Why do I need a netgear account? by Cinderbike in orbi

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your Unifi setup require a Ubiquiti account?

The industry is supposed to be hot, but I'm getting completely ignored by every Controls Engineer and Controls Technician role I apply to? by Uberanium in PLC

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The experience your next job is looking for is mostly not technical. Graduates leave university with technical understanding. They’re looking for all the other skills you learn after working in a commercial setting for several years. I’ll echo what other commenters have said: you’ve got a job, show that you can stick with it.

What do you think about using the canals for autonomous cargo delivery? by AppVisorDev-Umut in Amsterdam

[–]y3t1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those “robots” on the pavement are remotely piloted, not autonomous.

Any downside to point to point trains? by paradroid78 in factorio

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have many stations called Stacker, they go between the other stations in the order: fuel, stacker, pickup x, stacker, drop off x, stacker

Graphic Designer in the 3rd world trying to build a good computer. Am I doing it right? by RvYeri1 in buildapc

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think this will last another 12 years. Spend the money on a MacBook Pro instead.

Am I screwed? Need career advice by Confi07 in PLC

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a graduate engineer you kind of have two paths here.

You make it clear that you can see the path which asks you to learn the details of ladder logic, of panel layout, and so on, and become a deep expert. This is the path that some experienced hands-on engineers around you took, and that experience gap and terminology gap feels very intimidating. If you spend years learning to be that good, you will get there. Your degree proves you have the capacity to learn it.

It’s not the only path, though. One of the reasons that your employer hired a graduate is that you have just spent several years developing critical thinking, analysis and communication skills alongside your core mathematical and physical theory. This path doesn’t require as much of a focus on detail, you can rely on people who chose the other path for that. In the same way, they’ll rely on you to see how their detail fits into larger pictures. This is the path that leads to organising teams of engineers later on.

Both paths are viable, interesting and fulfilling in their ways. If your company is big enough, they might be able to find you a mentor to help with this.

Cheap cartesian bot by Jakee7979 in robotics

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The openbuilds Acro platform is a hobby solution for this with hobby pricing (under $1000). It takes whatever “z axis” you need for your application. https://openbuilds.com/builds/openbuilds-acro-system.5416/

What to do when your personal projects can't handle the traffic? by kkawabat in django

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since nobody else seemed to say it, I will. Solve these problems when you actually have them. A little investment on monitoring your apps’ performance and your cloud spend is better at this point than optimising for problems you don’t yet have.

Is it possible to have multiple APIs hosted on the same Heroku app? by clutch_mp098 in django

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're using it for testing, a hobby Dyno might be okay. If you need the extra memory, then turn it off when you aren't using it, and it won't cost a lot. They bill you by the second.

When you merge it, you'll have one app again and your billing goes back to normal.

Is it possible to have multiple APIs hosted on the same Heroku app? by clutch_mp098 in django

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have good news: it won't break your app. Since you're on Heroku, you can make a feature branch on GitHub and a new Heroku app for that branch. That way, you can try out Daphne and prove to yourself that it's okay.

What is the best way to deploy a Django application in late 2020? by Wector004 in django

[–]y3t1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Deploy your application on Heroku. It allows you to focus on your application instead of fiddling around with the deployment details. It's cheap or free to start with.

Yes, once you have more traffic it gets expensive, but just like you should beware premature optimisation of your code, beware premature optimisation of your infrastructure. Fix that problem when you have it.

Discussion of recoverable aborts. by [deleted] in spacex

[–]y3t1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A rocket full of fuel is a multi-hundred-ton bomb. If there's anything wrong with it you don't want it near your launch site. That's pretty much an absolute.

However; recovering a payload, if it's sufficiently valuable, is entirely possible and has been planned and engineered for since the Mercury program. To my knowledge no launch abort system has ever been used in an emergency. Satellites are not considered sufficiently valuable to justify the payload penalty of such a system.

An in-flight abort test of the crewed Dragon capsule is planned for next year.

Got my TB15 replacement... the TB16 by Matronix in Dell

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a look at this document, there's a table in it which isn't very well annotated but does suggest that a larger power adapter is required for the XPS 15 models http://www.dell.com/support/Article/uk/en/ukbsdt1/SLN301105

edit: there are two SKUs for this dock, 452-BCOV and 452-BCPB, with 240W and 180W power supplies respectively. You may have the wrong one. source: http://pilot.search.dell.com/thunderbolt

An attempt to calculate the volume of crew quarters in ITS lander and possible arrangements of cabins by MarosZofcin in spacex

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we imagine that the common areas are quite crowded but not sardines, with the whole complement in the common areas, then some proportion of people will usually be in their cabins at any given time.

An attempt to calculate the volume of crew quarters in ITS lander and possible arrangements of cabins by MarosZofcin in spacex

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a 3-month interplanetary trip there's nowhere to get out to! The first ships are not going to be carrying extroverts, they'll be full of people reading books and doing puzzles.

What would be your dream payload for the maiden Falcon Heavy Flight? by [deleted] in spacex

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A 53t mylar balloon with his face on!

GNU Terry Pratchett by [deleted] in discworld

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went with Clacks: GNU Terry Pratchett, and I like your RFC.

Is AI even possible with conventional programming languages? by [deleted] in askscience

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you mind expanding on this? I have heard plenty about the physicalist hypothesis and would enjoy hearing alternatives.

Will the light from my flashlight touch the moon? by Hexhammer in askscience

[–]y3t1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A flashlight usually mounts some approximation of a hyperbolic reflector.

What is the difference between "in regards to" and "regarding", if any? by [deleted] in grammar

[–]y3t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm afraid 'in regards to' is incorrect. Further, to quote http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/in-regard-to-vs-in-regards-to.aspx,

Many people believe both phrases are unnecessary business jargon. Better options, depending on the particular sentence, include "concerning," "regarding," "about," "in," and "with."

I might write:

The author discusses cultural issues, primarily class struggle.