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Yeah I had the same thought... kinda um.. not the same concept.

Mailbox baseball? Princess. We used to go mailbox boxing.

http://www.badjocks.com/archive/pamela-rog...onday-nitro.htm That one is hotter. Not so sure it's work safe.. probably not, actually.

I forgot about his "teachers." While it is very early, I like what I've seen so far. I don't feel outmatched and we've seen progression since Preseason #1.

Yup, that's exactly what happened, @#$% prevent defense. We've improved a lot so far. They've showed a steady progression from Preseason #1 through this evening. Look how bad our run D was last week, the problem was obviously addressed and they showed up today. If nothing else, I've currently got a lot of confidence in our coaching staff. Penalties are minimal, the team is steadily improving, and the play calling has been very good. Already head and shoulders above GW and MM in that respect. -Jeff

Yeah it's a good read; they're catching on earlier than we did because they've seen our O suck ass for the past two years. If we're lucky, Saban will keep him around for a couple/three seasons. Interesting how you move meathead from one camp to the other and watch the scales tip. Another few weeks and we'll know what our team's got. Interested to see what happens down there in Miami, should tell us how much meathead was to blame. Now, about those Dallas fans and Blesdoe...

It seems they have a new offensive coordinator that they doubt... something about him calling boneheaded plays and being predictable...

No doubt!

I know the ticket doesn't do preseason, but does Center Ice?

Classic South Park Reference.

They're not even developing I.E. for the Macintosh any longer. M.S. EOL'd it a year back or so. I can't blame them, the were giving away software for a platform that they're not making any money on. I would have EOL'd it, too. I don't think it shipped with Tiger. -Jeff

Ha, I found this on one of the blogs I read this morning. I found it fitting... http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000675.html I've been using Macintosh boxes since 10.0 as that's when they started shipping the Unix-base. It wasn't a fan-boy thing, more of a way to finally get rid of the Windows machine and the Linux machine. No more need to dual-boot or run emulation of sorts. I didn't switch because I wanted to be part of some fruity black turtleneck wearing club. It wasn't a question of Mac vs. Windows for me at all, it was "this makes more sense based on the work I do." Hell, I don't even like using the word "switch" because that implies that I jumped on due to the "switch" campaign. The bottom line is you should use whatever you feel more comfortable with. I've honestly never had a Macintosh crash. I've had third party junk die on me, but I've never gotten the machine to actually crash. I also firmly believe that anything Unix based, when used properly, is inherently more secure. Again, that doesn't mean "bad thing proof." For every "mac that crashed" story, I can tell an "${arch} that crashed" story. Your girlfriend didn't like the OS X interface at all, but my wife swears by it now. That is purely subjective. I'm not even sure I have a point any more. Perhaps it's just that technical zealotry in any fashion is a negative as there's always a better way to do something. -Jeff

I'm not disagreeing with you. You're correct in saying that the relatively small user base is a deterrent in itself. It would be pointless to try and argue that! The pond isn't big enough. There's a distinct difference between quantity of attacks and the security each architecture inherently provides, though. While I prefer the Macintosh, I'm in no way an anti-Microsoft OS bigot. I'm a firm believer in the best tool for the job. My opinion doesn't stem from some deep-seeded Gates loathing. It's an opinion I've formed based on my technical knowledge of both platforms. Of course it's possible to secure Windows. I'm not arguing that, either. This is stuff I deal with on a daily basis. Firewalls, network separation, removal of unwanted services, proper trust management, frequent patching; it's all good IT practice and all systems administrators should be well versed in security. My point is simply that the architecture of the Macintosh lends it self to more secure operation. I'd say the same thing about virtually any Unix derivative, personal preference aside. Realize that I'm not calling it a "secure platform", I'm saying that the design just gives it a head start in a sense. I've got a pending security update in 'Software Update' now that I've been putting off because I don't want to reboot! -Jeff

I remember reading that the first time through...

Also, note that even though OS X *is* based on Unix, there are some anti-unix stupids in there, too. For example: jeff-power-mac-g4:~ jeff$ ls -ald / drwxrwxr-t 30 root admin 1122 Sep 1 20:59 / jeff-power-mac-g4:~ jeff$ id uid=501(jeff) gid=501(jeff) groups=501(jeff), 81(appserveradm), 79(appserverusr), 80(admin) jeff-power-mac-g4:~ jeff$ I am the default user on the machine, and I'm in group 'admin.' Note permissions on '/.' So you'll see that it is still possible to do some dumb stuff as the default user without realizing it (malware, etc...). My wife's user, however: jeff-power-mac-g4:~ jeff$ id julie uid=502(julie) gid=502(julie) groups=502(julie) jeff-power-mac-g4:~ jeff$ So by default, the first user on the system has elevated rights. It's still not possible to edit system files without 'sudo-ing' up to root, though: jeff-power-mac-g4:~ jeff$ cd /etc/ && touch my_file touch: my_file: Permission denied jeff-power-mac-g4:/etc jeff$ Lastly, the default directory set that the admin user can access without requiring a root authentication is small. Basically, you can install Applications, create directories under /, and move user files around. Anything else requires you to authenticate against the system. jeff-power-mac-g4:/ jeff$ ls -al total 10019 drwxrwxr-t 30 root admin 1122 Sep 1 20:59 . drwxrwxr-t 30 root admin 1122 Sep 1 20:59 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 jeff admin 6148 Sep 10 13:05 .DS_Store drw------- 7 root admin 238 Apr 14 23:40 .Spotlight-V100 d-wx-wx-wt 2 root admin 68 Apr 14 23:15 .Trashes -rw------- 1 root wheel 131072 Aug 16 21:01 .hotfiles.btree dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 128 Aug 22 22:16 .vol drwxrwxr-x 46 root admin 1564 Sep 10 15:16 Applications -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 4096 Aug 23 00:20 Desktop DB -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 3842 Sep 11 20:56 Desktop DF drwxrwxr-x 15 root admin 510 Aug 20 17:03 Developer drwxrwxr-t 45 root admin 1530 Mar 30 2005 Library -rwxrwxrwx 1 root admin 12466 Apr 15 10:29 MAU 1.1.2 Update Log drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 512 Sep 10 19:56 Network drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 136 Mar 30 2005 System drwxrwxr-t 6 root admin 204 Sep 11 20:56 Users drwxrwxrwt 5 root admin 170 Sep 10 15:17 Volumes drwxr-xr-x 4 root admin 136 Apr 14 23:39 automount drwxr-xr-x 40 root wheel 1360 Aug 20 19:04 bin drwxrwxr-t 2 root admin 68 Mar 22 2005 cores dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Aug 22 22:16 dev lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 11 Apr 14 23:24 etc -> private/etc lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 9 Dec 31 1969 mach -> /mach.sym -r--r--r-- 1 root admin 603108 Dec 31 1969 mach.sym -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 4338660 Jun 23 00:56 mach_kernel drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 204 Dec 31 1969 private drwxr-xr-x 63 root wheel 2142 Aug 20 19:04 sbin lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 11 Apr 14 23:26 tmp -> private/tmp drwxr-xr-x 11 root wheel 374 Apr 14 23:48 usr lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 11 Apr 14 23:27 var -> private/var -Jeff

I get a kick out of the religious war that computers bring about. As always, the truth is in the middle. There really is something to Apple's argument that their product is easier to use. It's always seemed to me that pro-PC people like to point out every bad Macintosh experience they've ever had to try and level the playing field. When all of the hardware that most people will ever use comes in one package, all built by the same manufacturer, you're going to have a better end-user experience. Look at the old Sun gear. To someone else's point, buying a Dell (should) provides the same benefit. They've already screwed with compatibility and drivers. It should *just work*. If it doesn't work out of the box, then in my opinion, your vendor has failed you, be it Apple or Dell. There also is truth to the fewer viruses argument, too. The counter is always "well there's only two percent of the market using Apple gear, of course there are fewer viruses!" that's a dismissal of Apple's claim that they are more secure followed by a market-share driven insult, all in one comment. As bit-bucket said, all computers are susceptible to viruses and worms. That's just a computing fact. If not the Mac OS, then some third party application will be chock full of holes. The improved separation of privileges and the Unix base do give OS X an advantage, though. It's not immune by any stretch of the imagination, but it does have an advantage due to it's architecture (Mach-O/BSD). Personally, I use a PowerBook for work and I've got a PC at home for zapping space aliens when I've got some free time. I find that I'm more productive on the Macintosh than I could ever be on a PC. I've got Vim, GCC, SSH, Python, Ruby, Objective-C, and a Terminal, for work.... right next to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Exchange Client, and iChat. It really really is a very happy medium for me. I couldn't imagine using anything else and being nearly as productive. I *really* want to pick up one of those 24" iMacs and run Windows and Mac OS X. That's a nice machine, Intel driven, best of both worlds in one package. -Jeff

No, but I'd cheat *WITH* that!

Someone ban this dumb SOB.

Doesn't table-type make a lot of difference with MySQL, too? I don't know much about it, I make the DBAs do the work. I've always thought that there were different types? -Jeff

Solid advice. I agree 100%.

Same boat. I'm excited that football is back, but I kinda feel like I'm just waiting to listen to a whomping.

Someone else said it a few days ago, but all of the $$ stuff surrounding the NFL is starting to turn me off of it. I *love* the bills but the $ of the ticket, field pass, online this that... coupled with the "openness" of the NHL when the two are compared.. I see myself watching hockey one holy hell of a lot more this year. I'm going to spend the $180 on Center Ice, and if I happen to be at work when the Sabres play, I can listen to it online for free. If this was available in the US, there's no way I'd spend $25 per game. The $250 for the season is only $30 less than Sunday Ticket! Is it just me, or has it gotten worse over the past couple of years? -Jeff

Also says he made a cell phone call before he got out of the car.

Heard it on ATL radio... got him near the PA border they said.

Yup, I do the same thing. Maybe THIS time. Every time I see that.