I really like Tolkien, but I had to really push myself to get through the Silmarillion
It gets better the more times you read it. I've read The Silmarillion 4 times in the past year alone (same for The Hobbit and LOTR.) Think of The Hobbit as being written by Bilbo, LOTR by Frodo and Sam, and The Silmarillion transcribed by Bilbo from much older sources. The difference in style makes sense then.
I wasn't exactly allowed to do it. I found a pistol under the front seat of our pickup truck. This was Alabama in 1963 -- everybody had a gun in their pickup truck (they probably still do.) I still remember quite clearly the smell from the hole in the back window. Shattered tempered glass has a very distinctive odor. I also remember my daddy *cautiously* running up to take the pistol out of my hands as I knelt in the truck crying. I have some earlier memories, but none quite so vivid. Funny, I've never had any desire to own a gun.
The USCF is talking about having drug testing at all tournaments. Would you want to have to urinate in the presence of the TD just to play chess? If you have a 9 year old son or daughter who plays chess, would you want the 50 year old TD taking them to the bathroom to watch them urinate? This is absolutely insane. Note that among the banned substances is caffeine! I've been playing in tournaments since 1984, but this may be the end of it for me.
Do you know who your congressman is? Call him. Write him a letter. Those folks actually get a kick out of helping people like you. It doesn't take a lot of effort on their part and makes them look good. Take advantage of it.
Of course, one of the great stengths of Pick is *being able* to program in Data Basic. Being able to use Basic or C or java or perl or... would be a real strength. Pick Basic is a great language for the batch processing, reporting, and green screen user sessions it has traditionally been used for. As a former Universe and Unidata programmer, I'd love to see IBM do something cool with these databases. If nothing else, VARs can start telling people that their product runs on one of IBMs databases, thereby avoiding any discussion of obscure proprietary database issues.
Forget about noncompete, or anything else in your contract or severance agreement. *Any information* you know about the company from working with them can be considered a TRADE SECRET. Trade secret law is well established, with case law dating back to the revolution. You can be sued for divulging trade secrets even if you never signed any agreement not to do so.
I'm probably not alone. My corporate proxy server does not allow access to 2600's web site. Could some kind soul mirror the article on a site that I can reach?
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I really like Tolkien, but I had to really push myself to get through the Silmarillion
It gets better the more times you read it. I've read The Silmarillion 4 times in the past year alone (same for The Hobbit and LOTR.) Think of The Hobbit as being written by Bilbo, LOTR by Frodo and Sam, and The Silmarillion transcribed by Bilbo from much older sources. The difference in style makes sense then.
I wasn't exactly allowed to do it. I found a pistol under the front seat of our pickup truck. This was Alabama in 1963 -- everybody had a gun in their pickup truck (they probably still do.) I still remember quite clearly the smell from the hole in the back window. Shattered tempered glass has a very distinctive odor. I also remember my daddy *cautiously* running up to take the pistol out of my hands as I knelt in the truck crying. I have some earlier memories, but none quite so vivid. Funny, I've never had any desire to own a gun.
Better yet: What was your favorite Twilight Zone and why was it the one where you saw a demon on the wing of the airplane?
Terry Layne
Portland, OR
The USCF is talking about having drug testing at all tournaments. Would you want to have to urinate in the presence of the TD just to play chess? If you have a 9 year old son or daughter who plays chess, would you want the 50 year old TD taking them to the bathroom to watch them urinate? This is absolutely insane. Note that among the banned substances is caffeine! I've been playing in tournaments since 1984, but this may be the end of it for me.
Do you know who your congressman is? Call him. Write him a letter. Those folks actually get a kick out of helping people like you. It doesn't take a lot of effort on their part and makes them look good. Take advantage of it.
So do this:
IF (Y.Q1.AMT + 0) # 0 THEN...
Ugly yes, but more idiomatic.
Of course, one of the great stengths of Pick is *being able* to program in Data Basic. Being able to use Basic or C or java or perl or ... would be a real strength. Pick Basic is a great language for the batch processing, reporting, and green screen user sessions it has traditionally been used for. As a former Universe and Unidata programmer, I'd love to see IBM do something cool with these databases. If nothing else, VARs can start telling people that their product runs on one of IBMs databases, thereby avoiding any discussion of obscure proprietary database issues.
Forget about noncompete, or anything else in your contract or severance agreement. *Any information* you know about the company from working with them can be considered a TRADE SECRET. Trade secret law is well established, with case law dating back to the revolution. You can be sued for divulging trade secrets even if you never signed any agreement not to do so.
I'm probably not alone. My corporate proxy server does not allow access to 2600's web site. Could some kind soul mirror the article on a site that I can reach?