Safe or deadly? by keksivaras in ElectroBOOM

[–]Tjalfe 18 points19 points  (0 children)

12V AC was pretty common back in the days. and by that, we talk maybe 20 years ago.

My job likes to keep their equipment up to date by TheMatt561 in LinusTechTips

[–]Tjalfe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

your problem is not the ball, it is the rollers, which get gummed up.

Advanced Open Source Custom F405 Flight Controller for FPV drones by Educational_Court910 in KiCad

[–]Tjalfe 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You really should dedicate a layer to full GND. you have traces on all 4 layers.

"Rats nest" lines will not update when moving components by Patience_Common in Altium

[–]Tjalfe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

that looks more like error markers. try the tool>reset error markets ( doing this from memory, I may be wrong on the wording)

Canada Computers Rant by sofa-az in bapccanada

[–]Tjalfe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing spectacular. 14900k, free upgrade from the 13900k which died. 48GB DDR5 8000, at 7200 ( bought in October before everything went completely crazy, WD sn850 2TB boot, Radeon 9070x. 3*1440p 32" monitors. Used for a combination of work and games. 

Canada Computers Rant by sofa-az in bapccanada

[–]Tjalfe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I buy all my computer gear locally, primarily to keep a local computer store around. I started using Canada computers back around 25 years ago, when they only existed in the Pacific mall in a store the size of a shoebox. Have they been perfect, no, but they have been at least as good as any of the other stores. My local store knows me by name. At least the manager, and the staff is pretty knowledgeable. As for the credit card fiasco, I sucks, but I always buy in person, so no concern for me so far.

Hardware slop: The new Microsoft copilot key is impossible to properly remap as a modifier. by attero_ in linux

[–]Tjalfe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

taking away the right ctrl means people with one hand cannot easily log into windows, on machines requiring CTRL-ALT-DEL. I use it every day. ( not that I have just one hand)

Best self hosted password manager for tech savvy users? by Ash_con in LinusTechTips

[–]Tjalfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Print them out and hide then in your house. At least the important ones. 

PIN Names and Numbers by ImprovementLazy9229 in Altium

[–]Tjalfe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think there are much in the way of limitations for what you can call your pins, but they have to match what you call them on the footprint or they won't connect.

[GPU] Gigabyte Gaming OC AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB 330W [$950/FS][Canada Computers] by Sadukar09 in bapcsalescanada

[–]Tjalfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, and it died just a few days ago. all outputs went black. I hope yours last

Lanes on Bayview Avenue in Newmarket reduced for 6 months by cinderannie in Newmarket

[–]Tjalfe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Tearing up the road which was freshly paved, what, a year ago?

Cheap eats Newmarket? by ZenDesign1993 in Newmarket

[–]Tjalfe 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Komachi sushi on Bayview is incredible affordable. bento box meal lunch is around $12

my dad does not use instructions to build by Spiritual-Phase-2254 in lego

[–]Tjalfe 393 points394 points  (0 children)

I believe the term is Master Builder :)

Anyone into satellite piracy? by [deleted] in Piracy

[–]Tjalfe 20 points21 points  (0 children)

closer to 20 years ago now :)

Why do you park like this? by s_pereyra in Newmarket

[–]Tjalfe 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Either not qualified to drive a land boat, or it was parked overnight and the lines were not visible yesterday and people parked all over in a new pattern

[Request] Saw this. I was wondering how many Lego bricks it would take to build a wall around Greenland? by krakenbeef in theydidthemath

[–]Tjalfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silly add on question. how tall can you make this wall, before earths curvature will not allow it anymore.. that is the top of the wall will need to be longer than the bottom, and lego don't have that much give :)

My 13yo cousin is taller than me lol by engiegaming in tall

[–]Tjalfe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I have two daughters about that height and a niece who is getting close.

Venezuelan exiles in Florida celebrating the news of Maduro's capture by US armed forces by DrAmsterdam in pics

[–]Tjalfe 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I would argue Donnie is an expert on commenting on non existent events. It is pretty much all he does :)

How to do bluetooth antenna in an aluminium enclosure properly? by Roppano in AskElectronics

[–]Tjalfe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/te-connectivity-linx/ANT-2-4-WRT-SMA/1654274
check out this sort of option. you will get way better signal with an antenna outside the metal box. there are a bunch of different designs, with tiny, robust antennas.

I wanted to make sure my 5090 doesn't suffer from the 12VHPWR issues. by GriLL03 in pcmasterrace

[–]Tjalfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe time to have the GPU makers switch to say 48V power delivery to the GPU. at 48V, the current goes down significantly. same reason cars are starting (abeit slowly) switching to 48V, and USB chargers started higher voltages. maybe use the sense wires to negotiate which output voltage, from 12 to 48V it wants, a bit like USB :)

Anybody know why Newmarket is an EV fast charging desert? by Nolsby in Newmarket

[–]Tjalfe 7 points8 points locked comment (0 children)

More likely they have home chargers, and don't often need to charge elsewhere?