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  1. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    Digital does throw away information — but it replaces fragile, continuous information with robust, recoverable, controllable information. That’s the entire magic. 1. Analog carries more information… but most of it is useless or harmful An analog signal contains: The desired audio/video/data...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    Digital has always seemed like magic to me. Analog intuitively seems like it would be better because you get the full signal. In converting it to Digital it seems like you’re losing information because you’re sampling the Analog signal, which means you’re only getting pieces of the full...
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    Life After Layoff

    I really enjoyed Scott Adam’s Dilbert comic strip. I wish they would bring it back. I could use all the humor I can get in my present condition:
  4. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    Here is a schematic of a simple AM (Amplitude Modulation) modulator/mixer circuit that uses a FET (Field Effect Transistor) as a variable resistor and an operational amplifier for gain and carrier mixing. This circuit modulates an RF carrier (a sine wave oscillator) with a low-frequency...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    My high school electronics instructor had us breadboard and build an AM radio from a kit. He said it would teach us most of electronics, which was mostly analog at the time. An AM radio works by receiving electromagnetic radio waves that carry sound information through Amplitude Modulation...
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    Life After Layoff

    I’ve never had any friendships that lasted. I’ve always been alone. Maybe if I had developed more of a human connection with those I worked with, I might have lasted a little longer. I did not fit in. I did not interact with others. I wonder if I would have been more likable and gregarious...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    I agree. Thomas Edison’s inventions shaped the modern world. He invented the phonograph, the first device to record and play back sound, which revolutionized the music industry and entertainment. His work also contributed to the development of early motion pictures. Thomas Edison and his...
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    Artificial Intelligence---What is the Hardware Behind it?

    According to neuroscience, the human brain is the most complex device in the known universe. We may already have the biological hardware for artificial intelligence to upgrade us, especially those of us with low IQ’s. I’d like to sign up for this:
  9. Omega Supreme

    Star Trek

    The Original Series Communicator was my favorite piece of Star Trek electronics: It was definitely the prototype for the flip phone, and ultimately the smartphone.
  10. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    They were magicians in the sense that they used the same magic as the “Wizard of Oz”: “The Man Behind the Curtain” The supposed powerful leader turns out to be ordinary, human, or a fraud. The Wizard is just a man with machines and smoke. In a metaphorical sense, the Wizard is a magician...
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    Life After Layoff

    I hope to come back stronger: I need the right team around me: Together we can do it!
  12. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    I’ve never encountered Arduino outside the Maker community, occasionally among Hams, Electronics Hobbyists. It seems like it’s exclusively for personal use. Which is why I’ve never been motivated to look into it, because I’ve never seen it utilized in academia or out in industry. I’ve seen...
  13. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    I’m interested in monetizing the magic of electronics like Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs. Thomas Edison was a great inventor in his own right, no question about it. Yet he was able to profit off of Tesla’s superior knowledge of AC as being the most efficient way to deliver power...
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    Life After Layoff

    I heard somewhere that asking yourself the question “What did you want to be when you were growing up?” could provide a clue to your destiny. The problem is how do I translate this into a viable career. I was also inspired by: I used to run around with a towel as my cape pretending like I...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    The Smith Chart is a magical tool in designing RF and Microwave circuits. It seems like designing circuits is simply a matter of determining the necessary resistances, inductances, and capacitances. I hope I’m not oversimplifying.
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    Life After Layoff

    Are there any good jobs where you work that might be a good fit for someone like me, entering their golden years? Part-time maybe? Not too stressful. With lots of benefits and time-off? An active retirement job? I know that at my company most of the hiring was done from within. People...
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    Life After Layoff

    I never got married or had children. I was married to my job. I wonder whether having the responsibility of taking care of a family would have prevented me from getting laid off. I would not have taken risks like I did, being so bold, standing up to my boss, standing up for myself and what I...
  18. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    Military Sci-Fi: I thought it was going to be as cool as what I saw on TV like Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, Voltron, G.I. Joe, the Terminator movies, Robotech, etc.
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    No, because I expected military electronics would be far more technologically advanced than consumer electronics.
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    Artificial Intelligence---What is the Hardware Behind it?

    I really like the aesthetics of this AI: It’s both beautiful and cool. I know not having flying cars by this time is a letdown, but maybe Elon Musk can get working on something like this:
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