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Coding glut

NYT article "complaining" that AIs can create so much code in so little time that there is now a glut of code and a sho...
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posted by blockedofcourse
20 comments posted 5mos posted by blockedofcourse

more lunacy from the BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clye6j0g840o "This is the first time that digital cameras have been taken this far in...
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posted by jl
85 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

Good engineering

Well, maybe "thoughtful" (or considerate) would be a better word. Replaced a sink, last night. To secure the valve asse...
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posted by blockedofcourse
3 comments posted 5mos posted by blockedofcourse

Some things make you laugh

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260329222938.htmScientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewin...
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posted by alien
19 comments posted 5mos posted by alien

recursion

I asked Google AI "how many joules does a google AI query use" and it says the mean is 864. That's not worth a lot. John...
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posted by jl
6 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

silly circuit

https://www.edn.com/a-fully-floating-bjt-based-led-current-driver/ Why does it even start? Why not use a cc diode or a...
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posted by jl
62 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

OT: Artemis II network TV coverage

Just the worst camerawork/editing I think I've ever seen on a space launch! Total amateur hour. Booster cam glitches ou...
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posted by user
20 comments posted 5mos posted by user

pcb layout

I've seen a bunch of ads lately for PCB layout people. Salary ranges are impressive, up to $170K. Are you seeing a shor...
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posted by jl
40 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

Hickey experiences with 1" IMC

Is this going to be an exercise in futility? Or, just one of careful practice? (Ideally, something like a 4" radius)
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posted by blockedofcourse
15 comments posted 5mos posted by blockedofcourse

another good book

Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 Really good reading. It has molasses, alcohol, fermentation, WW1, an...
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posted by jl
38 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

Watch antenna

I have been wondering about what is used as an antenna in a radio-controlled watch. These receive coded signals from VL...
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posted by Jeff
37 comments posted 5mos posted by Jeff

highly stable AC->DC power supplies

One of the old simulator systems I maintain is a non-qualified sim that we got out of a junkyard and we put back togeth...
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posted by christopher
5 comments posted 5mos posted by christopher