Sound exciting? Good! Now let me mention some downsides.

On the server-side: security policies must allow for long-lived requests, additional ports must be opened, and traffic must be managed to allow for all of the different Socket.IO communication protocols (NetOps may need to be bribed).

On the client-side: corporate firewalls may block Socket.IO ports. Or, anti-virus software may block Socket.IO communication.
https://github.com/LearnBoost/socket.io/wiki/Socket.IO-and-firewall-software

The biggest downside to Socket.IO is being forced to use Socket.IO. A client cannot talk to a Socket.IO server speaking WebSockets, or long polling; rather, a client must speak Socket.IO over WebSockets, or long polling. Socket.IO has accidentally become a protocol, and it is an unstable protocol. In fact, there are several Socket.IO implementations in programming languages other than Socket.IO’s native NodeJS which have qualifiers such as “currently not compatible with 0.7+”. This instability may be fine for a single application, but thinking of integrating with multiple Socket.IO servers might be the subject of nightmares.

Ideally, all browsers, firewalls, and anti-viruses would support WebSockets. In the meantime, Socket.IO provides a solution that should be adopted after careful consideration.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Interact with clients, exploring and advising technological possibilities, discovering solutions that fit their goals
Architect and develop large-scale, well-written applications
Write clean, structured, object-oriented code with change and reuse in mind

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

Proven experience in writing native Android applications using java
Knowledge of using the related development tools (e.g. Eclipse, et al)
Advanced knowledge of the Android sdk

BONUS ROUND

Application deployed in an Android Market
Demonstrated experience with other mobile platforms such as iOS, WP7, etc
Experience with multi-platform solutions such as AIR for Mobile or PhoneGap
Game programming experience
C2DM experience

BENEFITS / PERKS

Competitive salary
401k matching
Health, dental, vision
Gym membership
Flexible schedule
15 days PTO / year
Additional week of PTO end of December if sales goals are met

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1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts – packed in water, not marinated
1 can (4 oz) diced green chiles  - if you like it mild, or jalapenos if you like it very warm
1 cup mayo
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Dice artichoke hearts and place all ingredients in a medium sauce pan. Warm on stove until cheese is melted.  Stir occasionally.  Serve with wheat thins or tortilla chips.

1 loaf French Bread – cut into 1 inch squares, which is about 12 cups
1 package cream cheese cut into small cubes
8 large eggs
2 ½ cups of milk
6 Tablespoons butter, melted, plus enough butter to prepare the baking pan
¼ cup of maple syrup
1 small jar of your favorite jam
Lightly butter a 9 x 13 baking dish.  Scatter half of the bread in the bottom of the baking dish and arrange the cubes of cream cheese on top.  Top with the remaining bread.

In a blender, combine the eggs, milk, 6 Tablespoons butter, and ¼ cups of maple syrup.  Process until well blended.  Pour this mixture evenly over the bread and cream cheese.  Using a spatula, lightly press the bread down to moisten it.  Drop the teaspoons of jam over the top.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350. Bake until the center is set and edges are golden brown.  35-40 minutes.  Cool  for 5 minutes so it can set up before serving.  Serve with your favorite syrup.

Coconut Syrup
½ C. Buttermilk
1 stick of butter
1 c. sugar
Combine above ingredients and bring to a boil.  Remove from heat and add:
½ t. baking soda
½ t. coconut flavoring

Join us on Thursday the 29th for the second annual Human to Machine Interface seminar at Rain. This is a free event for Rain employees and friends of Rain (former employees, clients, family). The seminar will kickoff around 3pm in the afternoon and go until the last person has staggered out our doors the following morning. We will be joined again this year by the Soap McTavish, but will also be hearing plenty from Sasha.

This year’s topics include some similar topics from last year, but this year we add some additional topics, like:

• Team building for the hipster/minimalist (knifes and riot shields only)
• Multitasking and strategic pivoting when sleep deprived
• Managing distractions (avoiding phone calls from home demanding to know when you’re going to be done)

No RSVP necessary. Food will be provided around 5. Come anytime after 3pm. Leave whenever. Knock on the North door when you arrive. BYOH.

1 box corn chex cereal
1 1/2- 2 bags semi sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cube butter
1 1/2 cups peanut butter (not chunky)
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 bag powdered sugar

•In a microwave safe bowl add chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter and microwave in 30 second intervals and stir until melted. Add vanilla and stir. In large bowl add chex mix and coat with chocolate/peanut butter mixture. Stir until chex is well coated. In a large ziplock bag add 2 cups powdered sugar and 3-4 cups chocolate coated chex. Blow into bag and seal tight and shake until chex is covered in powdered sugar. (if there’s too much powered sugar…add more chex and vice versa!)

Traditional holiday and sunday meal at the Hatch house.

2 – table spoons of olive oil
1 – 32 oz. can Crusted Tomatoes
1 – 32 oz. can Tomato Sauce
1 bulb crushed garlic
1 chopped onion
1 sprig of basil
1 sprig of mint
1 tbs of Italian seasonings
6 – italian sausages – cooked before adding to the sauce.

Saute the crushed garlic in the olive oil in a large cooking pot. Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce over low-medium heat. In a separate pan cook the chopped onions  in a pan but do not caramelize or burn them. Pour the contents into the sauce. In a separate pan cook the italian sausage in the small pan that you cooked the onions in. Then add them also to the sauce.

Meatballs
1 lb. of ground beef
1/2 cup of italian bread crumbs
1 egg mixed in.
1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese
1 dash of salt & pepper

Dampen the bread crumbs on a small plate. Then mix all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to roll the meat balls into small to medium sized balls. Bake meat balls in oven for 10 minutes on a cookie sheet. Add the meat balls to the sauce. Continue to cook the sauce for another 2-4 hours. We will usually cook it overnight. The sauce is always better on the second day. This will make the sausage tender as my famous slow cooked ribs.

Server over spaghetti noodles or linguini. Goes good with garlic bread and salad.

“Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line” Translated, I have never tempted fate by trying to improvise. The recipe has taken 17 years to wrangle out of Nicosia family’s grasp – so enjoy! Ciao.

Hayden, Arizona Drugstore Chili Verde recipe (I grew up with this):

Cook beef for 2.5 hours (3 to 4 lbs. chuck roast, cut in chunks) just covered in water with 4 to 5 cloves of fresh garlic, salt, and pepper.

Remove beef from liquid, cut in small chunks-about 1 inch, reserve all the liquid.

To some of the reserved liquid add 8 small cans of green chilis and 1 large can of tomatoes (liquid drained, and tomatoes squished with your hands, but left a bit chunky). Add 1 chopped onion and cook until onion is tender-5 minutes or so.

Add beef to pot, add more of the reserved broth-enough so you can make a gravy-it should resemble a stew.

Mix 1/2 cup of flour with some of the reserved liquid to make a slurry. When the pot with the chili starts to boil, start adding the flour mixture. Add enough to make the liquid as thick as you would like. Check seasoning for salt/pepper. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes for the flour to “cook”.

Roll up in tortillas with cheese sprinkled over the chili.

Required ingredients:
- Bread
- Egg
- Some toppings, like syrup, butter, etc

Directions
- Heat up a frying pan on medium heat
- Take a slice of bread
- Bite a big hole in the middle
- Put the bread gently into the frying pan
- Crack the egg into the hole in the bread. This step is key. If you miss, you won’t have a bulls eye
- Wait a little while
- Flip it over so the egg gets cooked on both sides
- Wat a little more
- When the egg is cooked to your liking, remove the egg/bread combo from the pan
- Add toppings to the bulls eye.
- Eat