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shadyfroyoon YASA beats own power density record pushing electric motor to 59kW/kg benchmark

High power high voltage switching ICs have caught up.

shadyfroyoon Ask HN: Seeking device to normalize audio output for consistent volume levels

You’re looking for a compressor.

Lots of pro audio boxes out there.

A MiniDSP box where you can implement a compressor is fun, you can also tune just about everything else with it.

https://docs.minidsp.com/product-manuals/flex/dsp-reference/...

shadyfroyoon Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car antenna (2022)

American coin mechanisms in vending machines and arcade games have magnets to filter out Canadian quarters.

shadyfroyoon The unfortunate math behind consulting companies (2011)

When you’re facing critical issues that require specific expertise outside of the current team’s core competencies, bringing in an experienced consultant makes a lot of sense.

Of course finding one you trust is even harder. The vetting process itself is lengthy and tedious, so the natural tendency is to lean towards people/orgs in your trusted circles that your trusted friends can vouch for.

Or, you have one or more management team members who aren’t pulling their weight, what do you do? If there’s a chance spending $50k on a consultant will fix them you try that first before swallowing the $200k hidden cost bill of lost time, training, legal, onboarding, and opportunities costs replacing them.

shadyfroyoon Ask HN: Why did Microsoft, Meta, and PayPal update their ToS today?

Complexity is fraud.

shadyfroyoon Daimler is setting up a $650M charging network for commercial EVs

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-reaches-15-billion-settlem...

Likely being forced to, a reminder this is the same company that deliberately and consistently cheated on emissions tests in the USA.

shadyfroyoon Tesla's Autopilot Name Ban in CA Begins January 2023

What’s the over/under on Tesla renaming it to “Otto Pilot”?

shadyfroyoon A new speed milestone for Chrome

Chrome needs to fix the Mac Keystone WindowServer lag issue:

Details here: Chromeisbad.com

Keystone globally slows down UI and drains battery life, especially notable on older machines. Completely uninstalling chrome felt like upgrading to a new CPU on my 2013 MacBook.