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Things that go “meep” in the night
Clive Maxfield
2/9/2012 11:41 AM EST
I just had a very unsatisfactory night’s sleep, because something kept on going “meep” and I couldn’t track it down…
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David Ashton
I once worked on a project refitting a shop. The Project manager had a PC with a screen saver that ...
What's in your emergency repair kit, besides tools?
Bill Schweber
2/8/2012 4:05 PM EST
It starts with duct tape, of course, but there are other small items to bring
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LiketoBike
Heh, depending on the length, the gauge, the current, and the nature of the item being powered, that ...
Rebuilding America: Critical thinking skills needed
Naomi Price
2/8/2012 2:42 PM EST
With technology changing yearly, students who learn how to use the technologies alone will be left behind by the time they graduate, says engineer Wayne Rust from Lindon, UT.
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TFC-SD
Hate to be blatantly blunt, But until the powers that be and the market figures out the "Get laid or ...
Nostalgic about HP test equipment
David Ashton
2/7/2012 6:21 PM EST
Any electronics engineer or technical person you speak to will know about Hewlett-Packard (HP) test equipment. And many of them will talk nostalgically of a certain item they have owned or worked with. I’m certainly like that.
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David Ashton
And since you're retired now Bob, I'm sure you would have time to give us a couple more stories? ...
LED Challenge winners announced
Naomi Price
2/7/2012 3:05 PM EST
From a model of the Golden Gate Bridge to an LED version of the Gibson Les Paul guitar, the students came up with some fabulously creative entries.
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David Ashton
You can - follow Naomi's "Fall 2011..." link at the top of the article or this ...
Clive Maxfield
2/7/2012 1:41 PM EST
It’s time to stand up and be counted – are we going to let some yahoo from “e-Book Reader” or “Netbook News” beat one of our very own at EE Times? No we are not!
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garydpdx
I saw that you could vote more than once, you can do so daily, and I headed back to see if ...
Video: Did space station provides dev kit inspiration?
Colin Holland
2/3/2012 2:06 PM EST
The latest development kit has a novel design which could have been inspired by the NASA International Space Station.
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msar2020
I'd love an electronics kit like this - keypads, LCD display, CCD display, easy enought to connect ...
Test Engineer of the Year 2012
Janine Love
2/3/2012 1:22 PM EST
Broadcom's Brad Davis takes home the award at this year's DesignCon for design-verification testing on mobility system on chip (SOC) designs, inclding the BCM4330 combo chip.
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sureshtheory
@luiz: Nice quote.. Features make the design-win, however quality "seals the deal".congrats Brad ...
Brian Fuller
2/2/2012 10:15 AM EST
Will the enormous contributions Baby Boom engineers have made to humanity carry forward to new generations?
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BobsUrUncle
The ruling class is not interested in Don Morgan or his students. Both parties have been ...
What's a good "real engineer" question?
Bill Schweber
2/1/2012 4:06 PM EST
There are quick ways to separate the real techies from wannabes
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BicycleBill
How about asking this "test" question: how would you try to figure out the dissipation (watts) of an ...
