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John Fernkas

@johnfernkas

Software Engineer 👨‍💻

Indianapolis, IN Katılım Nisan 2009
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John Fernkas
John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@tobydoyhowell @DnkSports This is awesome, Toby. Love seeing someone actually make something real. Huge congrats — shoes > likes any day.
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Toby ☕️@tobydoyhowell·
Haven't posted on this account in awhile but I have an update: I started a pickleball shoe company Yes, it's random. Yes, I still work full time at Morning Brew. But I want to explain how @DnkSports came to be. During the pandemic I got very wrapped up in the online world. I was running the @MorningBrew account And spending a lot of time immersed in social media. It was great because I grew this account to nearly 30,000 followers. Bad because it optimized for the ephemeral parts of life: likes, views, etc. It was in the middle of that online journey I got the itch to make something real. I was always curious how things entered the world. How did this shoe on my foot come to be? This t-shirt on my back? manufacturing product design supply chain logistics ...the modern world feels like magic if you never dare to peek behind the curtain. That itch corresponded with a pandemic obsession with pickleball (it popped off in Florida where I was holed up during that time) And those dual obsessions culminated in my friend and I deciding to do the damn thing and try to make pickleball shoe. From scratch. With zero footwear experience. What followed was two and half years of basically willing a product into existence. Dead end designs. Tariff induced headaches. More samples than you'd ever imagine. But over many stop-start months—where there was plenty of internal doubt as to what the hell we were thinking—our shoe went from idea, to CAD file, to 3D printed model, to wearable sample, to final production. Dnk Sports is now a real life product you can buy and wear and I gotta say...there is no more surreal feeling than lacing up something you are directly responsible for bringing into this world. Hits harder than any likes ever could. So if you play pickleball know someone who plays pickleball or just are interested in what it's like designing and manufacturing a shoe consider checking out dnksports.com
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John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@kyleplacy The Studio Display charges a MacBook via the same thunderbolt cable and also has several USB C ports on the back of the display for things like an ethernet dongle. That’s what I do with my Studio Display.
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Kyle Lacy
Kyle Lacy@kyleplacy·
Anyone have a box/connector for multiple lightning bolt cables for a MacBook they love? I have a new MB with only two ports but I’d love to use Ethernet + Studio Display + charge.
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John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@kyleplacy @Glassdoor My father-in-law is the Children’s Museum VP that oversees the store and is hiring this role… happy to connect you! 😉
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Kyle Lacy
Kyle Lacy@kyleplacy·
Perfect! Thanks @Glassdoor. I love legos and the Children’s museum.
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John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@HasBeenWizard Oooh… been part of the iOS fam for a long time but following for good app recommendations!
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John Fernkas
John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@soffes If you need a ride from the airport to go get the van, let me know! 🙂
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Sam Soffes
Sam Soffes@soffes·
Got it through an auction. Flying to Indianapolis on Thursday to pick it up 💯
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Sam Soffes@soffes·
I just bought a van. I guess we're doing this thing 😄 #vanlife
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John Fernkas
John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@awwstn I’m so sorry for your loss! We don’t know each other but any man wearing an @irishboatshop hat is okay in my book! I’m lucky enough to spend summers in Harbor Springs, Michigan and hopefully your dad was able to experience the beauty of it too.
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austin petersmith@awwstn·
In 1985, hours before having his whole stomach removed due to cancer, my dad snuck out of one hospital and into another to be in the room as I took my first breath. 36 years later, I made it cross-country in time to be in the room as he took his last breath. I love you, dad. ❤️
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John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@soffes I peaked at your Home Assistant repo recently, after a few months of not touching mine, and now I’m jazzed to dive back in, clean up some things, and add some cool new stuff. Thanks! 😊
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John Fernkas
John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@ln_parker @weswinham Just @ me next time *throws head back in laughter while on mute* 😂 Although I’m not quick enough on the chat emojis sometimes and then it’s awkward
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Peter Dunn
Peter Dunn@PeteThePlanner·
Real quick, the entire economy depends on teachers, yet we’re not prioritizing their vaccinations. Have an okay night.
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John Fernkas@johnfernkas·
@tenderlove So cool! Excited for you to make the new design available.
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Aaron Patterson
Aaron Patterson@tenderlove·
Soldered together my new aq sensor
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Reeezy@MsReeezy·
Bernie dressed like the inauguration is on his to do list today but ain’t his whole day.
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Peter Dunn@PeteThePlanner·
Drones, man.
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WilliamOsman@WilliamOsman·
JUST KISS ALREADY!!
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Sam Soffes
Sam Soffes@soffes·
Have a link to info about this project? Very interested!
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Sam Soffes@soffes·
How was your weekend?
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