Freelancers Forum Messages on Sunday May 13th 2001
Re: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 23:33
well as much as I'd like to agree with you, personally speaking I sometimes
find it difficult to phrase my sentences correctly as it's not my first
language, but despite this, I probably would have s...
Re: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 22:56
On (13/05/01 20:48), Andrew Wilson wrote:
> From: "John Brunsdon" [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> I'd say the reason why they spell 'hear! hear!' as 'here here' is
>> simply ignorance about how its spelt, and t...
RE: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 22:41
or Web Sights instead of Web Sites. Though I suppose both could be correct
in a way it would just depend on whether one is building or just looking
even if it does imply absolute crass ignorance to s...
Re: FN-FORUM new stuff
date posted 13th May 2001 22:38
Chas Walton wrote:
> > www.e-sume.co.uk/projectpete
> I found the screenshots on wobbly wires a bit irritating because they
> were too sticky -- but the fireflies and gnarled tree is a really neat...
Flash intros
date posted 13th May 2001 22:24
Could all you flash Gurus please give me some help and advise in showing me
some example intros that either you have done or you know of as I am
interested in finding out what average download times...
RE: FN-FORUM new stuff
date posted 13th May 2001 22:07
> www.e-sume.co.uk/projectpete
> Thanks
> Pete
DOB: 1978??
Doh .. where did I get the impression you were 40 odd?
Like the site tho, didnt think the last one was that bad either :o)
Jon H
Freelan...
South West Meet - Date
date posted 13th May 2001 22:07
(This) Thursday 7th May - 6.30 for 7pm
Pub in Bristol (tbc).
RSVP - [EMAIL REMOVED]
Cheers,
Jon H
Freelance Designer
Aardman Animations
designdojo.com | design resource
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Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 21:47
Wait you saying he's into politics now.. Naw.. More like spin doctoring and
BS. The ten pledges card thing they are repeating should have: 'We will
fulfil the pledges we promised last election and no...
RE: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 21:32
I'm with John on this one, far too many people take our language with a
pinch of salt and are extremely lazy with it. Some of which I believe is
caused by how modern education is being undertaken....
Re: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 21:17
But probably correct. Unlike my spell munged last comment when I meant
to say it was "hear" not here at all and totally failed.
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 21:13
But he was a complete non-entity then, not into politics at all.Little
did I know.
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 20:49
John I'd say your comments are objectionable and arrogant.
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM PC check please
date posted 13th May 2001 20:30
The buttons and links work ok here on IE 5.5
HTH
Keith Budden
www.conceptadesigns.com
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Re: FN-FORUM PC check please
date posted 13th May 2001 20:30
looks ok on mine (Win2k Adv. Svr / IE5.5) although some points such as the
address at the bottom left is too small to read and a few 404 errors on some
of the links.
Rgds,
C.
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Re: FN-FORUM PC check please
date posted 13th May 2001 19:20
Hi
seems ok on win 98se/ netscape 4.77
- it is *very* red
- fonts are tough to read - ie address details on home page (e mail
address *is* illegible
- vert alignment on training pages may be out -...
PC check please
date posted 13th May 2001 18:51
Hi all
I wonder if someone could check the 'bones' of this site on a PC? At the
moment just 'training courses' and the 1st course 'health & hygiene' buttons
work. i think I may have overdone it with...
Re: FN-FORUM Re: stock image links
date posted 13th May 2001 17:53
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From: "Carla Boulton" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM Re: stock image links
> Apologies in advance for being cr...
Re: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 17:43
I'd say the reason why they spell 'hear! hear!' as 'here here' is simply
ignorance about how its spelt, and they can't be bothered to look it up in a
dictionary, where they'd find it under 'hear' not...
RE: FN-FORUM Where to start?
date posted 13th May 2001 17:37
http://www.brad.co.uk
not really sure, but it looks like an advertisers index to me....it does
seem to offer a 24 hour free trial access (Maybe handy to get it all down in
1 go) :-)
Regards
Darr...
RE: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 17:33
> > Interesting how language changes, innit? It used to mean, roughly,
> > "Hear what is being said" and/or "I hear you". I'll be unpacking my
> > OED soon so can check exactly if anyone cares.
>...
Re: FN-FORUM Where to start?
date posted 13th May 2001 17:28
> Glad to know I wasn't the only one whose first thought was that TV
show tho.
>
> If I recall in the show it stood for Alien Life Form :)
Who, if I recall, ate cats. 'Hilarious'.
Barry Swan
[EMAI...
Re: FN-FORUM Where to start?
date posted 13th May 2001 17:17
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Where to start?
> no idea what ALF stands for. As an a...
websearch for money was IT supprt helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 16:29
Just thought i'd mention that there was this ducomentary on telly a while
back about a US compnay whos main job is top find things for people on the
phone....... they showed the offices and they were...
Re: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 16:24
>Formulating the right web search ought to be a chargeable skill!
Formulating anything should be chargeable then. We stand on the
shoulders of others anyway in this business. This is the spirit of
s...
RE: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 16:22
you were at college with him ? errrm what can I say, you could have saved us
all alot of hassle and pain.
Regards
Darren Spink
htpp://www.arkad.leeds.co.uk
Tel: +44(0)113 2534750
Fax: +44(0)113...
Re: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 16:11
The first thing it'll do is shrink the contractor market again :-(((
[EMAIL REMOVED] (Vendetta Sales and Admin) wrote:
> But it looks as though HP are going to have to pay all O'Murphy's income
> t...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 16:10
So would the LIbDems, and any party other than New Tory, sorry Labour.
To think I was at college with that twat Blair. I should have killed him
then.
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 16:09
Not only that, it actually becomes technically illegal to continue
running your Limited Company as it can no longer make a profit (ever).
It doesn't have anything to do with working through an agency...
Re: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 16:03
logon.bat
Kathy
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From: "Derek Clarke" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 13 May 2001 14:45
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
> The name of the file it can...
Re: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 16:02
Yes, you're right. I blame the Americans for taking over our speil
chuckers. It should be "hear" from the OE gehieran to SAY (not hear at
all). As in I say, I say, I say (or possibly not). Wasssuuuu...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 15:06
News on that. Just read briefly that the Tories would abolish it if voted
in... Guess it's here to stay then huh.
On 13/05/01 02:00 pm, "Derek Clarke" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> No, it's "how much ca...
Re: FN-FORUM Domain transfers
date posted 13th May 2001 14:58
> (struggling over a Javascript form validation, while the rest of the world
> is outside in the sunshine :-(
Sadly you're not the only one sitting in work being a busy beaver :(...
Re: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 14:47
The name of the file it can't find would be helpful.
[EMAIL REMOVED] (Vendetta Sales and Admin) wrote:
> How do I know you're any more qualified than I am? Plus I can get a free
> major incident di...
Re: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 14:47
Formulating the right web search ought to be a chargeable skill!
[EMAIL REMOVED] (Andrew Edwardson) wrote:
> > I would be able to answer most questions about almost anything IT
> > related.
>
> R...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 14:47
No, it's "how much can you persuade someone to pay?".
[EMAIL REMOVED] (Carla Boulton) wrote:
> on 11/5/01 11:35 am, Barry Swan at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> > I find that quite offensive.
> I di...
RE: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 14:47
I sometimes get a sore throat from this when perms start talking about
IR35.
IR35's destructiveness isn't anything much to do with having to pay NI.
There are LOTS of contractors who get most of t...
RE: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 13th May 2001 14:47
Are charged out at?
Significant wording - he works for a large consultancy I take it and
neither sets the charge rate or sees anything much of the cash himself?
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RE: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 14:12
> Interesting how language changes, innit? It used to mean, roughly,
> "Hear what is being said" and/or "I hear you". I'll be unpacking my
> OED soon so can check exactly if anyone cares.
>
From Brew...
Re: FN-FORUM Utterly irrelevant language issue, was Re: IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 12:04
On (12/05/01 20:58), Vendetta Sales and Admin wrote:
> Because that's what it means? Here not hear, I mean. As in "you've
> got agreement here, mate".
Interesting how language changes, innit? It us...
Re: FN-FORUM Domain transfers
date posted 13th May 2001 11:59
Is that the Leighton in Sunderland? A friend of ours used to work there, and
doesn't have many nice things to say about them!
Paul.
(struggling over a Javascript form validation, while the rest of th...
Domain transfers
date posted 13th May 2001 11:48
Has anyone had experience of a company called Leighton(.com)?
I've been waiting for them to transfer a client's DNS settings for 2
weeks... and keep getting told that they've been having trouble wit...
RE: FN-FORUM Opening new windows with Javascript
date posted 13th May 2001 11:34
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Andrew,
I have about 8 page...
Re: FN-FORUM Opening new windows with Javascript
date posted 13th May 2001 11:32
self.focus(); etc. in the child window page. I've never had much luck
invoking them from the opener page.
Martyn
At 02:29 AM 5/13/01 +0100, you wrote:
>And now to blur and focus. Aghhh - I'm employe...
Re: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 08:57
But it looks as though HP are going to have to pay all O'Murphy's income
tax and compensation for unfair dismissal, which is definitely good. If
your contract fails IR35, you're and employee and have...
Re: FN-FORUM Opening new windows with Javascript
date posted 13th May 2001 02:34
And now to blur and focus. Aghhh - I'm employed too Phil
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Subject: FN-FORUM Openi...
RE: FN-FORUM IT support helpline
date posted 13th May 2001 00:18
ahh yesh.. I got caught out by the HP thing that they do.. Got royall
shafted there. What a time for the "no contracts are allowed to be here for
a year" thing to start....
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