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I'm just awful

trikah@microsoft.com — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:46:50 GMT

THese are the best questions for the Tick anyone has EVER asked in this column. Seriously. But I keep forgetting to Ask the Tick.

Stand-by.

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LarryWestMCSD — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:31:43 GMT

Question for the Tick (and/or Trika):

How does one become a MCITP: United States History Major? [see www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certified.mspx]

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Adrian — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:53:17 GMT

@Larry, I take my "Certified by Chuck Norris" hat off to you!

@Jeff, Good Question :), More!!

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Larry West, MCSD, MCPD, MCITP, MCTSX7, MCSA, ... — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:26:20 GMT

2744 cats (49 backpacks times 56 cats per pack), 10990 legs [less any missing], plus the driver's if not one of the girls. Plus the people from Animal Planet and/or PETA complaining about having too many cats on a bus. Not to mention that fugitive Spanish banana that has probably sprouted legs by now left in one of the packs.

I'm surprised the Tick hasn't answered this one yet.

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Jeff Guillet — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:17:13 GMT

Adrian, you're getting warmer.

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Larry — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:05:16 GMT

Great answer for my 'What about Bob?' post! You're right, it was a 'tick' question ;)

So, now for a tough one. Does anyone know what 'Bob Fries' are?

(And, who is going to build Trika's Tick Questions website?)

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Adrian — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:11:14 GMT

Has the Tick forsaken us? We must have angered it...

9618 legs not including any Bus driver, or extra cats?

@Jeff. Your right, mere mortals can never solve this one, we need the collective power of The Tick

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LarryWestMCSD — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:07:27 GMT

Of course, Jeff, it depends on how many missing legs there are. There is probably one cat (usually named "Lucky") missing a leg or two.

Are all seven girls picked up at different places? If so, there are eight legs. Initial van parking spot to first girl's home, first girl's home to second girl's home, ..., seventh girl's home to the office (nine legs if you include office to van parking spot). This is assuming all of the girls work at the same office.

My first question: I just got a free voucher to take exam 70-441. Is this just a Microsoft ploy to get me to pay for 70-442 since I have a policy of no longer paying for exams, or what?

My second question: Why does Windows spaces have such a small size limit? I had to split my list of Microsoft exams into two posts, and my compilation of numbers holding certifications into three. Since the same amount of your server space is being used whether I have it as one post or three, I see no reason for it.

My third question: Why does Google exclude Seattle in its StreetView program, but includes Reardan, Washington (population 608)?

To answer the other Larry: Yours is the trick question, since Bob is NOT an OS, but an application program. I once got Bob to run under Windows XP, and since XP can be run on a virtual environment, the answer to your question is "yes" (it can be run) and "no" (not as an OS). Do the members of "the Tick" agree?

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David — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:50:08 GMT

when are the Server 2008 MOC courses going to be available?

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Matt — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:20:03 GMT

2744 legs? That's a lot of legs...