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About vk6flab
Onno Benschop makes complicated technology simple.
# Capability Statement:
An accomplished polyglot IT professional with decades of experience, Onno brings unique insight into the technology arena. A software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publisher, Onno has the ability to see the big picture, inspire and bring people along for the journey.
A small business owner and founder of several organisations, two decades running an IT consultancy, Onno is familiar with the realities of bringing together a team, leading it, and making things work. Onno has participated in several hack-a-thons, winning various prizes.
A software developer and vocal advocate, Onno uses and contributes regularly to the Open Source software community.
From 6502, 8-bit CPU assembly through Node.js Docker containers deployed using AWS CloudFormation at the tap of a key, Onno has been at the bleeding edge of technology much of the time.
An accomplished troubleshooter, solving problems, learning new skills and uplifting those nearby, Onno is a dedicated professional with a clear understanding of this fluid and changing environment.
Licensed and active member of the amateur radio community for the past decade, Onno has written, produced and presented a weekly podcast; published across the globe “Foundations of Amateur Radio”, available across amateur radio broadcasts, publications, websites and social media.
Dedicated and tenacious, Onno believes that “Social Good” is an important attribute to cultivate.
Based in Perth, Western Australia (UTC+8), Onno works remotely for clients around the world.
https://www.itmaze.com.au/resume/
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pandoc is probably the easiest.
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Unfortunately that's not quite true, since the "app screen" on the media display during Android Auto use has an additional "Toyota" icon that AFAIK isn't coming from my phone. What…
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The headers actually contain an unsubscribe email address that actually works. The format is something like googlegroups-manage+{groupName}+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com Just send a…
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The aircraft was doing touch and go's, it was planning to land and immediately take off again, something you typically do to practise procedures. Speculation is that the pilot forg…
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In Australia the ACS (Australian Computer Society), "the professional association and largest community for Australia's technology professionals" is telling the world that the medi…
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Location: Perth, Western Australia (UTC+8) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: AWS Docker MySQL Linux JavaScript node.js HTML CSS GraphViz R Tableau PHP Python bash g…
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Location: Perth, Western Australia (UTC+8) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: AWS Docker MySQL Linux JavaScript node.js HTML CSS GraphViz R Tableau PHP Python bash g…
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I looked at Brave a little while ago. It was actively attempting to install things and force me to comply to their world view, with too many options and buttons to make the user ex…
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Comment #38427932
Thanks, I'll have a look, but I'm not sure how it goes with privacy tracking and all the other great features that I pretty much take for granted with "Focus".
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Ask HN: Are there privacy respecting browsers for Android with accessibility?
On my Android phone I have been using "Firefox Focus" for years. It doesn't store cookies between launches and overall it appears to keep random cookie trackers at bay. For the mos…
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SEEKING WORK | UTC+8 | Remote Hi I'm Onno, I'm an experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publis…
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SEEKING WORK | UTC+8 | Remote Hi I'm Onno, I'm an experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publis…
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I'm surprised that Google Sheets hasn't been throttled on that url yet. At one point I provided live tracking data to a popular event site using Google Sheets and advised their web…
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I've been in the workforce for almost 40 years as an ICT professional. In my experience there's lots of other things going on in addition to the point you make. People flat-out don…
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SEEKING WORK | UTC+8 | Remote Hi I'm Onno, I'm an experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publis…
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SEEKING WORK | UTC+8 | Remote Hi I'm Onno, I'm an experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publis…
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SEEKING WORK | UTC+8 | Remote Hi I'm Onno, I'm an experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, trouble shooter, researcher, public speaker, educator, writer and publis…
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SEEKING WORK | Contract | Part-Time | On-Demand | Remote | Trouble Shooter | Researcher | Developer Hi I'm Onno, I'm an experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, tr…
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SEEKING WORK | Contract | Part-Time | On-Demand | Remote | Trouble Shooter | Researcher | Developer Hi I'm Onno, I'm an experienced polyglot IT professional, software developer, tr…
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SEEKING WORK | Contract | Part-Time | On-Demand | Remote | Trouble Shooter | Researcher | Developer Hi, I'm Onno, As a polyglot ICT professional for nearly 40 years, I've analysed …
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SEEKING WORK | Contract | Part-Time | On-Demand | Remote | Trouble Shooter | Researcher | Developer Hi, I'm Onno, As a polyglot ICT professional for nearly 40 years, I've analysed …
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SEEKING WORK | Contract / Part-Time / On-Demand | Remote | Trouble Shooter / Researcher / Developer Hi, I'm Onno, As a polyglot ICT professional for nearly 40 years, I've analysed …
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SEEKING WORK | Contract / Part-Time / On-Demand | Remote | Trouble Shooter / Researcher / Developer Hi, I'm Onno, As a polyglot ICT professional for nearly 40 years, I've analysed …
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SEEKING WORK | Contract / Part-Time / On-Demand | Remote | Trouble Shooter / Researcher / Developer Hi, I'm Onno, As a polyglot ICT professional for nearly 40 years, I've analysed …