Kansas is not as flat as people think.

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i cant wrap my head around it

It's going to be a very day like day today. I would describe it as a day in daylight hours, where people are doing daytime things. Yes it's definitely going to be one of those days.

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Happy Tuesday,

So that we move along in the timeline of study groups… It seems clear that enough of this community is interested in learning more about the computing systems we interact with every day.

A tentative list of topics is what I’ve provided below. To facilitate discussion, what do you think is missing from this list? It is not yet ordered, but is there something that should be introduced before any of the topics on the list, that is not currently there?

My idea is for us to start at the atomic scale, and get a bit oriented with solid state, semiconductor, and condensed matter mathematical modeling.

After this, linguistics and their application to computer programming languages, HDL, and the way this connects to physical design is the next step.

The goal of this is for us to design a main board, as well as all the constituent chips mounted to communicate as a single system. I can imagine we will delve into each individual system. I understand that this is a long undertaking, but it is a good project for FLOSS minded people.

Topics:

1. Physics and electrical/computer engineering fundamentals
2. Linguistics and design of programming languages
3. Board technology and process chemistry, fabrication of chips from design files
4. EDA software, FLOSS developer tools
5. RISC-V CPU Architecture, *RAM and Memory Design… Many more here.

Looking forward to working with many of you. We have a talented crew that browse this forum.

-G

Had to deal with this little guy yesterday as part of my job. Left some cat food outside to entice him to leave. Hopefully he's gone today.

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Didn't sleep well last night. Ended up having weird dreams.

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Just going to hide in the basement today.

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Happy Friday,

tldr: For the multilingual among us, is it easier for you to "hear" a language, or are you better with reading/writing/speaking?

A week or so ago, I made a post regarding linguistics and enjoyed hearing how many of you enjoy the subject.

With autism, it is known that we tend to process oral instructions differently than neurotypicals. In my own experience, written instructions are crucial for my understanding of a task. It also helps to have a paper trail.

For me, most oral communication sounds a bit "underwater". It depends on the person's degree of articulation, the noise in the room my level of anxiety, and a slough of other factors. Some days there is no "noise", but on days when my brain just isn't processing correctly, it makes it difficult to want to ask the person "what"? 3 times, or even ask when I misunderstood the phrasing or intention behind their utterances.

Whenever I've searched "Can read and write a language, but not understand it", there are no results on the first search page. But rather, those who can understand a language and cannot write it. Movies are helpful when there are subtitles, as I can help build associations by "seeing" the symbols of the written language when it is spoken. When I did this as a teenager with Russian, I suddenly was able to understand people. As I could "think" in how they were producing the phonetics.

Certainly, the degree of familiarity with the language helps tremendously. When I lived in Germany, despite speaking the language most of my life, it was a different ballgame hearing people use it in real life, rather than in a quiet room with headphones on talking with people whom I am already acquainted. Don't get me started on how loud Lidl/Rewe were, and Swabian/Saxon dialects could influence my foreigner's conception of the language.

Spanish and Russian are similar for me, as I've used them for A LONG TIME, so I'd imagine the phonetics have crystallized in my head compared to languages I'm still getting used to.

Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali have been a bit difficult for my ear to adjust to. This underwater feeling resurfaces a lot. It's not unique to foreign languages though...

Sometimes I'll figure out that a song I've heard in department stores or just walking about is actually in ENGLISH! When it just sounded like a bunch of pots and pans bashing together or only the instrumental comes to mind.

Because of motor-mouth tendencies, I have found that I am able to speak, read, and write a language... But not quick to comprehend what another person is saying to me. This may be due to phrasing, difference in accent, or a straight up garbling of the sounds when they reach my ear. Maybe my brain just "demodulates" the signal wrong? Or perhaps I'm just a bad listener.

Looking forward to reading your comments.

Cheers,

-G

Oh happy Saturday!

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I drive a big four door truck for work. Most of my colleagues will just fill the back up with tools and stuff. I however keep mine clean and organized. This way I can use the backseat as an office vs trying to use a computer with a steering wheel in my way. Recently my boss let me tint the windows for security in case I keep anything back there. Now I have my very own mobile privacy box! I even got a sun shade for the windshield for complete privacy.

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Hi Everyone,

tldr: Reviving the hardware group on Matrix with a focus on RISC-V and prototyping for fun.

Lately I’ve found myself wanting to study in a group setting, as it’s easier to absorb topics when there is a friendly cohort chugging along together.

The topics I want to cover are comprehensive involving hardware, design, and software.

So that the group benefits from others’ expertise/special interests…

If you are interested, send me a DM, or post in this forum what you would like to see/teach in a small group of 5-10 individuals.

The greater goal is to design a piece of computer hardware together. I am thinking we could work on a RISC-V Core and maybe a board just as a group hobby project.

Cheers,

-G

"Why can't you be normal!?" Ummm why can't you be weird?

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Hold on, I know what you are thinking! "He's a telepath" Was I right?

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30345557

I made bread!

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hello, funny image unrelated

It's Memorial Day in the U.S. Which means my morning TV routine is going to be off.

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My cats like to go out into the garage and roll around on the dirty floor. Then come in and demand I clean them.

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