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FunkyDuckling

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    Comment #45473775

    for my 2016 Mazda, the keys do not need a battery to operate. you instead need to hold the fob up to the start button and it will work passively, rather than just being in the car …

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    Comment #43845911

    Sourdough doesn't need to be sour! I think the main factor for this is how "mature" your starter is. After feeding your starter it will expand, then collapse, then grow more sour. …

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    Comment #41956848

    I agree. Phase Margin (How far away you are from 180 Phase Shift) is a critical parameter used whenever designing any kind of feedback loop and testing for stability. This is very …

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    Comment #38241886

    For room temperature I do like Fahrenheit, and feel it's pretty intuitive ... 100 is Hot, 0 is cold. 75 is pretty warm, 25 is pretty cold. It doesn't match the small number scale, …

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    Comment #37844908

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean by floating point for an ADC. from a super high level all ADCS do is quantize an analog signal. They take in a voltage from say 0 - 1.8V and qua…

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    Comment #36432899

    Remote work is nice, but the biggest advantage I've have at a small company is picking my own hours. I work with teams across the world, So I can take a 2 hours break after lunch t…

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    Comment #35673315

    Issue with a lot of these and switching regulators is off chip inductors, which take up space. In small form factors, SOCs etc, you need to use charge pumps and LDOs for internal a…

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    Comment #35673299

    The other place where I see a lot more linear regulators is inside ICs! Working in Mixed Signal ICs and IP I see a lot of linear regulators. Inductors are huge and (generally) off …

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    Comment #19710617

    Because there is one of him vs thousands of the other