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Comment Government work (Score 0) 332

by jakkals (#38850637) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Money-Making Home-Based Tech Skills?
It has been some time since I've been freelance, but if I did it again today I'd strongly consider government work, or work for companies doing government work. Being DIACAP certified is flat out not possible for somebody outside the USA. And yeah, getting this (or similar) certification is a pain, (and depending on youthful / other indiscretions it mighty even not be possible for you) but once you have it, you should be able to use it as a competitive advantage.
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MiniOn ARM Microcontroller Programming System 75

Posted by timothy from the software-you-can-touch dept.
profdc9 writes "For the past six months or so I have been working on the MiniOn, a network enabled microcontroller programming system, similar in idea to the Basic Stamp and Arduino hobbyists are fond of, but it is programmable and accessible through a Web browser and TELNET, requiring no installed development software. It uses the cheap, readily available LPC2000 ARM7TDMI micrcontrollers, and the easy to interface Microchip ENC28J60 for ethernet. The MiniOn firmware is written using only the free WinARM development tools (Linux tools work also) for those who wish to improve the MiniOn. I have already implemented an MP3 streaming server and a web-based graphical oscilloscope in MiniOnBasic. The MiniOn should hopefully lower the barriers and costs to getting started learning about embedded systems, and provide a non-proprietary method of data acquisition."

Iron Man Released 301

Posted by CmdrTaco from the it's-that-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year dept.
Slashdot reader stoolpigeon wrote about the start of summer blockbuster season, and the latest comic book to make it to the big screen. He says "Iron Man is an entertaining movie, as they go. I never was really into comic books — so I have no knowledge or concerns as it relates to following the original story line. I can't address that. The film has good action and some very humorous moments. The serious side of the film is not its strong suit. It's not horrible, but it really doesn't make too much sense. It was interesting to see how they tried to set up an anti-war message without being critical of the US military. It's really a comic book put to film. Not high art or anything, but a whole lot of fun. The film keeps up a fast pace throughout and never bogs down. Some of the product placements were so blatant that they kind of jarred me out of being into the film. The special effects were phenomenal. It was awesome in that regard. Like any movie, it is not everyone's cup of tea If you do go see it in the theater, and you are a big comic books fan, do not leave until after all the credits have run. And I mean all of them." I gotta get a sitter. Man I'm old.

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