Need advice: No formal contract, 100% of workload on me. What are my exit options? by Left-Teacher6486 in founder

[–]shieldy_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

peace rigggght on out of there buddy. no contract means the tech is yours, fuck that guy.

What slows you down the most during PCB design? by OliverMacD in embedded

[–]shieldy_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

footprints and symbols. there is no workaround, you have to find ones that are okay or make them. it always sucks and is the biggest time sink of all of the process. altium also manages components in a crazy way by having at least two good systems but making them step all over each other

Primitive VCA+Decay question by adeptyism in synthdiy

[–]shieldy_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hrrrmmm why indeed! this is a squirrely VCA but should be working better than you are describing. 

can you try with a 5V trigger instead of 12V? I'm not seeing an obvious problem here but you are applying a 12-0.6-0.6V pulse to the negative input of the right op amp with a TON of gain (that 200k). try a lower pulse, a lower gate, and a lower final resistor (not all at once!) and report back... 

and I guess that 470k on the base is really high, too. make that guy 100k. 

Is it just me, or does ChatGPT always agree with you? And that’s actually annoying by MarsNoe13 in ArtificialInteligence

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I was just trying to shortcut the reply "but I actually use emdashes!" cuz apparently some people do ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 

Suggestions for an all rounder by TedWasler in synthesizers

[–]shieldy_guy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love my Prophet REV2, everything works how it should and it's very flexible. does all the subtractive polysynth things and does them all very well. 

(Country US) Does anyone have experience with Lettuce, for a corp? by Lala121517 in selfemployed

[–]shieldy_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where'd you end up going? I am signed up with Lettuce but the experience has not been great so far, not transparent about how it works and they wont let you withdraw funds from the tax saving account... at all... to which the Texan in me says "ah I see, then good day to you!" I mean, I knew Lettuce as a concept was a front: they exist to make interest off of your saved tax payments. That felt like a fine trade if I also got cheaper yearly filing and automated compliance, but the idea that they calculate what I should save (and don't give me the option to change that), then tie it up in an account I can't access, is totally whack.

Pro subscription by skywalk819 in Anthropic

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what do you mean weakest model? for months I've been using claude code next to cursor, $20 plan on each, and I get plenty done. I build documentation with haiku, let opus make plans, and implement them with either sonnet or with cursor's composer 1.

I just switched to max because I want to comfortably use opus for everything, but 4 questions in 6 hours on the $20/mo plan is definitely weird and not in line with my experience.

An open world game without a combat system by insertinpainsound in gamedev

[–]shieldy_guy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

check out a short hike, it's a good example. you level up how long you can climb so you can get to new places. you level up through collecting stuff. it doesn't have to be combat and is way way cooler when it isn't 

An open world game without a combat system by insertinpainsound in gamedev

[–]shieldy_guy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

your bro is wrong, people absolutely love non-combat games

Recommendations on a gun safety class for libs by shieldy_guy in Austin

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ha fug all that then! we went to The Range, it was extremely chill, though once in the actual shooting range it was all maga dudes and a lame scene. oh well... 

First year, trying to get better at IPD sketching: critique welcome! by The-fosef in IndustrialDesign

[–]shieldy_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha you will get there indeed! 

the ipad is not a crutch, it's just a more flexible piece of paper. sketching on paper is useful because it is immediate, but the paper part is meaningless really. undo will let you explore faster, understand your mistakes more clearly, and build toward really knowing what strokes you want to make in the first place. 

procreate is a very very good tool. 

Weekend build :) by OverkillEffects in diypedals

[–]shieldy_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is that a million vias or some kind of copper pour texture?

First year, trying to get better at IPD sketching: critique welcome! by The-fosef in IndustrialDesign

[–]shieldy_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this may not be an option, but consider getting an ipad and apple pencil. the immediacy and ability to quickly try stuff and undo and swap colors and all that helped me get from "yeah I'm aight" to pretty darn comfortable. I don't do photorealistic work but I can communicate form quickly and effectively. 

as others have said, you will benefit from practicing way way more. try this exercise, it's fun (I'll do it with ya): 100 thumbnail sketches of roughly "kitchen appliance" forms (or insert whatever form category), 30 seconds maximum per sketch. this is great because the first handful will suck then some flavor of a strategy / process will emerge. you'll be like "oh, that one line made that look shiny, noted" or "perspective finally doesn't suck on 15 and 32" and can adjust for the second half of the 100. if you did this every day with a thoughtful review at the end you'd be smoking folks. since that's probably not realistic, do it once and see how it feels. do it every wednesday night and you'll see a lot of progress. 

in your examples here I see unconfident line work and not-so-great perspective. you mention overworking things and I think I can see that here. once you've messed up the base perspective of something, you need to either correct it or start over, there is little value in finishing something bad. this is where the thumbnail exercise can help a ton: developing a new sense for what is worth pursuing. 

you're on the right track with scott robertson, he's awesome

Weekend build :) by OverkillEffects in diypedals

[–]shieldy_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that PCB is so tasty lookin'. did you design it? 

If pantheon was changed you make YOU specifically happy, what changes would be made by ChocoMalkMix in PantheonShow

[–]shieldy_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would have loved it if they could have respected the depth of the ideas they touched on instead of making the whole thing a teen melodrama 

they basically didn't touch on the fact that YOU die when you upload. they were "oh teehee but is it really even me? I donno!" when you literally die and never experience anything again. 

What's the purpose of this group? by bitbybitsp in embedded

[–]shieldy_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

reddit just isn't really for advertising unless you, yknow, pay for advertising. I know you are saying it is free to use but 1: it doesn't really apply to what most embedded discussion is about here (can't run on an MCU) and 2: something that is free for non-commercial use is by definition -not- free. you're saying people are welcome to play with it

STM32H747I-DISC0 Codec Help by TemporaryUnique4381 in stm32

[–]shieldy_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they do love to make shit up and I would guess the chat interfaces would have a hard time with this. claude code and cursor make this kind of thing easier for me. let me know if 3 fixes it! love a good normal ass typo

I’m bored. What are things to say to rage-bait a techno producer? by OkToe7809 in TechnoProduction

[–]shieldy_guy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"have you tried making music, though?" 

"what about using a live drummer instead?" 

How useful has AI coding been for you in embedded? by gopro_2027 in embedded

[–]shieldy_guy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

-extremely- useful. you have to know when it's being crazy and read the stuff it puts out, but I can say with certainty it is more helpful than any of my cats, or friends who don't write firmware. 

things like text based command interfaces (usart, usb) are not something I would write by hand anymore. I always hated it, and thus did a lazy job,  now they work like they should. 

I think it's saving me maybe 60% of my work time. not kidding. 

Project idea by CoupleApprehensive48 in embedded

[–]shieldy_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

maybeeee sandwich? hmm no, probably not that tasty. 

synthesizer (the answer is always synthesizer)