[NF - sorta] Credit Card Processing

2008-12-15 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Hey - - - - - My current web app has an eCommerce aspect, for which we need to do web-based credit card processing. I have found this process among the most frustrating of my professional life. The processing company has been as unresponsive beyond belief. It has taken us *months* just to g

Re: [OT] Anarchy, was Cops tasering

2008-09-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Ed wrote: > IMO, the fatal flaw here is that it assumes that all individuals have > 'good' flowing out of them. It seems to me that all extremist (that is to say "simplistic") philosophies suffer from a similar flaw: believing that others believe as they do, and if they don't, they should. Wh

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2008-09-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
My apologies to the list for having stripped out the subject line. I guess anarchy took over my brain. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://lea

Re: [OT] Cops tasering R convention protesters?

2008-09-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Ricardo wrote: > So please, refrain from using half baked thoughts and phrases and > read a > little. OK, so you want to play "look it up?" Try "government." Government by is nature is compulsory, a few intellectually vacant "anarchist" philosophers notwithstanding. Good government gets its

Re: [OT] Cops tasering R convention protesters?

2008-09-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> maybe you are just repeating what you heard from the radio, and yer > not really using that word , personally ? > That is what they call themselves. I agree that advocating anarchy as a social convention is idiotic. Who wants to live in a society with no order? The fact that they were organi

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2008-09-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> maybe you are just repeating what you heard from the radio, and yer > not really using that word , personally ? That is what they call themselves. I agree that advocating anarchy as a social convention is idiotic. Who wants to live in a society with no order? The fact that they were organize

Re: [OT] Cops tasering R convention protesters?

2008-09-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Oops, my mistake. the 300 number I gave you was for last Thursday. the total number arrested was around 800. My apologies. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version o

RE: [OT] Cops tasering R convention protesters?

2008-09-05 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> I have a lady friend who claims that 18,000 protesters were arrested > last night in Minneapolis - St. Paul, and many were tasered St. Paul, please. Please don't lump St. Paul with our fat ugly sister to the west. I just moments ago heard on the radio that just over 300 (314?) people were a

RE: [NF] Whither Firefox 3??

2008-09-04 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
>> FireFox is now at 3.0.1 and I downloaded it recently. So far so good. Thanks, Rick = == With the deafening silence to my question, it seemed like people were collectively "Well, duh" about upgrading. I did it with one machine, and just now (I was rebooting another machine) my last add-

[NF] Whither Firefox 3??

2008-09-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Hi, folks -- - --- - Sorta back from an extended family vacation - - trying to work my way through the 719,053-item "to do" list from my main current client... Quick question: when FireFox 3 first came out, many of you said "Wait" -- that there were still issues to be resolved. Have there b

Re: [NF] -- You Must Be Off Your Block To Use Vista

2008-07-18 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 18, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > that the dude is pointing the wrong way > on the track as the lane is about to turn ;->. I'm glad you added the -- the rest of your post -- well -- sorry --- I don't get it. How many non-sequiturs can one pack into a single post? About

Re: [NF] -- You Must Be Off Your Block To Use Vista

2008-07-18 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 18, 2008, at 11:23 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > I thought at first it was a bad PhotoShop parody of an MS site People missed the link on the original blog post: -- "Thank goodness this is the..." "NO WAY it could be real..." __stephen must have made that comment!! "Bad Ken" __

Re: [OT] Andy is a Dick

2008-07-17 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 17, 2008, at 8:07 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > I see him being one the > celebrity judges in the upcoming new Gong Show. I see him ending up (sooner than later) in a pine box. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.co

Re: [OT] I've had enough; I'm taking matters into my own hands.

2008-07-16 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
It is amazing how contentious those User Group officer elections can be! Ken ___ 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/profo

[NF] We have disappeared! (on the Web)

2008-07-16 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Ideas & opinions, please -- -- A couple of you may remember that I used to run my own web server here in the Jaguar Marketing Services Global Headquarters (my basement). Back in March/April, my quasi-legal web server died a premature death. I decided to go to an ISP rather than build/buy/fix

Re: [NF] PDF to PNG or JPG too pixelated images

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Inside the Distiller, there are various default quality settings. You can set your own. If you don't, you will be using the "Standard" profile which will give you anti-aliasing problems, especially for gray scale line art. To get there, go to (in Windows) go to the "Preferences" for the Ad

Re: [OT] My life gets crazier

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 12:38 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > But as I said earlier, if you don't know the difference between > wrong and > right by now, theres nothing that I can do to help you. > > Theres an old saying. > If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem. Anoth

Re: [OT] My life gets crazier

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 12:32 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: > guilty until proven innocent... > or innocent until proven guilty, Or as Virgil wants: Innocent until his own lawyer somehow personally divines that his client is guilty. Sheesh! Ken ___ Post

Re: [OT] My life gets crazier

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 12:07 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > you think the intent of the constitution was followed because a > jury found > him not guilty on a technicality ? Yup. That is the law. Did you ever actually *go* to school? or pay attention to things that didn't fall in line with you

Re: [OT] My life gets crazier

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > Are you trying to tell me that the people who wrote the > constitution meant > for guilty people to walk free ? Um, yeah. It is merely the bulwark upon which our entire justice system is based: -- http://tinyurl.com/55ur78 (or

Re: [OT] New Yorker cartoon cover?

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:45 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On a magazine called "The New Yorker"? Oh, I suppose that plays into it. I'll concede a partial point... Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/l

Re: [OT] New Yorker cartoon cover?

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:33 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > if they had *dared* make fun of McCain, or any Republican, > for that matter, the backlash would have been faster and more > hysterical Oh, come on, Ed -- The reaction would have been equal and opposite. Fanatics are fanatics regardless of their

Re: [OT] My life gets crazier

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > I guess if you don't know right from wrong by now there is no > helping you. .. and if you don't understand the Constitution, there is no hope for you. Can you say "Machiavelli"?? I bet you can! Ken

Re: [OT] New Yorker cartoon cover?

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:31 AM, David Crooks wrote: >> Yes, that's right. Satire is hard to do well. Maybe if they >> also had the McCains in similar stereotype on the same cover >> it would have worked better... > > Like 1 foot in the grave... And her with in a cheerleader outfit. _

Re: [OT] New Yorker cartoon cover?

2008-07-14 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > I think that it's poking fun at the lunatics who insist on claiming > that such ludicrous descriptions have any relation to reality. Yes, that's right. Satire is hard to do well. Maybe if they also had the McCains in similar stereotype o

Re: [NF] Retainer Billing

2008-07-11 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
I should have said "over to the bank to collect" a judgement. On Jul 11, 2008, at 5:43 PM, Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > On Jul 11, 2008, at 4:59 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > >> I'm pretty sure I will get a judgement, but probably never collect >>

Re: [NF] Retainer Billing

2008-07-11 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 11, 2008, at 4:59 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > I'm pretty sure I will get a judgement, but probably never collect the > funds. If you have a bank account number (from a check, for example), for a small fee you can send a county sheriff over to collect. I don't remember the details,

[OT] Politicians' Accomplishments & Misplaced Optimism (revisited)

2008-07-07 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
I found this in my "drafts" folder. It is kinda old, but I am still clueless about this (among *so* many other things), so I thought I'd re-title it and send it anyway. On Jun 29, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > I bet Obama was a great teacher and excelled in > teaching, ju

Re: [OT] Tablet ignites debate about messiah and resurrection

2008-07-07 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 7, 2008, at 8:06 AM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > The Jewish people believe the messiah is still yet to come Don't you trim *anything*? Your posts are annoying in and of themselves, but never trimming the preceding mail makes them doubly so. It is also inconsiderate of Ed and his b

Re: [OT] Free Trade Phallacies

2008-07-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 6, 2008, at 4:31 PM, Bob Calco wrote: > I don't need to--it's just that that's all you respond to. I've put > forth > many a tightly-reasoned argument, and usually the response from you is > crickets. Well-reasoned arguments never change the minds of anyone. Long-held beliefs and prej

Re: [OT] It looks like the end for our ranch

2008-07-05 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 5, 2008, at 7:39 AM, Pete Theisen wrote: > Eh, this is off the wall, but you need 100k, you have some equity Eh, Pete -- she's upside-down on the mortgage == negative equity. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: ht

Re: [OT] Took a dip today

2008-07-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 2, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: >> Damn! I missed it! Does that mean I need to make up for lost time? > > Naw, you have to hold it until next year. I guess I need to learn to type one-handed. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com S

Re: [OT] Took a dip today

2008-07-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 2, 2008, at 2:21 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > LOL!!! 2 months ago was Masturbation Month!!! Damn! I missed it! Does that mean I need to make up for lost time? ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintena

Re: [NF] List working?

2008-07-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 2, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Paul McNett wrote: > I sent a drunken message the other night to [OT], insulting everyone > there. It showed up in [OT] today. (And in the archives, too.) Want a "take back?" Sometimes I do. ___ Post Messages to: ProFo

Re: [NF] List working?

2008-07-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jul 2, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Davuluri, Murali K. wrote: > Ed > Would you please replace this email account > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? > Thanks > KrishnA Just unsubscribe and re-subscribe with the new address ___ Post Messages

Re: [OT] joke

2008-06-28 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Taking this all on face value: > 1) Attended Columbia University where he majored in Political Science > with a speciality in Internal Relations. He was preparing to be a politician. > 2) worked at Business International Corporation and New York Public > Interest Research Group. The first on

Re: [NF] need a targeted email list with universities, dean's name, dean's email

2008-06-28 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 28, 2008, at 4:52 AM, Michael Madigan wrote: > I hate incompetence. So there's your new t-shirt: "Incompetance Stinks!" (for bonus points, spell it that way.) Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe

Re: [OT] DC Mayor gets a smart

2008-06-27 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 27, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > Once again a politician gets preferential treatment "Oh, gee. Let me think: If I sell a car to John Doe, he gets a car. If I sell it to The Dishonorable Mayor Babykisser, he gets a car and I get $100,000 worth of publicity. Decisions, dec

Re: Undocumented syntax, works great, but it is driving me nuts. Where did it come from? Why can't I find reference to it?

2008-06-26 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 26, 2008, at 6:37 AM, Gil Hale wrote: > cCustNum with mCustNum, ; > RECORD mThisRecord But there shouldn't be a comma after mCustNum -- I would think that would break the scope statement. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com S

Re: [OT] Barry Hussein will disarm America

2008-06-24 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 24, 2008, at 12:57 PM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > By the way, what's the difference. Gee, posting a question like this *after* you have expounded endlessly on the topic. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenan

Re: [OT]High price of gas

2008-06-23 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 23, 2008, at 5:34 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > > Tell me again what you'd like to see (since it's not nuclear energy)? Let me predict (hands to my head): "Conservation! Now!" In other words, the whole society has to change the way it does things. Right Now. We

Re: [OT] God comes through again!

2008-06-19 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 19, 2008, at 11:48 AM, Bob Calco wrote: > Well, I do believe people should be free to pursue whatever noble > or wacky > ideas they want to pursue, as long as they DON'T push anyone off a > bridge > who disagrees. In the words of that great statesman, Pat Paulsen: "Picky, picky, pic

Re: [OT] God comes through again!

2008-06-19 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 19, 2008, at 8:43 AM, Bob Calco wrote: >>> These parents were deluded by false doctrine >> >> They would say the same of you. > > What is your view? If I am deluded, I would appreciate pointers in > the right > direction. I'm not saying you are deluded, I'm saying that the parents and t

Re: [OT] God comes through again!

2008-06-19 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 19, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Bob Calco wrote: > These parents were deluded by false doctrine They would say the same of you. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free versio

Re: [OT] Minnesota again on the precipice

2008-06-17 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
"Thanks" for reminding me about those. Of them, though, only the ViQueens losses were really embarrassing. The others are just a product of living in a Socialist state, to which I have long ago resigned myself. I agree with Michael -- fix your eMail client. Annoying. On Jun 17, 2008, at 11

[OT] Minnesota again on the precipice

2008-06-17 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
In case you missed it: It took us years to live down that last time Minnesota was the laughingstock of the USA, when Jesse "The Body (sans mind)" Ventura was elected Governor of this "fine" state. Now, it is poised to reclaim that title by electing as our new U.S. Senator: Al ("I'm Smarter

Re: [NF] travel advise

2008-06-07 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 7, 2008, at 10:02 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > Don't > drive in the city of Boston; that's a job best left to professionals, > maniacs and locals, but that's redundant. I second that: Metropolitan Boston driving is an exercise in Fear. Drivers there are the worst I've encountered in the USA.

Re: [OT] Obama: Messiah in our Midst

2008-06-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 6, 2008, at 6:50 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > OK dipshit And you object to being called a "troll." Your picture is next to it in the dictionary, ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/li

Re: [OT] Obama: Messiah in our Midst

2008-06-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 6, 2008, at 11:39 AM, Michael Madigan wrote: > OK, let's see if this fits into your politically-correct world > > Keep the White House White in 2008. Still doesn't explain anything. I guess you don't have an explanation, ergo, those calling you a racist are right?

Re: [OT] Obama: Messiah in our Midst

2008-06-06 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 6, 2008, at 11:07 AM, Michael Madigan wrote: > I said she was "anti-American". She says... You explained that, now please explain why "Keep the White House white" isn't racist. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenan

Re: [OT] Is Hillary begging for the second slot?

2008-06-05 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Jun 5, 2008, at 9:33 AM, Bob Calco wrote: > from first principles as someone who believes in a > _republican_ (vs., e.g., democratic) form of government. At least, > let's > start there. Well written, Bob. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe

Re: [OT] Another Hillary supporter roughed up.

2008-06-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
A little hijack: Oh, gee -- A New York *PE/Health* teacher. She said she'd be embarrassed to show her kids her bruises. She should be embarrassed to exhibit her corpulence. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http:

Re: [OT] Glad I don't need this shirt anymore.

2008-05-22 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Is that your subtle way of telling us that you are moving on from your current project? Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailm

[OT] a "pointed" moment in Russian Politics

2008-05-21 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Workplace-friendly but the URL might not make it through some filters. I think the real URL says it all. http://wonkette.com/391872/flying-penis-invades-russian-political-scene - or - http://tinyurl.com/6jpy6f Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leaf

Re: [OT] Chap of Quiddick's number coming up.

2008-05-21 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 21, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: >>> Of course. And by that standard, Britney Spears is far superior to >>> Mozart. >> >> Superior in what regard? I'd definitely sleep with Britney Spears >> before Mozart. > > > So does that mean that you'd sleep with Jesus before Mohamm

Re: [OT] Chap of Quiddick's number coming up.

2008-05-21 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 21, 2008, at 10:46 AM, John Harvey wrote: > It's also the number 1 Best Seller of all time. Sure -- I have at least 3 of them, plus Bible software (which has become obsolete given available Web tools). Has no bearing on the fact or fiction thereof. Whatever your beliefs or lack of the

Re: [OT] Straight Talk?

2008-05-19 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 19, 2008, at 5:26 PM, Pete Theisen wrote: > ... what unofficial ones make up the other 7 > plus one? Jeez -- anyone knows! States of: - Denial (12 counties) - Apathy, or something. Whatever. - Antagonism -- what kinda frickin' idiot doesn't know that? - PC, with the capital Corre

Re: [NF] 20 types of freelance work

2008-05-17 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 17, 2008, at 1:15 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > I happen to think tinyurls are rude Gee, it never occurred to me that someone would think that... I'll try to remember to post both. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintena

Re: [OT] Faith is a wonderful thing

2008-05-16 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 16, 2008, at 9:59 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > Great minds think alike. And apparently, so do lesser minds! ;-) My Whore-O-Scope says: it isn't a good night to agree on such things. My planets are in the seventh house, descending into two big moons. I have a headache. Off to bed I go... G'n

Re: [OT] Faith is a wonderful thing

2008-05-16 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 16, 2008, at 8:44 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/Bizarro.asp?date=20080516 Strange --- I just read that comic in the morning paper about 10 minutes ago (yeah -- I'm a bit behind), and my first thought was: ProFox. Ken ___

Re: [NF] Contract not renewed - The real NF Version

2008-05-16 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 16, 2008, at 11:27 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > Run---don't walk, but RUN---from this client. ...no matter *how* hungry you are... (??) ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com

Re: [OT] Motorcycle Riders, UTB Smart car gets top crash rating

2008-05-16 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 16, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Adam Buckland wrote: > I see so many idiots blasting past > traffic on bikes and then 100 yards further on their bike is wedged > into > the side of a car that was pulling out through the traffic. The whole category should get a special Darwin Award. The Car Talk

Re: [OT] Motorcycle Riders, UTB Smart car gets top crash rating

2008-05-16 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
I think that it is literally true that I have only *once* seen riders of the the type of motorcycle that people call a "crotch rocket" drive responsibly. They never go less than 10 mph past the speed limit on city streets, and much more on the highway, and lots of weaving, racing in traffic

Re: [NF] Contract not renewed.

2008-05-13 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 13, 2008, at 5:46 PM, Paul Hill wrote: > It is NF: It is *marked* NF, but people were starting to inject US politics into the thread. Hence the request to "keep it NF (rather than straying into [OT]). But, haven't y'all beat the tar out of this thread? It has taken so many twists a

Re: [NF] Contract not renewed. I'm mad as hell and I'mnot gonnatakeit any more!

2008-05-13 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 13, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Pete Theisen wrote: > The metabolism of sugar is more benign than that of HFCS, "Sheep!!!" ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of thi

Re: How to tell if data on a grid has been changed?

2008-05-09 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
FWIW, all of my data entry controls keep track themselves of whether the user has made a change to their contents. That way, I can just spin through the controls to find out what has been changed, which I find much simpler than using the after-the-fact functions. Ken On May 9, 2008, at 11:3

Re: [OT] You can't make this up!

2008-05-05 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 5, 2008, at 3:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Are you recommending the euthanzation of the damaged second place > finisher? When it comes to politics: "yes!!" (the winner, too). Anyone who actually wants to be in high elected office, especially President, is _de facto_ disqualified

Re: [OT] It doesn't get much better than this!!!

2008-05-05 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 5, 2008, at 2:09 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/images/programming_at_myrtle_beach.jpg > > Aah, by far the nicest office I've ever had! > > Too bad this is only temporary Is the pool the office? I assume this is your view, not the

Re: [OT] Now this is brand loyalty!

2008-05-05 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 5, 2008, at 12:30 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24463225/ Bad taste in Life; bad taste in Death, literally and figuratively. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/lis

Re: [Fwd: Foxpro Programmer_State of MN]

2008-05-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
>> >> Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD) at the Minnesota >> Department >> of Labor >> > > Now THAT sounds like a fun job! Actually, it sounds like something I wrote for the State of MN, gosh, 16, 17 years ago... I had forgotten about it. Ken _

Re: [Fwd: Foxpro Programmer_State of MN]

2008-05-02 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
It is a typo. It is Minnesota, so it is supposed to be COLD. (Sitting in my basem, er, office in "why hasn't it warmed up yet" greater St. Paul.) Glad I could clear this up for you. Ken On May 2, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Patrick Bibro wrote: > What is CCLD? > >> >> Job Description : >> >> CCLD Fo

Re: [OT] Rove questions McCain's electability

2008-05-01 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 1, 2008, at 10:37 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Wall Street Journal: > >> http://tinyurl.com/4n8t5b > > Did you actually read the article Ken, or just stick to > the headline? I'm certainly no fan of the guy, but it > raised my opinion of him. I read the article, of course. I just thoug

Re: [OT] Rove questions McCain's electability

2008-05-01 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 1, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Pete Theisen wrote: > Goodness, the Ds will tear him a new one over all that! Hasn't a > chance. Yes, imagine a guy like that having the audacity to run for President. The nerve. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leaf

Re: Word document:

2008-05-01 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 1, 2008, at 9:57 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > Only the sender can stop this. Apparently he/she doesn't care if > anyone reads their posts (I know that I don't). > Yeah, the comment was directed to the sender, not you. I should have been clearer. Some of his posts come through with the a

Re: Word document:

2008-05-01 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 1, 2008, at 9:39 AM, Davuluri, Murali K. wrote: > > You may view the message (before 05/16/2008) at the following web > address: > https://securemail.arbcbs.com/messenger/msg?x=d-2883305-xDEjGpk6 > Any way you can stop this? I'm sure I'm not the only one who isn't going to click int

[OT] Rove questions McCain's electability

2008-05-01 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Wall Street Journal: http://tinyurl.com/4n8t5b Ken ___ 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:

Re: SQL statement AnyOne ?

2008-04-30 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
How about: select TableA.codeA, TableA.codeB, TableA.codeC, .null. as codeD, .null. as codeE from TableA UNION select TableB.codeA, TableB.codeB, null as codeC, TableB.codeD, .null. as codeE from TableB UNION etc. Ken ___ Post M

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > Please show me one shred of evidence that the NBA actively promoted > thuggery, which you've just agreed is distinct from any specific > "look". OK, I don't agree, and if I am contradicting myself, I am sorry, it was only in haste. Let me

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 1:51 PM, David Crooks wrote: > No miracle > She and her parents weren't embarrassed when they took the photos. We were joshing. I guess we need to preface: "JOKE HAPPENS HERE:" Of course they were there. But any idiot parent who promotes the sexual exploitation of his

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 1:49 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: >> Image is what I am talking about. The public face that they put on >> what is "cool." Thug == Cool. > > You are confusing image with actions. Of course the image is cool - > that's why it's popular. Duh! No -- I certainly am not. They activel

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Jean Laeremans wrote: > And she probably wasn't around when those pictures were taken ? No, apparently she was not, nor her "parents," even though her dad appears in the pictures, too. "We have a miracle!" ken ___ Po

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 1:33 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > Image, perhaps. But they have been typically much tougher on players > who got into legal trouble than the NFL. Image is what I am talking about. The public face that they put on what is "cool." Thug == Cool. OBTW, no, that is not the same

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 12:10 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > And the NFL? You hate them, too? They have a much higher percentage > of "thugs", as you like to call them. The NBA actively promoted the thug image. Look at their advertisements from a few years ago (post-Jordon, when they were in a pani

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > To the extent that guns are so much more cheaply and easily obtained, > perhaps. Yes, that is a factor, I agree. Killing en masse is much easier now. Where we seem to disagree is that I believe that there is a social factor in play. Gangs

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> Yeah, the Hells Angels never did that. ;-) > > ...I know two classmates who were killed in high school > because of their mob interactions. So I guess I have a different > set of datapoints to > compare than you do. Yes, you do, as I never had that close an association. But I gue

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > A critical question is whether this is new, or whether being > constantly bombarded with "news" like this is new. That is what I meant by needing comparative data. There have always been violent boys -- no question in my mind. There have al

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Jean Laeremans wrote: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> She is topless, from what I hear, but not technically exposed. > > Meaning ? No intent to spread misinformation, but the local

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 29, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > Name one generation that has not said this about their kids' > generation. True enough, but I really think they are right this time, and probably were at least at some points in the past. I think some of the evidence is manifest: babies

Re: [OT] Poor baby. How much do they pay her?

2008-04-29 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> OK, got it now. Seems that Miley should be happy with the money, read > somewhere she gets millions, and stop complaining, but that's just my > opinion. But why is it OK for a magazine to take a 15-year-old girl, get her all sexed-up, and publish it? She is topless, from what I hear, but not

Re: [OT] Whining over 10p tax rate?

2008-04-25 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 25, 2008, at 9:25 AM, Jean Laeremans wrote: > Here in Belgium the monthly monthly payment may not exceed 1/3 of your > income. Other outstanding loans are taken into account. The bank is > liable for this. No -- no such thing here. Also, we used to have usury laws to protect against cha

[OT] Called home...

2008-04-24 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
by "God"? http://tinyurl.com/5kl7o3 Ken ___ 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://lea

Re: [ADMIN] Replying To ProfoxTech Digest ;)

2008-04-24 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 24, 2008, at 11:13 AM, Mike yearwood wrote: > I'd rather you just bounce them back to the sender. I like that idea, too. Ken ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free ver

Re: [OT] home speakers anyone?

2008-04-23 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 23, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > Not sure if I can commit to that $ today and Woot is > a "buy-it-quick" type of operation. Yeah, I know -- I'm a Wooter, too, albeit one with no extra dough, so mostly I watch for fun. Ken ___

Re: [OT] home speakers anyone?

2008-04-23 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 23, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > http://www.woot.com/ > > has > Klipsch Quintet SL 5-piece Home Theater Speaker System $449.9 FWIW: I put a pair of Klipsch ceiling-mounted speakers in our new kitchen. I wasn't sure if they still live up to the reputation they had when I

Re: [OT] "The Betsy" girl still pretty after 30 years

2008-04-22 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 22, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Nicholas Geti wrote: > Still no go. The popup screens are blank and all controls are dead. > Guess > the guy who wrote the screen has not covered all the bases. I looked at it in FF and Safari on Mac (just for technical research of this behavior, of course), and

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2008-04-20 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> Sorry, forgot the subject Phooey ___ 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://leafe.

Re: [OT] Jesus is a Hater

2008-04-20 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> There are whole churches who maintain that the KJV is the only > "correct" > translation. People like what is familiar. THE KJV is a pretty lousy version of the bible, if your main criterion is to come as close as possible to the original texts. KJV was based mostly on the Latin Vulgate. This h

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2008-04-20 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> There are whole churches who maintain that the KJV is the only > "correct" > translation. People like what is familiar. THE KJV is a pretty lousy version of the bible, if your main criterion is to come as close as possible to the original texts. KJV was based mostly on the Latin Vulgate. T

Re: [OT] Jesus is a Hater

2008-04-20 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
> That passage is variously translated, some of these soften it quite > a bit: > > http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014:26;&version=65; > http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014:26;&version=51; > http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014:26;&version=46;

Re: [NF] Didn't know Mr. Hale was so despised

2008-04-19 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Apr 19, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Bill Arnold wrote: > ...until 2015, at least 7 years... and I > truly believe more and better options will emerge during this time. Of course they will. I'm just saying that for my business, I can't wait that long. Fox *is* dead in the marketplace for new custom

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