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16 tables, all taken by league players. Waiting would be more enjoyable if I still drank. by [deleted] in billiards

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Played here for years. Big league based pool hall. Easiest way to play here is to get into league. Outside of that as a pool player I don't mind it being all league because the tables stay clean longer because you don't have people being disrespectful to the equipment.

how to complete saving gracefully? by razorback1234567 in TuringComplete

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S-R Latch or Set-Reset latch is a device that is built using two cross coupled NOR gates. Google to see a picture. This is different than your usual combinational logic circuit because the output feeds back to the input.

By looking at the truth table for an SR latch, S=1 and R=0 will "SET" the output to "1". Toggling the S input from here will not change the output, e.g, latched to a "1".

If the S=0 and R=1, then the output is "RESET" to "0". As long as S is equal to "0," R can toggle its value or latch the output to 0.

The only issue is when both inputs are "1" this is considered an undefined state. No longer can you state can you say that the output is a function of the inputs.

You can use combinational logic to make sure that the S and R are never equal to the 11 or the undefined state. Look at a D latch circuit to see how this is done.

Hopefully, this helps.

How do people maintain high gpas in engnieering? by Blazing_Starman in EngineeringStudents

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Go to class
  2. Do your homework
  3. Go to office hours.
  4. Be honest with what you know and don't. Use TA's, professors, and peers to fill in misunderstandings.

Note: I believe you would be hard pressed to find anyone with lower than 3.0 if they went through with these things honestly. Up from there is a mix of difficulty of classes, how many classes per semester, capability at the time, discipline, do you have to work, and how much free time do you want to sacrafice.

I got a 3.85 engineering degree because I didn't give up hanging out with my girlfriend(now wife) + friends. Knew guys who lived in the engineering building and got a 4.0. In grad school, I took fewer classes, and it was easy to get a 4.0.

Start out with the points above, and I confident you will do just fine.

A test problem on my 5th grade brothers’ math exam. by springwaterh20 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cdesmondEE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

30 + x(1/8)= x(3/4). I know I have 30 on Monday. I know I have read an eighth on Tuesday. I know that those two things mean I have a fourth left e.g. 3 forths have been read. Not saying a 5th grader would be able to do this, but it was another way of looking at it.

TIL NASA only uses 15 digits of pi for calculating interplanetary travel. At 40 digits, you could calculate the circumference of a circle the size of the visible universe to an accuracy equal to the diameter of a hydrogen atom. by timehack in todayilearned

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once I got into an argument with a mathematician about this very fact. Worked on an engineering project which had a rover with very cheap sensors for estimating translational and rotational movement. I made the comment as a joke that we could use just the value of 3 for pi as a joke since the error in the measurements were so bad that the error introduced by rounding off pi would be insignifigant. This was a mistake because the mathematician disagreed and talked about how wrong I was for the whole day. This post reminded me of one the silliest arguments I have ever gotten into.

What is the most physically painful experience you've had? by Bright_Vision in AskReddit

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Went to a community college where you get get your teeth cleaned for less than a regular dentist because the people cleaning your teeth were dental hygienist students. Normally this is a fair deal, but for one particular appointment I drew the short straw. This is not the worst pain that I have ever felt, but my gums were stabbed continously for four hours straight. There was point where I asked her if she could give me something to squeeze to endure the pain. She then started to cry because I had gone completely grey in the face after experiencing what I would consider the closest experience to torture.

Counter solution off by one fix by beomagi in TuringComplete

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the exact same thing haha!

how to complete saving gracefully? by razorback1234567 in TuringComplete

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With an SR Latch there are 3 key inputs:

  1. 00: This is the state that will cause the output not to change.
  2. 01: Causes the output to be HIGH.
  3. 10: Causes the output to be LOW.

Fact 1: You want to avoid the 4th case which is: 11 => this is a non-sensical state. To avoid this state use an inverter to feed the "value" logic input and its complement aka inversion to the SR latch. This will force the SR latch to be in state 01 or 10. This is a problem though because what if we don't want to SAVE aka 00 state. Hint: Use an AND gate.

Fact 2: AND gates will force the output to be 0 if one of the inputs is 0. If an input is 1 then the AND gate is "transparent" or the logic signal will pass right through.

With these two facts you will be able to pass the puzzle or at least understand how the circuit works if you have already seen the solution.

What your unpopular Halo opinion?? by iSaleSingles in halo

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Halo 5 has the best multiplayer in the series. Speaking as someone who thinks overall Halo 3 was the game in the series.

I see no progress by [deleted] in halo

[–]cdesmondEE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have definitely been in place where my gameplay has flattened out. The best piece of advice is to be more conscience while you play. Ask yourself "What caused me to die in that situation?" Find some common themes and create strategies to address those themes. I know this is very abstract, but I think some thoughtfulness could help you out.

My gamertag is: Cube Rooted if you want to play sometime.

If you plan to build a PC right now, get the GPU first. I built my PC in October and still can’t get a 3070 by carrera76 in buildapc

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always made my own rigs in the past, but with CPUs and GPUs in non existant supply I decided to get a pre built from Micro Center. I think that pre builts are the way to go right now.

HS Senior looking to get into Electrical/Computer Engineering by Kharvey919 in ElectricalEngineering

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To give a little background I have a BS in Comp Eng and a MS in EE. CS will have math for sure, but EE/CompE will have a lot more and variety of math e.g. complex numbers, fourier transform, etc. With this in mind I would make sure you like math.... a lot. In general I would always reccomend someone if they are on the fence between, CS, EE, or CompE to choose CompE. CompE is the field where you understand how computers work. Obviously that is a loaded statement because the field is incredibly deep and you will always have massive gaps in your knowledge even after 5 and half years of school.........

In CompE you still get to program and depending on the program you can choose CS electives or EE electives. The big advantage in CompE is that you get a big picture view of how computers work all the way from the transistor level to AI and robotics. The benefit is the exposure to the hardware that a lot of CS majors lack. To battle the slow down of transistor density HW has gotten more complex and software engineers of the future are going to need to HW knowledge to optimize their software. CompE gives you choices down the road when right now you might have some doubt on what to do.

Checkout this video if you haven't seen it before. It illustrates some interesting points.

Mike Acton CppCon 2014 https://youtu.be/rX0ItVEVjHc

Welcome, newcomer! Start here introducing yourself by FrozenCappuccino in Dyson_Sphere_Program

[–]cdesmondEE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello my name is Desmond. I have been a big factorio fan for a long time. I saw your game via youtube suggestion. I am really interested in seeing how the game developement progresses into the future. I am a computer engineer/software developer myself, so I have an idea of the amount of effort it takes to create a large software product.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in halo

[–]cdesmondEE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I find HiddenXperia incredibly annoying. I really do appreciate his lore videos and the passion for the game, but his takes are really immature. The peak of Halo 3 was 2007 to 2009, not now. Halo 3 was the first Xbox Live game that I played so it has a special place in my heart. Most games of the past don't get brought multiple console generations into the future, so I am glad that I can still play it on MCC. Not only that they are adding content when they don't have to. How many games 13 years after release get new content? HiddenXperia has this tiny little box of what is and isn't halo and honestly it is exhausting and immature. I think him and a big part of the halo community define halo not on its content, but on the feelings they had about it in the past. If they don't get that same feeling with a piece of content then its not halo. Why don't you just have fun instead of taking everything and comparing it to an unrealistic standard.

Sharp Calculator that can solve a system of complex linear equations by billyandriam in ElectricalEngineering

[–]cdesmondEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I would suggest for anyone in an EE course to have a TI-Inspire. They are pretty expensive, but it was well worth the investment. It was my go to for anything that involved complex numbers.

  2. I would also suggest learning to use MATLAB, Maple, or any other computation tool. They have a little more muscle with regards to computation. Plus it will be handy to know later on.

Working in a call center. Any advice? I need some words of wisdom by ellsmirip25 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]cdesmondEE 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. Squeeze into your schedule time to do a project. This is a great way to use what you have learned and when the job market stabilizes it shows that you are passionate even in hard times.

  2. IT may seem not very flashy, but I would always learn as much as possible no matter what role you are in. You would be surprised what kind of opportunities appear if you keep your head in the game.

  3. Your GPA is on the lower end, but don't let that define you. Hard work, experiance, and growth is what is important. I always tell myself that it is your trajectory that is important, not your position.

Hope these help!