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by phlipski 5y ago
There are companies today building various types of "multi-chip-modules" (MCM) and "systems-in-package" (SiP) that mix chips and passives from different vendors. - Octavo Systems puts Ti SOC's and PMIC's in a p
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by phlipski 5y ago
Hard to believe that it was less than 10 years ago when AMD sold their Austin campus and leased it back! They were literally circling the drain.... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/amd-s
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by phlipski 5y ago
I think the only thing that makes sense is Putin's unchecked power (inside Russia) has essentially made him not give a damn anymore. He's rich and powerful and reaching end of his life. He might be physically ill - we don't
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by phlipski 5y ago
That's an interesting (and GOOD) idea! Like real life back-annotation!
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by phlipski 5y ago
I look forward to the study confirming that Yes - the Earth is still round...
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by phlipski 5y ago
This isn't crypto specific - this is the same generalized mental health issue related to day trading or more accurately titled: GAMBLING.
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by phlipski 5y ago
This conspiracy theory doesn't hold water. Two things can be true at once - Putin (and Germany) can sincerely want Nord Stream 2 AND Putin could have a desire to invade Ukraine - or at the very least intimidate Ukraine into stop their
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Ask HN: How to Learn Linux Debugging?
3 points by phlipski 5y ago|1 comments
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by phlipski 5y ago
Agreed. To add to that - I think what Jay was trying to highlight is the difference between chips that can generally run Linux (which generally requires an MMU) and those that run an RTOS. Is this an exact line of demarcation with no bl
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by phlipski 5y ago
Radar cruise control is pretty awesome. It certainly reduces my stress levels when driving!
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by phlipski 5y ago
Rabies doesn't spread like covid...
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by phlipski 5y ago
https://www.fixyourboard.com/ These guys have built a nice little business fixing appliance pcb's. Most household appliances are fairly repairable given the time/patience. The issue becomes the cost/benefi
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by phlipski 5y ago
Steve Jobs was 42 when he became Apple CEO the second time. I feel like we need to talk about Apple in terms of Jobs 1.0 and Jobs 2.0.
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by phlipski 5y ago
Non-chef but fairly advanced home cook here. When it comes to steaks I agree about the sous vide use. I have yet to be wowed by a sous vide steak I've made versus non sous vide. However when it comes to pork - sous vide is AMAZING.
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by phlipski 5y ago
Excellent article. Shame so many wealthy people are cheap on tips. Always round up on the tip - the people relying on them need that extra $1-5 dollars more than you do. And if you can't afford those extra few dollars than what are
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by phlipski 5y ago
Yes! A Sinus is TINY. Cockpit like a Miata.
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by phlipski 5y ago
That video w/ Guthmiller in a Cessna 210 was great. That plane seats 6 on paper but the back seat was filled by an auxilliary gas tank. The cabin width is narrower than my old 1997 VW Jetta!! It's like crossing the northern Atl
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by phlipski 5y ago
Same. $500K is huge for us older engineers with families. Let's not forget - the average age of successful entrepreneurs is 45... (ok unicorns average 34 - but they're f&cking UNICORNS!!). https://www.bloomberg.c
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by phlipski 5y ago
I generally enjoy reading David Perell's article but he generally frustrates me with his ad-hoc mix of science/research and his personal opinions. Example - he references the 300% increase in college degrees amongst the populatio
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by phlipski 5y ago
You can't cry for her.
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by phlipski 5y ago
https://jaycarlson.net/ - His two in-depth articles on embedded linux and the $1 MCU are both excellent.
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by phlipski 5y ago
I don't see how the market can value Rivian as the fifth most valuable car company IN THE WORLD - behind Tesla, Toyota, VW and BYD. Ford ships 900K F-150's annually and their market cap is ~ $80 billion.... HW doesn't scale
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by phlipski 5y ago
HIFI4 is Cadence IP.
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by phlipski 5y ago
I'm gonna speculate that no one sells DDR4 in bare die form. There are however vendors that sell DDR2 bare die for SIP's.
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by phlipski 5y ago
Allwinner isn't the only vendor guilty of that. Ever try finding a datasheet for any Broadcom or Qualcomm part? I'm not defending the practice. I wish all SOC vendors would give full access to any/all documentation. They
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by phlipski 5y ago
Answer - it's NOT sustainable. But then again neither is US healthcare costs in general... They'll continue to march upwards and onwards until the entire country finally goes bankrupt and then (and ONLY THEN) will real change ha
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by phlipski 5y ago
I like to think of myself as a "pragmatic libertarian". My problem with true Libertarianism can be summarized by the idea of fully private roads. There would be no public land - it's all privatized and therefore every road
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by phlipski 5y ago
If I was "skeptical" about something like say the covid vaccine - then I'd go and do some research. And do you know what the research (in this case) would turn up? That the covid vaccines are indeed SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. But
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by phlipski 5y ago
"you are not personally in need of an actual income for at least 3 years. Preferably more." Hence the saying, "The first 20 million is always the hardest!"
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by phlipski 5y ago
I sat on my condo board for a decade and was president for two years. My experience is that the board is not the problem - the non board sitting owners are. Our complex was comprised of 5 separate 3 story buildings. Three of those buildi

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