General Talk!!

[cochisedc]

hello  there all! my name is Cochise and i am from Washington, DC. in the short time that i've been visiting this site i've gained some invaluable knowledge and insight by reading the forums. thank you all very much.

[humbert]

hello  there all! my name is Cochise and i am from Washington, DC. in the short time that i've been visiting this site i've gained some invaluable knowledge and insight by reading the forums. thank you all very much.

Hi Cochise! I'm really glad you like it here. Stick around and you'll learn much more. Our diversity is what makes us so great and gives us the chance to learn from each other. You're probably the 2nd person here who lives in America (I'm the 1st)  . Welcome to our world.

[katana]

I'm firmly convinced you're an extremely intelligent person and an asset to your forum. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say I'm happy to have you with us.

Oh, thanx! You just fed my ego a big chunk of something really tasty!!! 

I'm probably the biggest brain picker around here . You're my next victim .

*starts running as fast and as far as I can*

Don't worry! My friends here know me and I know them. They know all about my brain picking and so far if someone has objected, nobody's told me anything. My first victim was the Chief when here was here longer, followed the other guys (notably Ahmad). The only thing the Chief objects to is creating a situation where all this degenerates into a debate, and naturally proselytization. Not only do I faithfully follow the rule because the Chief said so, but more importantly because we see eye to eye on this matter. I despise proselytization, it's disrespect multiplied by a factor of 10.

I was about to say "poor them" but I believe that "brain picking" is a good activity to enhance our ability to reason & practice logical thinking. Both parties tend to learn a lot from brain picking sessions however bloody it becomes. But you have to do all the asking since I sometimes tend to "just answer" & not ask questions back. Mostly I gather conclusions by observation.

Can't properly pronounce the word but I share your views in proselytization. It's something that I wish educated & civilized people won't do since it usually pulls their respectability & integrity in my eyes a couple of pegs down.

[katana]

hello  there all! my name is Cochise and i am from Washington, DC. in the short time that i've been visiting this site i've gained some invaluable knowledge and insight by reading the forums. thank you all very much.

Hi, Cochise! Nice to meet you here!

[Daniil]

I'm probably the biggest brain picker around here . You're my next victim .

Lol... Humbert, stop frightening a girl. 

[humbert]

I was about to say "poor them" but I believe that "brain picking" is a good activity to enhance our ability to reason & practice logical thinking. Both parties tend to learn a lot from brain picking sessions however bloody it becomes. But you have to do all the asking since I sometimes tend to "just answer" & not ask questions back. Mostly I gather conclusions by observation.
Can't properly pronounce the word but I share your views in proselytization. It's something that I wish educated & civilized people won't do since it usually pulls their respectability & integrity in my eyes a couple of pegs down.

Katana, you're very cool and I'm glad you're back. Surely you were away for all this time due to the fact that you either had to work or had other priorities which took up your time. Naturally this is understandable. The Chief is in the same situation.

I'm not surprised you share my logic on what we've talked about. Someone as smart as you knows better.

I saw the awesome name Daniil suggested for your business. When I saw it, I fell in love with it immediately. In my opinion, the name simply blew away all other competitors. What if on your logo you put a heart (or a kiss symbol) with a computer in front overlapping it, placed slightly south-east of the center. Incidentally, like I asked Daniil, what goods or services does your business provide?

No Daniil, if Katana runs off I don't think it'll be my fault

[katana]

I'm probably the biggest brain picker around here . You're my next victim .

Lol... Humbert, stop frightening a girl. 

No problem, Daniil. You're probably on his list next after me!!! LOL 

Katana, you're very cool and I'm glad you're back. Surely you were away for all this time due to the fact that you either had to work or had other priorities which took up your time. Naturally this is understandable. The Chief is in the same situation.

I'm not surprised you share my logic on what we've talked about. Someone as smart as you knows better.

I saw the awesome name Daniil suggested for your business. When I saw it, I fell in love with it immediately. In my opinion, the name simply blew away all other competitors. What if on your logo you put a heart (or a kiss symbol) with a computer in front overlapping it, placed slightly south-east of the center. Incidentally, like I asked Daniil, what goods or services does your business provide?

No Daniil, if Katana runs off I don't think it'll be my fault

Sorry, I'm not on here as much as I want to.  I found out that it's hard to start a business. I haven't even finished the business plan & there are other things which needed attention, it's just crazy! And we haven't even started yet! But, I'm hoping that once we're up and running, I won't be doing so many things all at once anymore.

Yeah!  Daniil's suggestion is really interesting! It has a naughty connotation (K.I.S.S.) which will really attract people's attention. It's fairly short so anybody can easily remember it while at the same time, it's kinda visual. Thanx, Daniil! I've found a marketing expert in you! 

If my partners choose the name, the logo is certainly going to be the kiss symbol but it is made of bits & binary numbers.

By the way, we will be offering encoding, photocopying & printing, Id lamination, School Supplies, Rush ID services, Photography, Computer Parts Retail, Hardware-Software Installation, Network Troubleshooting, HDD Format/Reformat. Do you think the "IT" in K.I.S.S. will be justified by our services?

LOL I won't be running off anytime soon, humbert. No worries.

[katana]

@Daniil

Along with my very limited knowledge of your country, the word "Russia" conjures vast plains & rolling hills in my mind! I guess I got that from a book I once read, can't remember it's title & I can't find it though I've tried to. It was about an English Engineer's life who worked in Moscow before & during the Revolution and his beloved whom he met when he traveled to the Caucasus.

[Daniil]

@katana
Yeah, you're really right, it's very hard to start a business. First, the huge pack of "Yet Another License", and you must pay (in Russia, at least) for almost every of them.  Then, the banks, they don't want to give you any mony, even you have just brilliant buisness plan. 

I can say that my business was started as effective business 1 month ago and if strictly follow the laws, it can names illegal - I have no licenses. Here is so difficult to get a license that I at one day looked into my pockets, couldn't found any money there, and said "To hell all of that papers!", and go and start to work with customers. Well, no license, yes - but, among customers, who cares?

If you will provide all of this things, IT in you brand is just in place. 
Maybe it can be useful to create a "Remote printer". It may give an additional profit.

[katana]

@Daniil

Yeah, it really is hard. I think the process of registering and getting it started in a legal way is more tiring & stressful than managing it when you're already up and running. Actually, I've been running the same business from home since last year along with a childhood friend but it's very small scale. This one where I've asked for name suggestions will be legal (with all the necessary papers & licenses) and will be at a prime spot. I've already built a small client base from our home business. This one I'm partnering with a couple of friends who can finance it coz as you said it's hard to ask for a loan from banks. They're just too cautious which, really, I can fault them for that though it can get really frustrating for us. 

What is a remote printer, by the way?