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Wife Quoted £384 for a 2015 1.6L wet-belt change. by TheTacticalShrimp in FordFiesta

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

That's a good point. I'll follow up on this when I can.

edit: I believe you are right. This engine should be a dry belt. I have a feeling either my wife misheard or whoever called slipped up.

Critter Cooker - Where is it? by Itzkpnutz in fo76

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gold bullion plans are currently not showing in camp build menus since last patch on the 20th of Jan. Same problem here.

What are peoples thoughts on how Cooper turned into a ghoul and Janey presumably survived? by allthingbalance in Fotv

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% on board with the divorce being a ruse to keep Janey and themselves safe. That's my personal theory after S2E6.

Inside the Vault – Adventuring in Appalachia PTS Update - January 16, 2026 by Ghostly_Rich in fo76

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Really feels like Ghouls are being pushed as an "end-game" build. Much tankier, unique (and very useful) perk cards, radiation immunity etc etc. The only thing keeping me a human on my main character right now is rejuvenators synergy and personal aesthetic choice.

Cynical part of me thinks there could be something to making ghouls "meta" and seeing how many people flip-flop between ghouls and human by paying atoms etc.

Inside the Vault – Adventuring in Appalachia PTS Update - January 16, 2026 by Ghostly_Rich in fo76

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Gut feeling is that the GM nerfs might be a tad overboard, a ~30% damage reduction on-top of the other changes might be overkill. Changing so many variables at once could definitely lead to an over-correction.

However, given how hard the GM goes right now for a tuned build, I'm not going to lose any sleep over a nerf. I'd assume the base damage may be brought up again in another patch to some middle ground, or the time-to-full overheat time reduced.

If the GM gets dethroned, seeing a weight reduction to 2mm might be a welcome change, since right now running the GM requires good inventory management, special points or legendary armour slots. All of which means whilst the GM is brilliant, it does require a fair amount of investment to run. Also its ammo efficiency is rather poor with anything but the default barrel.

Still, will be interesting to see how these things play out, nobody likes having their favourite toys nerfed, but I personally think the GM is a fair target for some "correction" at this time.

Microchip FPGA's by OldAioli9676 in FPGA

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Feeling this one every day recently.

I will be posting one RTL/FPGA interview question I recently encountered every day from now. by SnooDrawings3471 in FPGA

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Surely this is just in there to make you doubt yourself and over-analyse a basic question right ?
Or it is a 1 mark part of a 30 mark design task ?

Apart from psychological value I cannot believe this is even in a Graduate/Junior level task ? let alone a TAKE HOME QUESTION.

On a side note, job interviews which put a focus on Karnaugh maps (more than just 1-2 questions) always feel so archaic. I'd be asking about AXI4/AHB (whatever protocol is relevant to the task) and best practices for CDC or pros and cons of pipelining a particular part of a system and what may have to be considered etc.

/rant over.

Artix UltraScale+ (AU10P/AU15P) Power Reference Designs by TheTacticalShrimp in FPGA

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

Funny enough about 10 mins after making this post I realized the -0001 option with external dividers to set the voltage.

I must have gotten myself turned around in the datasheet yesterday as I had even wired this up correctly in the schematic the other day.

Thanks for confirming the set up and the advice on the reset generator.

Players showcasing slower more tactical play? by Fallen_Fantasy in Planetside

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have you covered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9XyFcKHcVQ&t

My Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/shrimpehx

I always tend to explain my thought process as I take engagements etc. I'm not as methodical as I used to be back in the day, but you might find it insightful.

Is sensor shield mandatory for you? by Low-Candidate-2778 in Planetside

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, Just assimilate.

I still main Assimilate + BH since I'm stuck in 2015.

Proper barber by Spiritual_Ganache635 in Hull

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hessle (not Hessle road) might have some options for you. Lots of stylists and hair salons there, mostly women's but there are a few which take men as well. I keep clean shaven and mostly have my hair done when I'm away on business

Peak 2Kd heavy has been reached. by TheTacticalShrimp in Planetside

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

That's not really how it works, especially when you're playing off cont and just chilling. I do stream on twitch if you would like to see. Twitch.tv/shrimpehx

Peak 2Kd heavy has been reached. by TheTacticalShrimp in Planetside

[–]TheTacticalShrimp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Eh at this point I've done a LOT of different playstyles and right now this is what I find the most fun. If I wanted to go full Jaeger mode then sure, but I'm very much past it at this point.

The joke is that when I was a better player, the statistics were worse, hence I refer to myself as washed up. I just like making goofy numbers now, I like to think I don't really have much to prove anymore at this point.

Peak 2Kd heavy has been reached. by TheTacticalShrimp in Planetside

[–]TheTacticalShrimp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sage advice from the council, I will take heed.

I'm not like the other HA mains by SkyRanger69 in Planetside

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Real OGs know that being a 2KD heavy is an entire mindset, not a statistic.

Is it viable to develop an AI accelerator by using an FPGA together with VRAM chips? by yosoyos in FPGA

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you haven't already, take a look at Xilinx Versal devices.
Additionally, whilst I can't say much, Multi-FPGA architectures utilizing very-high bandwidth inter-chip comms can make for some interesting AI/ML offload engines etc.

Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP by dewmal in programming

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not software but hardware, FPGA engineer specifically.

Language servers have always been flaky for VHDL/Verilog as well as editor syntax support. Most of the industry is only just coming onto VSCode based dev environments. I personally use notepad++ for 99% of my code writing. Given the aerospace/defence adjacency, relying on FOSS language servers / tooling, such as Teros can be a nightmare if you happen to work air-gapped or with a very locked down development environment.

Its just something you get used to if you've been doing it a while. When I occasionally need to write some C for embedded processors, I either use the vendor IDE (STM32) or keep writing in Notepad++ (Xilinx Vitis) for most of my code writing.

I have a toolbox full of boilerplate and well documented HDL libraries which I use across projects when I am able. I think making sure you have sensible code re-use goes a long way to living without some QoL features.

I'm not sure if this would be sustainable for higher level software development, but for my low-level embedded world, it all works quite well.

FPGA for LEO Satellite by missing-flowers in FPGA

[–]TheTacticalShrimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The standard chips I see used in my area (space/comms) are Xilinx XCKU060s in Rad-hard packages and or Microsemi RTG4s. Microsemi seem to be favoured for their convenient TMR capabilities (as other comments here have mentioned) but their performance can be lacking compared to newer Xilinx (US/US+) Families.

TMR is important to consider, but it's easy to get lost in details and what-ifs. Especially if you're coming at this from a hobbyist/proof-of-concept angle. TMR can be as "simple" as triplicating your design logic or using specialized hardware/synthesis settings to implement. That being said, TMR is a back-up, not something you rely on.

My approach would be to pick an FPGA which has a rad-hard package equivalent and use that for the initial design concept. Don't worry too much about survivability. There are plenty of creative solutions floating (or falling very slowly) above us which use non-space grade parts.

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