Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:04 PM, mike wrote: > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703572504575214593564769072.html > > Not a bad article on the matter. Back in 2009 BP testified before a federal regulatory board about potential environmental damage that this particular exploratory ri

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Cancels Courier - Lost their Way?

2010-05-02 Thread mike
Keep in mind, Apple's markup is about 50%...so HP could come in under. There are net tops with win 7 and multiple ports for under 300. On May 2, 2010 7:40 PM, "David K Watson" wrote: MS aren't the only ones killing their prototype if this rumor bears out: < http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/hewle

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Cancels Courier - Lost their Way?

2010-05-02 Thread David K Watson
MS aren't the only ones killing their prototype if this rumor bears out: HP is apparently killing its Slate tablet. It really isn't surprising, given that it was supposed to have more ports and memory than th

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread mike
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703572504575214593564769072.html Not a bad article on the matter. On May 2, 2010 5:59 PM, "phartz...@gmail.com" wrote: On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:35 PM, mike wrote: > We'll just power everything off ha... I will be a good ten or more years before an

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:35 PM, mike wrote: > We'll just power everything off hamsters. I will be a good ten or more years before any new off-shore drilling really would begin to make a dent in our oil supplies. Plus, haste to hurry things up will result in a lot more spills and other acciden

[CGUYS] Adobe Digital Editions

2010-05-02 Thread Stephen Brownfield
What does anyone know about Adobe Digital Editions? I was thinking of trying it on my Mac, but did not install it when I saw that it downloads and installs from the web. I like to be the one to install/uninstall programs on my computer. If I install it will I have problems uninstalling it? Is

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread Chris Dunford
< BHO was all for drilling until the shit hit the fan.> No, he was never "all for drilling." He gave this to the Republicans in another one of his misguided attempts to be bipartisan or to get them to vote for something he wanted. When will he learn? *

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread mike
That's what I think it is, Steve Jobs isn't against porn, he is using the massive numbers of all iphone users to find the good porn and using it for himself through Safari. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:46 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > > > > I thought it was just that all Porn was to be accessed throu

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:53 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:06 PM, tjpa wrote: > > > Is this not another example of getting the government off our backs? Who > are > > "they" to tell us that we can't be watching porn and cleaning our guns as > we > > zoom down the highwa

Re: [CGUYS] A New Age of Enlightenment

2010-05-02 Thread mike
And being their own computers, they don't have to worry about IT installing monitoring software on their laptops and watching them in their unmentionables at home. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 12:39 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:23 PM, mike wrote: > > > Those five people wi

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:06 PM, tjpa wrote: > Is this not another example of getting the government off our backs? Who are > "they" to tell us that we can't be watching porn and cleaning our guns as we > zoom down the highway at 30 MPH over the speed limit, slowing down only > while we aim at sto

Re: [CGUYS] A New Age of Enlightenment

2010-05-02 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:23 PM, mike wrote: > Those five people will be really pleased they can bring a mac...corporate > will be pleased they aren't having to send IT down any more since they > discontinued support for employees computers.  That part is the real story > here. Additionally, th

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread mike
We'll just power everything off hamsters. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:53 AM, tjpa wrote: > On May 1, 2010, at 7:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > >> You cannot have oil drilling off-shore without without accidents, >> spills and likely occasional disastrous consequences. >> > > Ditto for nuclear

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 2, 2010, at 8:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: A lot of these commenters live in California, and while they admit that using any device in a manner described above is illegal, they say that nobody cares about that and that such laws are "stupid." Is this not another example of getting t

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: Dont smear the whole state by this action. Perhaps, if this were the only example of same. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 2, 2010, at 8:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Looking around on the internet reveals that virtually anyone who is commenting on driving while using an iPad thinks it is a fantastic idea. A number of commenters say that driving is boring, and having the ability to watch movies or play ga

Re: [CGUYS] A New Age of Enlightenment

2010-05-02 Thread mike
Those five people will be really pleased they can bring a mac...corporate will be pleased they aren't having to send IT down any more since they discontinued support for employees computers. That part is the real story here. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:41 AM, tjpa wrote: > > http://www.appleinsid

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: How do you visit clients [clients' sites] if you don't have/drive a car [or truck]? I typically walk. Have your feet atrophied? * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 7:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: You cannot have oil drilling off-shore without without accidents, spills and likely occasional disastrous consequences. Ditto for nuclear. * ** List info, subscripti

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 7:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I know he was, and personally I disagreed with that political decision. I thought such a wide open proposition was a recipe for looming disaster, and so did many others, including, as you point out, at least some conservatives. He threw hi

[CGUYS] A New Age of Enlightenment

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
http://www.appleinsider.com/print/10/04/30/kraft_foods_adds_new_support_for_employees_choosing_macs.html "Following the general trend away from top-down, centralized corporate computing monoculture, Kraft Foods has initiated a "Bring Your Own Computer" program for its employees, providing new

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread mike
Most states are still republics to a point. Of course this depends on your view of what a republic is...I know one of the wacks on that TX board when they were reviewing their history books didn't want to include that the US was a republic, she felt it was misleading even if true. On Sun, May 2,

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread David K Watson
Rick Perry is an embarrassment to the state educational system. He said when Texas entered the union in 1845, it was with the understanding it could later pull out. In fact, as the historical website points out (and Texas Monthly reminds its readers quite often), the agreement was that Texas c

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread mike
Nick Denton is in his forties...so some, not all. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 5:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > > > So, it is becoming quite clear to me that much of what is > influencing the direction in which our digital world is being directed > are very young and very immature people, and mos

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
Looking around on the internet reveals that virtually anyone who is commenting on driving while using an iPad thinks it is a fantastic idea. A number of commenters say that driving is boring, and having the ability to watch movies or play games while behind the wheel makes for a more enjoyable a

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > They have maintained for some time that they have a unique status within > the USA. (You might have heard the sound bite of their current governor a > few months ago proposing secession?) > > Of course this