Comments on: Yes, I’m still here http://chrisgammell.com/2009/01/09/yes-im-still-here/ Analog electronics and everything else between 1 and 0 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:05:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Clueless About Income | Chris Gammell's Analog Life http://chrisgammell.com/2009/01/09/yes-im-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Clueless About Income | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Thu, 13 May 2010 16:59:43 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=815#comment-1438 [...] to increase my wealth (shocker, I’m sure). I’ve always been a bit of a cheapskate and I’ve cut back more thanks to the recession. And so I need to go in the other direction. And why not? Making more is just as effective as [...] [...] to increase my wealth (shocker, I’m sure). I’ve always been a bit of a cheapskate and I’ve cut back more thanks to the recession. And so I need to go in the other direction. And why not? Making more is just as effective as [...]

]]> By: The Sustainability/Renewable Energy Jumble | Chris Gammell's Analog Life http://chrisgammell.com/2009/01/09/yes-im-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 The Sustainability/Renewable Energy Jumble | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:43:07 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=815#comment-1153 [...] writing only about analog stuff, electrical engineering stuff and workplace stuff. To be honest, when the recession hit it was difficult to think of much else; when our security feels threatened (job, personal or otherwise), we revert to more basic [...] [...] writing only about analog stuff, electrical engineering stuff and workplace stuff. To be honest, when the recession hit it was difficult to think of much else; when our security feels threatened (job, personal or otherwise), we revert to more basic [...]

]]> By: When To Use Analog Vs. Digital | Chris Gammell's Analog Life http://chrisgammell.com/2009/01/09/yes-im-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-926 When To Use Analog Vs. Digital | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Wed, 20 May 2009 01:02:43 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=815#comment-926 [...] Fidelity/Data loss — Some people just love analog stuff, especially when it comes to music. Even though audio systems containing ADCs and DACs are making very good analog equivalents these days, you will have to tear the record players and the tube amps out of the hands of the most die hard audiophiles. So instead of converting back and forth between digital and analog media, they prefer to keep the signal continuous all the way throughout the process. Starting from the air pressure variations emitted from Louis Armstrong’s trumpet that are then captured by a microphone and then amplified and pressed into a record, then touched by a needle and amplified again by a transistor or tube amp to recreate the sound as it is pushed out of your high end speakers. And even though there are processes to mathematically capture all of the data that is present to sample and perfectly recreate the original signal, some people won’t touch the stuff. Since I can’t afford the high end equipment audiophiles claim is necessary, I will sit on the sidelines for this argument. However, I enjoy that there is still so much interest in preserving audio fidelity in analog formats and don’t mind that it keeps analog engineers employed. [...] [...] Fidelity/Data loss — Some people just love analog stuff, especially when it comes to music. Even though audio systems containing ADCs and DACs are making very good analog equivalents these days, you will have to tear the record players and the tube amps out of the hands of the most die hard audiophiles. So instead of converting back and forth between digital and analog media, they prefer to keep the signal continuous all the way throughout the process. Starting from the air pressure variations emitted from Louis Armstrong’s trumpet that are then captured by a microphone and then amplified and pressed into a record, then touched by a needle and amplified again by a transistor or tube amp to recreate the sound as it is pushed out of your high end speakers. And even though there are processes to mathematically capture all of the data that is present to sample and perfectly recreate the original signal, some people won’t touch the stuff. Since I can’t afford the high end equipment audiophiles claim is necessary, I will sit on the sidelines for this argument. However, I enjoy that there is still so much interest in preserving audio fidelity in analog formats and don’t mind that it keeps analog engineers employed. [...]

]]> By: Trevor http://chrisgammell.com/2009/01/09/yes-im-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Trevor Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:05:29 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=815#comment-720 Happy New Year, bloggy mcblogerson. This was a quality post. It's funny how you talk about being paid to learn- in essence, that will be my entire residency training. Sure, I won't be paid a lot and I'll be working ungodly hours, but it will be (at least) four full years of a salary and amazing educational opportunities. Med students complain a lot about how much we work, but in reality we're given the chance to feed our brains as much as we can handle for a huge portion of our lives. Thanks for a new perspective on it. Happy New Year, bloggy mcblogerson. This was a quality post.

It’s funny how you talk about being paid to learn- in essence, that will be my entire residency training. Sure, I won’t be paid a lot and I’ll be working ungodly hours, but it will be (at least) four full years of a salary and amazing educational opportunities. Med students complain a lot about how much we work, but in reality we’re given the chance to feed our brains as much as we can handle for a huge portion of our lives. Thanks for a new perspective on it.

]]> By: Damon Hart-Davis http://chrisgammell.com/2009/01/09/yes-im-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Damon Hart-Davis Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:14:21 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=815#comment-717 I'm glad you still have income! No, don't try to do without the sleep part. Yes, keep learning. Then I agree you are one of the most likely people to still have a job, and a fun one at that. It's the handbook that I'm working to... Rgds Damon I’m glad you still have income!

No, don’t try to do without the sleep part.

Yes, keep learning.

Then I agree you are one of the most likely people to still have a job, and a fun one at that. It’s the handbook that I’m working to…

Rgds

Damon

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