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by Ccecil 6y ago
It is semi remote...but still has the "city stuff". Very beautiful area, year round recreation assuming you enjoy winter sports. But it is a right to work state. I suspect that is part of the issue. There is very much a "G
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Most people I know in town make $10-20/hr. There is a startup scene here but most of those companies either use interns or pay less than $20/hr. There is a large portion of the population in jobs like nursing, banking, tourism or
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Material costs are up right now from my understanding. I assume that is part of the issue. In my area the issue was land to build on. The main undeveloped areas are either national forest or farmland the majority of which is owned by just
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Idaho in general is getting hit hard. Montana will be next once things like Starlink take off. The primary limitation to living out in the middle of nowhere has been commute to high paying jobs. I wonder how many people would move to Coeu
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by Ccecil 6y ago
I see this problem currently coming to a head in my area (Coeur d'Alene, ID) We have long been a destination area for people looking to escape the cities but in the last year we have had 33-50% increase in housing prices (limited inve
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by Ccecil 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Jox
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Not sure why you got downvoted here. Private prisons are very much a thing in the US and in my state. Not to mention the Federal prison Industries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Prison_Industries Revenue $531,
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by Ccecil 6y ago
It varies by state, region and facility. Don't forget that there are privately owned prisons in the US. Some programs do not allow you access to certain materials and when they do very likely may be old/outdated. And of course..
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by Ccecil 6y ago
After briefly reading the comments I decided to chime in a little bit. First, 30 years on the inside...crazy. I don't think it is possible to put that in perspective. Cellphones were uncommon, the internet was still using "prodi
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Absolutely...that is a big part of things as well. Every less tinkerer is one less inventor/innovator.
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by Ccecil 6y ago
I remember back when I was young opening up an older stereo my parents had and right inside was the schematic and wiring diagram for the whole machine. My father had a shop manual for his 1962 Ford Thunderbird and not only did it tell you h
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Tubes are better since they have amplify with less "zero point crossover distortion". Silicon has .7v and Germanium has .3v Vbe so that is why people seek them. My understanding though is that it is something you can tune by addi
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by Ccecil 6y ago
My memory...which is very hazy and limited on this topic...is that the Germanium based transistors have a VBE of .3v instead of silicon's VBE of .7v So in things like amplifiers it gives you less zero point crossover distortion. In di
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by Ccecil 6y ago
I have tried to explain this very thing to many people I have encountered in the past decade. The easiest way I can explain it is "Broke doesn't mean you can't buy a boat this year...it means you can't afford a coffee t
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Yeah...I suspect in certain use cases (especially RF and such) this is a huge difference. I feel some OS projects though do have the required skillsets and contributors who donate the time to make software worthwhile without payment and I h
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by Ccecil 6y ago
That was the one :) On Phil's lab I watched "KiCad STM32 + USB + Buck Converter PCB Design and JLCPCB Assembly" which is even more in depth and longer...but it missed some tricks which Contextual Electronics had (such as dra
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by Ccecil 6y ago
This is true. But having used both I find Kicad I am constantly saying "ah...what a good way to fix that annoying thing eagle does". Workflow is way better IMHO in Kicad.
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Second that. I had limited experience with Eagle and just jumped into Kicad and was amazed at how much easier it was to use. So much less painful. Hotkeys are well defined and logical. Libraries are miles ahead and things like making ne
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Gotta do shiny side out.
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Linked this above...but relevant here. https://preppcomm.com/
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by Ccecil 6y ago
https://preppcomm.com/ Company local to me makes these. I haven't tried one but it looks interesting. I did some rework on a couple of their prototype boards. edit: TLDR; it is a morse code transceiver
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Depends on where you live. I recommend just going around and meeting machinists. Look into local meetings...Society of Manufacturing and such. Typically there are things like shop tours put on monthly (non-pandemic times). Talk to local
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Heh...I was thinking of doing this same thing with a hoodie. Another thing would be to mask license plates from automated readers....but that may just attract more attention to you.
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by Ccecil 6y ago
There needs to be massive revision across society if this were to happen, jobs, housing, life...it is all burdened for the felon greater than the time in prison was. Many have trouble just adjusting to things like the choices in the superm
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by Ccecil 6y ago
Back when I was in electronics during our Digital circuits section we built all the logic from gates and such (TTL, CMOS) and then at the end we learned 8085 assembly using an "Emac 8085 primer trainer" which we all had to build o
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by Ccecil 6y ago
I find it interesting that the story of "Genesis" in the Bible basically goes through the order of operations for how the universe formed (aside from a couple of the days out of order...but it is very close). It does lean toward
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by Ccecil 6y ago
That still implies you can afford to see a doctor long term. I assume if someone isn't seeing you regularly they might have issues with calling in a prescription and require a visit. Not saying all do...but without insurance and&#x2F
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by Ccecil 6y ago
I live on the edge of this area. Coeur d'Alene, ID is at the mid upper right in that map...Spokane/Cd'A are the cities you can see by the lakes. Cd'A is at the bottom of what is known as the Purcell trench. It is very
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by Ccecil 6y ago
In situations where definitive proof of any clear reason does not exist we are left with the facts presented to us and probabilities. Again...this has nothing to do with politics. I am merely looking at things from the view of an outside o
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by Ccecil 6y ago
This is why. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/21/politics/tiktok-trump-tulsa-r... No other reason. It ties in neatly with the revenge track record and the timing of events ties in also. (Just the facts, I

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