do that on the mac. So I thought I'd just copy the folders, then paste them onto the external

Re: MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
The beer definitely. Besides I gave up on fighting years ago. These days my 7 year old probably could clean my clock. Now enthusiastic discussions sounds good. My issue is that living on the edge of DC has its disadvantages, ugly commutes and where I am far too many rednecks. Last week at RIA Co

RE: Are Liberals being fair to the Ryan Budget? (The Atlantic and AEI)

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Roberts
" They should give Ryan credit to make hard choices even if they're not the right choices." Huh? How is that a hard choice for Ryan? Is he going to lose any benefits as a result? No. It's not a hard choice if it is one that has ZERO effect on you. He did get one part right though...they are

Re: MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Cameron Childress
As for hotels I'm a big fan of having my own room, but I am sure there are others with different opinions. Definitely let me know if you decide to go though, I'll buy you a beer. And if we get in a fight, I'll be sure to throw you in a swimming pool or something... :) -Cameron On Mon, Aug 13,

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
btw since I'm here in minneapolis for the week i have been watching a lot of fox and cnn, mainly because network TV is such a wasteland. MSNBC isn't on this tv. Of the hysterical yelling, fox has been leading about 4 to 1. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "One thing I hav

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
you got data on that or are you just blowing it out your ass as usual. I mean real hard data, some citations would be nice. I'm waiting... thought so. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "One thing I have found very interesting with conservatives and progressives > is t

Re: Sometimes you have to really wonder about these people.

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Forgot to mention here are some of Barton's claims. Demonic powers control the government. The Founding Fathers opposed the teaching of evolution. Jesus opposed the minimum wage. The Bible opposes Net Neutrality. The US would have won the Vietnam war if it had flown just one more bombing run. Pra

Sometimes you have to really wonder about these people.

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Do they really thing that the typical American is this stupid - not NPR, but David Barton, a radical right wing conservative pseudo historian. This genius cannot even get how often the bible is mentioned in the constitution. Then there's this funny idea that Thomas Jefferson was a fundamentalist C

New Beck album released as sheet music-only

2012-08-13 Thread Judah McAuley
Beck's written a new album but he's not performing it. He's just putting it out there as sheet music in hopes that you'll be inspired to take it up and play the album yourself and bring it to life. Pretty cool idea. http://www.good.is/post/to-hear-beck-s-new-album-learn-to-play-an-instrument Che

Re: Are Liberals being fair to the Ryan Budget? (The Atlantic and AEI)

2012-08-13 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Thanks, that is a pretty good article. I may look around The Atlantic to see what else is lurking there. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I'd like to see a more in-depth discussion on the particulars, but > this is a short interview between the Atlantic and the American

Are Liberals being fair to the Ryan Budget? (The Atlantic and AEI)

2012-08-13 Thread Judah McAuley
I'd like to see a more in-depth discussion on the particulars, but this is a short interview between the Atlantic and the American Enterprise Institute (a well-known conservative think tank) that talks about which criticisms of the Ryan budget plan are on target and which are not really correct cr

Re: MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
it looks like I'd be able to leave the VRE and get one of two different metro lines to the nearest metro stop from the conference. This may be quite doable. I'll also have to check whether any want to share a hotel. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > I just registered

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Does abuse count?" How do you define abuse? Does a spanking count? "How about neglect?" How do you define neglect? Is it denying a child his xbox? "What about something that may not be out and out neglect but will result in a child being possibly harmed?" Like not buying them a new pair

Re: MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Cameron Childress
I just registered - I'm definitely going. The suggested hotels are all int he Dupont Circle areas and aren't cheap, but I typically try to stay near the speakers so I can network and chat them up to learn more... Once I figure out where people are staying I'm booking the hotel... -Cameron On Mo

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Their church has told them they should deny equal rights to gays, for some reason or another." There is definitely something to this. Any sin makes a person unworthy of being in the presence of God. So, murdering a child, stealing a paper clip, or thinking about adultery all exclude a person f

Re: MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Also one issue I do have is that it is in DC. I really don't want to have to commute into the District, and the hotels around the area are expensive. That said just looking at things I may be able to use the VRE and metro (shudder!). On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > >

Re: MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > I ought to sign up. But the issue is its in the middle of the week. > Something hard to justify at times. We are wrapping up a project that uses it and have some other projects coming up that use it. For me, it's a cost tied to income fro

Re: MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I ought to sign up. But the issue is its in the middle of the week. Something hard to justify at times. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > Anyone else going? > > https://www.muracon.com > > -Cameron > > ... > > > ~~

MuraCon anyone?

2012-08-13 Thread Cameron Childress
Anyone else going? https://www.muracon.com -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/gro

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
"One thing I have found very interesting with conservatives and progressives is the differences in how they discuss and argue things. A fair amount of research shows that generally conservatives tend to use anecdote and emotional fear based messaging, while progressives are more likely to use stud

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Every religious belief does that. They're called rituals and ritual beliefs. As for WWJD my own approach is WWFSMGAW (what would the flying spaghetti monster get away with). On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 11:01 AM, GMoney wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > >> >> It re

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
One priest I know is now in Nigeria working in a leper colony. Back in Canada he was a priest for several desperately poor reserves when he was transferred to a very wealthy parish. He lasted about a year before requesting the transfer. From what I remember in his email he said he became a priest

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
BTW at what point do you think the child should be apprehended from the family? You need to consider that before you start ranting about the Eville Statists Stealing Your Children! Does abuse count? How about neglect? What about something that may not be out and out neglect but will result in a c

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
One thing I have found very interesting with conservatives and progressives is the differences in how they discuss and argue things. A fair amount of research shows that generally conservatives tend to use anecdote and emotional fear based messaging, while progressives are more likely to use studi

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread GMoney
Certainly possible. It's why i tell people that I applaud faith...it's religion i can't stand. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > I think they have confused them so badly, that even when they do the WWJD > thing, they still come up with

RE: Eclipse Question

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Roberts
If you can, the best way is to use Eclipse's add/update facitlity. I believe you just have to add the java classes to Eclipse. I haven't added a plugin manually in a long time. Wheat I would do is put it in a folder somewhere outside of eclipse and use the add/update option. You can do that, b

Re: Eclipse Question

2012-08-13 Thread Bruce Sorge
Disregard last. I downloaded the SQL Explorer app, not plug in. Bruce On Aug 10, 2012, at 4:48 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > +1 for aptana. There are some good SQL plugins out there as well. > > http://www.sqlexplorer.org/index.php >

Re: Eclipse Question

2012-08-13 Thread Bruce Sorge
So I downloaded the SQL explorer plug in. The directions said to copy it to my eclipse directory. It wanted to replace some files that were already there so I did and then Eclipse stopped working. Reinstalled Eclipse and restored my projects and I put the SQL Explorer directory and files into t

Memo from Romney Campaign to Paul Ryan (from Borowitz Report...humor alert)

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Roberts
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/08/leaked-memo-fro m-romney-to-ryan.html Description: D:\Users\eroberts\My Pictures\Working Folder\Three ravens\threeravens.gif Your ColdFusion Develo

RE: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Roberts
I think they have confused them so badly, that even when they do the WWJD thing, they still come up with things like discriminate against homosexuals even though jesus didn't say squat about it. Three Ravens Consulting Eric Roberts Owner/Developer ow...@threer

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread GMoney
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > It really depends on the person. I've met some true christians > (Unitarians mostly, although a few monks and priests/ministers as > well). I think with only a very few exceptions none have been an > evangelical or fundamentalist. > the

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
It really depends on the person. I've met some true christians (Unitarians mostly, although a few monks and priests/ministers as well). I think with only a very few exceptions none have been an evangelical or fundamentalist. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > But you were

RE: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Roberts
But you were the ne to suggest that we use a measure. I don't expect Christians to actually follow their faith...very little has shown that they will and I don't expect conservatives to actually act like conservatives. It's one of the many reasons I am no longer either Christian or Conservative.

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
There are some questionnaires out in political psychology now that are pretty good in determining political preferences. Most of the time these ask the degree to which you support a particular view on a wide variety of issues. Based on that it does a pretty good job of figuring out your political

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread GMoney
Uh, noYOU are. You are the one who asked for a means of determination...i just offered it to you :) On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > So you are going to investigate everyone who calls themselves a Christian > in > order to determine

RE: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Roberts
So you are going to investigate everyone who calls themselves a Christian in order to determine if they follow the word of Jesus? Good luck with that...and good like finding many that fit that bill. Three Ravens Consulting Eric Roberts Owner/Developer ow...@t

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > Jesus makes it clear that even though he is in human form, he is not from > Earth. Therefore he is from somewhere else. This makes him a self-admitted > alien. If he ever comes ba

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > On the other side of that coin, who gets to decide who is a True Christian > (tm) and a True Conservative (tm)? It's a somewhat subjective label - so each individual is free to make that measurement thems

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:40 AM, GMoney wrote: > But for Christian...i have a pretty radical idea: How about we look at the > actual words that Jesus Christ spoke, and use those as a parameter? > Jesus makes it clear that even though he is in human form, he is not from Earth. Therefore he is f

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Careful about that, more than a few times people who have advocated that have ended up being burned at the stake for heresy. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:40 AM, GMoney wrote: > > For conservative, i have no idea. > > But for Christian...i have a pretty radical idea: How about we look at the > actua

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread GMoney
For conservative, i have no idea. But for Christian...i have a pretty radical idea: How about we look at the actual words that Jesus Christ spoke, and use those as a parameter? On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > On the other side of that

RE: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Roberts
On the other side of that coin, who gets to decide who is a True Christian (tm) and a True Conservative (tm)? Three Ravens Consulting Eric Roberts Owner/Developer ow...@threeravensconsulting.com tel: 630-486-5255 fax: 630-310-8531 http://www.threeravensconsult

Re: this is really sick

2012-08-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > There's a big difference in calling yourself a Christian or a conservative > and actually being a Christian or a conservative. I doubt these > "conservative christians" are conservative or Christian. If we start accepting these self decla