I usually send attachments in RTF. I thought that was perfectly safe, opened by nearly everything and WYSIWYG. Was I wrong? Have a nice day, all.

This is just my second post, so be kind. Tho, I would like to say hi to everybody, I really enjoy coming here to see how the worlds going ( mad ) in its own funny way. Smiles are healthy. Imagine for a moment that you have developed a totally new algorithim. Something noteworthy, like a compression algorithim that far outstrips anything on the market today. Whats your next step? As I understand it, algorithims are no longer copyright-able. Whats the difference between an algorithim (in copyright terms) and a complete product? How do we as programmers, go about converting code into cash? Thanks for your thoughts. Post data: I produced, copyrighted and sold my first software product some 20 odd years ago ( yes I've been at this for a while ). I'm just wondering how things have changed since then. (Edited for spelling mistakes)

Fire is just an example of one way of measuring the length of the rope. So for example, tie one end of the rope to a tree and walk away for an hour... how long is the rope - ones hours length of walking long. Go back to the tree and do the same for 30 minutes and 45 minutes, you've got 3 measurements. It's a silly question, so I think silly answers are only fair.

Revenge is sweet. If you can't beat them. Convert them! There was once had worker in a client, that managed to find all manner of problems with everything. Her favourite line was 'I didn't touch anything!'. Some years later I hired her, and one day when she was in a client I heard her say to someone "What did you touch? What did you touch and don't tell me you didn't touch anything 'cause thats what I used to say!" There is always two sides to every story, eh?