FPGAhacker

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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
Every time I see one of these pop up, the thought that software engineers are forever trying to avoid knowledge, understanding, and wisdom with another layer of abstraction comes to mind. I’m all in favor of a better HDL. Verizon/Syste
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
And yet, you create more noise.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
It used to be MHz and GHz, then when that stalled, advertising nm became a thing. It can change. Angstrom is kind of a fun word, so I’m sure a few nodes will be named after that.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
Exactly what he said. It’s a marketing number and has been for many years.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
What is a DC transformer?
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
I remember when it came out because a friend was excited about it. As I recall it’s a pretty large book. Edit: just under 1200 pages on Amazon. I never got into it because I couldn’t figure out what the big revelation was supposed to be. It
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
Is there something wrong there? I’m sorry if I’m being dense.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
Did he really say that? My quick search didn’t turn anything up.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
I don’t find him insufferable but I also haven’t paid much attention to him. From what I gather of other people’s comments, they are often bothered by his apparently pervasive discussion of himself and his life. I’ve never met the man, but
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
The worst part is q: is a different command. so if you are trying to :q and miss the colon and try again, you run some other damn f*cking command.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
I've been using vi variants for decades and didn't know ZZ or ZQ. This solves a major pain point for me (mis-typing :q, trying again, now I'm off in the weeds).
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
This looks like some kind of joke from the Simpsons.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
I think this is not a great name for a product that isn’t developing silicon.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
It was Microsoft’s strategy for several decades (outsiders called it embrace, extend, extinguish, only partially in jest). It can work for some companies.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
wait, Memoji is still a thing?
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
So what would a bit pattern be in this case? I ask because I’m probably being too simple, but from a certain point of view, it’s all bits.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
What’s the difference between a bit pattern and a bytecode?
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
Get people to write the docs first. Not many people like writing docs after the fact, and much of the value of working documentation is lost if you do it after the implementation. Assuming we’re not taking about user guide kind of docs, the
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
> One of the things that separates ordinary people from smarter people is the topic of this article, the ability to imagine new concepts, questions, ideas. Colloquially we call this creativity , and it stems from a large degree of playf
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
It's a typical corporate effect. Management, with no expertise or even competency, creates absurd schedules and goals and thinks that somehow, just by fiat and edict, they can bend physics and make it so.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
It’s an application that can run on Mac, Linux, or Windows.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
A cropped 28mm is indistinguishable from a 50mm or any other larger size, relative photo site receptor size notwithstanding.
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Horizon is a free EDA package(github.com)
3 points by FPGAhacker 3y ago|0 comments
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Clang now makes binaries an original Pi B+ can't run(rachelbythebay.com)
375 points by FPGAhacker 3y ago|137 comments
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
times like this make it really frustrating to be red-green colorblind.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
Squash is our git given right.
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
When I used to do nanowrimo, I would turn off my screen to stop my various means of self sabotage. Worked well enough that I could meet my writing goals.
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The Darién Gap(en.wikipedia.org)
122 points by FPGAhacker 3y ago|88 comments
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Io_uring basics: Writing a file to disk(notes.eatonphil.com)
7 points by FPGAhacker 3y ago|0 comments
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by FPGAhacker 3y ago
Most of the complaints in this story have been pretty dumb, but you have a really solid idea here. I am guessing Apple has an agreement with Wu to prevent it, but it would be cool to see. I think it would inspire other photographers to not

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