@chris fullmer said: And the article was from March 2005, so its a little dated now too.... true, very true. I didn't even realise it first as it came into my rss reader as "fresh". Maybe it was updated and reloaded? (from the comment at the very bottom, regarding Google cache, I could suppose this was the case). Anyway, the whole thing is still relevant as we can see scandalous things on the internet quite often I guess. So everyone just be aware.

Churchill on Clement Attlee: He's a very modest man. . .who has much to be modest about."

@unknownuser said: The other type of voting pattern springs from the view that the Red (Labour) party represents the average working man. The Blue (Conservatives) tend to support those who think they aren't working class. IMHO: The problem is that now the labour party in the UK considers anybody that has a career and can pay for their own existence as middle class as these people are more likely to display independant thought, not being solely reliant on the state and so are less likely to vote labour. The labour party deems people that don't want to work as "working class".

lol later they will come up with something that will communicate with your brain to make you actually feel everything

Burned it out? You know you're supposed to cut little pieces to size, not grind the sheet to size right? Lol, a new grinder isn't that much - heck, check Craigslist. Usually once a month someone is selling all their stuff.

come to think of it, which country is not run by imbeciles? good people have better things to do than get involved in politics. a politician that is not a moron is the absolute exception. of course, from time to time there comes one but they are far between.

Just came across a web appilcation that does this TiltShift effect. We can download this application using adobe Air! http://labs.artandmobile.com/tiltshift/

@unknownuser said: And for not make jealous take a look at my post here Yes, I've seen that. @unknownuser said: I don't know why but seems all progs want to born at the beginning of summer Maybe they want to go for a vacation during the summer.

That is a great find and surprisingly there are some advanced tutorials that are on SCF that are posted there as well. Great site. Scott

Couldn't resist trying... [image: sFCx_drawring.PNG]

Thanks for the input guys. We are in the process off developing a social media marketing "blitz". It will be interesting to see what comes of it.

The deadline for Challenge #001 - 100SF House has been extended to June 21, 2009. Please see the challenge description for more information.

@unknownuser said: If I may. . . The fact that you are doing it as a side job or as a hobby means you should be charging more not less. YOu can pick and choose what projects you take on. Even still, don't debase yourself or the profession. People will value you only if you value yourself. Provide a good product, Charge a fair rate based on the market and the clients will come. JMHO David_H ps. keep the Peed on Stuff at the back of the portfolio. Thanks for the advice David.

Here's a good clip from some of his old stand-up... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Nrp7cj_tM&feature=related

We tend to have such pathetic voter turn-outs for local elections here inthe U.S., also. Then everyone complains about corrupt politicians. But what can you expect? Such low turn-out sends the message that most people don't care, so the politicians do what they want. About the only constituency they have to pander to are the elderly, as they seem to be the ones group who do regularly turn out to vote.

Dear Mr. S, Well, your wide skills base suggests that you shouldn't have any problem finding another job, but one possibility that comes to mind would be to re-train as a Design and Technology teacher http://www.tda.gov.uk/recruit.aspx?ilewa=10000437. On the freelance side, I suggest you put a portfolio of your work together and mail-shot all the small architectural practices in your area. Most will be shedding staff (my neighbour is a young architect, and so I know what is happening), but they still need to work, and so buying in help as and when they need it makes sense as then they don't have to the meet the monthly overheads (salaries, NI, pensions etc). I cannot imagine you not getting work, particularly if you can offer complete confidentiality, something I think many architects would worry about. Signing a confidentiality agreement should sort that out. There may be a niche market in helping people visualise and plan a new house extension before employing the services of an architect and/or builder. It has been my experience that architects tend to design what 'they' think you should build', and not what was requested at the initial briefing meeting. This leads to delays and extra costs as a compromise is sort. Just a few thoughts. Good luck! Kind regards, Bob

I don't see French Chris test Are you beta testing of this surfer's wave?

Seems like an awesome movie

Way to go Rick and Todd. As always your efforts to improve SU or bring functionality to the end users that is not present in the base application is much appreciated.