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- Politics and Timings
- Two recent happenings signify that it is all about Timings in Politics.Al Gore for peace prize; and US Congress labeling the killing of Armenians by Turks a century ago as genocide.The first is too soon, and the second is too late; but both were unneeded at this point in time....
- Tags: onbliss, Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize
- Discussion threads 2007-10-12
- Boston - Montreal trip
- I had sought insights for my family's trip to Vancouver at TR. I gathered some fine points for that trip.(See: http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=200700)This time I need some suggestions for sight-seeing in Montreal. We two families are driving from Boston to Montreal. 3 nights in Montreal. I have got maps and tour books...
- Tags: onbliss, Montreal
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Global election - Seven Wonders
- "New 7 Wonders" conducted a global election to elect 7 new wonders of the world. It is reported that 100 million votes were cast. Repeat voting was possible.The winners are:Chichén Itzá, MexicoChrist Redeemer, Brazil The Great Wall, China Machu Picchu, PeruPetra, Jordan The Roman Colloseum, Italy The Taj Mahal, IndiaLink:...
- Tags: onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-07-07
- I hate my wife...
- ...she is that kind of type that tries to behave everything is normal when she is suffering because of some kind of illness - just the normal routine ones. If it is common cold, headaches or something like that then she tells me. But if it is like a painful...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, onbliss, women, wive
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- Terrorist's main problem
- The article resonates with lots of my thoughts on the subject matter.Link: http://www.paradisepost.com/columns/ci_5913206******************************By David Paul BrownArticle Launched: 05/17/2007 01:00:00 AM PDTWhen Spain's previous leader backed President Bush in going into Iraq, he was beaten handily when he was up for re-election. Ditto for the head of Italy. Britain's Tony Blair...
- Tags: onbliss, Musharraf
- Discussion threads 2007-05-17
- Finding rates for contracting work
- I have been an employee in a consulting firm for some years now. I would like to explore corp-corp kind of contracting work. As an employee I was not privy to what my consulting firm was charging its client, and I did not care either.With a change in my plans,...
- Tags: Outsourcing, .NET, Application servers, onbliss, consulting company, consulting, Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
- Home Repair book?
- I am not essentially a do-it-yourself kind of guy when it comes to repairing/fixing stuff at home. Well I never got much opportunity living in an apartment :-) Watching, with my wife, lots of programs on DIYNetwork & HGTV has kindled some interest.So I browsed the shelves in the local...
- Tags: onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-04-02
- Book recommendation needed for Visual C++
- I have been programming in C# for a few years now. I have the opportunity to learn and immediately use Visual C++. Any recommendations for a good book?thanks!!!My old standbywhen I occasionally get lumbered with it.is Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days by Jesse Liberty. It's written for programmers, well...
- Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, Microsoft development tools, Development tools, onbliss, C++, Microsoft Visual C++
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- Biologist sees human morality evolving from the sociality of primates
- [i]Some animals are surprisingly sensitive to the plight of others. Chimpanzees, who cannot swim, have drowned in zoo moats trying to save others. Given the chance to get food by pulling a chain that would also deliver an electric shock to a companion, rhesus monkeys will starve themselves for several...
- Tags: onbliss, morality, Biologist
- Discussion threads 2007-03-23
- World Cup 2007
- Yeah...it's cricket :-)Anyone in TR following? My interest jacked up after hearing some sensational upsets. Wouldn't it be spectacular if Ireland were to play South Africa or Australia in the finals, and beat them :-)?edit: typoOr evenEngland :(Come on be fair now......we all know England is no longer a power...
- Tags: onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-03-18
- Computer for a 9 yr old
- I plan to introduce computers and programming to my 9 yr old. He uses rather plays computers at his school and daycare; but my wife and I wanted to wait for some years before getting him interested in computers. This way we were able to inculcate a great reading habit...
- Tags: onbliss, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-03-15
- Outlook - Alert box for non-Input folders
- When a new email arrives Outlook (2003) apart from displaying an envelope icon on the notification area, displays an Alert translucent. This settings seems to be applicable only for the "Inbox" folder.I have rules setup to move emails to different folders. And I don't see the alerts for these emails.Anybody...
- Tags: onbliss, e-mail, Microsoft Outlook
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- Verizon Wireless passed on iPhone two years ago
- Other options?So what are the other options for the VerizonWireless subscribers? Any comparable alternatives on the market?~A :-( VerizonWireless subscriber
- Tags: onbliss, VerizonWireless, Verizon Wireless, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Use this simple process for estimating project duration
- #2 appears a lot......in the real world. Also, I have noticed resources spending time in "whiteboarding" and/or other design/discussion meetings because s/he has the domain/technical knowledge (essentially the go-to person). The larger a team gets, the more we get to see this.Thendouble it and add ten.Even if you get the...
- Tags: onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- How would you setup an embassy in Iran?
- If we assume that Iran must be reigned in to prevent them from causing more threat to the regional stability; what steps would you recommend to setup an embassy in Iran and increase diplomatic efforts?Here is a website listing various US embassies in the World: http://usembassy.state.gov/
- Tags: diplomacy, fantasy, off-topic, onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-02-15
- .Net world - keeping updated
- Okay, few confessions:1)I have not being paying much attention to what is happening in the .Net world. Heard about .net 3.0 :-)2) Have not been reading my MSDN magazine.3) Free subscription to Visual Studio magazine just terminated :-)Only I and Only I am to blame myself for not being up-to-date....
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- Great developers vs Not so great developers
- In the discussions under the blog - "Ripoff Educations" (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/programming-and-development/?p=368), one theme that appeared many times was - "great coder vs the not so great coders". I thought a separate discussion thread on this theme would be fun to have.I am using the term "developer" instead of the term "coder"...
- Tags: great developer, developer, onbliss, programming, coder
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- Dear Brits....
- ...now that the Shilpa Shetty hoopla/joke has died down, what are your thoughts about the entire racket?Reality TV programmes are just not my cup of tea, and I do not watch them. But I think improving the programme's TV ratings was at the core of the incident. I was surprised...
- Tags: media, onbliss, much ado about nothing, making mountain out of a mole hill, off-topic, programme
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- 3/11
- ****************************************The Energy Policy Act of 2005 was passed by Congress and then signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005. Under the new law, Daylight Saving Time begins three weeks earlier than previously, on the second Sunday in March. DST is extended by one week to...
- Tags: onbliss, DST, it preparedness, it management, project management, off-topic, Y2K, Main Frames
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- By-election / Special election
- I am just trying to understand something about U.S. elections.Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota is in critical condition, and the analysts have started talking. In the event of an vacancy, looks like the Governor of the state can appoint another person to fill in.I know several countries have something...
- Tags: onbliss, State Legislature, off-topic, constitution, elections, how-things-are-done, legislature, U.S. Senate
- Discussion threads 2006-12-14
