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jbrowning

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About jbrowning

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    Comment #47878559

    > While it is unclear how the temperature might have been manipulated, one possibility shared on weather forums was that a battery-powered hairdryer could have been used, according…

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    Comment #47546935

    > The payload isn't delivered as a raw binary or a Python file. It's disguised as a .wav audio file. > The WAV file is a valid audio file. It passes MIME-type checks. But the audio…

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    Comment #37027647

    > This article originally ran in the February 1997 issue of Reader’s Digest.

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    Comment #6527524

    Actually SIMs aren't free, they're normally $10. You can sometimes find them for $1 if you look around hard enough [1]. I've been using this plan for about a month or so and covera…

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    Comment #6265204

    Not just for police... I'd imagine event organizers would like to have just such a technology at their venues to prevent "unauthorized recording." Seems pretty useless in practice …

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    Comment #5719290

    A question for any lawyers out there: if you licensed a patent that is later invalidated, are you entitled to a refund of your licensing fee?

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    Comment #5627927

    That drop from the mothership seems like it would make a few people sick. :)

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    Comment #5587452

    Here's a better version of this article with photos of the hospital: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/no-frills-ho...

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    Comment #5437218

    The title is inaccurate. The article is not announcing a trailer, just a teaser poster. From the article: > Tomorrow you will get your very first look at the battle room with the r…

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    Comment #5414912

    What are you doing to help attract sellers? Any plans for auction-style listings?

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    Comment #5414839

    Seems to be a fraud deterrent. I once had an eBay listing that was "purchased" by a Nigerian scammer. Buyers need to have a reputation system as well in a viable eBay replacement.

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    Comment #5174970

    For those of you who missed the premier tonight like me, don't despair: the full episode will be streaming at pbs.org tomorrow: https://twitter.com/AmExperiencePBS/status/299013436…

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    Comment #5155363

    Not only are the canisters "not disposable", they also are not the property of the purchaser of a SodaStream device. Instead, canisters remain property of SodaStream and are licens…

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    Comment #4787052

    Truly a sad end to a great game. The Glitch player community had some of the most friendly people that I've ever met and I had a great time both playing the game and developing aga…

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    Comment #4416944

    As is claiming that HSPA+ is "4G". T-Mobile is not rolling out LTE until next year. Source: http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/119703-t-mobile-annou...

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    Comment #4412906

    The original article ( http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-radically-overhauls-license-a... ) seems to suggest that the full-price retail version is gone entirely: "This last type repla…

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    Comment #4147525

    Very skeptical about this -- mostly because not only is the connector different, but the headphone jack has moved from the top of the phone to the bottom.

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    Comment #3724552

    So, how are you supposed to pronounce the name of your project?

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    Comment #3526131

    Like others have said, I would work on building your portfolio. One way to do this is to donate some web development work to a non-profit in your area -- hopefully one that is well…

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    Comment #3523598

    I would say that the "Choose Plan" buttons are a little more than "inspiration". In fact, they're exact copies: http://imgur.com/Foah7