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Brian Wilson
I completed my undergraduate at Oregon State University in 1990, then completed a Stanford Masters degree in 1991. Ever since then I've worked at various companies as a software engineer, in the last few years starting my own software startups called MailFrontier (started in 2002) and most recently Backblaze (started in 2007). I have a personal web site at http://www.ski-epic.com that I started in 1999 (it was originally just for one vacation, but it kept growing) where I put up my vacation pictures and videos. Nothing professional, it's all just for fun. In my spare time I enjoy skiing, motorcycling, and boating. I have been lucky enough to travel to a few countries, and I enjoy scouting out new places for the first time. Follow Brian on: Twitter: @brianwski YouTube: brianwski LinkedIn: brianwski Reddit: brianwski
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What To Do When You Get a B2 503 (or 500) Server Error
August 16, 2018 // 2 Comments
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Design Thinking: B2 APIs (& The Hidden Costs of S3 Compatibility)
August 8, 2018 // 10 Comments
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Obama Backs Backblaze—Throttling Is Bad
November 11, 2014 // 116 Comments
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There’s Nothing to See Here—Backblaze 3.0
October 9, 2014 // 2 Comments
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Backblaze Release 1.5.0.311 (Minor)
September 2, 2010 // No Comments