selectronics

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by selectronics 3y ago
>if you ever want to convert your project to something commercial, I would still consider raspberry pi and beaglebone instead based on software maturity and community support and their ecosystem at large. Seconding this for the Beaglebon
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by selectronics 5y ago
Mechanical watches fit the bill here. Not everyone has them, but they are common enough
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by selectronics 5y ago
Chiming in that this applies to controls engineering as well (think PLCs). Start from the IO, cross-reference that through the rest to get a feel of chains of causality and how it all works. Oftentimes it's critical to go from zero to
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by selectronics 5y ago
It surely would still make a difference, even though China's reaction would partially negate it, right? When there's government stimulus money to be had, someone's going to jump on the opportunity to use it up, even if prices
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by selectronics 5y ago
Very cool! Follow up idea, which I'm sure adds tons more complexity: have each face be a different material or finish. E.g. one face is stainless, another anodized aluminum, zinc plated for a third, brass on another. Each of the edge p
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by selectronics 5y ago
Very frustrating dealing with these systems, as it's known ahead of time that the experience is going to be a fruitless slog. Perhaps this increased friction is by design, to reduce the incoming support call volume? Fortunately, for so
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by selectronics 5y ago
>For one thing, they often make it against the ToS to host 'a server' (generally). Beyond this, it can also be impossible due to lack of a static IP or control over the router (5G internet service with CGNAT). A VPS with WireGu