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Hard to really give a definitive answer to how long it “should” take. It really depends on your ability.

I will say the eastern Washington section was perhaps the hardest section, mostly due to the little resources that are available, the heat, the wind and exposure. (Palouse to Cascades Trail, formally the John Wayne Pioneer trail, and Iron Horse Trail)

But! the West section, on The Olympic Discovery Trail, is perhaps one of my favorite sections.

I bicycled the whole way. I mostly camped, but also did the hotel/motel thing when prudent.

I took the I-74 bridge; it lined up with my accommodations, and the ‘newness’ of it was touted as something to see/do at the time.

I started with some idea/intention of doing so, but what I ended up with was mostly pictures, and short videos shared to social media.

… I think I may be one of those people who likes the idea of being a ‘writer’ or blogger, but lacks the enjoyment/drive of the work/time/effort it actually takes. OR I need to engage in the practice and make it a routine, create discipline, work out the kinks, before also taking on the demands of a new adventure.

I think going east to west is the better choice too. Given the terrain, and amount of closeness of services on the Eastern sections — this lets the individual get in shape, for the harder, longer sections as you move West, but also dial-in their fueling and hydration systems.

Wyoming was a mixed bag, There were certainly a few long sections in WY that sucked, but that was just the nature of those areas, a kind of barren no man’s land, not a lot of resources, but that also meant not much traffic.

Maintenance issues mostly, for Eastern Washington wildland fires have taken out a number of old bridges. It wasn’t too difficult to re-route around them. (I don’t recall there being any issues with land ownership disputes)

I finished the GART this summer. 69 days, ~3800 miles, started in Washington DC at the Capital Building moving East to Wast.

The difference between riding the completed sections (not dealing with auto-traffic), and the various road (dirt,gravel,asphalt,HWY) sections to connect the various trails had me in very different mental spaces - and although that may seem obvious, it was something entirely profound to experience. It really adds to the realization of how ambitious this project is, and I think solidified the worth/value I have of the endeavor being completing. (It’s estimated at something like 60% completed.)

I'm currently following the progress of https://getsession.org/

From what I have gathered, it is a fork of Signal, that tries to solve some of the issues with it - tied to phone# - meta-data from the network you use it on.

I don't know that it is prime time ready, but the entirety of the project (w/ oden, lokinet) is an interesting project.

It seems to me that there is a use case, or model, for remote work, and is situational in nature. It mostly comes down to a pro/con list, and for me it really boils down to some 'risk assessment' and 'mitigation strategy' in dealing with various levels of Aptitude, Communication, Organization Culture, etc.

As with all jobs, it tends to come down to the individual, are they the correct fit for remote work. Do they have 'non-in-person' communication skills? Do they have the aptitude for self direction? Can they work independently, from their remote environment? Can they contribute/collaborate with a team, from their remote environment? Does the organizations culture accept, and work with remote workflow?

The strongest argument against remote work is: Are you trying to fit a square peg in a round hole?

I was just playing around with IP Webcam. So far it has been a breeze to set up. I do wish it had some additional options on limiting what you broadcast over, ie limit to just https.

On the word of mouth front: I started music group on various platforms; Play 3 Playlist Fridays

Basic premise is that on Fridays people share their own 3 song playlist of whatever genre, theme, etc that they care to. I'd say it has been moderately successful. 3 songs once a week is a low enough bar for contribution, but still high enough that people tend to put some actual thought into it.

I was kind of wondering what the "annoyances" were exactly. Left open-ended it is hard to say if it is a deal breaker or not.

Tact: They have a broad and inclusive means of understanding/managing perceptions, and motivations that starts from humility.

Their ability in troubleshooting, problem solving, risk-assessment, is detail oriented, and seeing the forest for the trees. Being keen-sighted, and maintaining a field of view, and depth of field.

Informing, teaching, educating: They have a pervasive means of being able to explain, walk through a problem and/or solution to a verity of audience types. Some of the best at ELI5.

Understands the Intent, over just the labeled end goal. (As basically what the US Military defines Intent as.)

Ability to give and take critique (also sharing with Tact above). This always seems to infer just the negative, criticize/criticism, and the opposite is often overlooked.

I had the same assignment, I think I used Zurb Foundation thought, and the focus of the assignment was on the front end graphic design.

I think I learned more going through the HTML5-Boilerplate's Git comments/bug fixes, then I learned in class. Especially, when it came to understanding the "state of the web".

I think 9oliYQjP who made the calculator reference is spot on. It's a tool, and it ensures accuracy, precision and speed in your work.

I was not aware of the Samsung wallet API. That's an interesting move. However, I wonder if that isn't more of a hardware-software security piece (for financial transactions) then an outright play into the wallet marketplace?

I don't think Samsung has the same 'fanboy' base as Apple does. And as AndrewDucker pointed out above, HTC was the dominant android name some time ago, who's to say another hardware giant like Sony or LG isn't the next android giant.

Furthermore Samsung isn't in the software business, its in the hardware business. Unless they find some giant profitable reason to fork and diversify into becoming a software business also, I see no reason why they would not simply keep riding the innovation coming out of google.

I think you miss the point of the google play store. Certainly, Samsung could fork and offer their own storefront, but they would lose some of the core Google applications. Take for instance Google maps, we have already seen what happens when a company like apple dumps maps for an alternative..

So Omegle for groups?

A great, very in depth, review of the Carbon X1: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Carbo...

The glare of the gorilla glass in the XPS is my concern, and overall screen size is also larger in the X1. IPS vs the TN panel... I really just want to see them side by side.

I think the article is trying to hit at something more philosophical about driving and speed limits in general.

The article had a lot of conclusions made, without the needed studies documented. I wish I had the studies at hand to prove most of the conclusions.

I personally doubt the results laid out about Montana (in the article presented) Only on a matter of time frame, the educational practices, and the licensing protocol (that dominates american culture). People drive the way they are educated, and a LARGE part of that is from their parents. REGARDLESS of the tests and protocol new US drivers must go through.

HOWEVER, statistically speaking, There are things that the "engineers" and other nations have proven to be more effective then speed limits and warning signs. Mostly lack there of.

I think the problem goes beyond the laws, The designator would be the education, licensing, and philosophy of driving. Change those things in favor of the statistically correct method of driving, and well...

You want statistics, compare educational training across platforms and nations. Compare Money (education, licensing, upkeep, and running costs, (ie fuel)) Compare daily driving habits, (public transportation in Europe is... better, to say the least)...

It would be a complex algorithm to say the least... But my personal conclusion would be FOR personal judgment. Speed limits be damned...

There are some great points, argument and counter-arguments. I would like to move forward with the "campus" style analogy.

I think you could side step a lot of the problems, i.e. house squatting, housing discrimination, screening of less then ideal individuals... if you made it into a vocational school, or certification style program.

Granted, your biggest hurdle is making those diplomas and certifications carry weight for the prospective entrepreneurs. On the same token, the prospective entrepreneurs would want there efforts to mean something, meaning they would work towards proving the reward.

In this process people are applying for the educational benefit. As the process moves on, education is about empowering the individual. This is generally where entrepreneurship takes flight, or at least leaves the nest in an attempt...

As a founding principle I would take your love for those old brick buildings, and run with it in the application process, as well as a lead into the educational process. The focus being on rebuilding, sustainability, and creating future generations in the program, of witch I'm assuming your goal is to make a Y Combinator style "campus".

There is something to be said about building an empire from the ruins of the past.