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terrykohla

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About terrykohla

Aerospace Engineer

Recent public activity

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    Comment #6583699

    Dude you're going the opposite way, I'm trying to get out of Aerospace. What are you specifically looking for in Aerospace. The field is pretty broad and the work you'll do will be…

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    Comment #6436152

    that book by Marx, just to know what all the fuzz is about.

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    Comment #6415699

    are you now in the witness protection program?

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    Comment #6415683

    If you look at the economy from a global point of view, you can see the money is constantly flowing between good an evil. It's the ying and the yang. You can choose to see the good…

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    Comment #6372175

    follow newspapers, magazines, journalists, whoever can provide you with the kind of news you're looking for.

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    Comment #6372168

    I'm currently working on my first freelance project. I got it through this guy I worked with at a company. He was my desk neighbor, he liked my work, I told him I was looking for f…

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    Comment #6102956

    Isn't Chromecast accomplishing similar functions as Apple TV? I don't think this is revolutionary.

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    Comment #6071057

    I think that seeing it as a physical place helps conceptualize a virtual world. I'm neither a programmer or a developer. When I go online, it's like I'm out on the street. I'm expo…

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    Comment #6070462

    May be existing apps already do, but... If I could create my own, I would include a feature to keep track of everything that has to do with filing my taxes so that you know what to…

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    Comment #6055305

    The question I've always asked myself is: why is it that of all living things, we humans are the only ones that don't get dissolved back into the ecosystem once we die? At least no…

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    Comment #6053365

    It is as long as you have alternative ways of getting online either at work, public library, coffee shop and/or at a friends/family member's house. I did it for a while. Had intern…

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    Comment #6034482

    I can confirm that in Canada and US photos, age and family status are not required on a CV (unless you need security clearance), this kind of information is considered personal and…

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    Comment #6033340

    Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer. Not very challenged at work and fascinated with what some people on this site are doing. While reading news articles I usually google whatever I wann…

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    Ask HN: Is there a field that combines all the social sciences?

    psychology, communications, economics, sociology, philosophy, history, political science, journalism, etc.

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    Comment #5954792

    I have a dream... ...of a cloud where I could float freely without having to worry about privacy, security or any potential threat. Then I could let my mind flow freely on the clou…

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    Comment #5954757

    in gmail you can create filters and folders to do this. Works like a charm. Use keywords as filters, then use these keywords when you email something to yourself it will go directl…

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    Comment #5932729

    Great advice! I use Tasks and Calendar on gmail as well. Once I write stuff down I even make an effort not to think about it. Only remember the link/path to where the information i…

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    Ask HN: Do you think this is where things are headed?

    I was talking to a friend on Google Hangout the other day and it came to my mind the idea that if our conversation was being recorded, it could be used in the future for multiple p…

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    Comment #5919016

    You don't want to support sweatshops? That is great! That means you're starting to understand how things work and where they come from. Keep doing your research and you'll soon fin…

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    Comment #5879745

    "I spend a lot of time working and don't have much time to invest" vs "willing to take high risks" This is only achievable through outsourcing, meaning you'd have to hand you're po…

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    Comment #5870461

    No. I deleted it way before that when I found out private companies where doing this. At the time I was job hunting and became well aware that companies could pay money to have acc…

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    Comment #5861867

    "an ethical oath"??? I don't think there is such a thing. What may appear unethical to you may seem ethical to another. Everybody will find justification for their actions as uneth…

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    Comment #5839315

    Thank you. I just think that when money is involved there is a natural conflict of interest. At least on the Mac Pro you can open the box and peek into the hardware.

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    Ask HN: Is 34 too old to start grad school?

    I'm 34 y/o and considering going back to school for masters and ideally phD. I've been wanting to do this forever but didn't have the money. Now I'm financially healthy enough to t…