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Undermining the spirit of HN: By the time you’ve spent a few hours hacking away and bought any parts, that price is probably not too bad.
by lostlogin 9mo ago
Undermining the spirit of HN: By the time you’ve spent a few hours hacking away and bought any parts, that price is probably not too bad.
- stavros 9mo agoThat's assuming you don't like hacking and would pay to not have to do it, which is generally not the case around here.
- lostlogin 9mo agoI’m think you can go further than that. Days spent modifying cheap electronics is absolutely encouraged.
- hackingonempty 9mo agoBuy the premade thing and hack something new.
- seg_lol 9mo agoCheap electronics are just the feed stock, the basis function for your new creation. Why start with raw matter when you can get fully formed matter for less.
- Arainach 9mo agoI disagree. My most precious resource is free time. I never have anywhere near enough. It is absolutely not worth $5 for me to spend another 15 minutes trying to find a cheaper price