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Re:Software-Defined Radio for Engineers (2018) [pdf] on Monday March 10, 2025 @06:15PM (#43326720)
As a pilot with an amateur radio license (though an inexperienced ham) this sounds really interesting. Could you elaborate more on building the VOR receiver?
Love online communities and losing reddit is a huge hit. If hacker news ever goes I honestly don’t know what I’d do.
Are you a pilot or ATC? They’re different, but you build a visual representation of traffic in your brain in both arenas. As a pilot you cannot rely on ATC- you have to fly the plane first and keep yourself safe.
Not ATC but recently obtained my pilots license at the ripe old age of 41 and trained at the busiest class delta in the US. 30 year old age limit seems pretty restrictive .
Re:Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022? on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:22PM (#34055580)
"Einstein's Fridge" was great to learn about the history and development of thermodynamics at a fairly high level.

"Good Inside" on becoming a better parent was also great and taught me a lot.

"Every Tool's a Hammer" on becoming a better maker.

"Crafting Interpreters" on learning about and building compilers.

All were really great reads.

Any sources or materials that you know of to learn more about this? Would love to try it out.
What is a common knowledge you believe disappeared?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021) on Monday November 01, 2021 @10:28PM (#29076179)
Crafted Solutions | Full-Stack Engineers | US Remote, optional office in Denver, CO | https://www.crafted.solutions

Crafted Solutions is a TDD + CI/CD software consulting. Generous comp, 401k matching, full health benefits, lunches and team dinners, etc., we just got back from a team trip to Cabo.

https://www.builtincolorado.com/job/engineer/senior-software...

Re:How does USB device discovery work? [video] on Sunday July 11, 2021 @04:26PM (#27804311)
Ben Eater (Author of this Video) is fantastic. Learned so much on electronics and computers through this series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyznrdDSSGM&list=PLowKtXNTBy...
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020) on Thursday October 01, 2020 @04:31PM (#24655866)
Crafted Solutions | Senior Full-Stack Engineers | ONSITE Denver, CO | https://www.crafted.solutions

Crafted Solutions is a TDD software consulting and enablement agency in Denver, CO.

From user experience to development, we create products that drive tangible business outcomes. We bring people together as efficient, highly-collaborative teams to continuously deliver value to users. Our mission is to make teams better at their craft by building meaningful products together.

https://www.crafted.solutions/work-with-us

I’ve always wanted to build a MAME cabinet. Do you have any good resources you could share on how to build one?
Re:Freeman Dyson Has Died on Friday February 28, 2020 @12:23PM (#22444397)
“It is remarkable that mind enters into our awareness of nature on two separate levels. At the highest level, the level of human consciousness, our minds are somehow directly aware of the complicated flow of electrical and chemical patterns in our brains. At the lowest level, the level of single atoms and electrons, the mind of an observer is again involved in the description of events. Between lies the level of molecular biology, where mechanical models are adequate and mind appears to be irrelevant. But I, as a physicist, cannot help suspecting that there is a logical connection between the two ways in which mind appears in my universe. I cannot help thinking that our awareness of our own brains has something to do with the process which we call "observation" in atomic physics. That is to say, I think our consciousness is not just a passive epiphenomenon carried along by the chemical events in our brains, but is an active agent forcing the molecular complexes to make choices between one quantum state and another. In other words, mind is already inherent in every electron, and the processes of human consciousness differ only in degree but not in kind from the processes of choice between quantum states which we call "chance" when they are made by electrons.” ― Freeman Dyson
Re:Bankruptcy Filings Surge Among Older Americans on Thursday August 09, 2018 @12:59PM (#17726002)
Does that include mortgage debt?
I felt similar until I got hit by a car while riding my bike. Now I don't really mind dealing with the helmet at all as I ride around. I also got older, and don't really mind looking "lame" caring a helmet with me.
Re:Tesla Semi on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:34PM (#15724041)
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017) on Monday April 03, 2017 @05:47PM (#14027505)
Human Code | iOS, Python, Django, Frontend | Denver, CO | ONSITE and Full Time

We are a Denver startup who is building a team that will change the way people use and interact with their DNA. Translating science into a daily experience, our goal is to unlock the world of genomics through easy-to-use apps. We're looking for individuals with real-world experience with Python w/Django, Swift, or Objective-C.

If you want to join a company where you can make an impact, provide value on day one, and work with a great team email me at [email protected]

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