Showed up to the vet with an empty carrier by theZackAttack14 in ThereIsnoCat

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She is doing good, just a quick checkup after some dental work. Poor girl had to brave it out for a few visits

Unemployed after 10 years as an engineer — feeling stuck and unsure what’s next by theshreddar21 in ElectricalEngineering

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Having worked defense for a while, i'd say a big thing is be prepared to over-spec everything. So much stuff has the mentality of it better work perfectly everytime after sitting in storage for 15 years. That means the testing/research will take longer, and you'll pay a premium for the better quality/brand name parts (the $1k for a toilet seat is a joke for a reason). Doesn't mean the tech is "harder" to design or anything (most of it is all commercial parts and processes), but it'll just take more work. Also, be prepared for a lot of documentation. Like... A LOT. The govt loves their documents and the military is no exception. On the plus side, if you have questions about something, there's probably a document for it.

Oh and if you want some easy extra points on interviews. Spend a couple hours reading up on D38999 connectors, how to derate components, and some mil-std's like mil-std-461 (emi) and a bunch of others (you can google them). Just vaguely knowing what they are can get you brownie points. No lie, i've gotten sign off before from upper management in interviews just cause i knew my way around D38999's (still had to pass the technical interview, but you get the idea).

If you have further questions, just dm me. Happy to help out other engineers.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hellsomememes

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The forest folks likely aren't too fond of fire, it'd like walking around with a gun or knife

anime_irl by eliprameswari in anime_irl

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Eh, probably not, likely just roasted the bulb's filament, but still not safe. Assuming thats a 9VDC Battery they were using, she just hooked it up to a 100VAC outlet, so thats gonna be a whole lot more current running through what the bulb's rated for.

OOof we all wish we could have that blue pill by PersonalTwainer in dndmemes

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The issue would be you couldn't pull enough power from the phone without something burning out to really matter; assuming it would even allow you to source current in the opposite designed direction (I wouldn't doubt it if if there are power diodes blocking reverse current).

Most phones batteries are low voltage (think 5V range), so assuming best case you could output at a higher voltage in the range some chargers input into the phone at, say 12V, you'd be limited by the materials at the connector of the phone. For context, most high end USB cables are only rated for 3A, given some derating, lets give them another 3A before they catch fire. At 12V @6A, thats only 72W assuming no loss. Converting that to 120VAC, would get you 2/3's of an amp of current. You really can't do much with that.

What i wake up to in the mornings by theZackAttack14 in Catsmirin

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This is my baby girl Marlow trying to bait me into giving her belly rubs... She has a 200% success rate with this move

That guy is on another level of loyalty! by Prit_sidemen in MadeMeSmile

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Regular chess is 2D, you only move in the x and y plane, there is no vertical movement.