EEVblog + The Signal Path Discussion

[EEVblog]

2) They didn't like the fact that I hate cats

Well, you are wrong about cats. 

No, I can say with 100% confidence and certainty that I hate cats.

[Fungus]

2) They didn't like the fact that I hate cats

Well, you are wrong about cats. 

No, I can say with 100% confidence and certainty that I hate cats.

You just didn't meet the right cat yet.

[SeanB]

You forget as well Dave does not drink either, but nobody complains about that, or that he does not smoke either.

Each to their own, and I am enjoying the series, it is very interesting to watch these two, with the commonalities and differences between them. Only thing better would be having D2 there as well in one, making a comparison about his career as well, and things to look out for and enjoy.

[RGB255_0_0]

You forget as well Dave does not drink either, but nobody complains about that

I think you want to check the video where Dave pours beer down the sink.

[SeanB]

Only once, and I also agree beer does taste like junk, and I literally grew up in a brewery. The only good thing about it is that you can cook really nicely with it, and it makes a great marinade for meat on the BBQ, and that brewers yeast does taste really nice, especially fresh from the yeast plant drier as nice crispy flakes.

Anyhow, back to regular scheduled programming, I think Dave could learn a lot from Shariar, smart, articulate and a great explainer of how that RF construction works, and always worth a nice watch in the video.  We do need a few video collaborations from these two, they do complement each other nicely, and the interaction between them seems to fit in nicely.

[SilverSolder]

Great "chat" between two industry luminaries!   Shahriar is so intelligent and works at such a high level that it can be hard work for the amateur to keep up, but he does a great job making the subject accessible.

I liked the part about Moore's law continuing in a different dimension, as it were.   Perhaps hardware is no longer as big a limitation as software...   but software / programming may be susceptible to AI, eventually.

[Cliff Matthews]

..I think Dave could learn a lot from Shariar, smart, articulate and a great explainer of how that RF construction works..

Yeah but when Dave goes to Bell Labs, do you think he'll be allowed to video and help us learn too? I don't this so.. I worked for Infotron in NJ (25-years ago) and when we had to service stuff at Lucent, it was high security all the way.

[SeanB]

..I think Dave could learn a lot from Shariar, smart, articulate and a great explainer of how that RF construction works..

Yeah but when Dave goes to Bell Labs, do you think he'll be allowed to video and help us learn too? I don't this so.. I worked for Infotron in NJ (25-years ago) and when we had to service stuff at Lucent, it was high security all the way.

Could always go to the lab, and see for himself how it is put together, and do something that is permitted by the lab, or not part of it at all.

then we can also see if he is allergic to butch fur, or is going to be unconcerned at the somewhat mobile statue sunning itself on the top of a hot rack.

[rfeecs]

Sometimes Shariar sounds like an aging grad student.  He is familiar with his thesis topic and his corner of the lab (and loves to talk about it), but missing some basic real world stuff.

Like his comment that III-V semiconductors need hermetic packages.  Totally wrong.  Millions of GaAs and GaN parts are sold every month in non-hermetic packages.  Billions of parts have been in the field for decades.  So let's set the record straight.

You would think a microwave engineer would know this stuff.

Clearly he's a smart guy.  It's a casual discussion and he misspoke on that one,  as he does occasionally in his other videos.  No big deal I guess. 

[JPortici]

2) They didn't like the fact that I hate cats

Well, you are wrong about cats. 

No, I can say with 100% confidence and certainty that I hate cats.

despite being both into electronics and synthesizers... i have profound dislike for cats too 

[AF6LJ]

Good Stuff Guys, I enjoyed watching those videos.

[Cliff Matthews]

Good Stuff Guys, I enjoyed watching those videos.

Well with that avitar, all this puddy-tat bashing's gonna make it spicy..

[German_EE]

Ummmm, OK

Not everyone is a cat person

Not everyone thinks that Manchester United are the best football team in the world

Not everyone likes chocolate (or marmite)

Not everyone is a Star Trek fan

It's variety like this that makes the world (and the EEV Blog) a fun place to be

As for those videos, well worth listening to a couple of times, maybe with headphones on because of the sound levels.



P.S. Why are these three videos not numbered 992, 993 and 994?

[GeorgeOfTheJungle]

I'd love to hear Shariar's opinion on patents.

[HighVoltage]

I watched all three videos and liked them a lot.
It's hard to believe that you got un-subscribers because of these videos.

[nctnico]

2) They didn't like the fact that I hate cats

Well, you are wrong about cats. 

No, I can say with 100% confidence and certainty that I hate cats.

Nobody is perfect!  But you've got to do something about hating cats though! It just ain't healthy... 

I liked to listen to (most of) the conversations between you and Shariar though.

[Razor512]

despite being both into electronics and synthesizers... i have profound dislike for cats too 

What happens if you meet someone in the cat family that has an impossibly high cuteness level?
When someone thinks they don't like cats, they just never experienced the cuteness first hand. If they are able to meet an extremely cute cat  they will experience an overwhelmingly high level of cuteness that they will perceive as becoming exponentially more intense with each passing nanosecond they spend with the cat.

From a distance they might think they don't like cats, but once they see one up close, that opinion is 100% guaranteed to change. A basic function of the universe makes it so that it is impossible to not like an animal that has a high cuteness level. It would be easier to systematically break every single law of physics within one day than it would be to not like an extremely cute cat.

[Brumby]

What happens if you meet someone in the cat family that has an impossibly high cuteness level?
When someone thinks they don't like cats, they just never experienced the cuteness first hand. If they are able to meet an extremely cute cat  they will experience an overwhelmingly high level of cuteness that they will perceive as becoming exponentially more intense with each passing nanosecond they spend with the cat.

Then the cat will do something that will destroy every fibre of that feeling.

But there are the odd exceptions....

I once worked with a guy who had a passionate dislike for cats, but his wife had a cat she just loved to bits.  The cat knew to stay away from him - and he was very happy with that arrangement.

For cat-lovers with sensitive natures - do not read this next paragraph.
However, one day he went to start the lawnmower and discovered - the hard way - that the cat had curled up underneath.  What followed does not bear describing - but the cat was in a very bad way.  Rushed to the vet, the cat was saved at great expense and after a lengthy recovery, returned home to lead a remarkably normal life.

The episode, however, made a deep impression on my workmate ... and he had developed a life long affection for the cat.

[Cliff Matthews]

Whew!! With Brumby's red text, I started to think he might cover-up by restringing his tennis racket.. So glad all ended OK for our 4-footed friend.    Lawnmowers - nasty things they are.

[JPortici]

What happens if you meet someone in the cat family that has an impossibly high cuteness level?

as cute as they may be they tend to have a morbid affection for all my soft bags, my equipment and my cables. Note that the owner of the cate (may be my sister, my father, whatever) will not take responsibilities for cleaning the piss out of the bags/equipment and replace broken cables.

Dogs just want to play and go running, cats don't give two sheeeeeeee

this pretty much sums it up how i feel about the cat-vs-dog 

[BU508A]

Then the cat will do something that will destroy every fibre of that feeling.

Very true. I do like cats, but I can really understand, why people dislike cats. And I respect their opinion.

Btw, this is a picture of my cat, Max his name.

[Brumby]

"Dogs have masters.  Cats have slaves."

Can't remember where I first saw that - but it can never be forgotten.

[coppice]

"Dogs have masters.  Cats have slaves."

Can't remember where I first saw that - but it can never be forgotten.

I think a better version of that idea is: A dog looks at its owner, providing everything it needs, and thinks "he must be God". A cat looks at its owner, providing everything it needs, and thinks "I must be God".

[BU508A]

"In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this."   - Terry Pratchett

Source: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cats

[SeanB]

I rent felix Tequila, as this kitten still believes he can fly, and has come visiting a few times from upstairs. Keshasha however, has learnt to not come down by accident, but still is getting used to no longer being the only cat. Slowly starting to be a little vocal, up till now the only time she made a noise was on the return from the cattery, which she did not enjoy at all.