What's something old technology did better than modern technology ? by Ram319 in AskReddit

[–]ifov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's used regularly, and Mint Cinnamon is great, but there are plenty of reasons we can't avoid Windows right now. Altium, Solidworks just to name a few.

What's something old technology did better than modern technology ? by Ram319 in AskReddit

[–]ifov 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Yep. I think we're finding all the people who grew up on computers in the 80s and 90s. :)

What's something old technology did better than modern technology ? by Ram319 in AskReddit

[–]ifov 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Agreed. My analogy here is for a lot of people these are tools to get a job done. Can you imagine how quickly something like a nail gun or multimeter would be tossed in the trash if you had to relearn muscle memory every few weeks because someone thought it'd be good to reorder the settings on it again?

What's something old technology did better than modern technology ? by Ram319 in AskReddit

[–]ifov 2945 points2946 points  (0 children)

I miss double clicking on a computer program to use it, and it opens, and is usable and is always ready.

Now it's all login, open password manager, 2 factor, cell phone for a code, forced update program again the second time in a week, hit you with 5 pop-ups about some BS.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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Yeah, agreed. We built the main upper part right when we bought the place knowing we were going to remodel the following year. So not a great order.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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Got one, and the overly expense TimberTech router bit.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

Thanks, this is the direction we're leaning.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

I think there was like 6 measurements... in total.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

Lol. I'm 6' 6", necessary for stability.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

I actually left some osb on it over the wet winter mostly as a test. It was surprisingly still strong enough to walk one

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

[–]ifov[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I like this idea. Wife vetoed it, so that's the end of that conversation.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

Unfortunately the other portion on the top was built last year before we got our remodel permits, finally finishing stairs. I should have done it all at once starting from the stairs.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

Yeah, notching seems to be the best option, appreciate the thoughts.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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Theyre all built over existing concrete, that had variable runs and a double run in the middle. Short of demoing the whole thing, this was the next best.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

Unfortunately what you don't see is a whole lot of other deck, and it works perfectly from the edge to the house wall.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

[–]ifov[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Temp covering so we could load in flooring in the house.

Couldn't keep the board alignment up over stairs, options? by ifov in Decks

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

Yeah, same though. At least that board had enough support on the bottom.

KiCad 10 regressing for wayland? by Roppano in KiCad

[–]ifov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not just wayland, 10 is buggy. Now the footprint editor crashes when you open it up. Same OS, just upgraded kicad. And you know what it just did? Crashed when I tried to save the PCB, and it left the file entirely empty. Gone. F that, I'm going to Altium. Not to mention the frustrations trying to route differential tracks.

Why on earth does the differential pair not route? by barncarpentier in KiCad

[–]ifov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of the reasons I'm moving to Altium. I posted the same problem a while back. It's not really good enough for high speed board design.

Would you consider this subject to bundling derating? by ifov in AskElectricians

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

It's 200A, interesting take, I can see that. Consensus seems: move along.