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  1. Re:Electrical Engineer / Computer Engineer on Electrical Engineering Labor Pool Shrinking · · Score: 1

    It's a hell of a lot fuzzier than that. My degree is computer Engineering, but I skewed towards the hardware side of what was offered. Can I design a power regulator like the EE on the other side of the office? No. Can I do digital logic design, ASIC layout, signal integrity, ASIC power distribution, and verification. Yes. I'm only even writing this because I'm waiting for a place and route run to complete.

  2. Re:Quite so! on Electrical Engineering Labor Pool Shrinking · · Score: 1

    I don't know where you're based, but your experience doesn't seem to hold everywhere. I've heard in house that parts of my company are desperate for ASIC physical designers.

    I agree that there are a lot of verification openings. I think it's partially because System Verilog/UVM are the hot new thing and part because I've never met an engineer that liked doing verification.

  3. Re:Cue huge pushback from the AMA in 3...2... on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    The DMV already administers an eye test when you renew your license.

  4. Re:60 years? on 60-Year-Old Glass Technology Finds Its Market · · Score: 1

    I see we have someone from Boston.

  5. Re:How secure on Bitcoin Releases Version 0.3 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The value of gold has not remained fixed either. It is subject to supply and demand like any other commodity. The cost to extract it is only the supply side of that equation. The demand side can fluctuate wildly. The price of gold has gone both up and down when measured in fiat currencies.

  6. Re:Shoddy gadgets from another cheapish country? on Where Will Your Next Gadget Be Made? · · Score: 1

    I can't speak for Chicago, but Baltimore used to have traffic cops out during rush hour. They were far more efficient than the lights, which were ignored while they were there. They stopped a few months ago, budget reasons probably, and traffic downtown has gotten a lot worse.

  7. Re:I agree. on PowerPoint of Afghan War Strategy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The problem is in the first statement. You don't understand.

    This is some RTS game on a limited map. In an active engagement, US troops are more than a match for insurgents. But when the enemy can hide anywhere and more anywhere, you must defend everywhere. You need a force that can counter them anywhere they might appear. Hence, you need a much bigger force.

  8. Re:CmdrTaco drags big brass ones along the ground on iPad Review · · Score: 1

    Looking for something like this?

    Logitech Harmony 1100

    I've never actually used that one, but I have one of the base models and like it a lot, even if the programming software is intolerably slow. Only have to use it once anyway.

  9. Re:Half of the story. on How Easy Is It To Cheat In CS? · · Score: 1

    My pairs of what?

  10. Re:Middle ground on Game Difficulty As a Virtue · · Score: 2

    Personally I liked the Lost Levels a lot. But only in the setting of All Stars where you got a couple extra lives and could save. That made for a good challenge and balance. If I had the original 3 lives and start over version, it probably would have gotten smashed to bits.

  11. Re:Safety Critical on Toyota Pedal Issue Highlights Move To Electronics · · Score: 1

    Also, at least on a 2005-ish era Toyota Prius, you can not shut off the headlights by shutting off the engine. I believe there is a law that prevents manufacturers from selling a car where the lights are shut off when the engine shuts off, probably to make the totally made up GP post scenario possible.

    2010 Subaru Impreza. Turn the car off and the headlights shut off.

  12. Re:Haha! on Interview With a Convicted 419 Scammer · · Score: 3, Funny

    It cost me $10 to get a copy of my accident report. A photocopy of one sheet of paper.

  13. Re:Ha. on Tower Switch-Off Embarrasses Electrosensitives · · Score: 4, Funny

    Incidentally! Incidentally! Incidentally! Incidentally!

  14. Re:Tour a sub. on Two Sunken Japanese Submarines Found Off Hawaii · · Score: 1

    Until recently there was a Russian sub on display in Providence, RI. Unfortunately it was swamped in a storm and it looks like it's being sold for scrap.

    http://www.saratogamuseum.org/juliett/index.html

  15. Re:Sure about that? on Toyotas Suddenly Accelerate; Owners Up In Arms · · Score: 1

    Any chance that this is actually something intentionally designed?

    My wife drives an 05 Mini Cooper with the CVT. As you depress the gas the car smoothly accelerates until you get near the floor. At that point you can feel it click past a little switch and the CVT will down shift to take you to just below redline.

    This is obviously not the same car or design, but something similar that a driver was unaware of could seem like a random acceleration.

  16. Re:how come we have only 3 oceans? on Giant Rift In Africa Will Create a New Ocean · · Score: 3, Informative

    We already have more than 3. Try again.

  17. Re:check the source. on Geocities Shutting Down Today · · Score: 1

    And you're not even going to mention the

    INT MAIN(VOID) { COUT "\

    at the top?

  18. Re:BAM! on Robots Are the Chefs In This Japanese Restaurant · · Score: 1

    "Aagh! That's the saltiest thing I've ever tasted, and I once ate a big heaping bowl of salt."

    ----

    "Bender! Is this salt water!?"

    "It's salt with water in it if that's what you mean."

  19. Re:What is the unit of Torque? on Northern Sea Route Through Arctic Becomes a Reality · · Score: 1

    They travelled 20,000 leagues while under the sea. No one said it was straight down.

  20. Re:Ironkey also supports Linux! on IronKey Unveils Self-Destructing USB Flash Drive · · Score: 1

    I bought one a couple months ago and was able to initialize it just fine on a Mac.

  21. Re:Article mentions Baltimore on US Plans To Bulldoze 50 Shrinking Cities · · Score: 1

    The little of Catonsville I've seen, I liked. It reminded me of where I grew up. Old single family homes with small yards. Sidewalks, and still some stuff in walking/cycling distance. Probably would be one of my first choices outside the city.

  22. Re:Article mentions Baltimore on US Plans To Bulldoze 50 Shrinking Cities · · Score: 1

    Why live in Baltimore when you can live in Columbia and have access to the jobs of Washington DC as well as Baltimore?

    Because Columbia is a suburban hell hole? I live in Baltimore and work in Columbia. I'd never move there. The city still has a lot to offer. Dozens of restaurants, pubs, and shops within walking distance with nearly infinite variety because very few are chains.

    But a lot of the rest of your post isn't far off the mark. There are large swaths of the city that I wouldn't ever consider living in. And should I ever have kids, the school system would probably force me to move out of the city proper.

  23. Re:Uh-oh, they're catching up! Someone tell Apple! on Apple To Face Challenge At WWDC · · Score: 5, Informative

    How can you possibly misspell QWERTY? It's spelled correctly on the damn keyboard.

  24. Re:EMP Testing on Could a Meteor Have Brought Down Air France 447? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You may not be able to move your whole body that fast, but you can get parts up to that speed. It's not too hard to throw a small object at highway speed, so being able to react to someone else doing it could be quite useful. Same idea applies to a punch or kick.

  25. Re:Apparantly on Rotten Office Fridge Cleanup Sends 7 To Hospital · · Score: 1

    You should watch some more recent episodes.