richwklein

I am a Senior Software Engineer at Propeller.com. I come from a manufacturing/logistics background, but I've spent the last several years working on Firefox and Firefox extensions. I worked on the newest version of Netscape Navigator and I'm now working on the new propeller site.

Website: http://richwklein.com/

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Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race
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Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race

Politics – Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson quit the Republican presidential race on Tuesday, after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.

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"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"

Humor – The Complete "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?" List

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Author Terry Pratchett Has Alzheimer's

Books – Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, he said in a message posted to his illustrator's Web site.

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 Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill (again)
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Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill (again)

Politics – President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program.

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Ice storm blamed for 2 deaths, power failures
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Ice storm blamed for 2 deaths, power failures

News – An ice storm grounded airline flights and knocked out power to thousands of customers from Oklahoma to Illinois on Sunday.

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Ice Storm Causes Blackouts and 15 Deaths : Ratevin

News – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. At least 15 deaths in Oklahoma and Missouri were blamed on the conditions, with 13 of them killed on slick highways. A state of emergency was declared for

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Because Now it Really Hurts! - Anti-Smoking Blog

Do-It-Yourself – I want to quit for my health. I have no pulse in my legs and my doctor says I'm going to need surgery. But he won't even consider operating until I quit smoking. Besides this, I have had throat polyps removed and all of my doctors say I have to stop smoking.

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10 types of programmers you'll encounter in the field

Gadgets & Tech – Programmers enjoy a reputation for being peculiar people. In fact, even within the development community, there are certain programmer archetypes that other programmers find strange. Here are 10 types of programmers you are likely to run across. Can you think of any more?

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Navigator 9 Beta 2 has been released
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Navigator 9 Beta 2 has been released

Gadgets & Tech – Netscape is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Netscape Navigator 9.0 Beta 2. The release is now available for download from browser.netscape.com for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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20 great Firefox extensions

Gadgets & Tech – These plug-ins give you souped-up functionality, better look and feel, and streamlined development tasks. And some are just plain cool.

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Netscape 9: What's my line?

Gadgets & Tech – Netscape 9 will have a new top-level menu. The first person to correctly guess the name of the menu and its function will get their name included in the Netscape 9 credits. Let the guessing begin!

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