Category Archives: banter

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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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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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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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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[iOS] Jira Mobile Connect

Posted on November 4, 2011 by aroth

Not long ago Atlassian released version 1.0 (now up to 1.0.7) of their Jira Mobile Connect plugin. This is a plugin for Jira (obviously) that aims to simplify testing, error-reporting, and feedback collection/management for iOS applications. Assuming that you are … Continue reading →

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Natural Scrolling Isn’t

Posted on July 23, 2011 by aroth

Mac users and other developers such as myself who have no choice but to use a Mac for certain projects will already know what I’m talking about. For everyone else, however, the newest version of OS X includes a most … Continue reading →

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Webcomix 1.0!

Posted on May 1, 2011 by aroth

It has been a little less than 1.5 months since the Webcomix beta was announced, and I think the project has finally matured to the point where it need no longer be considered a beta. During this time the number … Continue reading →

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Introducing Webcomix

Posted on March 19, 2011 by aroth

I wanted to take a brief moment to invite anyone who stumbles across this post to beta-test my latest personal project; Webcomix. Webcomix is a simple web-comic aggregation service that allows you to read a number of different comics on … Continue reading →

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