TomVDB

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by TomVDB 4y ago
The article was about way more than what the headline promised, and I learned a good deal about the different battery options. If you don’t like those headlines, don’t click on them? It’s that easy (and it’s your loss too.)
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by TomVDB 4y ago
PCB routing is generally considered a much harder problem. There are a bunch of reasons that add up, but one of them is almost certainly that a PCB is supposed to look good too. The routing on an IC is total chaos (which actually reduces cr
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by TomVDB 4y ago
My comment is in the context of this topic: large digital ASICs with billions of wires, where the only analog parts are PLLs, DLLs, and digital IOs.
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by TomVDB 4y ago
How is that a relevant comment in a discussion about ASIC design? I hope you don't have the idea that chip routing is done manually.
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by TomVDB 4y ago
Designing a modern ASIC requires experts across the whole spectrum, from top level architects who increase performance and reduce power from first principles, to RTL designers who have a feel for what kind of code will result in less area o
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by TomVDB 4y ago
I discussed this with our realtor: forfeiting your full 3% earnest deposit is apparently rare. It’s not automatic, and when somebody backs out due to a non-contingent reason, it’s usually for a fraction of the full earnest deposit. (At leas
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by TomVDB 4y ago
Why this focus on list price? In a hot market with little supply, a list price is a marketing tool to get people into the door, and for a selling realtor to be able to brag about how good they are. That’s it. It has been like that for years
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by TomVDB 5y ago
The “NAL” statement wasn’t necessary: it was totally obvious the moment you wrote “definitely.” There’s a 99.999% certainty that this non-issue will NOT result in a lawsuit.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Probably the same way sports teams convince communities to build subsidized stadiums: with unrealistic projections about jobs and trickle down benefits.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Slashdot still exists?
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by TomVDB 5y ago
You agree that the US is a hellhole for many people, but you don’t seem to realize that you’re part of the problem. (Note that I’m part of the problem too, by renting out our previous house so that my kid may eventually be able to live clos
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Is there a consensus that flipping is rampant these days? I follow a couple of markets pretty closely and hardly see any houses that are bought and sold within a short time.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
In the keynote, Jensen made a sly remark about how they themselves could benefit a lot from one of their cyberthreat AI solutions.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
When you take software support into account, probably very favorable. I don’t know anything about the state of Dojo, but Tesla was very hand wavy about their software stack during their presentation. And running AI algorithms efficiently on
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Your “every place” doesn’t fall in the same bin as JLCPCB or PCBWay and similar outfits. I’ve done tons of PCB prototypes at JLCPCB and all you’ll ever receive is blue box, a plastic bag with the PCBs and sometimes a keychain. There’s never
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by TomVDB 5y ago
No, they require 7 axes of movement. See the video that somebody else linked to.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
I’m surprised you have an issue with arranging visits to open houses? Open RedFin, check the houses for sale, go to the open house when there is one? That’s at least how it works in the Bay Area. We never had to schedule or book anything, a
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by TomVDB 5y ago
That only matters for those who keep time with a sundial…
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Mornings are for work. Evenings are for fun. DST is just what’s needed.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
If companies had to settle on exactly 1 pay rate everywhere around the world, the last thing I’d be willing to bet on is that they choose the salary of their most expensive COL location.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
How did Intel leverage the acquisition of Altera? And why would it be different for AMD?
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by TomVDB 5y ago
The way you talk, I have the impression that you’re actually taking any of this serious? Back then, C64 vs Spectrum discussions were like vi vs Emacs. Good old fashioned tribalism is a thing of all ages.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Good to see that those misguided schoolyard buddies have survived to old age as well!
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by TomVDB 5y ago
I didn’t do any speccy hacking, but the C64 was IMO amazing in the regard. The way you could reprogram the VIC each horizontal line into different video modes, changing the screen width to make borders disappear, the way you could disable t
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Everyone but ZX Spectrum owners understood that the C64 was superior in every way imaginable. The Speccy owners tried to prove otherwise during countless arguments in the schoolyard, but deep down they knew.
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by TomVDB 5y ago
That’s for principal residence, not investment properties: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-250000500000-hom... .
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Primarily ease of transfer. Probate is a pretty long winded process that can take month to close. A living trust avoids most of that. Apparently there are some potential tax optimization options as well, but I don’t know how that really ben
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by TomVDB 5y ago
We have our house in trust not because of some prop 13 reason but simply because putting your major assets in a living trust is the right thing to do avoid probate. It massively reduces headaches for your descendants upon death but AFAIK it
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by TomVDB 5y ago
Other than deducting mortgage interested from your taxes, is there currently any government subsidy for investment property mortgages?
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by TomVDB 5y ago
13% CA income tax included?

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