It's right there in the word. deci 1/10 mate from matus to remove. It's like expecting half price to mean 1/3 price. We use deci all the time to mean 1/10 Decileter, decimal, etc.
Common misuse of words.
Decimate means reduce by 1/10 not almost completely destroy.
Exponential growth. The variable has to be in the exponent if it's a constant exponent that is polynomial growth.
Gaslighting isn't just lying. It's making someone belive that they can't trust their own memories or experiences so they believe you despite evidence to the contrary.
Even the replacement and most modern remotes (with an LED at the tip that you have to point at the device) use pretty cool tech.
Usually to send data you want a data channel and a clock channel. When the clock changes say from high to low you read the next bit in the data channel. With one LED to send info you need to combine them.
For transmission that's easy. You make the low to high change at a fixed frequency. For the high to low change if it's a zero you make the high to low change 1/3 the way through the cycle. For a 1 you make the change 2/3 the way through the cycle.
On the receiver you you sync up a signal at the same frequency rising with the start of the transmission at a 1/2 on 1/2 off. You look at the data when the reference falls 1/2 the way through the cycle.
If a zero was sent the line had fallen at the 1/3 and it is a zero. If a one was sent the line doesn't drop until 2/3 and it's a one.
The trick is how do you get a signal at the same frequency and in synch. You compare the transmission frequency revived to the frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator. If it's slower you up the voltage and increase the frequency if it's faster you lower the voltage and lower the frequency.
You similarly use a phase detector to determine if they are in phase slightly boosting the frequency until they are in sync.
This system is called a phased lock loop (pll). All this so you don't have to getup to change the channel. The same sort of system is used for reading data from the magnetic disk on a hard drive.
Yeah I was a Gnome user until Gnome 3. That was so unusable I switched to xfce and later Mate. There insistence on that big bloated touch screen interface on a primarily desktop UI was so stupid and cost them users.
Now not enough people care if they stick around to fund them.
I've been using a Baratza Vario for over a decade and it's great.
On a support note the gear that connects the motor to the belt finally wore out. All the teeth were worn smooth. I ordered a replacement and when it arrived it had a different connection style and wouldn't fit on the motor.
I emailed and asked if they had an old one that would work with my motor. The didn't but sent new a new motor for free. Machine is up and running again like a champ.
It's right there in the word. deci 1/10 mate from matus to remove. It's like expecting half price to mean 1/3 price. We use deci all the time to mean 1/10 Decileter, decimal, etc.