Category Archives: editorial

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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Social Reputation; A Tale of Two Websites

Posted on May 8, 2011 by aroth

I was recently introduced to Mixtent, a social website with the goal of assigning a reliable professional reputation to its users across a number of distinct skills. For more background information, here is a TechCrunch article from Mixtent’s launch in … Continue reading →

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