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Slackware was my alternative to Gentoo at the time. Gentoo was cool because it was all compiled, more efficient etc. That shit sounded good to me as a teenager. I remember one summer I had the Gentoo ISO all burnt on a CD-R and stayed up all night to watch it install and compile on my Athlon Thunderbird PC (My parents didn't spend money much on computers and I had to make do with stuff that I saved for with birthday money). I fell asleep on a bean bag and woke up finding that it failed to compile something. I had to resort to asking the main IRC channel and message board to help me fix it, but I didn't have time :) I was disappointed as a 14 year old. I then downloaded Slackware and printed off the installation guide at school. I followed it to the T and it worked. It was fun and awesome because it allowed me to understand how things worked under the hood and provided insights on how a linux system hung together. Those days in the 00s are gone but the memories are still there.

I am a iOS developer and I have an M1. There are some issues that need to be ironed out with some packages that I use not compiling for some reason on the arm iOS simulator, but that has diverted me to compiling on device which isn't much of a hassle.

I am not bothered as much by the 16gb of ram, it is still rather usable. What I really bought the machine for was the battery life. I've had it for a day or two and it is amazing how long I can stay away from my power socket. Also this thing runs really cool. I have not even heard the fans spin up once, even during the recent Sydney heatwave (45°C).

Location: Sydney, Australia

Remote: Yes

Type: Small gig, freelance

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: iOS, Swift, Python, Automation.

Résumé: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-lagaac-28793678

Email: jason [ at ] safetyscissors [ dot ] co

Github: https://github.com/jasonlagaac

Ahoy! I am a developer who has had a complete iOS focus for the past 7 years. I have worked with multiple startups and have developed products used by thousands of people internationally. Although I have worked on mobile, I am willing to work on anything that you want to throw at me. If you have an idea or need an extra set of hands, feel free to reach out to me.

I'm in the same position thinking of making a pivot into the security sector (coming from a mobile developer background). I think if you're good and always on top of infosec stuff and contribute to the community, you'll always have work.

SEEKING WORK - AU - SYDNEY - REMOTE

iOS Developer - Objective-C & Swift

I love everything iOS and that's what I know best. I have worked on a couple of high profile apps and have created numerous MVPs for clients.

Résumé: Available on request

Github: https://github.com/safetyscissors

Contact: jason@safetyscissors.co

"BlackBerry 10: AWESOME. If the hardware matches it, RIM jobs are safe"

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Really amazing guy. Kinda makes me feel inadequate all of a sudden :(

Any vim ports?

Sure! my email is jason[at]safetyscissors.co

Cheers!

Thank you :)

I'm getting a 500. Anyone have a mirror?

SEEKING WORK - Remote

Hungry (LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY :P) iOS & Rails developer, looking for consistent and on-going work. If needed, I am able to pick up new things very quickly.

Portfolio: http://safetyscissors.co

Github: http://github.com/safetyscissors

Bitbucket: Available on request.

Email: jason@safetyscissors.co

I think where they are going is completely amazing. I have dealt with cocos2d in the early days and it was kind of hard for a beginner to pickup and there weren't as many tools out there to work on sound, sprites and tile maps. But its nice that they are focusing on different platforms :) makes porting things a whole lot easier.

This article seems a bit sensationalised. It kind of reminds me of the late 90s early 2000s where NetBus and BackOriface were popular.

Pretty much stating the obvious.

I am currently working on an app which uses Three20 and I have to say the way it integrates into ios projects is kinda crappy. You have to jump through a lot of hoops to get it to work. They should have made it a simple drag and drop lib/framework like the majority of iOS frameworks or even just have a project template.

I think this is really interesting stuff. I personally think that the startup scene needs to be better developed in Australia. When I was just coming out of University (UoW circa late 2008) people's mindsets were different than they are now and currently, entrepreneurship/startup groups are springing up everywhere. I am currently overseas and I am honestly deliberating between heading back to Oz and try my luck there or head over to the US. Anybody with suggestions or advice?

I guess the age of overclocking is kind of over. There are some people out there that want to push their systems to their limits and also want more bang for their buck. I remember back in the day when I was still a young lad and into building PCs, that was all that I cared about. Considering now that we have CPUs with multiple cores, larger memory capacities, better graphics cards etc, the edge in performance that overclocking allows doesn't matter as much. We have to also consider that prices have changed in terms of what you can get for your money. I remember my parents buying me a Pentium 3 500 with 128MB of RAM and a CD Burner for $3000 back in the day. For $3000 now, you can get something really amazing.

I'm gonna give this a shot. I've been worried for a while about my skills as a developer and felt that I wasn't up to the same standard as other people (Just like everyone I guess). I think this is a perfect avenue for anyone who wants to get some more experience. Good luck to those entering :)

Its also not a good thing that we don't know who Facebook or Google is selling this or giving this information to. The advertising agencies, meh kinda. The organisations with acronyms, they are more worrisome. I also wonder, to what extent the amount of information they have about the average user.

I think that the audio/music from the iPhone is passed to airplay which is triggered by sending commands to Siri, then via the airport express is connected to a device created by Yamaha to then convert the song to play on the piano.

I used to be in your situation and then I read this.

"I do not write tests for my code. I do not write very many comments. I change styles very frequently. And most of all, I shun the predominant styles of coding, because that would go against the very essence of experimentation. In short: all I do is muck around.

So, my way of measuring a great programmer is different from some prevailing thought on the subject. I would like to hear what Matz would say about this. You should ask him, seriously.

I admire programmers who take risks. They aren’t afraid to write dangerous or “crappy” code. If you worry too much about being clean and tidy, you can’t push the boundaries (I don’t think!). I also admire programmers who refuse to stick with one idea about the “way the world is.” These programmers ignore protocol and procedure. I really like Autrijus Tang because he embraces all languages and all procedures. There is no wrong way in his world.

Anyway, you say you want to become better. I mean that’s really all you need. You feel driven, so stick with it. I would also start writing short scripts to share with people on the Web. Little Ruby scripts or Rails programs or MouseHole scripts to show off. Twenty lines here and there, and soon people will be beating you up and you’ll be scrambling to build on those scripts and figure out your style and newer innovations and so on." -why

Congratulations guys! Great group of people :)

I think they may condense it down a little. But learning retain counts is still pretty useful, especially when you have older iOS apps to maintain.

Well Grounded Rubyist, iOS Programming (Big Nerd Ranch), Steve Jobs

I love the tools and resources that are being available to kids these days! The sad thing that I find is that some of the younger generation now do not have the same amount of curiosity and imagination that we had when we were younger. Most kids that I encounter now don't even bother to ask why or how a specific thing works. This kid gives me a lot of hope :) I'm glad that there are kids like that out there, willing to understand and absorb the information available to them, especially in this day in age where information is so easily accessible.

I wonder what we will shape for our kids. I hope its not useless iFart apps and social networking junk.

I'm into a lot of stuff besides programming. I surf, wakeboard, I train in capoeira (had to postpone that because I had to move places) and I'm also into boxing. I find that doing other things besides purely coding helps with mental flow.

Really awesome concept. I loved playing around with it.

Thanks for the insight :)

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