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USB ports

On "business class" PC's, is it safe to assume the USB2 ports (front and back -- typically 4 or 5, total?) are handled...
8 comments posted 1mo
posted by blockedofcourse
8 comments posted 1mo posted by blockedofcourse

AC mains monitor

One of the UPSs was throwing caniptions, today -- constantly complaining about "distorted input" (though I've never see...
12 comments posted 1mo
posted by blockedofcourse
12 comments posted 1mo posted by blockedofcourse

Figures in LaTeX documents (what to use?)

I have to create some technical documents which will require lots of diagrams. I've always used LaTeX for this kind of...
54 comments posted 1mo
posted by sunaecoNoChoppedPork
54 comments posted 1mo posted by sunaecoNoChoppedPork

MIC920 input stage

Does anyone have any experience of the MIC920? I want to know if the input bias current flows in or out, IOW is the inpu...
4 comments posted 1mo
posted by erichpwagner
4 comments posted 1mo posted by erichpwagner

Please, wake me up...

I must be sleeping. First was this: https://spectrum.ieee.org/stellarator I thought it was just an accidental brainfart...
12 comments posted 1mo
posted by ksi
12 comments posted 1mo posted by ksi

Firmware update?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwl3n7ne7o
29 comments posted 1mo
posted by invalid
29 comments posted 1mo posted by invalid

reed relays

https://www.electronicdesign.com/sponsored/video/55394933/quickchat-why-reed-relays-still-matter-in-modern-electronic-d...
49 comments posted 1mo
posted by jl
49 comments posted 1mo posted by jl

Mobile 'phone sound quality

The sound quality on my mobile 'phone was so atrocious that it was impossible to hold a normal conversation. I was cont...
19 comments posted 1mo
posted by liz
19 comments posted 1mo posted by liz

Customer service

In their ongoing effort to improve their customer service, I see Costco now does not provide the "prescribing informati...
4 comments posted 1mo
posted by blockedofcourse
4 comments posted 1mo posted by blockedofcourse

terafab

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/spacexs-terafab-will-rely-on-natural-gas-power-plants-not-tesla-solar-panels/
18 comments posted 1mo
posted by jl
18 comments posted 1mo posted by jl

UPS downsizing

In a continuing push to shed kit, I'm now turning to my herd of UPSs -- effectively one per workstation/server (in addi...
4 comments posted 1mo
posted by blockedofcourse
4 comments posted 1mo posted by blockedofcourse

Stupid Designers

Stove isn't heating (well, not enough). Doesn't notice that the temperature isn't increasing after many minutes, despit...
81 comments posted 1mo
posted by blockedofcourse
81 comments posted 1mo posted by blockedofcourse