Larry Kuperman

Larry Kuperman

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Reply to I am sorry and done in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Listen to IPlural #11. Don't want to make mistakes? Then don't do or say anything. Because if you do anything, then you run the risk of making an error. But we would prefer that you continue to be an active part of this community.

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Reply to Crappy Viewpoint Media Player in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Good article. Bundling of software has become economically attractive with the decrease in banner-ad and pop-up revenues, but it is bad. After spam and worms, I would rate this as the third-worst threat on the internet. Thanks for the heads up.

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Reply to Harry Potter books are evil? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

"I wanted to add that if Harry Potter is evil, why in the books and the movies do they celebrate Christmas and Easter?" Perhaps you might want to consider that not all those who celebrate Christmas and Easter are good and not all those who do not celebrate those holidays are evil. Here is an article on the Nazi celebration of the Christmas holiday: http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/feier37.htm What was the holiday celebrated by Jesus and the Apostles at the Last Supper? Pa

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Let The Billy Goat In! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The story goes as follows: In 1945, a gentleman named William Sianis tried to bring his billy goat to the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers. Now, while this might seem unusual, given that Mr. Sianis was the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago one can see that this was a brilliant marketing ploy. Due to personal hygiene problems (presumably the goat was the offender) Mr. Sianis was denied admission. Not a man to be taken lightly, he stood outside of Wrigley Field

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The Stupidest Ad on TV in Misc JoeUser Forums

I watch a lot of football at this time of year. Every single game that I watched had an ad for the new $20 bill. Not just a commercial, but an image of the new bill projected on the field. The image was at last 20' wide. All this to get me to accept a bill that I would have to use anyway. Looking at the massive images, I thought "Well, no wonder they are anticipating problems." Then a friend told me that the actual bills won't be that big. Good, 'cause I thought that I would have a har

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Reply to Why is the online music idea going so poorly? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Apple Music has sold more than 10 million tracks at $0.99 per since April 28th. Napster, MusicMatch, Rhapsody have launched on-line services, soon to be followed by Dell, America On Line and Amazon. On line sales of music will be a major business this year, serving tens of millions of songs to millions of users.

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Severe Obesity Becoming Epidemic In America in Current Events JoeUser Forums

According to a new study reported in The Archives of Internal Medicine the number of severly obese people, people more than 100 pounds overweight, has increased dramatically. Based on a telephone study of 1.5 million adults conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 50 adults is severly obese. Compare that to 1986, when 1 in 200 adults was severly obese and you can see that we have a growing problem. During that same time the rate of moderate obesity roughly doubled, from

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I Don't Hate Rush Limbaugh in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I don't hate Rush Limbaugh. Oh sure, I disagree with him strongly about most (well, maybe every) topic. But I don't hate him amd I find nothing joyful in his personal problems. And I don't understand why anyone would. When I came home today, I found that Michael Moore was in Ann Arbor, where I live. Mr. Moore was on a speaking tour for his new book "Dude, Where's My Country?" He had this to say about Rush Limbaugh: "I have been trying for the for the last 48 hours, with every single b

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SunnCom Sues Student For "Shift Key" Article in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Princeton doctoral student John A. Halderman published an article about how easy it was to defeat some of the newly implemented anti-piracy measures- in this case as simple as pressing the Shift Key. Now SunnCom is suing him for bringing that defect to light. You can read John Halderman's original article here: http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~jhalderm/cd3/ It hardly seems like a "pirate manifesto." John said "I find that the protections may have no effect on a large fraction of deployed PC

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Bill Gates Helps The Battle Against Child Pornography in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Inspired by an email written by a Toronto police officer to Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Microsoft is developing new software to aid police in the fight against child pornography. After a particuarly difficult day, a Toronto police officer sent a note to Bill Gates about the difficulties that he faced. "To be real honest, I didn't expect anything back. I didn't even save the e-mail," said Det. Sgt. Paul Gillespie, a 25-year veteran of the Toronto force. Much to his surprise,

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Reply to Why the left hates Bush in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm a Liberal (although not a Marxist) and I DON'T George Bush. No reason for me to hate him. He didn't steal the election. Al Gore gave it to him. Gore failed to galvanize a constituency that was solidly behind him at the outset. Gore was the incumbent Vice President during a period of tremendous peace and prosperity. He had a huge lead early in the campaign. It was his arrogance and lack of polical skills that cost him the election and devastated the liberal movement in America. Note

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Reply to Thursday - a day like any other in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I just wanted to let you know that I look forward to reading your posts. "Enjoy" would be the wrong word, but I feel as though I am getting to know The Bean and that she is thoroughly likeable. My daughter is 9 and my son is 16. It is an amazing thing. You do the best to take care of your kids, hug 'em and love 'em and somehow they turn into people. :)

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Reply to It's the right that's been naive about Iraq in Politics JoeUser Forums

We seemed to have entered the war in Iraq with a plan, which we executed. I think that the general perception at the time, with all respect to brab_alan and perhaps only in the US and UK, was that a dangerous situation existed and the UN was NOT dealing with it in an effective manner. It now seems that the danger was not as imminent as we thought. Regardless of the existance of WMD or lack thereof, we are there now. But if there is a plan for forging peace in Iraq, we are doing a poor job of com

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September 30th, 1955 in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Today is my 48th birthday. I was born on September 30th, 1955 (coincidentally, the day that actor James Dean died.) As a self-indulgent bithday present, I would to share my thoughts on what has happened, what didn't happen and what has really surprised me. A personal perspective, leavened with a touch of humor! The Good- The Number 1 good thing on my list is a "non-event." No Atomic War. I was a little kid in the early Sixties. At the time of the Cuban Missle Crisis, I had just turned s

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So, what is Microsoft up to? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

I didn't know this until today, but Microsoft has a very thorough site devoted to their current research efforts. They list their current research projects, the names of their researchers and links for their recent publications. You can even download some SDK's and Beta versions. I will confess that much of what I found there is WAY over my head, but it is still worth a visit.

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Reply to You don't like taxes eh? Remember, life ain't fair.. in Politics JoeUser Forums

"I'm not willing to credit our government for creating the secure, prosperous society we have today. I credit the American people." Agreed. And, at this time, taxes being used for social programs represents the will of the American people. Social Security, Medicare and even Welfare are all programs that the majority of Americans favor.

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Symantec Buys PowerQuest in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Software company Symantec, best known for anti-virus and security programs, has talen steps to acquire PowerQuest, the maker of Partition Magic and other storagte programs. By leveraging the strengths of the two companies, Symantec hopes to create a line of disaster recovery programs, tentatively called Active State Management. On the surface, both companies offer complimentary programs. Symantec, for example makes Ghost, a file back-up and recovery program. PowerQuest makes Dr

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What do we do about Hamas? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I read an interesting article in Time Magazine today entitled "Inside the War on Hamas." I have linked to it below. Two things are apparent to me: 1- Under the current state of affairs, no real peace process can go forward without the active participation of Hamas. I don't just mean peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I mean peace in the entire region. Please note also that I began by saying "Under the current state of affairs." 2- Hamas has little or no incentive to part

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Bill and Melinda Gates Give $51 Million to NYC Schools in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $51 million to the City of New York to create small, academically rigorous high-schools to help students prepare for successful careers. “Nearly one of three eighth graders in America today will not graduate from high school,” said Bill Gates. “New York City is demonstrating how we can bring our schools into the 21st century to make sure that all students, not just a select few, are prepared for college and the workplace. Our country’s c

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