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Just following basic rules of thumb (minimizing current loop area, length matching, impedance matching through trace width, series termination, etc.) may yield a working device, bu…

I have read that even though there are no hard rules, after getting an employment based Greencard, one should stay at the company for another 6 months to avoid problems during natu…

On two occasions, once after skiing for a week and once after playing flight sims an entire Saturday, I had an intense (and very nice) feeling of gliding down a (glide)slope as I f…

The website actually started as a sort of joke by someone in the kernel community. Then it stuck around. For example, I found it useful professionally. We're releasing a new hardwa…

Depends on the criteria. Do automated reviews count? I set up build+test via GH actions and have GitHub run them on PR's. And make all changes through PR's. This not only prevents …

Fortunately that's not something you can buy. These contacts are occasionally scheduled with organizations (schools etc.), but unscheduled for the general public. Exchanges tend to…

No, you can use do{}while(0) usually. You only need statement expressions if you want it to evaluate to a value as well.

Most hams use commercially made equipment, this is just renting instead of buying. What is protected is the actual radio spectrum. If a ham rented out his rig to a commercial entit…

Why? Most people don't have the space, money and time to ever put up big antennas and kilowatt transmitters. This is great for them. Especially since there's practically no setup o…

I worked in an office meant for 80 that only ever had 35. Room to grow! It was great. Then 30 people quit. Later I worked in a scyscraper. Our floor was never exactly full, then li…

* Not infecting others who are more at risk or cannot get the vaccine (allergies, age, availability) or are higher risk than you (age, preconditions), including anti-vaxxers (I wou…

> Do you think it a coïncidence that most spy satellites are launched from Vandenberg? It's not a coincidence, it's geography. It is desirable for reconnaissance satellites to cove…