Tom Sims

Tom Sims (December 6, 1950 – September 12, 2012) was an American athlete, inventor, and entrepreneur. Sims was World Snowboarding Champion (1983), World Champion Skateboarder (1975) and founder of Sims Snowboards and Sims Skateboards. He lived in Santa Barbara, California from 1971 until his death.

In 1963, in his 7th-grade wood-shop class at Haddonfield Central School in New Jersey, he made what he called a "skiboard," combining his two favorite sports, skiing and skateboarding.

Sims was the primary snowboarding stunt double for "007" (Roger Moore) in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, which helped popularize both the snowboard and its usage. Since 2006, the Sims Snowboards brand has been managed by Collective Licensing International, though Tom Sims was still very active in the company. Tom continued to be personally involved in the design and testing of the new snowboard and skateboard equipment being developed under the Sims brand until his death.

Sims Died Sept 12, 2012 at a hospital near his home in Santa Barbara, California.

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"Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music"
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RCS Messaging Adds End-to-End Encryption Between Android and iOS

Slashdot 14 Mar 2025
... different providers," said GSMA Technical Director Tom Van Pelt. The system combines E2EE with SIM-based authentication to strengthen protection against scams and fraud.
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RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats

Ars Technica 14 Mar 2025
"RCS will be the first large-scale messaging service to support interoperable E2EE between client implementations from different providers," writes GSMA Technical Director Tom Van Pelt in the post announcing the updates.
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Recruits signed and coaches hired, DeSean Jackson and Delaware State start spring drills

Delaware Online 14 Mar 2025
Taylor (offense); Donovan Warren (defense); Jonas Jackson (defensive line); Emerson Martin (offensive line); Tom Sims (defensive line); Eugene Chung (offensive line); Sean Weston (defensive backs) and Samie Parker (wide receivers).
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Black Bag: Michael Fassbender, Naomie Harris Discuss Careers at NYC Premiere

Coming Soon 12 Mar 2025
On the red carpet at the New York City premiere, ComingSoon’s Jonathan Sim caught up with the film’s stars, including Michael Fassbender, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, and writer David Koepp as they ...
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