Brian Combs

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Snowpacalypse 2010 Pictures

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Every time there’s the slightest amount of snow in Central Texas, the entire city of Austin shuts down. Usually, this is an overreaction.

Today was different. When I got up this morning, it was already sleeting. A couple of hours later, it turned to snow, and it’s been snowing on and off since then. In nearly four decades in Austin, I’m not sure I can remember when we’ve gotten so much snow.

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February 23rd, 2010 at 4:16 pm

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Separated at Birth: Brad Childress and Les Grossman

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During last weekend’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, the Wife observed on the striking resemblance between Brad Childress, the Minnesota head coach, and Les Grossman, Tom Cruise’s character from Tropic Thunder.

I had to agree.

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January 31st, 2010 at 5:24 pm

Top Ten Most Popular Posts of 2009

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With the new year almost upon us, it’s time for filler posts to look back on the top posts from the previous year. Clearly, the syndicated cartoons are among the consistantly most popular posts.

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December 28th, 2009 at 11:53 am

Posted in Blogging, Miscellaneous

The Great Blizzard of Central Texas 2009

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After three days of panic by the local media, the snow finally arrived. Indeed! Snow in central Texas!


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December 4th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

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Political Cartoon – More Troops

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© Copyright 2009 Joe Heller – All Rights Reserved.
Used with permission.

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December 4th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

Political Cartoon – Jobs Summit

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© Copyright 2009 Nate Beeler – All Rights Reserved.
Used with permission.

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December 4th, 2009 at 12:10 pm

My Jury Duty Experience

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A few weeks back, I received a jury summons. I’ve never served on a jury, and I wouldn’t mind doing so, except that right now I’m relatively busy with client work. In addition, I’m bidding some projects that I might lose if I end up spending two or three weeks in a jury box.
I’m not [...]

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November 20th, 2009 at 7:43 am

Posted in Austin, Cat Post

Austin’s Internet Pioneers – Lynn Bender

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Lynn Bender is the man behind GeekAustin.org, a community for Austin’s high-tech industry. The site contains news and postings of interest to the technical community, as well as information on the numerous real world events GeekAustin.org hosts.

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November 18th, 2009 at 8:37 am

Guest Post on The Conversion Scientist

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My first guest blogging was published yesterday. I discuss Conversion and Google Maps Optimization at the Conversion Scientist website.

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November 17th, 2009 at 9:49 am

Austin’s Internet Pioneers – Julie Fergerson

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In the early 1990’s, Julie Fergerson managed the help desk for IBM’s Austin office. She was bothered by the inefficiencies of their systems, so she began using web technologies to reduce costs and improve technologies. In doing so, she created perhaps the first corporate internet.

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Written by Brian Combs

November 11th, 2009 at 8:07 am