He'd never get that on his subcompact without installing it in a turret and that'd put him WAY over his weight limit unless he upgraded the suspension and that'd cost to much so he'd downgrade the tires but then he'd need tireguards and that would lower his handling.... GOD I loved CarWars! ---
The power to generalize things inot a fitting metaphor is NOT an easy writing task. I get tired of people always jumping all over Katz. Think writing is easy? YOU try it, bub. ---
Dave Barry is still the best reason to actually get a Sunday paper delivered. Drinking my coffee, reading Dave, and laughing myself silly while my son watches cartoons and my wife sleeps is usually one of the highlights of my week. ---
Sendmail and Exchange aren't comparable products. Lotus Notes and Exchange are. If you just want plan POP3 email, Sendmail or something like it are the way to go. ---
I am not suggesting that there is no wasteful spending in the DoD budget but the people who work for DoD are, for the most part, hard working, well educated, and dedicated to the ideals that keep this country free
I forget, when was the last time we were invaded?
When you guys fight off an invasion of the mainland U.S., I'll say all that money was well spent. Until then, it's a waste, IMHO. ---
This seems fairly serious. I think the Florida thing will end up in court on several things. Just too damn close to call. Regardless, whoever ultimately "wins" the presidency, they will have no mandate, face a highly split House and Senate (both still have Republican majorities, but closer than before), and, if it's Bush, can't even claim he got the most popular votes! ---
I thought of that later (that it was against rules to discuss politics inside). I don't think the election officials were viligant enough to catch it (the little old ladies were swamped).
On the way out the exit poller from the Oklahoman (proudly named "The worst newspaper in America!" by the Columbia Journalism Review -- kinda like having the academy decide a movie was so bad they should give it a special oscar!) was five feet from the door. A college jschool kid probably. I told her that she was supposed to be 150 feet from the door (trying to do her a favor before they came out and scholded here). She haughtily informed me she was with the PRESS. So was I for five years, lady. Geez, here I've gotten off on another rant again. My sense of civic duty is at an all time low.... ---
-- BEGIN RANT ... The old man behind you announces loudly, to no one in particular, that "it's a shame they outlawed the communist party." That's never a good start. Then he follows it up with "because we're all socialists anyway. That's who runs this country. The schools are damn sure socialists and, of course, 75 percent of the people work directly for the government"!!
Geez. I know confronting this guy with facts is useless. I mean, by this time he had started up with the black helicopters, the Trilateral Commission and Masons. All three code words that set off my "one-world conspiracy militia wacko alarm" -- who are usually pretty reluctant to come out publicly where I live since we have this nice memorial with 169 empty chairs in it. Tends to keep 'em a little quiet.
But I really wanted to ask him, "do you really believe that 75 percent of the people work for the government? How many people do you know? How many work for the government? Do the math!!!!!"
I bit my tounge, the guys has his rights, blah, blah, blah. I'm middle of the road/bearing left socially. I don't get all that fired up about politics any more. But I do research the state questions to figure out what they actually mean. This sounds elitist as hell, but I'm glad a lot of people don't vote. If they'd rather sit home and watch Survivor and Jerry Springer, more power to 'em. Maybe they can have militia man over for taco dip and some Bud Light.
Although I have followed all the campaign carefully all along and I have to say that I was really disappointed that NO ONE during the whole process asked a question: "How will other countries view US and how will change their dealing with US in case Bush (Gore) will get elected?"
Oh, there's a very simple reason why no one asked that question. We don't care:) ---
Well, I agree. There are lots of ridiculous workarounds going around in there. (the win32 code) it's got legacy problems they need to cut the cord and get over.
But, in defense of M$, I think they solved different problems at different times. Memory and disk used to be VERY expensive, so sharing copies (both on the disk and in memory) was important. Today, both are cheap, and there is no doubt to anyone remotely knowledgeableab about Win32 that the primary cause of instability is the phenomenon known as DLL hell. So why not let 'em do it? You can't switch the whole OS over to static libs without breaking every app out there, so you do some behind the scenes stufff. Apps can share dynamic libs if they don't have any problems with it, or the authors can change the installer to use their own copy if they want. ---
It's easy. Just say it in the interviews: "If you're looking for a guy to work 50 or 60 hours, don't hire me. I have to get home to my real job." Then when they start making those "hints" a few weeks down the line, say "I guess you thought I was fibbing or something. I'm going home". Managers think you're full of it, or will crack under the "guilt" of your coworkers. In my case, they have been sadly mistaken. I work 40 hours a week, period, and if I happen to do something after hours (maintenance, etc), I take comp time. ---
I don't understand. I can take something coded in ado and move the databases and just change the connect string.... I moved one app from Access to something called to Pervasive SQL to Microsoft SQL and never changed the app code much at all... ---
I thought the note that someone was trying to port ADO to PHP is interesting. ADO is very nice for database independence. It's always the same. Oracle, SQL Server, Access. I don't know PHP, but are you saying you have to code specifically for one database? Geez, that'd be a big pain in the ass. ---
Look, it's larry that's being a jerk. He can't take it that Microsoft owns all the top benchmarks set up by and independent (truly) testing organization that's been around a while. And if you look at the bang for buck figures, it's not even close. all TEN of the top ten are SQL server (some version) see the results yourself As for an app demonstration, I can write an app that will run faster with (piece of crap) microsoft Access than Microsoft SQL server. ---
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He'd never get that on his subcompact without installing it in a turret and that'd put him WAY over his weight limit unless he upgraded the suspension and that'd cost to much so he'd downgrade the tires but then he'd need tireguards and that would lower his handling.... GOD I loved CarWars!
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The power to generalize things inot a fitting metaphor is NOT an easy writing task. I get tired of people always jumping all over Katz. Think writing is easy? YOU try it, bub.
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Dave Barry is still the best reason to actually get a Sunday paper delivered. Drinking my coffee, reading Dave, and laughing myself silly while my son watches cartoons and my wife sleeps is usually one of the highlights of my week.
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OH, come on! Very little software "comes" with the manual (in printed form). Yeah, I don't like it either, but don't single Microsoft out.
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Sendmail and Exchange aren't comparable products. Lotus Notes and Exchange are. If you just want plan POP3 email, Sendmail or something like it are the way to go.
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Geez. RTFM! Exchange/Outlook addresses all the things you specify.
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Ummm, what about IRC? Just about all the mp3's I've gotten have come from there.
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I thought if you got bought the options had to be bought out...
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whoops! my bad. I thought that sounded ridiculous..
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a life would be good here...
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read here in the Miami Herald
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I forget, when was the last time we were invaded? When you guys fight off an invasion of the mainland U.S., I'll say all that money was well spent. Until then, it's a waste, IMHO.
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This seems fairly serious. I think the Florida thing will end up in court on several things. Just too damn close to call. Regardless, whoever ultimately "wins" the presidency, they will have no mandate, face a highly split House and Senate (both still have Republican majorities, but closer than before), and, if it's Bush, can't even claim he got the most popular votes!---
I thought of that later (that it was against rules to discuss politics inside). I don't think the election officials were viligant enough to catch it (the little old ladies were swamped).
On the way out the exit poller from the Oklahoman (proudly named "The worst newspaper in America!" by the Columbia Journalism Review -- kinda like having the academy decide a movie was so bad they should give it a special oscar!) was five feet from the door. A college jschool kid probably. I told her that she was supposed to be 150 feet from the door (trying to do her a favor before they came out and scholded here). She haughtily informed me she was with the PRESS. So was I for five years, lady. Geez, here I've gotten off on another rant again. My sense of civic duty is at an all time low....
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Geez. I know confronting this guy with facts is useless. I mean, by this time he had started up with the black helicopters, the Trilateral Commission and Masons. All three code words that set off my "one-world conspiracy militia wacko alarm" -- who are usually pretty reluctant to come out publicly where I live since we have this nice memorial with 169 empty chairs in it. Tends to keep 'em a little quiet.
But I really wanted to ask him, "do you really believe that 75 percent of the people work for the government? How many people do you know? How many work for the government? Do the math!!!!!"
I bit my tounge, the guys has his rights, blah, blah, blah. I'm middle of the road/bearing left socially. I don't get all that fired up about politics any more. But I do research the state questions to figure out what they actually mean. This sounds elitist as hell, but I'm glad a lot of people don't vote. If they'd rather sit home and watch Survivor and Jerry Springer, more power to 'em. Maybe they can have militia man over for taco dip and some Bud Light.
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Although I have followed all the campaign carefully all along and I have to say that I was really disappointed that NO ONE during the whole process asked a question: "How will other countries view US and how will change their dealing with US in case Bush (Gore) will get elected?"
Oh, there's a very simple reason why no one asked that question. We don't care :)
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Well, I agree. There are lots of ridiculous workarounds going around in there. (the win32 code) it's got legacy problems they need to cut the cord and get over. But, in defense of M$, I think they solved different problems at different times. Memory and disk used to be VERY expensive, so sharing copies (both on the disk and in memory) was important. Today, both are cheap, and there is no doubt to anyone remotely knowledgeableab about Win32 that the primary cause of instability is the phenomenon known as DLL hell. So why not let 'em do it? You can't switch the whole OS over to static libs without breaking every app out there, so you do some behind the scenes stufff. Apps can share dynamic libs if they don't have any problems with it, or the authors can change the installer to use their own copy if they want.
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It's easy. Just say it in the interviews: "If you're looking for a guy to work 50 or 60 hours, don't hire me. I have to get home to my real job." Then when they start making those "hints" a few weeks down the line, say "I guess you thought I was fibbing or something. I'm going home". Managers think you're full of it, or will crack under the "guilt" of your coworkers. In my case, they have been sadly mistaken. I work 40 hours a week, period, and if I happen to do something after hours (maintenance, etc), I take comp time.
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Yeah, but you can get a 60 gig drive for $250. Who cares about disk space?
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I had $50 on "1"!
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I'm a big supporter of marijuana legalization. Just look at my bong!
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I don't understand. I can take something coded in ado and move the databases and just change the connect string.... I moved one app from Access to something called to Pervasive SQL to Microsoft SQL and never changed the app code much at all...
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I thought the note that someone was trying to port ADO to PHP is interesting. ADO is very nice for database independence. It's always the same. Oracle, SQL Server, Access. I don't know PHP, but are you saying you have to code specifically for one database? Geez, that'd be a big pain in the ass.
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Look, it's larry that's being a jerk. He can't take it that Microsoft owns all the top benchmarks set up by and independent (truly) testing organization that's been around a while. And if you look at the bang for buck figures, it's not even close. all TEN of the top ten are SQL server (some version) see the results yourself As for an app demonstration, I can write an app that will run faster with (piece of crap) microsoft Access than Microsoft SQL server.
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WOW! Have you been on slashdot very long? It's very appropriate here.
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