mikehollinger

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   by mikehollinger 11y ago

   I agree. I picked up JavaScript recently (I'm an embedded systems and firmware guy, so gimme a break!), and decided to play around with designing a basic game. Using parts off of the shelf (bootstrap, parse, and google's APIs) I c
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   by mikehollinger 11y ago

   I'll just leave this here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzm6pvHPSGo Anyone remember the IBM "Flying Cars" commercial with Avery Brooks from Star Trek DS9? Watch the whole thing, and wait for the punchline.
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   by mikehollinger 11y ago

   So assuming the cost to run the simulation follows a basic Moore's law curve, we have about 20 years until a full rat brain simulation costs ~ $10M? The challenge is to make the technology continue to follow Moore's Law.
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   by mikehollinger 11y ago

   It's remarkable the difference that ~20 years can make. In middle school, someone's science fair project was building an actual briefcase bomb (with clay). It had a variety of sensors, and laid out (on a tri-fold poster board, of
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   by mikehollinger 11y ago

   this. I'll chime in as someone with a skill set that is completely not special (linux application development, and hardware / firmware / software integration), but in certain circles, is unique since it doesn't involve J
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   by mikehollinger 11y ago

   I used to live in Asia, and travel back to the US quarterly. Of course, now I live in the US and travel back to Asia quarterly. ;-) What I've found that works for me is to "throw off" my sleep schedule the night before a trip
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   by mikehollinger 11y ago

   I know the feeling; I've had some great jobs and some bad jobs in my career (albeit "only" 10 years as a professional). The most fun ones were energizing and are (to be honest) the things I seek out when looking for a new opp