[OT] Sounds like most liberals

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
OK, I have a family member that's been diagnosed with a mild form of schizophrenia, so I belong to a couple Yahoo groups to get perspective on the disease. The following was posted today. I'm not making fun of this person, only using the post as an example of similar things that are posted on the

[NF] First war in cyberspace

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=5901141 ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://l

VFP to XML

2007-05-28 Thread Sytze de Boer
Hi Foxers This is completely new territory for me and I hope someone can help Client has given a XSL file and an XML file The XSL file is referred to as a schema file How can I convert a small dbf file to XML file ? Do I need the XSL file to do this ? Sytze

RE: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
Me neither. That's what separates the rich from the poor. --- Virgil Bierschwale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've ran across a bunch of contracts like that. > Its not about giving the biggest bang for the buck. > > Its all about putting the most money in your > pocket... > Probably the reaso

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
Yep that's what they said. I left there shortly thereafter, they were getting pissed off at me for questioning stuff like that. The database app only had 50,000 records. Even in 1986 that was easily handled on a 386. --- MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Madigan wrot

RE: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Thanks for the encouragement.. Here is a site that I stumbled across today.. Kind of where I hope to go, but on a ship by ship basis.. http://www.housingmaps.com/ Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwale.com http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
I've ran across a bunch of contracts like that. Its not about giving the biggest bang for the buck. Its all about putting the most money in your pocket... Probably the reason I've never been excellent about this game. Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwale.com http://www.bierschwalesolutions.c

Re: [OT] It's Time To Pull Out

2007-05-28 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Michael Madigan wrote: > WE MUST PULL OUT OF CALIFORNIA AND WASHINTON D.C. > NOW...!! > ROFLMAO!! ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://lea

Re: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Here is some info on Abilene, Texas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene,_Texas Regards, LelandJ Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > It has nothing to do with the population. > > Look at Abilene versus Fredericksburg. > > What is Abilene now ?? Several hundred thousand. > Fredericksburg is 8,000 or so.

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread MB Software Solutions
Michael Madigan wrote: > The whole thing is silly. > > I remember my first job out of college, they took a > dbase iii program and ported it to the VAX. > > So I said, "Why the hell are we taking a dbase iii > program and re-writing it in Oracle? It works fine > under dBASE" > > "Because we can bi

Re: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
India is not large in size, but has a large population. About 50% to 60% of the population is involved in agriculture. To give you an example, suppose you have a one section pasture, (e.g. 640 acres), and the pasture had grass and water enough that it took 15 acres of land per 1 cow to keep t

RE: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
It has nothing to do with the population. Look at Abilene versus Fredericksburg. What is Abilene now ?? Several hundred thousand. Fredericksburg is 8,000 or so.. Average wage in Fredericksburg is less then 10 bucks per hour.., professional or not.. Average wage in abilene for a professional is

[OT] And like the victims, their memory will fade with the wind...

2007-05-28 Thread Ed Leafe
http://www.comics.com/wash/opus/archive/images/opus2007052209487.jpg -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of t

Re: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
I think one of the reasons labor is so cheep in India is India is over populated. India is only about one-forth the size of the U.S., but India has a population almost four times that of the U.S. The population of India is about 1.1 billion, and the population of the U.S. is about 300 million

Re: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/28/07, Virgil Bierschwale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Ted, didn't know you were navy. > Check out my map site at http://www.virgilslist.com I've been watching all along. > I'm not finished with it yet, but I'm designing it so that I can add any > military branch and they will have the c

Re: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Here is a little information about the compitition, morality aside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India Regards, LelandJ Bill Arnold wrote: > >> Sorry but in the US of A morality and economics are joined at >> the hip, >> > > > That fusion is killing us, literally. > > A thought worthy

Re: including a https link in a form

2007-05-28 Thread Paul Newton
Use ShellExecute Rick Quilhot wrote: > >From the VFUG.Org List Server: > > > > I'm trying to create a link to a https site inside a form. > > However the hyperlink class only recognizes http not https. > > > > Any help would welcomed > > > > > > Rick Quilhot > > Gallant Transport, Inc > > 87

[OT] It's Time To Pull Out

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
It's Time To Pull Out AFTER READING THIS I TOO HAVE CROSSED OVER AND AM NOW IN FAVOR OF PULLING OUT. PLEASE GIVE IT A COMPLETE READ AND THEN SEE IF YOU TOO DO NOT CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT STAYING THERE. GOD, HELP US IF WE DON’T LEAVE AND THE SOONER THE BETTER. It's Time to Pull Out I

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
The whole thing is silly. I remember my first job out of college, they took a dbase iii program and ported it to the VAX. So I said, "Why the hell are we taking a dbase iii program and re-writing it in Oracle? It works fine under dBASE" "Because we can bill a lot more for Oracle programming hou

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Mark Stanton
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Man-wai Chang wrote: > Until there are standard tools, you can't compare the IT industry with > medicine And therein lies the rub. Who's standards? Let's have one standard view of the world that everyone can (be forced to) agree with. It's bad enough in me

RE: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis,PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Bill Arnold
> Sorry but in the US of A morality and economics are joined at > the hip, That fusion is killing us, literally. A thought worthy of mention is to remind that "we" are people from all over the world (and nowhere is that more clear then here in New York City, btw) who came here to reject tyra

[NF] OpenOffice.org virus!

2007-05-28 Thread Ted Roche
In the on-going battle for the hearts and minds and keyboards of users, OpenOffice.org made a major step forward by becoming more like MS Offices with its first http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2847&rss";> Cross-Platform OpenOffice Virus Proof of Concept. And it's cross-platform to boot! Let'

RE: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread mrgmhale
> she really just wanted to > study with me. Bitch! The little tease. Imagine that, she really wanted to study. ... Gil > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > S

RE: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
She was hot. I actually thought she was interested in me. She wanted to "study" with me. So I cleaned my apartment, changed the sheets, she comes over, and guess what, she really just wanted to study with me. LMAO --- mrgmhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, if all she was doing was "s

RE: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Robert Calco
Adam: I disagree with your characterization somewhat. It's the inverse: The morality is what makes people think it's "economical" but this is short-sited and in no wise economic reasoning at its core. What do I mean? The "morality" part comes in when we posit (as these days we do) that a capit

RE: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Adam Buckland
But who wouldn't be on this list were it applied universally... Dr. A Buckland PHD (Going back to my roots), MBA (Corporate suck up time), BSc (Hons), BSc (Hons), HND, A Level(Electronics), O Level * 3 (Yup worked my way up) PS I can debug malformed linked lists, did a thesis on repairing B-tr

RE: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread mrgmhale
Well, if all she was doing was "sleeping" with them, then no big deal. But if it was her "not sleeping", but having a romp in the sack, then I bet her "programming" skills were actually quite excellent (program others to do her bidding).. heh-heh... Oh, was she cute? Gil > -Original Messag

RE: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Adam Buckland
Sorry but in the US of A morality and economics are joined at the hip, there is no moral question if the economics stack up. Hence why the jobs are in India, Calcutta rather than India Falls. ::a -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Arn

RE: [OT] Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics, Shiite Woos Sunnis, PurgesExtremists

2007-05-28 Thread Adam Buckland
Sorry Virgil, People want cheap prices and high quality, hence why jobs are being sent to India et al to accommodate this People are too short termist to make a real decision. ::a -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Virgil Bierschwal

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
I knew a girl at college who would sleep with her professors. I'm sure her programming degree isn't worth much either. LMAO --- MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Madigan wrote: > > I have a friend who has a masters in Electrical > > Engineering (who I wouldn't let was

RE: [OT] Hugo's Arnold-style Democracy Solution

2007-05-28 Thread Bill Arnold
Bob, I've said, again and again and again, that busting up media monopolies is an imperative for a free society, that the airwaves (in all the forms) are a "public trust" that can only be served by providing equal space to all points of view. The Internet offers the basic mechanics. If it's not

[NF} how do you save this to a file

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
The following code gives me the xml output that I need from a sql server table, but I've run into a minor problem.. How do you save it to a file called ff10591.xml ? qry = "SELECT svclatitude, svclongitude, svcrate + ' ' + svcfirstname + ' ' + svclastname AS htmldesc, svcrat

RE: [OT] Let are children walk

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
I guess if they're going to Summer School that they will eventually graduate. I don't have a problem with it as long as the student is going to ultimately graduate. --- Stephen the Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MB Software Solutions General Account <> wrote: > > Pete Theisen wrote: > >> Hi

Re: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/28/07, Malcolm Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another cool feature of this site: Click on the "Show Source" link on > every page's footer. This will show you the exact PHP code used to > generate each page - color coded for readability. Reading through the code for something like phpMyA

[NF] Over my head on this one

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
I've got the data that you see at http://www.virgilslist.com I've been playing with the select sql auto xml routines and its not giving me what I need. Basically I need the data stored in the web site (sql server table) saved to my web server (if that's possible with godaddy.com) in this fo

[NF] Interesting Apple concept videos from 1988.

2007-05-28 Thread Alan Bourke
http://paleo-future.blogspot.com/ Scroll down a bit, it's the 'Grey Flannel Navigator' stuff. Some of it is pretty spot-on. First person to say the interface looks like Vista gets a slap round the lughole. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Sub

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Andy Davies
> Every thing's accelerated now so they can license IT professionals in about 25-50 more years... read my sig - CITP = Chartered IT Professional Andrew Davies  MBCS CITP   - AndyD    8-)# ** Manchester City Council supp

RE: [OT] Let are children walk

2007-05-28 Thread Stephen the Cook
Ed Leafe <> wrote: > On May 28, 2007, at 9:52 AM, Stephen the Cook wrote: > >> When are we as adults going to teach our youth that rules exist and >> need to be followed. Just because your 9/10 of the way there your >> not entitled to the "day" that your fellow classmates who did do the >> work a

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread MB Software Solutions
Alan Bourke wrote: > Mike yearwood wrote: > >> It seems >> everybody does this: >> >> REPLACE table.field1 with value1, table.field2 with value2 >> >> even though >> >> REPLACE field1 with value1, field2 with value2 in table >> >> is the correct and safest way to do it. >> >> > > Well,

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread MB Software Solutions
Michael Madigan wrote: > I have a friend who has a masters in Electrical > Engineering (who I wouldn't let wash my car) and he > couldn't figure out how to put up a TV antenna (too > cheap for cable). > > My other friend said, "dude, not only should you be > able to put up a TV antenna, you should

RE: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Thanks, I'll do that. Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwale.com http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malcolm Greene Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 9:43 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] variable pro

Re: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Malcolm Greene
Virgil, Check out the great PHP documentation available at www.php.net and specifically at: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ At the bottom of every page are developer notes maintained by the community. These notes are a great source for tips, tricks, and bugs. I've picked up a lot of great techniqu

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Alan Bourke
Mike yearwood wrote: > It seems > everybody does this: > > REPLACE table.field1 with value1, table.field2 with value2 > > even though > > REPLACE field1 with value1, field2 with value2 in table > > is the correct and safest way to do it. > Well, no. I use Begin Transaction lFailed = .f. Try

Re: [OT] Let are children walk

2007-05-28 Thread Ed Leafe
On May 28, 2007, at 9:52 AM, Stephen the Cook wrote: > When are we as adults going to teach our youth that rules exist and > need to > be followed. Just because your 9/10 of the way there your not > entitled to > the "day" that your fellow classmates who did do the work and > passed the > t

FoxForward - Early registration extended

2007-05-28 Thread Kevin Cully
I've heard from several luminaries that it is customary to extend deadlines for Fox conferences. If that's the case, then I'm happy to comply with precedence and extend the Early Bird deadline to this Wednesday, May 30th. If you missed the deadline, feel free to register and save a good amount of m

Re: [OT] Let are children walk

2007-05-28 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Stephen the Cook wrote: > MB Software Solutions General Account <> wrote: > >> Pete Theisen wrote: >> >>> Hi Stephen! >>> >>> I think they should do it like they did before for YEARS. Make no >>> pass/fail announcements at all and just distribute blank parchments >>> to >>> the losers. The

RE: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Hey Ted, didn't know you were navy. Check out my map site at http://www.virgilslist.com I'm not finished with it yet, but I'm designing it so that I can add any military branch and they will have the capability to show where their ex members are located at. The uss w s sims -FF1059 that I was on,

Re: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/28/07, Virgil Bierschwale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been going through the examples at w3schools this weekend and php does > seem to have far more capabilities then asp Well, yeah. Way cool stuff you can do with it. Pretty powerful stuff. -- Remember Memorial Day Ted Roche, EM1/SS,

RE: [OT] Let are children walk

2007-05-28 Thread Stephen the Cook
MB Software Solutions General Account <> wrote: > Pete Theisen wrote: >> Hi Stephen! >> >> I think they should do it like they did before for YEARS. Make no >> pass/fail announcements at all and just distribute blank parchments >> to >> the losers. The losers can finish up during night or summer

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Man-wai Chang
> UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros | Tech News on ZDNet: > http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6186364.html?tag=nl.e622 Until there are standard tools, you can't compare the IT industry with medicine -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with y

Re: [OT] Hugo's Arnold-style Democracy Solution

2007-05-28 Thread Pete Theisen
On Monday 28 May 2007 8:09 am, Robert Calco wrote: > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18903331/ > > - - - > Chavez says he is democratizing the airwaves by turning a “coup- > plotting” network’s signal over for public use. Hi Bob! Sounds about like our public broadcasting, all the almost latest newspe

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Mike yearwood
Hey all > There are still a lot of folks with unreasonable expectations > (oftentimes, simply because they're ignorant, not because they're greedy > or unethical or stupid), and those folks are bound to be disappointed. > > >> With IT, there are multiple solutions to every > >> project. I would t

[NF] More on the impending Wi-Fi-mageddon.

2007-05-28 Thread Alan Bourke
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39890 ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archi

[OT] Hugo's Arnold-style Democracy Solution

2007-05-28 Thread Robert Calco
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18903331/ - - - Chavez says he is democratizing the airwaves by turning a “coup- plotting” network’s signal over for public use. ... The new channel, TVES, began its transmission with an orchestra playing the national anthem. Actors and producers involved in laun

RE: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
I've been going through the examples at w3schools this weekend and php does seem to have far more capabilities then asp Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwale.com http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan

Re: [NF] variable processing

2007-05-28 Thread Alan Bourke
Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > Surely asp has something like that ?? > Not built in, AFAIK. Oh no! That therefore means that PHP is better than ASP! ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/pro

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
I have a friend who has a masters in Electrical Engineering (who I wouldn't let wash my car) and he couldn't figure out how to put up a TV antenna (too cheap for cable). My other friend said, "dude, not only should you be able to put up a TV antenna, you should be able to design one too". LMAO

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Alan Bourke
Michael Madigan wrote: > I've worked with graduates from Ivy League Schools > that I wouldn't let wash my car. So certification is > only part of the solution. > Yep. I've spoken to MCSEs on the phone who I had to tell where the backslash key is. _

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Michael Madigan
Maybe we can get the certification certificates made out of hemp, man. --- Chet Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, the current gang of Allopathic medicine > practitioners is only > about 150 years old. > > Every thing's accelerated now so they can license IT > professionals in >

Re: [NF] UK Microsoft: Kick out incompetent IT pros

2007-05-28 Thread Chet Gardiner
Actually, the current gang of Allopathic medicine practitioners is only about 150 years old. Every thing's accelerated now so they can license IT professionals in about 25-50 more years... Ooops, we'll all be up to our eyeballs in sea water by then...never mind... :-) MB Software Solutions