Yes, you can trademark common english words, but it can not describe what you do or sell. Thus you have Apple Computers and Apple Records, but no fruit company called Apple - though you could possibly use "Pacific Apple Company". Another example, you couldn't call your internet company "ISP" since it is an industry term, but you could call your fruit company that.
Two of those half a million jobs were mine. Sucks to lose one job, get a new one, then lose that a few months later. No, it wasn't anything I had done wrong. One place cut back 40% of the workforce and the other company sold the division I was in. The buyer only wanted the intellectual property, not the team. Bastards.
So true. Very few Linux developers have artistic ability or a basic understanding of human factors, two necessary skills for creating a pleasing and functional GUI.
To make matters worse, too many Linux developers ignore every bit of precedence because they think they can do a better job. I hate to say this to you guys, but you don't know what you are doing.
If you don't have the necessary skills to design your own GUI, learn from the big boys (and yes, that includes Microsoft). They have already spent truckloads of money researching GUIs.
One last thing. What the hell is with WinXP? It's as if Microsoft tossed out every bit of GUI research and let some colour-blind, dyslexic intern do the design.
Come on, asshole. Sue me. I have Linux running on two machines here at home. I bet you're too much of a pantie-waste to figure out my home address. It actually isn't that hard. All the information you need is right here.
There's one other thing that's a pain in MS Access. Coding changes on one system and then importing the changes onto another is inconvenient (and error prone).
I really hate to say this, but MS Access does a much better job than OpenOffice in this regards. I spent some time experimenting with porting a MS Access database to MySQL using an OpenOffice front-end, but ditched it as "not there yet".
You may snigger at Access as not being a real sql sytem, but for a small office, it can't be beat. It has everything you need to create a full database system (though with some limitations):
1. Table designer 2. Form designer 3. Query designer 4. Report designer 5. Menuing system
It's primary limitations are:
1. Doesn't play well on a network 2. Doesn't scale all that great
A killer open source application would be something that replaced MS Access from the design and execution standpoint, but tied it to a MySQL (or others) server to overcome the Access limitations.
iraqbodycount.net is a propaganda site that bases their numbers on pure fantasy. An analysis of their counting methods found numberous problems. They accepted numbers from the (former) Iraqi government without question. They counted the same reports from different news sources as distinct, even though they were of the same incident - thus guaranteeing duplicates.
Using iraqibodycount.net as your primary argument indicates you have no argument.
You should compare the iraqi civilian deaths to how many were murdered monthly by the Saddam government. You will find that far fewer people died from the US invasion than died by the hands of Saddam's thugs.
Civilian deaths are tragic and should be avoided. Unfortunately, war is not a very clean business so it is impossible to avoid killing civilians. Comparing accidental civilian deaths to purposely murdered civilians at the hands of terrorists is an act of stupidity.
Oh, and let's not forget the estimated 300,000 (or more)iraqis currently buried mass graves.
Saddam Hussein is not evil, he has different priorities and (yes) different beliefs from we the observers.
So you're saying that someone who engages is mass murder, mass torture, the use of weapons of mass destruction against his own people, and so on is not evil, just misunderstood?
Are you on drugs or are you a complete fucking moron? Which one? Both?
Oh, and for your information, Bin Laden is evil too. As is anyone who purposely targets civilians. Yes, that makes the IRA evil, too.
I'm a parent of a 13 year old girl. Our daughter's computer is NOT in her bedroom. There is zero chance it will ever be in her bedroom. I've also taken extra steps regarding email. I run our own mail server so I have complete control. I gave my daughter her own "vanity" domain and she can have any number of personalized email addresses that she wishes. I've also told her she can offer her friends email addresses, though no one has gone for that. All email going into and out of her domain is archived. I do NOT read the emails, however, it's just a safety precaution. I hope I never have a need to poke through her personal messages. BTW, I've never looked in her diary, either.
I've implemented reasonably good filtering of email (both her domain and my own) via SpamAssassin, so spam is extremely rare - porn spam has been non-existent. My daughter does not have the ability to change the SpamAssassin settings. All email attachments are scanned for virus by the mail server (clamav). Some file attachment types are refused completely (exe, scr, and other dangerous types).
I will NEVER EVER use any type of content blocking software such as NetNanny. They don't work, they are politically motivated, and they are complete shit.
My CPU usage is so low that I won't worry about that problem. Besides, this is a brand new machine (1 week old), so I would hope it was built after that bad batch of caps -- though there is no guarantee of that since purchase date is no indication of manufacture date.
Three drives? I guess this means you don't have a CD drive in it, right?
I recently bought a Shuttle SK41G box as a replacement server. I stuck in an xp1900+ processor, 80gig WD drive, a dvd/cd reader, and 512Meg memory. It has room for one more drive since I didn't bother to get a floppy for it (who uses floppies these days?). This baby is way overkill for my server needs. Running apache, exim, spamassassin, clamav, samba 3, and mysql (plus the usual array of programs), it hardly makes a mark in the CPU usage.
It's small, relatively quiet (though not as quiet as the k6-2 400Mhz system it replaced) and has been rock solid.
Description: Work on Access 2002 database to prepare for conversion to web-based app with SQL back end. Probably a short-term project, but we may find other project for a flexible candidate.
Requirements: Great customer service attitude
Computer skills: Access (2002) SQL XML ASP PHP;.NET skills a huge plus
But that's a false premise. The state never came close to properly providing for the people. One thing disproves the whole "worker's paradise" lie, the existence of state run pawn shops.
Any system that rewards the most innate human instinct (survival and greed) will always be the most efficient.
Ah! Someone who "gets it". That was my argument on why communism failed, it ignored the most basic human trait, greed. Under capitalism, if you work hard, you might get a promotion and/or a salary increase. Under communism, if you work hard, you got a "hero of the people" medal or some bullshit worthless trinket. That's if your boss wasn't the paranoid type who considered you a threat to his position.
The issue of whether treaties overwhelm the Constitution was specifically considered by the US Supreme Court in the case of Reid v. Covert, 354 U.S. 1 (1957). The Court ruled:...no agreement with a foreign nation can confer on Congress or any other branch of the Government power which is free from the restraints of the Constitution. . ..
This court has regularly and uniformly recognized the supremacy of the constitution over a treaty. This Court has also repeatedly taken the position that an Act of Congress, which must comply with the Constitution, is on a full parity with a treaty, and that when a statute which is subsequent in time is inconsistent with a treaty, the statute to the extent of conflict renders the treaty null.
the ideals presented in the UN Charter and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
You act like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights means something. I have some bad news for you, it's so full of exceptions and loopholes that even China can conform to the requirements. Which should be no surprise as China is on the UN Commission on Human Rights along with those other stellar defenders of human rights: Cuba, Syria, Libia, and more.
I'll take my Constitution over that UN toilet paper any day.
You can thank the United States for that. It was the US military presence in Europe that kept those countries from going at each other's throats like they usually do. On the other hand, not a single European country could field an army to defend themselves if aggressively threatened. All of Europe has used the U.S. military presence as an execuse to gut their own military and spend their money on social welfare programs. This is a good thing since they aren't much of a threat now.
* Has negotiated and enforced many peace treaties throughout that time.
And all too often, the negotiated "peace" treaty involved pandering to some despot. The UN still hasn't figured out that appeasement does not work.
* Economic and other sanctions have had positive effects on some countries.
Too bad countries like France, Germany, China, and Russia ignore those economic sanctions and conduct "business as usual".
* WHO has done some fantastic work in the 3rd world.
Yes, they are doing some good work in this regard.
* Is the world's first supra-national organization and, more remarkably, has had its power seriously challenged only a few times.
That's because few countries take the UN seriously and simply ignore them instead of outright challenging them. If you do something the UN doesn't like, they say, "stop, or we'll say 'stop' again." Yeah, I'm sure a 19th resolution condeming the actions will finally get the message across.
* Has, respectively, saved the countries of Korea, Kuwait,and many others i'm forgetting by using multinational forces to defeat a common agressor enemy.
Every single UN military success has been because the U.S. has been the primary factor. Virtually all instances that the U.S. did not provide the bulk of men and equipment, the UN has failed.
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It's called sarcasm.
Yes, you can trademark common english words, but it can not describe what you do or sell. Thus you have Apple Computers and Apple Records, but no fruit company called Apple - though you could possibly use "Pacific Apple Company". Another example, you couldn't call your internet company "ISP" since it is an industry term, but you could call your fruit company that.
IANAL.
Two of those half a million jobs were mine. Sucks to lose one job, get a new one, then lose that a few months later. No, it wasn't anything I had done wrong. One place cut back 40% of the workforce and the other company sold the division I was in. The buyer only wanted the intellectual property, not the team. Bastards.
So true. Very few Linux developers have artistic ability or a basic understanding of human factors, two necessary skills for creating a pleasing and functional GUI.
To make matters worse, too many Linux developers ignore every bit of precedence because they think they can do a better job. I hate to say this to you guys, but you don't know what you are doing.
If you don't have the necessary skills to design your own GUI, learn from the big boys (and yes, that includes Microsoft). They have already spent truckloads of money researching GUIs.
One last thing. What the hell is with WinXP? It's as if Microsoft tossed out every bit of GUI research and let some colour-blind, dyslexic intern do the design.
Come on, asshole. Sue me. I have Linux running on two machines here at home. I bet you're too much of a pantie-waste to figure out my home address. It actually isn't that hard. All the information you need is right here.
Yes, this is flamebait, but it's directed at SCO.
There's one other thing that's a pain in MS Access. Coding changes on one system and then importing the changes onto another is inconvenient (and error prone).
I really hate to say this, but MS Access does a much better job than OpenOffice in this regards. I spent some time experimenting with porting a MS Access database to MySQL using an OpenOffice front-end, but ditched it as "not there yet".
You may snigger at Access as not being a real sql sytem, but for a small office, it can't be beat. It has everything you need to create a full database system (though with some limitations):
1. Table designer
2. Form designer
3. Query designer
4. Report designer
5. Menuing system
It's primary limitations are:
1. Doesn't play well on a network
2. Doesn't scale all that great
A killer open source application would be something that replaced MS Access from the design and execution standpoint, but tied it to a MySQL (or others) server to overcome the Access limitations.
Yes, it's only an estimate. The actual count is probably much much higher. It's been said the number could exceed half a million people.
"Misunderstood", my ass.
iraqbodycount.net is a propaganda site that bases their numbers on pure fantasy. An analysis of their counting methods found numberous problems. They accepted numbers from the (former) Iraqi government without question. They counted the same reports from different news sources as distinct, even though they were of the same incident - thus guaranteeing duplicates.
Using iraqibodycount.net as your primary argument indicates you have no argument.
You should compare the iraqi civilian deaths to how many were murdered monthly by the Saddam government. You will find that far fewer people died from the US invasion than died by the hands of Saddam's thugs.
Civilian deaths are tragic and should be avoided. Unfortunately, war is not a very clean business so it is impossible to avoid killing civilians. Comparing accidental civilian deaths to purposely murdered civilians at the hands of terrorists is an act of stupidity.
Oh, and let's not forget the estimated 300,000 (or more)iraqis currently buried mass graves.
Yes. That would be my wife.
Are you on drugs or are you a complete fucking moron? Which one? Both?
Oh, and for your information, Bin Laden is evil too. As is anyone who purposely targets civilians. Yes, that makes the IRA evil, too.
I'm a parent of a 13 year old girl. Our daughter's computer is NOT in her bedroom. There is zero chance it will ever be in her bedroom. I've also taken extra steps regarding email. I run our own mail server so I have complete control. I gave my daughter her own "vanity" domain and she can have any number of personalized email addresses that she wishes. I've also told her she can offer her friends email addresses, though no one has gone for that. All email going into and out of her domain is archived. I do NOT read the emails, however, it's just a safety precaution. I hope I never have a need to poke through her personal messages. BTW, I've never looked in her diary, either.
I've implemented reasonably good filtering of email (both her domain and my own) via SpamAssassin, so spam is extremely rare - porn spam has been non-existent. My daughter does not have the ability to change the SpamAssassin settings. All email attachments are scanned for virus by the mail server (clamav). Some file attachment types are refused completely (exe, scr, and other dangerous types).
I will NEVER EVER use any type of content blocking software such as NetNanny. They don't work, they are politically motivated, and they are complete shit.
My CPU usage is so low that I won't worry about that problem. Besides, this is a brand new machine (1 week old), so I would hope it was built after that bad batch of caps -- though there is no guarantee of that since purchase date is no indication of manufacture date.
Three drives? I guess this means you don't have a CD drive in it, right?
The American thing to do is pick the best man (or woman) for the job, regardless of their national origin. That is what makes this country great.
I recently bought a Shuttle SK41G box as a replacement server. I stuck in an xp1900+ processor, 80gig WD drive, a dvd/cd reader, and 512Meg memory. It has room for one more drive since I didn't bother to get a floppy for it (who uses floppies these days?). This baby is way overkill for my server needs. Running apache, exim, spamassassin, clamav, samba 3, and mysql (plus the usual array of programs), it hardly makes a mark in the CPU usage.
It's small, relatively quiet (though not as quiet as the k6-2 400Mhz system it replaced) and has been rock solid.
I'll bet all three companies have donated to the major democratic presidential hopefuls, too. So what?
But that's a false premise. The state never came close to properly providing for the people. One thing disproves the whole "worker's paradise" lie, the existence of state run pawn shops.
This court has regularly and uniformly recognized the supremacy of the constitution over a treaty. This Court has also repeatedly taken the position that an Act of Congress, which must comply with the Constitution, is on a full parity with a treaty, and that when a statute which is subsequent in time is inconsistent with a treaty, the statute to the extent of conflict renders the treaty null.
I'll take my Constitution over that UN toilet paper any day.
* No world wars in 50+ years
You can thank the United States for that. It was the US military presence in Europe that kept those countries from going at each other's throats like they usually do. On the other hand, not a single European country could field an army to defend themselves if aggressively threatened. All of Europe has used the U.S. military presence as an execuse to gut their own military and spend their money on social welfare programs. This is a good thing since they aren't much of a threat now.
* Has negotiated and enforced many peace treaties throughout that time.
And all too often, the negotiated "peace" treaty involved pandering to some despot. The UN still hasn't figured out that appeasement does not work.
* Economic and other sanctions have had positive effects on some countries.
Too bad countries like France, Germany, China, and Russia ignore those economic sanctions and conduct "business as usual".
* WHO has done some fantastic work in the 3rd world.
Yes, they are doing some good work in this regard.
* Is the world's first supra-national organization and, more remarkably, has had its power seriously challenged only a few times.
That's because few countries take the UN seriously and simply ignore them instead of outright challenging them. If you do something the UN doesn't like, they say, "stop, or we'll say 'stop' again." Yeah, I'm sure a 19th resolution condeming the actions will finally get the message across.
* Has, respectively, saved the countries of Korea, Kuwait,and many others i'm forgetting by using multinational forces to defeat a common agressor enemy.
Every single UN military success has been because the U.S. has been the primary factor. Virtually all instances that the U.S. did not provide the bulk of men and equipment, the UN has failed.
Hmm, I didn't know that. Good thing I have reverse lookups implemented.
AOL only blocks dynamic ip addresses from sending to them. I'm on DSL and have no problem sending to AOL accounts because I have a static account.
Most spammers run out of open relays or throw-away dsl accounts. By using open relay and dynamic ip RBLs, a huge percentage of spam is stopped.