matttheatheist

Mid 40's here. Fed up with engineering after 20 years. Going back to school for biology and biochemistry, then medical school: State-side if possible, but international if only option. No turning back now.

Also, in my case: I was driven by self-hate to lose those 40 lbs. And now, I will never allow myself to get that big again. Never again.

Weights + Cardio in the morning before ANY food intake. Studies have shown "fasted" exercise gets rid of fat more efficiently than exercise after consuming food, even when the SAME calories were burned. I lost 40 lbs 3 years ago by exercising before work, not after work.

Put it all in TSLA. By some accounts, predicted to reach $3,000 per share.

I don't know exactly what you would bring to the table. What would you be able to do that others could not? I'm interested to know.

I read Musk's biography. He's an applied physicist and a software engineer. Plus he also studied business. Fantastic technical education if you ask me.

As the owner of a startup, I won't hire you to manage a group of engineers if you don't have at least the same level of technical experience. I will always test you. You can never hide from me. You are exposed.

StackOverflow for sure. Not sure why you disagree.

My personal project (www.enrad.io) got me a nice job. Also, I'm still selling the units, making coin on the side.

I built a device that turns your Android phone into an FM Radio www.enrad.io

By all means, do it!

Meanwhile, the best and brightest Europeans come to America.

I built a device that turns your phone into an FM receiver... For those of you who like the radio!

www.enrad.io

As a native Spanish speaker (who also speaks French and Italian and can read Portuguese), let me tell you:Latin is pointless. I'm sorry to be the one to break it to you. But that's the way it is.

I like the simplicity of www.enrad.io

Just lowered the price to $29 USD.

I'd love to give them away for free. I'll see what I can do about the price though.

It picks up transmissions from 87.5 to 107.9 MHz.

Exactly. Phones without FM capabilities can now listen to FM radio. It even works in "airplane mode", since you're not actually streaming anything from a server.

And by the way, most phones have the FM chip purposely disabled... forcing you to stream data from the internet.

But with this device, anybody can get FM radio.

We minorities have always made top engineers. For example, here's my latest product: www.enrad.io (and no, we don't want your money.)

If you really want diversity in the startup ecosystem, simply fund and hire minorities...and stop merely talking about it. Seriously, stop moving your lips and just hire some people. We're everywhere. And we're very good.

I was in HK in 2013 for Chinese New Year. Lots of foreigners working there, especially Indians and Australians, but the local population struggled with English. I was in Singapore in 2010. Everyone there spoke fluent English.

Not common at all in Hong Kong either... except in hotels and written on restaurant menus and official documents. It's supposed to be a bilingual city... but not in practice. You want English? Go to Singapore or Malaysia.

Good old-fashioned revenge. What's not to like?

What do you mean by "asshole"?

During my first engineering job out of college, I had a crazy angry boss whom you could hear yelling at people all the way across the building. I used to dread having to meet with her (at least) once a week. I literally had to remind myself that "no matter what, she cannot take my life". Yes, this was ACTUALLY a recurring thought.

It didn't take long after I had already left that job, that I realized how good she made me. Among my peers, I'm the top engineer, and she's the reason for that.

Check out my company: www.evolutionarynetworks.com

Good luck!

YES! I would ABSOLUTELY take the money!!!

And why should YOU do the same? Two reasons:

(1) In 20 years, EVERYBODY will make fun of your religion. (And for good reason.) And finally, (2) In 20 years, you'll be rich, and you won't care about what anyone thinks.

So if I were you, I'd take that money.

The future of communications: www.evolutionarynetworks.com

By making a lot of mistakes.

Matlab is a fine first step for becoming a software developer. I used Matlab in all my courses for Control Systems, Communications Systems, Signal Processing etc. So if Matlab is all you got, then that's great!

The toughest part about learning to write code is to learn to think algorithmically. C/C++/Java/etc all have the same basic syntax.

I have a Computer Engineering degree, so I don't exactly help my argument here. However, I know for a fact that ALL engineering students (and math/physics/chemisty/etc) at my school, regardless of major had to learn C++. Mandatory.

Regardless.... you can always sign up for a programming course. In fact, to be an expert programmer, you need 2 courses:

1. Intro to C/C++

2. Data structures.

That's it. You can easily pick up Java or any other language in less than 1 month.

Just think about it. There's no excuse for not knowing how to write code. Just do it!!!

In the business world, as in the natural world, either you eat, or get eaten.

And you are clearly at the bottom of the food chain. You are best suited to a lifetime of regular employment, not launching a startup.

Every man's got to know his limitations. Make sure you know yours.

Every engineer, regardless of specialty, learns to write code: At least one semester of C/C++. That's all you need to get started. Learn the rest on your own.

As a side note, stop calling yourself non-technical. It's embarrassing, especially if you know bioengineering. Give me the name of your school, and I will write them an email to complain about the lack of preparation for their students.

Stop being so lazy. And have some respect for yourself.

And yes, you're very lazy.

Sounds to me like you want the knowledge of a Technician, and NOT the knowledge of an Engineer. For a technician's knowledge, pick up a robotics book for hobbyists, and that will get you started.

[Please note that I REALLY want to encourage you to follow an engineering path. The rewards will be amazing. See my list at the bottom on how to do that.]

Also, you need to ask yourself what you'll be using the Arduino and RasPi for. In particular, what types of applications? Power electronics/motor drives? Communications electronics? Audio amplifiers? Active filters? You want to use op-amps? Are you doing analog signal processing? Digital signal processing? Feedback control systems? Are you interfacing to an FPGA or PLD? etc.

The moral of the story is: Electronics is a HUGE area.

If you really want to fully understand electronics, please take the following courses IN ORDER:

1. Differential Calculus

2. Integral Calculus

3. Multivariable Calculus

4. Differential Equations

5. Circuits I (1st and 2nd-order circuits, and higher)

6. Electromagnetics (from Physics II is enough)

7. Analog Electronics (Active filters, etc.)

8. Digital Electronics (VLSI, etc.)

9. Digital Logic (Boolean algebra, computer architecture, etc.)

10. Power Electronics (Rectifiers, inverters, etc.)

Before you know it, you'll be an expert.

Good luck!