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I was on a Boat To San Francisco Where I benchmarked some Macs in the Apple Store In Union Square (Who knew they had their own IG account) Had some lunch with a Colleague, Then saw some Art at SFMOMA. There were signs of Normalcy, But I have to say, The City (or what we saw of it, downtown) felt depopulated, compared to the "Before Times". Even if there were 12K vaccinated nerds at the Moscone Center, for GDC.

I claim prior art

So we had the same server as last week. This week’s attempt at “Esmé”.

She's the new Graeham

not pictured: perfectly done chasu and ramen egg

The Colour of Spring Talk Talk 1986 https://album.link/us/i/696811651 Example:

I was able to bring the other channel to the same THD+N performance. While I was at it, I tried the current production low-noise JFET from Toshiba, the 2SK209. The first 2 from the cut tape matched really well at 5.9mA Idss at Vds=10V. I'm surprised that I was able to do it without using the microscope or magnifying glass (pardon the flux residue though). I guess I no longer need to pay the hefty price to get the LSK389 or the obsolete K170s. Regarding jacking up the bias of the SiC FET, it has its limits. The original bias resistors set the SiC FET G at 450*20/(175+175+20) = 24.3V to B- with a -450V supply. After adding 260k in parallel with the 175k Ohm resistor, I was able to set the G at 27V to B- with a -407V supply. Note that the VGSmax for the G2R1000MT17D and the C2M1000170D are 25V, and is 23V for the MSC750SMA170B. So I'd better dial it back a little. In normal operating conditions, the voltage on the 20k resistor will never apply entirely to the G-S. But it kind of tells me how intricate the original design was, with all corner cases considered.

Burmese in the City

Finally finished Bobiverse books 1, 2, & 3 -- excellent series, love the premise, love the variety of stories Started Gideon the Ninth -- snarky necromancers in space what's not to like?

Placing here as we don’t have a what are you not eating now thread, but came across this this morning at 7 Eleven. When did we start caffeinating donuts?

RIP: Creators of the GIF and TRS-80 Thank you, Stephen E. Wilhite for your seminal image format, and John Roach for your pioneering microcomputer https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/24/in_memoriam_stephen_wilhite_john_roach/

not a good day - RIP to my father-in-law's best friend, Bill. Passed away at 71 shortly upon diagnosis of Stage 4 anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. pretty much a month from first symptoms to hospice. amazing sense of humor, almost as good as my FIL's. was easy to see why they got along so well. and a second RIP to Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell. legendary powerlifter, probably the most well known coach of his generation. massive ego and hated many opposing opinions yet had some of the most generous and kind support you could give to thousands of people over 40+ years. https://barbend.com/powerlifter-louie-simmons-obituary/

also "This Morning, Russian Phosphorus Bombs Were Used": Zelensky To NATO.

RIP to Stephen Wilhite, the dude who created the GIF format.