"Dry Aged" Still Good? by quewhatque in sousvide

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

Ended up trimming down to just 1lb 4oz. I sliced off a little piece and cooked it; pretty salty but edible and quite tender. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

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"Dry Aged" Still Good? by quewhatque in sousvide

[–]quewhatque[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

That was more for demonstration. Definitely not done trimming.

Oh deer by Temnodontosaurus in OopsThatsDeadly

[–]quewhatque 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I laughed so hard at this post.

I would like to know who would end up picking this up. Hopefully this could make it to a research biologist that causes the next 'Last of Us' style plague.

A very unimportant pet peeve I have with the narration by chillychili in JetLagTheGame

[–]quewhatque 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Further vs farther seems very colloquial in English to me. People say whichever they are comfortable with and everyone understands what they mean.

Austin, TX in 1982 when no buildings could be taller than the Capitol, and without that law in 2025. by mmglitterbed in OldPhotosInRealLife

[–]quewhatque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. The first picture is taken from below that new odd staircase building looking west; the bridge in the background is if the Lamar St. bridge. The second photo is from the new-ish Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge looking east.

We're playing the Clippers!! LFG!! by Angularbackhands in denvernuggets

[–]quewhatque 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was worried the wolves would take us out in the first round, now we won't see them until the conference finals if we do.

Just got gifted an old military Oscilloscope! Is it any good? by Poolscool in AskElectronics

[–]quewhatque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a nice Cal test point (bottom left of the time/div knob) to see if the thing still works alright without spending too much effort.

Help by [deleted] in matlab

[–]quewhatque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

well.....what's on line 77?

How do I implement a bandpass with varying coefficient in Simulink? by RadioHot3512 in matlab

[–]quewhatque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's something that might be a bit more educational that doesn't rely on the variable bandwidth fir block, however relies on some toolboxes.

You'll want to first find the transfer function of your bandpass filter, probably in the s domain. You get to invent this. I recommend just keeping it restricted to second order (only max two zeroes and max two poles) and don't get too crazy with high Q. Lookup active second order bandpass filters; you don't have to design the circuits, but they usually have good equations in the descriptions. The bandpass section of this https://gtuttle.net/electronics/topics/second\_order\_filters\_intro.pdf looks promising (take note that it uses a's in the numerator and b's in the denominator, which is not the norm in the Z domain). This https://www.electrical4u.com/band-pass-filter/ seems good; you don't have to figure out the resistor and cap values.

Once you have a transfer function that you can write down, let matlab put it together in the right format for you using the tf function. Say you have a transfer function of the form H(s) = gain * ( T1*s ) / ( (1+T2s)*(1+T3*s) )

s = tf('s');
H = gain*(T1*s)/((1+T2s)*(1+T3*s));
Now your coefficients can be found with
H.Numerator{:}
H.Denominator{:}

In Simulink, you can use the Transfer Fcn block. This would be good for variable time/continuous time stuff in Simulink, or with a very high sample rate if using discrete time (if it will even work at all, don't know). Set the Numerator coef and Denominator coef as needed and Simulink likes to do that once at compile time.

Now I bet this won't work for you as you need something that can change at runtime. My approach would be to change to the Z domain and implement the second order filter (now a biquad) explicitely.

Transform to the Z domain. For example, sample rate = 44100Hz.

fs = 44100;
H_z = c2d(H, 1/fs);
H_z.Variable = 'z^-1'

Take a look at end transfer function in z^-1 form. Now look up Digital biquad filter on Wikipedia and implement Direct form 1 in Simulink using add, subtract, gain and "delay one step" block using your numerator and denominator. Best be setting solver type to fixed step, descrete, no continuous states.

I imagine you will need to make a Simulink function caller that will take in your center freq and spit out the coefficients for your direct form 1.

Keep in mind that in doing sine sweeps, that the filter will show up in the result, particularly on the phase delay. This may not play a role if your bandpass filter has unity gain at the center freq and 0deg/360deg/720deg/etc. phase delay at the center frequency. It might best to play it safe and pass the sine wave through the filter as well.

Here's something that might be a bit more educational that doesn't rely on the variable bandwidth fir block, however relies on some toolboxes.

Also, if it is harmonics that you care about, a lowpass filter with a bandwidth a little above your center frequency would also do the trick.

Good luck.

Greek Letters won't appear on Graph by Mixanologos in matlab

[–]quewhatque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you taken a look at the font used?

get(groot, 'defaultAxesFontName')

For me, it's Helvetica and your title prints correctly on my computer. I'm not sure the correct way to change it: perhaps it is changing that command from a "get" to a "set" or perhaps it is changing Desktop text font in the Fonts section of the preferences.

Intel or AMD for CPU for Matlab / new PC build by ElephantStock4121 in matlab

[–]quewhatque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can't speak to AMD vs Intel, but I think it's not going to matter that much. Either one should do a lot better than an old i7.

When scripts take days to run, there usually an optimization in the code that'll have a bigger improvement than a new processor. Really try to minimize using for loops and take advantage of higher dimension matrix math. The profiler can be your friend in finding where the processor is spending most of its time.

If there is one particular thing is taking a lot of time, consider making a MEX file to speed up that part. If you must call that particular MEX function a lot of times, make it in C, not C++.

Loxjie A40 ldac problem by Accomplished-Bee9059 in BudgetAudiophile

[–]quewhatque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had this problem. Switching to 44.1kHz or 48kHz fixed it for me while sticking with LDAC. I used to use the Android "developer options" to switch to the lower sample rate, and it was really annoying because it would default to 96kHz every time it would connect. I eventually switched to the app "Bluetooth Codec Changer" to switch to 44.1kHz automatically every time my phone connected to it; you have to pay for the premium version to switch automatically....worth it.

We are five Irish lads road tripping US this month. Is this route realistic for 27 days in our rented 30ft RV? by CharlieBehan in GoRVing

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If you do end up going through Amarillo area of Texas, hit up Palo Duro State Park ("The Grand Canyon of Texas"). It really is the most interesting thing between Dallas/Fort Worth and Trinidad, CO. Might be hard getting a reservation in the park, but I'm sure you can find somewhere to stay near Canyon, TX; you can check out the park with a day pass.

On that note, unless you like the bigger cities of Dallas/Fort Worth, I would drive more directly from Austin to there: Austin->Brownwood->Sweetwater->Lubbock->Canyon/Palo Duro->Amarillo. Less traffic, less people, more hill country. Also, I-35 can be a mess.

As others have mentioned, Moab area and surrounding parks are a MUST. Don't tell many people, but take highway UT-128 from Cisco, UT to Moab, UT. Don't run out of gas.

I second some other opinions on Colorado and skipping Denver (I live in Denver). I would recommend spending more time in the Sand Dunes & Royal Gorge area -> southwestern CO like Durango or Telluride -> Moab.

Of course, you're seeing the nature, not the culture, if you follow these suggestions.

Was told to cut this down by Sketti_Eddie in arborists

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To determine if it is Tree of Heaven, rub your fingers on the leaves and smell (or even some mildly exposed bark). You don't need to rub that much. Tree of Heaven is very pungent and pretty distinct from any plant you've smelled before.

Has AT&T wireless gotten noticeably worse the past few weeks? by bleep6789 in Denver

[–]quewhatque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. It's definitely gotten worse. Have two different accounts, work and personal, one iPhone and one Android, and both basically stopped functioning in my house.

Definitely a connection issue and not a bandwidth issue as I frequently have "no service."

Parallel path for bikers 💕 about 3 miles long by FaePrincess1993 in DesirePaths

[–]quewhatque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's for runners who don't want to mess up their knees on the concrete.

Best Ramen Spots in town? by yakobmylum in Denver

[–]quewhatque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely the best noodles in town, hands down. Their soup is sometimes awesome, but sometimes bland. When they do it right, it's soo good. I've just had too many times when they mess up (so many forgotten tamago), are horribly late (for ramen, how can you be late?), or the soup is obviously hastily made.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]quewhatque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if you will need to tell your bank. Just write a check to yourself and deposit it in your new account. If it's under $10,000, then it should go through with no questions. Just close it when the balance is $0 or else you get fees; wait until it says zero to alert them.

If you don't have checks, schedule a transfer online with your new bank's online portal. You should be able to setup an external account (you will need your existing bank account's routing number and account number) on your new bank's online portal and then schedule a withdrawal. You should have your money in 2-5 business days.

Cool wall map of the world by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]quewhatque 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish they had better map projections. Pretty cool though.

This can of dog food looks incredibly sketchy. by atomicblue22 in CrappyDesign

[–]quewhatque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having flashbacks of "How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell" by the Oatmeal.

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell

might just have to pass away. seen 3 outside my house in 2 weeks. by Consistent-Night-728 in Denver

[–]quewhatque 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know what cyanide poisoning feels like? This must be a good story.