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colbyolson

405 karma · joined June 14, 2009

Male, late-twenties, living in SE PDX.

Enjoys golf, analog photography, programming, and technology.

hn [at] colbyolson [dot] com

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colbyolson··on [dead]
Error: The requested address /article/index/104720/4chans_YouTube_porn_prank is invalid.
colbyolson··on Best Buy Optimization Is A Big Stupid Annoying Waste Of Money
From one IT to another, what are your thoughts on using AVG versus Avira?
colbyolson··on Nexus One
Who would want AT&T anyways? I would love to get off their network. :-(
colbyolson··on Introducing runroot: live programming languages in your browser
I think we broke that session. Can't escape out of whatever it's in.

edit: At least I got off an error message for others coming late to the party session before it stopped responding.

http://img.skitch.com/20100105-mgdxdtt5nqpef6qpba9s9rnkbi.jp...

colbyolson··on Introducing runroot: live programming languages in your browser
This is awesome, there went my workday.
colbyolson··on Ask HN: Finding unwanted domains a good home?
There used to be a HN thread of domains people were willing to giveaway/sell to interested parties. Perhaps it's time for another?

edit: spelling

colbyolson··on [dead]
Man, once again, like last time; there's no Python.
colbyolson··on Please review beewulf.com
It could just be a simple project.
colbyolson··on Ask HN: How did you get started in hacking/programming?
I hope there's someone out there who remembers this, but I started out on mIRC, first on a few IRC servers, but then got into the MSNChat rave.

Writing scripts, prots, take-overes, and connections were just so fun. I loved the competitive nature, having races to see who had the better protection scripts. It was interesting to see how the community really grew, as it turned really sour in the next few years and then MSN finally shut it down.

But thats what got me going. The feeling of writing code for something you understand, being able to think it out in your head and then just write it without having to check the docs. What a rush. I miss it, so now I learn python. :-)

colbyolson··on Every ISP Is Trying to Scare You Into Paying for Internet You Don't Need
Paying $100/month for 50mbps boost. Drops to 30-40mbps after a minute or two. Using Comcast, living in south San Jose.
colbyolson··on Stealthy Passive Spliced Network Tap
What a cool, brief but informative, post. I want to try it out now!
colbyolson··on Holiday Fun: How Programming Language Fanboys See Each Others’ Languages
Bah, there's no Python.
colbyolson··on Chat with the 17 year old hacker who hacked my blog
It doesnt take a 'skilled hacker' much effort to use the tools others have released. I cant imagine the author's blog being hacked as anything more than mere button pushing. A 'script kiddy' really.
colbyolson··on Facebook 1: 0 Simon Cowell - Rage Against The Machine is UK #1 single for Xmas
I'm in favor of anything relating to RATM. Brings me back, infact, I think I'll listen to some right now. :-)
colbyolson··on Item 10^6
When was it confirmed that nickb had passed?
colbyolson··on Jekyll, the blog engine of kings
I wish Hyde (the python equiv) had this much support/momentum.

http://github.com/lakshmivyas/hyde

colbyolson··on Linux System Administration Basics
I am currently a slicehost member, their articles are very nice. Thanks for the link though.

I just like how linode starts for the VERY beginning. :-)

colbyolson··on Microsoft rips off Plurk
Yea, I know what they are, just curious as to why they're there.
colbyolson··on Microsoft rips off Plurk
What's up with a few of your "to's" at the end of your last sentence? :-)
colbyolson··on Linux System Administration Basics
This is a wealth of info for a newbie linux vps-admin like myself. Awesome awesome awesome.
colbyolson··on Ask HN: Is it right to call yourself a Hacker?
Assuming you work in the security side of tech, would it be possible to ask you a few questions regarding your career? I'm confused about starting my own. :-)
colbyolson··on Poll: Have you ever "borrowed" other people's code/layout etc?
That long of a reply from a mobile? I couldn't find the time to write that out unless I was sitting on the train/bus. Kudos.
colbyolson··on Interview with 19-year old founder of Indinero (Mint for business) [audio]
Homepage too;

    http://shopify.com/
    http://indinero.com/
colbyolson··on IBM's infamous "Black Team" (2002)
"Pictures or it didn't happen!"

Edit: I tried searching for anything related to IBM and their Black Team. It seems Google saturates my search request with everything linking back to this article.

Perhaps someone could help?

colbyolson··on Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google
Who owns/is EveryDNS? They have a node in SanJose,CA (where I live) and I've never heard of them.
colbyolson··on My first simple 97-loc Sinatra/Freebase/Heroku single-serving app
This gives me some great ideas on a first project, thanks!
colbyolson··on Squareup
I know this wont be a very substantial comment but:

That's pretty freaking cool.

colbyolson··on The hidden meaning of the hidden Starbucks logo
They did buy out the company. They made the "clover" coffee machine.

edit: spelling

colbyolson··on The hidden meaning of the hidden Starbucks logo
I wouldn't quite say it's made by "practiced staff." The espresso made at most Starbucks is at the push of a button, hardly requiring effort, the rest is only a memorization of ingredients. It's turned into a bit of a ford/mcdonalds assembly line.
colbyolson··on Ask HN: Things you wish you'd learned about programming in college?
I find this so true.
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