Sometimes I hear a name all my life because of an invention/discovery, but somehow in my brain it's dissociated from the actual person because I know nothing about them. And when I finally do, I get this nice fuzzy feeling.

That happened again with Bob Widlar (Widlar current source was the trigger) for whom I knew nothing about, not even his first name, but I was happy to learn that he was such an interesting person. thanks

I have a nice poster of the "Every Idiot Can Count to One" quote at home, think it's a bit too aggressive for work =)

Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize.

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On the linear regulator front the only progress has been low dropout.