brianmckenzie

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by brianmckenzie 3mo ago
I've had two different Porsches, a Cayman S and a Macan. Neither gave me a day of trouble. You just have to do all the maintenance, which is obviously expensive.
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by brianmckenzie 3y ago
Catch-22 was hard for me simply because it was too dark to handle at the point in life when I tried to read it, although it is quite funny in places. It isn't 'hard to read' though. I couldn't put 100 Years of Solitude d
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by brianmckenzie 4y ago
Schindler's List is a fantastic film, but it's also the kind of film most people only want to watch once. That might explain it.
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Say Goodbye to Your Manager(theatlantic.com)
6 points by brianmckenzie 5y ago|0 comments
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by brianmckenzie 11y ago
There were two (hardware) additives synths, both from Kawai - the K5 and the K5000 series. I have the K5000S, and it is relatively difficult to program. It sounds like nothing else out there, don't think I'll ever get rid of it.
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by brianmckenzie 13y ago
Many Coldfusion developers use it, can't imagine many others do but perhaps I'm wrong.
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by brianmckenzie 14y ago
I tried this out earlier today, and it's great but one thing confused me a little - your system seems to choose a home price for me based on income and savings. In the real estate market where I live this results in twice the house I would
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by brianmckenzie 14y ago
This is really impressive for three months, and the little charts on her skills page are funny!
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by brianmckenzie 15y ago
Hi there! I also live in St. Louis (moved here about a year ago after six years in SF), and I'm quite fond of thinking. Shoot me an email if you want to meet up sometime, if nothing else I can probably introduce you to at least one other pe
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by brianmckenzie 15y ago
Watch out though. Lots of people lie about being eagle scouts, and you can't verify it without having their troop # and contacting BSA headquarters.
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New Space Venture Could Bring Every City On Earth Within Two Hours Travel(myfoxny.com)
1 points by brianmckenzie 15y ago|0 comments
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by brianmckenzie 15y ago
Hey, congratulations. I'm also in St. Louis so I joined your meetup group.
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What Do Overclockers and Supercomputers Have in Common?(realworldtech.com)
1 points by brianmckenzie 15y ago|0 comments
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A new kind of interchange eliminates left turns.(slate.com)
59 points by brianmckenzie 15y ago|23 comments
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
Another interesting thing to do is play back image data as audio. I used to use this for wild sound effects in tracks I was making about 15 years ago. Never did get to the point where I could play around in photoshop to deliberately create
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
IANAL, but at first glance it would be 5 years federal, 6 years for Washington state. In practice they probably wouldn't let him into the US.
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
I don't know if this is still the case, but Catholics were the single largest religious group at the University of Chicago when I was there in the late 90's.
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
The yellow pages can still be useful in some situations, although like you I mostly use them to start the BBQ. I'm playing devil's advocate here... - You're in a metro area with lower-than-average internet uptake. There will still be a lot
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
Very good point. I was in much the same boat as the OP. There is a lot of respect out there for people who've worked their way through school. Be careful not to emphasize it too much though, lest it seem like you're making excuses. Maybe th
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
Out of curiosity, how many HNers write on Wikipedia? I do it every so once in awhile, but only only on a few topics I'm intimately familiar with, or to fix obvious vandalism.
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
Yeah, I was also quite skeptical of that part - he was somehow able to track down a parachute, a perfect replica of the jewels, and an outlaw pilot all in the space of 24 hours? All this when he was on vacation in a foreign country with his
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Exploring the Intel and Achronix Deal(realworldtech.com)
2 points by brianmckenzie 16y ago|0 comments
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Animation of The Scale of the Universe(htwins.net)
2 points by brianmckenzie 16y ago|0 comments
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
I Am a Strange Loop - Douglas Hofstadter
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
Having known Jessica for several years - she is the real deal, and she can handle the pressure. Some people are just made to do this kind of thing.
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
Ha! I had the exact same experience, although I don't remember how many shares I bought. Buying those shares turned out to be a great idea, too.
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Animated History of Nuclear Explosions(ctbto.org)
2 points by brianmckenzie 16y ago|0 comments
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
You ask a really good question. I have failed w/two different startups, one very recent. The first time it was great for my career in monetary terms. The second - I don't know what will happen, but I don't regret doing it. Working on a fail
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
The TI-82 was the first model I ever saw it on, in the early 90's. Considering that the most readily available way to distribute the game was an audio cable, there were probably several versions from several authors floating around. A few k
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by brianmckenzie 16y ago
Whoa! Ever wanted to lose almost 100 karma in ten words or less? Ask me how.

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