paulywog

6 ms·

1.
by paulywog 4y ago
The splits and merges would definitely affect signal integrity. Signal integrity is one of those fields that can feel like dark voodoo magic. I know people who are signal integrity experts by trade. Would the splits and merges definitely ma
2.
by paulywog 4y ago
The other commenters got it spot on for where you can learn more, but as to where I learned it, I decided I wanted to build a project with USB C running at 3.0 speeds and had to deep dive on the subject in order to make it work. It was surp
3.
by paulywog 4y ago
From a signal integrity standpoint, you really don't want both pins (i.e. SSRX1 and SSRX2) tied together. A lot of USB3 routing is reducing stubs. When the signals are going as fast as they are in USB3, they're essentially a wave
4.
by paulywog 4y ago
I think people lament that you could previously have the flagship experience for a couple hundred dollars, but now the flagships have become much less reasonable price wise.
5.
by paulywog 4y ago
I once had a gym membership which included a sauna, and would often take some time in the sauna after a workout. It really just depends how you want to spend your time
6.
by paulywog 4y ago
If you're ever in San Francisco, Miami, or NYC, check out what Revel is doing. Electric mopeds that rent for $0.50/min! They're such an excellent way to get around and see the city (at least in San Francisco where I ride them
7.
by paulywog 4y ago
I saw this talk, Stop Drawing Dead Fish by Brett Victor, a while back. While I don't think it's the tool you're looking for, he does a great job showing why we may want better tools than we have currently and what they might
8.
by paulywog 4y ago
I'm in the automotive industry and the biggest fan of EVs in general. I was even home-building an EV before I moved to the city. I think we still have a lot to figure out with our charging infrastructure, in cities where often it'
9.
by paulywog 4y ago
Here's a video about this rootkit made by one of the Windows developers from that era. All of his videos are very entertaining and a unique look into Microsoft engineering from the 90s and early 00s. https://youtu.be/Pq
10.
by paulywog 5y ago
An interesting thing about these trackpads, the hardware was actually pretty bad. It can only move the cursor in the X or the Y axis at any given time, i.e. the hardware does not support diagonal cursor movement. Apple's driver did a g
11.
by paulywog 5y ago
I've always liked the saying, "It's open source. If you break it, you get to keep both pieces!"