Re: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
Don't you that that's a tad inconvenient, not to mention unreliable? - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:06 pm Subject: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > *sigh* > > So *what*!!??? > What's your point!? > > That if you buy a

RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> The graphics card in that is only a GForce 3, compared to the > graphics cards > that are in the PC's. Yet it is still bringing in the developers > to develop > for. Of course it does.  That's because it's a console.  There's a user base out there that a developer can develop for.  That's the

Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> > > > Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > > > Ok, fine, some PCs are completely upgradable. > > I've left both of your quotes there - your sweeping statements are the > ones which blow holes in your statements! Huh? > > Like saying the Xbox isn't popular when it's not AS popular as t

Re: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
The biggest HD you're supposed to be able to get is 320GB.  Dude, it'll take like 12 hours to transfer that over USB! - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:39 pm Subject: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > You're arguments are becomi

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
Oh good.  I can't wait to transfer 320GB of game files via USB2.0. - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:16 pm Subject: RE: Phantom Game info link > Actually, they state that you can buy new upgraded Phantoms if you > like. > And

Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
- Original Message - From: Philip Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:39 pm Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > > Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > Really? Even the $400 ones which are being pushed now with a built-in > graphics card a

Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> The machine WILL run the current games and won't be completely out- > datedfor at least a couple of years... Surprisingly most PCs only > last for > (wait for it) a couple of years before they're outdated! Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > So, what you are trying to tell people who

Re: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> Games won't run as the hardware will be out-dated soon by new games Yes > > Really old games won't run as it's new technolgy Not new, but incompatible. > > > So, what you're moaning about is that the technology is too new, but > will become old, right? So what's your solution? [Todays Th

Re: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> You claim that the Phantom will be obsolete as software moves on, yet > you refer to games which are 5-10 years old Two different issues, eh? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

Re: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> > Most PCs can't run all PC games due to software/hardware > > incompatibilities, so it's highly unlikely the Phantom will either. > > But since it's got a nVidia controller, surely it'll run a fair number Lots of games do not run, or do not run properly under Windows XP. Here's a game that h

Re: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
Then I'd hardly call that "all PC games". - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:01 pm Subject: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > Who cares about the older games?? > 0_0 > > They're basically talking about games that run on Windows

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
Not all games run on Windows XP.  Lots of DOS games just don't work anymore.  I have Street Fighter Alpha, and I have never been able to get it to run in Windows XP.  Older games that depended on hardware timing will have to remodified accordingly. - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart

Re: My apartment - Superbowl

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
Get the Girls Gone Wild people over. - Original Message - From: brobborb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:32 pm Subject: My apartment - Superbowl > Hey guys, my apartment is like a 1 or 2 minute walk to the Reliant > Stadium, where the superbowl will be played.  I

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
Whoops, first response should be: Most PCs can't run all PC games due to software/hardware incompatibilities, so it's highly unlikely the Phantom will either. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:10 pm Subject: Re: RE: Phantom Game info link >

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
Here's an interesting article about Infinium: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEy - Original Message - From: Philip Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:51 am Subject: RE: Phantom Game info link > > How do you think the Phantom will fare, assuming they

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> IF it runs all PC games, the it's a cheapish solution, especially > sinceit runs to a TV - a lot of people don't like running games on > their PC > compared to consoles as they have to use the "tiny" monitor, in > comparison to their TV - it's a "shared experience" thing > > Now, if it does ru

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
> If Microsoft did take it over, then the project would be scrapped, as > they have their own consoles Yes. > BTW, the Dreamcast was based on Windows CE, yet Microsoft didn't do > anything about that, did they? What does the OS have to do with it? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscripti

Re: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
> So, with you thinking that developers won't care about Phantom owners, > lets look at the number of PC video cards which don't have many > purchases compared to the ATi and NVidea ones... > > Yet, they still manage to write their code to work for those Game developers code using an API (either

Re: Re:Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
Well, at least the name is accurate :) - Original Message - From: Ben Braver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:06 pm Subject: Re:Phantom Game info link > Can anyone say "Duke Nukem Forever"?? > :-( > > > > Over the years, there's been lots of products shown at CES

RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
Well that would certainly make the potential of it being viable higher.  OTOH, it sounds like they're making it a console then.  I wonder if they would be a potential MS takeover target. - Original Message - From: Ben Densmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:59 pm S

Re: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
Consoles are a different story, since the hardware is fixed, and developers create games tailored to that hardware. PC games are geared to a somewhat vague hardware spec that increases over time. I'm not sure if PC developers would care about Phantom owners when creating games, unless the Phantom

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
DDR Ram when first introduced also had a negligible effect on performance when first introduced. Dual channel DDR, when first introduced, was also pretty useless.  However newer Intel procs receive a large performance boost with it enabled. - Original Message - From: Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
The Athlon XP 3200+ is the last XP proc being made. Newer graphics cards will be PCI Express.  AGP is being phased out. DDR ram is being replaced with DDR2 ram as well. - Original Message - From: Ben Densmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:01 pm Subject: RE: Phan

RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
Ok, I'll call it "one-off ware" :) - Original Message - From: Philip Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:50 pm Subject: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > > Over the years, there's been lots of products shown at CES > > and other trade shows, in physical for

RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
Bleh...  Until I see them at EB for sale, I'm not holding my breath. Besides, by next year, it'll be totally obsolete (it already sorta is; Athlon XPs are end of life, and the new Geforce is coming out pretty soon).  Since PC games just keep progressing onwards in regards to using new technologies

Re: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
Over the years, there's been lots of products shown at CES and other trade shows, in physical form, with you to play with, that have never made it to general customer distribution.  It's par for the course. - Original Message - From: Philip Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, Janua

Re: RE: Phantom Game info link

2004-01-21 Thread ksuh
I'm saying that we'll first see if the Phantom is actually available, and then we'll see if people actually bother to purchase the games this way. It's still vapourware to me :) - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:58 am Subject

Re: Lie-detector glasses offer peek at future of security

2004-01-20 Thread ksuh
Hmm, they're the opposite of beer goggles... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Dinowitz) Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 4:00 pm Subject: Lie-detector glasses offer peek at future of security > This is either the coolest thing since sliced bread or the > greatest inva

Re: RE: Atkins

2004-01-20 Thread ksuh
Atkins has been around for quite a few decades.  Originally, it was prescribed for very obese people for which the risk of kidney damage was considered to be less than the risk of dying of obesity.  I'm not sure if there have been any long term studies done on those people from the 60's that used i

Re: RJ-45 crimping tool

2004-01-20 Thread ksuh
Phew, now I'm hot under the collar! Here's a little video that might help you out as well: http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3338451,00.html (underneath video highlight) - Original Message - From: Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, January 20, 200

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
> That's not what I have read, Microsoft are very happy with their > sales of > the Xbox, and quoting them as saying that the sales of the Xbox has > performed better than they have expected with sales in the next 6- > 8 months > as being another 14million (like to see that) What are they suppose

Re: RE: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
> Actually NO, the article is right in what it is saying. That is > the way the > world is going, like for instance PAY per View is going. > > Consider the future for a moment, you'll no longer hire movies > from the > video store. The future will have an appliance like a jukebox, > that you ca

Re: RE: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
Here's one from last January: http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1106-980980.html Mind you, how about you show me some figures that doesn't show the XBox in either a distant second or third place? - Original Message - From: Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 5:27 pm S

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
Oh, for sure.  If I actually did develop games, I'd start with the XBox. Mind you, I'm seeing a lot of developers dropping the GC like a hot potato.  So market base is an important factor in creating a game. And yeah, the PS2 is a bitch to program for.  Not to mention that the damn console is abo

Re: RE: RE: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
I don't like to include the Atari 2600 era, as there was a massive shakedown a few years after it was released, due to poor games. The Atari 2600 is actually from the 70's. - Original Message - From: Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 5:15 pm Subject: RE: RE:

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
> Rampant pirating believe it or not is what has made the XBox so > popular, has > also made the PC even more mainstream. Even the Amiga survived > because of > pirating, but due to commodore going bust, they had to find other > solutionsto stay in the game and yes they are still around > devel

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
GC and XBox have about the same market share, worldwide. - Original Message - From: Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 4:53 pm Subject: RE: Bleak future for videogamers? > Not popular, were do you get that info from. > > Nintendo Gamecube is not popular,

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
If I were a developer, I think I would stand the most chance of making money by targeting a platform that had lots of users, which in the end is really all that matters. - Original Message - From: Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 4:25 pm Subject: Re: RE: Blea

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
Seeing as how PS2's market is about 3 times the size of XBox, yeah, it's not popular. - Original Message - From: Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:23 pm Subject: RE: Bleak future for videogamers? > xbox is not a popular console?? LOL whatever you say bud >

Re: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
Probably because the vast majority of people do not have a broadband connection. - Original Message - From: jon hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 1:38 pm Subject: Re: Bleak future for videogamers? > Yup...Everquest for example is 8 or so cd's with all the expansions,

Re: RE: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
To term it in economic terms, a user must feel that whatever they are paying for whatever service is in accordance with the value that the service is providing. CDs have been declining because people have felt that the money they have been paying for them didn't justify the contents of the CD. iT

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
Ah, but see, we must understand the reasoning behind why companies want to move to a network based model. It isn't to remove paper manuals. It isn't to remove physical distribution. It's to stop piracy.  This is the major, overriding reason why they want to do this. And what I'm saying is that

Re: RE: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
> It was displayed at CES last year, would they really spend the > money to > go to a large event like that if it wasn't coming out? Yup.  There's tons of vapourware at every computer show, including CES. > > Current rumour is that it'll be about $400 That is very expensive for a console.  I'd

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
I'd be very, very surprised if this thing even came out.  And with an AMD XP 3200+ and nForce 2 400 MB?  That is going to be VERY expensive, relative to other consoles. I've also seen a console by VIA that's essentially a PC.  Also going to be DOA. - Original Message - From: Philip Arnold

Re: RE: Bleak future for videogamers?

2004-01-19 Thread ksuh
According to this: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5071063.html PS2 sales far outstrip XBox sales.  XBox is a distant #2. > As to the speculation that STEAM will crash the first three days, > and go > under as a result of this,Several MMORPGs crashed when they were first > launched and there was

Re: RE: IE 5.5 and IE 6 problem

2003-12-22 Thread ksuh
What's your doctype declaration on the top of the page? And no, that script syntax is not acceptable. - Original Message - From: Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:07 pm Subject: RE: IE 5.5 and IE 6 problem > OK, this seems to be centered on my _javascript_

Re: RE: md5 in CF

2003-12-22 Thread ksuh
.NET's MD5 hash is exactly the same as CF's - Original Message - From: Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 22, 2003 12:49 pm Subject: RE: md5 in CF > It's my understanding that the HASH() function is md5. > > But, beware that there, as usual, is differences in MS md5 a

Re: Re:am i reading this right? $12k for a playboy?

2003-12-19 Thread ksuh
blah, everything about playboy is inflated anyways... - Original Message - From: Ben Braver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, December 19, 2003 8:56 am Subject: Re:am i reading this right?  $12k for a playboy? > Y'mean from the only guy who wasn't dreaming of a Bo job? > /me flees > -Ben

Re: RE: RE: HD Tee vees..

2003-12-15 Thread ksuh
> > Actually, most Toshibas don't support 480i or 480p.  Rather, > > they upconvert a 480 signal to 540i or 540p. > > Well, it's still compatible with 480i/p, it just auto-converts it Yeah, one thing to watch out with this is that the upconversion process introduces artifacts.  So right now Toshi

Re: RE: HD Tee vees..

2003-12-15 Thread ksuh
> OK, what you have to remember is that all HD input comes through > Component cables Not anymore.  If you're getting a new HDTV, make certain to get one that has a DVI input. > Not all HD TVs support all 4 of the standards, but all will > support the > 480 ones Actually, most Toshibas don't su

Re: Lindt chocolate

2003-12-15 Thread ksuh
85% cocoa is incredibly bitter.  Most chocolates consist of 40% cocoa, if that. - Original Message - From: Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 15, 2003 11:27 am Subject: Lindt chocolate > I bought some Lindt dark chocolate and I'm wondering if I got the > wrongstuff.

Re: HD Tee vees..

2003-12-15 Thread ksuh
> Does it mean if I connect a DVD player and an Xbox to the > television I > need another seperate 'tuner' component in order to get the improved > sharp image quality? No. > > What about my regular cable signal? Will I need the tuner to get > benefits from that? No. > > Or is the TUner onl

Re: I'm so happy, I could cry...

2003-12-15 Thread ksuh
Yes, YES, oh God YES! - Original Message - From: Philip Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:07 am Subject: I'm so happy, I could cry... > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/sony/spiderman2/ > > GOD DAMN, I mean, just GOD DAMN > > Enjoy > > > > > [Todays T

Re: Re:How does ASP and CF work - need documentation

2003-12-08 Thread ksuh
Well, in terms of http connections, that's really up to the underlying web server, not the web app server. - Original Message - From: Robert Everland III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 8, 2003 8:17 am Subject: Re:How does ASP and CF work - need documentation > Well what he was

Re: RE: How does ASP and CF work - need documentation

2003-12-08 Thread ksuh
Actually, in ASP, one does not need to explicitly close connections.  Connection pooling takes care of that. - Original Message - From: Ben Densmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 8, 2003 8:46 am Subject: RE: How does ASP and CF work - need documentation > When you open a conn

Re: Google Ads - pay well?

2003-12-04 Thread ksuh
I dunno how well they work, but for the first time in my life, I actually clicked on ads.  I love how they actually had relevance to what content the page had. - Original Message - From: joe hobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 4, 2003 8:01 am Subject: Google Ads - pay well?

Re: reality check (hardware q)

2003-10-03 Thread ksuh
Actually, I read some article about spam, and that about 2% of people actually respond to them.  Considering the millions of spam sent out, that ends up being a lot of sales. - Original Message - From: Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, October 3, 2003 12:07 pm Subject: Re: reali

Re: RE: reality check (hardware q)

2003-10-03 Thread ksuh
Yeah, those J-lo rings were a steal at $39.99! :) - Original Message - From: Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, October 3, 2003 10:23 am Subject: RE: reality check (hardware q) > not always > > > > -- > Introducing Shape Up! - a new personalized weight management plan - >

Re: RE: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
No, not complicated.  But a bitch to deal with from a practical standpoint.  In fact, they're the only reason I've abandoned all C++ development.  That and multiple inheritance...  And templates...  And friendly functions...  And the crackwhore syntax. - Original Message - From: Bill Wheat

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
Yeah, anything that can confer some sort of degree or diploma, other than colleges. Weird.  There's lots of places in Canada that offer very concentrated CS-equivalent diplomas in two years. - Original Message - From: Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 1:40

Re: Re:CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
Yes, some of the Cisco certs have practical exams.  Some of the certs are so scary, that finding someone with the cert is like winning the lottery. - Original Message - From: Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 12:16 pm Subject: Re: Re:CF Salary Range > I thi

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
Although most modern languages do a good job of hiding pointers, I find that we still need to understand by value/by reference passing. Oh, and data structures.  They're important too :) - Original Message - From: Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 12:39 pm

Re: Re:CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
Aren't there post secondary institutions in the US that offer technical diplomas? >  In response to your "It doesn't take four years" argument, I > would have > to agree with you.  But, most of the four years in college is not > on > curriculum-specific courses.  All of the "general" courses a

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
I think the most important programming concept to learn is pointers.  You can pooch screw yourself very good if you don't understand these. - Original Message - From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 12:07 pm Subject: Re: CF Salary Range > > At 01:05

RE: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
A combination of work experience and education.  Technical diplomas would work just as nicely for the education component as a degree would.  Heck, even correspondence courses.  What matters is that there's a baseline for the education component that would be met. The work experience would involve

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
As I've stated before, stop assuming that a CS degree would be required to get a desig.  Stop assuming that a desig would be required to obtain an it-related position. - Original Message - From: William H Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 10:18 am Subject: Re: CF S

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
Yup.  There's even a Visual Cobol.  Now if that ain't putting lipstick on a pig I don't know what is. - Original Message - From: Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 10:23 am Subject: Re: CF Salary Range > there are still people in the world hiring for cobol?

Re: Re:CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
> > We need to get out of the certwhore IT mentality, and need to > realize that practical experience under the guidance of mentors is > a required component in create quality IT people. > > Perhaps an apprenticeship program. Or certification that requires > hands-on > knowledge. I've talked to

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
> > I'd rather try other things than legislation first, to solve > this problem. > But if we're going to talk laws, then how would that work? > > > > "Thou shalt not allow IT operations to move overseas." > > > > So, we need to define what IT is. > > > > So, we need to how to determine if a person

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
It's tooneys.  :)  And now they're worth more than one US dollar :P - Original Message - From: William H Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 9:55 am Subject: Re: CF Salary Range > > In accounting, it's even worse.  The Canadian Chartered Accountant > > designation i

Re: RE: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
First, let's get something clear: I'm NOT talking about a degree/cert. I'm talking about a DESIGNATION.  This is NOT a degree or a certification. It would be an acknowledgement that a person understands computing concepts up to a baseline level.  Not that a person understands C, or C++, or whate

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
> So I'm lost. Here you're talking about protecting the entire North > AmericanIT industry; whereas before, you were talking about > employers hiring > qualified employees. The latter might relate to the former in a > little way, > but it's only a small part of a possible implementation. They'r

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
Really? Let's look at the CF function hash() - the one way md5 hash.  To create a function that takes input and rearranges in a way that prevents decoding by all known means requires an extreme knowledge of mathematics.  To be able to encapsulate it into such an easily workable function for web pa

Re: Re:CF Salary Range

2003-10-01 Thread ksuh
- Original Message - From: Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 8:49 am Subject: Re:CF Salary Range > Kwang Suh wrote: > >>No. The cost and speed of moving a finished product to the other > side of > >>the world are much lower in the case of IT as in othe

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-09-30 Thread ksuh
>  You are saying is that a degree would constitute a designation?   > I can > respect that.  I suspect over time the industry will force such a > thing on > itself as employers stop hiring people w/o CS degrees. Some designations could be bestowed after a degree is granted - or at least the pr

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-09-30 Thread ksuh
Yes, in the old days, designations were not required for accounting.  To progress beyond a certain level (and pay), these days at least some sort of designation is all but required.  Not to mention that no one becomes an Accountant by picking up a book and declaring themselves an Accountant.  This

Re: CF Salary Range

2003-09-30 Thread ksuh
I think that there should be a governing association for IT, and that people who wish to work in IT must have a professional designation (not certs) that they work towards.  IT is probably the only professional field where anyone can pick up a book and proclaim they're a "programmer".  Right now co

Re: RE: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony

2003-09-09 Thread ksuh
Oh totally. Nukes only work against conventional military measures. It's pretty useless against terrorism. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Dinowitz) Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2003 3:28 pm Subject: Re: RE: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony > All depends on one side

Re: RE: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony

2003-09-09 Thread ksuh
If the possesion of nuclear weapons results in a MAD situation, then most assuredly they are a very potent deterrent. This effectively places any invader into a no win situation. Even if they managed to somehow capture important areas in the USA, the US gov't could still destroy the home count

Re: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony

2003-09-09 Thread ksuh
Right... May you never be in charge of military decisions. I suppose you think there are humans out there that are impervious to large nuclear explosions? - Original Message - From: Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2003 2:35 pm Subject: Re: Switzerland and Pe

Re: RE: Switzerland and Peace & Harmony

2003-09-09 Thread ksuh
> But lest be real about Canada and Mexico. The US would have to be > acting > pretty egregious for a long while before something like that would > happen. > Moreover long before a military invasion would occur there are > better ways > of bringing the US to its needs. Both Canada and Mexico

Re: Oracle Frustrations / Good Article on Broadband Adoption

2003-09-05 Thread ksuh
I dunno. There's always the porno factor. - Original Message - From: Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, September 5, 2003 4:27 pm Subject: Oracle Frustrations / Good Article on Broadband Adoption > Haggerty, Mike wrote: > > > > So, naturally, for lunch I did some reading

Re: Making plans for June 2014...

2003-09-02 Thread ksuh
You're being too optimistic :) - Original Message - From: Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2003 1:41 pm Subject: Re: Making plans for June 2014... > DUKE NUKEM: FOREVER > > In Stores July 1, 2014! > > Reserve Your Copy Today! > > - Jim > > Jacob wrote: > >

Re: RE: Two submits, one form..

2003-09-02 Thread ksuh
Instead of a using a submit button for the delete, you could use a button: Delete - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2003 1:08 pm Subject: RE: Two submits, one form.. > Yeah I know..but isn't there also a way to change the actual form

Re: Two Towers Platinum Edition DVD

2003-09-02 Thread ksuh
New Line has stated that the EE versions of the movies are the final releases of the movies, so there might be a box set, but it won't contain anything new. - Original Message - From: Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2003 12:25 pm Subject: Two Towers Platinum E

Re: RE: Suddenly can't viewsource in IE..

2003-08-27 Thread ksuh
Because that would make sense :) - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:44 am Subject: RE: Suddenly can't viewsource in IE.. > Woot! ^_^ > > That worked. > > How come I didn't get a little error message pop up and tell me "Your >

Re: Suddenly can't viewsource in IE..

2003-08-27 Thread ksuh
Clear your cache. - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:23 am Subject: Suddenly can't viewsource in IE.. > I don't know what changed...but suddenly I cannot View Source in > IE, and > the Edit page button is totally grayed out. >

Re: ASP.net thoughts

2003-08-14 Thread ksuh
> I agree with you about the amount of post-back code relied on > for > interaction; I hate it. It goes against my theories on good > coding > practices. Curious: What are those theories? > > I would assume that when the author said that using .NET (or > ASP.NET > specifically) allows

Re: ASP.NET Thoughts

2003-08-14 Thread ksuh
> As a general rule, I don't like forms that submit back to > themselves. In > my experience it creates more code and is harder to maintain. You > have to > figure out which "mode" the form is in, either 'input' or > 'processing'. > I like to keep my templates so that they perform one disc

Re: element optgroup

2003-08-12 Thread ksuh
IE6 recognizes it. Below IE6 ignores it. - Original Message - From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:27 am Subject: element optgroup > Does IE just ignore it? > > Timothy Heald > Information Systems Specialist > Overseas Security Advisory Council > U.S.

Re: Sourcesafe

2003-07-30 Thread ksuh
I use CVS. It's free. I use smartCVS as my client, which is also free. - Original Message - From: SMR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:09 am Subject: Sourcesafe > Is visual sourcesafe the best product for the money ? > ~~

Re: Child Tax Credit

2003-07-29 Thread ksuh
Send it over here, even if you want it :) - Original Message - From: Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:04 am Subject: Child Tax Credit > > > Okay, this is going to p$ss a lot of people off. I just got my > $1200.00check from the government yesterday. Wh

Re: Stonehenge - genitalia?

2003-07-09 Thread ksuh
Well, at least that theory would also explain Big Ben. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2003 10:10 am Subject: Re: Stonehenge - genitalia? > Good point - > the article didn't go into depth, though, > just gave the theory lip service. > ;-) > > -Ben >

Re: Stonehenge - genitalia?

2003-07-09 Thread ksuh
We're not a gun culture because we have something else on our minds :) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2003 9:59 am Subject: Stonehenge - genitalia? > ok, now this is a "screwy" theory :-) > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z20415535 > > http://story.

Re: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries)

2003-07-08 Thread ksuh
Canada's top marginal tax rate is 40%, which is the tax rate on income _above_ ~$6, whereas in the US, I believe the top marginal tax rate is about ~40% @ > $100,000. That's the biggest difference. The lower rates are actually very similar. If you make less than $60k in either country, yo

Re: RE: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries)

2003-07-08 Thread ksuh
Further to this, the gov't did compensate landowners when they took over underground land rights. Also, people do get royalties from money made from underground natural resources. My girlfriend's grandfather makes about $500/month from the one oil well on his farm. As well, in order to extract

Re: RE: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries)

2003-07-08 Thread ksuh
No right to self defense? Of course you have a right to self defense in Canada. What programs for minorities? I've lived here 25 years and have yet to receive anything from the guvmint for being a minority. I think I can get free ESL lessons to pass my citizenship exam, but since I read at a

Re: RE: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries)

2003-07-08 Thread ksuh
Not every province has a regulated utility model. Alberta has a privatized electrical utility system. The city of Calgary actually owns Enmax, their primary electricity provider, for instance. - Original Message - From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2003 2

Re: RE: Altruism (was RE: US threatens Caribbean Countries)

2003-07-08 Thread ksuh
> canada is a country where you get taxed out your ass, have a > public welfare > system that is entirely socialist, and makes good beer. Well, erm, any "public" welfare system would be, by definition, socialist... I don't think most Americans realize this, but Canada's public health system does

Re: Mysterious sea creature

2003-07-03 Thread ksuh
My monther would say that it looks delicious. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, July 3, 2003 12:24 pm Subject: Mysterious sea creature > Is it a fabled giant octopus, a monster squid, or perhaps a piece > of a rotting > whale? > > http://www.cnn.com/2003/TEC

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