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2005-03-03 Arabia

Saudi Shiites Have High Hopes for Elections

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Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-03-03 3:55:02 PM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The cat's out of the bag... that vaunted fiction, M.E. stability, is *poof*, poofta Abdullah, get used to it. Better yet, plan now, don't wait for the last minute rush, for your exciting new home in Switzerland! Pack! Go! Don't let the door hit you in the ass!

When the Sunnis begin to realize what the Shi'a have just figured out, the House of Saud will have to build a new city in Switzerland, too... with a sizable airport.

Just think of the job opportunities in Personal Security that will open up! Boom times, Bodyguard!

Posted by .com 2005-03-03 5:09:19 PM|| 2005-03-03 5:09:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 PD ima being burned by Flickr.... who's a decent host?

Posted by Ward 2005-03-03 5:15:46 PM|| 2005-03-03 5:15:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Preference between Unix or Windows?

For Unix, I have been very happy with HostGator.com -- excellent pricing and great functionality / reliability. Their "swamp" account is a great deal!

For Windows, I am hosted with a friend. He doesn't sell many hosting accounts, mainly just friends. I have my commercial site with him - just came on-line last night, in fact. He's the best networking, systems, and admin guy I've ever known - he knows his stuff stonecold - so you can bet his hosting rocks, and I'll verify, heh. If you want to ask him about hosting...

You can start by checking out his cool Dynamic DNS services site: changeip.com and leave him a message.

Posted by .com 2005-03-03 5:36:22 PM|| 2005-03-03 5:36:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, the Middle East is like Africa. Lines drawn on a map by European colonists.

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-03 5:49:35 PM|| 2005-03-03 5:49:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 On a cocktail napkin over martinis.

Posted by .com 2005-03-03 5:51:05 PM|| 2005-03-03 5:51:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hearty congratulations on your site going on-line .com. Here's wishing you such success that you'll be able to buy Fred his next hardware upgrade out of your spare change. :-D

Posted by trailing wife 2005-03-03 9:12:38 PM|| 2005-03-03 9:12:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Thank you, tw! I'd be honored to do something that noble with the proceeds, heh. Fred is about the hardest working dude on the planet, believe me. It's simply astonishing that he keeps up with RB changes, and we're not talking about trivial stuff, and still holds down a hardcore development contract and keeps his customer grinning. A class act of the first order!

Posted by .com 2005-03-03 9:40:56 PM|| 2005-03-03 9:40:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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