SpacemanSpiff
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8 years ago
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on: Discover the world of microcontrollers through Rust
Hey, any chance your hardware developer friend could spare a few minutes to talk about his/her work? I'm a freelance hardware+software developer and there's not many of us out there it seems. It would be great to get some feedback on some long-term business goals. You can reach me at
[email protected]
Thanks!
SpacemanSpiff
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8 years ago
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on: Show HN: Nim in Action
I just ordered my book. Here's a 37% off discount code: fccpicheta courtesey of /r/nim and /u/psychotic_primes
SpacemanSpiff
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
HP 32SII scientific calculator. I had one in high school (not sure what happened to it), recently picked one up on ebay and haven't regretted it!
SpacemanSpiff
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9 years ago
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on: How Dropbox Hacks Your Mac
I've recently started using Syncthing to synchronize files between different machines. I'm super impressed at the quality of the application, its stability, and the documentation. Syncthing is written in go and open source.
https://syncthing.net/
SpacemanSpiff
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9 years ago
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on: An account of a serious medical emergency on a transoceanic flight
This article was linked on HN last fall I believe:
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/airplane-maintenance-...
Basically the airlines are outsourcing maintenance to places like El Salvador, Mexico, and China. The FAA has very little capacity for providing the same level of oversight previously conducted in US-based maintenance facilities. Scary.
SpacemanSpiff
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9 years ago
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on: The “Internet of Things” Needs a Fix
wow, with all due respect, to me this vision of the future sounds horrifying. My refrigerator on Facebook? No thank you.
SpacemanSpiff
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9 years ago
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on: The U.S. has ‘worst elections of any long-established democracy,’ report finds
About Mises
The Mises Institute, founded in 1982, teaches the scholarship of Austrian economics, freedom, and peace. The liberal intellectual tradition of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) and Murray N. Rothbard (1926-1995) guides us. Accordingly, we seek a profound and radical shift in the intellectual climate: away from statism and toward a private property order. We encourage critical historical research, and stand against political correctness. The institute serves students, academics, business leaders, and anyone seeking better understanding of the Austrian school of economics and libertarian political theory.
EDIT: Source: https://mises.org/about-mises
They are based here: 518 West Magnolia Avenue
Auburn, Alabama 36832-4501
SpacemanSpiff
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9 years ago
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on: Scientist Engineers Bacterium That Inhales CO2, Produces Energy
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Why Erlang Matters
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Why Erlang Matters
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down
I've been a print subscriber since May 2011 and I just wanted to say that my monthly issue of Hacker Monthly has consistently been a wonderful experience. The articles, the art, everything was very enjoyable. Thanks so much for having offered this service!
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: FAA records detail hundreds of close calls between airplanes and drones
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: FAA records detail hundreds of close calls between airplanes and drones
This is simply not true in my experience. I have personally seen birds perform significant aerial maneuvers to avoid collision with my aircraft, going very close to 130MPH. By the time I see the bird it is often in a very steep dive, the bird saw my plane long before I saw the bird.
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: FAA records detail hundreds of close calls between airplanes and drones
Birds are very different from drones in the sense that birds often practice active collision avoidance, at least in the case of encounters with a small aircraft. I have often seen birds take evasive maneuvers when a collision is imminent, much more quickly than I could have as the pilot of the aircraft. Drones at this point have no sense of self preservation when faced with a collision with an aircraft and are therefore in my opinion much more dangerous.
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Watch me layout a 4-layer gyro+accelerometer+AVR sensor circuit board
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup
We're thinking approximately $2500/month for basic use of the hangar and house. Please contact me directly for more details.
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup
Hello, thanks for your feedback. I posted this because I feel like it is a very unique space/opportunity and is in the spirit of fostering startup progress. I guess many Show HN posts could be considered to be an advertisement. Usually it is an advertisement for an individual's skills or awesome ability. In this case, my wife's and my awesome ability is restoring a run-down airport facility and trying to make it into something more modern. A lot of hard work has gone into this space and I believe that this opportunity is a reflection of our hard work, just like a lot of the software projects out there.
I apologize if you feel like my intent is too commercial for the subject line chosen.
SpacemanSpiff
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10 years ago
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on: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup
sounds like an awesome project :)
SpacemanSpiff
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11 years ago
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on: Mentors Are the Secret Weapons of Successful Startups
I believe this to be true in other aspects of professional life as well. When I was learning to fly to become a commercial pilot having a mentor who was himself an accomplished pilot and mechanic helped tremendously. I was able to advance through my flight ratings at a much greater speed than if I had been learning on my own.
