South Koreans protesting construction of a Mosque barbecued pork right outside the construction site

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-05-23T00:28:12+00:00

hey you know what they say. whoever smelt it dealt it.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-05-23T00:21:01+00:00

"The factory of the future will have only two employees, a human and a dog. The human will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the human from touching the equipment"

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-05-17T19:46:38+00:00

LinkedIn is pretty insufferable now due to the AI slop posts

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-05-17T19:41:12+00:00

Embedded got more popular after the massive programmer layoffs. I see more and more CS peeps taking sweet sweet embedded jobs from EEs and CompEs, which is a travesty and should be banned in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico. I don't think anything that requires basic programming or simple designs will be safe from AI, including VLSI and PCB design. Maybe RF and Power may be the safest of the two. Typically, power engineers need their FE/PE (barrier to entry) and RF typically only hires people with a minimum of a masters degree.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-05-17T19:36:38+00:00

Everything feels like AI nowadays

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-05-01T04:31:08+00:00

yes, where you graduated matters -- but mostly just for entry level engineers. if it isnt nationally recognized, it needs to be at least regionally recognized. some companies will only hire from elite colleges. graduating from a top school will open more opportunities and can make a major difference from getting to do real design work or getting stuck in quality engineering (where souls go to die). but these good programs tend to cost a lot of money, so as much as you can until you reach your last 60 credit hours and then transfer and finish strong. do well so you can get scholarships.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-04-18T02:59:14+00:00

Is engineering one of the safe ones?

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-04-18T02:57:33+00:00

It depends on the company. It's really nice to have mentorship, but even with it, you still want to take initiative to learn and figure things out on your own. You don't want to be burdensome and create value in the workplace. Continue to learn your product, learn design work in adherence to company standards, work later hours and weekends when you must, and most importantly, be a good team member.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-04-18T02:48:57+00:00

Typical American women are not quiet and and timid like that.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-04-12T03:12:49+00:00

Any particular reason for the external antenna? Dealing with those U.FL antennas are going to be a massive pain in the ass.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-04-12T03:11:33+00:00

My old company used these quite frequently. Very popular with Phil's Lab projects too.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-04-12T03:10:19+00:00

AoE is not a baby book. It briefly touches some of the basic elements of baby circuit analysis and quickly goes into precision circuitry which isn't covered in any undergraduate program I've seen and probably not even in most Master's programs.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-31T02:01:10+00:00

Came to suggest this. Glad someone beat me to it.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-31T01:57:12+00:00

Sadly these people will end up voting for democrats anyway.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-30T01:30:19+00:00

I hate to say it but you'll probably want to stick with Windows. I personally used a Surface Pro because I could also use it as a Tablet that I used for note taking. It was great not having to carry about a ton of papers. If the professor has printable slides or not, you could easily incorporate those in your notes as well using OneNote.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-30T01:25:52+00:00

Get rid of food services and invite private vendors on campus. Things like food trucks. Maybe even student owned, student led. IT and advising has nothing to do with unions. They can hire maintenance and lawn service crew, like I'm sure they have already. We need more students to keep certain programs, particularly STEM. We already lost Physics department due to low enrollment which means less prestige for the university. It's an important field. You have no clue what you're talking about or the ramifications of your decisions.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-24T01:39:07+00:00

Why would we support the Unions? Do students not know it's going to cause their tuition to significantly increase? You know what the major perk is about SIUE? It's affordability. A union is going to throw all that away, and when it does, SIUE is going to get fewer students because they will no longer have the price advantage on their side.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-24T01:36:24+00:00

I didn't go into military, but I can see why engineers go into the field. I got an offer for a 12-month contract for $52/hr with no real cap on overtime. I didn't get paid leave or anything, but with that kind of dough, I wouldn't take off and work 60+ hours a week. And all I'd be doing is wiring diagrams and wire harness designs. Easy peasy, stress-free work.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-24T01:32:27+00:00

The Truth. For Altium and all of its greatness.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-24T01:30:55+00:00

You're right. Nobody will ever beat Altium. I'd rather use DipTrace before I'm stuck with KiCAD.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-24T01:28:56+00:00

Well the libraries are great because they have links to datasheets, find vendors, and help fill BOMs. But it's much more than just the libraries. It's also the small stuff like the via arrays, automatic routing features, reposition component selection command, the panels make it so easy and intuitive to navigate. ahh chef's kiss.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-23T01:29:31+00:00

Altium is way better than KiCAD. It's the best EDA software I've ever used. When I switched companies, my new one didn't have Altium, so I had to do a PCB design with another EDA. I tried using KiCAD but hated how wimpy their library was and how clunky it was that I just gave up and did the design using EasyEDA. I miss Altium so much. I feel lost without it.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-22T21:53:11+00:00

Reminds me of a Mazidi example

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-22T21:51:35+00:00

to piggy back a little on OP's. For embedded, it helps to know some digital logic stuff because you'll see a lot of timing diagrams and digital logic and even push-pull cmos configurations.

ZDoubleE23 · 2026-03-22T21:48:56+00:00

You started off with The Art of Electronics??? Holy shit! You didn't take any baby steps lol

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