Looking at the stats on those Merlin engines is "mechanical porn"!
I want an engine that can produce 1200kW at 3000rpm!
Looking at the stats on those Merlin engines is "mechanical porn"!
I want an engine that can produce 1200kW at 3000rpm!I could see Top Gear putting one of those in a Geo Metro.
Correct, I think it is.
But once again, it ain't that black out white.
There is a huge difference between having the basic hobby level skills (that I am after) to lay out say a double sided low frequency board, and being able to lay out a professional 12 layer board with bleeding edge design rules and GHz signals integrated into a high end system with high end requirements.
Both can be described the same as "PCB design layout experience" in job descriptions.
QuoteWithout that maths and theoretical insight, the Battle of Britain would have been lost and my German would be much better than it is.It looks like the above statement is wrong. Just gave this a cursory look so I may be wrong instead.
It seems Stanley Hooker's designs only went in after Battle of Britain, October 1940, I think the battle was lost and won by then.
ps. Not disrespecting Stanley's designs.
QuoteWithout that maths and theoretical insight, the Battle of Britain would have been lost and my German would be much better than it is.It looks like the above statement is wrong. Just gave this a cursory look so I may be wrong instead.
It seems Stanley Hooker's designs only went in after Battle of Britain, October 1940, I think the battle was lost and won by then.
ps. Not disrespecting Stanley's designs.Furthur very lmited research is ... ambiguous.
The reference I quoted is unambiguously "in my favour". Wackypedia's Merlin entry can be read either way. Hooker started on the supercharger in 1938 and the major result (the two stage supercharger) was immediately post Battle of Britain (i.e. Oct 1940). But my memory and suspicion is that he contributed to the single stage supercharger used in the BoB.
Either way, it doesn't detract from my contention that theory is as important as practice; either alone is much less useful.
I think the bottom line here is not everyone can be as skilled as others. In the end those that are, and those that are not still end up with good paying jobs and their employers seam to still like them.
I think the bottom line here is not everyone can be as skilled as others. In the end those that are, and those that are not still end up with good paying jobs and their employers seam to still like them.
Which planet have you been living on ? the world is full of high flying "clever" people who turn out all too often to not be as skilled as was assumed. For 3 months worth of my net wages my employer was happy to have to incompetent prat built two very shoddily designed circuits, in the same time I could have done the same but much better, I then went on to spend 2 weeks fixing this post graduates fuck ups, but he is the one that is probably earning more than me and getting automatic recognition because of his post graduate degree, I'm the one that gets treated like an idiot because I don't have qualifications unless i happen to save the day and a lot of money! - Welcome to life
In this world it's what you have on paper and letters after your name and not your aptitude, enthusiasm or competence.
Too often competence and qualification get confused, a qualification does not guarantee competence, and just because your competent does not mean you got a high level qualification.
I find it very odd that 3rd-4th year EE students would not possess these skills, I can do most of the things you listed but I am still iffy on my programming skills and It has been my hobby for about 3 years . It makes me wonder how these students will fare in the real world when they have to apply there skills in real world applications and not being able to do it.
I think your video is a wake up call to hobbyist and students that electronics is not just on paper.
I find it very odd that 3rd-4th year EE students would not possess these skills, I can do most of the things you listed but I am still iffy on my programming skills and It has been my hobby for about 3 years . It makes me wonder how these students will fare in the real world when they have to apply there skills in real world applications and not being able to do it.
I think your video is a wake up call to hobbyist and students that electronics is not just on paper.
I got my last three full time programing jobs without even submitting a resume. It's more than just not on paper it's also who you know and what contacts you've made. My first big fortune 500 company job I got because of who I knew. I proved myself with that job and made all the others that followed easy to obtain. I always like to tell people, be confident but not cocky.
Jeff
I got my last three full time programing jobs without even submitting a resume. It's more than just not on paper it's also who you know and what contacts you've made. My first big fortune 500 company job I got because of who I knew. I proved myself with that job and made all the others that followed easy to obtain. I always like to tell people, be confident but not cocky.
Jeff
Yes I got pulled off the street, I got noticed as i worked for my company in a laboring role and was asked back as a QC inspector, then pissed the works manager off for not letting him sent crap out so he bumped me into engineering where they took me as a joke at first but now rely on me heavily.
Of course I'm poorly paid and and lucky to have a job, there will be shop floor workers paid more than me.......... Why, bacause I don't have the bit of paper.....
The exception of course might be medicine where they frown upon hobbyist.
QuoteWithout that maths and theoretical insight, the Battle of Britain would have been lost and my German would be much better than it is.It looks like the above statement is wrong. Just gave this a cursory look so I may be wrong instead.
It seems Stanley Hooker's designs only went in after Battle of Britain, October 1940, I think the battle was lost and won by then.
ps. Not disrespecting Stanley's designs.Furthur very lmited research is ... ambiguous.
The reference I quoted is unambiguously "in my favour". Wackypedia's Merlin entry can be read either way. Hooker started on the supercharger in 1938 and the major result (the two stage supercharger) was immediately post Battle of Britain (i.e. Oct 1940). But my memory and suspicion is that he contributed to the single stage supercharger used in the BoB.
Either way, it doesn't detract from my contention that theory is as important as practice; either alone is much less useful.
You still live under the illusion that hobbyists lack a knowledge or appreciation of theory. Do you have a high flying qualification that you guard closely in case it is spotted that maybe in practice (knowledge and practical ability) you not up to it ?
I think the bottom line here is not everyone can be as skilled as others. In the end those that are, and those that are not still end up with good paying jobs and their employers seam to still like them.
Which planet have you been living on ? the world is full of high flying "clever" people who turn out all too often to not be as skilled as was assumed. For 3 months worth of my net wages my employer was happy to have to incompetent prat built two very shoddily designed circuits, in the same time I could have done the same but much better, I then went on to spend 2 weeks fixing this post graduates fuck ups, but he is the one that is probably earning more than me and getting automatic recognition because of his post graduate degree, I'm the one that gets treated like an idiot because I don't have qualifications unless i happen to save the day and a lot of money! - Welcome to life
In this world it's what you have on paper and letters after your name and not your aptitude, enthusiasm or competence.
Too often competence and qualification get confused, a qualification does not guarantee competence, and just because your competent does not mean you got a high level qualification.
Yes I got pulled off the street, I got noticed as i worked for my company in a laboring role and was asked back as a QC inspector, then pissed the works manager off for not letting him sent crap out so he bumped me into engineering where they took me as a joke at first but now rely on me heavily.
Of course I'm poorly paid and and lucky to have a job, there will be shop floor workers paid more than me.......... Why, bacause I don't have the bit of paper.....
And exactly the same points can with equal validity be made about amateurs that don't have a clue about what they don't understand.
That's so well-known it is even given a name: the Dunning Kreuger effect.
Yes I got pulled off the street, I got noticed as i worked for my company in a laboring role and was asked back as a QC inspector, then pissed the works manager off for not letting him sent crap out so he bumped me into engineering where they took me as a joke at first but now rely on me heavily.
Of course I'm poorly paid and and lucky to have a job, there will be shop floor workers paid more than me.......... Why, bacause I don't have the bit of paper.....
The engineering institutions have paths for people that don't have the paper academic qualifications. Why don't you follow those paths and get a post-grad paper qualification, e.g. become a chartered engineer?
Becoming a chartered engineer isn't easy. I know of one person (a one-time boss) that was rejected because he had moved into management too quickly.
When a guy comes to you and moans that your thermistor you gave him to use does not have enough resolution (to flat a response curve) and you ask as you know he is using AVR's how many bits he is using and he says 8!!!!! you can either or there's just no hope!
QuoteWhen a guy comes to you and moans that your thermistor you gave him to use does not have enough resolution (to flat a response curve) and you ask as you know he is using AVR's how many bits he is using and he says 8!!!!! you can either or there's just no hope!
Please tell me that's a made up example, and not a real scenario you've faced... because.. that's just sad.. (and I think I'm barely qualified to be considered an electronics hobbyist, and I know thermistors (most resistors really..) are analogue, and therefore pretty well have an 'infinite' resolution.(without going down to a quantum level))
As I said because I DO appreciate the requirement for a solid foundation in theory, I am not only doing a HNC in electronic engineering sponsored by my company but I'm happy to do a level 3 in maths required because i appreciate that without it I won't understand the theory anyway. A HNC is the highest qualification i can go for without prior qualifications and although technically a L3 is required they are happy to take on people with some prior experience in the industry. After a HNC I can do a HND, i think that is as far as I will be able to go with employer support and personal motivation as after that you are talking a full on degree. I have mild dyslexia but I'm also quite intelligent and quite mindful of my limitations, hence I've never made a major cockup or put anyones lives at risk because I do have the prime quality which is to know my limits in the first place and then assess what I can do to get round them.
QuoteWhen a guy comes to you and moans that your thermistor you gave him to use does not have enough resolution (to flat a response curve) and you ask as you know he is using AVR's how many bits he is using and he says 8!!!!! you can either or there's just no hope!
Please tell me that's a made up example, and not a real scenario you've faced... because.. that's just sad.. (and I think I'm barely qualified to be considered an electronics hobbyist, and I know thermistors (most resistors really..) are analogue, and therefore pretty well have an 'infinite' resolution.(without going down to a quantum level))