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I have a 2008 Mac Pro that was my daily driver for video and audio production for 16 years before I had to give up on it. The only real reason I had to give up on it was that I cou…

Location: Southeast Michigan Remote: Yes (available for remote work only) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: ARM Cortex-M, Agile, Bootloaders, C, C++, Device Drivers, Embedded S…

I will not forget Argo AI trying to convince me that if I stayed with the company for four years, by then my equity would be worth an estimated $700,000. I made it just over a year…

Location: Michigan Remote: Yes (available for remote work only) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: ARM Cortex-M, Agile, Bootloaders, C, C++, Device Drivers, Embedded Systems, Fr…

Let's say by "didn't need money" you mean I have an income that is enough to fully support my family and keep my home in good repair and even make home improvements (we need some b…

It’s always disappointing to me when articles describing a sound don’t include an audio clip. Someone must have a hydrophone recording!

It's a funny dunk on the language but I was hoping for some actual root cause analysis. It sounds like the change actually uncovered a pre-existing bug which was not (yet) causing …

Bob's Red Mill steel cut oats is fantastic. In recent years I've been making it as a savory, not sweet, breakfast - topped with grass-fed butter, a fried egg, and some thyme from o…

When Apple Logic becomes enshittified, my #1 reason for still owning Macs will go with it.

iTunes was a complex mess with too much functionality in one app, but for many years it worked really well for me. Replacing it with the new apps has been a process of removing fun…

I'm not informed enough to come up with a good question, but I love your work! And I love the concept of chips built on sapphire, even if it didn't win in the marketplace. Could we…

Just FYI, Intel NUCs are being discontinued so if you want a new one, look for Asus models: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23800006/intel-nuc-comput...

Father of eight kids here. I wouldn't really speak of SUVs and minivans in the same breath. SUVs really aren't very suitable for transporting a bunch of kids. They generally don't …

My family got it from a brief, outdoor, masked exposure to a kid who was in public schools. My kids are all homeschooled but the public school still facilitated our infection and m…

Interesting... thanks. I was not aware these existed. Also, the mainboards are expensive, but not as expensive as I thought.

I guess? I mean, I would happily consider a Framework mini-PC, but buying literal laptop boards when I don't actually want a laptop, and then having to, what, cobble together a pow…

This is disappointing - I own four of these. I deliberately bought the older new-old stock units that were on clearance prices. One sits on a shelf in my basement next to my Synolo…

Is this authored by ChatGPT? I see "This context sets the stage for the introduction of the Akai S2000, which we can discuss in the next section, "Development and Release." Would y…

A big factor may be the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7037798/

I do think there are a few legitimate uses in straight C code, usually in a multiple error exit condition with cleanup situation, or to break out of multiple levels of nested loop …

I used to hear what my Model 1 was up to by putting a little transistor radio next to it and tuning it until I could hear the screeching RF noise it put out. It would give me a sen…

I have a personal web site with almost 1500 pages containing blog posts, newsletters, reviews, and articles going back to the late eighties. I've been slowly consolidating all my w…

This is so context-sensitive. I have a large family and I've had some rough employment years. Our basic expenses are high. We took a huge loss on a house. My retirement savings are…

Yes, sort of. Having programmed since I was ten years old as a hobby, having taught myself a couple versions of BASIC, some Z-80 assembly, some 6510 assembly, and some Pascal, I we…

Nicholson's eyes don't just graze the camera or sweep past it - he's clearly been directed to pause (even for a tiny moment) looking directly at the lens. It's the opposite of what…