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brianprovost

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About brianprovost

Austin, TX

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    Comment #33950278

    Interesting, sounds like the oil is transparent and "spicy": > But while Calabrians venerated the white olive, they rarely consumed it. Rotella has uncovered very few past or prese…

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    Comment #22699397

    I'd throw Buc-ee's into that list. Texas Monthly also had an article about them a while back: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/buc-ees-the-path-to-wo...

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    Comment #22571314

    You are welcome!

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    Comment #22570612

    Might want to reword this sentence in the FAQ under "Who do I see on the first visit?": "It is the law, the first visit be in person."

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    Comment #22205791

    Looks like they're currently in Ethiopia (NE Africa) so India seems correct. Looks like they rarely fly over water though: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1626356/

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    Comment #21229791

    I've also had issues with the iOS 13 on an iPhone X. Mail notifications appear but the messages don't download for 30+ seconds, and sometimes notifications don't disappear. Other p…

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    Comment #20777609

    The "diamonds in poop" emojis especially give the impression that it is not a real product. FYI you use "rodmap" instead of "roadmap"

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    Comment #20079305

    Could it be possible that avocados were just smaller then and are only the size they are now because they have been bred by humans? I didn't see any mention of avocado fossils or r…

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    Comment #19851616

    My Intellimice last for a few years but eventually either the rubber coating on the scroll wheel detaches or the left button starts occasionally double clicking instead of single c…

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    Comment #19851598

    Missed that, thanks!

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    Comment #19851395

    I have been using a series Intellimouse 1.1 Opticals since the early 2000's but they are getting harder to find now. Even when sold "new" now ( https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ…

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    Comment #19767765

    This is the impression I get as well. VB.NET > JavaScript? Here's what they say about their methodology: > The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity o…

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    Comment #19547412

    This appears to be an April Fool's "joke"

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    Comment #19468745

    This sounds fun: "Watching a movie can be a raucous affair - films are translated into local languages such as Luganda by VJs, or video jokers, who add their own jokes and improvis…

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    Comment #16386811

    Great, thanks!

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    Comment #16386768

    Just signed up and added an exchange. It looks like for balances, you are using just the "free" amount instead of "free" and "locked". The result is that any bids are not reflected…

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    Comment #13607428

    "There are still potential RadioShack customers out there. Some [...] have a professional need for a disposable cell phone." Pretty much just drug dealers, right?

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    Comment #13278853

    I've never clicked allow. I don't turn on notifications for phone apps either though.

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    Comment #7833735

    Austin, TX | Full Time Stack: Ruby, Rails, Sinatra, RSpec, JavaScript (jQuery, ReactJS), PostgreSQL, Git, HTML/CSS/SASS (Bootstrap and Foundation) Resume: http://www.linkedin.com/i…