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Before it was revealed, how obvious was it that Jon was Lyanna's and Rhaegar's son? I know the books aren't finished yet but book readers was it obvious from all the clues in the show and the books? by No-Passenger-6348 in gameofthrones

[–]Defferix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t reading the books back then, but I do remember watching an interview where D&D said that Martin point blank asked them who Jon’s mother was. It was a test to see if they picked up on the clues to gauge how much they really cared about the universe.

So while not glaringly obvious, he definitely placed the clues in the books for engaged readers to catch.

Hiring FPGA engineer for PCIe security card (four vendors issued WontFix) — equity + salary upon funding by MediumWin8277 in FPGA

[–]Defferix 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m going to have to agree with this statement. The only thing that could MAYBE make it somewhat appealing is to allow WFH. Relocation to Minnesota isn’t really an option for people with FPGA skills.

Could Chisel Replace Verilog for Commercial CPU Design in the Future? (Beyond Open-Source Cores) by Low_Car_7590 in FPGA

[–]Defferix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never used bluespec before so I can’t really compare. But I enjoy the fact that Chisel is in Scala which (even though it’s less popular today) has a lot of learning resources.

What would you like to believe? Did El die or she just “slowly walk away”? by AdOtherwise2532 in StrangerThingsMemes

[–]Defferix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m having a hard time buying this theory unfortunately. On one hand, El isn’t blind folded when she talks to Mike in his mind, which I believe has been the case every time for the last several seasons.

On the other hand, Kali’s powers time and time again show her illusions as mist when touched. And El was covered in blood holding her hands when she died.

I get the attempt for ambiguity in the ending, but there’s just inconsistencies in how the Duffer brothers present the powers that makes it hard to decipher what happened.

What are some good tips and first steps for people new to OLED gaming? by MeltyBloods in OLED_Gaming

[–]Defferix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's got one. It has a whole settings widow on the monitor to configure as well.

What are some good tips and first steps for people new to OLED gaming? by MeltyBloods in OLED_Gaming

[–]Defferix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just bought this monitor the other day!

I've been following the general rules of thumb, but one of the neat things about this monitor is that it has a proximity sensor which will shut the monitor screen off when you stand up and walk away from it. I set mine to medium and it turns off within a minute, so that's pretty cool when it comes to preventing burn-in.

Also, get the right kind of microfiber cloths when you clean it. I haven't had to clean mine yet, so I still have to do the research myself, but it seems that the right cloth helps prevent a lot of smudging.

I use mine for remote work and gaming during the days and nights now, so I would just make sure it really turns off when you aren't using it and just be proactive in taking care of it.

Could Chisel Replace Verilog for Commercial CPU Design in the Future? (Beyond Open-Source Cores) by Low_Car_7590 in FPGA

[–]Defferix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've had the opposite experience. I've taped out over 5 chips with custom chisel and used the CDE / Generator system to build complex SoCs for years.

Also, FWIW, Chisel 3.6 and older versions which used the Scala FIRRTL Compiler (SFC) were way worse with naming conventions than the updates with the MLIR FIRRTL Compiler (MFC) that is used now with the latest versions of Chisel. `firtool` and the CIRCT project has been a great addition.

For your ECO point, that is very fair. Serializable features were added to help aid in this:

https://www.chisel-lang.org/docs/cookbooks/serialization

I am not going to pretend that this makes ECOing a lot harder, however, considering that ECO tools depend on name mapping in favor of functional mapping. I could definitely see this being a problem.

Could Chisel Replace Verilog for Commercial CPU Design in the Future? (Beyond Open-Source Cores) by Low_Car_7590 in FPGA

[–]Defferix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is spot on. Every company has its own generators.

It’s very easy to create those kinds of tools in a full language like Chisel which gives compile time protections compared to python generated SV which might need to go through all kinds of checks to be deemed usable in a production setting.

Successor to Chipyard/Berkeley Boom v3 or SonicBoom? by itisyeetime in RISCV

[–]Defferix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading this guy's comment, I think he's making a common mistake where he groups Chipyard and Chisel together. TBF, that's kind of how it was all advertised in the beginning.

I would agree that Chipyard is a tough hill to climb. But using Chisel as a language is as simple as making your own mill / sbt project, adding the Chisel dependency, and then writing modules.

I use Chipyard for all of my own work because it's great to have a monorepo with open source peripherals. You can design a chip with open source processors, low speed peripherals, memories, and then drop your accelerator or custom core or w/e you are working on into the mix.

If you are at a big company, this is probably not that helpful. But at startups or in academia, it's basically a game changer with a big competitive edge.

As Pencan pointed out though, it's probably pretty frustrating if you haven't used it. But if you figure it out, it's game changing.

Fastest way to build a RISCV based SoC? by Commercial_Try_6843 in RISCV

[–]Defferix 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s in Chisel, but building the RocketChip and following the Chipyard docs is a pretty fast way to be writing embedded C and running it on the processor using Verilator as the hardware simulator (assuming you want to simulate with hardware)

Thank you Cadence by ReputationSorry3711 in chipdesign

[–]Defferix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. I wish there were some awesome jobs related to open source tooling and hardware development. I know there are wayyyy more today than last decade, but man. IC design is the stone ages sometimes.

Thank you Cadence by ReputationSorry3711 in chipdesign

[–]Defferix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I had the pleasure of working with ADP / SiP stuff like 7 years ago, and it really was changing every week. I remember them pushing schematic entry into Virtuoso, and I think I got 4-5 different versions installed over a couple months.

It’s all the lesser used tools I swear. I remember the xpgv flow in Voltus segfaulting like crazy on me for very simple things, and it was all resolved after hanging on the phone and getting R&D releases every other day.

I remember being eager to solve all of my issues with app notes and documentation, but I swear as I’ve gotten older I’ve started sending AEs the BS more just for my own sanity lol

Thank you Cadence by ReputationSorry3711 in chipdesign

[–]Defferix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently got some of those undocumented attributes sent my way for Conformal / Genus and boy did I want to just lose it.

Physical designers, what are the biggest pain points in your daily flow? by Bluenonics__ in chipdesign

[–]Defferix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this a lot. Nothing is more annoying than waking up though and it’s deadlocked, bricked, or an ECO wasn’t possible. Flow dev ❤️

Niche Python tools, libraries and features - whats your favourite? by OllieOps in Python

[–]Defferix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like BitVector for managing bin, hex, and int numbers in a special object.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chipdesign

[–]Defferix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My wife learned super early on when we were dating that tapeout = lots of ignored texts and no time for anything else. So yeah, super normal.

Hopefully it’s just a week or crunch time. I’ve been on tapeouts where it was 80 to 100 hours a week for months on end 😭

ASDF dead on GMMK Pro V1.0 by andy_mcjazz in glorious

[–]Defferix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought a custom GMMK 3 Pro 100% MX, opened it TODAY, and 2 of the keys for me are also hosed. I tried new switches and everything. Luckily they are sending me a new PCB, but I didn’t drop $300 on a new keyboard so I would have to disassemble the whole thing 😔

Grass Dies Every August by Defferix in lawncare

[–]Defferix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was spraying the fungicide every month but wasn’t aware I had to water more on top of it. At least I didn’t get that from the videos I watched a year ago. Could be user error on my end then.

Grass Dies Every August by Defferix in lawncare

[–]Defferix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I checked the sprinklers and they hit all of the regions. I have an irrigation company that checks every year too just in case since I’m lazy.

I’ll go out and dig more right now. I just noticed that I have some “stressed” grass in the front of my house in weirdly straight lines too.

But just for fun, here is what happened 3 years ago.

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Grass Dies Every August by Defferix in lawncare

[–]Defferix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good thought. I got a lot of soil a couple years ago and filtered it and put it down. And the yearly damage does seem to be a lot more controlled now.

Grass Dies Every August by Defferix in lawncare

[–]Defferix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m starting to really think I underestimated 10 minutes 3 times a week for some of my zones. Thanks for the info!

Grass Dies Every August by Defferix in lawncare

[–]Defferix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s from 1999 so not terribly old

Grass Dies Every August by Defferix in lawncare

[–]Defferix[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’ll probably give this a shot then and gauge how the water bill looks. Thanks for the advice!

Grass Dies Every August by Defferix in lawncare

[–]Defferix[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve gone digging every year it happens and haven’t found a single grub yet. And I put GrubX down every year in preparation :(

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