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Comment Read the Text (Score 1) 85

Page 2, Figure 1.1, "parallel connection". See the lack of an EMF in that diagram?

Yes, now see the text directly under the diagram which says, and I quote, "Things hooked in parallel (Figure 1.1) have the same voltage across them.". So no the source of the EMF is not shown but it is clearly there as the text underneath states. Thank you for proving my point.

OKey dokey, since you keep dodging this question I'll ask again.

The line you quoted answers the question you asked: if the current does not divide between two or more paths then the devices are not connected in parallel. Apply that to your situation: if there is a current and it splits to pass through two devices you have a parallel circuit. If not, you do not. It's literally that simple. Apply that simple rule to whatever ideas you come up with and it will tell you if it's connected in parallel. It's not pedantic, it's simple and easy and the definition of a parallel circuit. Switches break circuits and so yes, it should not be a surprise to someone who has Horowitz & Hill on their shelf that they can change whether something is connected in parallel. In fact it's really easy to imagine using switches to convert a parallel circuit to a series circuit.

Comment Re:"Strenghten the value" (Score 1) 132

Just like sitting on a jet, where I tear off the cover of the airline magazine and cover the screen, I'd do the same thing to a fridge.

But Samsung as a brand left a long time ago from this household.

I use various browser plugins for the same reason, and delete selected cookies from my cache because they're not paying rent.

Fridge ads? If they were the best rated and most reliable, I'd still tape something over the screen. Billboards are bad enough. Not in my kitchen.

Comment Re:20% as much CO2 (Score 1) 75

80% less than cars is a lot less, but I'm kind of surprised it's that much. It actually makes me wonder how a Prius would fare compared to a klunky old half-full (per load factor statistics) Amtrak train.

Part of the problem is that trains are really, really heavy. A double-decker passenger train car might weigh 180,000 pounds and carry only 100 people, for a total weight of 1,800 pounds per car plus the person. So you're carrying half the weight of that Prius. The trains are still vastly more efficient because you have one powertrain accelerating all of those people in Priuses (Prii?) instead of hundreds, they accelerate and decelerate slowly (and rarely), they have low rolling resistance, etc.

Imagine how much more efficient they would be if train cars were improved with modern technology to bring the weight down.

Comment Re:"Strenghten the value" (Score 2) 132

Crossed them off the list.

Wow. Their refrigerators reportedly have among the worst reliability stats out of all the major brands, but ads are the reason you're rejecting them? I'm kind of assuming the ads are to recover the unexpectedly high cost of warranty repairs and food loss claims. :-)

Having used a lot of their Blu-Ray players and TVs over the years, Samsung reached peak ensh*ttification a long time ago, IMO. What remains is the long-tail death spiral.

Comment Re: Credit scores are not what you think they are (Score 1) 86

"Simply paying off 1-2 credit cards in full every month while keeping your utilization low for ~5 years will get you into the high 700s, which is all you need for any practical purpose."

I did literally all of that and I'm in the low 700s where I don't qualify for first time home buyers assistance, so no and no. Your faith in the system working as advertised is just sad.

Comment Re:Credit scores are not what you think they are (Score 0, Troll) 86

The components of a credit score aren't some state secret.

No, they're a lie.

FICO publishes a helpful infographic.

The infographic is propaganda, and answers zero questions about how the factors which make up each group are actually calculated.

If you've truly kept your utilization low and paid all bills on time, you should double check there hasn't been some identity theft.

I have been watching Experian. There hasn't been anything unrelated to me appearing on my credit report, but my score has gone down as I have behaved faithfully and paid off my debts on schedule. Anyone who believes what FICO claims about scoring is a fool, and anyone who then goes on to repeat their propaganda for them is also a tool — and not the sharpest one in the shed.

Comment Re:Not really a rival (Score 1) 42

their AI chips aren't as good at running LLMs as Nvidia's CUDA cards.

Quite, but AMD is *miles* closer than Intel was to being a realistic threat on this front.

This is very true, and perhaps continuing to close the gap is their strategy for defeating CUDA, since they sure aren't putting enough effort in to do it with ROCm. I'd love to see it, I just don't expect it to work. Happy to be proven wrong, though.

Comment Re:Credit scores are not what you think they are (Score 0) 86

ok whats your score, are you living as your true self with a score in the 600s

My score was 790 a year ago. I faithfully have made my student loan payments, paid off a dental loan, and increased my available credit, and my score is now about 720. Credit scores are a scam and basing anything but applications for credit on them should be a felony.

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