Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> Wrote in message:> On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 00:29:32 -0600, "Tim Williams" > <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> wrote: > >> >>I was confused for a split second until I remembered. ;-) >> >>Though I wouldn't mind some more work too. Preferably analog. Also been >>doing lots of RF lately! >> >>Tim > > Oh, you guys with your popular names... > > --sp > > > -- > Best regards, > Spehro Pefhany > Amazon link for AoE 3rd Edition: http://tinyurl.com/ntrpwu8 >According to Wolfram Alpha, the popularity of the name "Tim" peaked in 1960... -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/
[OT] I'm Available for Work
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On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:47:52 -0800, mike <ham789@netzero.net> wrote:>On 2/1/2016 11:11 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >> If anyone feels this is an unacceptable misuse of one of these groups -- >> speak up, I'll take it into account next time. >> >How would you feel if someone was trying to sell you Viagra? > >As far as spam goes, at least it's on-topic-adjacent. > >Let's hope the concept doesn't go viral. >Most effective time to kill it is at "patient one".If a regular contributor here needs some work, there's nothing wrong with posting that fact. Might help someone else out, in fact. If anything comes up, where we could use some help, I'll certainly contact him. I have worked with, and paid, a couple of SED contacts. That's what sensible people do, help one another. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc lunatic fringe electronics
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On 2/2/2016 8:58 AM, bitrex wrote:> David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> Wrote in message: >> On 02/02/16 07:47, mike wrote: >>> On 2/1/2016 11:11 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >>>> If anyone feels this is an unacceptable misuse of one of these groups -- >>>> speak up, I'll take it into account next time. >>>> >>> How would you feel if someone was trying to sell you Viagra? >>> >>> As far as spam goes, at least it's on-topic-adjacent. >>> >>> Let's hope the concept doesn't go viral. >>> Most effective time to kill it is at "patient one". >>> > >> But it is a risky precedence to set. Let us agree to keep such posts to >> a minimum and on this single on-off thread, which is easily "killed" by >> anyone who strongly objects, and let us hope that this does not lead to >> lots more "I too am available for work" posts. It is better that >> potential customers post asking for professional help, including valid >> email addresses - consultants can then email their replies. > > I too am available for work! Unfortunately I am unqualified to do > anything.There is value in knowing that. -- Rick
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rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> Wrote in message:> On 2/2/2016 8:58 AM, bitrex wrote: >> David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> Wrote in message: >>> On 02/02/16 07:47, mike wrote: >>>> On 2/1/2016 11:11 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >>>>> If anyone feels this is an unacceptable misuse of one of these groups -- >>>>> speak up, I'll take it into account next time. >>>>> >>>> How would you feel if someone was trying to sell you Viagra? >>>> >>>> As far as spam goes, at least it's on-topic-adjacent. >>>> >>>> Let's hope the concept doesn't go viral. >>>> Most effective time to kill it is at "patient one". >>>> >> >>> But it is a risky precedence to set. Let us agree to keep such posts to >>> a minimum and on this single on-off thread, which is easily "killed" by >>> anyone who strongly objects, and let us hope that this does not lead to >>> lots more "I too am available for work" posts. It is better that >>> potential customers post asking for professional help, including valid >>> email addresses - consultants can then email their replies. >> >> I too am available for work! Unfortunately I am unqualified to do >> anything. > > There is value in knowing that. > > -- > > Rick >Right, maybe it won't be forever. :) -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/
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On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:58:22 +0100, David Brown wrote:> On 02/02/16 07:47, mike wrote: >> On 2/1/2016 11:11 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >>> If anyone feels this is an unacceptable misuse of one of these groups >>> -- >>> speak up, I'll take it into account next time. >>> >> How would you feel if someone was trying to sell you Viagra? >> >> As far as spam goes, at least it's on-topic-adjacent. >> >> Let's hope the concept doesn't go viral. >> Most effective time to kill it is at "patient one". >> >> > In general, I would agree with you - groups like these are not a place > for selling services, and the post is technically spam. Tim Wescott is > not, however, "in general" - he has given an extraordinary amount of > help and advice in these groups (especially in c.a.e.) over the years, > freely sharing knowledge and experience that he could easily charge top > consultancy rates for. If anyone has earned the "right" to make such > posts, it is Tim.I think that 90% of my business comes from people doing Google searches, hitting one of my posts, and sending me an email. So I'm dispensing stuff totally for free. The image I carry in my head is a little old lady in the Supermarket or Costco, standing in front of the freezer case and handing out teeny morsels of yummy things. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com
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John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> Wrote in message:> On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:47:52 -0800, mike <ham789@netzero.net> wrote: > >>On 2/1/2016 11:11 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >>> If anyone feels this is an unacceptable misuse of one of these groups -- >>> speak up, I'll take it into account next time. >>> >>How would you feel if someone was trying to sell you Viagra? >> >>As far as spam goes, at least it's on-topic-adjacent. >> >>Let's hope the concept doesn't go viral. >>Most effective time to kill it is at "patient one". > > If a regular contributor here needs some work, there's nothing wrong > with posting that fact. Might help someone else out, in fact. > > If anything comes up, where we could use some help, I'll certainly > contact him. > > I have worked with, and paid, a couple of SED contacts. That's what > sensible people do, help one another. >Didn't you need someone for a job staring at online parts web sites a while back? I'm definitely qualified to stare at web sites and look dissatisfied -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:47:55 -0500 (EST), bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> wrote:>John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> Wrote in message: >> On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:47:52 -0800, mike <ham789@netzero.net> wrote: >> >>>On 2/1/2016 11:11 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >>>> If anyone feels this is an unacceptable misuse of one of these groups -- >>>> speak up, I'll take it into account next time. >>>> >>>How would you feel if someone was trying to sell you Viagra? >>> >>>As far as spam goes, at least it's on-topic-adjacent. >>> >>>Let's hope the concept doesn't go viral. >>>Most effective time to kill it is at "patient one". >> >> If a regular contributor here needs some work, there's nothing wrong >> with posting that fact. Might help someone else out, in fact. >> >> If anything comes up, where we could use some help, I'll certainly >> contact him. >> >> I have worked with, and paid, a couple of SED contacts. That's what >> sensible people do, help one another. >> > >Didn't you need someone for a job staring at online parts web > sites a while back? I'm definitely qualified to stare at web > sites and look dissatisfiedOne of the guys here does occasional parts searches for us. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
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On 2016-02-01 11:11, Tim Wescott wrote: [...]> 3: Analog circuit design and embedded software design -- yes, I managed > to avoid learning much digital design. My Verilog and VHDL skills are > just good enough to show that a concept works, while motivating a _real_ > digital designer to take a project out of my hands. But my analog design > and embedded software design skills are somewhere in the really good but > not excellent level. >Just a hint: Mention analog along with some details under the capabilities tab on your web site. But be prepared for people banging down your door once they find out. That's a field where there isn't much active talent left. Many of the seasoned folks are now in assisted living or beyond (no kidding). [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:06:50 -0800, Joerg wrote:> On 2016-02-01 11:11, Tim Wescott wrote: > > [...] > >> 3: Analog circuit design and embedded software design -- yes, I managed >> to avoid learning much digital design. My Verilog and VHDL skills are >> just good enough to show that a concept works, while motivating a >> _real_ digital designer to take a project out of my hands. But my >> analog design and embedded software design skills are somewhere in the >> really good but not excellent level. >> >> > Just a hint: Mention analog along with some details under the > capabilities tab on your web site. But be prepared for people banging > down your door once they find out. That's a field where there isn't much > active talent left. Many of the seasoned folks are now in assisted > living or beyond (no kidding). > > [...]Thanks. I need to update that -- my training is in analog, but I hadn't been claiming it because most of my experience while working for "the man" had been embedded software. However, in the last ten or twelve years I've been doing complete systems solutions, with analog -> ADC -> microprocessor -> DAC -> analog. So, analog, even power electronics up to a few hundred watts. Not as good as you, but still analog. -- www.wescottdesign.com
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On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:35:06 -0600, Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> wrote:>On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:58:22 +0100, David Brown wrote: > >> On 02/02/16 07:47, mike wrote: >>> On 2/1/2016 11:11 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: >>>> If anyone feels this is an unacceptable misuse of one of these groups >>>> -- >>>> speak up, I'll take it into account next time. >>>> >>> How would you feel if someone was trying to sell you Viagra? >>> >>> As far as spam goes, at least it's on-topic-adjacent. >>> >>> Let's hope the concept doesn't go viral. >>> Most effective time to kill it is at "patient one". >>> >>> >> In general, I would agree with you - groups like these are not a place >> for selling services, and the post is technically spam. Tim Wescott is >> not, however, "in general" - he has given an extraordinary amount of >> help and advice in these groups (especially in c.a.e.) over the years, >> freely sharing knowledge and experience that he could easily charge top >> consultancy rates for. If anyone has earned the "right" to make such >> posts, it is Tim. > >I think that 90% of my business comes from people doing Google searches, >hitting one of my posts, and sending me an email. So I'm dispensing >stuff totally for free. > >The image I carry in my head is a little old lady in the Supermarket or >Costco, standing in front of the freezer case and handing out teeny >morsels of yummy things.A pusher, huh? ;-)
