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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/13/2011)


    When I was a kid, all banks were limited to banking in a single state, and when that was repealed, or superseded by a new...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLkiwi (7/12/2011)


    The Dixie Flatline (7/12/2011)


    Forget Denali and R2... It's almost time to start talking about (American) Football again.

    [font="Comic Sans MS"]Oh good.[/font]

    Comic Sans MS is the official sarcasm font, I'm told.

    What...

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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    The Dixie Flatline (7/12/2011)


    Forget Denali and R2... It's almost time to start talking about (American) Football again.

    Well sure, if they ever settle on a new contract.

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (7/12/2011)


    Unless you define a social contract as "anything two or more people agree to, even if the agreement is coerced", you can't call the laws of pre-Magna Carta England...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (7/12/2011)


    WayneS (7/12/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (7/12/2011)


    What is the robbing of a bank compared to the FOUNDING of a bank?

    – Bertolt Brecht

    The "robbing" just takes your money, without having to deal with...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (7/12/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/12/2011)


    GSquared (7/12/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/12/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/11/2011)


    Jim Murphy (7/11/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/11/2011)


    I don't know if none of the best banks are US based, but most of...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (7/12/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/12/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/11/2011)


    Jim Murphy (7/11/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/11/2011)


    I don't know if none of the best banks are US based, but most of the worst banks...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jim Murphy (7/11/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/11/2011)


    I don't know if none of the best banks are US based, but most of the worst banks are US based.

    Do 'best banks' exist? Seems...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Tom.Thomson (7/11/2011)


    mtillman-921105 (7/11/2011)


    SQLRNNR (7/11/2011)


    Visa is also venturing down that very same road.

    That's not too surprising. I imagine that banks have looked at PayPal and similar services and raised their...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/8/2011)


    Nah, we're using "Classic SQL"

    Just remember how well "New" worked for Coke.

    OK, good point about New Coke.

    But these days, everyone knows "classic" is just a euphemism for...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/8/2011)


    BTW, this is interesting: http://gigaom.com/cloud/facebook-trapped-in-mysql-fate-worse-than-death/

    So, then what we're using is "Old SQL?" Dang it! :blink:

    'Reminds me of a Jewish comedian who complained...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Music Server for a budget Audiophile

    mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)


    No problem, yeah I'm playing music with my old PC into my home stereo amplifier. I should emphasize, by the way, that this sound card is only for...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (7/8/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/8/2011)


    BTW, this is interesting: http://gigaom.com/cloud/facebook-trapped-in-mysql-fate-worse-than-death/

    Awesome - down with facebook.

    So very strange. I wonder what Google+ is using on the backend. I've been enjoying it...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Music Server for a budget Audiophile

    mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (7/8/2011)


    mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)


    So far, I'm only using WAV files, but I plan to experiment.

    Yeah, I started out with .wav files too, but ended up caving in and using...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Music Server for a budget Audiophile

    mtillman-921105 (7/8/2011)


    So far, I'm only using WAV files, but I plan to experiment.

    Yeah, I started out with .wav files too, but ended up caving in and using .MP3s because portability...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

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