The scope was floating at a very different voltage relative to the thing being probed.
So one bench with a board and test equipment probing it. One of the test equipment boxes was a scope on the same bench, which has run out of plugs, with an extension cable to another bench nearby.
This was in the UK. But yet. Same principle. It was a 240V standard outlet. A lead was pulled from another bench to power an oscilloscope. So the probe got 240-480V across it and the front end and probe was destroyed (this was a low voltage probe).
>I could see a 15-30% reduction in the amount of wasted power, but the overall power waste is probably ~10% so reducing the overall waste by 30% would be rather impressive.
Not really reducing 10% waste by 30% would drop it to 7% waste.
I have the reverse story. I have relatives from the UK who got a Florida house many years ago. They recently sold it and moved their vacation residence to Portugal. So they won't be swimming.
>You're suggesting that DNA shit is something you can file for, and have the company return it back to you, in its entirety so you can give it to another business.
That's exactly how it works. You can download it and give it to another business, like Promethease or Genetic Genie or Nutrahacker.
In my family's case, it was "Who's your uncle?" and "Who's your cousin?".
My wife's bible bashing, holier than thou grandfather was dipping his wick in many places it seems. The denial on the part of the bible bashing, holier than thou, next generation was remarkable.
However when you look for the documentation, it's an incomprehensible table of three letter codes for wiring colors and no diagrams or connector pinouts. When you look at the wiring harness, every wire is black.
I just wonder why he bothers to sell them. They aren't going to make significant money, are a distraction to any core businesses, and could bring liability claims (justified or not). Seems like most buyers would use the 'for fun' instead of as a tool like a week burner.
>The argument that you don't need a straw to drink applies just as well to a fork or knife. If cavemen could eat using just their hands and teeth, why can't you?
But you do need a cup to drink. The point being to keep mess of your hands and clothes. Chopsticks, the Korean spoon+chopstick thing, bowie knife, whatever. If keeping food and drink off your clothes is called being civilized, then I'm all for civilization.
I've got a heck of a lot more out of Rocksmith and its DLC than I did out of Far Cry 1-4. As always, I'll wait for the price to drop on steam before getting 5.
Assuming you're the only one who will use the tool, or you're solving a problem that is not time critical.
Remember the mantra that Linux is free if you don't value your time. That means when your tool isn't designed properly, it can waste huge amounts of OTHER peoples' time. Collectively, that can add up to many thousands of man years.
I'm not assuming. I know it.
The point of my post was that I was optimizing for time. Did you miss that?
I remember years ago, as a child, using paper straws. I had no problem with this. Then one day I came across my first plastic straw and it was not good. It felt cheap and I was being cheated out of a good honest paper straw. Then as time went on, paper straws disappeared and all we had was crappy plastic straws. 40 years later the whole business of straws seems like an artificial problem. We don't need straws to drink fluids. Anything that can't be drunk with a straw can be eaten with a spoon. I didn't think that way as a child. Drinking through a straw was fun.
One thing that changed is people started drinking out of large paper cups that went along with fast food, which needed mechanical support in the form of a lid, of which the straw had to be strong enough to punch through. A paper straw would crumble.
So ironically the transition of the cup being made from from plastic or glass to paper necessitated the transition of straws being made from move from paper to plastic, which was happening regardless, presumably because it's cheaper.
We might appreciate the personal freedom to choose our preferred straw, but making the life choices to avoid crappy food goes along with situations where you no longer need straws in your life.
I applaud the European government for clawing back an element of civility.
Will this apply to flights as well? I thought that plastic utensils there were generally regarded as a safety feature...
That only applies to cattle class, where people are crammed in so tight that violence is an anticipated consequence. If you pay enough to sit up front, you get metal cutlery.
Yep. I flew business class from one side of the states to the other and back again last week. The cutlery was metal and the food was ok. $30 and 100,000 points. I've done my time at the back of the plane. Not any more.
Not sure who makes them but for a few years I ate at a cafeteria that had biodegradable knives/forks/spoons which felt more substantial than the normal plastic ones. It felt like a win/win - better for the environment and nicer quality single use cutlery.
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The scope was floating at a very different voltage relative to the thing being probed.
So one bench with a board and test equipment probing it.
One of the test equipment boxes was a scope on the same bench, which has run out of plugs, with an extension cable to another bench nearby.
The smoke came out of the scope.
This was in the UK. But yet. Same principle. It was a 240V standard outlet. A lead was pulled from another bench to power an oscilloscope. So the probe got 240-480V across it and the front end and probe was destroyed (this was a low voltage probe).
>I could see a 15-30% reduction in the amount of wasted power, but the overall power waste is probably ~10% so reducing the overall waste by 30% would be rather impressive.
Not really reducing 10% waste by 30% would drop it to 7% waste.
>Maybe they also don't trust people to not do stupid shit if they have different phases available in different rooms.
I saw that in a lab once. Different phases to different benches and someone ran and extension cable from one bench to the other. Sparks flew.
That would make the overclockers happy. LN2 piped to their gaming rig.
I have the reverse story. I have relatives from the UK who got a Florida house many years ago. They recently sold it and moved their vacation residence to Portugal.
So they won't be swimming.
>It's not really feasible to evacuate the entirety of Florida,
Just because you can't, it doesn't mean you shouldn't.
Nothing to do with hurricanes. Just empty our Florida.
Some family members were forking everything in sight.
You just failed business 101.
New cards should be held back as long as current cards are selling well and there's no serious competition. Anything else is throwing away R&D money.
(because you'll immediately be forced to start spending money on the next generation card)
Business 101 for all the companies wiped out by more nimble newcomers to the market.
>You're suggesting that DNA shit is something you can file for, and have the company return it back to you, in its entirety so you can give it to another business.
That's exactly how it works. You can download it and give it to another business, like Promethease or Genetic Genie or Nutrahacker.
Yawn.
The truth makes you sleepy?
That's a medical problem that needs a name.
>Who's your daddy?
In my family's case, it was "Who's your uncle?" and "Who's your cousin?".
My wife's bible bashing, holier than thou grandfather was dipping his wick in many places it seems. The denial on the part of the bible bashing, holier than thou, next generation was remarkable.
23andme uncovered these things.
The scrap yard is still going to charge a monkey.
>Do you want to know how I know you haven't been to a scrapyard in decades? Five bucks?
Nothing in the UK costs five bucks. They use pounds.
>Anybody with a soldering iron
Check!
>a pair of clippers
Check!
>and some confidence
Check!
However when you look for the documentation, it's an incomprehensible table of three letter codes for wiring colors and no diagrams or connector pinouts. When you look at the wiring harness, every wire is black.
Yup. I'll be avoiding Dolby products from now on.
I don't need a company taxing my audio with anti competitive tactics.
I just wonder why he bothers to sell them. They aren't going to make significant money, are a distraction to any core businesses, and could bring liability claims (justified or not). Seems like most buyers would use the 'for fun' instead of as a tool like a week burner.
Marketing isn't free.
>The argument that you don't need a straw to drink applies just as well to a fork or knife. If cavemen could eat using just their hands and teeth, why can't you?
But you do need a cup to drink. The point being to keep mess of your hands and clothes. Chopsticks, the Korean spoon+chopstick thing, bowie knife, whatever. If keeping food and drink off your clothes is called being civilized, then I'm all for civilization.
I've got a heck of a lot more out of Rocksmith and its DLC than I did out of Far Cry 1-4. As always, I'll wait for the price to drop on steam before getting 5.
And I though that Far Cry 5 was pricey.
Assuming you're the only one who will use the tool, or you're solving a problem that is not time critical.
Remember the mantra that Linux is free if you don't value your time. That means when your tool isn't designed properly, it can waste huge amounts of OTHER peoples' time. Collectively, that can add up to many thousands of man years.
I'm not assuming. I know it.
The point of my post was that I was optimizing for time. Did you miss that?
I remember years ago, as a child, using paper straws. I had no problem with this. Then one day I came across my first plastic straw and it was not good. It felt cheap and I was being cheated out of a good honest paper straw. Then as time went on, paper straws disappeared and all we had was crappy plastic straws. 40 years later the whole business of straws seems like an artificial problem. We don't need straws to drink fluids. Anything that can't be drunk with a straw can be eaten with a spoon. I didn't think that way as a child. Drinking through a straw was fun.
One thing that changed is people started drinking out of large paper cups that went along with fast food, which needed mechanical support in the form of a lid, of which the straw had to be strong enough to punch through. A paper straw would crumble.
So ironically the transition of the cup being made from from plastic or glass to paper necessitated the transition of straws being made from move from paper to plastic, which was happening regardless, presumably because it's cheaper.
We might appreciate the personal freedom to choose our preferred straw, but making the life choices to avoid crappy food goes along with situations where you no longer need straws in your life.
I applaud the European government for clawing back an element of civility.
That only applies to cattle class, where people are crammed in so tight that violence is an anticipated consequence. If you pay enough to sit up front, you get metal cutlery.
Yep. I flew business class from one side of the states to the other and back again last week. The cutlery was metal and the food was ok. $30 and 100,000 points. I've done my time at the back of the plane. Not any more.
Not sure who makes them but for a few years I ate at a cafeteria that had biodegradable knives/forks/spoons which felt more substantial than the normal plastic ones. It felt like a win/win - better for the environment and nicer quality single use cutlery.
Metal cutlery FTW. It's also reusable.
>Any kind of slurpee-type drink or shake or for that matter something like a root beer float is pretty much undrinkable without a straw
People are better off not drinking that crap anyway.