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Number of Comments: 302
Number of Words: 32,013
First Comment: 19 Apr 2002
Final Comment: 29 Jul 2003

Number of Topics Posted: 2
First Topic: 12 Jan 2003
Latest Topic: 04 Jun 2003
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29 Jul 2003   Open source is _not_....   Just to clarify my stance a little - I don't think....   >>  
      I have written and released both open source softw....   >>  
28 Jul 2003   Good RSS Reader for ....   I second SharpReader, although it does require the....   >>  
25 Jul 2003   Magazines   I still read MSDN magazine hardcopies, I was diggi....   >>  
17 Jul 2003   Linux in Munich... D....   Hmm bad example. My point.. using windows based pr....   >>  
      Well if this thread proves one thing it's this: Ev....   >>  
16 Jul 2003      I agree with the PR standpoint. The council can lo....   >>  
15 Jul 2003   Sharecropping   [You're honestly better off being entry level than....   >>  
07 Jul 2003   98.72% of all blogs ....   Amen Taka. Value is all relative. And let's not....   >>  
26 Jun 2003   Exercising with Code....   I think it's a great idea to take a structured app....   >>  
23 Jun 2003   "plumbers make more ....   Sorry mackinac, I should have qualified that state....   >>  
      [ He wrote some free software, some people are usi....   >>  
      I can relate because I also have seen my open sour....   >>  
11 Jun 2003   Survey:: Personality....   [If you are an entreprenuer please hightlight.] ....   >>  
      INTJ - I apparently should also be locked in a dar....   >>  
04 Jun 2003   Cringely Retort   >>  
04 Jun 2003   Pair Programming - t....   [Oh well that makes perfect sense. You have a need....   >>  
      Sorry, next time I'll post something you find more....   >>  
      ['If in either of those roles you ask 'what do you....   >>  
03 Jun 2003   Pair programming   Why not a secret chamber?   >>  
      'Artists' banging away eloquently at the keyboard ....   >>  
   Pair painting   [I thought computers flew modern airliners and tha....   >>  
      [The second pilot is there to provide redundancy i....   >>  
02 Jun 2003      I thought the pilot/copilot analogy works well. On....   >>  
   "Entertaining" compu....   Jeffery Deaver's 'The Blue Nowhere' I absolute....   >>  
30 May 2003   Any theories on this....   I can understand SCO's beef but they have yet to p....   >>  
27 May 2003   Perfect e-mail encry....   Cayce, But when you transfer the messages from th....   >>  
23 May 2003   How did you get here....   [I think your impression is pretty inaccurate] ....   >>  
      I didn't really take the traditional route. After ....   >>  
   finding educated wor....   [18 year old LeBron James just signed a $93M dolla....   >>  
22 May 2003      [If we're responsible, why can't we take that tax ....   >>  
      [How many force thier kids to do their homework be....   >>  
      [Teachers in the US deserve to get paid what they ....   >>  
   Favorite Quote   "Nothing. I want nothing" - Hunter S. Thompson   >>  
   Movies and the Mind ....   [All good programmers listen to Pink Floyd. Well,....   >>  
20 May 2003   MS to buy Unix from ....   [The GPL says that if you combine GPL code with no....   >>  
19 May 2003   POLL : How Many Of Y....   [I'm eagerly awaiting Duke Nukem Forever, though.]....   >>  
      1. It depends, sometimes for periods I will play a....   >>  
16 May 2003   ear plugs   I bet you can hear yourself breathing though ;-)   >>  
   Worst engineering mi....   [You ran a modern processor without any cooling? N....   >>  
      Usually I build my personal machine but my latest ....   >>  
   Better system - home....   No contest. My home machine is a beast compared to....   >>  
14 May 2003   What's wrong with SM....   [Most technical options I've seen are simplistic t....   >>  
      [I only bother checking my email once a day if tha....   >>  
   Do You Drive?   [Sometimes on lunch I'll just take a nice 30 -40 m....   >>  
13 May 2003   Linus on Open Source....   It's just that Linus serves as one of a "Guru to O....   >>  
12 May 2003   The Craft of Program....   I've been wondering lately about the obsession wit....   >>  
      [The world 'build' predates your compiler. ] Te....   >>  
   Linus on Open Source....   The equivalent would be saying 'the engine is the ....   >>  
09 May 2003   Return of Cringely o....   [A separate team whose job is purely to refactor c....   >>  
      It's pointless to explain refactoring to Cringely ....   >>  
   Demonic Longhorn   I'm not sure if I can fit this into the chart: htt....   >>  
08 May 2003   .Net develops advant....   [What's the .Net substitute for EJB] Although....   >>  
   Code that writes cod....   Chris Tavares: The author of the Pragmatic Progra....   >>  
07 May 2003      good info on code gen utils: http://www.codegener....   >>  
   The generation gap   The sky is falling. I agree with Bella.   >>  
   OOP paradigm shift   Oh also, I learned OOP while transitioning to Java....   >>  
      Here are some good OOP links and material: http://....   >>  
   Where have all the a....   This actually bgrins up a good point. How many of ....   >>  
   survival of the fitt....   [Something I always find strange on this board is ....   >>  
05 May 2003   Is Software a dead i....   I think it's stretching his words a bit to say he ....   >>  
   Why would I move Mou....   ['How many ping pong balls would fit in a 747?'] ....   >>  
   C# Programming Soon ....   Gordon Weakliem has some good info on using VS.Net....   >>  
      GiorgioG: Thanks for the info, I'll have to get....   >>  
      [I don't know if Visual Basic programmers smile or....   >>  
      [The project build system is clearly broken] I ....   >>  
02 May 2003   Did Cringely just pu....   Also refactoring should be a constant, not an end ....   >>  
      [To do real refactoring, unit tests are REQUIRED. ....   >>  
29 Apr 2003   Eric's article is la....   [Now I am anonymous no more, just like you! Dare ....   >>  
      [And you should not mistake my sarcasm for a lack ....   >>  
      [I have a better idea, why don't you email him and....   >>  
28 Apr 2003      Actually Eric never says TCP rests on top of UDP, ....   >>  
24 Apr 2003   Do you ever read fre....   I do skim through my free subscriptions when I get....   >>  
   Experience   [That assumption that everyone who does something ....   >>  
23 Apr 2003   who uses wiki?   We used TWiki at my old employer for our knowledge....   >>  
   Better marketting te....   ['Instant Feedback Bar?' Sounds like something ....   >>  
   SMTP Replacement...   [What RIGHT does any of you have to stifle a mass-....   >>  
22 Apr 2003      [If you are going to try to eliminate all commerci....   >>  
      Having developed SMTP software for the last few ye....   >>  
21 Apr 2003   Tech Radio?   http://technetcast.ddj.com/ also has some good str....   >>  
   SharpReader   I've been using SharpReader for about a week now a....   >>  
17 Apr 2003   Knowledge sharing us....   At my former employer we used Twiki to share knowl....   >>  
   InstallShield: Don't....   Gotcha, I went and actually _read_ Joel's article ....   >>  
      [I think there's a reason that, despite Microsoft'....   >>  
15 Apr 2003   UML and design patte....   [The main problem is that once you shift to the ma....   >>  
14 Apr 2003   No Telepones   I say give everyone a phone and let them use it. C....   >>  
01 Apr 2003   Sex   Our image has been driven by the press who think w....   >>  
28 Mar 2003   what problems do you....   I work on a grant reporting system for the US Depa....   >>  
   Personal Projects   http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensmtp-net/ A....   >>  
   The most amazing "bu....   Had some bugs but I always wipe my memory after a ....   >>  
26 Mar 2003   Do you own a website....   Eric, Any chance you'll post about the inner worki....   >>  
      My web site is fairly new and I use it to store p....   >>  
   anybody seeing an en....   I've noticed a increase in US government contracti....   >>  
25 Mar 2003   Greed and Total Cost....   Good link Colin, I wasn't aware that so many comp....   >>  
24 Mar 2003   Keeping Your Job   Good point. Just complaining about it was driving ....   >>  
   Greed and Total Cost....   Just found another good link about Monsato: http:....   >>  
      Stephen, You opened my eyes today. I really I can....   >>  
   What One Recruiter R....   I worked in Las Vegas for a summer at a tech firm.....   >>  
21 Mar 2003   Perl and C# Unit Tes....   For my C# unit tests I use Nunit: http://nunit.org....   >>  
   Allowing developers ....   Robert, Maybe you thought my "Gimme a Break" was p....   >>  
   politics   [And incidentally I do hope you have found a job b....   >>  
      [How can you be indifferent. Deep down, I would ho....   >>  
      Stephen, You seem to be a young man(?) filled wit....   >>  
20 Mar 2003   Allowing developers ....   [And what's the business case for needing Winamp o....   >>  
   politics   [ Crazy thinking it may be, but it seems to be the....   >>  
      I did not mean one particular war. I meant war as ....   >>  
      So losing "massive amounts" of soldiers will make ....   >>  
19 Mar 2003   Windows' Biggest Ene....   I feel that Win2k has finally gotten to a point wh....   >>  
   What allows GNU/Linu....   Well if you think a piece of Linux sucks you have ....   >>  
18 Mar 2003   Do employers ever sa....   Usually it's just a don't call us we'll call you. ....   >>  
11 Mar 2003   The Tyranny of Email   Speaking of Intercoms Nat, A few years ago I worke....   >>  
   What's your opinion.....   I subcontract for a large Government contractor an....   >>  
10 Mar 2003   All foreigners rise ....   I used to code into the late hours of the night bu....   >>  
   Automated Unit Testi....   It really is not overkill if you feel comfortable ....   >>  
   The new offices   [Ack, I hate hung ceilings! That and flourescent l....   >>  
04 Mar 2003   When did booleans bu....   [I think you missed Philo's point. The original re....   >>  
03 Mar 2003   A good desk   Oh, one more thing: I will never buy another item ....   >>  
      RH: I also prefer a table to a desk. I can't say h....   >>  
   Joel's email article....   One minor error in the article: [On IRC, you ca....   >>  
   Writing Perfect Code....   Nat: well said. I gotta quote that for my tirades ....   >>  
28 Feb 2003   Unit testing and pro....   Unit testing is no substitute for good a QA proces....   >>  
      Thats exactly why I said 'This can at least ensure....   >>  
      Unit testing has never been the end to QA, it simp....   >>  
27 Feb 2003   If not files & d....   One of the next versions of windows will feature a....   >>  
   ms sql server vs ora....   I used to loathe Oracle with my limited experience....   >>  
   MSDN fonts...   I tried to use a "cleaner" font like Verdana in my....   >>  
   Philosophy of long h....   Philo, You should use your evil genius side and d....   >>  
26 Feb 2003   How to Interview a P....   Although I dread writing code for interviews, writ....   >>  
   Most Admirable Perso....   I always admired Donald Knuth after I listened to ....   >>  
   Military Software De....   [I'm sure a few Nazis gave the same speech. The p....   >>  
24 Feb 2003   Multiple Exit Points   I am confused about the question, does the origina....   >>  
21 Feb 2003   Why are you still em....   [We currently offer permission-based html-basd em....   >>  
      [What kind of company are you at and why are they ....   >>  
   dumb Unix question   [What a loss! Must be unbearable ;-) ] Yes I wa....   >>  
20 Feb 2003      FYI, I've found that the forum at www.linuxnewbie.....   >>  
   Discrimination: Lear....   Go Linux Go: you constantly set up straw men so yo....   >>  
      [The 'progressive' mentality (which commonly appea....   >>  
19 Feb 2003      Bored Bystander: so are you convinced that social ....   >>  
      Go Linux Go: I think this points out the influence....   >>  
      I agree, I think that many posters back up their a....   >>  
   Age discrimination i....   [Just try not to look old. ] Will do. I just ra....   >>  
      Another broad swipe by Bella. I think the actual q....   >>  
   Do we want women to ....   Haha, I think this topic is moot. Women will work ....   >>  
17 Feb 2003   Worst interviewer ev....   All the broad swipes on this thread about what bei....   >>  
15 Feb 2003   Dot com movie titles   Code Rush was another movie from the dot com era. ....   >>  
14 Feb 2003   Work hours/week?   I worked 80 hour+ weeks while contracting to dotco....   >>  
   New Computer   [I wouldn't recommend Alienware unless you just wa....   >>  
   Star Trek?   I have been watching the Ghost in the Shell: Stand....   >>  
13 Feb 2003   evaluating oneself a....   [Personally, I rate my own programming skills far ....   >>  
   What were your first....   My first exposure to a computer of any kind came w....   >>  
   Hiring coders versus....   [Someone should have the responsibility for the hi....   >>  
12 Feb 2003   MS patents .NET!   Hey I'm not a conspiracy nut, I think MS will do t....   >>  
      Could they get a patent on the CLR allowing multip....   >>  
      You can't prove prior art using Mono considering i....   >>  
   Universities' Crusad....   I will crush all your puny languages with my COBOL....   >>  
10 Feb 2003   Career Strategy   Although I have been programming for 6 years now I....   >>  
07 Feb 2003   Smokers   I stand corrected. I guess you just feel very fed ....   >>  
06 Feb 2003      PC, your nick certainly is fitting.   >>  
05 Feb 2003   Starting A Small Bus....   Although I am sure you can get by on 50k I doubt t....   >>  
04 Feb 2003   The Perfect Code   Of course they fail to mention it cost the cost an....   >>  
   Smokers   I wrote that tongue in cheek. Apparently second ha....   >>  
      [Second-hand smoke makes me feel like I can't brea....   >>  
      I am allergic to cigarette smoke being asthmatic. ....   >>  
28 Jan 2003   The Problem With Jav....   Although I understand your argument as it pertains....   >>  
23 Jan 2003   will Linux be mainst....   The value would be in the Windows brand and the cu....   >>  
      I never thought I'd say this but I agree with Step....   >>  
22 Jan 2003   Plan to throw one aw....   Duke Nukem Forever?   >>  
20 Jan 2003   Good C book for newb....   I just picked up Beginning C by Ivor Horton and fr....   >>  
   Windows XP is not an....   [Cringley seems to miss the point that without the....   >>  
16 Jan 2003   E-mail   It's not the address itself that matters, it's the....   >>  
15 Jan 2003      Having written smtp software for a while I can deb....   >>  
14 Jan 2003   Best Computer Scienc....   '...which is your typical westernized ASP.NET writ....   >>  
12 Jan 2003   Joel on Software Forum - statistics   >>  
12 Jan 2003   Joel's XUL fears cor....   Good question. I find myself developing applic....   >>  
08 Jan 2003   How to get published....   Most magazines have guidlines for submitting artic....   >>  
06 Jan 2003   Number of Jobs by Pr....   Damn, now I know my prospects for getting that job....   >>  
04 Jan 2003   Michael Robertson - ....   On one hand I think it would have been wiser to ch....   >>  
02 Jan 2003   C++ Unit Test Packag....   All of the XUnit frameworks can be automated also ....   >>  
   Open source from a d....   You must never installed more than one linux distr....   >>  
28 Dec 2002   Living and Working i....   I worked in Las Vegas for a few months as a contra....   >>  
   Instant Messenger Se....   I stopped using MSN because none of my friends use....   >>  
27 Dec 2002   God and Computers   I personally believe in god because he(?) has touc....   >>  
26 Dec 2002      I just found them on Dr Dobbs Technetcast: http....   >>  
20 Dec 2002   If you could do it a....   I take back that 3 months I spent working on a pas....   >>  
18 Dec 2002   Networking Books   You want to learn the real technical details of TC....   >>  
17 Dec 2002   Coding != Software D....   Whenever I've refered to 'coding' in my writing th....   >>  
13 Dec 2002   Should I be a Progra....   I just wanted to add something real quick -  ....   >>  
   Joel on the Economy ....   I have a CS degree and you don't: You really have....   >>  
12 Dec 2002   Should I be a Progra....   4. Does it take a 3 year program to be a programme....   >>  
   A New Take on Music ....   I think these two articles present a good view of ....   >>  
11 Dec 2002   Looking smart   I wouldn't worry what Fred thinks, you are probabl....   >>  
09 Dec 2002   Rewriting WinAmp fro....   I still use the old version of Winamp. I didn't li....   >>  
07 Dec 2002   "LongHorn" - Nest ge....   I think the most revolutionary thing about Longhor....   >>  
04 Dec 2002   Handling the telepho....   [Developers aren't here to keep seats warm, they'r....   >>  
   How to start oversea....   [What you don't do is pretend it's 'ethical' to ig....   >>  
03 Dec 2002      [So what you're saying is that because being unemp....   >>  
02 Dec 2002   Scrum   One thing that has been adopted by other methodolo....   >>  
   How to start oversea....   [Ian Putting 'one's own first' is the definition....   >>  
30 Nov 2002   running project on s....   dk, I wouldn't worry, they'll let themselves be k....   >>  
   How to start oversea....   Being one of the fellows j is talking about, being....   >>  
26 Nov 2002   Develop apps when jo....   I think its a good idea. It will keep your skills ....   >>  
   Bringing Code Sample....   [If you do want to submit that work and are worrie....   >>  
24 Oct 2002   Motivation during bu....   Another great way to motivate is to sit down with ....   >>  
   Any Open Source code....   [Has anybody worked on and contributed to an open ....   >>  
   The Brickie Programm....   The hard part is not seeing an architecture in you....   >>  
   On Guerrillas and Mi....   Since manhole covers rest on lips I doubt a square....   >>  
23 Oct 2002   The Brickie Programm....   What is a brickie?   >>  
14 Oct 2002   The advertising empe....   [I think advertising has been of one of the great ....   >>  
05 Sep 2002   new/unique software ....   Thanks for the Article post YCM. It seems like Sle....   >>  
27 Aug 2002   Rebranding using Web....   That is certainly a legit use for webservices. I a....   >>  
   What is the future o....   [ Java will soon die, I think it is just a fad. ] ....   >>  
   *Interesting* Projec....   [World-Wide-Web + Mosaic/Netscape/IE/Whatever. Yes....   >>  
      What about complex adaptive systems, agent based c....   >>  
   C# & .net book r....   I liked Eric Gunnerson's "A Programmer's Introduct....   >>  
26 Aug 2002   What's your dream ho....   Since you said cheap I guess my 280 blade server r....   >>  
   Doubts on Web Servic....   Web services do not have to be sourced from an out....   >>  
23 Aug 2002   What am I missing..?   At my old job we refered to this as the 'big o box....   >>  
   how can i protect my....   [ You need to register (at least in Australia): ....   >>  
21 Aug 2002   Top programming lang....   ['The rest buy them as status symbols for their da....   >>  
      ['There was a joke a my expense in there?'] Yes, ....   >>  
20 Aug 2002      No, not offended, just laughing. If only you could....   >>  
      ['...gives me the same nauseated, infuriated feeli....   >>  
   " (X) On Software" A....   Well, thats whats great about the dynamic nature o....   >>  
19 Aug 2002   Changing font size..   Thats a great tip (mouse wheel) nonetheless, thank....   >>  
16 Aug 2002   FinalBuild vs. Visua....   Thanks for the info Vincent, I appreciate it. ....   >>  
15 Aug 2002      I see that it integrates with VS.Net but can it co....   >>  
13 Aug 2002   Sun's embracing of L....   So they are supposed to ignore Linux and the reput....   >>  
09 Aug 2002   Peter Coffee on Apol....   One more thing: [This is not mere hyperbole; it's....   >>  
      Tribesman #1: Look at my straw hut. It was clearly....   >>  
06 Aug 2002   Estimating Softare D....   I really gotta stop that. http://c2.com/cgi/wik....   >>  
      [The most important thing to learning is to *check....   >>  
05 Aug 2002   What if smart people....   ['If history has proven anything it is that smart ....   >>  
      Measuring one's worth by their IQ is about as accu....   >>  
   Software Certificati....   ['have you ever considered the possibility that th....   >>  
01 Aug 2002   Where to get ideas?   Oh, one more thing - I would like to second findin....   >>  
      IMHO, I think a good way to find new ideas for sof....   >>  
31 Jul 2002   what do you guys dev....   Web based applications for a large military health....   >>  
   Favorite Source Cont....   doh, http://subversion.tigris.org/    >>  
      I currently use VSS at work and CVS for my outside....   >>  
30 Jul 2002   what kind of music d....   1. I listen to everything from Pink Floyd to Paul ....   >>  
   Recommendation for D....   jeff, good idea. I guess i'll just use static ips ....   >>  
   Linux on the desktop....   I have used win2k for the past few years and have ....   >>  
29 Jul 2002   Recommendation for D....   I would like to second a linksys. I use a 8 port c....   >>  
   Best programmer   [I do, however, find it funny that you mock anyone....   >>  
   Linux on the desktop....   Adam, you could always use VNC to control their wi....   >>  
28 Jul 2002   Piracy protection of....   Of course legal protection isn't gonna protect you....   >>  
26 Jul 2002      oh btw, there's a name for apps that phone home wi....   >>  
      [i'm working on a system designed to be a generic ....   >>  
   the best programmer ....   Just me (Sir to you): I should have read into it l....   >>  
      SZP: Perhaps you are right and the story of Mel i....   >>  
25 Jul 2002      SZP, the story of Mel is tongue in cheek. Cowboy c....   >>  
      The best programmer I have ever seen was our Chief....   >>  
   PMP certification   [Thus, they're actually a warning flag. ] Nonse....   >>  
19 Jul 2002   .NET Language Choice....   I'm not knocking those other languages but I chose....   >>  
   re: Listen.com..   hmm, it works for me. >>  
      Yeah I guess I should qualify what I said a little....   >>  
      [Streaming audio is difficult to capture into a fi....   >>  
18 Jul 2002   Poll w moral: Who we....   I would just like to say that I don't think any am....   >>  
16 Jul 2002   Stuck in high-tech h....   Sometimes the problem is out of your control. We s....   >>  
15 Jul 2002   Age old Comp. Sci. l....   I am also not disagreeing.   >>  
      ['Build a system that even a fool can use, and onl....   >>  
   What's the best text....   Textpad is the first small editor I have paid for ....   >>  
11 Jul 2002   Views on UML?   [I have to admit I'm sceptical about design patter....   >>  
10 Jul 2002   YAH1BT   'This won't work. Most of them are willing to live....   >>  
   Views on UML?   1. Paul I think you mean XML. I could be wrong but....   >>  
01 Jul 2002   Yet another proposal....   >How long are we going to wait for 'Software Engin....   >>  
27 Jun 2002   What's the big deal?   My personal pursuit to enter the management ranks ....   >>  
24 Jun 2002   IT Degrees (Again)   It's funny, the tension that starts to show betwee....   >>  
   Design By Contract   I have never used design by contract but I have us....   >>  
20 Jun 2002   The importance of go....   This is exactly why literate programming is so imp....   >>  
   How do web sites go ....   I doubt you have 10k+ linux servers clustered so c....   >>  
19 Jun 2002   Software Engineers a....   Bella, I would assert that you do require trainin....   >>  
18 Jun 2002      My business card clearly states I am an engineer s....   >>  
17 Jun 2002   Strategy V, Sun and ....   For Oracle to increase their profit margin....   >>  
   Variant languages ve....   I just wanted to point out that php surpassing asp....   >>  
12 Jun 2002   Open Source and Comm....   >Is that bad for shrinkwrap programmers? Yep. My h....   >>  
      Where commercial software can compete the best is ....   >>  
11 Jun 2002   Moshe Bar is giving ....   I'm not suer If I will get better with age but I c....   >>  
04 Jun 2002   Extreme Programming ....   I haven't read to far into it yet but I had to com....   >>  
03 Jun 2002   Becoming a developer....   If you're a newbie, I'd say stay away from o....   >>  
31 May 2002      Be prolific. Create and release code open source o....   >>  
30 May 2002   www.joelonlife.com??   I'm not sure about sites on improving your health ....   >>  
25 May 2002   What on earth does a....   On my current project our unit tests are placed in....   >>  
24 May 2002   Writing skills   Although I do agree the term architect is probably....   >>  
   What on earth does a....   Marshall, Yes the unit tests are usually written ....   >>  
23 May 2002      Marshall, you draw the line at a reasonable point ....   >>  
22 May 2002   Aircraft falling fro....   I think the difference comes from the lack of hist....   >>  
21 May 2002   too critical of MS?   James, I thought someone would like that one ;-) ....   >>  
20 May 2002      >Why is it that people hate Microsoft so much? B....   >>  
   Code Reviews (Method....   I was at a client creating a web application, wher....   >>  
16 May 2002   Software License Man....   My colleague and I are facing a similiar problem i....   >>  
15 May 2002   MS Too Big   >The number of developers working on open source p....   >>  
13 May 2002   eXtreme, life-alteri....   Ilja, I think we did miss an opportunity to autom....   >>  
11 May 2002      Mackinac: I guess I posted to soon and misjudged ....   >>  
10 May 2002      Mackinac, I find it wierd that you take every chan....   >>  
   Ant and Make - Why d....   Just a Note: There are also make and ant build to....   >>  
08 May 2002   XP is wearing no clo....   The posts above are kind of funny. Comparing what ....   >>  
07 May 2002      A few responses rolled into one: Hugh: >Ian, b....   >>  
      Hugh, XP has a lot of rules but rules are made to....   >>  
      >Most of its tenets are nothing more than good pra....   >>  
30 Apr 2002   Shackleton as a mana....   Companies that expect employees to 'burn out or....   >>  
24 Apr 2002      I was first introduced to the story of the Enduran....   >>  
22 Apr 2002   What turns you on?   I can relate to your feelings. I sometimes feel li....   >>  
19 Apr 2002   Associate Degree vs.....   I think that a 2 year degree would be a great star....   >>  



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