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