AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org

@skyblond I'd recommend a custom template or browsing templates used by different Universities and researchers. I remember having to make a Mitre Attack graphic with Tex.

The templates aren't too difficult to make but it is likely that many people have encountered the same problem. There's likely a template from a University that fixes it.

@skyblond There was a similar problem with AMS and some other package I had to use. I believe they both go in the beginning of the tex and \beginpackage should work. If it doesn't it might need to be nested or the \endotherpackage needs to precede it.

@skyblond Living in Spain without the S.

I also used TexMaker because I would need two failures before I couldn't make a document or presentation.

@freemo I believe if one gets offended, they likely need to be offended.

Politics are both the distraction and the fifth column.

@skyblond I had to learn it as a Mathematician and it was a nightmare to get right for a while. TexStudio made it easier.

@skyblond The most difficult part about using \LaTeX is getting the text to line up correctly. Tix and Beamer are great.

@thor There should be stats of the stream but I don't remember how to get it. If I recall correctly they have local servers and the data flow can be observed. I'd guess it's a server that is begging for mercy.

@lore Oh wouldn't that be fun. So there's definitely some DSP action with this FPGA. I'm still checking it out. I can see why they are popular.

@lore That would be due to the isa and feeding a complex operation into a single clock cycle right? It is a powerful chip but it lives up to the reputation of being a pain to work with.

@briar I've been a fan of Briar for some time now. It's surprisingly feature rich for what it is.

@lore I've been looking for reasonably priced DSPs from other countries and yeah the FPGA seems to be the least expensive. It does have built in DSP blocks and whatever it is lacking, it should be able to be implemented in Verilog.

I did get the FPGA for RISC-V work. Perhaps it can work. What kind of specs are you looking for and what features? The DSP along with a RISC arch should be sufficient. I just want to see if it is feasible because the core module is around 20-30 dollars.

@lore How is the DSP working out?

@WilliamRamsey I was looking at the specs of the fan and it's pulling around 1.2-1.3 cubic feet per second. Making the filter 3ft long would give nearly half of the flow per second in internal volume, the rest would be pulled through the filter. That would seem to be enough to have enough filter area and rather good flow. This is assuming full power.

The shape of the filter in the upper picture is likely going to be ideal.

@WilliamRamsey I've seen Core 2 Quad PCs, Dells, that could keep that old CPU cool with around 1lb of Aluminum as a heatsink and good ducting enclosing a 12V 1A fan. At full tilt the fan created negative pressure in the case and pushed out air with considerable velocity. It can easily pull solder fumes through a 1/4 in activated charcoal filter.

The reason I bring it up is because it attached with rubber push pins and two plastic clips. The blade profile was aggressive in pitch with most of the view being blades. It was very fast but very powerful. The blades were short in length with the center motor taking up approximately the same space.

Mounting can be accomplished by sandwiching the mesh and a flush backplate. It can be used with bolts and castle nuts so it can be removed without tools but withstand the vibrations.

@freemo @mc My Math background did get me involved in undergrad research alongside PhDs and many things that I should have received credit for.

There was a competition that might have been to replace an older system that had been publicly defeated. Perhaps I ended up homeless while working on this and I was treated like trash by faculty. Some areas of research are kept separate from everything else. I still won't talk about what it actually was but consider a part of infrastructure going down and what happens in the chaos. That's the last clue.

A while after that I was more seasoned in Comp Sci. I was doing research with equipment that only I could get. A select few believed in it and I got treated like shit again. My equipment, my money and my hard work were being mocked. I started my own personal research and poured my all into it.

I made sure to send links to the faculty and students who treated me so poorly. The links were to publications where my work was referenced by a legend. They did the impressive part of the work but my contribution was acknowledged.

So there's a killer comeback that only a few know of. The best part is that I was willing to credit the University in some way but I was roasted by faculty and students on my way to try to get them involved.

Perhaps I handled it like a Mathematician. They didn't get undeserved credit nor did I ever mention them by name so their name wouldn't be present in any of the work.

I don't believe I have ever made more than 20k in a year. I continually have problems with employment. I was treated nicely and encouraged by the right person and as a last resort, I showed a department that maybe they had a lapse in judgement. I still get angry about it but I pushed for changes that should have made a positive impact. They likely wouldn't credit me if my proposals were made into policy. Universities love to cover things up.

Just thought I'd share that little gem for those of you who had to deal with academia and its unique values.

@Pat @freemo @trinsec It's the secret behind the airline bailouts. SARS, 9/11,...,n, n+1. We need to keep the petri dishes operational.

@freemo Depending on the college, it could be a Mathematician but it's unlikely as it would require employment.