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by ChrisGammell 12y ago
Yup, was going to mention conformal coating (keyword is important for the electronics side of things). You can get it in a spray can and it goes on like a lacquer, pretty simple (might need to tape certain parts if they need to be exposed).
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by ChrisGammell 12y ago
Actually, that's the founder's server
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by ChrisGammell 12y ago
Well...I completely agree. And in the absence of any progress on binaries in the next few months, we're going to compile and release them on KiCad.info. Still not the answer, of course, but progress. As for Mac, I've really strugg
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KiCad videos released(contextualelectronics.com)
24 points by ChrisGammell 12y ago|10 comments
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by ChrisGammell 13y ago
I mean...both are just so awesome! :-) Do you have the 4th axis on your sherline? I haven't made that jump yet.
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by ChrisGammell 13y ago
Heh, thanks. I'm a hardware guy for a reason ;-) Trying to recover the site.
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I Quit My Job To Teach People About Hardware(chrisgammell.com)
123 points by ChrisGammell 13y ago|16 comments
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by ChrisGammell 13y ago
Mentioned one other place here, but I'm running class called Contextual Electronics. You can choose your level of involvement. It covers PCB design and electronics design principles, leading up to building this: contextualelectronics.c
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by ChrisGammell 13y ago
Oof, I know that song and dance. I was swapping to a new VPS twice a year after chasing deals on WHT. I ended up at DO on a recommendation and have been happy since. The Linode stuff was recommended as well, but if I'm being honest it
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Design and build a PCB from scratch using KiCad(contextualelectronics.com)
11 points by ChrisGammell 13y ago|0 comments
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by ChrisGammell 13y ago
Yo Pete, When you say "prototype", do you mean breadboarding and plugging stuff into the headers? If so, the next step would be to make a PCB, which is exactly what this course is about. It would be "custom" but it'
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Get your gateway drug into the hardware revolution here(pandodaily.com)
1 points by ChrisGammell 13y ago|2 comments
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It's like Code School, but for hardware(contextualelectronics.com)
2 points by ChrisGammell 13y ago|0 comments
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Eric Ries discusses hardware(theamphour.com)
3 points by ChrisGammell 13y ago|0 comments
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FPGAs? Now what?(xess.com)
2 points by ChrisGammell 13y ago|0 comments
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by ChrisGammell 13y ago
I upped the server specs to try and handle more traffic now. Sorry, I make electronics, my web skills are way behind (especially for the regulars around here!)
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by ChrisGammell 13y ago
Direct link to the audio in case the page craps out: http://traffic.libsyn.com/theamphour/TheAmpHour-147-Absorpti...
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The Amp Hour #147 – Absorptive Augmented Actuality with Jeri Ellsworth(theamphour.com)
44 points by ChrisGammell 13y ago|12 comments
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Interview with Chris Anderson (of Wired) on starting a maker business(theamphour.com)
1 points by ChrisGammell 14y ago|0 comments
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by ChrisGammell 14y ago
When I was in Hawaii back in February, one of the cabbies thought it was going to be Bill Gates who might buy it because he had gotten married there. That's a damn shame.
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An EE, ME and SW Engineer walk into a podcast (and talk about product longevity)(theengineeringcommons.com)
1 points by ChrisGammell 14y ago|0 comments
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by ChrisGammell 14y ago
Love the article, love that tech is coming to the midwest (Clevelander, there's a bit around here too). Can't stand that every tech scene has to have silicon in the name.