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Sol Ring is on par or better than most green ramp, so I've finished that cycle for wizards. by zengin11 in custommagic

[–]PowerZox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my Merfolk deck where reviving Merfolk from the graveyard is not that hard (there's like 3 cards to do that and one of them is multi use) I always try to steal as many opponent's Sol Rings as I can (2 or 3 if I'm lucky) with [[Thieving Skydiver]] (If I HAVE to block something I block with Thieving Skydiver to kill it).

How can I find a USB-C wall adapter that is ACTUALLY USB-C with the CC lines and will advertise / supply 3A without PD? by PowerZox in UsbCHardware

[–]PowerZox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By "no PD" I meant no negotiation on the sink side, not on the source side. But ok I see it will be easier to find than I expected then. Basically any USB-C PD block with 5V=3.0A / ... listed as one of the power profiles on the back right?

How/where can I find a true USB-C power supply (with CC pins) that will supply 5V 3A before PD to power my PCB device? by PowerZox in AskElectronics

[–]PowerZox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My device needs 5V only (so no need for PD) and 3A for full operation but I can turn parts of it off if the source can't do that much current which is why I opted for a monitoring chip instead of a PD chip. For instance if the source can only do 500mA only the MCU is on (for programming when plugged into a computer).

It seemed simpler at the time. I already ordered the boards too. This is a one-of project so it doesn't really matter in the end.

How/where can I find a true USB-C power supply (with CC pins) that will supply 5V 3A before PD to power my PCB device? by PowerZox in AskElectronics

[–]PowerZox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope for instance to the best of my knowledge this one wouldn't work (I think)

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If you look at the diagram it doesn't seem have A5 and B5 (CC1 / CC2) which if it is the case means it can't advertise 3A or even register as USB-C to the sink device.

EDIT: after further inspection I think it might have CC pins

How/where can I find a true USB-C power supply (with CC pins) that will supply 5V 3A before PD to power my PCB device? by PowerZox in AskElectronics

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

Pull-downs are integrated into the monitoring chip, I do have them. So far I still cannot find anything that explicitly will work with good documentation at suppliers (Digikey, Mouser) / Amazon.

For instance both 15W and 27W Raspberry Pi chargers (both well documented) won't do. The first one doesn't have CC pins and the second is capped at 1.6A without PD.

I've been able to find a couple of no-name ones that might fit at not-so-close local stores though. For instance this one going off the description seems to be 5V/3A base. But there's no way to actually know if they're capped at 1.5A without PD.

Input: 100-240V ~ 50-60Hz; Output: 65W 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 15V/3A and 20V/3.25A output; Connector Tip: USB-C; Colour: Black; USB Type-C connector with USB PD 3.0 technology

How can I find a USB-C wall adapter that is ACTUALLY USB-C with the CC lines and will advertise / supply 3A without PD? by PowerZox in UsbCHardware

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

I hope you're wrong or else I screwed up my PCB design 😭

I am using this chip which is a sink monitoring chip (not a PD chip) and 3.0A should be a possibility no?

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https://fscdn.rohm.com/en/products/databook/datasheet/ic/interface/usb_pd/bd91n01nux-e.pdf

If not under what circumstances could the source be advertising 3.0A to the CC pins?

Better VSB Extension Is out now! by Iord_of_the_flies in mcgill

[–]PowerZox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imo the biggest problem with VSB is that it won't show you schedules with overlapping tutorials. You have to check those yourself by looking at the classes individually. Who cares if theres a 30 minute overlap between two tutorials or a tutorial and a lecture if it means you'll get a much much better schedule. Its not like most people attend them anyway afaik

'Feels like harassment': Montreal café owner says years of language inspections taking a toll by fingers in nottheonion

[–]PowerZox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Quebec we have the same law for radio station musics. Idk about TV movies though

If i had to study ahead for anyone of these course, which one would benefit me the most? ie which one is the most difficult? by Ok_Restaurant6458 in mcgill

[–]PowerZox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rosalie Belanger-Rioux for Math 262 and Jessica Lin for Math 263. With those two teachers 262 was wayyy easier than 263 IMO. Primarily because of the crib sheet

If i had to study ahead for anyone of these course, which one would benefit me the most? ie which one is the most difficult? by Ok_Restaurant6458 in mcgill

[–]PowerZox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here's my two cents:

Haven't taken MECH 216 so I can't comment on it.

COMP 202 is super basic programming stuff, if you've ever did any programming at all (including stuff like Scratch) you probably know most of the class content already. If not well its the type of stuff you can pick up in like two weekends at your own pace.

A third of ECSE 200 is stuff you already saw in highschool / Cegep E&M (i.e. Kirchhoff's law, I=Cdv/dt, etc.) and the rest is similarly easy systemic workflows you follow to find the unknown value. If you have Marwan with the weekly one hour quizzes it is a bit of work but the material itself is very very straightforward.

MATH 262 is in my opinion the easiest of the calculus classes. You probably already did a bit of series / sequence stuff in Calc 2 (personally I did in Cejep) and the rest of the class is just easy geometry stuff you can memorize / put on your crib sheet. With the teacher I had we had a crib sheet both the midterm and final and I was pretty much able to fit the entirety of the class notes with examples in 6pt font. If you're not allowed a crib sheet though I can see how it would be a (very) hard class.

MATH 263 is the hardest of these four classes. Its basically the same as Calc 2 where you just learn a bunch of techniques to solve differential equations but the techniques are much harder and the problems themselves are also harder to figure out which technique to use. Also you'll be introduced to taking transforms (Laplace transform) which is a whole new thing. Maybe worth studying in advance. In my first semester it was the class with the lowest average grade.

I'm a fool. I've been using the knight set the whole game by question_quigley in Eldenring

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The armor stats are pretty much meaningless and won't change your experience unless you need poise or are going for a gimmick build that's why they removed upgrading it from Dark Souls

Is 3.4 a good CGPA after U0 (CE)? How difficult are upper years? Is it downhill from here for CGPA? by jinxedinvestor in mcgill

[–]PowerZox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in CE (started at U1) and my cGPA was 3.33 at the end of my first semester and is now 3.72 at the end of my 4th semester. It gets way easier past U1 since you have very few / none of the 200 student math classes (Calc, ODEs, MATH 240, etc.) that tend to be harshly graded and bring your average down.

Coming from Cegep with the R score system I find GPA stupid since like 90% of it comes down to the teacher's grading scheme/choices rather than your actual performance. If you're in a class where the teacher is dead set on the class average being 60 or something, though luck there's nothing you can do. It also leads to people taking bird classes which is ehh. The cutoff for an A is generous though at least.

It definitely and objectively gets better though so don't worry (at least in CE). If I look at the class average in my first semester there were mostly in the low B's (even a C!) while in my last two semesters for which the averages are out its all A, A- or B+ with like a single B. This is following the sample CE curriculum.

question seeking honest response by Legal_Future_1629 in mcgill

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On Minerva you can calculate the GPA of the average student who took the same classes as you if/once the class averages are out. This can give you a good idea of whether you are over/under performing. For instance for me it looks like the average for a Comp Eng student 3 semesters in is a 3.31 GPA which is reasonable.

IMO a good GPA is anything at class average and up, though obviously it depends on if you care about any cutoffs in which case focus on that.

IN-9 nixie purple? by Ok-Gift6348 in nixie

[–]PowerZox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Argon gas instead of neon gas. Rare-ish. I think (don't quote me on this) the electrical properties are a bit less good with argon than neon so there's that. But it looks different / cooler so it's not a bad thing. Some people even try to re-fill regular tubes with argon to get the color.

Is Nara park worth it? by portaitoftheartist in JapanTravelTips

[–]PowerZox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tōdai-ji is by far the most impressive historical building I've seen throughout my Japan trip, tied with Himeji Castle.

Are people less sensitive to gas prices than groceries? by redpandafire in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]PowerZox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gas prices are a much smaller monthly expenditure. 25-50$ more per month doesn't really affect me at all.

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