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  1. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    I was disappointed to find out that military electronics were twenty years behind. They are big and analog and seem like a blast from the past. There are reasons for this. Military systems must: Survive heat, cold, shock, radiation, moisture, vibration, and EMP. Work flawlessly after years...
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    Life After Layoff

    “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
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    Star Trek

    I thought Picard was wrong in this Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Silicon Avatar”: This Crystalline Entity had already killed thousands of people, including this woman’s son. Yet they made her the villain—-crazy, unhinged, and unlikable—-in this episode. The Crystaline Entity...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    That’s a great idea for permanent antennas like those used for ham radio or TV antennas mounted on top of the roof. I was mainly referring to antennas on cheap, disposable electronics (eg. AM radios) or TV antennas (eg. rabbit-ears). I was just surprised at how useless and ineffective a...
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    Life After Layoff

    “To be, or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1). “To be, or not to be: that is the question:” Should I exist, or not exist — should I live, or die? That’s what I’m wondering. “Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,” Is it more...
  6. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    Classic Antenna Physics in Action The change in reception when you move or sit near your antenna happens because your body interacts with radio waves. Here’s why it happens: 1. Your body affects radio waves The human body is mostly water, and water absorbs and reflects electromagnetic...
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    Life After Layoff

    I’ve had to look back at my childhood for inspiration and I remember finding this transformation really empowering: It felt like getting a daily booster shot of dopamine, an injection of joy.
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    Wozniak was a magician. I don’t think anyone today could have done what he did as a lone engineer. He developed the Apple I into the computer that launched Apple. Wozniak designed it from scratch using a whole bunch of chips that were manufactured at the time, and soldered it together in his...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    The operational amplifier (op amp) is often described as "magical" and "mysterious" primarily because of its seemingly ideal behavior and incredible versatility in practical analog circuit design. This perception stems from several key characteristics and uses: Versatility Through External...
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    Artificial Intelligence---What is the Hardware Behind it?

    Here’s how it ties together: 1. AI needs massive computation Training and running AI models — especially deep learning networks — require: Billions to trillions of calculations per second Large amounts of data to process Fast memory and storage access Without fast computers, these models...
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    Life After Layoff

    Sometimes you think that there’s no end in sight, no light at the end of the tunnel, that all seems lost, and help is not coming. I felt that way during bootcamp and they played us this song to help us to get through it: I think it’s just as applicable to those who have been laid off and...
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    Star Trek

    I love James Doohan’s portrayal of the eccentric lone engineer who still makes use of Morse code: I tried teaching myself Morse code using one of those apps and I gave up. It was extremely difficult and it just became not worth it. I think it’s obselete now. No one really uses it anymore...
  13. Omega Supreme

    Electronics seems like magic!

    I do recall the name Heaviside being mentioned by one professor in one class who said about him, “Yes we all know Einstein is the best but the Atomic Bomb does not really effect and improve our everyday lives in a practical, direct way like what Heaviside did. “ He spoke of Heaviside as a...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    You use a torch to solder when you need high heat for large or thick metal pieces, such as joining copper pipes in plumbing, or when a soldering iron lacks sufficient heat. Common torch soldering applications include plumbing, metalwork, and repairs that require the metal to be heated quickly...
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    The real magic behind electronics lies in Maxwell’s Equations: All of electrical engineering (eg. Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Laws, all of the inductance, capacitance, resistance formulas which form the foundation for all radio communications apparatus, etc.) is derivative of these equations...
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    Life After Layoff

    I was wondering if it’s worth it to get the PE (Professional Engineer) license. It seems like a money-grab to me. And I don’t think you need it to get a job.
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    Electronics seems like magic!

    I don’t find a soldering iron useful for fixing broken electronics around the house. What typically breaks most often around my home are Antennas or other pieces of metal that get bent and broken. Somehow they get snapped in two. I’ve tried to solder the two metal pieces back together with a...
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    Artificial Intelligence---What is the Hardware Behind it?

    This caught me by surprise as a scary AI (Artificial Intelligence) movie: I was expecting to watch a kid’s movie, not a horror show.
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    Life After Layoff

    I’ve been consulting the great books and this is my favorite one for rebuilding oneself and making a comeback:
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    Artificial Intelligence---What is the Hardware Behind it?

    I sense the presence a closet Transformers fan, or at least of a Prime: Optimus:
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