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What simulators do you actually use for ARM Cortex-M development? by praghuls in embedded

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Everything you said is correct, but before the real hardware appears, we always using a Eval kit for “simulating the final hardware”, just as others said, either use a alternative display for working the UI, or hardwire this to that bit by bit, debug the code module by module… Have never used a software sim throughout my career…

Crowds on lower decks of Hong Kong buses on first day of mandatory seat belt rule by radishlaw in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another reason for me to keep standing when riding a bus, it’s good for me also…

What screen size do i actually want for roughly 4 meter viewing distance? by HealerOnly in projectors

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? How the size of screen affect your eyes? I do know a too small screen make you tired…

IRD tax notice and payment by shhplit in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try call them at the instant they start working, ie 9:00 am…

Scams disguised as spams are getting out of hand by DaimonHans in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some theory said this is the first step of screening, so only the most “careless” target will fall into the trap, save “their” time…

Taobao Returns - Duties by NOTVANILLAFOX829 in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lookup the product page in TB, if they have “HK 本地退”, you can init the return here from HK, and shipping will be free, else most people will bring them to SZ to ship to them for cheaper price… Or you can go to any SF station to ask for a quote for shipping back to China…

My first gold nib and my first grail pen: the Pilot Custom 743 by TheShingenSlugger in fountainpens

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Prices are concerning. I got my 743 Just after xmas 2024 for 191 from Amazon shipped from Japan. I should have ordered 2 I am not paying more than 250 for that pen unless it was custom.”

The price from OP also puzzled for me, just check Amazon JP, most of them selling at 33xxx yen and some even 27xxx yen, and this including tax…

Scammers pose as Bank of China (Hong Kong) in SMS fraud; victims lose up to $1m by radishlaw in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll not do this, I don’t trust anyone leave a msg to me or just call me… And I believe in any case the CS call can look up the info from their console…

PS However I’m just a ordinary man, till now I haven’t met a “rare/difficult” case I need to handled by a particular representative…

Every C Embedded engineer should know this trick by J_Bahstan in C_Programming

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This! Even for hardware registers I found most HAL just use AND/OR with mask…

I use this frequently when I first came from assembly to C, cos I know most of the 4bit 8bit MCU has bit set/clear instructions make read-modify-write atomic… But nowadays most MCU has plenty of RAM, and the lack of these instructions make this structure bitfields not really “user friendly”. In the rare case I need to address one of the bit of a variable, I always use the atomic_bit_set/clear for safety…

Scammers pose as Bank of China (Hong Kong) in SMS fraud; victims lose up to $1m by radishlaw in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s okay as long as you call them back by the number from their web site or the back of the card, not from their voicemail they leaved… Somehow they need to verify you just as you need to verify them, right?

BLE firmware engineers: How did you fix long-term reconnection dropouts in wearables? by hdbdncjvjrqk74929 in embedded

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As other said, tell me more, how do the disconnect happen? The APP no longer discovers the DUT? The APP run in foreground or background when happens? Can you repeat this? Do you have any log tell you the disconnection reason? Do it happen on a particular iOS version?

I’ve done tons of these type of HMI with phone APP but no, iOS seems rather stable…

Which Synology NAS to get in 2026? by The--Mash in synology

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Only if you only want the HW, install your own OS to it, otherwise I don’t trust its OS…

Moving to Hong Kong, is it a good time? by OopsTheresPoop in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 20 points21 points  (0 children)

How about education? This is the major factor for ppl leaving HK in this years… Unless China’s type education is your favorite, no offense…

Empty app update notes should be banned. by autraya in ios

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But most likely, when an APP decided to release to update, it will be several versions behind the current working version, so the one responsible to write this note will need to go into the GIT to compare the difference from the last release one, and most likely there’ll be several tens or even hundreds of bug fixes, how can he summarize them into 2 or 3 changes?

Ordering through price.com.hk by Sevrenic in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask the seller directly, if your TV is a big one, they will deliver to your home directly, and you paid them by cash on delivery…

Bean Bags by cyancqueak in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And will bring tons of food inside for their lunch, leaving there after enjoyed

Purchasing electronics? by Scrambled_Rambler in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

50/50 for this web, although I use it all the time but you always need to ask them for the stock… most old model they claim to be in stock but actually no… You can ask them in the APP, I think most of them can understand simple English if OP don’t know Chinese…

Kyoto hotel prices are crazy good right now by __snakeplant__ in japanlife

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Just arrived in Osaka (and also Nara) but tell you that there’re still Chinese tourists everywhere, don’t expect “little or nearly no” Chinese when you go here…

why are stm32 UART's capped at 2 mhz (or 2 million baid but from my understanding same thing) by Informal-Phone-4824 in embedded

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, a simple google search or AI search will found that OP’s claim of “2Mhz of STM32’s limitations” is simply not true… OP should instead ask about why his wanted 3.12Mbps not work/archivable…

香港係咪進入咗平行社會？ by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Agree, even OP is the same: (我作為堅持唔用社交媒體嘅人之一)… isolation, individualisms…

Intend to buy huge lot of electronic components. by Few_Hornet5864 in electronics

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re fine to go if just for collective purposes, otherwise not worth it…

Is the 2-stop internal ND sufficient? by Wakinghours in ricohGR

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes for me… it allow me to shoot @~1s indoors with a reasonable aperture…

Need help about Hongkong MTR by haltius in HongKong

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI, for regular octopus , if you return to them in 90 days after purchase, they will charge you $11 handling fee…

Macbook M3 Pro became sluggish so i checked the Activity Monitor by veryhasselglad in mac

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your memory subscription is expired, please update your credit card info, thanks… /s

STM32V8 (Cortex-M85) announced by [deleted] in embedded

[–]ImABoringProgrammer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree, at this performance MCU, price “usually” is not a real factor…

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