mud_dauber

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by mud_dauber 4y ago
Take a look at Austin sometime.
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
Loved the language - first as an embedded developer (late 80s), then with Harris Semi's RTX microcontroller team. I see a Forth reference about once per month on HN but nothing in developer-specific forums, so I have to assume Forth is
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
I nearly switched from EE to CS, but decided against it after my first Fortran class. I had the semi-mythical shoebox of punchcards too - walking to the other end of campus was an exercise in fear.
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
I can help. :-) Check out Rich Mironov. Longtime PM consultant. Widely respected.
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
Location: Charleston WV (relocated from Austin TX) Remote: yes Willing to relocate: no (at least for now) Technologies: semiconductors, Python, Rails, Linux, operations Resume/CV: linkedin.com/in/brianpiercy Email: bjpcjp at
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
I’ve always used hotel laundry machines & as a general rule, have always been able to find them. Dead simple for me.
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
My wife (ER/ICU nursing) walked away from a 25 yr career. She ended up in the kitchen of an upscale grocery store - still working with her hands for 1/3 the salary. (Granted, we could withstand the financial hit.) She would still
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
That’s my use case for Feedly -> Pocket.
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
I worked with Phil back in the day at Harris Semi on their RTX architecture. AFAIK it was used on a couple of space probes due to small size, consistent code execution, and (I think) the ability to offer a rad-hard design for space. Forth w
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
Learning to slow down.
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
Location: Charleston WV Remote: yes Willing to relocate: no Technologies: Python, Rails, Bash, Ubuntu linux, semiconductors, GitHub, Jupyter Resume: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianpiercy Email: bjpcjp at gmail dot com
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
A combination: Bose noise-cancelling headphones, plus a premium Spotify membership. I've added nearly all my faves going back to the 1970s to a single massive playlist. The gym, while driving (FM radio in my town is terrible), late-nig
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
Just moved into a new apt & found a broken window frame. The owner was wanting to upgrade several other windows at the same time - only to hear a six-month leadtime for new windows. Poof. There goes (I'm guessing) $2K of window dem
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
My Dad brought home an Osborne portable from work. Twin disc drives, a tiny monochrome screen and built-in BASIC. I spent the next 3 days building a football game simulator, only to have my baby sister trash the floppy disc by spilling a dr
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
Location: Charleston WV Remote: yes aka necessary Relocate: no Technologies: Rails, Python, Ubuntu, Git, Jupyter, semiconductors Resume: https://LinkedIn.com/in/brianpiercy Email: bjpcjp@gmail.com Just relocated from A
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by mud_dauber 4y ago
My first dev job used Forth (with inline assembly) on Z80-class CPUs for SCADA applications. I'd claw my eyes out if I had to write entire applications in assembly.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
Quit looking over your shoulder at the startup blog posts. Go outside. Take a walk. Call your parents. Learn to cook. Success will come if you're a decent human being (and most of us truly are). It just may come when it's least ex
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
I'm leaving Austin as soon as the house sale closes. Not for Ohio but for Appalachia next door. I've seen that billboard & smirked at first. Not anymore.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
Not EXACTLY sure if applicable, but here goes: * I used to manage EOL notifications for a semiconductor co. There is an industry-std process for doing so. * EOL announcements came with pre-warning timelines. 12 months' warning, for exa
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
My experience being recruited: 1. Embedded startup, <20 people. > I contacted them. They were one of the few tech firms in my hometown & used a SW stack that I loved. Old-school email exchange. No social media. I learned of their
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
Leaving end'January. 1. Wife is retiring at same time. Physically beating on her (commercial kitchen). 2. Was recruited by HW company. Hiring mgr quit without notice, so I spent 3 months looking for stuff to do. No KPIs, feedback or di
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
Seconded - especially the section on xargs & looping.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
I used Forth many years ago (commercial industrial computing) & wish it had blossomed. What firms or industries still use it, and why?
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
HN & Reddit are my #1 & #2 go-to sites each morning. I concur with the OP, with the additional note of accepting "being sucked in" to Reddit's dog-themed pages. I'm a sucker for an adoption story.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
I'm up early due to my wife's schedule & need to rehab a new knee. So I'm walking 3-4 miles every morning at ~6:30am-7:30am. It's not a panacea but "is part of a balanced breakfast" (to quote some sugary ce
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
My Silverado touchscreen has been problematic for a year now. Nothing like getting a voice command to “state your content type” while navigating rush hour traffic.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
NW Austin resident checking in. 1500 sq ft house = $7700 property taxes (2020). Yeeesh.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
Both of my grandparents, and a couple of uncles, worked in Appalachia's coal mines. I've seen the last vestiges of coal camps (Amazon towns' predecessors) up close. This article is a real bummer.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
Seconded.
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by mud_dauber 5y ago
This is the correct answer. Well stated.

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