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Can we not have our 3D printers be like 2D printers? 15 minutes ago
In all of the arguments of late about Open Source and 3D printers and whatever Bambu Labs or Prusa might be doing with 3D printers and whatnot, I guess what I'd really like is for our 3D printers to not end up like 2D printers. Now, when I say 2D printer, I mean some things, none of them very…

A tour of transistors 1 week ago
I guess my problem with almost every proper electronics text is that when they get to transistors, they cover a bunch of deep details and my eyes always glaze over and I never could quite grasp about how to solve the problems I actually wanted to solve. I'm going to mostly skip to the end here, to…

An introduction to LED strips 1 week ago
Let's take a brief adventure to the strip mall and highlight some of the things you might find there! (This was a side street off of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi where LEDs are sold) Christmas lights, made as a series of incandescent bulbs, hit the market a long long time ago. Obviously people put…

By the determination of the FCC, I am extra (but you knew that already) 1 month ago
I passed all three levels of Amateur Radio written exams today, in one sitting, because of one of my spouse's friends. Passing all three is maybe unusual, but there's a story behind this and maybe some things to think about. Like, for example, why did I just swallow a giant gumball of knowledge…

The iWiss SN-01BM crimper and Molex Micro-Fit 3.0 connector 2 months ago
tl;dr: With the iWiss SN-01BM, I am finding that I can get a decently sturdy connection on JST-XH, JST-SH, JST-SM, and Molex Micro-Fit 3.0, where the audience at the Bay Area Maker Faire spent three days futzing with some Micro-Fit 3.0 connectors I crimped and didn't break them. A lot of hobbyist…