Ready For A Good Laugh

2011-06-09 Thread Jimi Thompson
mails that come from these people. Email #1 - Dated May 4 * Aplus.Net 110 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1650 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 1.877.275.8763 * * Customer Information* Name: Jimi Thompson Customer number: * Amount due:* All amounts in US dollars. *Service D

40 acres and a mule, was Lightly used IP addresses

2010-08-14 Thread Jimi Thompson
It was 40 acres and a mule - FYI On 8/14/10 11:22 AM, "John R. Levine" wrote: >> Convincingly said here on an ISP mailing list. But what about the >> folks who were denied address assignments by ARIN policies over the >> last 15 years? Denied them based on the fiction that ISPs didn't own >> IP

Re: U.S. Plans Cyber Shield for Utilities, Companies

2010-07-07 Thread Jimi Thompson
ROFL You forgot E) Oversight by a committee and F) All of the above On 7/7/10 9:14 PM, "Jon Lewis" wrote: > On Wed, 7 Jul 2010, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote: > >> andrew.wallace wrote: >>> Article: >>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704545004575352983850463108.ht >>> ml >>> >> >

RE: Contract negotiations advice?

2010-06-29 Thread Jimi Thompson
First thing is to be an educated consumer. Know what going rates and sla s cost for a given service. Also check the rep of the vendor. I find that competitive bids work well. Unless your a gov or something you dont have to take the lowest bid - take the best one. -Original Message

Re: Finding content in your job title

2010-04-02 Thread Jimi Thompson
On 3/31/10 8:14 PM, "Jorge Amodio" wrote: >> I agree with the misuse of the term "Engineer" in IT. I think it should only >> be used for the "official" protected title of civil engineer. Which I >> believe is a very respectable job. Sad but true, in IT too many people have >> some form of engi