jpea
Joined 13 years ago
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Comment · 9 years ago
I think it would be a great idea for cost, but is not comparable to a properly-trained animal in most scenarios. My mother is blind and also has a cochlear implant (basically is just shy of being deaf) and has had a service dog for the last 7 years. The dog was in training for 18 months specifically to aid blind and deaf (combo) people, then my mother had to fly out East from Minnesota for 6 weeks just to train with it without the distractions of home. Her program was solid and both of the owner and dog know their roles very well. It would be extremely tough and cost prohibitive to do this without a track record and support structure behind the whole process.
Comment · 10 years ago
*broken record
But again, no sign of WebRTC in Safari's release (even though it's in Webkit, no?)
Comment · 10 years ago
Arms per minute?
Comment · 10 years ago
SEEKING WORK -- Remote, based in Minneapolis
Hey! I'm John and I'm a full-stack generalist web developer. Freelance for the last 12 years. I split my time about 75/25 between direct-to-client web software projects and CMS-driven website projects (Craft CMS, Expression Engine, custom PHP CMS, etc). Experience in jQuery, Backbone, React (React Native too) for front-end stuff - PHP, MySQL, Mongo, Elastic, etc for backend. My main focuses over the past few years have been medical software projects and audio management software.
PTRx.org - a web-based video delivery system for orthopedic providers to assign video prescriptions to their patients during recovery. Built an integration with Twilio's video and text chat aimed at HIPAA-compliant communication between providers and their patients. Backend built using CodeIgniter, Elastic, some API work with Zencoder and AWS.
The audio focused projects are all internal-network apps for commercial audio studio clients. They let commercial audio studios make their library of licensed tracks available for ad agencies, video production companies etc. Various workflows built out for billing, licensing, previewing tracks, etc. I'd be happy to show people around, but they're not publicly viewable. I currently have 3 clients using similar systems including 1 major "extreme sports" brand.
More projects here: http://clearmpls.com - contact info there as well
Happy to chat/coffee/beer, remote or local to the Twin Cities. Looking for remote/off-site work.
Comment · 10 years ago
Facebook wouldn't likely exist if it wasn't for PHP. Zuck wrote something quickly in what he knew. They were able to deploy quickly, scale quickly, etc. Internally, they likely had the hope to migrate off of it at some point, but the business goals trumped the tech stack. From an outsiders point of view, no one cares about the tech problems they face with their tech stack.
Comment · 10 years ago
VW is not in the same situation in the U.S. though. They have a lot of competition (they're not even in the top 10), so if they didn't do it in the the EU, but cheated on the U.S. models, there would be vastly differing output levels, signaling a discrepancy between the two models.
Comment · 10 years ago
I do love that John's blog doesn't actually use jQuery itself (likely because it's not needed in this instance). Or any javascript for that matter, other than analytics...
Comment · 10 years ago
So, what happened during the AWS outage this past Fall? Or did you restructure to provide failover beyond just moving platforms?
Comment · 11 years ago
WebRTC is a huge one that comes to mind. With the App Store and Facetime in the same wheelhouse, there's no compelling reason to develop this area for Apple. It would be a HUGE win for the general web if they did, but there's zero reason for them to pursue it.
Comment · 11 years ago
Service-based businesses are notoriously difficult to scale. I certainly make more on my own after a decade than I did when I had employees.
Comment · 12 years ago
It doesn't have to be groundbreaking to make a boatload of cash. Think Purell.
Comment · 12 years ago
My wife is #1 on the list, then just curiously, I scrolled to the bottom. The last 3 spots are populated by ex's.
Comment · 12 years ago
Sorry, that wasn't what I had meant at all. I meant that if they're used to dealing with people who are constantly working the system, why would they ever go into their job thinking positive thoughts about the people they're dealing with. If she is the exception, she will likely be considered nefarious until proven otherwise, they just don't usually give the chance to actually prove anything, otherwise or not.
Comment · 12 years ago
Considering who she was detained with ("I soon found myself locked in a room with a pedophile, a woman smuggling $25,000 in cash and unsavory others"), they were right perhaps to not give her the initial benefit of the doubt.
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