Author Archives: aroth

And we’re back…

Posted on July 3, 2021 by aroth

Some things I’ve learned recently-ish, over the past couple years or so: Don’t assume that SSD’s won’t/can’t fail. When buying an SSD, check what controller it uses and then get on Google to see how many data recovery providers claim … Continue reading →

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Nuraphone First Impressions

Posted on December 27, 2017 by aroth

Background After a rather long wait I finally have an actual set of Nuraphones to experiment with. I’ve seen a ton of feedback filtering in from the lucky few who got their headphones a bit earlier than In did; virtually … Continue reading →

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On the 2016 Election

Posted on November 13, 2016 by aroth

What can I say that hasn’t been said already? So I’ll just encourage anyone who’s opposed to the idea of a Donald Trump presidency to join the millions that have already signed this petition: www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19 It may have only a … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Out My Closet – My Last Days at iApps

Posted on December 19, 2014 by aroth

Introduction For anyone stumbling across this, I was employed as a senior-level Software Architect at iApps Pty Ltd from November 2010 to October 2013. By the time I left, I had climbed to ‘Chief Architect‘ status. And it’s time for … Continue reading →

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It is quiet

Posted on December 17, 2014 by aroth

It is quiet in the beginning. Salt hangs on the air and makes it thick. Somewhere, a lone gull rides the tide out to sea while a long-haired man sighs under the weight of sleep, turns on his pillow and … Continue reading →

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Ultimaker 2 Tips an Tricks

Posted on September 20, 2014 by aroth

3d printing is a delicate affair. It relies upon very precisely controlling at least a dozen different variables. When everything is in perfect balance, awesome things can happen: But allow even one parameter to drift too far out of line, … Continue reading →

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Ultimaker 2 – First week and initial impressions

Posted on August 8, 2014 by aroth

Long story short, I decided it was time to pick up a 3d printer. I’m not normally one to jump on the bandwagon or become an early adopter for the sake of being an early adopter, but I’ve heard enough … Continue reading →

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Matchbook – Multi-platform Realtime Gaming

Posted on January 26, 2014 by aroth

Have you ever thought that it would be cool if you could build a cross-platform or multi-platform game and connect from one platform to another without having to do all the heavy lifting with respect to matchmaking, communications, and related … Continue reading →

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Employee Equity and Startups – A Primer

Posted on January 25, 2014 by aroth

Anyone who takes a job with a startup should be well educated with respect to matters related to employee equity, both to make sure they understand the risks they are taking on and to ensure that they do not wind … Continue reading →

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NSObject+SimpleJson

Posted on January 8, 2014 by aroth

Certainly the subject of JSON processing on iOS is fairly old-hat at this point. After all, Apple has provided native support for JSON serialization and parsing since the release of iOS 5. So why bring it up now? Personally I’ve … Continue reading →

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