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Wow that was... Extremely weird. Is this supposed to be some kind of tribute?

• joe_the_user 8y ago
  I think the idea is to use the idea of future robot dictatorship as a spurn to learning DIY transistor manufacture. Didn't read the whole thing but definitely cyberpunk
• fit2rule 8y ago
  I've met Jeri. I'm pretty sure this guy is onto something. I only wish she'd get the clone machine working ASAP.
• Animats 8y ago
  Weird article. Author isn't technical enough to get how Jeri thinks. I've met her. She sees the physical world in terms of first principles, like Feynman. She built a short range radar from a satellite downlink dish by turning one of the transistors around. I would never have thought you could use a transistor from a low-noise amp to produce enough power to emit a usable signal. I'd be thinking "small-signal transistor" vs "power transistor". But it's an amp, it's got gain, it's fast enough, and she made it work.
  • dmoy 8y ago
    If you like learning about low power or messy signal stuff, there's some research at UW several years back about using e.g. a combination of em interference from human bodies and normal house electrical wiring/lightbulbs as motion detectors. That sort of stuff is really cool, and I'm very impressed by people like Jeri who can actually make it work.
  • whatshisface 8y ago
    >Author isn't technical enough to get how Jeri thinks. You know, the author could be telling... a joke.