jqubed wrote:

I remember how ticked people were getting when the Metro North RR wasn't working because of the snow... it would seem so simple, but the MTA didn't have the money. didn't bother me though, i didn't use it. as long as the subways were working or i could catch a ride with someone, or at least a bus, i was fine...

Thing is...money is always going to be an issue. I am trying to think of how many people I know, personally, that are tradespeople. I can only think of one. Most are into computers or services. No one wants to do the hard labor. That's why it takes plumbers and carpenters weeks to get back to you and they make enormous amounts of money.

killingtime wrote:

Hi jqubed. No prob. I understand. Things are better now, you?

i have an exam and a dentist appointment tomorrow.

NeoLuddite wrote:

HA! HA! You said it, not me.

I would never advise a young couple buying their first house to get an older home (especially in a historic district).

It is crazy here, people buy more than they can afford to take on.

jqubed wrote:

i have an exam and a dentist appointment tomorrow.

Exams suck, but hey, it will be over eventually...then comes real life.

Good luck at the dentist, hopefully the appointment isn't before your exam.

I need to get some kind of thing to do "auto-refresh," any suggestions?

killingtime wrote:

Exams suck, but hey, it will be over eventually...then comes real life. Good luck at the dentist, hopefully the appointment isn't before your exam.

it is *sigh*

jqubed wrote:

it is *sigh*

Make sure to bring a papertowel with you to the exam. I am not sure, I'd have to check, but I think drooling detracts points from your final score. (I used to be a teacher.)

killingtime wrote:

I need to get some kind of thing to do "auto-refresh," any suggestions?

There was a thread that discussed such a utility, I'll bump it if I find it. Otherwise, F5 on most computers will refresh the page.

NeoLuddite wrote:

There was a thread that discussed such a utility, I'll bump it if I find it. Otherwise, F5 on most computers will refresh the page.

Doh! I forgot about F5.

killingtime wrote:

I need to get some kind of thing to do "auto-refresh," any suggestions?

If you use Firefox, you might try the ReloadEvery extension... haven't tried it myself, but that looks like the ticket...

killingtime wrote:

Make sure to bring a papertowel with you to the exam. I am not sure, I'd have to check, but I think drooling detracts points from your final score. (I used to be a teacher.)

well, it's like a 10 am appointment and a 3 pm exam... i sure hope there's no effects lingering that long...
what did you teach? (subject, level)

jqubed wrote:

If you use Firefox, you might try the ReloadEvery extension... haven't tried it myself, but that looks like the ticket...

I don't...but thank you for the help. It is appreciated.

jqubed wrote:

well, it's like a 10 am appointment and a 3 pm exam... i sure hope there's no effects lingering that long... what did you teach? (subject, level)

Post-secondary. (I don't want to mention the subject as it may incriminate me.)

I taught for 5 years and felt confined by the curriculum.

NeoLuddite wrote:

There was a thread that discussed such a utility, I'll bump it if I find it. Otherwise, F5 on most computers will refresh the page.

Bumped, can't vouch for any of the stuff mentioned, though. There are enough code savvy people involved that if there were anything shady (malware, etc), I'm sure it would have been brought up.

Left education for corporate ways...left corporate for entrepreneurial ways.

NeoLuddite wrote:

Bumped, can't vouch for any of the stuff mentioned, though. There are enough code savvy people involved that if there were anything shady (malware, etc), I'm sure it would have been brought up.

Thank you.

killingtime wrote:

Left education for corporate ways...left corporate for entrepreneurial ways.

oo, i'm thinking of minoring in entrepreneurship... i have an idea for a company, or rather, software product, but i would start a company to work on it. the thing is though, i wouldn't make it through the classes until fall 2007, and can't even start down the path until fall 2006, and i'd really rather not wait that long. maybe i'll do a comp-sci minor and try to take more of the programming on myself, but i still think what i want will be beyond my abilities. i'm leaning most toward minoring in french and economics... i already have a class done for each of them, and i've enjoyed them

You are today where your thoughts have brought you, you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

jqubed wrote:

oo, i'm thinking of minoring in entrepreneurship... i have an idea for a company, or rather, software product, but i would start a company to work on it. the thing is though, i wouldn't make it through the classes until fall 2007, and can't even start down the path until fall 2006, and i'd really rather not wait that long. maybe i'll do a comp-sci minor and try to take more of the programming on myself, but i still think what i want will be beyond my abilities. i'm leaning most toward minoring in french and economics... i already have a class done for each of them, and i've enjoyed them

Which university do you attend? There are many universities in Massachusetts that allow you to design your own program.

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
- Henry Ford
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I have always stayed with a job for atleast 5 years. At the 5 year mark, I seem to have this desire for change. Can't tame a free spirit.

*me looks at my MP3 player...some strange Spanish music on here. Hmmm...I don't remember putting this on here.

If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it --Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers! --Homer Simpson

"All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education."
Sir Walter Scott

killingtime wrote:

Which university do you attend? There are many universities in Massachusetts that allow you to design your own program.

i don't usually give out my school online... nothing personal, and i'm sure someone could figure it out pretty easily, or hazard a good guess, but...
most minors i've looked into are pretty flexible and have a range of courses, but this one has only the 5 and they must be taken in proper order... the first two are best to take together, the second two must be taken together and should be taken immediately following the first two, and they're only offered in the spring, the last is more flexible, but it's pretty much tagging along with another entrepreneur... they feel they have a good program, and it sounds like they do teach useful things, but it's not very helpful to someone who'd like to go ahead and do the market research now, not in 2-3 years, and be starting on the actual coding soon, maybe even next semester. i think i'm going to keep checking my options... first thing to do is get a lawyer to cover my back on the IP stuff i guess... i don't want to end up with a facebook/ConnectU situation on my hands...

Beauty is an omnipresence of death and loveliness, a smiling sadness that we discern in nature and all things, a mystic communion that the poet feels.
-Charlie Chaplin

NeoLuddite wrote:

If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it --Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers! --Homer Simpson

Wouldn't that be nice? When my sister found out someone won the powerball in Oregon, she said, "What would someone in Oregon need with all that money?"

killingtime wrote:

Wouldn't that be nice? When my sister found out someone won the powerball in Oregon, she said, "What would someone in Oregon need with all that money?"

lol! (has family in Oregon)
and with that, i'm out, i need sleep before my exam's. g'nite y'all!

jqubed wrote:

i don't usually give out my school online... nothing personal, and i'm sure someone could figure it out pretty easily, or hazard a good guess, but... most minors i've looked into are pretty flexible and have a range of courses, but this one has only the 5 and they must be taken in proper order... the first two are best to take together, the second two must be taken together and should be taken immediately following the first two, and they're only offered in the spring, the last is more flexible, but it's pretty much tagging along with another entrepreneur... they feel they have a good program, and it sounds like they do teach useful things, but it's not very helpful to someone who'd like to go ahead and do the market research now, not in 2-3 years, and be starting on the actual coding soon, maybe even next semester. i think i'm going to keep checking my options... first thing to do is get a lawyer to cover my back on the IP stuff i guess... i don't want to end up with a facebook/ConnectU situation on my hands...

No problem re: school. I just don't understand why you don't transfer somewhere else if the university can't offer what you want?

Just thought I'd throw up a few words around the place to mix in with the artwork...

jqubed wrote:

lol! (has family in Oregon) and with that, i'm out, i need sleep before my exam's. g'nite y'all!

Nite jqubed...hope all goes well tomorrow for ya.

NeoLuddite wrote:

Just thought I'd throw up a few words around the place to mix in with the artwork...

Great touch...just need music...and then we'd be all set.

killingtime wrote:

Great touch...just need music...and then we'd be all set.

I know what I would recommend, but I am open to requests.

Wow, I can't believe the inactivity tonight. It must be the World Series. I am a "homer", if it isn't my team, I am not interested.

Generally, I only care for baseball.

killingtime wrote:

Wow, I can't believe the inactivity tonight. It must be the World Series. I am a "homer", if it isn't my team, I am not interested. Generally, I only care for baseball.

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base."
-Dave Barry

NeoLuddite wrote:

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry

Fly balls are pretty scary...I wish someone would do a documentary on what happens to the stray balls...emergency rooms and all...

killingtime wrote:

Fly balls are pretty scary...I wish someone would do a documentary on what happens to the stray balls...emergency rooms and all...

The ticket disclaimer usually absolves the team/park from any liability...if someone gets whacked hard they usually give them a signed bat/ball/jersey to ease the pain a bit.

NeoLuddite wrote:

The ticket disclaimer usually absolves the team/park from any liability...if someone gets whacked hard they usually give them a signed bat/ball/jersey to ease the pain a bit.

Sorry, I just went to check on something...It is nerve-wracking to have something come straight at you.