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by zwieback 3y ago
Having studied technical optics (in the analog camera age) it's just so hard for me to imagine that those tiny, tiny apertures we have on our phones can replace a well designed lens. However, I'm not a skilled enough photographer
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by zwieback 3y ago
Bummer about the rush, lots of good stuff in the article, hopefully you'll get another chance to condense it. Definitely brought back a lot of memories for me, my OS/2 phase was a lot of fun and I was sad when it ended.
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by zwieback 3y ago
For us a big driver of technical debt is investment in long-lived industrial equipment (motors, controllers, sensors, etc.) Oftentimes the SW, especially drivers, don't keep up and keep us stuck on old platforms. It's gotten a ton
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by zwieback 3y ago
I like it to get off the ground, then when I've got something that sort of works I read through all the relevant register descriptions until I understand every bit.
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by zwieback 3y ago
Yeah, that's legit pretty chilly. Quebec City in winter is on my bucket list.
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by zwieback 3y ago
Be interesting to find out how the respective ADCs are programmed at the register level. Anecdotally we've also found that the ESP32 A/D aren't usable for precision measurements. It would also be useful to have a function gen
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by zwieback 3y ago
This is kind of cool but I do have one question: I notice a lot of cold-bragging going on, people talking about how it's negative -20C or -30C outside, etc. When I google typical winter temperatures in the area those people live it usu
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by zwieback 3y ago
I lived through everything this rambling article poorly articulates. What I realized for myself is that I have two modes: 1) Frequently used applications: doesn't matter if I have to ctrl-alt-right-double-tap a weird key or click on so
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by zwieback 3y ago
I believe when talking about a fictional character different rules apply than when talking about a real person. Otherwise criticism of creative output would be considered rude.
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by zwieback 3y ago
What about publicly sharing positive personal reaction, is that okay? If you answer yes to that and no to the other then you've got a problem on your hands.
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by zwieback 3y ago
The key takeaway "Every tech that is improving exponentially in the 21st century is explained by improvements in semiconductor fabrication." seems hard to believe. What about Lithium batteries? Same trend vastly different proces
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by zwieback 3y ago
Yeah, I've seen a few things and listened to the Fresh Air interview way back when.
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by zwieback 3y ago
I didn't have any expectation at all, just contributing my opinion. I value all the feedback I'm getting and totally willing to agree that he was a fine person and I'm an outlier. Doesn't change my gut reaction, though.
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by zwieback 3y ago
Sorry, man, just my personal reaction. I'm with you on Levar Burton and Bob Ross though.
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by zwieback 3y ago
I like Johnny Costa but always found Mr. Rogers himself creepy and never more so than when he was singing.
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We've Forgotten How to Use Computers(theatlantic.com)
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by zwieback 3y ago
Agreed, tempted to flag this as thinly veiled spam.
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by zwieback 3y ago
Other than Airbus, are there any alternatives?
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by zwieback 3y ago
If you use the metric "price per square foot per person adjusted for inflation" it's not as bad. Part of the problem: household size has been shrinking and house size has been increasing steadily. That effect combined with th
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by zwieback 3y ago
Same for older employees like myself actively recruiting younger employees to replace us: it's much harder with full remote. For many younger parents or long-commuters WFH is perfect but if you're rebuilding a workforce those Zoom
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by zwieback 3y ago
We (hp) looked at this application a few times over the years but it's tough to build something around inkjet that you can roll up to a wall and it "just works". Instead, we focus on signage printing on vinyl for long term ap
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by zwieback 3y ago
Having grown up in Stuttgart and son of a former Bosch advisor it hurts me to say this: Bosch stuff is very mixed. We have a Bosch fridge and do not like it: too small, bad door hinges, weird interior (probably better suited for German city
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by zwieback 3y ago
Yep, especially as IT moved downmarket from mainframes run by government, military and large corporations to the average Joe, who can reboot, reinstall or just buy a new one.
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by zwieback 3y ago
Title should be "Six years of thinking allow programmer to solve problem in 5 minutes". I remember contracting for IBM in the 90s and we had a huge performance boost due to caching and, like the anecdote in this post, there was a
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by zwieback 3y ago
Well written, good follow-up to the Airspace thing (won't buy the book though). My question: doesn't this just open up opportunities for people with off-algorithm offerings for those that prefer that? Algorithm could even be a tem
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by zwieback 3y ago
Not just US, saw that in Germany with my grandma and now my parents.
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by zwieback 3y ago
I don't know about this particular comparison but yes, lifetime-buys can be a good strategy.
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by zwieback 3y ago
One concern is supply chain and working with a Chinese company. If you build something that has to guarantee a 10 or 20 year supply some companies might balk at the ESP32. I think Espressif has jumped over into the "reputable" poo
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by zwieback 3y ago
We started an ESP32-based design but for internal R&D purposes, within our inkjet manufacturing division. In that sense it's not commercial but uses professional toolsets and contract manufacturing etc., assurance of supply and sup
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by zwieback 3y ago
Cloud and AI investments are paying off.

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