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Oh, my God. ;-( _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Blue skies, David. You will be missed. He sold me my first rig, a big 'ol black and purple Raven III in a Racer. Pull-out, of course. I still have it, even though I haven't jumped in years. I will cherish it, and my friendship with him, forever. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

And you don't know me, asshole! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Bummer. I guess Linux geeks win again... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

It wouldn't be the first. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

What the fuck does that even mean? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

So that's a yes? I think the ACLU has done more for American freedoms than any other group ever. Remember, if they get case law laid down that says Nazis have the right express their views, then every other less extreme view is more strongly protected. Now, more than ever, we need people like them fighting for our diminishing freedoms. Otherwise, we all sit on out comfy couches and wake up one day with cheese doodles on our face wondering where it all went. My $0.02 _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Yea, I got my MBA in 1997. Did an intensive weekend executive program that sucked up 18 months of my life, but was well worth it. I learned tons about how business works, but more importantly, how it should work. I did it because I had mainly a technical background, and thought it would help as I was doing more management work. I didn't care so much about the degree (although it's nice to have on the resume), but more about the education. The exec program was awesome, because the other people there where also working managers, from all sorts of different industries and backgrounds. No one was only there for the check-mark. The friends I met there are long-term. In fact, one might be helping me get a job soon, and another is someone I will definitely go into business with one day, once we are both in a position to do so. I've found that the MBA gets downplayed quite a bit by people who don't have one. What's worse is that when I try to apply stuff I've learned, they think I'm from Mars. In both cases, it's ignorance, in some cases jealousy. And I'm not talking about touchy-feely Dilbert crap, but things like basic financial modeling, using net present value as a way to decide the worth of a project or investment, basics like that. There is a lot of bad decision-making going on out there. Of course, now that the bubble burst in high tech, suddenly all these things are important again (duh), and the same people who used to think I was a nut job are using the same words I was two years ago. Ha! Anyway, my point was not to bore you with my work politics, but to say that education has intrinsic value, whether others realize it or not. You will get an occasional break because of the letters after your name, but it's what's in your head, and what you produce that makes the most difference. Good luck! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Although final from the north of Pepperell passes over it. A long spot or a beer run and you're there... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

SoCal rocks! Cool people, great weather, wonderful cultural events... OK, people and weather for sure. And, if there is a day when the weather is too bad to jump, you can hop on dz.com and bitch about it like it's never happened anywhere else before! The housing costs are nuts, but you can find something you can afford. Plus, the resale values are awesome! Your cheap little home will be someone's castle in a few years... If that's not for you, Rhode Island is the place to be. Real seasons, great people, small towns, and awesome beaches. They are surfing in Narragansett right now.... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

That's right, no one has mentioned wireless lan or IR. I don't use it myself, but my understanding is that the networking in WinXP is pretty foolproof. Basically, if you stick a card in it and put it on a network, it will figure out how to get a local address, etc., either using DHCP or automatically configuring an unused private network address (192.168.x.x)... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

In case you haven't seen this already... http://www.musiccdsettlement.com Three simple questions, free $20. Actually, it is between $5 and $20, depending how any people file claims. There is a fixed amount to be split among the claimants. If too many, the $ goes to charity. Cool! The total settlement is $67,375,000. So if fewer than 3,368,751 claim, we all get $20. If more than 13,475,000 claims are filed, we get nothing (goes to charity). You have until March to file, and there is a fairness hearing in May. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

Stupid Tokyo vending machine startled the life out of me once. I was't expecting that iced tea to be hot! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

I got a headache just watching him have one! It's in the DVD rack... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?

OK, now I'm going to make a serious/paranoid accusation. Any chance his gear was sabotaged? Someone twists the reserve pin and tangles up the bridle... Of course, if they knew enough to do that, they would know to turn off the AAD. Any chance he happened to notice his AAD was off? (shifty eyes) _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound?