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| == Thoughts on Userpages ==
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| I propose people post some identifying picture on their user pages so we can keep meatspace and web interaction coherent. Also, a short list of what you're interested in and capable of in the context of HacDC.
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| == Background ==
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| Electrical engineering student, class of <del>2010</del> 2011, [http://uky.edu University of Kentucky] (Lexington). My blog is at [http://www.phrontist.org phrontist.org] and I spend a lot of time on [http://www.metafilter.com/user/17670 metafilter]. Obligatory facebook [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12928991 here]. I'm a web developer and DJ for the best student/community/freeform radio station this side of the Mississippi, [http://wrfl.fm Radio Free Lexington]. I've got dual US/Belgian citizenship and speak dutch, the family business is [http://airphotoslive.com/ tethered-balloon aerial photography]. I'm in during summer break during 2008, and plan to be next summer and most of December and early January as well. I live out in The People's Republic of Falls Church. I ponied up for a key. David Lotts, another HacDC member, was a mentor of my [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST] robotics [http://www.team1418.org/ team] in high school. We're both still active, and hope to draw some of the FIRST crowd in to HacDC.
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| I've got lots of free time this summer, and I'd be happy to help out if you've got things to work on. I come to HacDC with my [[Vast_VU_Meter|Vast VU Meter]] project in progress and the idea of an [[Electronic_Goban|Electronic Goban]].
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| == Resources ==
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| * My dad's company (very small, our family owns it) just bought a CNC mill, which is available to HacDC members if you explain what you want to do and can be self-sufficient.
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| * Lots of Helium. Might need to be reimbursed if you need a lot.
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| * Need to fly something at low altitudes. I've got access to the best setup for tethered balloons anywhere.
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| * Screenprinting gear (through my brother).
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| * Very nice printers.
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| == Skills ==
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| === Hardware ===
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| * General understanding of circuit analysis, digital/analog design. At the level you'd expect of a sophomore EE, and in a few areas a fair bit more.
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| * Mathematics through basic calculus (moderately advanced integration, series). A general familiarity with discrete math.
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| * Basic robotics and control theory, using sensors and feedback to make things move and respond in real time.
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| === Software ===
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| * Programming
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| ** C/C++
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| ** Perl
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| ** Javascript (a bit rusty)
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| ** Many others, but I need to consult docs
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| * Regular Expressions ninja
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| * Pretty experienced Linux user/sysadmin.
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| * Pretty good with Apache.
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| === Culture ===
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| * Fluent in Dutch
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| * Music/Sound
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| ** Decent drummer, moderate limb independence, good sense of time. Both hand and sticked/kit.
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| ** Basic understanding of music theory, notation, traditions.
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| ** Wannabe keyboard/piano player.
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| ** Endless repository of musical trivia and history.
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| ** Very well versed in audio gear and standards (mixers, amps, speakers, instruments, etc.) from working in a theatre/radio station.
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| ** Long time interest in sound synthesis, overlaps a lot with EE signal theory stuff.
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| * Little bit of german and french (enough to puzzle out documentation sometimes).
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