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by technobabble 8y ago
Technically the HP division for oscilloscopes and ee equipment still lives on via Siglent/Agilent/whatever name they're calling it now. Does anybody know why their test instruments division was spun off in the 90's? Was
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by technobabble 8y ago
Anecdotal note (I'm in my early twenties) What personally amazes me is how many people treat their social profiles with the same rigor and attention as a large PR conglomerate. Everything photo took dozens of takes, every post rewritte
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Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds (2017)(newyorker.com)
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by technobabble 8y ago
By support yourself do you mean economically? For endeavors like this 1. Save beforehand: Save six months of living expenses. Estimate cost of technology validation, and multiply that by three 2. There's no same in working part-time as
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by technobabble 8y ago
Why philosophy? Additionally, some notable ceo's (Peter Thiel, Sergio Marchionne) also pursued philosophy degrees. Are philosophy degrees prevalent in c-suite exectives, and if so, why?
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Electrical Shocks cause Dogs to Adopt 'Learned Helplessness' (1972)(annualreviews.org)
4 points by technobabble 8y ago|1 comments
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by technobabble 8y ago
If that's the case, what is a non STEM bachelors degree that you would recommend for 'freaks'?
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by technobabble 8y ago
First, realize you're comparing yourself to other people. I do it too, most people do it at some point. You are not alone. Sh t like this takes time. No one is immune to feelings of inadequacy, just look at the recent suicides of Kate
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Ask HN: Any Colleges that don't use WebAssign?
2 points by technobabble 8y ago|0 comments
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by technobabble 8y ago
Depression can ravage a person regardless of socioeconomic class. While wealthier people may afford better treatment, the affects are still there. Kate Spade is the most recent example that comes to mind.
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by technobabble 8y ago
If anybody else is looking for a more academic approach to investigating kinks, porn, and other subjects on sexuality, I recommend delving into Porn Studies: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rprn20
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by technobabble 8y ago
Yes, I have a proper moleskine journal as well as a spreadsheet to keep track of my mood/work hours in 15 minute increments. Why do I have an actual journal? - to keep track of my mood/depression, and to try to improve it. I used
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by technobabble 8y ago
What success metrics do you use?
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by technobabble 8y ago
Lately a lot of the new student "luxury" housing near in my former college town have atrocious quality. Super-thin spitboard doors that one can break with one kick, little noise dampening, leather couches that are cracked/bri
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by technobabble 8y ago
It's amazing how tightly our brains can hold onto other peoples' expectations for you. For the longest time, I couldn't get over my ex. Last time I blocked her out of my life, she was doing these cool internships and immediat
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by technobabble 8y ago
It may look similar to the Peter Theil / Gawker debacle i.e. one party attempts to drown the other in red tape, proxy "wars" through shell companies.
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A New Cost at College: Digital Access Codes (2016)(nytimes.com)
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by technobabble 8y ago
This touches on something I've been grappling with. How does one measure/quantify effort? From personal experience, keeping track of hours spent on a project isn't ideal as it encourages inefficiency. One of the things with l
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by technobabble 8y ago
I'm curious to see if the number of companies a person starts has any notable impact. Older entrepreneurs in theory have had multiple endeavors, and failed multiple times, so they either get lucky, or learn from their mistakes.
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by technobabble 8y ago
I'd hate to see CR go. While it's not the be-all end-all, they've been fairly transparent about their testing methods and experiments. In order to stay away from ads, I wonder if they can do something like give free copies to
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by technobabble 8y ago
While you are correct in that technology like Hyperloops can solve the following issue, public infrastrucute, like the housing problem, is a political and social problem too. Take Chicago, for example. Musk and Emmanual talked about a Hyper
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by technobabble 8y ago
I've tried doing this. It may be OK for some fields like software, where the cost to entry for materials is low. However, for someone like me who wants to do mechanical and bioengineering, there still is a huge cost for equipment (CNC
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How Anna Delvey Tricked New York(thecut.com)
1 points by technobabble 8y ago|0 comments
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by technobabble 8y ago
Disclaimer: Annecdotal answer, your mileage may vary. If it's a bigger decision. I assign two decisions to the flip of a coin. The actual outcome doesn't matter. Instead, pay attention to your reaction to the coin flip.
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by technobabble 8y ago
http://www.eevblog.com/forum
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Ask HN: Security of ereaders
1 points by technobabble 8y ago|1 comments
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by technobabble 9y ago
+1 as well. To piggy-back, I highly recommend EventBrite as well.
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by technobabble 9y ago
Along with AvE EEvBlog ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DjFE7Xf11URZqWBigcVOQ ) - Dave Jones does a great off-the-cuff channel on electrical engineering This is Dan Bell ( https://www.youtube.com/chann
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LinkedIN: 75% of 25-33 Year Olds Experience a Quarter-Life Crisis(blog.linkedin.com)
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How Homemade CNC Machines Helped North Korea's Missile Program(reuters.com)
1 points by technobabble 9y ago|0 comments

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