Managing Partner of ROIClear.
Operating in Arizona, USA.

The ROIClear team buys and improves multifamily investment properties.

Our investors enjoy capital preservation, tax advantages, and ROI.
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ROIClear buys and improves multifamily investment properties. The Arizona Multifamily Mastermind Group (AZMM.org) is the place where Arizona-focused multifamily investors share resources and learn from each other. Investor Portal: ROIClear

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  • It’s not AI that will replace you. It’s your competition using AI that will.
    ~Jensen Huang
  • Find a need and fulfill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.
    ~A. G. Gaston
  • It always looks impossible until it's done.
    ~Nelson Mandela
  • If you’re creating a company, it’s important to limit the number of miracles in series. Start with something that’s the most doable and then expand from there.
    ~Elon Musk
  • Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
    ~Alexander Graham Bell
  • God, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear.
    ~Ruby Dee
  • The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.
    ~Amelia Earhart
  • Software being "Done" is like lawn being "Mowed".
    ~Jim Benson
  • A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
    ~Mark Twain
  • Everybody told me no at first, including my wife. I turned the nos into yeses and the disadvantages into advantages.
    ~John H. Johnson
  • The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up.
    ~Mae C. Jemison
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WindyCityRails and You

31 Jan 2015

If you have ever attended WindyCityRails: Thank you for helping to make the event more exciting every year. Organizers strive to give developers actionable technical information in a conference format. So far, it’s working!

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Context Changes Everything

22 Jan 2015

There are some cases where time zone information is absolutely critical. For example: When scheduling a video conference that crosses national boundaries.

A few hours ago, Google sent me a reminder about today’s LinuxBarbados meeting. The group meets via video conferencing software over the web. Google’s reminder was confusing because it showed the time without the time zone (screenshot below). LinuxBarbados is based in the Caribbean, and members participate from multiple time zones around the world.

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Chicago Node.js

20 Jan 2015
OpenROV at Groupon. Photo by Michelle Waldorf.

The Chicago Node.js user group invited me to present Node.js Under Water, an overview of the OpenROV underwater robot, this evening. Slides appear below.

Every version of this talk is tailored to the audience. This version focuses on OpenROV hardware components since this group certainly knows Node.js. Information has been added on hardware gotchas and tether management.

Thank you Chicago Node.js organizers and members for having me.

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No Windows. Stronger Planes.

03 Jan 2015

It is always good to start the new year with something inspirational. Technicon Design created a 3-minute video to demonstrate their IXION Windowless Jet Concept. Worth watching full screen.

How can a plane with no windows offer better views for passengers?

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Looking Inside the Pygments Plugin

31 Dec 2014

This blog uses pygments.rb for syntax highlighting. Recently pygments.rb stopped working, so I had to dig inside to determine the problem and apply a solution.

Full disclosure: Pygments didn’t simply stop working. I applied updates related to Octopress and lunr.js, and then it stopped working. So the root cause is me! Rather than back-out the updates, I decided to push forward because lunr.js will improve the search experience for visitors. Search options will be discussed in a future post.

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ROIClear buys and improves multifamily investment properties. The Arizona Multifamily Mastermind Group (AZMM.org) is the place where Arizona-focused multifamily investors share resources and learn from each other. Investor Portal: ROIClear