Not so minimum wage. About 7 years ago, my business partners and I needed a certain software feature that was present in a $10,000 piece of software. We paid an open source developer $500 to add it to his software. We had the changes in 2 days from the day we sent the money. We didn't call it a bribe, but there was no contract involved. Just a quick email saying "hey, would you add XYZ ASAP if we sent you $500"
He wants to connect to his neighbors house. Unless his neighbor lives on the opposite side of the mountain next door - line-of-sight can be overcome with an appropriate mast/tower.
If it's less than a mile, you can get away with a directional antenna as small or smaller than 8x8 inches.
I've personally set up 17 mile wifi links - and I know guys who've setup 20+ mile links. Distance is an issue - but not much of an issue. You'll spend more on antennas and masts to reach those distances.
I drive a Volvo. The manufacturer spec tires are hard to find in the US - so most people get a tire that's almost the same size (usually, slightly larger). This tire diameter difference causes an issue with the speedometer. You're always travelling faster than the speedometer reports. Accessing and reprogramming the speedometer would allow an owner to have his cake (cheap and readily available tires) and eat it too (accurate speedo).
Personally, I find that the car performs better with the right tires. If you're going to drive a car with a turbo, get good tires.
8 years ago, I worked for a wireless manufacturer in San Diego - and we had a room like this. It's an amazing new (177 year old) invention called a Faraday cage.
Yes, other operating systems and interfaces have implemented similar effects. But Apple implemented them everywhere possible. Just unlocking the screen causes a zoom-out-to-your-previously-opened-app effect. I can't say that it makes me sick, but it can be disorienting and distracting. It's definitely a case of effects for effects sake.
There isn't much you can do on the system without triggering some 3d effect.
Because commercial fork manufacturers assume that a one-size-fits-all eating utensil is what the world needs. They fail to realize that some people have small mouths, and at the same time others might want to take really big bites. An open source fork allows you to modify the fork to meet your needs.
Small mouth, compensate for that. Want more tines, adjust the design. Need to accommodate liquids.....crap...I guess you need a spoon for that.....or, maybe a SPORK!
I'm wondering exactly what law he broke... Really, he had no weapon - just a phone. The next thing you'll hear about is some kid being arrested because he gave a dirty look at someone, because surely he was "thinking" of killing somebody.
I hope a false arrest charge is brought against those responsible for this waste of public resources.
I'm on the same boat as you - 2 years for my wife and I. At $5 per pack of cigarettes, we were spending $300/month (we spent more than that) - so ecigs were a huge cost savings. We started buying kits for or relatives and friends who weren't willing to try it on their own.
I've tapered my nicotine level from 26 mg to 4 mg, with the next step to be 0 mg - and finally losing the ecig. There is a path to quitting for those who want to. I've tried every method except hypnosis (can't be hypnotized) - cold turkey, patch, losenge, gum, chantix (crazy town!) and ecigs worked for me.
I often not only installed the equipment (climbing the tower), but I also programmed it - and the router it attached to, and the equipment on the other towers it connected to (if it was part of the backhaul network), and the routers at the main tower, and the edge routers.
Of course, I would rather have not climbed towers - but that was part of the job.
The things we do to gain experience... I make much more than that now.
I made 60k/year doing it, and I felt under paid. Try spending hours and hours hanging 300+ feet in the air - worrying about dropping thousands of dollars worth of equipment (done that), a tool (many times), yourself (thankfully, never). Worrying about killing a co-worker by dropping something on him, or hanging yourself on the cables or lanyards you're working with. Staring at a storm coming your way, hurrying a job so you can avoid being struck by lightning. Climbing a tower where the 1 inch rungs have 2 inches of ice on them and you have to break the ice off every inch of the cable trolley system just to climb up. Getting calls from suits back at the office asking "why aren't you done yet?", all the time wanting to ask "how fast can a fat old man do it?" Seeing the damage a tornado caused when it tore down a tower you climbed days earlier, asking yourself - how much warning would I have if a tornado happened while I was on a tower.
It's a stressful, physically demanding, and dangerous job.
Having spent 7 years climbing towers, I can say that the first requirement to tower climbing should be a fear of heights. More specifically, fear of falling to an ooey-gooey death. Anyone not sufficiently afraid to climb will not be sufficiently diligent in maintaining safe conditions.
When getting started, I was petrified to climb - to the point of - literally - quaking in my boots. A gust of wind would make me clutch the tower for dear life. When I was finished with a climb, my hands hurt and I could barely walk (from gripping tightly with my hands, and trying to do the same with my feet).
After a short time, I came to trust and eventually love my safety equipment. Eventually, I could climb without terror while maintaining my fear of heights as a catalyst to ensure safe conditions. When you trust your equipment, you can take very comfortable breaks by adjusting lanyards to create a sort of seat with your harness - hanging from the tower. I recall several occasions, just hanging from the tower for a half hour or so waiting for a phone call.
At no time was I ever on a tower without at least one safety line attached (lanyard or cable/pipe trolley). When I was working on something, I was usually tied to the tower by 2 lanyards and my tool bag had its own lanyard. On several occasions when I was required to climb a tower that lacked safety equipment (cable or pipe trolley system), the climb took 3 times as long because I had to "walk" 2 lanyards all the way up.
Back to my point. Any tech falling from a tower was not sufficiently afraid of heights to ensure his own safety. Employers might think they can make you climb without safety equipment, if you agree - it's your own fault.
Hey wait a second...I own a blackberry. Two actually. They're sitting in a drawer with a bunch of other old and obsolete phones.
At one point, I was against touchscreens - that was back when they sucked. These days, just about anything running android and iphones are better than anything Rim ever put out.
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Not so minimum wage. About 7 years ago, my business partners and I needed a certain software feature that was present in a $10,000 piece of software. We paid an open source developer $500 to add it to his software. We had the changes in 2 days from the day we sent the money. We didn't call it a bribe, but there was no contract involved. Just a quick email saying "hey, would you add XYZ ASAP if we sent you $500"
He wants to connect to his neighbors house. Unless his neighbor lives on the opposite side of the mountain next door - line-of-sight can be overcome with an appropriate mast/tower.
If it's less than a mile, you can get away with a directional antenna as small or smaller than 8x8 inches.
Negative
DSI = Display Serial Interface
http://www.mipi.org/specifications/display-interface
No, they're going to build an HDMI touchscreen with the Pi in mind. It's not a computer - it's just a screen.
Unfortunately - it isn't the Pi screen everyone wants. The thing people are screaming for is the one the Pi folks have promised us - the DSI screen.
I've personally set up 17 mile wifi links - and I know guys who've setup 20+ mile links. Distance is an issue - but not much of an issue. You'll spend more on antennas and masts to reach those distances.
I drive a Volvo. The manufacturer spec tires are hard to find in the US - so most people get a tire that's almost the same size (usually, slightly larger). This tire diameter difference causes an issue with the speedometer. You're always travelling faster than the speedometer reports. Accessing and reprogramming the speedometer would allow an owner to have his cake (cheap and readily available tires) and eat it too (accurate speedo).
Personally, I find that the car performs better with the right tires. If you're going to drive a car with a turbo, get good tires.
What's missing? Usually, my pants!
That's like asking how many insane asylums are in a crazy person...
8 years ago, I worked for a wireless manufacturer in San Diego - and we had a room like this. It's an amazing new (177 year old) invention called a Faraday cage.
Nobody wants to pay income tax either - but like signing up for Obamacare, we're all legally obligated to do so.
You really need to work on your delivery.
And the "Is my browser Internet Explorer" test replied:
Internet Explorer - but I hardly know 'er
Yes, other operating systems and interfaces have implemented similar effects. But Apple implemented them everywhere possible. Just unlocking the screen causes a zoom-out-to-your-previously-opened-app effect. I can't say that it makes me sick, but it can be disorienting and distracting. It's definitely a case of effects for effects sake.
There isn't much you can do on the system without triggering some 3d effect.
What do I need open source forks for?
Because commercial fork manufacturers assume that a one-size-fits-all eating utensil is what the world needs. They fail to realize that some people have small mouths, and at the same time others might want to take really big bites. An open source fork allows you to modify the fork to meet your needs.
Small mouth, compensate for that. Want more tines, adjust the design. Need to accommodate liquids.....crap...I guess you need a spoon for that.....or, maybe a SPORK!
I can agree with the late-night coding sprees, but my situation is slightly different. I work from home - so my distractions are wife/kids/pets.
Between 11PM and 2AM, I get more work done than between 9-5. Silence isn't golden, it's platinum.
CRIMINAL CHARGES
I'm wondering exactly what law he broke... Really, he had no weapon - just a phone. The next thing you'll hear about is some kid being arrested because he gave a dirty look at someone, because surely he was "thinking" of killing somebody.
I hope a false arrest charge is brought against those responsible for this waste of public resources.
I'm on the same boat as you - 2 years for my wife and I. At $5 per pack of cigarettes, we were spending $300/month (we spent more than that) - so ecigs were a huge cost savings. We started buying kits for or relatives and friends who weren't willing to try it on their own.
I've tapered my nicotine level from 26 mg to 4 mg, with the next step to be 0 mg - and finally losing the ecig. There is a path to quitting for those who want to. I've tried every method except hypnosis (can't be hypnotized) - cold turkey, patch, losenge, gum, chantix (crazy town!) and ecigs worked for me.
So close.... I was going for terribly hilarious.
next time...
Roman was out with his father
Of safety he couldn't be bothered.
As was his shtick
he pulled off a trick
and his helicopter became his barber.
It's a setting in Cyanogenmod 10.2
Add number
no phone calls from that number
no texts from that number
yay CM!
Unskilled...
I often not only installed the equipment (climbing the tower), but I also programmed it - and the router it attached to, and the equipment on the other towers it connected to (if it was part of the backhaul network), and the routers at the main tower, and the edge routers.
Of course, I would rather have not climbed towers - but that was part of the job.
The things we do to gain experience... I make much more than that now.
20-30 foot fall is survivable. TFA is about people falling from radio towers, 200 feet, 300 feet, and higher. At those heights - death is certain.
I made 60k/year doing it, and I felt under paid. Try spending hours and hours hanging 300+ feet in the air - worrying about dropping thousands of dollars worth of equipment (done that), a tool (many times), yourself (thankfully, never). Worrying about killing a co-worker by dropping something on him, or hanging yourself on the cables or lanyards you're working with. Staring at a storm coming your way, hurrying a job so you can avoid being struck by lightning. Climbing a tower where the 1 inch rungs have 2 inches of ice on them and you have to break the ice off every inch of the cable trolley system just to climb up. Getting calls from suits back at the office asking "why aren't you done yet?", all the time wanting to ask "how fast can a fat old man do it?" Seeing the damage a tornado caused when it tore down a tower you climbed days earlier, asking yourself - how much warning would I have if a tornado happened while I was on a tower.
It's a stressful, physically demanding, and dangerous job.
I did it for a living and, like you, I had a policy of 100% contact. I have kids, and I'd much rather them see me die of old age.
Having spent 7 years climbing towers, I can say that the first requirement to tower climbing should be a fear of heights. More specifically, fear of falling to an ooey-gooey death. Anyone not sufficiently afraid to climb will not be sufficiently diligent in maintaining safe conditions.
When getting started, I was petrified to climb - to the point of - literally - quaking in my boots. A gust of wind would make me clutch the tower for dear life. When I was finished with a climb, my hands hurt and I could barely walk (from gripping tightly with my hands, and trying to do the same with my feet).
After a short time, I came to trust and eventually love my safety equipment. Eventually, I could climb without terror while maintaining my fear of heights as a catalyst to ensure safe conditions. When you trust your equipment, you can take very comfortable breaks by adjusting lanyards to create a sort of seat with your harness - hanging from the tower. I recall several occasions, just hanging from the tower for a half hour or so waiting for a phone call.
At no time was I ever on a tower without at least one safety line attached (lanyard or cable/pipe trolley). When I was working on something, I was usually tied to the tower by 2 lanyards and my tool bag had its own lanyard. On several occasions when I was required to climb a tower that lacked safety equipment (cable or pipe trolley system), the climb took 3 times as long because I had to "walk" 2 lanyards all the way up.
Back to my point. Any tech falling from a tower was not sufficiently afraid of heights to ensure his own safety. Employers might think they can make you climb without safety equipment, if you agree - it's your own fault.
Hey wait a second...I own a blackberry. Two actually. They're sitting in a drawer with a bunch of other old and obsolete phones.
At one point, I was against touchscreens - that was back when they sucked. These days, just about anything running android and iphones are better than anything Rim ever put out.