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| bio | website | linkd.in/mnuskin |
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| location | Rochester, NY | |
| age | 33 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | May 2 at 6:56 | |
| stats | profile views | 6 |
I am a software technical lead for a team working on surveillance video recording platform and a member of platform architecture council (not sure what that means yet), whose responsibility is to drive forward common framework/architecture for various products within UTC Climate, Controls and Security Systems division.
My primary area of expertise is high-performance (all aspects: CPU, throughput, disk/network I/O...) back end software written in C++/C# (90/10). Other areas where I've dabbled: C# w/ WPF (lots of dabbling), WCF, ASP.NET, HTML/CSS/Javascript/jQuery, F#.
I truly enjoy building software and seeing my products in the hands of end-users. Lately I've also discovered I enjoy building teams that build software.
Since I don't get to code as much as I'd like to at work, I spend nights coding at home primarily for recreation (plus there's that side effect of learning things). Some of that work can be found on GitHub. Code Project is next.
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Jan 8 |
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Why does my 2002 Ford Escape go through so many headlight bulbs? added 218 characters in body |
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Jan 8 |
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Why does my 2002 Ford Escape go through so many headlight bulbs? added 4 characters in body |
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Jan 8 |
answered | Why does my 2002 Ford Escape go through so many headlight bulbs? |
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Oct 19 |
answered | 2001 honda civic failing to start when hot |
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Oct 8 |
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Cleaning fuel injectors? another option is to go to junk yard and buy another set of injectors. When my integra with 150k needed them, I bought 4 for $7 a pop. You spend a little more, but your car is off and back on the road in 1 hour. |
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Oct 8 |
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Cleaning fuel injectors? This is very good and detailed post. I just want to make a comment on "When people recommend that you clean the injectors..." -- you need to carefully consider WHO the people are. For places like firestone (and even your dealership) selling "injection cleaning service" which as this answer stated, is just a cheap fuel additive, is basically pure profit while providing almost no value to you. So in these cases, when tire place recommends X, where X has nothing to do with tires, I'd suggest to simply walk away. |
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Sep 1 |
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Can I replace a compliance (Lower Control Arm) bushing myself? @Tester101 - "tools ... that only a mechanic would have?" Besides computer scan tools which cost 1000's. You should be able to acquire just about everything else. Harbor Freight, Amazon, Handsontools.com, rental at Autozone... Every time you do a job yourself, do the math on how much you saved and go buy a tool. I now have a whole garage of all kinds of fun toys. Few brake jobs and you can buy a MIG welder :) |
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Aug 4 |
answered | Burning rubber smell from Ford F-250 — diagnosis? |
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Jul 25 |
answered | s60 won't start, no lights, nothing at all |
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Jul 19 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Jul 19 |
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Muffler inlet corrosion problem @Tester101: what is your typical commute duration? |
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Jul 17 |
answered | 2001 Honda Civic: rough ride, even after new struts |
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Jul 12 |
answered | Intermittent start on hot days with 1992 Honda Civic |
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Jul 4 |
answered | What is the best way to clean axle components? |
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Jun 29 |
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High-pitched squealing coming from engine here's something to try... when the car is on and the high pitched noise seems to go away, push the A/C button to turn off the A/C. Does the noise come back and stay permanently on? If yes, then it's your A/C pump clutch bearing and this is a very known "feature" of a TB. |
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Jun 28 |
answered | How to begin learning engine tuning? |
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Jun 27 |
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Does Downshifting (Engine Braking) Cause Extra Wear and Tear? every time you disengage the clutch, it slips and you also reduce the life of the throw-out bearing. And yes, it is normal wear and these are serviceable items. But if the clutch is typically designed for 150k, if you downshift as much as you shift up (every single stop light as OP has indicated), you are reducing the life in half. And this assumes you match RPMs as you down shift, which is not the case either. Notice the OP said "I let out on the clutch slow enough that I don't rev very high". Guess what has to slip while the car is slowing down so the engine doesn't rev that high? |
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Jun 27 |
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car sputters when accelerating and idle not really an answer just advice: 1) you asked for like 3 completely different things in one post. Next time break it up so people can see a focused question and can follow that with a focused answer. 2) a/c does what? 3) You bought a bimmer. Learn to take off the fan shroud and learn to love it. On these cars just about every job involves taking out the fan and the shroud. It seems annoying at first, but after few times you should be able to remove the fan in under 5 minutes. If you need a tool to hold the fan, you can easily fabricate one with stock metal from home depot or buy one($36) |
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Jun 27 |
answered | Burning Smell and Faint White Smoke |
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Jun 25 |
answered | What factors should I consider when selecting a suspension kit? |
