Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday September 19th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 23:49
on 19/9/03 6:14 pm, Darren Spink at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> For example, did you realise that if a police control operator receives 2
> the following 2 calls then politics has already designated whi...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 23:45
on 19/9/03 6:40 pm, David McEwen at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> 3 POINTS!? You should've been pegged out on the motorway until 20 artics
> had run over you! Just think about those poor motorway mainte...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 23:40
on 19/9/03 5:16 pm, kaicho at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I can't believe the reaction I have produced by my drunken rant last
> night! I haven't had chance to read all the comments.
Back in May, I mad...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 22:05
Well if it was me I'd abolish IR35, and both tax and legalise pot.
Its a fair swap, and that really would be join(t)ed up goverment :)
Andrew McDonald
Webguru Services
e: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Our motto...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Divorce Ancillary Relief
date posted 19th September 2003 21:31
Way, way, way OT but we're desperate...
Anyone been through all stages of going through the courts for
Ancillary Relief, and got a Sealed Order as a result of the FDR and
Final Hearing?
My SO's soli...
Re: FN-FORUM: holidays!!
date posted 19th September 2003 21:03
> Well.. not setting to no auto-responder because I know how annoying
> those things can potentially be..
>
Thank the Lord someone has sense...
> So will just let you all know am off on my jolly's fo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Calendar/reminder software
date posted 19th September 2003 20:46
I'd recommend "Now-Up-to-Date" from http://www.nowsoftware.com.
on 19/9/03 1:38 pm, Simon Wheatley (lists) at [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
>
> I need to get more organised than I am at the moment, and...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 20:43
*looks all innocent*
it's not illegal! I buy coke in the shop everyday! especially the new
vanilla coke.. *very* nice! *chuckles*
Cya!
David McEwen wrote:
> What's OTC?
>
>
> ----- Original Mess...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 20:38
What's OTC?
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Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 20:36
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
>
> > 3 POINTS!? You should've be...
FN-FORUM: holidays!!
date posted 19th September 2003 20:21
Well.. not setting to no auto-responder because I know how annoying
those things can potentially be..
So will just let you all know am off on my jolly's for 2 weeks :)
Have a great time everyone!!...
FN-FORUM: php4hosting - set up alias mailing list
date posted 19th September 2003 20:07
Evening all - and particularly php4hosting users.
I need to set up a (forgive terminology) "alias mailing list" after host move.
Old system was qmail using alias and worked fine.
Want to have follow...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 19:38
> > as I become totally unfocussed, whereas I can drink so much that I can
> barely stand
> > but be right on the beat.
>
> Not so.
>
> Under the influence of booze your perception of your own compete...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 19:23
No it wasn't OTC. It has been a crime to possess Heroin and Coke since
the first world war. In the '60's one would have needed a prescription
from a doctor to get any from boots.
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RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 19:13
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Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 18:49
i think this is what you call one hot potato....
On Friday, September 19, 2003, at 05:17 PM, kaicho wrote:
> I can't believe the reaction I have produced by my drunken rant last
> night! I haven't...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 18:44
> 3 POINTS!? You should've been pegged out on the motorway until 20 artics
> had run over you! Just think about those poor motorway maintenance people
> who have to put up with you outstandingly dan...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 18:39
3 POINTS!? You should've been pegged out on the motorway until 20 artics
had run over you! Just think about those poor motorway maintenance people
who have to put up with you outstandingly dangerous...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 18:21
> This in an area that has nearly all of its resources (as directed by the
> chief) directed towards speed traps for motorists.
From http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/slowdown/index.htm
"Driving too...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 18:13
Speaking from experience, many police are just as upset with crime and
criminals. Even when they catch them they do not receive reasonable
punishment and are given just one more chance time after tim...
Re: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 18:03
> > If you have DryWeaver (dreamweaver sorry) you can go to the file menu
> > and
> > INSERT>MEDIA>PLUGIN>[then link to the movie]
>
> I tried this solution, I think it works OK, can someone check it...
Terminal Services (was FN-FORUM: Win2k SP4?)
date posted 19th September 2003 17:57
I wrote:
> Does anybody have any recent horror stories regarding installation of
> Windows 2000 Service pack 4? There's a server that I only have VNC
> access to that could probably do with the updat...
Re: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 17:55
> If you have DryWeaver (dreamweaver sorry) you can go to the file menu
> and
> INSERT>MEDIA>PLUGIN>[then link to the movie]
I tried this solution, I think it works OK, can someone check it as the...
Re: FN-FORUM: another flash problem -os9, osx, win
date posted 19th September 2003 17:17
on 19/9/03 12:45 am, Dan Cook at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> If all else fails chuck the macs in the bin where they belong and get some
> 'proper' computers.
Ah, Let's leave him to wallow in his
bi...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed ... TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 17:16
I can't believe the reaction I have produced by my drunken rant last
night! I haven't had chance to read all the comments.
Anyway, you are probably right. I think the priorities of the Police are
oft...
Re: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 16:14
I see what you mean. Yes, you can save it that way, but then with
software you can save 'real' streamed media too. Depends whether
Lindsey meant not download as in streaming, or not download as in n...
Re: FN-FORUM: Arrays
date posted 19th September 2003 15:52
Thanks - I now understand where I was confused - oops.
Pam
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RE: FN-FORUM: Web server Virus Checkers
date posted 19th September 2003 15:44
Try Panda from http://www.pandasoftware.com
Daily automatic updates, integrates into IIS, Exchange etc.
Regards
Abby
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RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 15:40
For what it is worth,
If we were to make cannabis official so the police could concentrate on
"what matters" (whole new can of worms commencing...) I believe that all
they would concentrate on is cat...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 15:38
Yeah, well. I'm just sitting quietly under this bridge waiting for goats.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261...
Re: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 15:36
Yeah, but aren't they still downloadable if you do it that way (if the user
right-clicks>save target as on the link)? I suppose it all depends on
whether they want to keep them non-distributable or no...
RE: FN-FORUM: Web server Virus Checkers
date posted 19th September 2003 15:30
Not specifically on web servers but on all Windows servers I run Trend
ServerProtect for various clients and I am very happy with it. It even
hooks out incoming email viruses from Exchange Server bef...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 15:21
err yeah, hang 'em all - let god sort them out..
Lists wrote:
> Not really. If they cause a disturbance, nick them, if they drive
> dangerously, nick them. Use existing laws - don't worry too much...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 15:16
So if someone brought out a Commn Query Language there would be no confusion
between SQL (which I pronounce as ess-que-ell) and CQUEL (which would be
pronounced as see-quel) ??
Graham
----- Origi...
Re: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 15:06
you don't NEED to put it on a streaming server. It's quite a costly
way of doing things, and only of real use if you have a LOT of
concurrent users, or you want to support multi-bandwidth encoded fi...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 14:49
on 19/9/03 1:09 am, kaicho at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> What are people's opinions?
>=20
> I personally say bring on the Pot in nice official caf=E9 bars so that the
> police can concentrate on w...
RE: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 14:30
David Eckersall is correct but after 'Structured English QUEery
Language', SEQUEL, was shortened to 'Structured Query Language', SQL -
both pronunciations became correct.
The snob, IT pro, way to pro...
FN-FORUM: Javascript help, forms Argh!
date posted 19th September 2003 14:29
Hi, I wonder if anyone help which the way to go about constructing a form:
I've been asked to produce a form for people to use as a self-assessment of
their proficiency in a foreign language. The fo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Calendar/reminder software
date posted 19th September 2003 14:28
> I need to get more organised than I am at the moment, and so I'm looking
> for some good, clean, simple calendar software.
Palm Desktop? http://www.palmone.com/us/software/desktop/
Marion...
RE: FN-FORUM: Calendar/reminder software
date posted 19th September 2003 14:14
http://www.splinterware.com/products/idailydiary.htm
HTH...
RE: FN-FORUM: MS publisher question
date posted 19th September 2003 14:14
Thanks. Also found the link icon which was missing from the toolbar =
which makes it a whole lot more obvious !
Thanks
Cheers
Andy=20
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FW: FN-FORUM: MS publisher question
date posted 19th September 2003 14:12
tRY THIS
Continue a story in another part of the publication
If an empty text frame doesn't already exist where you want to continue the
story, create one.
Click the text frame that holds the fir...
RE: FN-FORUM: Calendar/reminder software
date posted 19th September 2003 14:06
At 13:49 19/09/2003, you wrote:
> >looking for some good, clean, simple calendar software.
> >Web based if possible, but would turn down a good desktop system
>
>If you mean you wouldn't turn down a...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL (eh? thread confusion1)
date posted 19th September 2003 14:00
Sorry about the thread confusion, I posted first from the wrong account
and was bounced, and replied to the next nearest post. :-)
Matt
Pete Croft wrote:
> Matt Burns wrote:
>
>
>>Blimey. Lear...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 13:50
> I don't know whether you've ever smoked pot or not, but if you have, you
> will know that the effects are in many ways opposite to those of alcohol.
> You become more focussed on what you are doing....
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL (eh? thread confusion1)
date posted 19th September 2003 13:49
Matt Burns wrote:
> Blimey. Learn sommat new everyday! ;-) I always thought complex
> objects were referenced in PHP...
I must confess I ran the test script first to double-check :)
Cheers,
Pe...
RE: FN-FORUM: Calendar/reminder software
date posted 19th September 2003 13:48
>looking for some good, clean, simple calendar software.
>Web based if possible, but would turn down a good desktop system
If you mean you wouldn't turn down a good desktop system why not use
OUTLOOK...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 13:45
Arrr!
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http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
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Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 13:44
Not really. If they cause a disturbance, nick them, if they drive
dangerously, nick them. Use existing laws - don't worry too much about the
cause. If you've still got acid in your system, you probabl...
FN-FORUM: Calendar/reminder software
date posted 19th September 2003 13:37
I need to get more organised than I am at the moment, and so I'm looking
for some good, clean, simple calendar software. Maybe someone can recommend
something, my requirements are:
* Ability to a...
Re: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 13:35
You need to put them on a streaming server. Ask your/their hosting company
whether they have one. The files also need to be encoded for streaming.
Here's a bit of background:
http://www.cultivate-int...
RE: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 13:33
>You need to stream the movie, rather than link to it.
Streaming would be better, but If you just the Quicktime file as
previously mentioned it will play automatically after a buffer period and
cont...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 13:32
But is more difficult
> to give up because I can always pop to the shop for another
> 1.5oz of Squitters Choice and small blue R's.
Nah...its more difficult to give up because nicotine is highly
a...
Re: FN-FORUM: webcam realtime software
date posted 19th September 2003 13:29
Rob wrote:
>I have a logitech express quick cam and was wondering if there's any
>software out there, probably a java app that would allow me to broadcast in
>real time?
I use ChillCam whenever I fee...
RE: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 13:29
If you have DryWeaver (dreamweaver sorry) you can go to the file menu and
INSERT>MEDIA>PLUGIN>[then link to the movie]
or
HTH
***********************
Justin Goring
Designer
Light...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 13:28
>>> i don't drink alcohol every day...
You DON'T?!...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 13:25
on 19/9/03 11:58 am, Paul Cooper at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I've been speaking to a lot of agencies recently and they all seem to
> pronounce SQL as "ess-cue-el". I've always said "sequel". Is the...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 13:25
My, my how did an off-topic discussion cause so much debate? :o)
Well, we all know all of the arguments for and against - we've heard them
all before a billion times. I think the key to all this is R...
Re: FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 13:22
On 19 Sep 2003 12:07:59 -0000, Lindsey Hill [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
>
> A client has sent me a .wmv and a quicktime movie to put on their
> website and asked for it in real time not to download so o...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 13:22
well considering SQL used to be spelt SEQUEL back when it was referred
to 'Structured English QUEry Language' way back in the 60's, thats how i
pronounce it.
i've only had agencies pronounce it as...
Re: FN-FORUM: DNS - Primary and Secondary
date posted 19th September 2003 13:13
Mike Adamson wrote:
> Had a bout of server outages so recently switched host but still have the old hosting account running. Is it wise / possible to use
> both DNS like this
>
> Primary : NS1.newho...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 13:09
Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could cope with life and pain better using
the appropriate mental training/education rather than drugs?
But we can't all do that and there are no provisions for this ki...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 13:07
Pete Croft wrote:
> $arr2['b'] = 50; //Prove it's a full copy not a pointer copy
Blimey. Learn sommat new everyday! ;-) I always thought complex
objects were referenced in PHP...
Matt...
FN-FORUM: wmv files real time
date posted 19th September 2003 13:06
A client has sent me a .wmv and a quicktime movie to put on their
website and asked for it in real time not to download so only suitable
for broadband. I'm not quite sure how to do this or even if i...
RE: FN-FORUM: webcam realtime software
date posted 19th September 2003 12:44
The best sort of place for live streaming of your cam would be to broadcast
live on a site like EARTHCAM.
http://tv.earthcam.com/
They provide you with free software and web page which you can passw...
RE: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 12:41
avast me hearties...
you say tomatoe, i say shiver me timbers.
(sorry, its international speak like a pirate day...
http://www.thomasscott.net/yarr )
either are good. and depending upon the context...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 12:38
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
>>Incidentally, crazy though it sounds, until the late 60s, you COULD
>>buy smack OTC from Boots. yes Boots! Since then our number of addicts
>>has gone up over 500% (o...
FN-FORUM: DNS - Primary and Secondary
date posted 19th September 2003 12:35
Had a bout of server outages so recently switched host but still have the old hosting account running. Is it wise / possible to use
both DNS like this
Primary : NS1.newhosts.com
Secondary: NS1.oldhos...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 12:32
Lists wrote:
>
>
> Can't say I really care as long as they get nicked if they are D&D or
> driving under the influence. The strong ones will get ever it, the weak ones
how?
alcohol is so easy to m...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 12:31
i seem to think the big point some people are missing with this topic=20
is that people will abuse things, whether they are legal or illegal... =20=
and especially if something is illegal because it...
RE: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 12:25
I've always found it to be generally 'Sequel Server' if used in
conjunction with the word server, or each separate letter (i.e. S Q L)
if used on it's own
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Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 12:24
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Err, why do you think? Do you honestly think people would just stand by and
> let ALL drugs be legalised and used (and abused) and anybody sees fit? Get
> real.
I agre...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 12:21
Paul Cooper wrote:
> I've been speaking to a lot of agencies recently and they all seem to
> pronounce SQL as "ess-cue-el". I've always said "sequel". Is there a
> correct way? Should the datab...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 12:20
I think both are used. I'd say sequel, too. Why would an agent know? He was
probably selling timeshare last week. Read some of the daft requirements...
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Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 12:15
interesting article:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/archives/9812/techwhirl-9812-00823.html
Paul Cooper wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I've been speaking to a lot of agencies recently and they all seem to...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 12:15
all drugs - i favour the decriminalization of all drugs so imo the
regulatory body would be somewhat cheaper.
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
>>a report in december placed the cost of drugs to this co...
Re: FN-FORUM: Arrays
date posted 19th September 2003 12:14
PAMELA WHITTAKER wrote:
> I know this is an easy question but how do you copy an array to another
> array including the keys in php
$arr2 = $arr1;
Would have been quicker for you to just try it,...
Re: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 12:14
Paul Cooper wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I've been speaking to a lot of agencies recently and they all seem to
> pronounce SQL as "ess-cue-el". I've always said "sequel". Is there a
> correct way? Should...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 12:12
> You'd care when these kids break into your house to steal to pay for their
> legal drug habit - or you'd care if these kids were YOUR kids, or kids in
> your family? Wouldn't you?
I have three k...
Re: FN-FORUM: Arrays
date posted 19th September 2003 12:08
PAMELA WHITTAKER wrote:
> I know this is an easy question but how do you copy an array to another
> array including the keys in php
$copy_my_array = array();
foreach ($my_array as $key => $value) {...
RE: FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 12:08
My girlfriend calls it "Squeal" or "Squirrel", and is especially fond of
"MySquirrel". But that's based solely on seeing it on a book cover.
Karl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]...
Re: FN-FORUM: Arrays
date posted 19th September 2003 12:00
PAMELA WHITTAKER wrote:
>I know this is an easy question but how do you copy an array to another
>array including the keys in php
>
>
>Thanks
>Pam
>
>
>
I may be being silly, but cant you just do:...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:59
>>One misconception about Amsterdam though, is that smoking cannabis is
>>legal - it's not - and it never has been. No drugs are legal there,
but=20
>>they are tolerated.
It's Holland not just Amster...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:57
> a report in december placed the cost of drugs to this country as £20
> billion per year, you really think a regualtory body would cost that much?
>
What that just cannabis? Or all drugs? I woul...
FN-FORUM: How do you pronounce SQL
date posted 19th September 2003 11:57
Hi
I've been speaking to a lot of agencies recently and they all seem to
pronounce SQL as "ess-cue-el". I've always said "sequel". Is there a
correct way? Should the database be pronounced diffe...
Re: MS Exchange email attachments WAS FN-FORUM: OT: The Bat! and attachments
date posted 19th September 2003 11:49
The Exchange admin can set Exchange not to send Rich Text to the Internet,
but convert it to HTML or plain text. This is what most admins do. You can
also prevent Rich text from being sent to a partic...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fake Microsoft Security Update...
date posted 19th September 2003 11:49
Rick said...
>Used to get a couple every now and again, have had loads this morning :|
Glad it isn't just me. I subscribed to a new mailing list yesterday,
and it's always a bit suspicious when the...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:49
does this mean that holland and/ or switzerland havent signed the UN
treaties?
could we un-sign?
i wouldnt agree that pot is non-addictive. i might not be chemically
addictive, but you can certainly...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:47
>
> Incidentally, crazy though it sounds, until the late 60s, you COULD
> buy smack OTC from Boots. yes Boots! Since then our number of addicts
> has gone up over 500% (off the top of my head). We n...
Re: FN-FORUM: another flash problem -os9, osx, win
date posted 19th September 2003 11:44
Hi John,
This may be a bit late but there are issues regarding playback speed under
the OS9 plug-in. You can get around these, or at least get closer to PC
playback speeds by using the so called magi...
FN-FORUM: webcam realtime software
date posted 19th September 2003 11:43
Hi all,
I have a logitech express quick cam and was wondering if there's any
software out there, probably a java app that would allow me to broadcast in
real time?
at the moment it just connects up...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-paying client
date posted 19th September 2003 11:43
Darren Spink wrote:
> This one has me thinking. Normally if your t&c's say "These terms and
> conditions and the contract of which they form part shall be governed by and
> construed in accordance w...
FN-FORUM: Arrays
date posted 19th September 2003 11:40
I know this is an easy question but how do you copy an array to another
array including the keys in php
Thanks
Pam
'
NTMail K12 - the Mail Server for Education...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:35
a report in december placed the cost of drugs to this country as £20
billion per year, you really think a regualtory body would cost that much?
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>Good point about the "qual...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:34
>What are people's opinions?
>I personally say bring on the Pot in nice official café bars so that the
>police can concentrate on what matters.
>Kai
I lived in Amsterdam for a couple of years, and...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:30
> If we eductaed kids properly then they wouldn't be so keen. Once a person
> is 18 I really couldn't care less as long as they leave me alone to do my
> thing.
A fair point, but we'd need to do a l...
FN-FORUM: Web server Virus Checkers
date posted 19th September 2003 11:27
Hi all
I was wondering what virus checkers people used on web servers ? I am
not to keen on Norton.. I think that it could affect my code at times
etc... ie not allowing script execution.
Has anyon...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fake Microsoft Security Update...
date posted 19th September 2003 11:26
Julian Templeman wrote:
> Anyone else suddenly getting loads of these? After having one every
> couple of days, I've had about 30 so far this morning...
Used to get a couple every now and again, have...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:20
>
>
> > You can't legalise ALL drugs and just let people decide - that would
just
> > not work, regardless of whether they taxed it or not - people
> > would just not stand for this.
>
> Why not?
E...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:16
the problem people can't get round their noggin is where theres a demand
a supply will appear. its the nature of the market.
all prohibition does is allow for a product with no form of quality
con...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:08
Incidentally, crazy though it sounds, until the late 60s, you COULD
buy smack OTC from Boots. yes Boots! Since then our number of addicts
has gone up over 500% (off the top of my head). We now have...
RE: FN-FORUM: non-paying client
date posted 19th September 2003 11:03
This one has me thinking. Normally if your t&c's say "These terms and
conditions and the contract of which they form part shall be governed by =
and
construed in accordance with English Law." then yo...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 11:02
Rupert Langham wrote:
>I drink in moderation, gave up tobacco 10 years ago and haven't had a
>"Morrocan Woodbine" for (gives age away) 18 years. And as I have a spinal
>injury (C6 tetraplegia/quadrap...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fake Microsoft Security Update...
date posted 19th September 2003 11:01
It's a new version of the Gibe virus apparently.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Minister for Usef...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blocking a udp port number
date posted 19th September 2003 11:00
a) you need a firewall.
b) You need to apply all missing security patches to your PC. Get
hfnetchkLite from shavlik.com and it'll do it all for you (free for up to 50
workstations).
c) Your AV vendo...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:59
> I'm rambling a bit here and I need a spliff now.
> I'll have to settle for a strong cup of tea though. I must be getting old.
>
> Better get some work done.
>
Ahhhhh TEA - personally I'd rather ha...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:57
>Cannabis Quality Control Officer, d'ya reckon the health benefits would
>be good?
Probably be easy to staff those positions, especially if the job involved
personally testing the product ;-)...
RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:55
> Good point about the "quality", but then, who's going to
> ensure you're getting good quality? The Cafes? Why would
> they be any different to any "dodgy" dealer?
Because its an 'open' market...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:55
It's not possible to legalise pot due the Britain being a signatory of
several UN treaties that demand criminalisation of this drug.
Even the Tories are confused by pot. Their recent press release ut...
Re: FN-FORUM: 3Ware Escalade Service
date posted 19th September 2003 10:53
http://www.tapebackupandraid.com/raid/3wa-7500-4lp.asp
sounds like a windows service to allow this kind of card.. (ie RAID
services/monitoring)
might help
Cheers
Craig
Andy Macnaughton-Jones w...
Re: MS Exchange email attachments WAS FN-FORUM: OT: The Bat! and attachments
date posted 19th September 2003 10:51
Yesterday, I said:
> I have a client who is sending emails using MS Exchange and I'm
> using The Bat! v1.62
> Some attachments are coming through as expected, eg with .zip or
> .doc but others are b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blocking a udp port number
date posted 19th September 2003 10:50
Blocking a udp port is something that is done in your firewall/nat
software..
are you running this type of software? ie WinRoute (Windows), iptables
(Linux), Windows XP Firewall etc etc?
Whichever...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:49
>There are already too many underage people who smoke and drink -
>do you really want them to be snorting coke, and injecting heroin as well?
>It's not just underage people either, it's anyone.
Can't...
Re: FN-FORUM: 3Ware Escalade Service
date posted 19th September 2003 10:48
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=3ware+escalade
;o)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Macnaughton-Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday,...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:45
> You can't legalise ALL drugs and just let people decide - that would just
> not work, regardless of whether they taxed it or not - people
> would just not stand for this.
Why not?
>
> Alcohol is...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:44
As a copywriter for the Inland Revenue, it's always on my mind!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Mi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Blocking a udp port number
date posted 19th September 2003 10:43
Hugo
Try http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html
and get the Sobig and Welchia (aka Nachi) removal tools
Also check the definitions pages for these tools as these give the var...
RE: FN-FORUM: XSL question
date posted 19th September 2003 10:40
How about calling something like:...
RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:40
> guess then you'd need some kind of regulatory=20
> body or some kind of cannabis standards agency, to ensure that the=20
> cannabis that was
> "legally" sold, was good quality -=20
Cannabis Quality...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:39
> I don't know whether you've ever been to Amsterdam (where they have many,
> many superb coffeeshops), but it's not exactly brimming with people
smoking
> weed on every street corner - now that is ac...
FN-FORUM: 3Ware Escalade Service
date posted 19th September 2003 10:38
Anybody any ideas what the feck one of these is ?=20...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fake Microsoft Security Update...
date posted 19th September 2003 10:37
yep more than 10 already
Andrew
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Julian
>Templeman
>Sent: 19 September 2003 10:29
>To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Subject...
RE: FN-FORUM: e-commerce fro the non teckie
date posted 19th September 2003 10:36
I would also recommend oscom and have interated protx with many installs along
with many mods added, including a shipping module that is state of the art.
Mail me off list for more info
Andrew
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: e-commerce fro the non teckie
date posted 19th September 2003 10:34
I recently used EROL for an e-commerce site - checked out quite a few
other products before commiting to it and have been generally pleased
with my choice. I'd think it covers points 1 & 2 of your e-...
RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:33
By Appointment to Prince Harry I think.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Andy
Stafford
Sent: 19 September 2003 10:29
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject:...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:30
Isn't the pleasure from sex a naturally produced but highly addictive drug
like endorphins but not...
I also forgot to mention freedom of choice in my last rant/post. If I want
to sit around in a he...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:30
You can't legalise ALL drugs and just let people decide - that would just
not work, regardless of whether they taxed it or not - people would just not
stand for this.
Alcohol is legal and DOES cause...
Re: FN-FORUM: e-commerce fro the non teckie
date posted 19th September 2003 10:29
Bristol Web Works wrote:
> Hello there good people of the Forum...
>
> A client of mine has asked me design an e-commerce site for him and
> I was wondering what packages you would recommend?
>
> T...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:28
> Good point about the "quality", but then, who's going to ensure you're
> getting good quality? The Cafes? Why would they be any different to any
> "dodgy" dealer? I guess then you'd need some kin...
FN-FORUM: Fake Microsoft Security Update...
date posted 19th September 2003 10:27
Anyone else suddenly getting loads of these? After having one every
couple of days, I've had about 30 so far this morning...
julian
Templeman Consulting Ltd.
London and North Wales...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:24
Might have known you would bring Tax into the debate Kathy ;)
Andrew
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Lists
>Sent: 19 September 2003 10:18
>To: FN-FORUM /...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:23
> So the arguments for coffee shops are these
> i) Somewhere to socialise whilst consuming our tipple of choice, eat and
> drink some tasty munchies - why should we be forced to huddle ourselves
away...
FN-FORUM: MS publisher question
date posted 19th September 2003 10:22
Hi,
ok, quick Q.
How do I create a textbox that will go across 2 pages ? I've got one
text box on page 3 and I want the same textbox to flow onto page 4 so
that when you fill up the second column on...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:20
> We
> should put the huge amounts of money saved into our eductation system so
> people learn the alternatives to drug induced pleasure. (BTW what are
they?)
Presumably, sex and rock 'n roll...
++...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:17
If it's legal and in shops and bars, then you can TAX it. NL have a severe
deficit right now...
On the plus side, making stuff illegal helps organised crime to prosper. In
fact legalising the hard s...
RE: FN-FORUM: XSL question
date posted 19th September 2003 10:15
Hi Alex,
I figured as much - and it's more that I thought I'd see if there was
another way - I guess because in essence it would require 2 passes
though the XSLT to determine what to do.
I'm bascia...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:14
worms.. worms EVERYWHERE!
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> They don't legally smoke it on the streets do they??? NO! What I'm saying
> is, I don't want people being ALLOWED to smoke it on the street - I'm n...
FN-FORUM: Blocking a udp port number
date posted 19th September 2003 10:10
Hi,
I have a nasty little virus on my pc, well in fact, I have another on a
different machine as well. One called 'Nachi' and the other called 'SoBigF'.
Has anyone had these in the past and knows how...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:09
Personally I think it should all be 'freedom of choice', everything
available. I would not dare suggest how one would control it, or how one
should govern it, but I truly believe in prevention rather...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 10:05
I drink in moderation, gave up tobacco 10 years ago and haven't had a
"Morrocan Woodbine" for (gives age away) 18 years. And as I have a spinal
injury (C6 tetraplegia/quadraplegia) I have a legitmate...
Re: FN-FORUM: XSL question
date posted 19th September 2003 09:57
At 08:57 19/09/03, Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
>
>
>
> temp1...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 09:56
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, only my second post, but you've touched
on a subject close to my heart!
Now you see I agree with you Dan about a couple of your points, but the
problem with the law...
FN-FORUM: e-commerce fro the non teckie
date posted 19th September 2003 09:43
Hello there good people of the Forum...
A client of mine has asked me design an e-commerce site for him and
I was wondering what packages you would recommend?
This is the basic brief:
1. multiple p...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 09:29
They don't legally smoke it on the streets do they??? NO! What I'm saying
is, I don't want people being ALLOWED to smoke it on the street - I'm not
against it, but honestly, I don't want to see peopl...
RE: FN-FORUM: Unload a DLL
date posted 19th September 2003 09:03
Yeah, that C++ app is what we disected and couldn't get it to run under
VB (I was writing some software to configure a series of plug-in modules
with a common interface and sometimes you wanted to rem...
FN-FORUM: XSL question
date posted 19th September 2003 08:57
Hi,
Anybody know if it's possible to do this;
temp1...
Re: FN-FORUM: another flash problem -os9, osx, win
date posted 19th September 2003 08:35
oh bums
this is a big problem, as i have decided to do flash on a lot of projects
regarding processors - one of the macs i use is a dual processor g4 and is
more powerful than my pc and esp. my old...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 07:57
Can I add a further argument - I use cannabis as a social drug. I also smoke
normal cigarettes. The longest period of time I ever stopped smoking tobacco
was when we went through a seriously good supp...
FW: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 02:24
Can of worms? Probably! I admit right now as a law abiding citizen I
would much prefer to go down to the tobacconist and get a sixteeth of
weed then go to the off-licence and get a bottle of cider. Al...
RE: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 02:11
It is a drug swallowed, it's called Cannabis or pot or weed or bud(if
you're lucky).
It is a drug swallowed, it's called Vodka or Ouzo or Rakia.
One causes dehydration to the brain and one causes yo...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 02:01
Man has this opened a can of worms.. (mmm - worms..)
Firstly, I'm not sure where you're based but round here [certain]
people smoke it freely on the streets, so not sure where that one's
going. OK...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 01:51
well, they don't seem to have to great a problem with it in Amsterdam...
there will always be some people who will abuse things, from glue
through to heroin. that will never change.
point is, the...
Re: FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 01:29
I say bring in the pot for your own personal use in your own home, but I
don't think we want it in cafe bars, and I don't think we want people
smoking it freely on the streets or wherever they like....
FN-FORUM Weed and the space cake generation TOTALLY OT
date posted 19th September 2003 01:08
Watching the recent Coronation Street I was almost seeing a positive
boost to the legalisation of cannabis in the UK until it was suddenly
seen as the lowest of the low after making everyone so 'happy...
Re: FN-FORUM: another flash problem -os9, osx, win
date posted 19th September 2003 00:45
Your right, large tweens involving bitmaps are processor hungry, but smaller
fade effects are not really. The main problem is that Flash just doesn't
play well on macs, even high spec ones. The proble...
Re: FN-FORUM: another flash problem -os9, osx, win
date posted 19th September 2003 00:41
on second thoughts...rather than using alpha you could animate the
brightness for those effects. So rather than animating from 0% alpha to
%100 alpha. You could animate from 100% brightness to 0%...
Re: FN-FORUM: another flash problem -os9, osx, win
date posted 19th September 2003 00:30
Hi John
Alpha tweens are incredibly processor hungry so you can’t really do anything
to sort this out. As you might know they also increase the file size loads,
so some people recommend not usin...
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