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Brandon (a.k.a. Brandon U. Hansen) was last seen about 20 hours ago on 04 September 2008 and has a NerdRank of 9. Brandon joined the nerd ranks on 18 February 2005 - the 3rd OmniNerd.

24 Articles [search by this author]
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  1. Follow-up to Analysis of 2007 Football All-Americans written 4 months ago, 1 comment
  2. Comparing Prices and Encouraging Competition written 22 days ago, 4 comments
  3. Paid Twice a Month vs Every Two Weeks written 9 months ago, 5 comments
  4. High School Recruit Rating Analysis of 2007 NCAA Division I Football All-America Teams written 5 months ago, 8 comments
  5. Pros and Cons of Epidural Analgesia During Labor: Recent Research written 10 months ago, 34 comments

276 Current Events [search by this author]
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  1. Wachovia Loses $9 Billion in Second Quarter of 2008 written about 1 month ago, 2 comments
  2. Pakistan Opposition Leader Assassinated written 8 months ago, 3 comments
  3. Chimps Beat Out University Students at Memory Game written 9 months ago, 2 comments
  4. Harvesting Solar Power from the Sahara Desert written 9 months ago, 3 comments
  5. Bias in Doctors' Continuing Medical Education written 9 months ago, 0 comments

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  1. Music Purchase Log: July 2008 written about 1 month ago, 0 comments
  2. Insurance Reorganization written about 1 month ago, 14 comments
  3. The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS and Texas Polygamists written 2 months ago, 59 comments
  4. Music Purchase Log: June 2008 written 2 months ago, 0 comments
  5. How to Teach a Cafeteria Cashier a Lesson written 2 months ago, 2 comments

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  1. Top priority when selecting a bathroom stall? written 8 months ago, 5 comments
  2. Daily plain water intake? written 8 months ago, 6 comments
  3. Game console of choice? written 9 months ago, 6 comments
  4. Most pointless? written 11 months ago, 7 comments
  5. Awesomest Konglish slogan/name? written about 1 year ago, 10 comments

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  1. You can be Mormon and a nudist, Sunstone speaker says written 23 days ago, 0 comments
  2. Design for Living written about 1 month ago, 2 comments
  3. Physics Product Warnings written about 1 month ago, 5 comments
  4. First Hydrogen and Gasoline Station Opened by Shell in West L.A. written 2 months ago, 0 comments
  5. Supreme Court Overturns Gun Ban in D.C. written 2 months ago, 1 comment

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articles 540 22 62 2 849,643 35,401
current events 1,258 4 52 0 710,934 2,575
blogs 583 7 232 2 98,035 1,240
polls 166 7 11 0 14,972 680
links 63 2 63 2 6,972 232

Welcome to my O-Nerd User Page! Below is a little about me and my interests. (See my blog or my content posts on the left for my thoughts, including: a miracle diet, welfare plan, plane boarding plan, energy crisis plan, and a gun control plan.)

Family

I'm located in Houston, TX and live with my wife, Kari and (as of October 7, 2007) my son, Collin. My dad, mom (twice), twin and younger brothers, father-in-law and sister-in-law are all O-Nerds.

Education and Employment

I graduated from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in 1997 and graduated Magna Cum Laude (that's right; I said it) from Texas A&M University in December of 2003 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I went to work for Cameron, where I designed subsea trees for 3.5 years. I'm currently employed at Shell as a subsea hardware engineer.

Religion

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I served a two-year mission in the Korea Pusan Mission from Dec 1998 - Dec 2000. I'm currently a member of the Wheatstone Ward, Cypress Texas Stake and am serving as the Ward Executive Secretary.

I enjoy religious discussion, but I think much of it suffers from close-mindedness. Too many show a propensity to latch onto rumors or heresay concerning the beliefs of others - particularly those about whom they know little. In that light, here are some links to usually quality and reliable information on my faith:

Additionally, the following are especially interesting articles or videos on religious topics:

Art

I paint. My oil paintings are available for sale at ArtByHansen.com and are also featured at TheAbstractHome.com here. I enjoy looking at art, but not over-analyzing it. I hope to have some Mark Rothko hanging in my house one day.

A good friend of mine runs a mobile store at Konrads.com and Hanging Mobile Gallery.com.

Music

I'm an audiophile. I enjoy indie, indie rock, emo, punk, punk-pop, hardcore, alternative, and post all of those genres (e.g., post-punk, post-hardcore, etc.). If you'd like more info on my taste, I track the music I purchase in my blog.

Places to Discover/Buy Music

  • All Music - information on just about everyone
  • eMusic - cheap independent music by monthly subscription
  • LegalSounds.com - mp3s at 9 cents a pop (I've been using Mp3Search.ru since LegalSounds stopped accepting credit card payments.)
  • Smart Punk - music by every band even somewhat punk related
  • Insound - great indie music source
  • Pandora - an online DJ tailored to your tastes

August 2008 Purchase Log

  • Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
  • Black Keys, The - Rubber Factory
  • Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
  • Centro-Matic / South San Gabriel - Dual Hawks
  • Coconut Records - Nighttiming
  • Copeland - In Motion
  • Dodos, The - Beware of the Maniacs
  • Hawthorne Heights - Fragile Future
  • In Flames - A Sense of Purpose
  • Les Savy Fav - Inches
  • Nada Surf - Lucky & Let Go
  • One Day as a Lion - One Day as a Lion
  • Phantom Planet - Raise the Dead
  • Raconteurs, The - Consolers Of The Lonely
  • Rooney - Calling the World
  • We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
  • Weakerthans, The - Reconstruction Site

Sports

I enjoy college football and basketball - mostly those of my alma mater.

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