tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post5689016577763844309..comments2023-12-10T08:09:17.786+00:00Comments on Large blooming flower: The analogue computer of sleepJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-87554440255182989182010-05-05T01:23:46.575+01:002010-05-05T01:23:46.575+01:00@Jamie - Loved the joke. Hadn't heard it.@Jamie - Loved the joke. Hadn't heard it.Caliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280127011882954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-2372149751307464842010-04-29T10:32:43.198+01:002010-04-29T10:32:43.198+01:00British chefs :) Yes, we do rather lay ourselves ...British chefs :) Yes, we do rather lay ourselves open on that score. Our curse is to be placed next to France, meaning that we endlessly strive to copy them when we should stick with what we're good at. And yes, there is food we're *very* good at!<br /><br />Being a geek I've always been fascinated by analogue computers. Fortunately the op-amps I received my training on in the 1990s were integrated and didn't drift,though in my first ever job maintaining scientific instruments I encountered 40 years worth of attempts at stable DC amplification. Chopper stabilised, Mmmm! My career echoes Jamie's blog title, as an engineer I was born two or three decades too late.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-67409203355430407272010-04-28T23:55:52.930+01:002010-04-28T23:55:52.930+01:00I've never had any problems in my life sleepin...I've never had any problems in my life sleeping; only staying awake :-)<br /><br />Old joke, you've probably heard it:<br /><br />Definition of Heaven:<br /><br />French Chefs<br />German Mechanics<br />British Policemen<br /><br />Definition of Hell:<br /><br />British Chefs<br />French Mechanics<br />German Policemen<br /><br /><br />:-)Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533555060918801821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-74760173694698307912010-04-28T23:04:55.623+01:002010-04-28T23:04:55.623+01:00wow an analogue computer. A computer generating in...wow an analogue computer. A computer generating information and data using water. It sounds so cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-56985947978631394322010-04-28T19:10:20.772+01:002010-04-28T19:10:20.772+01:00O happy memories! I worked with early operational...O happy memories! I worked with early operational amplifiers (op-amps) many years ago. You could make them do all sorts of interesting things, including analogue computing if you had a mind too. The only problem was that the early ones were made from discrete transistors, resistors, etc and were not as stable as later incarnations. Hence you could configure a circuit to answer a simple puzzle like 2x3 and it would respond with '6'; but as the components warmed up the answer would become 6.1... 6.2... 6.3..!<br /><br />All of which has precious little to do with your post, so I ought to add that I'm not going to Denmark just to get a good meal!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Angie xxAngie Davishttp://angiebop.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-85689455237692675832010-04-28T16:20:57.307+01:002010-04-28T16:20:57.307+01:00Oh, and retirement solves the problem of insomnia....Oh, and retirement solves the problem of insomnia. When you are no longer committed to being up at a prescribed hour, you can stay up until you are finally tired enough to fall asleep naturally. <br /><br />Melissa XXMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-1377694193920157012010-04-28T16:15:17.230+01:002010-04-28T16:15:17.230+01:00Well, I guess that British chefs will just have to...Well, I guess that British chefs will just have to get with it, and replace their dinner plates with large flat river rocks, or slabs of slate. ;-)<br /><br />Melissa XXMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.com