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Ok, I found what was misleading - do you have any idea what might be going on here?:

https://youtu.be/OAtMx1B5M7I?t=776

It seems the user has done all soldering, including grounding RMC, but is still able to open the CD tray using the button.

Oh seriously? I was really mislead by watching a bunch of videos where it looks like people were still able to press the eject button and get a response. Thanks!

What heatsinks are you using there? I’ve been looking for options for my n64 that seems to be occasionally overheating.

This is actually incredibly helpful, thank you! I'm new at this (more of a software guy traditionally), but I've been watching a ton of stuff and building some experience. I was leaning towards CPU as the culprit as well, based on the grey screen and for the same reasons you state (I would expect distorted graphics for PPU failure). I socketed the cpu/ppu and tried some replacing with some clone chips from aliexpress (no change in console behavior), but without a working console i really can't verify them either.

One thing I haven't done is desoldered and opened the power module, so I think it may be time. The caps I can see look good, but there are some I can't see. And also, a full recap isn't bad experience.

The reset mode thing is interesting, I'll have to figure out how to check for that. My understanding isn't enough yet on ICs and what readings I should see on them when.

Hm. Ok. I’m wondering if a failure here could have something to do with why the console isn’t working. Its a solid light with a grey screen, but ppu and cpu seem fine, no shorts to ground in the ram chips. Would you be looking closely at the expansion port since it’s been touched before, or does that sound like a red herring?

Buying the original NES Final Fantasy without knowing anything about it, or having ever played an RPG before. Life changing.

I’d love some details on the not-goodness of Azure’s Postgres offering.

Something has been bothering me lately, and i think this article touches on it. I’ve been bristling at the word “elegant”, which recently over been hearing in a way that implies that a single correct solution can be forcibly provided to fit all complex use cases and nuances in a domain. The hubris that we can fully control the chaos, and that complex problems can be solved with a single, simple solution - the more experience i get, the more hollow this idea rings to me.

No. All companies prioritize business goals that support the bottom line. In some cases a focus on software quality supports this. This is not just a thing with software, but basically every business in every industry.

Accept this and try to find a way to work happily within the system.

That doesn’t sound anything like what the above posters are saying. Did you read the previous discussions on the subject?

UML is more of a software engineering topic, not CS

Sounds like you have been letting yourself off the hook. Self-teaching is a skill, and all skills are improved with practice. Every time you were in a situation where teaching yourself was necessary, did you just tell yourself "this teacher sucks" and not try?

Sounds to me like you have an underdeveloped muscle here, and just need to work it. Pick some concepts (maybe from the courses you just failed) and work to teach yourself, bit by bit. Learn how you learn (by yourself). Put in the time and effort.

software as a backup, my software manipulates it, and when it's restored into the $500 program, it overwrites the old data. Supplying the new CSV and the old JSON simplifies my code, as the rest of the JSON remains unchanged. I could change it though, by encoding the array name and other parameters into the CSV, so the resultant JSON has the rest of the data it needs in the CSV, at the risk of the end user breaking it.

So

From your description, the questions are absolutely known beforehand. 1) which array to select - of course the user knows the attributes of the json they are submitting - they can just tell you the name of the attribute (key) that has the array they want. 2) what convert mode to run it - you just have them specify the mode from a list of possible modes.

Not sure you would have much luck monetizing, but it sounds like a web service API to me. Write a REST API that users can post the json file to. Do you know these questions you need to ask the user beforehand, i.e. can these answers be provided along with the json file as a structured post body?

Its not elicit info. You are building a resume just as much for promotions in house as you are for potential moves to other companies. I just frame it that way. Plus, as a higher-level engineer, it helps you to understand how to prioritize your efforts if you know what is most impactful to the company.

No one is served about keeping you in the dark about your impact. The company also wants you to have as much impact as possible. In my experience companies are just really bad at giving you data to determine that impact.

Allow me to amend my statement. It doesn't happen at a company 1) capable of planning and budgeting and 2) who is capable of recognizing the value of their top performers. Yes, this can happen. But not anywhere I'd continue working. It is NOT a reasonable thing to happen.

Man, this is a great question. I struggled with this for years. Still do.

I basically ask a lot of questions: "How many customers do we have? How can I find out?" "How much revenue does this product generate? Who would know?"

Any time i find a number, I write it down. I covet hard numbers about the business, especially numbers relating to products I work on. Then I work them into the resume to show the scope/scale of my work.

No one will hand you these numbers on a platter, you have to do a lot of talking/digging.

Cutting salaries? No, that does not happen. Low or even 0 raises happens. A mature company will lay off a few people before they try to cut salaries across the board and lose all their top performers.

Cutting salaries is insane. A company should have budgeted enough for the next year, so the worst they should want to do is freeze salaries. Something else is going on, and its not good. I'd be polishing up the resume if I were you.

Not familiar with state taxes and legal requirements, eh?

This manager is likely “managing you out” in a fairly unsavvy way. If i were you and i wanted to stay, i would call this it directly with my manager. “Hey, ever since i asked for the slight (not even in line with inflation) raise, I’ve noticed you are managing me towards the door. Why? Is our financial situation so bad that this caused a problem?”

Sorry if it came off as condescending, that wasn’t intended. I put quotes around politics because i think the point here is that that word is the wrong way to frame the social aspects of a staff level job. Its less politics and more necessary relationship building. I apparently didn’t get my point across, but i hope this makes it a little more clear.