HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

electroagenda

154 karma · joined September 12, 2021

submissionscomments
electroagenda··on Ask HN: As a manager, how to deal with a protegé?
Basically because they manipulated me.

The guy was previously hired as a contractor.

Then, another senior SW engineer left the company and we opened a new position to replace him.

The VP told me that his friend was going to be signed, because there were issues having him as a contractor. (Actually he is quite old and should be retired). But he never mentioned that he was taking the senior SW engineer position.

One day, just by chance, I discovered that the senior position had been cancelled, talking with HR people. And, as you could imagine, I got really angry!

electroagenda··on El blog de Juan Such (Spanish)
It is not my blog. It is just a podcast that I enjoy a lot.

Sorry, but there is no "official" translation to English.

I did not know that links in other languages were flagged or ignored. I will never post like this again.

electroagenda··on El blog de Juan Such (Spanish)
Wonderful podcasts (in Spanish) about economy and investments
electroagenda··on Ask HN: What advice would you give for someone who just turned 30?
Worry about health and the food you eat.

Don't believe any recruiter saying you are asking for too much.

Remember people usually tell you what is good for them, no what is good for you.

electroagenda··on Monte Carlo simulation for startup valuation
It depends on your niche.

If you are designing electronics, it might help you assess some extreme cases of your circuit designs.

But, if you are asking the question, most likely is because you don't need it. Because when you need it, you definitely know it!

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Favorite general audience books on cosmology?
There are a few books by Marcus Chown that you would enjoy.

The latest I read, "Breakthrough" includes some chapters on cosmology.

I wrote a critic in my personal blog (domain is like my nickname).

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Is it true that Google search prioritizes websites with Google Ads?
My question is about the websites that have installed google ads sense.

Let's say that my question does not cover the content that is directly sponsored with the search results.

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Is it true that Google search prioritizes websites with Google Ads?
I have heard this lots of times. I just wonder if it is true.

Did not know anything about a leak, to be honest.

electroagenda··on Ongoing ESA Satellite with QKD Payload
With some security international agencies suggesting to move on and promote postquantum criptography instead of QKD, ESA will launch a QKD service.

What do you think about it?

electroagenda··on Ethernet: The Basics
Attending OFC years ago, the most important conference on optical communications, I heard a sentence that I often repeat:

"Wireless means less than a wire".

Definitely, whenever I can, I choose Ethernet instead of Wifi.

electroagenda··on Ask HN: How to stick one project only so you can finish it
This is like a PhD research.

You don't finish it. You abandon it.

electroagenda··on Ask HN: How much money have you made with a single personal laptop?
I have made around 90$ with my personal laptop in my side business.

Not sure this is the amazing answer you are looking for :)

But I bought it in 2007. It is a Compal FL90. Currently running Windows 10 perfectly. That is actually amazing.

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2023)
Location: Spain

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: DSP, Communication Systems, RF & High Speed Analog and Digital Hardware

Résumé/CV: Upon Request

Email: electroagenda.social (gmail)

Website: electroagenda.com

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Why haven't you started your startup?
Yes...

Obviously every alternative has its own (dis) advantages.

If you want other's money you need to convince them. That means a lot of extra work writing plans, and when you receive the money you are inmediately diluted.

For that reason I always pursue ideas I can start developing on my own... And it is then when I find my main weak point: I don't have enough time...

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Why haven't you started your startup?
When I realised I would be "poor" all my life working for others, and reckoned I should try to pursue my business ideas.... It turned up I already have two kids and my daily costs are too high to leave my current job.
electroagenda··on Ask HN: Do you upvote? Why or why not?
I upvote topics that are interesting in my opinion.

I still cannot downvote... What means I am only allowed to have a positive attitude with other's comments.

P.D. What karma do you actually need to gain the right to downvote?

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Where do you post your blog post?
My case is a bit weird cause I have way more followers on Instagram than in the social media where I share the links.

Lately I am sharing them in:

- Reddit (own subreddit) and later I crosspost to relevant subreddits.

- Facebook Page - Twitter - Linkedin "Company" Page: For these last three I use a wordpress plugin that repost automatically the old content from time to time. Honestly, the strategy is not yet providing many followers.

I am also building a newsletter.

electroagenda··on What would you do differently if you decided to start a blog again?
I would wonder if I really want to write a blog (where people arrives, typically by chance, and never goes back) or build an online app (where people go back because it is useful for them).
electroagenda··on Ask HN: What phone model do you currently own?
Moto G30.

My previous moto G5 worked so well that I will keep using their phones till I notice a quality decrease.

electroagenda··on Ask HN: Underrated music, books, movies?
Movie:

The Stoker.

I remember watching that film in an Irish cinema. We all loved it... To later discover it was completely underrated by critic and by most people.

electroagenda··on Ask HN: How to come up with a useful, coding hobby project?
The most simple answer: start your own website/blog.

You can learn/practice how to create the site, write about whatever you want and make it as useful or useless as you feel like.

electroagenda··on An open-source, free circuit simulator
Yes. That is the key point of QucsStudio. It has support for professional RF design.
electroagenda··on An open-source, free circuit simulator
QucsStudio now "competes" with ADS. It includes HB simulation, EM simulation and models for RF components.
electroagenda··on Guide to QucsStudio: Circuit Simulator with C++/Octave Support
But are you talking about Qucs or QucsStudio?
electroagenda··on Guide to QucsStudio: Circuit Simulator with C++/Octave Support
Please be careful with the acronyms:

Qucs-S stands for Qucs-Spice. That is different to QucsStudio.

These variants are explained at the beginning of the article.

electroagenda··on Guide to QucsStudio: Circuit Simulator with C++/Octave Support
(1) In theory, QucsStudio kernel simulator might be different to Qucs' one (qucsator). In my experience transient simulations usually converge without problems. The main issues I get take place in harmonic balance simulators.

(2) QucsStudio does not have native installer for Linux. So you depend on wine.

electroagenda··on Ask HN: What one skill are you proud of developing on your own?
Blogging.

I studied telecoms engineering and after graduating focused mainly in HW design and signal processing. I used to dislike options like web development that used to employ many people.

Years later I thought of creating my website as a hobby. Now I use wordpress, so I am perfectly aware I am not doing anything complicated. It is something simple you can just do reading internet sources. But the tasks of designing the website, and writing technical stuff in the blog, makes me feel good. It helps you a lot to organise your mind and your ideas to transmit concepts.

electroagenda··on Hilbert Transform
Yes. I intend to write one more article on single side band, and another one on the analytic signal. Including there the details you mention.

But for this one I just wanted to focus on Hilbert Transform and a little bit on the applications. Otherwise it would have been a bit "hard" for many readers.

Thanks for your feedback!

electroagenda··on Hilbert Transform
Thank you so much for your feedback!
electroagenda··on Hilbert Transform
The text attempts to summarize the Hilbert Transform for electronics engineers in telecoms applications just going to the point.

It was written by me, and I am human.

I think I got my purpose. But obviously the text will be useless for many people and very useful for others. Anyway, please take into account the context and the topic of the blog.

Page 1 of 3Next →