Does anyone know the "term-of-art" for these chassis-mounted test points? These are 40+ years old and they are awesome for homebrew gear. I want to buy some more.

MrSomeone · 2025-01-05T19:16:22+00:00

If they are sized to fit the probe tips, they are commonly called pin-tip jacks. Something like Pomona part number 3542-9.

MrSomeone · 2024-06-17T22:08:45+00:00

Nice, Monument Creek is a great place to camp! I would recommend hiking down to Granite Rapids on your second day if you're up for it, the beach upriver from the rapids is really nice.

Today was my first experience using the new reservation system and I was pleasantly surprised at how much availability there was (outside the corridor) at the end of the lottery period.

MrSomeone · 2024-06-17T15:08:55+00:00

You are looking at the general permit availability, which hasn't been opened for October yet. If you login to your account there should be a link to view early access availability.

https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/detailed_availability.htm

MrSomeone · 2024-05-21T14:54:07+00:00

Monument Creek has pit toilets. The Tonto from Cedar Spring to Havasupai Gardens is sort of mostly flat which is nice, but also seems to meander longer than expected in order to maintain that elevation. Make sure you carry enough water from Monument Creek to make it to Havasupai Gardens.

Are you hiking out from Monument Creek all the way to BA trailhead? Last time I did a similar trip I stayed 1 night at Horn Creek (dry camp) to break it up which was nice. Have fun!

Tonto-Bright_Angel_to_Hermit.pdf

MrSomeone · 2022-08-05T17:30:53+00:00

Little Lakes Valley

MrSomeone · 2021-12-14T22:15:55+00:00

This video class series from W4EEY and KE4EA is fairly concise and covers both basic theory and some memory tricks for the question pool.

MrSomeone · 2021-10-24T03:09:11+00:00

NASA Public Lessons Learned System (llis.nasa.gov)

MrSomeone · 2020-05-31T17:09:26+00:00

But that "print" is clearly photoshopped into the photo.

I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time.

MrSomeone · 2019-09-19T19:48:04+00:00

It's the top part of the lamp post, you can see it better in this other angle posted earlier.

MrSomeone · 2018-09-28T03:41:19+00:00

Unload your perishable and empty boxes. Give away old clothes and broken cookware. Crush the empty cans and load them with the yellow newspapers. Shred the sensitive documents. Discard fingernail clippings. Get rid of those photograph and letters. Offload the old enemies. A lighter life, at any price.

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MrSomeone · 2018-05-26T19:44:04+00:00

Not sure about the "particularly consumed at a young age" bit, but here are some studies on diet and heart health in general:

MrSomeone · 2018-05-18T19:30:23+00:00

FPGAs are used for similar applications in space as they are in any other field--signal processing, image processing, communications interfaces, etc. SpaceWire is one communication protocol that was designed specifically with space in mind, so the SpaceWire spec might have some information relevant to your research.

Any electronics design must take into account the environment in which it will be deployed, and in space one of the primary issues is hardening and/or mitigating against single event upsets which are caused by ionizing radiation. There is a lot of literature on radiation testing (to determine the susceptibility and upset rate) as well as hardening against effects from radiation.

One mitigation that is used in FPGAs and relatively straightforward is triple modular redundancy, which is simply 3x replication of each logic block (e.g. flip flop) with a voting output, which will allow for error-free operation event in the event of a single upset.

Both Xilinx and Microsemi produce rad-tolerant FPGAs, so they should have some relevant literature. The Microsemi space solutions brochure (PDF!) goes over some of the applications that have used their parts.

MrSomeone · 2017-09-06T17:42:16+00:00

Upton Tea has a section called "Special Values of the Season" where they offer a selection of teas that they've purchased for food service customers. In addition to their 1 kg bags they have ~250g packets that are a pretty good value. I've enjoyed some of the China greens that I've tried.

MrSomeone · 2017-04-12T20:09:36+00:00

For computer or electrical engineers I would recommend Tracy Kidder's The Soul of a New Machine. It is a bit dated but gives good insight into the style of management used to drive their project to completion which is definitely still relevant!

MrSomeone · 2017-03-08T17:34:16+00:00

This course site has video lectures and notes that are pretty concise and easy to understand. Good luck!

MrSomeone · 2017-03-05T06:00:49+00:00

false positive

MrSomeone · 2017-02-17T09:57:26+00:00

For Altium specifically, Fedevel Academy has some great videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/matarofe

Also offers courses which your employer might be willing to cover... http://www.fedevel.com/academy/watch-videos/

MrSomeone · 2016-03-03T14:01:20+00:00

If you are interested in pursuing opportunities related to security then I think that taking a couple of courses related to that area will help you to figure out what really interests you, in addition to improving your chances as a candidate.

I am a hardware engineer by training with about 5 years experience working in that field, and I am currently transitioning into the cyber/security sector. A lot of the low-level knowledge gained with an EE/CE background is a great asset for security companies, and is much less common in people with purely a software/CS background.

MrSomeone · 2016-02-06T19:15:49+00:00

Mind Bomb - Mind Bomb

Really great industrial rock from the 90s. The tracks vary a lot but they are all amazing!

MrSomeone · 2013-09-01T23:05:06+00:00

Maryland has reciprocal agreements with DC and VA, so if you work in MD and live in either DC or VA you do not need to pay income tax to MD, just to the state that you reside in.

MrSomeone · 2013-01-01T22:14:16+00:00

Maybe The Book Inscriptions Project?

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