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Security expert and experienced Windows programmer


May
10
awarded  Yearling
Apr
26
comment shiduch date haircut during sefira
Why would a "shidduch date" be special, as opposed to a "regular" date?
Mar
15
comment Is Guinness Beer no longer kosher?
The real question is it Kosher for Pesach? ;-)
Mar
15
comment Is Guinness Beer no longer kosher?
Wow, good to hear about this. I would really like to hear some definitive answers... (Hopefully that it still is...) Thanks!
Mar
14
comment Can God destroy Himself?
The "nonsense" you mention towards the end is actually a better translation than "impossible", even though that is strictly what he wrote he meant it in terms of nonsensical. As in, "it is impossible to conceptualize such a concept", not that "it cannot be done".
Feb
21
revised Mordechai - Religious Leader or Political figure?
Made title less discussion-y
Jan
15
answered Why did the Egyptian “astrologers” tell Pharaoh that a savior would be born?
Dec
24
comment Mordechai - Religious Leader or Political figure?
ah, right - well, it is spread out around the comments here. I don't really remember what was missing, but I will try to collate it all and summarize. Before Purim....
Dec
24
comment Mordechai - Religious Leader or Political figure?
@DoubleAA still what...?
Dec
6
comment Why aren't Purim and Channuka considered a violation of לֹא תֹסִפוּ?
Seriously? Zuckerberg is your best example of authority on programming? Facebook's success had nothing to do with the quality (or lack thereof) of his code.
Oct
28
comment Blessing on the next American President
If you really believe that who gets elected will have any effect (positive or negative) on you directly, you probably don't need to say any brachot, since you are obviously a shoteh :-)
Oct
7
comment In Eretz Yisroel Kosher In Chutz Laretz Posul
I second @SimchasTorah's comment, why do you say it is automatically granted? Just because it is very common in certain neighborhoods, does not mean permission is granted. (This probably has more to do with Israeli chutzpa than any kind of implicit Israel permission... :-) )
Aug
13
accepted What is the preferable form of Biur Chametz?
Jul
19
awarded  Constituent
Jul
19
awarded  Caucus
Jul
19
comment Bris vs. critical thinking?
@TRiG you... are absolutely correct. I did make that assumption, not realizing I was assuming it. Reasonable assumption, but still, you are correct.
May
25
comment Dairy that you have to wait 6 hours after eating it
This sounds like a shopping question...! ;-) Anyway, I think I want to buy some of that...
May
10
awarded  Yearling
May
1
comment Called to the Torah before wedding
Fair enough, I was not rebuking you for mentioning it :). As for whether throwing candy is proper or not, there are several halachic reasons (and non-halachic), but that's really it's own question, isnt it...
Apr
5
comment What is the preferable form of Biur Chametz?
@SethJ Hehe, okay, yeah, thats the obvious best one - bal tashchit and all that - but I thought it obvious that I meant besides that.