Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Mon Dec 10 23:44:34 CST 2007
Arthur: Here's a book just for you: http://www.eatsshootsandleaves.com/esl.html Rocky P.S. I happen to be in full agreement. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 2:12 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 2007 - Microsoft is just plain stupid. Speaking of rants, it irritates the hail out of me when people mis-state the subject of the previous rant. The rant was about the uselessness of security in general, with an example of the lack of security provided by encryption due to it's... uhhh... the possibility of end runs. ;-) In fact the rant seems to be about the stupidity of Microsoft. I love that rant simply because it so easy to join in. I have to tell you though that your irritation is matched by my wife's who likewise hates the misuse of it's. One of my favorite misuse (mis-spelling in fact) is loose when the author intends lose, as in "Every time I read Arthur's rants I loose my train of thought". However I suppose it has to be loose in order to loose it. But if anyone finds my train of thought I hope they will return it to it's rightful owner. ;-) John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:34 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 2007 - Microsoft is just plain stupid. Speaking of rants, it irritates the hail out of me when people incorrectly use "it's" when they intended "its". There is a very simple rule here: "it's" is a contraction of "it is", as in "it's raining cats and dogs and there are poodles all over." "Its", on the other hand, is a possessive pronoun of neutral gender, as in "Despite its intentions, China was unable to confine its populace to having merely one child per family." That said, I do find your essay on encryption and the lack thereof interesting. As it happens, I am taking a course on Techniques of Encryption now. The last time I did anything meaningful in this area was pre-DES, so I have a fair amount of catching up to do. A. On 12/10/07, Drew Wutka <DWUTKA at marlow.com> wrote: > > Of course, if I found a laptop, I would return it to it's owner... -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1179 - Release Date: 12/9/2007 11:06 AM