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CFD339 (795926)

CFD339
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I am younger than dirt, but older than trees. I have three children, a house, and a business. I write code in several languages and for several platforms, and frequently speak at conferences and trade shows.

I am also a a firefighter -- one of the 800,000 volunteer firefighters in the U.S. who protect more than 40% of its population. Not all cities are New York, and not all fire departments are FDNY. A great many of you are protected by regular people with real jobs who drop everything to come when you need us.

CFD339 (795926)

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To mod, or not to mod. That is the real question. , Monday February 13 2006, @08:48AM (0 comments)

To mod, or not to mod -- that is the question:
Wether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer ...

CFD339's Latest 24 of 549 Comments

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It was morally "good" -- from our perspective...  *Thursday April 24, @01:49PM  5, Insightful
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Not true. The new FIPS regulations change that.  *Tuesday April 22, @11:22AM 1 3, Informative
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Re:That's patently untrue.  *Saturday April 12, @11:39AM  2
Re:That's patently untrue.  *Saturday April 12, @11:38AM  2
That's patently untrue.  *Friday April 11, @10:49PM 2 2
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That's so very very sad.  *Monday April 07, @07:01PM  2
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Re:LED lighting  *Thursday March 20, @07:49PM  3, Funny
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Ready, Fire, Aim!  *Thursday March 06, @09:08PM  2
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now you sound like my wife.  *Saturday March 08, @11:36PM  2
Re:In all the things to say about this....  *Saturday March 08, @11:29PM  2
In all the things to say about this....  *Wednesday March 05, @08:48AM 4 4, Interesting
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Who would have thought...  *Saturday March 01, @07:50PM  2
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The man was WAY ahead of his time.  *Wednesday February 27, @02:26AM  2
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Oh my, R2. Shut the down....  *Tuesday February 26, @10:02PM  2
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Wow, I have nothing against O-Rings.  *Tuesday February 12, @06:12PM  2
I hope he stole the part where...  *Monday February 11, @08:19PM 2 2
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It's been a trend for years. Worse then even MS..  *Sunday February 10, @02:58PM  4, Interesting
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I agree. I agree every time someone asks  *Sunday February 10, @02:04PM  2
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I seem to recall an old Supreme Court ruling......  *Saturday February 02, @10:33PM  4, Interesting
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Do you mean....  *Wednesday January 30, @10:27PM  2
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Apple couldn't care less, but AT&T et. al. req  *Tuesday January 29, @09:00AM  2
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They can have my old copy of 1.0  *Sunday January 27, @11:04PM  2
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You almost had me agreeing at first....  *Sunday January 27, @03:02PM 1 2
Re: Well, um, yeah.  *Sunday January 27, @02:40PM  2
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