Artificial satellites have been on my mind a lot recently. Actually, I’ve been cogitating and ruminating on all sorts of things that are whizzing around over our heads, including satellites, space telescopes, and space debris. But let’s kick off with satellites, which themselves pretty much kicked everything else off.
These include communications, navigation, weather, Earth observation, scientific, military, … Read More → "AI Data Centers in Space: Bonkers or Visionary?"
Before we start, I should note that I always enjoy chatting with company representatives for these columns—although, in some cases, we may be asking the word “enjoy” to do some heavy lifting. Happily, conversations with folks like Kyle Fox, Senior Director at NXP Semiconductors, require no such linguistic gymnastics.
On the off chance you don’t know, … Read More → "Want Physical AI? Just Add Water!"
I have been building up my home lab these past few years, and I decided that I needed a better multimeter. My original Fluke 77 handheld digital multimeter (DMM) has served me well for more than 40 years, but I wanted more resolution than its 3½ digits. A few years back in a fit of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome), I purchased a 20,000-count Surpeer AV4 multimeter from Amazon for $40. Alas, the Surpeer … Read More → "A Tale of Two Multimeters – Part 1: Fixing rubber buttons on the Keithley 197 DMM"
