TechHui2024-03-29T14:19:33ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisherhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/353352710?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.techhui.com/group/mauitechies/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=3hn613u0n24xq&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSKYWARN Weather Spotter Trainingtag:www.techhui.com,2015-11-03:1702911:Topic:1374352015-11-03T15:50:33.864ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
<p>Aloha,</p>
<p><span>SKYWARN is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters, trained by National Weather Service (NWS) personnel, who report hazardous weather to local NWS offices. </span></p>
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<p>NOAA Meteorologist Anthony Reynes from Oahu will be teaching a free 2-hour certification class where you’ll learn basic atmospheric dynamics, cloud, wind and precipitation types, and the key things to look for that signal dangerous weather conditions.</p>
<p>For more information or to…</p>
<p>Aloha,</p>
<p><span>SKYWARN is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters, trained by National Weather Service (NWS) personnel, who report hazardous weather to local NWS offices. </span></p>
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<p>NOAA Meteorologist Anthony Reynes from Oahu will be teaching a free 2-hour certification class where you’ll learn basic atmospheric dynamics, cloud, wind and precipitation types, and the key things to look for that signal dangerous weather conditions.</p>
<p>For more information or to sign up, visit <a href="http://tinyurl.com/of7spu8">http://tinyurl.com/of7spu8</a></p>
<p>The same class will be offered 3 times at different locations-</p>
<p> Fri. Nov. 6: 6-8PM Kahului</p>
<p> Sat. Nov. 7: 10AM-Noon Kihei</p>
<p> Sat. Nov. 7: 2-4PM Pukalani</p>
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<p>I’ve been through the training several times and always learn something new. Please consider attending if you are interested. Thanks!</p> Maui's Maker, CoWorking, Incubator, Accelerator Spacestag:www.techhui.com,2012-06-12:1702911:Topic:1096612012-06-12T22:14:26.431ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
<p>There is a movement afoot across the county to help small businesses start and grow. It has arrived on Maui in a small way and is growing based on COMMUNITY - like Techhui, Springboard and other online spaces as well as meat space. Some have called it a DIY Movement (do it yourself) but I prefer to emphasize the Community aspect and refer to it as <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2012/06/12/do-it-with-others-maker-community-manifesto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIWO - Do It…</a></p>
<p>There is a movement afoot across the county to help small businesses start and grow. It has arrived on Maui in a small way and is growing based on COMMUNITY - like Techhui, Springboard and other online spaces as well as meat space. Some have called it a DIY Movement (do it yourself) but I prefer to emphasize the Community aspect and refer to it as <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2012/06/12/do-it-with-others-maker-community-manifesto/" target="_blank">DIWO - Do It With Others</a> (link to Forbes.com blog)</p>
<p>DIWO Community builds from a meeting space (sometimes online, but face2face is more powerful). A Makerspace goes beyond simple meetup and offers tools and classes. It offers the chance for people to gather and share ideas, AND tools to make them. Generally the tools include both conventional wood/metal/electronics and 21st century computer controlled equipment like 3D Printers, Laser Cutters, CNC routers, etc. There are over 500 makerspaces across the USA - all autonomous and different. They generally offer at least one day of public access and often have public classes (for a fee). <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mauimakers.com/" target="_blank">MauiMakers</a> is our local makerspace - back behind the sugar mill by Maui Friends of Library in Pu'unene.... and equally inconvenient location for most residents.</p>
<p>CoWorking spaces offer shared business infrastructure - network, desk space, phones, printers, etc. - for a small fee. These can be a good alternative to working at home. It helps establish a separation of the two (a very healthy thing). CoWorking can also be useful for people on travel who need a business space for a day or week. Hotels generally offer a business center for guests, but what of the short-term rental visitors? Maui does not have much of a co-working space just now, although there has been a lot of discussion. One issue is the location. Maui's population is scattered and it often takes 1/2hour+ to get from pop-center to pop-center. A Kihei based co-working space would be great for the folks on the south-east coast, but is probably a non-starter for north shore, upcountry, or west island folks. Maybe we need several small ones? </p>
<p>Business Incubators and Accelerators are a hot topic. There is a (possibly well funded) drive to get one established here on Maui. (see some of the writeups about <a href="http://www.techhui.com/group/mauitechies/forum/topics/maui-news-here-s-how-the-maitai-kitesurfing-camp-could-help-turn" target="_blank">MaiTai Kitesurfing Event</a>) What this means depends on who you are talking to. Our neighbors over on Oahu's AlohaStartups.com have a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.alohastartups.com/2012/05/21/content-makes-an-accelerator-successful-not-just-space-and-money" target="_blank">good article</a> on the difference between an Accelerator and other approaches. Basically Incubators help taking idea to startup stage. Accelerators take startups to successful companies. Both are/should be available by application/selection process. </p>
<p>Some of the concepts for these incubator/accelerator projects on Maui are aimed NOT at local startups but at attracting long term visitors. The idea is for the startup company (or subset of core people) to come to Maui for a few months of intensive training, development and coaching to get their business going. Then they go back to their homes and make a successful company. This brings in more business for the Visitor Industry (hotels, restaurants, activities, etc), however this <strong>by itself</strong> does not greatly increase the success of Maui County. </p>
<p>The Maui Business Accelerator must accomodate a significant number of Maui based businesses... and it should not be exclusively focused on software businesses (as so many mainland ones are).</p>
<p>Anyway... the movement is here and its time to get involved and Do It With Others!</p> Maui News: Here’s How the MaiTai Kitesurfing Camp Could Help Turn Maui Into The Next Silicon Valleytag:www.techhui.com,2011-09-15:1702911:Topic:959382011-09-15T19:50:38.020ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
<a href="http://mauifeed.com/headline/maitai-kitesurfing-camp-turn-maui-silicon-valley/">http://mauifeed.com/headline/maitai-kitesurfing-camp-turn-maui-silicon-valley/</a>
<a href="http://mauifeed.com/headline/maitai-kitesurfing-camp-turn-maui-silicon-valley/">http://mauifeed.com/headline/maitai-kitesurfing-camp-turn-maui-silicon-valley/</a> Hire vs Traintag:www.techhui.com,2011-08-31:1702911:Topic:935232011-08-31T23:26:20.528ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
<p>I just watched Dan Leuck's interview with Civil Beat (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/3tluvyw" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/3tluvyw</a>) and found it really informative, but he touched on one subject that has been a sore point with me for years. He said that when they are looking for expertise, sometimes job postings go 6 months in Hawaii before being filled.</p>
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<p>Now I know it's often necessary to find someone with a particular expertise, but for decades now I've seen companies…</p>
<p>I just watched Dan Leuck's interview with Civil Beat (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://tinyurl.com/3tluvyw">http://tinyurl.com/3tluvyw</a>) and found it really informative, but he touched on one subject that has been a sore point with me for years. He said that when they are looking for expertise, sometimes job postings go 6 months in Hawaii before being filled.</p>
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<p>Now I know it's often necessary to find someone with a particular expertise, but for decades now I've seen companies insist on specific expertise that could be developed in-house. Often these sets of requirements are so specific that it's no wonder they take a long time to fill. You see things like this:</p>
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<p>"Looking for motivated person with 6+ years using PHP and MySql in a Subversion/Hudson build environment."</p>
<p>Usually they are even more specific, with maybe 10 specific technologies in the MUST category and another half dozen in the WANT category. It's frustrating seeing someone who has been using Perl with PostgreSQL with CVS or git turned away from the example job above without an interview. If you are willing to wait 6+ months for the right person and maybe get them from the mainland, wouldn't it be better to take a local person with similar background and give them 6 months to come up to speed in your specific technologies?</p>
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<p>I've been working as a software engineer, mostly in Silicon Valley, for nearly 40 years. But for my first job I was hired by a startup to do assembly language and drivers on what would be called a custom Symetric Multiprocessing embedded system today. Pretty heady stuff after only a few weeks of assembly language, and for a different CPU at that! Within a year I was training new engineers in this system.</p>
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<p>I'd be interested in what other people think about hire-and-train vs waiting for a person with the exact right background.</p> Maui Tech Grouptag:www.techhui.com,2011-07-14:1702911:Topic:872232011-07-14T18:07:24.688ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
<p>Aloha kakou!</p>
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<p>If anyone is interested in getting together to discuss technical projects and solutions for Maui/Hawaiian Culture/World, please post here for a meeting next week.</p>
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<p>My studios are expanding their efforts in Serious Games and Casual MMO marketing offerings. Get on board the train is leaving the station!</p>
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<p>Aloha</p>
<p>Aloha kakou!</p>
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<p>If anyone is interested in getting together to discuss technical projects and solutions for Maui/Hawaiian Culture/World, please post here for a meeting next week.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>My studios are expanding their efforts in Serious Games and Casual MMO marketing offerings. Get on board the train is leaving the station!</p>
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<p>Aloha</p> Solar PV for Maui Makerstag:www.techhui.com,2011-05-18:1702911:Topic:827422011-05-18T02:40:39.960ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
<p><a href="http://www.mauimakers.com" target="_blank">Maui Makers</a> is looking for suggestions for an alternative power setup for a MakerSpace. Please sound off if you have any ideas or resources to contribute for the project!</p>
<p>PV array and batteries with an offgrid inverter is a nice solution but could have a high initial cost for running laser cutters and other machinery. One consideration is shading at the site. There are several large trees surrounding the container which would…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mauimakers.com" target="_blank">Maui Makers</a> is looking for suggestions for an alternative power setup for a MakerSpace. Please sound off if you have any ideas or resources to contribute for the project!</p>
<p>PV array and batteries with an offgrid inverter is a nice solution but could have a high initial cost for running laser cutters and other machinery. One consideration is shading at the site. There are several large trees surrounding the container which would severely limit peak sun hours.</p>
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<p>Willy Bennett was one of my professors in the Sustainable Tech program. Very knowledgeable.</p>
Sometimes you can find used panels for sale.<br/>
<p><br/> Another option would to attract a solar company as a sponsor and they could donate/subsidize the cost of the panels.<br/></p> Hey, are we ever getting together again?tag:www.techhui.com,2011-05-17:1702911:Topic:827342011-05-17T02:36:40.217ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
I miss Les!
I miss Les! Pamela Fox formerly of Google Developer Relations may visit Maui in May...tag:www.techhui.com,2011-02-14:1702911:Topic:755612011-02-14T20:18:52.852ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
<p>Pamela fox has offered to come to one of our dinners to talk with us before she teaches her HTML5 class on Oahu. She's really smart, fun, and quite interesting.</p>
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<p>She has suggested that any of her <a href="http://www.pamelafox.org/talks" target="_blank">talks</a> she could give to us, is there a preference?</p>
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<p>A few she suggested are here, but take a look at the <a href="http://www.pamelafox.org/talks" target="_blank">full list</a>:</p>
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<p>Google App…</p>
<p>Pamela fox has offered to come to one of our dinners to talk with us before she teaches her HTML5 class on Oahu. She's really smart, fun, and quite interesting.</p>
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<p>She has suggested that any of her <a href="http://www.pamelafox.org/talks" target="_blank">talks</a> she could give to us, is there a preference?</p>
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<p>A few she suggested are here, but take a look at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pamelafox.org/talks">full list</a>:</p>
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<p>Google App Engine/Datastore</p>
<p>Google APIs A-Z</p>
<p>Google Client-side APIs (ie. JavaScript - Maps, Fonts, etc.)</p>
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<p>Any preferences?</p> Django programmer on Maui?tag:www.techhui.com,2011-02-05:1702911:Topic:733342011-02-05T18:20:35.359ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
Anyone need work? I have a project that's a good fit for Django.
Anyone need work? I have a project that's a good fit for Django. Lunch or dinner meetup at FlatBread in Paia? Wednesday 8 Septembertag:www.techhui.com,2010-09-02:1702911:Topic:667362010-09-02T20:05:05.095ZDavid B. Fisherhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DavidBFisher
Hi Folks, Any interest in a lunch or dinner meetup at Flatbread? How does next Wednesday look on your calendars? If dinner works best can we do a little on the early side? 5:30pm? <div><br/>I haven't had a chance to meet any of you all in person, would be nice to do so.</div>
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<div>--Doug</div>
Hi Folks, Any interest in a lunch or dinner meetup at Flatbread? How does next Wednesday look on your calendars? If dinner works best can we do a little on the early side? 5:30pm? <div><br/>I haven't had a chance to meet any of you all in person, would be nice to do so.</div>
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<div>--Doug</div>