While I'm a bit too young to have used one in school, my dad did give me his slide rule from when he was a student. It's one of my most prized possessions, if only to show how far humanity has come in terms of computing devices.
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Ham radio is well worth getting into if you come from a software background but want to get more hands-on with embedded electronics. Radios are ubiquitous in modern technology, and getting a deeper understanding of how they work can have surprising career benefits too!
This is excellent but in typical low voltage scenarios (5V or lower) the 600mV diode voltage drop becomes very significant. Simple diode half wave rectification works fine at 100V, but at 3.3V it breaks down.
You can also build a rectifier with no voltage drop using an op-amp with some diodes in the feedback loop. But that might be considered cheating :)
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I've been studying for my amateur radio license recently, and this article is a great introduction to the basics.
But really, if you want to get your hands dirty with some practical electronics, and also want to be able to communicate without relying much on nearby infrastructure, amateur radio is a great hobby.
This looks really cool. What are you doing for music? I have been looking for a new project to continue working on my production skills.
Thanks for the interest! I'll be handling the music myself, I'm a producer & multi-instrumentalist and two tracks for the game have already been composed.
I'm working on Botnet of Ares, a hacking simulator game for PC [0]. It's an homage to classics such as Uplink and Hacknet, and also a commentary on the state of the IoT security industry.
Recently I've managed to port the game onto a real-world cyberdeck, the uConsole. [1]
[0] https://store.steampowered.com/app/3627290/Botnet_of_Ares/
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What about bump mapping, where's that done? That's a texture that changes the geometry.
That's usually a job for the fragment shader.
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I too struggle with procrastination. I have a big personal project that is nearing completion & very important to me, but also turning into a bit of a slog. However, because I'm procrastinating working on said project, I managed to do many other things that are also important to me, such as writing more & sharpening some skills.