See how some of the #opensource #hamradio sausage is made! :)
@Abraxas3d While that is pretty darn cool, I'll admit I'm having a hard time getting past the fact I utterly loathe MATLAB.
I had to use it in some of my engineering classes, and I think I'd rather piss broken glass than have to use it again. It's just got so many weird little quirks, and that's on top of the fact it's dynamically typed (I do *not* like working in dynamically typed languages *at all*, even at the best of times - just makes things that much more confusing).
First of a series of videos about the #Neptune project has been released. This series shows how #MATLAB #HDL Coder is used to create #opensource #FPGA designs.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSfJ4B57S8DkV6_8IXzupoHfUlM8xC_Hp
Emulate what you want to replace. This removes the "hidden" objections against electric stoves.
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1183551603/gas-stove-utility-tobacco
If just one article would honor the fact that there's tons and tons of people that know how to competently and quickly cook on a gas stove, and just don't want to burn a bunch of food and risk getting humiliated when they have to use a new tool, then I think conversion would be a lot easier of a sell.
*Please* manufacturers, just write some code for an electric stove that mimics gas stove response. Make it a big selling point.
The cooking preference is strong. I know lots of home cooks that get frustrated with electric. Most common reason is that it's way too "notchy" in response, and there are no easy visual cue that the "flame" is "down". Electric can blast your food I pretty darn fast if you ramp it up to max. Maximum gas flame doesn't do this.
This is an #engineering story. As in, the #technical is social before it is technical.
I was raised in an all-electric house. I didn't use gas stoves until I was an adult buying my own house, well past college graduation.
I was diagnosed with asthma at 12, so it's unlikely that was the cause.
Have some fun with an end-of-year scavenger hunt over at LibraryThing.
Need a friend over there? Add me (abraxas3d)
Happy Solstice and Holiday Season to all!
We closed our #RFBitBanger Solstice Special with 36 kits that will go out as soon as we can kit them up.
64 kits will be available on the Open Research Institute (nonprofit 501(c)(3)) eBay store in January 2024 for $175, shipping calculated separately.
Thank you for helping support #opensource HF QRP digital kits. CSO folks have given great advice and encouragement.
Today's #fpga meetup video recording from Open Research Institute can be found here:
Latest #hamradio #satellite #design volunteer team meeting video recording is here.
If you want to see how a modern #digital #communications system is made, then we're doing all we can to show what's involved.
Here is another example of what we do. Thank you to those that have made this #humanitarian #radio project happen.
Our next Inner Circle newsletter will focus on #Ribbit.
Have some PWA skills? Want to be part of something that will actually change the world?
Video recording of this week's meetup about #Haifuraiya progress is below. This #opensource microwave broadband multiple access transponder has space and terrestrial applications.
Prototype works on the #hamradio microwave bands.
Thank you to Analog Devices and AMD for the support this week.
I've put together a really nice #event to recognize the
#IEEE San Diego Section #volunteers that have made it such an incredibly active and enjoyable place to be.
If you're in San Diego, CA, USA and you like #music, #magic, or tales of #technology adventures, consider coming and sharing a really nice lunch with us.
Register below:
Looking for a #STEM gift for someone in your life that loves #radio and building things? You can support high quality #nonprofit #opensource work at the same time with the #RFBitBanger #QRP kit.
Updated our video lineup at ORI with the #RFBitBanger video presentation that describes the kit and the SCAMP #hamradio #opensource protocol.
Do you have a #hamradio operator in your life?
Do you struggle to find good gifts for them?
Well I have a solution for you!
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