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For real world problem solving, a 32 or 64-bit processor is easier. But for learning it doesn't make any difference. In fact the limited size of 8-bit is an educational advantage a…

Another problem with these incentives to attract new users is how do you think existing users feel when they see discounts offered to new users? Their loyalty is rewarded by paying…

This is a great resource. I'm slowly relearning my engineering maths from 30 years ago. It is good to have source of problems to work through. A couple of suggestions. 1. It would …

I've avoided Alexa for years. I've never had any interest in anything voice controlled. Anyway one day at the Amazon checkout, Amazon wanted to sell me an Echo Pop for I think it w…

They do this with hard drives as well. The first and last time I ever purchased hard drives from Amazon, the two drives arrived in an oversized box with no protection other than th…

You would normally use a library to create the PDF so you don't need deal with the complexity of the format. A library would likely provide a function for drawing circles that tran…

I've recently made a habit of labeling power adapters with the device it belongs to. Too often I have wanted to use an old device I have not used for a few years, then had to go th…

I don't think being able to monitor my blood pressure at any random time as useful. As my doctor explained to me, the studies that determine what is the normal BP range obtain the …

I just tried out Yandex Translate on a few words. My only criticism is I find the audio playback too fast. Google Translate plays the audio at a slower rate which I find easier for…

I wonder how many of these studies become self-fulfilling prophecies. Imagine the following scenario. A study claiming red meat is harmful is widely reported in the mainstream medi…

If the cats had access to the indoors there would be no reason for them to want to be on the dish. I assume these are feral cats, probably from the same litter, as 5 random cats wo…

This must be the only situation where upgrading to CAT6 will make it slower.