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@zetasyanthis we're a test engineer, we don't work with *functional systems*!
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@zetasyanthis I'm thinking of ADCs for oscilloscopes, not for receiving transmitted data
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@zetasyanthis DDS stuff I guess? Not too familiar with communications stuff
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especially bad that Linear used to have some of the best datasheets anyone ever made, and Analog's just aren't the same

at least they did keep the old Linear ones
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@KS oh is it? we don't actually know what it is, just that it shows up whenever someone doing an oot speedrun resets the game
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@zetasyanthis from talking to coworkers who used to work at microchip, microchip's internal structure is an absolute *mess* of meddling middle management resulting in all kinds of nonsense
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@zetasyanthis I think the internet would show up with torches and pitchforks if they ever dared to discontinue the atmega328p
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@zetasyanthis Microchip seems to be in the process of turning from a respectable company into a company that just keeps buying other companies, much like Vishay did
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kind of sad that a lot of iconic electronic companies are now subsidiaries of other companies

like fairchild is now owned by onsemi, LT is now owned by Analog, burr-brown is now owned by TI, international rectifier is now owned by infineon,...
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apparently Analog bought Maxim recently

huh
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@LexYeen i haven't asked for any details because i get the impression they don't want to talk about it, but i imagine they will get back to it eventually
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@LexYeen as I said, noiob has some stuff happening and hasn't been able to work on it in a while, apparently
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@LexYeen i wonder if we should ask that it get added, though the backlog of instances to add is probably pretty long right now, i don't think any have been added in a few months (apparently noiob has some Stuff Happening)
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@LexYeen I don't think that instance is on our allow list here
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@LexYeen I keep seeing people reference a Grace who does identity-kink stuff but i have no idea who they are
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re: NSFW; fat dragon with too-large dig'n'bowls 

@Edelwood excuse me sir I think you dropped your junk
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