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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Coping with Bigotry on Propeller
This story has mostly positive ratings. 144 votes / 18 sinks

Coping with Bigotry on Propeller

Do No Evil – Spadecaller's perspectives on bigotry and anti-Semitic attacks on Propeller and the challenges they present to all of us. How well do we cope? Do we sometimes react poorly? When we blame others unfairly, do we amend our mistakes? Do we abstain from debate to avoid verbal assault? Do we stand by those who are attacked unfairly?

Voted for on January 29, 2008 04:20pm

State of the Union reactions
This story has mostly positive ratings. 223 votes / 2 sinks

State of the Union reactions

Politics – Some quotes about President Bush's final State of the Union address Monday.

Voted for on January 29, 2008 04:12pm

Propeller Week In Review: January 25, 2008
This story has mostly positive ratings. 130 votes / 1 sink

Propeller Week In Review: January 25, 2008

News – The heated clash between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama caught the attention of the Propeller crew this week. So did the death of Heath Ledger, the debate over torture, and a video aimed at that endangered species, the U.S. male.

Voted for on January 25, 2008 03:47pm

No Content = No Vote Part 3: The Joy of Blogging
This story has mostly positive ratings. 123 votes / 8 sinks

No Content = No Vote Part 3: The Joy of Blogging

Do No Evil – Building on earlier posts this week this series continues with The Joy of Blogging, which postulates that "clean", clear voting for stories optimises and protects our propeller environment and is the path to an optimal blogging experience for all real members! PLUS An invitation to participate in the newly launched propellertalk blog.

Voted for on January 25, 2008 03:33pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / No sinks

Top floors of Vegas hotel casino burning

News – Sections of the top four floors of the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, are burning. The hotel has more than 3,000 rooms, penthouse suites and newly remodeled conference rooms. There is no immediate word on injuries.

Voted for on January 25, 2008 03:04pm

No Content = No Vote, Part 2
This story has mostly positive ratings. 150 votes / No sinks

No Content = No Vote, Part 2

Gadgets & Tech – Second of a three part series about the Propeller.com community and some suggestions regarding submissions with little or no content.

Voted for on January 23, 2008 04:16pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Celebrity Money Photos

Celebrities – People have taken folded currency and matched part of the face on the currency with part of a celebrity's face. The results are both interesting and funny.

Voted for on January 23, 2008 03:43pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 30 votes / No sinks

Virgin Galactic Unveils Design For SpaceShipTwo

Gadgets & Tech – This morning, Richard Branson's spaceship startup Virgin Galactic unveiled the second design of its suborbital vehicles... Branson suggests that if Virgin Galactic can prove the commercial viability of space flight, it will unlock a "wall of investment that could rival the amount invested in mobile or the Internet."

Voted for on January 23, 2008 12:42pm

Heath Ledger Passed Away
This story has mostly positive ratings. 156 votes / 5 sinks

Heath Ledger Passed Away

Celebrities – Upcoming star of The Dark Knight and Oscar nominee Heath Ledger has passed away Tuesday afternoon.

Voted for on January 22, 2008 04:59pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks

Marching band's classic video game themed halftime show

Popular Videos – In this video, the UC Berkeley marching band performs a video-game-themed halftime show, playing the beloved themes from such old friends as Tetris, Zelda, Mario Brothers and others, all the while marching in animated formation and reenacting scenes from the game. Bravo! [via boingboing]

Voted for on January 22, 2008 03:33pm

Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race
This story has mostly positive ratings. 154 votes / 4 sinks

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.

Voted for on January 22, 2008 03:16pm

No Content = No Vote part 1
This story has mostly positive ratings. 229 votes / No sinks

No Content = No Vote part 1

Gadgets & Tech – First of a three part series about the Propeller.com community and some suggestions regarding submissions with little or no content.

Voted for on January 22, 2008 11:53am

World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer Dies
This story has mostly positive ratings. 75 votes / 2 sinks

World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer Dies

News – REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64. Fischer died Thursday in a Reykjavik hospital, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said. There was no immediate word on the cause of death.

Voted for on January 18, 2008 11:30am

Wham-O Toymaker Richard Knerr Dies at 82
This story has mostly positive ratings. 70 votes / No sinks

Wham-O Toymaker Richard Knerr Dies at 82

News – Richard Knerr, co-founder of the toy company that popularized the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and other fads that became classics, has died. He was 82.

Voted for on January 17, 2008 03:28pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks

"Don't Talk To Strangers" Worst Possible Advice for Kids: Schneier

Family – Many children are taught never to talk to strangers, an extreme precaution with minimal security benefit. ... I think "don't talk to strangers" is just about the worst possible advice you can give a child.... Asking the help of a stranger is probably the best possible thing he can do.

Voted for on January 17, 2008 02:12pm

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