@timonsku@arturo182 the reason they're notable is there are literally millions of the tiny ones, and they have a habit of dropping from threads in the talk tents right in front of speakers' faces and distracting them
I really can't tell anymore if websites/devices/software becoming more anti-user and maximizing shareholder value extraction at all costs is a more modern thing, or I just never noticed it when I was younger. It does feel like older internet/OSs/devices were more user-oriented...
@arturo182 I think it's not new, but we were raised in a temporary lull of the phenomenon after the world wars. It's funny how we can even precisely pin-point the date when it started to come back: 1977.
There is also the thing with our main area of interest and hobbies changing from an extremely niche thing done by a handful of people in the world at extreme expense, into a commodified mainstream entertainment platform, and a market for lemons.
Has anyone used #JLCPCB assembly service with some components skipped? Does the paste still get applied to those pads, or does JLC remove those openings from the stencil? If not, I can do it myself, just curious 🙂
@niclas@tomkeddie@Affekt@arturo182 so yeah, that explains why I've not seen random solder on DNP pads on my boards, and neither have you. you have to say "ok but add the solder anyway for reasons"
A very interesting design for a non-split flap clock by shiura on youtube. It cuts the flap count in half by using both sides and flipping them as needed! Design files to be released soon.
@arturo182 I imagine I could program it to read my Todos through CalDav, and physically follow me around the flat with any that are more than a month overdue.
It's time to make conference badges with two holes and lanyards with two clips the standard, otherwise half of the time the badges are hanging backwards because they're not designed with weight distribution in mind #badgelife