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Senior Android Developer | Firmware Engineer Location: New Zealand Contracts: Yes Remote: Yes (flexible with time zones) Willing to relocate: Not currently (site visits possible de…

Exactly. While the marathon is an endurance event, the intensity when racing is often higher than 65% VO2 max - the "fat max" or point at which fat oxidation peaks. For example, fo…

I would guess they evaluated it at 8 min/mile pace because a more typical speed for evaluating running economy (e.g, 16 km/h or ~6:00 pace) might be a bit tough for cyclists who do…

Indeed. To put some numbers to this, here's an account of a 90 km ride I did several years ago: I was roped into a team entry for a Half Ironman. Despite being more of a runner, I …

My use-case is large (1000+ page) datasheets. Fortunately these pdfs tend to come with chapter bookmarks. I also search for keywords and/or just look at the section I'm interested …

They've released their open-source version of the app, OpenTrace https://github.com/opentrace-community/ Interesting in the Android version they request ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION (i.e.,…

I've heard good things about both irons! About to order one myself for field work and looks perfect for most use-cases. (I personally have a Metcal PS900, very happy with it)

Same for me. My note book is A4 sized (lots of space), has a hard cover (easy to write with while out "in the field") and the pages are not easily removed (so I don't loose notes).…

Something I've appreciated after replacing Windows with Ubuntu on most of my machines is the ability for me to take its SSD out and put it in another computer. Really handy for tra…

Unfortunately, iffy IDEs are pretty common in the embedded world. I too dislike Keil's uVision IDE, but sometimes you need to take the bad with the good. At work I use Keil + MDK-P…

I haven't used MicroPython and suspect it wouldn't suit my use case. I often have to design things that run on battery power (sometimes a CR2025) and so the firmware needs to be qu…

I find that I'm more productive prototyping algorithms in Matlab than in Python. In fact, I tend to write it first in Matlab, port it to Python, and finally port it to C (to run on…

Coming from someone who is a hardware/firmware engineer, that's also what I'd do. Developing hardware is hard and costly. If you are looking to create a consumer-based product, thi…

Socialise more. Get a girlfriend. Commercialize a side project. Run the New York Marathon!