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  • Date Created: 30 Sep 2015 7:51 PM Date Created
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Former Member
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30 Sep 2015

I gather that it is customary to introduce yourself here..  I am from Dallas, Texas, USA.  I am a software developer and system administrator and I have beed tinkering and teaching embedded electronics for a while now.  I am a strong believer in the 4 freedoms of software.  The Raspberry Pi is too closed, but it is better than anything comparable I have found.  I am looking forward to making a tablet based on a Raspberry Pi, so I'll have a convenient computer to carry around.  Android and IOS are way too clumsy to be very useful. Lubuntu or Raspbian are good enough, and I'll keep looking for something better.  I don't understand Element 14's environment yet, so I don't know if this is a good place to post projects, but I will figure that out.

Have fun and keep learning

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 10 years ago +1
    Hi Ralph, I've found it to be a great place to learn from - many diverse people here including those in education, professional engineering and hobbyists. It's the best place I've seen for posting projects…
  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 10 years ago +1
    Hi Ralph, Our awesome shabaz has said it all very well. Welcome to E-14. I look forward to your posts. John
  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 10 years ago +1
    Hi Ralph Welcome to the community.
  • DAB
    DAB over 10 years ago

    Hi Ralph,

     

    You should find a number of kindred spirits haunting the site.

     

    You will find people here who can help solve problems and who appreciate a good build, so make yourself at home, show us your toys and enjoy the community.

     

    DAB

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  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 10 years ago

    Hi severian you are welcome

     

    Enrico

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    gadget.iom over 10 years ago

    Hi Ralph

     

    Welcome to the community. image

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    jw0752 over 10 years ago

    Hi Ralph,

    Our awesome shabaz has said it all very well. Welcome to E-14. I look forward to your posts.

    John

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    shabaz over 10 years ago

    Hi Ralph,

     

    I've found it to be a great place to learn from - many diverse people here including those in education, professional engineering and hobbyists. It's the best place I've seen for posting projects - no annoying intrusive adverts like Instructables, friendly staff that are all the time thinking about what engineers want,and they have worked hard to provide excellent capabilities - rich posts are possible with videos, images and code highlighting and excellent collaboration through document versioning and comments from people. Plus regular webinars on current topics to keep you updated. There is a huge amount of material, a lot of it usefully tagged. The search capability is improving, but for now google helps anyway.

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