I'd personally have to suggest to buy yourself one of these for the big V day. (especially if you ARE still a big V!) Sure, its going to be a one time charge of $6,000, but just imagine how much a potential "surprise" is going to cost from one of those female creatures, much less the mini-van and other sort of things to go with it. It never has a headache either, and doesn't get mad at you if you forget any of those important days. The best part is that it doesn't whine about you spending all weekend playing Counter-Strike or Everquest and eating leftover pizza instead of taking her out to dinner.
In the long run, that $6K would be a very good investment, as it would serve two purposes. The aforementioned duties, and it would also scare off any potential females who's compatibilty problems you're trying to avoid in the first place.:)
Keep in mind that Sun has their own Java Application Server, iPlanet. Last I knew from talking to someone who works in that department, they are looking to gun down WebLogic. I don't necessarily see them putting efforts into competing products...
My diet originally started as a way to save some money since I was laid off and out of unemployment for about 2 months, but has changed since I can actually afford the $25/month to go to the health club now. My goal is to be "swimming suit" friendly by the beginning of summer, which I think is pretty reasonable.
Essentially what I do is eat food which doesn't have a lot of bad stuff in it-- namely fat. I don't watch my carbs too much because I work-out 4 times a week, but I do try to avoid empty calories.
I always start the day with a Frappucino(sp?) in the bottle, and either a Balance Bar or a Slim Fast bar. I know most people like to skip breakfast, but it helps you not be so hungry at lunch if you get something in your stomach early.
For lunch I'll usually go downtown (Denver, CO) and grab a Jamba Juice. If I'm particularly hungry, I'll also get a pretzel there, or go to a rice and chicken bowl type place for a small bowl of rice and chicken.
At dinner, I typically have a bowl of chicken and rice, TexMex style rice & bean soup, or a big rice & bean / rice, bean, and chicken burrito.
This does get old, so on the weekends I allow myself one "bad" meal which usually consists of pizza or chinese food. I also take supplements from time to time such as DHEA or EAS Ultra Beta Trim to help build muscle and burn fat. No idea if they work or not, but it can't hurt since I take the reccomended doses when I do take them.
I also do weight training 4 times a week, and usually get on an exercise bike or something for around 20-30 minutes once I'm done lifting weights. This is certainly something I had to build myself up to. It does make for late nights before finally getting home, unfortunately.
I did a bit of clothes shopping while I was picking up xmas presents, and was presently surprised to be able to fit into jeans which were 2" smaller than my current ones.
Anyhow, this is what is working for me... if you need more details, feel free to ask.
DISCLAIMER: I used to be in good shape in High School, so YMMV.
Yeah.. I'm sure someone that can afford a brand new UltraSparc box running Solaris 9 is going to be on dial-up..;) Who modded this to +4?:P
"Hey kids, look, our new Sun Enterprise server is here! Betty, you need to stay off of the phone tonight so daddy can download CDE. Timmy, remember what daddy told you about the great purple box?" "Yes son, that means you have to start sleeping outside because the magic purple box is taking over your room, and giving blood so we can afford the electricity bill."
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Maybe if I weren't so busy I'd sniff the packets to see what they were doing. I block them with ZoneAlarm currently, so I'm not too worried.
I'd personally have to suggest to buy yourself one of these for the big V day. (especially if you ARE still a big V!) Sure, its going to be a one time charge of $6,000, but just imagine how much a potential "surprise" is going to cost from one of those female creatures, much less the mini-van and other sort of things to go with it. It never has a headache either, and doesn't get mad at you if you forget any of those important days. The best part is that it doesn't whine about you spending all weekend playing Counter-Strike or Everquest and eating leftover pizza instead of taking her out to dinner.
:)
In the long run, that $6K would be a very good investment, as it would serve two purposes. The aforementioned duties, and it would also scare off any potential females who's compatibilty problems you're trying to avoid in the first place.
</cynical bastard mode >
I'm only kidding, but hey, laugh!
Hmm.. how about ID Software's Anti-Piracy Technology built into Quake III to keep pirated copies from being able to play online...
Keep in mind that Sun has their own Java Application Server, iPlanet. Last I knew from talking to someone who works in that department, they are looking to gun down WebLogic. I don't necessarily see them putting efforts into competing products...
My diet originally started as a way to save some money since I was laid off and out of unemployment for about 2 months, but has changed since I can actually afford the $25/month to go to the health club now. My goal is to be "swimming suit" friendly by the beginning of summer, which I think is pretty reasonable.
Essentially what I do is eat food which doesn't have a lot of bad stuff in it-- namely fat. I don't watch my carbs too much because I work-out 4 times a week, but I do try to avoid empty calories.
I always start the day with a Frappucino(sp?) in the bottle, and either a Balance Bar or a Slim Fast bar. I know most people like to skip breakfast, but it helps you not be so hungry at lunch if you get something in your stomach early.
For lunch I'll usually go downtown (Denver, CO) and grab a Jamba Juice. If I'm particularly hungry, I'll also get a pretzel there, or go to a rice and chicken bowl type place for a small bowl of rice and chicken.
At dinner, I typically have a bowl of chicken and rice, TexMex style rice & bean soup, or a big rice & bean / rice, bean, and chicken burrito.
This does get old, so on the weekends I allow myself one "bad" meal which usually consists of pizza or chinese food. I also take supplements from time to time such as DHEA or EAS Ultra Beta Trim to help build muscle and burn fat. No idea if they work or not, but it can't hurt since I take the reccomended doses when I do take them.
I also do weight training 4 times a week, and usually get on an exercise bike or something for around 20-30 minutes once I'm done lifting weights. This is certainly something I had to build myself up to. It does make for late nights before finally getting home, unfortunately.
I did a bit of clothes shopping while I was picking up xmas presents, and was presently surprised to be able to fit into jeans which were 2" smaller than my current ones.
Anyhow, this is what is working for me... if you need more details, feel free to ask.
DISCLAIMER: I used to be in good shape in High School, so YMMV.
Yeah.. I'm sure someone that can afford a brand new UltraSparc box running Solaris 9 is going to be on dial-up.. ;) Who modded this to +4? :P
"Hey kids, look, our new Sun Enterprise server is here! Betty, you need to stay off of the phone tonight so daddy can download CDE. Timmy, remember what daddy told you about the great purple box?" "Yes son, that means you have to start sleeping outside because the magic purple box is taking over your room, and giving blood so we can afford the electricity bill."
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