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hooeezit

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About hooeezit

Experienced engineer doing hardware+software product development. Currently working on portable satellite dish technology (e.g., Dish Network's Tailgater) http://blog.theroyweb.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #16520677

    You missed the part where it's unencrypted HTTP traffic. So, any 'malicious party' sitting at a café with free wifi.

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    Comment #16519937

    Emirates gets a big chunk of their revenues from EU customers. They definitely don't want to piss of EU regulators. As for US regulators, they've been at odds with them for some ti…

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    Comment #16519920

    Where they are based doesn't matter. If they are collecting revenues (taking payments) from EU clients, it applies. That includes generating ad revenues from EU based eyeballs. Whe…

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    Comment #3861647

    Pride. To tackle the political corruption issue will require a massive movement and a big consensus. If you visit India, you will realize that nothing gets done through consensus. …

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    Comment #3861587

    If you didn't know, India and China HAVE fought a war in that region, and you always fight wars 'at the end of supply lines' by definition, so not sure what you mean by that. In fa…

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    Tech help for non-tech startup founders

    I've recently read a lot of articles lately about startup founders without technical backgrounds looking for 'technical cofounders' and a few suggesting learning to code since all …

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    Comment #3174870

    The critical parts to being an entrepreneur are to build a product, raise capital, manage a company and sell the product. For each of those pieces, you need a good professional net…

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    Comment #2853861

    I was around in 2001-2002 and again in 2008-2009. I needed visa sponsorship. Yes, there were jobs available, but few where the employer was willing to sponsor a visa. I had many in…

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    Comment #1990039

    Python on Android would be my preferred option. But I've yet to look at Scala and Ruby, so if they become available on Android, I'd definitely try that. I have 3 android devices, b…

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    Comment #1899323

    For those in the US, a googly is a way of delivering (pitching) a ball in Cricket. The American equivalent terminology would be 'throwing a curveball'

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    Comment #1664743

    Looks like what you want is a version of this: http://techlens.cs.umn.edu/tl3/ Read an article about Techlens on ACM here: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1297268&dl=GUIDE&#.…

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    Comment #1664740

    Looks like you need more than just an oscilloscope - you need a trend recorder. The DSO Nano is a great for casual work, but if you have some electronics skill, you can easily buil…

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    Comment #848899

    Man, you hit the spot with the article chain! Your advice is way better and concise than many books I've read. I second tptacek's comment about Liability Insurance. I needed it 6 m…

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    Comment #829171

    Cool to know there are so many iPhone developers doing well in the Twin Cities. Found out about @akardell through @dcgrigsby's tweets. Any other iPhone hackers around the Cities?