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source99··on Ask HN: Where do I get started on ASICs, FPGA, RTL, Verilog et. al?
For what its worth a lot time working towards Carnegie Mellon's undergraduate (and graduate) degree in computer engineering revolved around verilog and FPGAs and ASICs. After learning all sorts of principles and design skills we learned verilog so we can actually build decent size projects and simulate them. Then we would build real world projects with an FPGA and then the advances classes has us designing and simulating ASICs. Then the really advanced classes has us studying manufacturing ASICs.
source99··on Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
Uninstalling the app and redirecting facebook.com to localhost are great ideas. I also sometimes logout of facebook.com on chrome on my phone so that it makes it even harder to get back on.

Now if I could only do the same for reddit...

source99··on Ask HN: What is your advice to new HN user?
Don't care about your Karma or downvotes on your comments. It's the internet and someone will hate anything you say.
source99··on Bitcoin Cash Soars to $700, Coinbase Customers Threaten to Sue
FYI this site(plus500) is not accessible from the USA
source99··on Show HN: Retail Store that runs on Ethereum
Does this help alleviate scenarios where Paypal has the power to shutdown a seller's account and hold their funds?
source99··on Getting Started with Headless Chrome
Any ideas on how to print landscape with no margin ?
source99··on Investigation finds inmates built computers and hid them in prison ceiling
The article was written tuesday (April 11, 2017) but the computers were discovered in July 2015.

Slow news day...

source99··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2017)
Centosette | Python Engineer | San Francisco Bay Area, CA | REMOTE, CONTRACT

Centosette is a software startup that focuses on providing analytical tools to companies in the waste water industry.

It's a lot more exciting than it sounds - We use computer vision and Deep Learning to automate jobs that engineers have been doing manually for decades. We work on LIDAR, SONAR and HD camera.

We are looking to make our first part time hire to help run our tools and get them in professional shape to be able to ship them to customers. We are looking for junior or mid-level python engineers that are able to roll up their sleeves and do just about anything. Experience with numpy and other scientific computing packages is a plus.

Please email mrosenthal at centosette . com if interested.

source99··on SpaceX Dragon Rendezvous and Docking Waved Off for Today
r/spacex says the issue was incorrect data was uploaded to Dragon. Not a hardware or software issue on Dragon itself.
source99··on Ask HN: What's your backup setup?
For my personal dev machine I simply use github and dropbox. I'm sure there are more complete ways of storying my full system but I've actually never needed it...knock on wood.

That being said I can re-create my system from scratch in 3 hours so if I spend my more time than that on backup I think its a waste.

source99··on Is Udacity's AI Nanodegree Worth It?
Does anyone that has taken the Udacity self driving course have comments on the 2nd and 3rd modules?

There isn't as much information available on those.

source99··on Harvard and M.I.T. Scientists Win Gene-Editing Patent Fight
I would imagine that this would go on to appeal and be in the courts for years if it decades. Especially once the parents actually produce royalties. No?
source99··on Amazon rainforest was transformed over 2,000 years ago by mysterious earthworks
Need to get the team that analyzed Cambodia using LIDAR to analyze Brazil.
source99··on A DIY M&Ms and Skittles sorting machine
This is very cool. Well done and great write up.

I don't think I could punch that much effort into something i wasn't going to commercialize.

source99··on CMU's Libratus builds substantial lead in Brains vs. AI competition
These are heads up matches. The WSOP is 10 handed tables. I would guess the algorithms' skills may not work quite as well in 10 handed play.
source99··on Ask HN: Need help with job offer negotiation
I think it's important to feel good about your compensation when starting a new job. You don't want it hanging around in the back of your mind. It might eat you up mentally.

I would ask for fair market value in order to avoid this possibility.

source99··on Ask HN: What motivates you?
Solving immediate problems. This could be a function to convert units or making dinner
source99··on Don’t Tell Your Friends They’re Lucky
Just curious what is your definition of fair?
source99··on How many animals can one find in a random image?
Interestingly, Whenever I feel like my brain is firing on all cylinders I often think I see old friends in a crowd.
source99··on 6.S094: Deep Learning for Self-Driving Cars
I'm considering taking it as well. Any more feedback would be greatly appreciated?
source99··on The Riemann Hypothesis, explained
which is really quite sad.
source99··on $718K penalty against M.C. Dean for blocking Wi-Fi devices (2015)
Sounds typical for what I have seen at Tradeshows.
source99··on Study: carpooling apps could reduce traffic 3x in NYC
Much of the academic research I have read (Check out Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes) shows the exact opposite to be true.

Our diets accounts for dramatically much higher cause of obesity than our environment and specifically cars.

source99··on Enter your address and find out everyone who represents you in U.S. government
How would an elected official know the tweet actually came from a constituent?

How would they know a yell or a letter came from a constituent?

source99··on Enter your address and find out everyone who represents you in U.S. government
That would be great. Maybe have it searchable in the other direction so I that I can find a specific piece of legislation based on a searching for a keyword and find out how my representatives voted.
source99··on Enter your address and find out everyone who represents you in U.S. government
I really don't understand this.

Is the point so that I can tweet or mail letters to my elected officials?

Is tweeting at officials supposed to help my station in life? Just seems ridiculous to me that tweeting would be taken seriously. I suppose it could be taken seriously but that would actually scare me more.

I always believed that if you want to make a difference than vote with your wallet and I don't mean to donate money to politicians. I mean to make purchases from companies you respect.

source99··on Ask HN: What are some great fiction reads for someone that reads non-fiction
The power of One by Bryce Courtney.

Wow. If you ever wanted to see how a fiction book could make you feel and appreciate literature.

source99··on Godbolt: Enter C, get Assembly
What kind of work do you do?
source99··on Gates, Bezos, and 18 others commit $1B to new cleantech fund
Why not just start building solar plants(or windmills) and energy storage system?

If we spent billions of dollars on this couldn't we make a serious dent in carbon emissions quickly?

source99··on Ask HN: What did you wish you knew before you partnered with a developer?
I suggest making equity vest over time. Don't just split the company up. Everyone is entitled to their fair share but only if they put in the time.
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