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Very worried about our problems in the U.S. (and wishing it was not happening.) Hoping to get back to tweeting about making things including electronics.

Pasadena, California
Joined April 2009
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Was curious about the Fastrak Flex toll pass that I just got. It turns out that it's cheaper to just use three different RFID tags and cycle between them than to incorporate a PCB and a slide switch to select your vehicle occupancy! Pic from reddit.com/r/bayarea/comment…
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Senator Collins, I think you are a little out of touch. This is about a cord of wood — and about Mainers struggling to afford to heat their homes this winter. I know what it’s like to run out of fuel. I’ve lived that struggle. That’s the experience I’ll take to the U.S. Senate. And I’ll use it to fight for working people.
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Gah. Spun my wheels for an hour due to typo on the extension.
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I get the reasoning behind the component system -- but I don't do enough regular ESP-IDF work to keep on top of all the changes that happen in even a few months time to keep up with all the breaking changes.
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This one escaped notice. FML.
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Not great. Not terrible.
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Schematic corrections made and pushed to the PCB. The resulting PCB has "identical" layout so I didn't have to touch the PCB editor except to confirm that the vias to power/ground planes updated correctly. (The change was automatic.)
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I collect cheap finger nail paint.
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I made a video describing the basic steps that go into how a PCB is fabricated before being used to make a PCBA (PCB assembly) - Would love feedback to improve this! Thanks! youtube.com/watch?v=TlcQpEeI…
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Kudos to the camera man. He decided NOPE - ain’t letting him pull this shit. Not today. Not on my watch.
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My dudes. This stale crusty piece of mental impairment had secret service chasing after him because he missed the entrance to the car and just kept on going. They all spring into action realizing the idiot went for a dementia walk. 🤦 😂🤦Jesus H.
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Trump in his rally speech tonight: "China makes the windmills, but try finding a wind farm in China. There is no such." Here's a map of wind farms in China, which has by far the most wind capacity in the world and continues to install far more than any other country:
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Irrational fear. – at East Pasadena, CA
MAGA grandma points gun at Amazon driver—for looking Hispanic. Delivery man clearly identifies himself. But woman keeps waving the gun around yelling: "I don't care!" Driver tried to file report—but police refused. Officer said gun wasn't loaded—so there was no "real" danger. Amazon delivery driver is of Colombian birth with legal residency in the U.S. Incident occurred in California. Jose Polanco doesn't have an account on this platform—so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.
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Current state of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump appears to have abandoned it after spending over $14 million in taxpayer $.
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there's never been a president with this degree of freedom to fail. everything he touches turns to shit and the media just moves on whenever he decides to our country has absolutely no system of accountability for white men with political power
Current state of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump appears to have abandoned it after spending over $14 million in taxpayer $.
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🤔 – at East Pasadena, CA
I just traveled to the future and visited @realwillreil Insane what he accomplishes
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Q: Why not become an independent? Fetterman: Because I’m a lifelong Republican. Garrett: You mean a Democrat. Fetterman: A Democrat.
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