Incorporating a non-profit hackerspace in Baltimore, Maryland and preparing to sign a lease on a workshop. http://baltimorenode.org
I might see you there Wed :)
Ask HN: What are you working on?
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#202Just resigned from my 9-5 to focus full time on my baby GMTV, a sketch comedy series on YouTube, and other fun projects. Currently, Building a sound stage in my loft for filming. project 2 - a music aggregator that delivers new hip-hop tracks being discussed on twitter, the goal is to rank based on conversational patterns. m.grownmantv.com for fun, I help students make sense of financial aid through video, twitter, a…
You nailed it with Project 2. Any chance we can get a Playlist feature (unless its there and I cannot see it)
great idea! HN is truly awesome.
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#204I'm working on newer and better software for controlling stage and club lighting. It's still in the early stages, so the final form of the product(s) isn't clear to me yet. A likely initial release will be aimed at the club market, currently dominated by Martin LightJockey since a decent offering there won't require any custom hardware. I'm using Haskell and functional reactive programming. I intend to expose some so…
what is your hardware platform?
PC and an Enttec USB/DMX interface. It's common practice to require software controllers to use a proprietary DMX interface (as an anti-piracy measure), and I may look in to having one manufactured.
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#205I'm working on a solution to unify all the major SCMs (ClearCase, Git, Perforce, Subversion, etc.) and abstract the data it in such a way that I can provide information that can be digested by all levels of an organization. I'm calling this my full spectrum tool as it's intended to be as useful for developers as it is for executives and everybody in between. Basically I'm trying to change how we communicate and acces…
Have you ever thought of open-sourcing it (or even parts of it)?
It's still too early for me to think about this, but I'm sure some aspects of it will be open sourced.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?
#206Honestly, I wish I was working on something outside of the office. The reality is I wish I was working on something worthwhile while I'm in the office. Lately the job has become a job again, and although it pays the bills, its still meaningless work. Building the same applications ten different ways for ten different purposes. Its futile.
That said, I'm glad I work where I work otherwise I might be struggling. Being the go-to guy has its ups and downs, but for now it'll do.
Things I have been neglecting, however:
* HackMyJob.com - Job automation script sharing. Working this with a coworker outside the office. We're just trying to learn Django, honestly.
* FragTweet.com - Just a simple service to tell friends when and what you're playing. Unfortunately, a competitor has beaten me to market on the advanced features.
* MeetTheDress.com - A outfit sharing/comparing site. Still not even out of the spec on this one. I'm just not motivated at the moment.
* All my personal sites. Just last night I jumped two Wordpress point released on AbyssKnight.com. Maybe those sites need some TLC...
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#207I am doing something slightly weird. (I can talk about this on HN, but I am keeping it quiet otherwise). I read an article on Slashdot about John Carmack where he said, (emphasis mine) " After I took the job at Softdisk, I was happy. I was programming, or reading about programming, or talking about programming, almost every waking hour . It turned out that a $27k salary was enough that I could buy all the books and p…
Why Forth?
"Why Forth?"
Just a "mind expanding" language chosen to be as different from lisp as possible (I am comfortable with static type systems and OCaml/Haskell for example). Also, I'd like (at some later date) to grok Factor.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?
#208I am doing something slightly weird. (I can talk about this on HN, but I am keeping it quiet otherwise). I read an article on Slashdot about John Carmack where he said, (emphasis mine) " After I took the job at Softdisk, I was happy. I was programming, or reading about programming, or talking about programming, almost every waking hour . It turned out that a $27k salary was enough that I could buy all the books and p…
10,000 lines of forth is going to be quite the monumental task, forth is very 'small'.
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#209Justin.tv. Who would have guessed that 2.5 years after putting a camera on Justin's head, we'd still be going strong? I was really expecting more of a blaze of glory followed by immediate failure, not a sustainable business.
Funny, how that is turning out, eh? What were your thoughts when you started kiko -- was it the thought of a sustainable business?
Yes, I expected Kiko to look much more like how Justin.tv has turned out. Whoops!
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?
#210I'm building small, portable, high-efficiency LED-based lights these days. Unlike most of my "toy projects" I have real uses for high intensity, battery powered lighting.
Current one now in design is a belt-mounted light powered by a 3-AA battery.