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golgo13

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I am a SQL Server DBA at an Awesome Company in Austin TX. I enjoy WWE, UFC, Big Brother and Burn Notice. I listen to Ron & Fez and Opie and Anthony on XM Radio. I have an iPad and a Windows 7 phone. People tell me I am confused. http://www.twitter.com/shadyrudy
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golgo13··on Poll: Do you visit the 'new' section of Hacker News?
Oh, there it is. I simply visited the main page and never really scanned the tool bar up there. Cool!
golgo13··on Facebook Live Product Announcement
Facebook video chat doesn't support Opera 11.50. Really, Facebook?
golgo13··on A preview of Gmail’s new look
I thought the same thing. Now I feel a bit bad. :(
golgo13··on Google+ Circles - Thunderbird didn't want to implement it in 2009
I now have the black bar at the top, too. But I am not using Google+. I wonder if the black bar is getting rolled out to everyone.
golgo13··on Sitting for hours can shave years off life
I remember hearing a guy say something along the lines of: You do all these things to extend your life, but you're not extending your 20's and 30's. You're extending your 70's and 80's.
golgo13··on New Japanese Pop Idol Shocks Fans With News - She’s Not Real
Wow, is Youtube absolutely useless for me. Almost 2 minutes to watch a 15 second clip!
golgo13··on Facebook users drop in the US and Canada
I am personally seeing the growth from Mexico. In the past month, a large chunk of my cousins have added me. But like others have said, most of their updates are from the Spanish version of Farmville, etc.
golgo13··on Google +1 button for websites
Not working for me in IE 9 (yes, I am that guy) or Opera 11.11 http://imgur.com/34Ad3
golgo13··on Intrade CEO dies climbing Mt. Everest
So I am guessing his body will remain on Everest. Another sad addition to the Death Zone.
golgo13··on Google Wants to Kill the URL: Chrome 13 Lets Users Hide the Address Bar
In Opera: Menu -> Toolbars -> Uncheck Address Bar.

Where is the Opera article?

golgo13··on How The Martha Graham Google Logo is Animated
The logo didn't work in Opera 11.10 :/ I had to fire up IE 9 to take a peek
golgo13··on The Last Post
I wear a Halo UNSC hoodie around and people always ask what it stands for, or what branch of the military I am a part of. I tell them it stands for the United Nations Space Command and it won't exist for another 150 years. And it really bothers me that I have absolutely 0% chance of seeing the year 2160.
golgo13··on Pure python bitcoin miner to understand how it works
How long does it take to create a coin using the official client? The only coin I have is from that bit coin faucet that I heard about a while back. I've been running the client now for almost a month, and nothing. I've dedicated 2 of my laptop cores on coin generation, but I haven't seen anything. Or, are the only people getting coins those that are using their GPUs to generate coins?
golgo13··on Flock is dead
No love for Opera, Flock people?
golgo13··on Show HN: my weekend project, Gumroad
Cool idea! One quick thing: I would change the "(Minus our cut)" wording to something a little more friendly. Maybe transaction fee or something along those lines.
golgo13··on Ask HN: How do you use your commute time?
On the drive to work, it's Opie and Anthony. I need a good laugh to get the day going. On the way home, I listen to Microsoft MCM Traning Videos. Not ideal for writing & reading on screen code, but listening to the concepts is great.
golgo13··on 8.9 earthquake hits Japan
As always, check out the national Bouy Center from our friend at NOAA: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ This is data geek heaven.
golgo13··on In-N-Out Secret Menu Survival Guide
Since we don't have In-n-Out in Texas, I was excited to try one out. On a trip to Las Vegas, I made the walk to the one on the other side of the highway, from the strip. It was mediocre at best and I never really saw what the big deal was. What really surprised me was Fat Burger. I only knew about Fat Burger from the Ice Cube song, "Today was a good day." I thought it was some made up place, like Big Kahuna Burger. Fat Burger was good stuff and if you have a chance, get one of those! Google Map Link: http://bit.ly/i6GuZi
golgo13··on Sprint and T-Mobile in merger talks
I read some 2011 prediction article at the beginning of the year. I remember the article stated that Borders would go into bankruptcy and T-Mobile and Sprint would merge. I left Sprint for T-Mobile years ago and would hate to see my rates go back up for the same service I have now.
golgo13··on Impossible colors
I get the same checker effect. That, or I see a gradient of blue to yellow. Maybe it's just my LCD.
golgo13··on List of content farms to block with Google Personal Blocklist
Oh wow! I totally missed the .com vs .org thing. I totally see the difference now that I actually visited both pages.
golgo13··on List of content farms to block with Google Personal Blocklist
What is wrong with Livestrong.com? Isn't that for bike races and raising money for cancer?
golgo13··on Ask HN: Do you know Photoshop?
I am in the same boat. I downloaded the Photoshop and Illustrator trails. The programs are great, but I would use them so rarely, that I couldn't justify the purchase prices. So, Paint.net and Inkscape for me!
golgo13··on IE9 Release Candidate now available
After installing, slingbox.com worked without a hitch! Good work guys and gals! (I know, replying to myself)
golgo13··on IE9 Release Candidate now available
Alas, a restart was required. Hopefully watch.slingbox.com will work correctly now. In the past, I had to restart the browser when navigating to watch my slingbox.
golgo13··on Poll: How old are you?
1977!!
golgo13··on Cracking the Scratch Lottery Code
In Canada, are you able to say, "I don't want this one" until you get a potential winner? Here in Texas, you cannot pick your ticket. When you buy a ticket, you get whatever the cashier gives you or whatever the machine spits out. Or is the guy simply not wasting time scratching off the losers? I still don't see how this could be profitable since most games have 1:5 odds, including break even prizes.
golgo13··on Goodbye Facebook
My dad (58) just signed up and I got the friend request Sunday night. Right now, his friends list consist of him and some guy in his computer class, and me. But in a few days, I know I'll get a friend request from my mom and some of my aunts. I'm pretty sure this thing is still growing.
golgo13··on Mother, Superior?
No kidding. We should start posting this guy, just to finish it off: http://highexpectationsasianfather.tumblr.com/
golgo13··on What Went Wrong at Borders
I live in Austin and if I want a tech book from borders, there is usually 0 inventory here. There is something about those San Antonio Borders, though. They seem to have all of the books in stock. Are they that much larger than the stores in Austin? Or is SA a growing tech hub?
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