madengr

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   by madengr 7y ago

   The solution always is to just build more houses. That’s fine, but with that comes sewer treatment plants, power plants, water treatment (not that CA has water anyway) and digging up the existing infrastructure to expand it, etc. All that
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   by madengr 7y ago

   Interesting that they did 100% incoming part inspection on their ICs going into the arcade machines. I’m not sure if ICs were less reliable then, or they just built a higher quality product. That semi-automatic pick and place was neat.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   Is there an aircraft size where ADS-B is required?
4. 424.▲
   by madengr 7y ago

   Guns and shooting, a right not exercised is a right lost. Ham radio, use your spectrum before the FCC auctions it off.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   Yes, sarcasm.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   One can just come here illegally; everyone else is doing it. Seems most of the tech hubs are sanctuary cities, so your odds of deportation are nil.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   These can be heard out to a few 100 km: http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm
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   by madengr 7y ago

   I like to hunt Non Directional Beacons on the long wave band. Unfortunately I have read they are being decommissioned.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   Here are some of my RF specific interview questions. Spend no more than 1 minute on each. Power Amplifiers Q: Where do GaAs/GaN FETs DC gate currents originate, and why are they positive and negative? Q: How would you temperature comp
10. 430.▲
    by madengr 7y ago

    Plenty of engineering graduates can’t engineer, and go into management after a couple of years. Likely he fell into that category.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    So when transmit power is small enough to emit single photons, I suppose the antenna radiation pattern is a probability density function. I suppose a wave function for different modes on the antenna, as the photon has more energy (higher f
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Yep, sort of like holding the flusher on your toilet, or replacing your shower head with a real one.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I was doing doing it for 2 years on the old (Kenmore branded Bosch) dishwasher, using the Cascade and Kirkland detergents from Costco. That dishwasher crapped beyond economical repair. Have had a new (Bosch) dishwasher for the last 2 years
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Just put in a teaspoon of TSP with the normal detergent: https://www.homedepot.com/p/SAVOGRAN-1-lb-Box-TSP-Heavy-Duty...
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I was listing to the news this morning on KPR (NPR in Kansas). 70% of the 787-MAX is built in Kansas, and the news story was about the state stepping in to pay Boeing workers salaries. I've never heard of such an arraignment between
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Yeah, but the point if the article is Los Alamos (formerly a desolate plateau built up by Uncle Sam).
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    by madengr 7y ago

    All you have to do is search “KC bus shooting” on YouTube.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    There is an “All Electric Home” preserved in the county museum where I live. The most interesting thing is the large, hidden relay panel used to control everything, with a mess of low voltage wiring run throughout the house. https:/&
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Yep, 70% percent of my freshmen engineering cohorts had flunked out by 4th year.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Sure, but what’s the short circuit current rating from a super capacitor vs a battery. We have used them in thermal battery powered supplies for pulsed electronics. They’ed be useful in cars for acceleration and regenerative breaking, allo
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    by madengr 7y ago

    This is a good article on zero carbon farming utilizing hydrogen and ammonia powered tractors, using solar to produce the hydrogen. https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/environment/a-retired-jpl-e...
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Good to know. I was thinking more of the plumbing. Specifically the equipment needed for refrigeration. I’d do flex connections for natural gas, but not the black iron gas lines.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Or rich enough to buy things that are made to be serviced. I don’t consider myself rich, but I buy things that are not disposable. I’ve had the same pair of dress shoes and boots for 25 years. The latter have been re-soled twice. My analo
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    by madengr 7y ago

    HVAC stuff is modular and easy to fix yourself provided you don’t need to open the refrigerant lines. Start capacitors, run capacitors, and contactors are all items that will fail (especially the outdoor unit) and cost under $7 each. The
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I buy pants at Costco. Their $20 Kirkland brand pants last for years. JC Penny used to have a factory outlet here where I could buy XXLT polos for $6. I bought several years worth before they shut down. My wife has an embroidery machine,
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Shows you how much the stuff actually costs to manufacture when it is just thrown away. Probably just sweatshop labor costs and shipping.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    He has the word “engineering” in the title of his company, which is typically prohibited. How the hell can they tell him to stop practicing “engineering”? What is their definition of engineering?
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I rather have the shirt: Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms....whose bringing the chips?
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Amazon was the only place I could find XXL leather work gloves. All the big box stores have XL at most, which shrink down to an L. That saves me money as I don’t have to throw them out when they shrink.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Jack up the price, give grants, and deduct the grants from your taxes.