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Is there a way to create new directories inside of a project? My apologies if I missed it, but I couldn't find one. A nice feature would be the ability to upload a zip file and have it unzipped on the server side with all the files added automatically to the project (rather than having to upload each file individually).

This looks promising. I found a small issue off the bat - when I created a new guestbook app and then previewed it, I received the following error:

TemplateSyntaxError at /

Caught TemplateDoesNotExist while rendering: base.html

I went back and edited the 'base.html', hit save, and this fixed the problem. Thanks for the preview and good luck!

I don't know why but this issue really irks me. The hypocrisy on this is off the charts. Gambling is legal in our country - the WTO has made that legal judgment (http://www.ibet.pro/2007/08/25/us-government-ignores-wto-rul...). Our actions are an attempt to preserve a protection racket for U.S. gambling operations and it's just wrong. Not only that but the strategy of seizing domain names, arresting execs, will never solve this problem. This shit pisses me off - I'm sorry.

Ok so your very first job (out of the Army) was paying you 47K? Is that correct? So beyond that single company, do you have any other criteria for the title of your post "why does everyone else keep gettin' 40-60k offers?" I expect that if you change companies and create value your salary will increase.

Can I get CNAME for mma.ww.com to www.fighter.pro? Thanks!

Omni Group is one of the original (and best) NeXT/Openstep shops still around. I worked with them back in the late nineties and they were a very interesting crew - brilliant, cult-like, fun-loving, hardcore coders. Congrats to Omni!

Stalin? Ruthless.

Hitler? Ruthless.

Saul? Not so much.

From my earlier post : "the entire market where this person lives is down 50% from the time they took out the mortgage".

The building they are in was built in late 2005 in downtown San Diego. It doesn't take an appraisal to know that it's underwater - there are many short sales and foreclosures of identical units that can attest to that fact. If anything it's easier for the credit card company to see the mortgage balance then it is for them to see someone's income as that does not go on the credit report.

It's the _balance_ on their mortgage (the amount they owe, not the amount of the mortgage originally) - that is the problem.

It makes sense because the borrower has gone from having a positive net worth to a negative net worth due to the mortgage being underwater.

When they took out the mortgage, they were debt-free and had a mortgage equal to the value of their assets (the 1 million dollar house balances out the 1 million dollar loan), giving them a net worth of essentially $0. Now the house is worth $500,000 (but they still owe $1,000,000), so their net worth is essentially -$500,000.

Under these circumstances, it makes sense that the credit card company doesn't want to issue a card to someone that they know is worth negative a half million dollars, even if he did pay all his bills on time and can make the monthly payment on the amount he owes.

I understand what "being underwater" means - thanks though. The facts are that the credit card companies don't need to do an appraisal - the entire market where this person lives is down 50% from the time they took out the mortgage. The person maintains a good income and can easily pay the mortgage payment, it just doesn't make sense any more for them to throw good money after bad to hold on to a FICO score that really doesn't get them credit any more.

The funny thing is that folks who are deeply underwater on their mortgages are _already_ screwed with regards to credit - even if they have a good credit history and are up to date on all payments. I know someone who has high 700s credit score that was recently turned down for a credit card, the reason given was that the balance on their mortgage was too high. That was the straw that broke the camel's back for them and they have decided to do a short sale on their property.

Having worked on many government and DoD contracts, I find this rather unsurprising. The phrase "tip of the iceberg" comes to mind..

This demo reminds me of the Dexter robot from Anybots. Here is a video from about a year ago: http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show/videos/feature/meet-the-human...

I wear a pair of Gunnar Optiks to help reduce eye strain (http://www.gunnars.com/). They have a slight magnification and anti-glare which do seem to have a positive effect. Plus when I have them on I feel like I am in "work mode".

This is my favorite pg essay of all time! Very true and very funny (in a dry sort of way).

San Diego

The theorem lacks a certain aesthetic beauty. Apply Occam's Razor to create a smoother, more palatable package.

Interesting to note that online sports betting will remain illegal under this bill due to intense lobbying by the NFL.

"Good handicappers can win against the house in sports betting, but it is impossible for anyone to win in the long run on slot machines, roulette or lotteries because they are totally random and based on luck with the house edge built in. Australia has recognized this and told its citizens that they are permitted to bet sports online, but it doesn’t want them wasting money on gambling where they can’t win. In America (and Canada) the states would rather citizens only bet on games where they can’t possibly win, hence essentially making the legalized gambling a hidden tax. It’s truly unfortunate, but is also a sign of the times." -H. Johnson, majorwager.com

I installed the plugin for wordpress, but it seems like the links it generates are redirecting incorrectly. Try http://www.tellmypolitician.com/search/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.g... - for me it redirects to http://tellmypolitician.comsearch/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google...

This made me think of a blog post I read a few weeks back by an ex-googler predicting some high profile departures from the UI team - http://tr.im/hBkC