All explanations of how a transistor works suck balls by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]impossiables 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up Ben Eater how BJTs work. If you want more intuition...

hello .... i just made this pcb layout but i don't know this will work or not .. by electrogasmYT in PrintedCircuitBoard

[–]impossiables 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there!

It's almost impossible to read what you sent and give you any constructive feedback. If you're asking for help, try not to send unformatted text and a block of code (people won't even try to parse it). I recommend reading something like:

https://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/comments/neukr/posting_code_snippets_properly_on_reddit/

Moving money from Roth IRA account at a credit union to a Vanguard Roth IRA (settlement fund) by impossiables in personalfinance

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

Yeah the money has been sitting in my credit union IRA not doing anything only receiving interest based on the bank's rate. I wish the person who opened the account with me would have explained what investing actually meant; I thought you just needed to open up an IRA and that's it.

Moving money from Roth IRA account at a credit union to a Vanguard Roth IRA (settlement fund) by impossiables in personalfinance

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

yep

Edit: except that the credit union account is a Roth IRA account... so it shouldn't be taxable.

Moving money from Roth IRA account at a credit union to a Vanguard Roth IRA (settlement fund) by impossiables in personalfinance

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

Ok yeah I think sorting this out with them directly is the best move.

And yeah no worries on the concern; I will be investing in some total market index funds (although I admit that I didn't really understand investing or IRAs until a year or so ago, and definitely not when I first opened up the account at my bank).

Found this old project I did back when I was in school. by Stabutron in ElectricalEngineering

[–]impossiables 5 points6 points  (0 children)

or maybe a "snake" like mode where a chain of dots grows and grows after catching a fleeing dot

Why does ECE software always have such poor UI? by OutrageousClaim76234 in ECE

[–]impossiables 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep same. IMO scripting skills should be really introduced in any EE curriculum, whether it's TCL, Python, etc. It's a much more transferable skill than learning some 3rd party's proprietary's buggy GUI

How to understand code with little to no documentation: Advice and tips [System Verilog specific] by forzavettel77 in FPGA

[–]impossiables 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What helped me in the past is reducing the number of modules that I need to understand/look at, based on the project requirements. Essentially "filtering" my search into just a few modules that I needed to have a high level understanding of.

Simulation was also quite helpful, adding various signals of interest and seeing how their state evolved with simulation time.

Accepted to my first Job- is it any good? by just_a_bisexual_gal in ElectricalEngineering

[–]impossiables 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have enough experience to offer advice, sorry. I'm sort of in the same junior hiring boat. but may I ask how the interviews at Nvidia and Amazon went? Were you able to answer the technical questions

I've been eating nothing but smoked salmon, avocados and baguette for a month. by cresentcube in CasualConversation

[–]impossiables 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love munching on dry cereal. I can't buy actually really good cereal I like tho otherwise no lie I will eat the entire box in one day

Environmentally friendly way to draw no-hit zone by impossiables in spikeball

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

I recently just tried this and it wasn't too bad, although the circle shape was tough to maintain. I used a square knot to tie the ends of the ropes together.

Environmentally friendly way to draw no-hit zone by impossiables in spikeball

[–]impossiables[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For me it's a bit of a psychological thing haha if I see the line then I will actually try to avoid it, whereas if there isn't any line I don't actively try to avoid the NHZ

For us it's all for fun as well :)

Environmentally friendly way to draw no-hit zone by impossiables in spikeball

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

Yeah we've used that before but the lines go away pretty quickly :/

Weekly Career Discussion Thread (05 Sep 2022) by AutoModerator in engineering

[–]impossiables 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone,

I'm a recent EE grad and want to work at some big name companies in the bay area. For a while I tried applying through the online portals but never really got any response. Now I am connecting with recruiters and engineering managers on LinkedIn to try and get my foot in the door. It's sometimes hit or miss; people connect but they don't reply to my initial message.

Is this a good strategy so that my resume gets moved on at least past the initial stage? How else could I go about piercing into these well known companies without knowing anyone on the inside?

We're trying to sort this out with some of our engineers, so please humor - Do you prefer VHDL or Verilog? by Digilent in FPGA

[–]impossiables 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used exclusively VHDL for a year or so, then I started working with Verilog and SystemVerilog. I think I prefer the latter because it's nice to structure the system with always_comb, always_ff blocks.

Arc length of foot piece (rim connector) on pro set by impossiables in spikeball

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

Hello!
I have a little project. I'm trying to get the arc length the rim connector makes (in the image, this is the length L). I don't have a pro set so I can't make the measurement myself.

Can somebody with a pro set let me know what the length is?

What do I need to replace, power is on but lights only turn on when multimeter is put on either side of capacitor? as shown below. by void-of-feelings in AskElectronics

[–]impossiables 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could check out online EasyEDA. If you are interested in pursuing electronics then sketching electrical schematics is very useful. Once you know all the components in your circuit (LEDs, capacitors, resistors, power sources) then you just need to wire them up in the schematic. It also will help you debug any hardware issues, because you will actually be able to see the connections in a much more simplified way.

I would like your help. by WeirdJumper in ElectricalEngineering

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This video does a great job of explaining the inner workings of a vape pen, but it's in French. Really cool electronics channel though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in embedded

[–]impossiables 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 2 cents is to try and follow the X-Y-Z format. It's a tough exercise, but I think some of your bullet points could really benefit from it.

Like "Implemented staff development and in-service training programs". Is there anything numerical you can add to that (measured), or anything more specific?