mbajkowski
Re:Olympic Committee Announces a Broad Ban of Transgender Athletes in ...
on Thursday March 26, 2026 @01:57PM (#47533623)
One interesting example of this is the UTR system for tennis. It is agnostic in gender as wells as age, and tournaments can be held purely based on the UTR range
Re:Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth back...
on Saturday March 14, 2026 @12:06PM (#47378062)
100% this. I have had the MDR-7506 since my DJ days about 30 years ago. These are by no means expensive headphones, but compared even to much more higher-end Bluetooth headphones they can easily hold their own. They have good depth and are well balanced. They are just about indestructible, only requiring the occasional pads replacement. Probably one of the best purchases I ever made
Re:The past was not that cute
on Thursday December 11, 2025 @09:27AM (#46231788)
Yup. Also elementary school was often fewer grades than it is today. It was the norm to finish your education after elementary school to help the farm/household. Individuals, especially from the country side, were an exception to finish secondary education and go on to college.
Re:The past was not that cute
on Sunday December 07, 2025 @10:42AM (#46182494)
Agreed, but I don't think you need to go as far back as the 19th century, even early 20th century it was the same in some places in eastern Europe. Out of 7 siblings in my Dad's family only one went to college. The spread between oldest and youngest was about 12 years. All went to school which was dismissed much earlier, after which children were expected to help in the fields with animals, house work, etc. before doing homework. The one pause, and really only time they wore nicer clothes, was on Sundays for church. The person who went to college would be back each summer to help with the grain and potato harvests. My life by comparison is a life of luxury.
Re:Mapping Amazing: Bee Maps
on Saturday December 06, 2025 @11:55AM (#46174745)
Personally I don't mind running it and have been doing so for several years. Their app and camera/firmware have gotten a lot more stable since the early days. You can buy the camera out right and don't need to pay the monthly fee. Their tokens don't have much value but I have earned a sufficient amount when swapped to pay for the cameras over time. And if nothing more I contribute to a more uptodate map.
Re:I ignore the spotlight as a staff engineer
on Thursday December 04, 2025 @02:16PM (#46151586)
Seems to me you have your Life Razor, per Sahil Bloom, pretty much in place for your current stage in life
Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming so...
on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @06:21PM (#45740027)
I can relate. Same for my parents. Washer and dryer still going strong after 30 years, same for the fridge which has been relegated to the basement since the paint has begun to chip. Microwave still works. And out of the three AC units they have, only one needed service. Maybe they are just exceptionally lucky compared to me. And these were not very expensive appliances for that time. I used to offer washers and dryers in rental properties for convenience, but their reliability has become so bad lately that it is not worth it.
Re:Intel Foundry Demonstrates First Arm-Based Chip on 18A Node – HotHa...
on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @03:31PM (#44965456)
This is already happening. The leading edge node wafers cost a fortune compared to older nodes. TSMC has limited capacity, as it takes years to bring new fabs online, and with competitors struggling they have great pricing power. Maybe why their revenue has roughly tripled over the last decade.
Re:Riding high in Germany on the world's oldest suspended railway
on Monday June 09, 2025 @08:28AM (#44223779)
Having lived there for several years I remember these to be quite loud. Maybe because the way they hang allows them to sway left to right a bit, and causes the metal wheels to make contact with the track at various angles. Quiet they were not, but fun to ride for sure, and a lot more punctual than busses.
Re:Austin's Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End
on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @04:53PM (#44056223)
Many of your comments are on point. But I'm a little curious about your negative view of CF. Care to explain why you think they take energy out of the system?
Re:Austin's Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End
on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @08:28AM (#44040808)
Agreed, a very shallow article with a few personal opinions. A little breather for Austin proper may be a good thing, housing prices and rents have come down significantly from a few years ago. The infrastructure is presently a mess and will be such for the next few years, along with the airport expansion. But the surrounding areas are still growing quickly, and there is no shortage of interesting startups in the area. The one obvious thing the article misse is the weather, which simply is not for everyone.
Re:Australian Open resorts to animated caricatures to bypass broadcast...
on Saturday January 18, 2025 @10:06PM (#42753238)
This is 100 percent the truth. Watching tennis in the US has become increasingly frustrating. I almost long for the old days where one could count on one of two channels to always have coverage. I wish Amazon, Netflix, YouTube or similar would step up and secure all the rights from college to Grand Slam tennis.
Re:Parsing the C64 Bubble Bobble Wind Currents
on Friday January 10, 2025 @10:03AM (#42656179)
Indeed, my kids who are 5 and 8 enjoy it about just as much as Mario Kart 8 - especially the earlier levels which require less of the balloon jumping.
Re:Intel Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
on Friday August 02, 2024 @10:31AM (#41139073)
To get high yields and a reliable process at these process nodes you need high throughout in the fabs, even with sophisticated models and simulations is my guess. At one point in time Intel had high throughput compared to the world via internal demand, which then translated into an advantage for their designs. Internal tools were build around this feedback loop, until that loop was no longer true. The throughput at external fabs far exceeded the throughput at Intel. While external fabs were designed to be used by all, Intel flows and fabs were not. Rather than adjusting to new reality quickly, and competing on design while exposing the fabs to customers, it seems Intel is now struggling mightely on both fronts.
Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions
on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @10:49PM (#41064320)
Good question. Seems to suffer from same fate. Spot checking 2 years of order history across 2 common personal care products shows at least a 30% variation in price
Re:Intel vs. Samsung vs. TSMC
on Sunday July 21, 2024 @11:21AM (#41025744)
The following in the article is pretty spot on ”Numerous industry sources say TSMC’s real strength is the ability to deliver process development kits for just about any process or package." There are countless flows and tools that need to get enabled, tested, etc. on the way to make a chip. TSMC has established a fairly good reputations delivering the required collateral. Just having a great process without proper PDKs will not get you anywhere fast
Re:TSMC unveils 1.6nm process technology with backside power delivery
on Thursday April 25, 2024 @10:00AM (#40157697)
It is going to get even a bit more interesting when you consider power gaters and virtual power supplies. Now the real power will be on the back side and the virtual power will be on the front side. Fun time for power analysis.
Re:6.2 GHz Intel Core I9-14900KS Review
on Monday March 18, 2024 @09:10AM (#39743934)
Some of this is modeled over expected life-time / usage. In general, things such as electro migration, self-heating, bit-cell degradation, etc. are modeled either for 3y, 5y or 10y, depending on CPU, skew, and target market. Now, whether the process corner(s), voltage, frequency that was picked to perform this analysis is a good reflection of how the CPU is being actually used/pushed, is a different matter.
Re:Car rental firm Hertz to sell 20k EVs for gas powered vehicles
on Thursday January 11, 2024 @07:21PM (#38961700)
Thanks, I will give them a shot. My experience post pandemic with car rental companies, and Hertz in particular has been abysmal. Any sort of rental status with car rental companies ranks below VIP status with a rundown motel in the middle of nowhere. Credit card companies have been the only saving grace, as customer service for car rental companies is non existent.
Re:The New Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen
on Saturday December 16, 2023 @07:15PM (#38669127)
Don't have any numbers myself, but per persons who recently attended KubeCon China earlier this year they have not seen Shanghai this empty of tourists in years. Also, supported by a friend of mine who was head of accounting for a cosumer goods firm over there until recently.
Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars?
on Saturday December 02, 2023 @12:13AM (#38496101)
Is there a reason small roundabouts are not more popular in the US in residential areas? You probably have noticed them driving through Spain and France as well. Especially in the south of both countries they seem to come very often in small cities. They worked pretty well in my opinion to keep the traffic flowing, but keeping the speeds in check due to merging and turning. Now whether our emergency vehicles could navigate them well is a different story I suppose.
Re:Kidney stone breakthrough procedure at UW called 'game changer' for...
on Sunday November 05, 2023 @12:05AM (#38148054)
Had it a couple times. I usually try to let the stones pass naturally, unless of course they get stuck. Success rate for the targeted stone has been 100%. Recovery has been quick with minimal bruising, first day getting up was a bit painful without painkillers. I do have a bit of concern about the impact of ESWL on the long term health of my kidneys.
Re:Why You Should Write Your Own Static Site Generator
on Friday November 03, 2023 @06:15PM (#38135737)
Guilty as charged, many times over. Sometimes, to the point where I could not even recall the old workflow post login.
Re:Kidney stone breakthrough procedure at UW called 'game changer' for...
on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:30AM (#38034713)
In the same boat, and agree that the first one was the worst because of the unknowns and associated pain.
That does not mean the later ones were less painful, but knowing what to expect, recognizing the symptoms early, and getting mentally ready go a long way. A well stocked medical cabinet with potent pain killers is a must, and I don't take long trips without them either.
Unfortunately, not all will pass naturally, depending on size and shape, so I'm looking forward to having this option available when needed.
Re:Employees Bid on Anchor Brewery
on Saturday July 22, 2023 @12:33AM (#36823286)
Absolutely correct. Also fractional owner of a local brewer for a decade or so. Defintely not insanely profitable. As stated above distribution costs/complications and associated laws are often overlooked. Merchants and bars are a finicky bunch. Taproom sales can fluctuate a lot.
Re:Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?
on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @05:49PM (#36607645)
https://bajkowski.com
Personal blog with random assortment of topics. Something for the Internet Archive to pick up so that one day my children and their offspring can learna a thing or two. Updated now and then. Still restoring a lot of older content from previous CMSes dating back to early 2000s. Currently using ghost and oracle cloud.
Re:Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpriced monitors wer...
on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @09:14AM (#36226397)
+1 on this. For a while Dell had a nice sweet spot. It was cheaper than the aforementioned brands, roughly equal price wise to the likes of Gateway but much more configurable and better customer service, and only a bit more expensive than unknown to me brands back than found in computer shopper. Only way to do better in same budget was to build your own
Re:Oracle Cloud is having a major outage
on Saturday June 03, 2023 @12:11PM (#36177835)
Thanks, very useful, I was not aware of this. There really should be a warning before this happens. I really need test my incremental backups now.
Re:Oracle Cloud is having a major outage
on Friday June 02, 2023 @06:09PM (#36171448)
Can you elaborate on this? These are not preemptible, why would they disappear without warning? I've been running on these for 2 or 3 years without any issues thus far.
Re:Nvidia Unveils CuLitho: A “Breakthrough in Computational Lithography”
on Monday March 27, 2023 @12:21AM (#35322813)
Also surprisingly capable at generating sample timing libs for arbitrary circuit topologies and calculating min and max delays after a little bit of guidance.