rct42

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by rct42 2y ago
Senior Android Developer | Firmware Engineer Location: New Zealand Contracts: Yes Remote: Yes (flexible with time zones) Willing to relocate: Not currently (site visits possible depending on location) Technologies: Android application devel
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by rct42 5y ago
Exactly. While the marathon is an endurance event, the intensity when racing is often higher than 65% VO2 max - the "fat max" or point at which fat oxidation peaks. For example, for a 3 hour marathoner (or faster), the intensity w
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by rct42 6y ago
I would guess they evaluated it at 8 min/mile pace because a more typical speed for evaluating running economy (e.g, 16 km/h or ~6:00 pace) might be a bit tough for cyclists who don't run. Especially since you'd need to
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by rct42 6y ago
Indeed. To put some numbers to this, here's an account of a 90 km ride I did several years ago: I was roped into a team entry for a Half Ironman. Despite being more of a runner, I did the 90 km bike leg which was effectively a solo &qu
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by rct42 6y ago
My use-case is large (1000+ page) datasheets. Fortunately these pdfs tend to come with chapter bookmarks. I also search for keywords and/or just look at the section I'm interested in at the time. I'll often print out key page
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by rct42 6y ago
They've released their open-source version of the app, OpenTrace https://github.com/opentrace-community/ Interesting in the Android version they request ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION (i.e., access to GPS) instead of ACCESS
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by rct42 7y ago
I've heard good things about both irons! About to order one myself for field work and looks perfect for most use-cases. (I personally have a Metcal PS900, very happy with it)
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by rct42 7y ago
Same for me. My note book is A4 sized (lots of space), has a hard cover (easy to write with while out "in the field") and the pages are not easily removed (so I don't loose notes). While I do write a lot of notes in it, I als
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by rct42 7y ago
Something I've appreciated after replacing Windows with Ubuntu on most of my machines is the ability for me to take its SSD out and put it in another computer. Really handy for travelling. While I could get a small laptop for portabili
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by rct42 8y ago
Unfortunately, iffy IDEs are pretty common in the embedded world. I too dislike Keil's uVision IDE, but sometimes you need to take the bad with the good. At work I use Keil + MDK-Pro and now and again also use ETM trace for debugging r
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by rct42 8y ago
I haven't used MicroPython and suspect it wouldn't suit my use case. I often have to design things that run on battery power (sometimes a CR2025) and so the firmware needs to be quite lean. Also most of the time is typically spent
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by rct42 8y ago
I find that I'm more productive prototyping algorithms in Matlab than in Python. In fact, I tend to write it first in Matlab, port it to Python, and finally port it to C (to run on an embedded device)! As for Octave, I've used it
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by rct42 8y ago
Coming from someone who is a hardware/firmware engineer, that's also what I'd do. Developing hardware is hard and costly. If you are looking to create a consumer-based product, this would be especially true. There's no w
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by rct42 9y ago
Socialise more. Get a girlfriend. Commercialize a side project. Run the New York Marathon!