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Number of Comments: 3,144
Number of Words: 247,291
First Comment: 23 Feb 2003
Final Comment: 20 Aug 2004

Number of Topics Posted: 198
First Topic: 02 Mar 2003
Latest Topic: 19 Aug 2004
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20 Aug 2004   IBM in a pickle   'Hmm. Microsoft [Philo] using one cometitor to spr....   >>  
19 Aug 2004   IBM in a pickle   >>  
19 Aug 2004   Does your employer m....   Camel fired me for not keeping their mandated hour....   >>  
   Google   FWIW, I understand Ted Kennedy got burned by the '....   >>  
   Ford kills major Ora....   I didn't mean 'tell' as in 'direct' - I meant 'tel....   >>  
      'do you know what quarterly credit inquiries will ....   >>  
      Peter's story is why I maintain that the whole sec....   >>  
   Joel's new book.   'Boss you should read some of the articles on this....   >>  
   SOHO Firewall/Filter....   Check out the Cisco PIX line - you can get a start....   >>  
   SQL 2005 vs Oracle 1....   'Also tell me how many that are using or thinking ....   >>  
   SQL Server - Up or D....   Actually, I happen to agree with that generalizati....   >>  
18 Aug 2004   X12 820 Parser   Step 1: Get sample data from every trading partner....   >>  
   Are bigger systems a....   Three nothing. Philo    >>  
      'Personally, I'm shocked that anyone would put win....   >>  
   SQL Server - Up or D....   Verizon's billing system runs on SQL Server. I sus....   >>  
   Install SP2 or not?   'The fundamental problem is that the firewall is O....   >>  
16 Aug 2004   Choose between two p....   If you plan to stay at the company, #1. Do it righ....   >>  
   sick days   'Hey boss, I need to take a sick day, there's some....   >>  
   Career Plan : Projet....   Honestly, if you have to ask how to become a CEO, ....   >>  
   Best natural kyboard....   Humpty - why you switching back? Philo    >>  
15 Aug 2004   How to get focused a....   Jesus, muppet!  Grow up or go to another foru....   >>  
      If there are certain places that you waste a lot o....   >>  
   Anyone familiar with....   'Conversely everybody, is it worth us considering ....   >>  
14 Aug 2004   Speaking of Google I....   'The prospectus says the google does not pay a div....   >>  
   Non-pathetic sw work....   Sharepoint rules!  Yay for me!   >>  
   Need advise/help on ....   Bob, a lot of laptops can do dual-monitor - just m....   >>  
   23 Reasons Google Co....   My favorite part of the whole auction was that Goo....   >>  
   The Olympics   Wow, is this really that hard to comprehend? It....   >>  
13 Aug 2004   Coldfusion programme....   '1) It states the candidate must meet deadlines, w....   >>  
      Actually, just about every request on there is rea....   >>  
   23 Reasons Google Co....   'The media and Wall Street are buddies. They tip e....   >>  
   SQL DTS "On Failure"....   Something about the action of thinking through the....   >>  
   The Olympics   'Even if a big country could send a huge number of....   >>  
      Medals per capita doesn't work for the Olympics, b....   >>  
      'I heard the other day on NPR that NATO is spendin....   >>  
12 Aug 2004   Windows XP SP2 and S....   'If in their zealotry to protect the end user they....   >>  
11 Aug 2004   Yet another Unix sec....   'it's just that they seem to get patched MUCH fast....   >>  
      I suspect the point the original poster was trying....   >>  
10 Aug 2004   Decline an offer - a....   BTW, the 'we plan to hire additional staff 'in the....   >>  
   in other words   '(The irony of it all was that the IT Gestapo bann....   >>  
   dual processors   'I'm looking into a dual Opteron for what I've bee....   >>  
   T-SQL Stored Procedu....   Out of honest curiosity, how maintainable are pack....   >>  
09 Aug 2004   dual processors   'No server admin is going to pop in a $oundblaster....   >>  
      Be careful about what cards you buy for it - build....   >>  
08 Aug 2004   Too many bells and w....   Think of it from a psychological point of view, to....   >>  
07 Aug 2004   Recommended setup fo....   http://www.livemeeting.com/ Uses telephone tel....   >>  
   Getting Things Done ....   Josh - nice plan on starting a project. I remember....   >>  
      Disorganized - I'm with you. I use hanging files, ....   >>  
   Sharepoint 2003 Port....   Make sure you have LOTS of comments and documentat....   >>  
      Biggest problem with metadata-driven DB design is ....   >>  
   Lightning Strikes a ....   Stupid question - can anyone find mention of a war....   >>  
      'The story reminds me that I still have computers ....   >>  
   Employment contracts....   Noncompetes can be enforceable in general. Variou....   >>  
   UI design -> huma....   Another example - Thunderbirds. You make a mode....   >>  
   You too can run up $....   Hey, how well known is St. John's? I've heard of i....   >>  
06 Aug 2004   UI design -> human factors engineering?   >>  
06 Aug 2004   UI design -> huma....   LOTR - *B*illion in the bank. With a 'B' Philo    >>  
      'Philo, I remember the tag line to your blog 'A mu....   >>  
   Fog Creek Marketing   'I think most bright folks reading the article (an....   >>  
      Chris, you think someone who has positioned themse....   >>  
      I just caught the quote again as I posted. I take ....   >>  
      Sorry - I was being too absolutist and picky, and ....   >>  
      The website is a finite real cost, and pure market....   >>  
   You too can run up $....   I'm trying to say that there happens to be a (larg....   >>  
05 Aug 2004   Binding services for PDF files?   >>  
05 Aug 2004   Binding services for....   I'll bet Redmond has some great printing services ....   >>  
      Code Monkey - almost but not quite. I've done that....   >>  
   You too can run up $....   'Maybe you could make an argument that a person ou....   >>  
      'I can deliver Hamlet's soliloquy, but I don't thi....   >>  
      'What I disagree with, though, is the false coroll....   >>  
      'It frightens me that you, along with many others,....   >>  
04 Aug 2004   Study: Cable giants ....   I wonder if the cable companies have thought this ....   >>  
03 Aug 2004   SQL Server Reporting....   'I think that in a controlled environment (like th....   >>  
      By the way, Crystal uses a proprietary format for ....   >>  
      Visual Studio 2005 has a Reporting Services contro....   >>  
   To change or not to ....   If I choose to go for the small company, I'll prob....   >>  
   Crystal Reports and ....   Wayne, have you worked with SQL Reporting Services....   >>  
   By 2007 Linux will h....   'Good software still commands good money, unless y....   >>  
02 Aug 2004   Crystal Reports and ....   Heck, I forgot the Philo there... Philo [Micros....   >>  
      http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/default.asp....   >>  
   Making Linux a playe....   'Also, there isn't quite the culture of upgrades i....   >>  
      'I am not sure what you mean by merging your forks....   >>  
      Master of the Obvious - how do you merge your fork....   >>  
   Telecommuting   You'll have to explain to ....   >>  
   By 2007 Linux will h....   '>> Linux since 2002(version 7 and 8). What are....   >>  
   Sabanes-Oxley?   BTW, to make this kind of thing work, you have to ....   >>  
      It's not that it's reviewed, it's that developers ....   >>  
   Programming Language....   'It's simple from there... Java has been around l....   >>  
      I meant in the survey. Philo    >>  
      Matthew, this supports my point - were these books....   >>  
      Okay, this is just off-the-cuff, but... O'Reill....   >>  
01 Aug 2004   How can a progammer ....   'Teaching - check with your local state run school....   >>  
   Another Linux win is....   'Until there is an open source solution, there wil....   >>  
31 Jul 2004   The Village (no spoilers)   >>  
31 Jul 2004   BSxx on campus recru....   [Philo checks watch, shakes it] Is it 1980 agai....   >>  
   IS PRIVATIZATION ans....   'India: biggest disparity between rich and po....   >>  
      Low standards of living Poor education Safety pr....   >>  
   Employment in the 3d....   Sassy - thanks for the info! So far she seems to ....   >>  
      I *am* letting her develop her talent. Sadly, the ....   >>  
      Oh cool - I was about to start something similar. ....   >>  
   Odd Codes of Conduct   'So, we have to hide all our pens, design sheets, ....   >>  
      'We have a 'no excessive personal photos' rule, wh....   >>  
   Storing long-term hi....   'The machines cycle once overy 20-180 seconds' ....   >>  
30 Jul 2004   What does google do?   Somehow, the question 'How can I find out what Goo....   >>  
   Odd Codes of Conduct   Trollop, have you ever lived in an area with heavy....   >>  
      IMHO, if that doesn't say 'during working hours' t....   >>  
   Storing long-term hi....   The problem is that you want to index the machine ....   >>  
   Word Sucks   'We want a guarantee against crashing, a guarantee....   >>  
      'This should not be a problem in 2004. A word proc....   >>  
   Home or professional....   'but I want to be able to physically work with my ....   >>  
29 Jul 2004   "No Defense for Linux"   >>  
29 Jul 2004   "No Defense for Linu....   Ahhh.... excellent catches, RocketJeff and MT - th....   >>  
   How do pople get thi....   'If I remember correctly some people actually said....   >>  
      I raised my right hand, said 'I, [state your name]....   >>  
   Interviewing: common....   Good points, Ian, but what if their curriculum was....   >>  
   What's a good FREE F....   Dan, IIRC, mput asks for verification on each file....   >>  
   For those who think ....   Is there a name for the phenomenon where one subco....   >>  
28 Jul 2004   What are some possib....   'I hate the office paging systems. Does MS have t....   >>  
27 Jul 2004   Web App: Clickable F....   There's a Visio SDK that lets you embed Visio as a....   >>  
26 Jul 2004   Third, er, sixth, er, last Star Wars named   >>  
26 Jul 2004   My users have threat....   And sign it 'lemon-lyman.com' Philo    >>  
   New MSN +Encarta sea....   lion and world war 2 did. Computer didn't. I w....   >>  
   Good Coding Related ....   A Volkswagon Beetle with the plate: FEATURE ....   >>  
   Fun with bits   ASIC, Assembly, silicon - I'm not going to argue t....   >>  
      'I know these tricks, and if you know these tricks....   >>  
25 Jul 2004   Using .NET to develo....   Kalani - did you look at GDI+ for your rendering? ....   >>  
24 Jul 2004   Lookout owner speaks....   'Since when do the 'interest of the shareholders' ....   >>  
      'Shoot, most people can even tell when someone is ....   >>  
23 Jul 2004   We were WRONG about ....   'but let me tell you as one person still doing a l....   >>  
22 Jul 2004   My resume any way to....   Yeah, that was always a pain in the ass - answer t....   >>  
   We were WRONG about ....   'rather than the Microsoft blue screen machines' ....   >>  
   Crystal Enterprise 1....   Make sure you evaluate SQL Server Reporting Servic....   >>  
   Great blog post on i....   'Microsoft no longer seems aligned with rewarding ....   >>  
   Nasty virus/worm on ....   'And no I don't have a cite for you Philo, just go....   >>  
   Why Microsoft Wins   May I humbly suggest that the real answer should b....   >>  
21 Jul 2004   Nasty virus/worm on ....   'Most datacenter operators are well-equipped to de....   >>  
   Is ASP.Net for Real?   'If you need reports against OLAP cubes, you'll ne....   >>  
20 Jul 2004   New mouse, part thre....   'How the hell do you say three in french?' You'....   >>  
   Postmortems...   For both Should be and Boofus: My favorite post....   >>  
   Reporting Engine for....   If you have a SQL Server lying around (odds are sl....   >>  
   IPOD "monopoly":Appl....   *or* Apple has optimized the electronics and is pa....   >>  
   Free program to wash....   Kyralessa, you could check out Spouse 1.0... Ph....   >>  
   OT: unbiased coverag....   '> CNN is generally acknowledged to have a liberal....   >>  
      Bobba, nothing amuses me more than 'CNN isn't bi....   >>  
   Hanlon's Razor   Ahhh... most likely spoken by Lazarus Long... P....   >>  
   Open Source is good   If this turns into another round of 'it's not alwa....   >>  
19 Jul 2004   OT: unbiased coverag....   Right here. I think we should discuss politics on ....   >>  
   Open Source is good   >> and if he hadn't fixed it, I would have been ab....   >>  
   software vs program   curious - try this phrase on for size: 'I don't k....   >>  
18 Jul 2004   One Page Resume's Wo....   'Most of them were an attempt to list EVERY FRIGGI....   >>  
17 Jul 2004   Microsoft (or other)....   Mongo - has your company been in direct contact wi....   >>  
16 Jul 2004   Is the one-page resu....   Answering the OP: Yes. The one page resume was ....   >>  
   JoS Nicknames   I'm not philo   >>  
   Google could compete....   'Do you really feel secure with all your data in s....   >>  
15 Jul 2004   Better Windows Explo....   'Maybe Philo can take it and send it as a mail to ....   >>  
   .NET Marketshare Pt ....   FYI, most of these surveys generally ask the quest....   >>  
   What do we teach our....   ' THE KIDS WERE FOLLOWING THE RULES AS SPECIFIED.'....   >>  
   Why so much irony ab....   'The big problem was that reviewers hated him and ....   >>  
   .Net devs that went ....   'Why do you still have to do most of your admining....   >>  
14 Jul 2004   .Net devs that went to Java and won't go back?   >>  
14 Jul 2004   Why can't windows ju....   For muppet: 'They can require a reboot if they wa....   >>  
13 Jul 2004   Read-only USB?   ''With USB devices, if you plug it straight into t....   >>  
   .Net market share   'Yeah, one company of 60,000 people, similar to th....   >>  
      Uh Dennis? You're refuting the statistics presente....   >>  
12 Jul 2004   Legitimate emails ge....   Last time I calculated the number of emails I didn....   >>  
   Sealed classed...   'If I inherit from/extend your class, isn't hte li....   >>  
      BTW, I'm neither agreeing nor disagreeing - just p....   >>  
      http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2004/01/....   >>  
   Eric on Hazards of H....   'I didn't read his criteria as being stringent at ....   >>  
      So 25 people, he's hired two without degrees, and ....   >>  
      'I want to see a bachelor's degree from a highly r....   >>  
   question on (microso....   I know of no official policy encouraging blogs. In....   >>  
   Object diagram   'Is it just a given that there is only one Holy Me....   >>  
   Weird hardware probl....   Whoa - that did it! Unplug, hold the power switch ....   >>  
   Steve Ballmer's lett....   Uh, so what you're really saying is that MySQL is ....   >>  
      'but MySQL is considered a lot better product than....   >>  
11 Jul 2004   Weird hardware problem   >>  
11 Jul 2004   dis-improving   First of all, a phenomenon I'm considering writing....   >>  
   CIO's   FWIW, I don't think it's 'planned' like some guy s....   >>  
   Steve Ballmer's lett....   So here's the thing - we released new versions of ....   >>  
   Soho CRM with caller....   Joe- yep, that was it. :-) Philo    >>  
10 Jul 2004   Steve Ballmer's lett....   Thanks! Philo    >>  
      'While WordPerfect's market share in the general p....   >>  
09 Jul 2004   Soho CRM with caller....   MS has a CRM add-in for Outlook, but I haven't pla....   >>  
08 Jul 2004   Cross-platform .NET:....   'Or will they continue their monopolist obsessions....   >>  
   JOS UI issue   Grumpy, just see if you can forward them all to Mr....   >>  
   Objection to XP (ext....   'The action you take to find out something actuall....   >>  
      Waterfall design suffers from a major flaw - the a....   >>  
   Go west, young man!   'Nevada is probably a good close alternative, and ....   >>  
06 Jul 2004   New app dev manager ....   'Find out what the biggest legitimate obstacle to ....   >>  
   What price / reasons....   Dennis, I understand the challenge, but why didn't....   >>  
      All you folks that have jobs and are eyeing other ....   >>  
   Free web hosting   Why not get a professor to sponsor it, make it an ....   >>  
   Being Researched   Cecilia, I'm kinda curious, as you seem to have it....   >>  
   performance review   Submit a draft, or at least a list of your accompl....   >>  
   Gadget Addiction   +1 on Amazon wishlists - works for me too Also,....   >>  
   Job Titles   The only title I really ever cared about was 'bein....   >>  
   yet another thread o....   Actually, they might be referring to an existing c....   >>  
      Using any degree as a gatekeeper is stupid, as is ....   >>  
   How does the RIAA id....   'it may not be his frustration at being a failed m....   >>  
05 Jul 2004   yet another thread o....   eye-ballin, I'm in the position of 'I visit client....   >>  
      me, I'm not a stupid guy. I don't comment on these....   >>  
      'The job market is tight' Bullshit. I'm thro....   >>  
   Wikis and IMDB   No, I think he means 'what's a grip?' Philo    >>  
      Ever seen two friends get in a fight about who the....   >>  
   How does the RIAA id....   'New CDs are too expensive => people download, rec....   >>  
      'And we think the tactics being used by the downlo....   >>  
      I'm pretty sure the RIAA uses a bot. Apparently th....   >>  
   Need help on the VB ....   'since the company is full of VB programmers, mana....   >>  
03 Jul 2004   Paul Graham says we ....   Eric - nope, was tongue-in-cheek. [big grin] Ph....   >>  
      I'm just waiting on Joel's 'Paul Graham is going t....   >>  
02 Jul 2004   A great day to be at....   And, in an attempt to seed this as the longest, mo....   >>  
   Stretched too thin   Echoing what Eric said, I've known a few racists (....   >>  
   Microsoft cuts price....   'Communism *is* a form of government' No, commu....   >>  
      Karthik, last time I checked neither Red Hat nor N....   >>  
      KC, you have it backwards. Free Software is, in t....   >>  
01 Jul 2004   Is the internet "antisocial"?   >>  
01 Jul 2004   What will the web be like in 50 years?   >>  
01 Jul 2004   Computer technicians....   'Victoria Franich said Moyer cornered her, grabbed....   >>  
      Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but the whole 'strange gu....   >>  
   your most absurd IT ....   Oh, I forgot this one - at Camel the official poli....   >>  
      I worked at a place where managers had to request ....   >>  
   What will the web be....   The Moller aircar has been 'just around the corner....   >>  
   Data Types Chosen On....   'A column named 'YES_NO_SOMETHING_SOMETHING' thats....   >>  
30 Jun 2004   Stupid Office Questi....   'name withheld out of cowardice = Philo' Huh? ....   >>  
   Versions: planning o....   Also try to be sure you know which features people....   >>  
   Crystal Book   Just so everyone knows - SQL Server Reporting Serv....   >>  
   Electronic Whiteboar....   Instead of trying to make a real whiteboard work (....   >>  
29 Jun 2004   Visual Studio Expres....   'I'm starting to think that the instant some of yo....   >>  
      'The problem is that not all of us earn in USD. Ov....   >>  
      Instead of trying to restrict supply, shouldn't yo....   >>  
   https tracking - pub....   One other thought, in the 'why are they using SSL ....   >>  
      In normal SSL, the client's public key is not sent....   >>  
28 Jun 2004   JavaScript book? A r....   http://www.visibone.com/ I got both the card an....   >>  
   Electronic Medical R....   'Not mature.' Neither is the electronic medical....   >>  
   Trademarks   Also known as 'ASCII was good enough for ARPANet, ....   >>  
      IMHO, it's simply meant as humor. I think I've see....   >>  
      Yes(tm) Philo, All Rights Reserved    >>  
   Can you be a good C+....   Someday I'm going to figure out where the hell 'v=....   >>  
      'It's possible to earn a math degree without a phy....   >>  
   Microsoft office ran....   'The one where Outlook automatically uses MSWord t....   >>  
   What does SharePoint....   A wiki is like a big room of whiteboards that anyo....   >>  
      Uh, SharePoint is completely browser-based, and wi....   >>  
      BTW, I recommend Scot Hilliard's SharePoint book (....   >>  
      Philo actually sleeps once in a while. :-) Shar....   >>  
27 Jun 2004   Blogs written by gee....   Uh, in english you can use the possessive form on ....   >>  
26 Jun 2004      'Here's what *I* would find fascinating: a techie ....   >>  
   DBAs vs. Coders   Field Name: BirthDate Data Type: DateTime When....   >>  
25 Jun 2004   Answered his own que....   Having been suckered by every major employment fad....   >>  
   Not a bug?   To be honest, I think Jeff's caught in the wrong m....   >>  
   Open Source accounta....   Olivier - my apologies to you and your girlfriend.....   >>  
      Olivier - great to meet you! I'm looking for free ....   >>  
24 Jun 2004   "Sometimes the server doesn't come back up"   >>  
24 Jun 2004   GPS receivers for la....   You do need a USB interface, since fewer and fewer....   >>  
   Foldaway natural key....   Every natural I've had has been huge. What about a....   >>  
   "Sometimes the serve....   Christopher, I maintained two SQL boxes one state ....   >>  
   Converting no capita....   Before pursuing this avenue, I recommend reading ....   >>  
   Why Web based apps S....   Paulo - for web apps you charge a service fee; the....   >>  
23 Jun 2004   Job searching as a l....   How well do you interact with people? Can you esta....   >>  
   Lookup tables vs. ex....   Are you saying the client just wants to put 'Blond....   >>  
   "Sharepoint... Share....   MacSqueeb, perhaps I misread it, but the statement....   >>  
      'So you can bombard them with propaganda?' No, ....   >>  
      Um, cite please re: companies that 'don't want Sha....   >>  
21 Jun 2004   Why are Smart Phones....   'This is why Sony is running screaming from the PD....   >>  
20 Jun 2004   VS.NET bugginess neg....   I wrote an EDI management interface, XML preproces....   >>  
19 Jun 2004   YAR (Yet Another Ran....   You know, this may be a first for the IRS. 'Dammi....   >>  
   Sharepoint! which no....   Ah yes, my old nemesis - SharePoint v1. ShareP....   >>  
18 Jun 2004   I miss gnutella.com...   >>  
18 Jun 2004      BTW, those 24 million client licenses would be for....   >>  
      In my experience, when people say 'SharePoint' the....   >>  
   Shocker: Pay rates f....   It's negotiation. Businesses jumped on the 'recess....   >>  
   Why does the "bloat"....   will there ever be a way for a program to never 'd....   >>  
   Real use of CSS   'good to keep business logic seperate for data acc....   >>  
   ERP   If you were asked to buy a car for a small/medium ....   >>  
17 Jun 2004   Why microsoft lost t....   Sorry Christopher - I figured since Joel wrote the....   >>  
      Never one to dampen an interesting new point of vi....   >>  
16 Jun 2004   Too contentious around here   >>  
16 Jun 2004   perhaps slightly lig....   Use onKeyUp Philo    >>  
   JOEL stop watering d....   'Once you reach a certain level of notoriety, you ....   >>  
   Editing a PDF?   For a general-purpose answer, FinePrint can do tha....   >>  
   Summary of Joel's La....   MD, it absolutely calls for a client/server soluti....   >>  
      JT - I agree with you completely. I've just found ....   >>  
      Web-based apps have their place, but it's the same....   >>  
   scripting languages ....   Visual Studio.Net will provide a lot of additional....   >>  
   Air Supply   MD, is it just my perception, or have you suddenly....   >>  
   How the browser comp....   'Netscape was adding stuff mainly at AOL's behest ....   >>  
      'Netscape had no incentive to improve their produc....   >>  
   Wiki Doc Management ....   Are you looking for a system that will be the docu....   >>  
   Customizing yourself   Google on 'esprit de corps' Philo    >>  
      IMHO, don't get words. If the artist screws up a p....   >>  
   MS Access and VS.NET   David - whoops, I missed that it was a consumer ap....   >>  
      'MS is trying to kill Access' That's news to me....   >>  
   On Win2k3   I don't see any benefit. If you're a developer who....   >>  
15 Jun 2004   Will Oracle be my br....   Uh, do you have to pay the money to get the cert? ....   >>  
   I need a new monitor   'By your very own defintion Microsoft is a Monopol....   >>  
      The legal definition of monopoly is 'the ability t....   >>  
      I remember the one reason I switched away from Net....   >>  
   Good Strategy, Joel!   I think the 'break the MS monopoly on web browsers....   >>  
   Philo are you a brow....   935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20535 ....   >>  
      [shrug] I don't get any kind of validation from wh....   >>  
      Philo's self-esteem self-help: 1) Look in the mir....   >>  
   Looking for URLS of ....   'You could try the various groups on the ex-deja g....   >>  
   Coder To Developer b....   Kate - that was something of a veiled reference to....   >>  
      Kate, with all due respect, using 'UML' as an exam....   >>  
      Regarding the beer analogy - OP sounds more like h....   >>  
   Video Capture?   I have an ATI All-in-Wonder, that's why I want to ....   >>  
14 Jun 2004   Ethics of running an online forum...   >>  
14 Jun 2004   Video Capture?   >>  
14 Jun 2004   Tech Interview Rant   In my experience, as goes the interview, so goes t....   >>  
   Today's Provocative ....   1 / 0   >>  
   Windows CVS Clients   Three for TortoiseCVS! Philo    >>  
   Stupid CS Exam Quest....   'I just said I don't think it's a useful test ques....   >>  
      Actually that's one of the more relevant exam ques....   >>  
   announcement   I listened to most of Three Dead Trolls in a Baggi....   >>  
   Microsoft CRM   SharePoint leverages AD heavily. Philo    >>  
      Peter, drop me a line. Let's talk - I might be abl....   >>  
      Tony's pretty close. I can tell you that our corpo....   >>  
   After the POLL...   'So you have 8 years less dev experience than peop....   >>  
13 Jun 2004   Random numbers in a fixed distribution?   >>  
13 Jun 2004   Random numbers in a ....   That's perfect, Oren - thanks! Philo    >>  
   After the POLL...   No I don't - I was only active for eight years. ....   >>  
      No clue.   >>  
   What will they come ....   Oops - when I said 'Medical care' I meant medical ....   >>  
      'Hence, it can be said that the Reagan administrat....   >>  
      Just for the record, not *everyone* hated Reagan a....   >>  
12 Jun 2004   Eric's Marketing Ide....   Coupla hundred hits a month, but then it's just te....   >>  
11 Jun 2004   Where are all the ne....   Anon, where do you live? Are you willing to reloca....   >>  
      Lots of new stuff in DC. For that matter, I was ge....   >>  
   JOS Disaster recover....   While many boards on the 'net have run without a h....   >>  
   Questions for a Remo....   When posting on a board generally populated by pos....   >>  
      'people who don't speak english good' That's 'p....   >>  
   N-Tier stuff   Janonymous - you're right, my mistake. :-) How....   >>  
      Read up on Service Oriented Architecture and web s....   >>  
   GMail - when ?   Christopher - it's not the amount of clicking, it'....   >>  
   Why Not Use Diagrams....   ERWin for ER/Diagrams is nice if you can get someo....   >>  
   Oh No, Not New York ....   The President also died in 'Mars Attacks' and 'JFK....   >>  
10 Jun 2004   GMail - when ?   I could never get into webmail - I just read and p....   >>  
   CVS versioning &....   I really have to ask - WAR? What is it good for? ....   >>  
   dot - the movie   BTW, did you notice how the 3rd partner was portra....   >>  
      I haven't seen dot, but I found Startup.com to be ....   >>  
   Water cooler   Dennis, this was a news item today - check the sec....   >>  
      Clay, to be honest, for your average soccer mom ja....   >>  
      In all honesty, it can't be healthy for the intern....   >>  
   Why Not Use Diagrams....   Ditto on 'let's go to the whiteboard and draw it' ....   >>  
   Oh No, Not New York ....   You know, I really have to wonder what goes throug....   >>  
      Don't forget that the only city in modern-day Euro....   >>  
   ISO: flexible, shrin....   I worked with a package called ShopSite, which is ....   >>  
   Microsoft helping in....   Back atcha, Stephen, for taking it in the spirit i....   >>  
09 Jun 2004      Hey now - AIDSAntiserum.Net is going to be great. ....   >>  
   Oracle Development b....   The Oracle Desk Reference is a must-have. Also, I....   >>  
   Avoiding Indecisiven....   If you're supposed to be a mentor, then try to fin....   >>  
   First or last presen....   There's nothing wrong with PowerPoint. Just don't ....   >>  
      Do you get to sit through the other presentations?....   >>  
   project from hell, a....   I blame the President. 'seriously reaming' someone....   >>  
   challenging SQL ques....   I'll add to the calls to move to PostgreSQL - if y....   >>  
08 Jun 2004      [sniff, sniff] Smells like homework. Philo    >>  
   How GPA affects job ....   I think using GPA as a veto criteria is a Bad Move....   >>  
   How much does the re....   Daniel, I agree with you completely. I just don't ....   >>  
      If you have a job offer in hand, then you can't cu....   >>  
   Betting your company....   I keep telling you guys - no email, no help. :-/ ....   >>  
   Hogging two spots (a....   Uh, Sam - did you *get* the reference? Philo    >>  
      What kind of keyboard would you use to hack the Gi....   >>  
   Monumental Incompete....   Where do you keep the spec? Philo    >>  
   Windows wireless tro....   Karel - what, exactly, was the 'bug'? Philo    >>  
   Postal code database....   Area codes, not zip codes. Philo    >>  
07 Jun 2004   MD5 - How do I use t....   Take an MD5 hash of each file, compare the hashes.....   >>  
   Getting hit by a bus   Dudes, lighten up - the 'getting hit by a bus' is ....   >>  
   Merger of Microsoft-....   'A while ago, I met a guy from Microsoft's SAP All....   >>  
   Postal code database....   The US Census Bureau has a database of zip -> lat/....   >>  
   Comparing two sound ....   MD5 and compare hashes. If they're different, the ....   >>  
   Whats the deal with ....   I like the word 'prosectution' I guess that's w....   >>  
   Is the tide now goin....   Indeed - when I spend my time creating something, ....   >>  
      'Is this one of those threads a Microsoft employee....   >>  
      Gaius, out of curiosity - do you believe that less....   >>  
   Partnership Agreemen....   Gaius, I agreed as a final comment that an LLP *is....   >>  
      Being personally liable for a bank account is diff....   >>  
06 Jun 2004      IMHO, you should look into forming a corporation. ....   >>  
   Google and IM   ...and BTW, it's the lawyer in me that's annoyed b....   >>  
      No, absolutely not. As in 'not one iota of legal a....   >>  
      'One uses Internet Explorer to visit websites' ....   >>  
      'Microsoft were declared a Monopoly because they f....   >>  
   Microsoft Granted Pa....   You know what an interesting solution would be? Ha....   >>  
05 Jun 2004   Kiwis and Kiwi Fruit....   No, you see the problem is that 'kiwi' is ambiguou....   >>  
   Google and IM   'Monopoly' You keep using that word. I do not thi....   >>  
   640K Should be Enoug....   'If Microsoft built a car would you let your kids ....   >>  
      'And you can't even compare Gates to Ford, because....   >>  
      'this column daringly offered free software into t....   >>  
   Slacker Coworker   'Glad to hear you say 'Kiwi fruit' and not simply ....   >>  
      Why 'Zespri'? Did someone think 'kiwi' was an ethn....   >>  
04 Jun 2004      I only want to hear about solutions involving flas....   >>  
   The thing I hate mos....   'I always report the errors to Microsoft because I....   >>  
   Microsoft Granted Pa....   Whenever you read about a new patent, remember - p....   >>  
   Real or Hoax? You be....   Nice to see I made Stephen's top three. Stephen, w....   >>  
   SQL Editor   Try UltraEdit - it's not quite an IDE, but might d....   >>  
   Windows XP SP2 And P....   'and legtimate users and sysadmins are going to be....   >>  
   Virtual PC or Drive ....   You can run multiple instances of VPC at once, if ....   >>  
03 Jun 2004   questions to ask bef....   What are the purchasing authority levels? This....   >>  
   If you were Microsof....   '1. Quit talking about security and actually do s....   >>  
   using opaque primary....   BTW, another way that real life may interfere with....   >>  
   sounding off: Linux ....   'Swapping an ignition module isn't especially diff....   >>  
      muppet - agreed, but I'm sure you've been frustrat....   >>  
      I went through something similar with Linux. I'd r....   >>  
   Windows based Email ....   'In this day and age I'd say that mishandling of a....   >>  
      I had a great day Tuesday, but spared everyone the....   >>  
   The rise of .NET   'there remains a perception that J2EE is for serio....   >>  
02 Jun 2004   Windows based Email ....   Why not Outlook? What's the last version you used?....   >>  
   Best language for GU....   'Thank god I am sticking with Java' Because...?....   >>  
   This is ludicrous   We've had this in the US for a while - google on '....   >>  
   Daughter needs a lap....   Thoughts on peripherals - - An external USB 2.0 h....   >>  
   Planning to give my ....   I left one job because of some pretty poor managem....   >>  
      Give constructive criticism - there's always a one....   >>  
   Microsoft Interview ....   http://www.google.com/search?as_q=interview&num=50....   >>  
   The demise of the MD....   BTW, my understanding is that MS moved away from M....   >>  
   Reviewing your co-wo....   Any constructive criticism should go to the cowork....   >>  
   Dell Laptops   I loved my Dell Inspirons (8000/8600), and I also ....   >>  
01 Jun 2004   Now *this* would be a neat email service...   >>  
01 Jun 2004      For a 'have desktop, will travel' model, my top th....   >>  
   Image library s/w   'The question: can any of you recommend something ....   >>  
      I love ThumbsPlus - I've been using it for almost ....   >>  
   Now *this* would be ....   Yeah, 'cause they make sure to share the really co....   >>  
   How do I turn pirate....   [note - most of this is stuff I've learned tange....   >>  
   Self Defence   I've found being 6'4' and 250lbs and too stupid to....   >>  
   Why does Windows nee....   'it was both a minor thing (1 phone call and their....   >>  
      Cynic - I don't feel it's bashing; I really apprec....   >>  
      'We are a small shop, but we can't have downtime i....   >>  
      I'm also curious about the anti-reboot mania for t....   >>  
   Effects of "Anti-GMa....   I would never, ever, ever use an email service tha....   >>  
   Are you a less produ....   "*It* must've been before my time."   >>  
      Regarding the under-25 crowd, I have to share a sc....   >>  
   To Dubai or not to D....   Little Dyson trivia vacuum running in my brain. I ....   >>  
      Coke is better than Pepsi! Windows is better than....   >>  
31 May 2004   Alone or Team?   It's an annoying question because like a lot of in....   >>  
   Off-the-wall UI   You and two or three coworkers in a room with a bi....   >>  
   Effects of "Anti-GMa....   'Fine. Ban all bullets -- except for military and....   >>  
      ...because murderous villains always register thei....   >>  
      'Philo's lackadaisical attitude towards who reads ....   >>  
      'doesn't mean that John Doe from Idaho who sends e....   >>  
      Good lord. I've said it before, I'll say it again ....   >>  
   Are you a less produ....   'I have found that 2 and up hampers the productivt....   >>  
      It's like three herculean feats all in one: - Fin....   >>  
   To Dubai or not to D....   Well, this is certainly a thread you can't end wit....   >>  
30 May 2004   But, but... I thought Apache was secure?   >>  
30 May 2004   Master's thesis adds....   1 is fuzzy - you'll get some interest, but it soun....   >>  
   Are you a less produ....   'I am being 37 and have married a nice woman who i....   >>  
   But, but... I though....   FullName, it's not that I didn't think Apache need....   >>  
      Man, I just read the topic title again. That's *re....   >>  
      Eric, I did not mean to troll - I was sincerely lo....   >>  
   XSLT Mapper?   I ended up staying with Stylus Studio because it d....   >>  
      For Jason, who I'm guessing got confused at the 'm....   >>  
29 May 2004   XSLT Mapper?   >>  
29 May 2004   Cost of living in NY....   'In fact, the financial institutions here nearly a....